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‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Trailer: The Yellow Goofballs Help A Young Gru Become A Super Villain By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 5, 2020 9:30 am EST Despicable Me is one of the most successful animated franchises in recent memory, and the little yellow Minions are a cash cow for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. So it should come as no surprise that they’re back in theaters this summer.Minions: The Rise of Gru takes us back to the 1970s when Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) was just a little kid aspiring to be a super villain....

‘Monster Hunter’ Clip Introduces A Bigger, New And Improved Greater Rathalos Creature [NYCC ] By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 10, 2020 3:06 pm EST Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson is returning to the world of video game adaptations with a big screen version of Capcom’s hit video game franchise Monster Hunter. New York Comic-Con brought in the filmmaker to have a chat about the upcoming movie, including the introduction of a quick clip showing off one of the game’s massive creatures, but a bit bigger than fans might have been expecting....

‘Monster Hunter’ Gets A New Release Date, A New Clip, And An Apology From Director Paul W.S. Anderson By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 8, 2020 2:30 pm EST Paul W.S. Anderson’s Monster Hunter has gotten a lot of attention in the last few days – and not the good kind. The action film opened in China last weekend and ended up being pulled from theaters due to backlash over a racist joke. Now, Anderson and co-star Jin Au-Yeung – who says the joke in the film – have issued an apology....

‘One Night In Miami’ Review: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut Is A Knockout Loaded With Superb Performances [TIFF 2020] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 11, 2020 8:00 am EST Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke all check into a motel room. It’s almost hard to imagine such legends sharing the same space, but of course, they did. And on the night of February 25, 1964, after Ali – who was then still known as Cassius Clay – became the Heavyweight Champion of the World after defeating Sonny Liston, the four men gathered together to celebrate....

‘Our Man From Jersey’ Will Star Mark Wahlberg As A “Blue Collar 007” By Ben Pearson/May 14, 2020 2:00 pm EST After the success of Spenser Confidential, Mark Wahlberg is heading back to Netflix for another action movie. The Oscar-nominee will star in Our Man From Jersey, a spy film about a guy described as a “blue collar 007.” Deadline brings the news about Our Man From Jersey, the pitch for which was acquired by Netflix for seven figures....

‘Sopranos’ Prequel Movie ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’ Will Now Open In September By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 14, 2021 9:30 am EST The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark has a new release date, again. The movie, which takes place during Tony Soprano’s younger days in 1960s and 1970s in Newark, New Jersey, was originally slated to arrive in theaters in 2020. Of course, the coronavirus got in the way, and the release was pushed to March 2021....

‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Cast Adds Noma Dumezweni As A New Character By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 6, 2021 9:30 am EST The live-action The Little Mermaid remake cast continues to grow. The latest: Noma Dumezweni, who delivered a memorable performance in the mostly forgettable The Undoing, is diving into the Disney flick. As to which character Dumezweni might be playing, well, that’s mostly a mystery. All we know for now is that it’s a new character created specifically for the film, not a character from the 1989 animated film....

‘The Man In The High Castle’ Season 4 Trailer: The Final Season Is Near By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 16, 2019 3:15 pm EST The Man in the High Castle Season 4 Trailer The Man in the High Castle has come a long way from its initial premise – “What if Germany won World War II?” The series has morphed into a full-blown sci-fi saga, complete with alternate dimensions and all sorts of other wild and crazy stuff....

Alejandro Jodorowsky 4K Box Set To Be Released In September By Ben Pearson/Aug. 19, 2020 5:00 pm EST Alejandro Jodorowsky, the “father of the midnight movie,” is one of the best known surrealist filmmakers of the 20th century. In a five year period spanning from the late 1960s into the early 1970s, he released three films in a row that have been blowing minds for generations: Fando y Lis, El Topo, and The Holy Mountain....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 6, 2020 7:30 am EST Here is the synopsis for the bestselling 2018 novel by Carr: With nothing left to lose, Reece directs the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare towards revenge, ruthlessly targeting his enemies without regard for the laws of combat or the rule of law. On deployment in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team is killed in a catastrophic ambush....

Parasite Poster Prints by Greg Ruth As you can see, the Mrs. Park print includes her son, as well as their fluffy white dog. But the rest of the print is filled out by luscious fruit, including a peach, and beautiful flowers, representative of the lush lifestyle that her whole family is used to. Meanwhile, the Mr. Kim print puts his entire family in his head, playing in the massive yard of the Park family that they infiltrate with deception....

Daily Podcast: Disney+, X-Men, The Mandalorian, JJ Abrams, Jurassic World, Dark Army & More By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 12, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the September 12, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Disney+, X-Men, The Mandalorian, JJ Abrams, Jurassic World, mid-budget movies and Dark Army....

Elisabeth Moss To Star In Neo-Noir Series ‘Black Match’ For Hulu By Ben Pearson/July 21, 2020 5:00 pm EST Variety brings word about the new Elisabeth Moss neo-noir series and her new production company, which will focus on creating TV and film content for not just Hulu, but every platform available. (But the Hulu deal makes total sense, given that The Handmaid’s Tale was the first streaming show to ever win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series....

Exclusive: ‘Red Letter Day’ Clip Offers A Bloody Tease Of A Suburban Battle Royale By Matt Donato/Oct. 28, 2019 4:00 pm EST Ah, suburbia. Where better to unleash a bloody massacre that chucks any sentiment of loving thy neighbor into a woodchipper? Cameron Macgowan’s feature debut Red Letter Day tells the story of a special event where letters in red envelopes are mailed to every citizen of Aspen Ridge, with instructions to kill a selected target or be killed....

Exclusive: ‘Total Recall’ 4K Clip Praises Jerry Goldsmith’s Music By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 8, 2020 7:30 am EST Total Recall is coming to 4K in time for its 30th anniversary. Director Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi action flick arrives as a three-disc 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on December 8, AKA today, from Lionsgate. In honor of this new release, we’re debuting an exclusive Total Recall clip from the Blu-ray, featuring a look at a featurette devoted to Jerry Goldsmith’s pulse-pounding, action-packed score....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films’, ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’, ‘The Blob’, ‘Scarface’ 4K By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2019 10:00 am EST This week’s Blu-ray round-up features a monster box set, both literally and figuratively. We’re talking a massive 15-film Godzilla set from the good folks at the Criterion Collection. If that’s not enough for you, there’s more! Like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a long-awaited special edition Blu-ray of The Blob, and a 4K release of Scarface....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now The King of Comedy Creepshow Now Streaming on Shudder Release Date: 2019Genre: Horror Anthology SeriesDirector: VariousCast: David Arquette, Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell, Giancarlo Esposito, Tricia Helfer, Dana Gould, and moreGreg Nicotero has resurrected George Romero and Stephen King’s classic horror anthology film into a new series for Shudder. Each episode of the Creepshow TV series features two tales of terror, adapted from horror greats like King, Joe Hill, and more....

Rian Johnson Has Shared The ‘Knives Out’ Script Online For You To Enjoy By Chris Evangelista/March 25, 2020 5:30 pm EST If you need a break from sitting around watching endless hours of TV during quarantine and want to do some reading, Rian Johnson is here to help. The filmmaker has made the shooting draft of Knives Out available for all to read. Since it’s a shooting draft it’s pretty similar to the final film, although there are a few interesting differences here and there....

Sam Mendes Envisioned ‘1917’ As A Single-Shot Movie From The Beginning [New York Comic-Con 2019] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 4, 2019 8:30 am EST The reunion of the Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes with the legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins was enough reason to be excited for the World War I drama 1917. A drama that takes place in one single day, 1917 follows two young British soldiers (Dean Charles Chapman and George MacKay) as they’re given an impossible mission of delivering a message deep into enemy territory to prevent a deadly massacre....

Studio Ghibli’s CG-Animated ‘Earwig And The Witch’ Finds A U.S. Home And A 2021 Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 8, 2020 2:00 pm EST Studio Ghibli’s first CG-animated film has a new U.S. distributor, a release date, and a title for American audiences. Earwig and the Witch, titled in Japan as Aya and the Witch, has been acquired by U.S. anime distributor GKIDS, which has set the film’s U.S. release date for 2021....