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‘Console Wars’ Trailer: CBS All Access Documentary Chronicles The Battle Between Nintendo And Sega By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 11, 2020 2:00 pm EST Back in the mid-1990s, a war was not-so-quietly raging between video game titan Nintendo and scrappy underdog Sega, which battled for dominance in the American market through a combination of creative tech innovations and sneaky, underhanded tactics. It was a “battle that defined a generation” and revolutionized the video game industry, and it was one that was chronicled in /Film contributor Blake J....

/Filmcast Ep. 558 - The Invisible Man By Slashfilmcast/March 10, 2020 4:17 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the movie industry. For the feature review, the cast reviews The Invisible Man, a Blumhouse produced horror written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Does this reboot revive Universal’s Dark Universe? Thanks to our sponsors this week: Quip and Light Stream Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST, RIGHT NOW, you’ll get your first refill FREE....

‘Rick And Morty’ Gets Trapped In A ‘Pringles’ Super Bowl Commercial By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2020 6:00 am EST We’ve already seen The Shining used to shamelessly sell Mountain Dew Zero Sugar with Bryan Cranston, and Bill Murray is coming back for a Groundhog Day follow-up, all for this weekend’s Super Bowl. But as we previously reported, Rick and Morty is also getting in on the Big Game this year as part of a Pringles commercial, and it’s already available online in its entirety....

‘Snowpiercer’ TV Series Trailer: All Aboard! [Comic-Con 2019] By Ben Pearson/July 20, 2019 3:32 pm EST Like the post-apocalyptic train on which its story is set, Snowpiercer has experienced a bit of a bumpy ride on its way to the small screen. Development on a television adaptation of Bong Joon-ho’s 2014 sci-fi film – which itself was an adaptation of the 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige – first began back in 2015, but soon careened off track by losing both its showrunner and the director of its pilot....

‘Spree’ Trailer: ‘Stranger Things’ Actor Joe Keery Is A Killer Rideshare Driver By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2020 2:00 pm EST You probably know Joe Keery best from his portrayal of popular kid-turned-mentor Steve Harrington on Netflix’s Stranger Things. But his performance in Spree, a new techno-horror thriller, is an entirely new gear for the young actor. In the movie, Keery plays Kurt, a rideshare driver and total loser who’s desperate for social media attention....

‘Star Wars’ Stormtroopers Are Now Enforcing Social Distancing At Disney World’s Shops By Ethan Anderton/June 1, 2020 5:00 pm EST Even though Disney World in Orlando, Florida isn’t slated to reopen until July, the Disney Springs collection of shops and restaurants is back up and running. However, there are still social distancing policies in place, and in order to make sure guests adhere to the guidelines set by the Disney theme park locale, they’ve brought in First Order Stormtroopers to make sure people are keeping their distance from each other by way of some playful banter and crowd interaction....

‘The Boys’ Season 2 Gets A September Premiere Date, Episodes Will Arrive Weekly By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 26, 2020 1:30 pm EST You demanded it (and demanded it and demanded it). The Boys Season 2 arrives September 4. pic.twitter.com/kimylacv8w — Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) June 26, 2020 Here is what we can expect from season 2, which debuted a first trailer late last year, according to EW: Homelander is also now looking to take full control of the Seven, but a new Supe on the block, the social media-savvy, plasma-powered Stormfront (Aya Cash), complicates that goal....

‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’ Trailer: The First Wide Studio Release Of The Summer By Chris Evangelista/June 22, 2020 5:00 pm EST Nature is healing – movies are returning to theaters. Okay, nature isn’t actually healing, and there’s still the very real threat of the coronavirus out there. But Hollywood is eager to get back to normal, and they’re putting all their hopes and dreams into the month of July. July will mark the first time we’ve had new big studio movies in non-drive-in theaters since March, and while Tenet is the title everyone keeps mentioning, there are a few other films arriving before the latest Christopher Nolan blockbuster....

‘The Event’ Trailer: Step Inside The Kitchen Of Wolfgang Puck’s Elite Catering Company By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2021 9:00 am EST Cooking shows are a dime a dozen nowadays, but they don’t all have an iconic chef and restauranteur like the legendary Wolfgang Puck. But HBO Max’s upcoming series The Event: Inside Wolfgang Puck Catering will take us inside the kitchen of Puck’s catering company, which is responsible for some of the most impressive entertainment events in Hollywood and around the world....

‘The Grudge’ Red Band Trailer Gives Us 20 Glorious Seconds Of John Cho’s Shower Scene (And Also Some Spooky Stuff) By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2019 9:30 am EST The Grudge is taking its hard “R” rating seriously. Sony has released a gnarly red band trailer for its reboot of The Grudge, which is directed by The Eyes of My Mother filmmaker Nicolas Pesce and stars an impressive cast including Andrea Riseborough, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin....

‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Review: A Slightly Disappointing ‘Hill House’ Follow-Up That Still Manages To Thrill, Chill, And Elicit Tears By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2020 7:00 am EST As David Foster Wallace once wrote, every love story is a ghost story. In an interview before the release of The Haunting of Bly Manor, the new follow-up to The Haunting of Hill House, series creator Mike Flanagan seemed to agree without actually quoting Wallace, stating: “Each of us, when we fall in love, is giving birth to a new ghost – something that’s going to follow up for the rest of our lives....

‘The Magicians’ Season 5 Trailer: All Magic Comes At A Cost By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2019 2:30 pm EST The Magicians season 5 has a new trailer, and a release date to go along with it. The Syfy series based on Lev Grossman’s best-selling books returns in 2020, and will once again feature a cast of very good looking magicians dealing with dire consequences and all sorts of world jumping. The show is about to take a bit of a jump itself, as its main character, Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), has been killed off – and won’t be returning for this new season....

Black Box After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonizing experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is. Starring: Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia Rashad, Amanda Christine, Tosin Morohunfola, Charmaine Bingwa, and Troy James. Directed by: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. Premieres October 6. The Lie When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents attempt to cover up the horrific crime, leading them into a complicated web of lies and deception....

Ahsoka Tano Was Nearly In ‘Attack Of The Clones’, According To Dave Filoni By Ben Pearson/April 27, 2020 11:30 am EST Fan favorite Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano will soon appear in live-action for the first time in The Mandalorian season 2. But in a recent interview, writer/producer Dave Filoni revealed that the character’s very first appearance almost happened in live-action – and several years earlier than anyone expected. It turns out Ahsoka nearly appeared in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones instead of debuting in Star Wars: The Clone Wars....

As Protests Continue, Bad Robot, A24, And The Cast Of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Donate And Pledge Money By Chris Evangelista/June 3, 2020 10:30 am EST As protests continued across every state in the nation, some people in the film and TV world decided to use their privilege for a good cause. Indie distributor A24 released a list of worthwhile organizations they’ve donated to while the cast and creator of Brooklyn Nine-Nine donated $100,000 to the National Bail Fund Network....

Daily Podcast: Rick Moranis Is Back, Hamilton, The Mighty Ducks, Chaos Walking, Bride Of Frankenstein, And More By Ben Pearson/Feb. 12, 2020 1:45 pm EST On the February 12, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including The Mighty Ducks TV show, Loki cast, the return of Rick Moranis, Chaos Walking’s release date, and Universal’s Bride of Frankenstein remake....

Full ‘Death On The Nile’ Cast Image Reveals Kenneth Branagh’s List Of Murder Suspects By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 1, 2019 8:30 am EST Death on the Nile Cast Tom Bateman, who reprises his role as Bouac in Murder on the Orient Express, joins Branagh as the only other returning character in Death on the Nile, which follows Hercule Poirot as his adventure on board a glamorous river steamer is interrupted by murder....

How The Failure Of ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Changed ‘The New Mutants’ By Jacob Hall/July 24, 2020 10:30 am EST And it turns out that the reaction to Apocalypse had ramifications for The New Mutants, forcing co-writer and director Josh Boone to make some significant changes to the story. We were lucky. They really did want it to be different than other stuff. They really pushed us to keep it separate from X-Men stuff, even though it’s set in the X-Men universe....

In ‘Antebellum,’ Tongayi Chirisa Is Playing More Than A Slave Role [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2020 3:00 pm EST When Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Chirisa first read Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s script for Antebellum, he leapt at the chance to star in the ambitious horror parable. It was something new, envelope-pushing, and powerful, even if Chirisa is playing one of the most common roles offered to Black actors: a slave....

Kevin Feige Confirms More LGBTQ Marvel Heroes Across Phase 4 By Ben Pearson/July 22, 2019 1:30 pm EST On the Hall H stage during the Marvel Studios panel last Saturday night, actress Tessa Thompson got a big cheer when she said that as the king of New Asgard, her character, Valkyrie, “needs to find her queen” in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder. That was confirmation that we’ll get to see deeper aspects of her life explored on screen in the new sequel, and specifically that the movie will address her bisexuality after a scene that alluded to it was cut from Thor: Ragnarok....