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A 30-Minute ‘Tremors’ Making-Of Documentary Is Available To Watch For Free On YouTube By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 17, 2020 12:00 pm EST Tremors celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and Universal Pictures is kicking up a storm to celebrate the occasion. There’s a new direct-to-VOD sequel on the way in the form of Tremors: Shrieker Island and a 30-minute documentary, which the studio made available free to watch online now. The documentary, titled Tremors: Making Perfection, features Valentine McKee himself, Kevin Bacon, looking back on the horror comedy cult classic....

Bottleneck Gallery And Vice Press Kick Off Their New Universal Monsters Poster Series With ‘Frankenstein’ By Ben Pearson/May 18, 2020 8:00 am EST Nearly one hundred years after they first hit theaters, the classic Universal Monster films remain timeless allegories about the complicated, conflicted nature of mankind. Now Vice Press and Bottleneck Gallery are aiming to pay homage to films like Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, and more with a new poster and print collection dedicated to the Universal Monsters, and it kicks off this week with Anthony Petrie’s twisted take on Frankenstein....

Daily Podcast: How The Coronavirus Is Changing Cinema & TV, The Mandalorian Casting, Black Widow, By Peter Sciretta/March 25, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the March 25, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including The Mandalorian casting, Black Widow, and how the Coronavirus is changing cinema and tv....

DC FanDome Virtual Event Coming In August, Will Tease ‘The Batman’, Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 16, 2020 7:30 am EST San Diego Comic-Con will be celebrating all things pop culture with a virtual version of the yearly event next month, but one of the major participants has decided to host their own virtual convention. Warner Bros. has announced the launch of the DC FanDome, a free virtual fan experience that will celebrate everything from the DC Multiverse across Warner Bros....

First Ever ‘Mary Poppins’ Ride Is Coming To Walt Disney World’s Epcot [D23] By /Film Staff/Aug. 25, 2019 12:10 pm EST The D23 Expo pulled out all the stops this morning when they announced the first ever Mary Poppins ride is coming to Epcot at Walt Disney World. Several dancers came out and performed a “Step In Time” dance number on stage – including Disney legend Dick Van Dyke, who is 93 years old but was still dancing among the rest of them....

Jacob Hall’s Top 10 Movies Of 2019 By Jacob Hall/Jan. 7, 2020 1:00 pm EST Here’s the dirty little secret about end-of-the-year lists on movie websites: every year is actually a great year for movies if you see enough of them. Still, with that out of the way, 2019 was an exceptionally great year for cinema. The films that didn’t make this list could fill another top 10 and no one would blink!...

John Krasinski Reunites With ‘The Office’ Boss Steve Carell To Share ‘Some Good News’ In Homemade Online Show By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 30, 2020 9:30 am EST The two chatted about old times on the beloved NBC workplace comedy, which is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its premiere this year. As will happen any time two or more The Office alums show up onscreen together (in this case, in a video call share screen because social distancing), Krasinski brought up the much-discussed possibility of a The Office reunion show....

Rolling Roadshow Screenings Of ‘Tombstone’ And ‘Top Gun’ Will Feature Val Kilmer In Person By Marisa Mirabal/July 19, 2019 10:30 am EST A couple of weeks ago, I had the immense pleasure of attending a Rolling Roadshow screening of Red Headed Stranger at Willie Nelson’s ranch in Luck, Texas. If you’ve never experienced a Rolling Roadshow event, you’re missing out. It’s a one-of-a-kind outdoor cinematic experience that’s a hell of a lot of fun....

Spoiler Discussion: WandaVision Episodes 1 & 2 By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2021 1:14 pm EST On the January 15, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson, and weekend editor Brad Oman, to have a spoiler discussion about WandaVision episodes 1 and 2. In Our Spoiler Discussion: We dissect the first two episodes of the new Disney+ Marvel live-action tv series WandaVision....

Superhero Bits: NBA Players May See ‘Black Widow’ Early, ‘Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons’ Trailer & More By Ethan Anderton/June 17, 2020 6:00 pm EST When does a new trailer for Marvel’s Avengers video game arrive? What happens if Green Arrow and the Canaries doesn’t get a series order? What is Marvel’s Battleworld? Why might NBA players see Black Widow early? Why would Chris Evans not have been keen on playing Spider-Man if he got the opportunity?...

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘Blade: Trinity’, How ‘Pokémon’ Is Dubbed & More By Ethan Anderton/March 17, 2020 5:00 am EST In this edition, the gang at Corridor Crew sit down to take a look at another batch of visual effects from Blade Trinity, Knowing and some major commercials from the Super Bowl. Plus, find out how Pokémon is dubbed from Japanese to English for American audiences, and watch a one hour studio executives roundtable discussion with the heads of Disney, Warner Bros....

Video: Paramount Animation Reveals New Mascot ‘Star Skipper’ And Logo Opening By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 25, 2019 7:00 am EST Pixar has Luxo Jr. DreamWorks has the boy on the moon casting out his fishing line. Disney has increasingly fancy variations of Cinderella’s castle. Now Paramount Animation joins the crowd of making a memorable logo that signals a family-friendly catalogue of movies. The studio has unveiled a new Paramount Animation logo along with a brand-new mascot in the form of a tween girl named Star Skipper....

Warner Bros. Plans To Open A ‘Harry Potter’ Experience In Tokyo By Ben Pearson/Feb. 6, 2020 11:00 am EST Despite the underwhelming Fantastic Beasts movies, the Harry Potter brand is still strong around the world. In fact, it’s so strong that Warner Bros. is currently in negotiations to open a Harry Potter-themed experience in Tokyo, Japan. Get the details below. Harry Potter Tokyo Experience According to Variety, WB is in talks with the Tokyo metropolitan government and Japan’s Seibu Holdings to replace an existing amusement park with what the outlet calls “a theme park dedicated to Harry Potter....

Water Cooler: Floor Is Lava, Warning: Do Not Play, Undertaker: The Last Ride, The King Of Staten Island, A Whisker Away, Adventures Of Tintin, Brahms: The Boy II, Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2 By Peter Sciretta/June 24, 2020 4:15 pm EST On the June 24, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘#FreeRayshawn’ Trailer: Stephan James Barricades Himself At Home, While Laurence Fishburne Tries To Help By Ben Pearson/March 20, 2020 5:30 pm EST Quibi, the upcoming mobile-only streaming platform that’s offering its content in short bursts (aka “quick bites”), has been making headlines for its outlandish show concepts, like one in which model/actress/internet celebrity Chrissy Teigen serves as a court judge or a cooking show in which blindfolded contestants are shot in the face with the foods they must use to win the competition....

‘Aladdin’ Sequel In Early Stages, According To Producer By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 12, 2019 3:00 pm EST Aladdin was another hit live-action remake for Disney, and it looks as if the House of Mouse wants to head back to Agrabah. Dan Lin, the producer of the Guy Ritchie-directed film, recently revealed that an Aladdin sequel is in the early stages over at Disney and that the powers that be are already mulling over ideas on how to bring back the characters for another adventure....

‘Aquaman 2’ Will Be “More Serious”, But Hopefully Still Feature An Octopus Playing The Drums [DC FanDome] By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 20, 2020 9:56 am EST James Wan and Patrick Wilson have collaborated on a lot films, but the biggest film of their partnership is definitely Aquaman. Wilson played the villainous King Orm/Ocean Master in the 2018 flick, and during DC FanDome, Wilson and Wan got together virtually to reminisce about making the movie, and drop some very vague teases about what to expect in the sequel due out in 2022....

Between Two Ferns First Look Netflix has released three first-look images at Between Two Ferns: The Movie, which stars Galifianakis as a proud TV show host who becomes a “viral laughing stock.” Written and directed by Scott Aukerman with Galifianakis, and produced by Aukerman, Galifianakis and Funny Or Die’s Caitlin Daley and Mike Farah, Between Two Ferns: The Movie is a meta-extension of the original series, which began in 2008 and has released 21 episodes and one Comedy Central special....

‘Chaos Walking’ Trailer: Daisy Ridley Is The First Woman Tom Holland Has Ever Seen By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2020 7:30 am EST Back in the spring of 2019, it was said that Doug Liman’s new sci-fi film Chaos Walking was “unreleasable,” and Lionsgate was going to spend millions of dollars on reshoots in an attempt to fix it. Well, we can finally get a taste of those results as the first Chaos Walking trailer has arrived, revealing that Tom Holland lives on a planet where all women have disappeared and the inner-monologues of men are unwillingly audible for anyone to hear....

‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Review: When Imaginary Friends Go Bad [Denver Film Festival] By Amelia Emberwing/Nov. 27, 2019 5:00 pm EST This review contains mild spoilers for Daniel Isn’t Real. Imaginary friends have a way of getting a little dicey in media. They start out sweet. They act as a companion and build up the confidence of their hosts. Then the next thing you know they’re telling you to put glue in your sister’s shampoo and hair on your mom’s toothbrush....