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Japanese Spider-Man Will Appear In ‘Into The Spider-Verse’ Sequel, Says Phil Lord By Ben Pearson/Nov. 6, 2019 12:30 pm EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduced several different versions of Spider-Man from across the multiverse, and it appears that the recently-confirmed sequel will continue that trend.Phil Lord, one of the Spider-Verse producers, revealed on Twitter that Japanese Spider-Man will appear in the sequel. And if you know anything about that version of the character, you know his appearance should be a lot of fun....

Kevin Feige Hopes ‘WandaVision’ Will Expand The Definition Of What A Marvel Studios Project Can Be By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2021 7:30 am EST Though Black Widow was originally intended to kick off the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the coronavirus pandemic has made it so that the first Marvel Studios series on Disney+ ushers in the next era of comic book storytelling. That series is WandaVision, and if the early buzz is any indicator, it’s a series that will be unlike anything we’ve seen in the MCU, and that’s what Marvel boss Kevin Feige is striving for with their upcoming slate of new movies and TV shows....

Melissa McCarthy Comedy ‘Superintelligence’ Headed Straight To HBO Max Instead Of Theaters By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 17, 2019 11:30 am EST Studios are in a mad dash to launch their own streaming services, and with good reason. For one thing, they all want to compete with Netflix. For another, having their own streaming service now gives studios a way to offload movies they might not be 100% confident in. Case in point: Superintelligence, a new Melissa McCarthy comedy directed by Ben Falcone, will no longer open in theaters this December as planned....

Netflix Hosting A ‘Big Mouth’ Live Table Read Online For Charity Tonight By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2020 12:00 pm EST It’s Friday night, and under normal circumstances that would mean it’s time to head out for a night on the town, get some delicious grub, catch a flick, and toss some drinks back at the pub. But since we’re all stuck at home trying to squash the spread of the coronavirus pandemic across the United States, it’s another night for us to desperately figure out something to do....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Hotel: Step Aboard The Halcyon [D23] [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 22, 2019 8:08 pm EST Update: We have added some additional photos to the article. Enjoy. We’ve been waiting for more details about the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge hotel for months, and the curtain was pulled back tonight during the D23 Expo. Bob Chapek, Disney’s head of parks, introduced attendees to the Halcyon, the name of the Star Wars galactic star cruiser that will serve as a lodging place for paying visitors at the Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando....

The ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Anime Finds A Way To Improve On The Massively Popular Manga Series By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 17, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)Adapting manga into anime can be very tricky. Once you catch up to the source material, there is no easy way to wait out for more of the story to be released without losing the audience or losing sight of the story....

The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg In “Little Fear Of Lightning” By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 18, 2019 8:00 am EST It finally happened! If any of you thought that HBO’s Watchmen would not dare give us some giant alien squid, you were finally proven wrong. Not only do we get a beautiful and haunting recreation of the end of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore’s graphic novel, but Damon Lindelof and company manage to make it vital to the story they’re currently telling....

The Journey Of ‘The Lion King’ From A “Shambles” To One Of The Biggest Movies Of All Time By Josh Spiegel/July 30, 2019 8:00 am EST (Revisiting the Renaissance is a bi-weekly series in which Josh Spiegel looks back at the history and making of the 13 films of the Disney Renaissance, released between 1986 and 1999. In today’s column, he discusses the 1994 film The Lion King.)The date is November 12, 1993....

The Mandalorian Episode 3 Spoiler Discussion By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the November 22, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and Bryan Young of Star Wars Insider and the FullofSith podcast to have a spoiler-filled discussion about The Mandalorian episode 3. In Our Feature Presentation: The Mandalorian spoiler-filled discussion of Chapter 3: “The Sin”.Other Articles Mentioned: How Lucasfilm’s New “Stagecraft” Tech Brought ‘The Mandalorian’ to Life and May Change the Future of TV Video: See How ‘The Mandalorian’s Groundbreaking ‘Stagecraft’ Technology Probably Works ‘The Mandalorian’ Delivers Epic ‘Star Wars’ Action With “The Sin” – and Makes Us See Why Director Deborah Chow Has a Future With Lucasfilm All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm....

The Morning Watch: ‘Big Hero 6’ From Storyboard To Screen, Stuntmen React To ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2020 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

The Morning Watch: Analyzing Explosions In Movies Like ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Chernobyl’ VFX Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 2020 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, an explosive engineer and special effects expert review some big explosions from movies like The Dark Knight, Rush Hour, Desperado and more....

VOTD: How ‘Birds Of Prey’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2020 6:00 am EST Birds of Prey didn’t get quite the box office reception that Warner Bros. Pictures was hoping for, but it was far from the failure that some made it out to be. In fact, Birds of Prey is one of the better offerings in the DC Extended Universe, and it’s largely thanks to the lively direction of Cathy Yan, and the continued incredible performance of Margot Robbie as one Harley Quinn....

Water Cooler: Lovecraft Country, World’s Toughest Race, La La Land, Magic Camp, Hoops, Rear Window, Can’t Hardly Wait, Big Brother All-Stars By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the August 21, 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....

‘Bridgerton’ Trailer: Shonda Rhimes Brings A Little Scandal In Her First Netflix Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 3, 2020 4:00 pm EST Scandal (and the creator of Scandal) has come to Regency England. Shonda Rhimes’ first major original series for Netflix has finally arrived, with a glitzy, racially diverse trailer that puts Rhimes’ signature brand of soap to the period drama. Bridgerton is based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels, and from the trailer, looks like a Gossip Girl threw on a corset....

‘Don’t Let Go’ Trailer: David Oyelowo Tries To Stop A Murder That Already Happened By Chris Evangelista/July 21, 2019 10:00 am EST Don’t Let Go premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival under the somewhat clunky title Relive. It didn’t make much of an impression at the fest, but now Blumhouse hopes audiences will be interested enough based on its much better title, and its pretty engaging trailer. The film stars David Oyelowo as a cop who suffers a terrible blow when members of his family, including his beloved niece (Storm Reid), are murdered....

‘Dunkirk’ Spoiler Review: Never Surrender By Chris Evangelista/July 24, 2017 8:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.)In Christopher Nolan movies, the clock is always ticking.Time is a precious commodity, and it’s also a luxury that the characters who inhabit Nolan films do not have....

/Filmcast Ep. 601 - Listener Mailbag By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 12, 2021 8:00 pm EST This week, it’s a mailbag episode! David, Devindra, and Jeff reflect on this week’s political events in America, then move on to chat about movie piracy, pandemic viewing habits, and favorite podcasts. The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C....

‘It Chapter Two’ Will Terrify Audiences For Nearly 3 Hours By Chris Evangelista/July 29, 2019 9:30 am EST Are you ready for nearly three full hours of clown-induced terror? You better be, because the It Chapter Two runtime has been revealed, and the news is intimidating, to say the least. The highly anticipated horror sequel, adapted from the admittedly hefty tome by Stephen King, is going to clock in at a whopping 2 hours and 45 minutes....

‘Leap Of Faith’ Trailer: The ‘Exorcist’ Documentary Heads To Shudder By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2020 12:00 pm EST Alexandre O. Philippe has already explored classic horror films with his documentaries 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene and Memory: The Origins of Alien, and now he’s done it again with Leap of Faith. This latest doc delves into The Exorcist, William Friedkin’s iconic classic about a little girl possessed by a demonic force. There have already been several documentaries devoted to The Exorcist, but Leap of Faith takes a cue from Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s documentary De Palma by sticking with one source: William Friedkin....

‘Our Flag Means Death’: Taika Waititi To Direct And Executive Produce A Pirate Series At HBO Max By Ben Pearson/Sept. 15, 2020 12:30 pm EST Thor: Ragnarok and The Hunt for the Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi will hit the high seas to direct and executive produce Our Flag Means Death, a pirate series for HBO Max. Honestly, they had me at “Taika Waititi” and “pirates,” but this show is also going to be loosely based on a fascinating real-life story, which is just icing on the cake....