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‘Tales Of Dunk And Egg’: Another ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel In Development At HBO By Ben Pearson/Jan. 21, 2021 1:01 pm EST HBO is plotting another return to Westeros. The premium channel is developing a Tales of Dunk and Egg TV show, another Game of Thrones prequel which will be set in the fantasy world created by author George R.R. Martin. The characters of Ser Duncan the Tall (AKA Dunk) and Aegon Targaryen (AKA Egg) have been fan favorites for years, and now a show tracking their adventures is officially in the works....

‘The Mandalorian’ Episode Release Schedule Revealed, Season 2 Adds Carl Weathers To The Directors Line-Up By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 19, 2019 1:15 pm EST We know when Disney+ arrives next month that launch day will bring the first episode of The Mandalorian along with it. The live-action Star Wars series is probably the most anticipated part of the streaming service, and now we know when each of the episodes in the show’s first will arrive....

‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’ Gets New Release Date As ‘The One And Only Ivan’ Heads To Disney+ By Chris Evangelista/June 12, 2020 2:30 pm EST Disney has updated release plans for two of its upcoming titles. The Personal History of David Copperfield will now open in theaters on August 14 while The One and Only Ivan is now headed directly to Disney+ a week later. These are just two more entries in the ever-shifting movie release landscape of 2020, the year that refuses to stop being so extra, as the kids say....

‘Unicorn: Warriors Eternal’, New Animated Series From Genndy Tartakovsky, Headed To HBO Max & Cartoon Network By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 28, 2020 4:00 pm EST Genndy Tartakovsky has yet another project headed our way: Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. The animated series follows “a team of ancient teen heroes as they work together to protect the world from an unforeseen omen,” and will feature “themes of the supernatural weaved with adventure,” and all of that sounds pretty great, honestly....

‘Wicked’ Loses Another Director As Stephen Daldry Exits The Universal Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 20, 2020 1:30 pm EST Wicked is having a tough time taking off. Universal’s long-awaited feature film adaptation of the hit musical just lost another director with Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), who has exited the project after being attached to the film for a year. Deadline reports that Stephen Daldry has exited Universal’s Wicked, more than a year after the Billy Elliot director was announced to be helming the film....

AFI Fest Is Going Virtual For Its 2020 Edition By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 12, 2020 7:30 am EST AFI Fest is the latest film festival to go virtual this year amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The festival, which is often an early stop in the awards season circuit, is going virtual for its 34th edition this October, dispensing with its usual physical festivities held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood....

AMC Theatres Plans To Re-Open In July Following $2.2 Billion Quarterly Loss Amid Coronavirus Closures By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 10, 2020 10:30 am EST AMC Theatres expects to be “fully open globally in July.” The national exhibition chain, which has suffered a massive quarterly loss due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shutdowns, plans to re-open in July, in time for the release of potential box office-salvaging blockbusters such as Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and Disney’s Mulan....

Billie Lourd Played Leia In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Flashback Scene By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2020 10:30 am EST The team behind Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker took careful consideration to ensure that Carrie Fisher, who tragically passed three years ago, would remain a pivotal part of the film without sullying her memory. That meant repurposing leftover footage from previous movies to insert into The Rise of Skywalker....

Classic ‘Star Wars’ Is Getting The Manga Treatment With ‘The Legends Of Luke Skywalker’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 19, 2020 10:00 am EST Star Wars has the power of the Force and anime on its side. The sci-fi franchise has conquered every medium — movies, TV, video games, comic books — so why not add the lucrative globe-spanning medium of manga to that? Manga publishing juggernaut VIZ Media, which has brought popular manga like Naruto, Bleach, and Inuyasha to the States, is releasing Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker: The Manga in collaboration with Lucasfilm....

Cool Stuff: NECA’s ‘Scream’ Ghostface Ultimate Figure Wants To See What Your Insides Look Like By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2020 6:00 am EST When Ghostface debuted in the innovative 1997 slasher Scream, it became the hottest Halloween costume that year. The movie-loving slasher would go on to star in three sequels, a TV series, and a forthcoming sequel that will expand the franchise even more. Now you can bring a few different versions of the franchise killer in the form of NECA’s new Ghostface ultimate figure, which comes with a fabric cloak, and all the right accessories....

Daily Podcast: Movies We Are Excited To See At The 2020 Sundance Film Festival By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the January 21, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the most anticipated movies of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Opening Banter: Sundance is this week!In Our Feature Presentation: /Film’s 10 Most Anticipated Movies of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival C: Shirley B: Come Away C: The Last Thing He Wanted B: Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia C: Jumbo B: Palm Springs C: Possessor B: The Nest C: The Night House B: Summertime Anything else that didn’t make the list that you’re excited about?...

If ‘Watchmen’ Season 2 Happens, It Probably Won’t Involve Damon Lindelof; Plus: Who Is Lube Man? By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 16, 2019 8:30 am EST Watchmen aired its season finale last night – but what if it turns out to be a series finale as well? As of the writing of this story, HBO has yet to announce a second season. And if they do, there’s a very good chance showrunner Damon Lindelof won’t be returning....

If You Want Official ‘Star Wars’ Baby Yoda Merchandise With The Same Cheaply Printed Image, We Have Good News By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 26, 2019 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Did you love the piece of concept art that Jon Favreau posted online not long after The Mandalorian debuted? Then you’re going to love this shirt featuring the adorable Baby Yoda in his little cloth satchel (via StarWars....

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions Signs First-Look Deal With Apple For TV Projects [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 3, 2020 1:30 pm EST Update: This deal between Apple and Appian Way was originally said to include film projects, but that is not the case. Appian Way has since signed a first-look deal with Sony that encompasses film projects, so this Apple deal is just for TV and documentaries. Our original article continues....

Michael Peña Replaces Stanley Tucci In Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 13, 2021 7:30 am EST Michael Peña will replace Stanley Tucci in Roland Emmerich’s latest sci-fi epic. Peña, alongside a handful of other actors, has boarded the Moonfall cast, joining the star-studded ensemble which already includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Eme Ikwuakor, Charlie Plummer and Donald Sutherland. Deadline reports that Peña will take over the role of Tom Lopez, a wealthy car dealer married to Brian Harper’s (Wilson) ex-wife, played by fellow cast newcomer Carolina Bartczak....

Mike Judge Has An Idea To Make ‘Beavis And Butt-Head’ Relevant Again, But He’s Not Sure About ‘King Of The Hill’ [Exclusive] By Fred Topel/July 25, 2019 8:30 am EST The upcoming sixth season of Silicon Valley will be its last. That frees Mike Judge up to create new TV shows and movies. Of course, since he’s the creator of ’90s animated classics like Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill, there’s always talk about Judge returning to those....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Climax,’ ‘Millennium Actress,’ Shinichiro Watanabe’s New Anime, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 6, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) Now that we’re in the height of film festival season and coming off a festival in Venice, no less, this week seems like a perfect week to highlight foreign films that made a splash at festivals, isn’t it?...

Quentin Tarantino Wrote Episodes Of The Fake TV Show From ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ – And He Wants To Actually Make Them By Chris Evangelista/July 18, 2019 8:30 am EST Time to add another potential project to Quentin Tarantino’s ever-growing list. The filmmaker revealed that in preparation for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he wrote five episodes of Bounty Law, the fictional TV show within the movie that stars Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Rick Dalton....

See Exclusive Art From ‘Batman: The Animated Series: The Phantom City Creative Collection’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2020 8:30 am EST Batman: The Animated Series: The Phantom City Creative Collection is a new book from Mondo and Insight editions highlighting artwork celebrating the now-iconic animated series hailed as many as the best Batman adaptation of all time. Mondo and award-winning artist at Phantom City Creative, Inc. Justin Erickson, have come together to release a book full of Erickson’s graphic design as well as rendered illustrations....

Seuss Cinematic Universe Coming From WB Animation, Including ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’, ‘The Cat In The Hat’, And More By Ben Pearson/Oct. 1, 2020 12:00 pm EST A new cinematic universe is brewing. Warner Animation Group is developing a Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe, based on several titles from the whimsical children’s author. A back-to-basics version of The Cat in the Hat, an original sequel called Thing One and Thing Two, and an adaptation of the classic graduation gift Oh, the Places You’ll Go!...