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‘Let It Snow’ Trailer: The Avalanche Of Cheesy Netflix Christmas Rom-Coms Begins By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2019 4:30 pm EST When it snows, it pours. And when Netflix begins its onslaught of cheesy Christmas rom-coms, it’s an avalanche. Or at least, it soon will be following the trailer for Let It Snow, a high school rom-com starring some of today’s most popular teenybopper stars, including Jacob Batalon, Kiernan Shipka, Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush, and more....

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Is The Most Popular Show On HBO Max By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 5, 2020 11:30 am EST But the most popular show on HBO Max wasn’t Game of Thrones or anything targeted towards adults. Instead, the kids won out, with Looney Tunes Cartoons becoming the most in-demand show on HBO Max. The No. 2 most popular show? The Not-Too-Late-Show With Elmo. Yes, it’s safe to say that the kids are all right....

‘Mary’ Trailer: It’s Gary Oldman And Emily Mortimer Versus A Haunted Boat By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2019 11:30 am EST Gary Oldman and Emily Mortimer are far from the shallow now, and they have to deal with an angry haunted boat while they’re at it. The two award-winning actors star in Mary, a horror film from the writer of The Shallows that follows a family that sets off on an open-water trip on a renovated boat that turns out to be haunted....

‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Behind-The-Scenes Image Teases Tom Cruise’s Latest Attempt To Cheat Death By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 8, 2020 9:30 am EST After a delay caused by the coronavirus, Mission: Impossible 7 is finally filming – and in true Mission: Impossible fashion, Tom Cruise’s life is already in danger. Director Christopher McQuarrie shared a behind-the-scenes image that appears to show Cruise standing on a ramp planted precariously on the side of a cliff....

‘Mulan’ Featurette Spotlights The Film’s Incredible Stunts By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 28, 2020 6:00 am EST Disney has released a new featurette spotlighting the stunts and the action of their upcoming live-action remake of Mulan directed by Niki Caro. The film was always going to be action-forward, as the movie is set during wartime and follows a young woman who disguises herself to fight in the Chinese army. But with a cast stacked with martial arts masters like Donnie Yen and Jet Li, and stars with a history of fighting onscreen like film’s star Liu Yifei, Mulan may feature some of the best action sequences in a Disney film....

‘Rebecca’ Images And Release Date: Lily James And Armie Hammer Star In Ben Wheatley’s Netflix Adaptation By Ben Pearson/July 31, 2020 9:30 am EST Ben Wheatley, the director of films like Free Fire, High-Rise, and Kill List, is going Gothic for his next film. He’s tackling an adaptation of Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel about a young woman who gets married to a rich widower and slowly learns that his late wife’s memory casts a long shadow over everyone who lives at their sprawling manor....

‘Saint Maud’ Trailer Promises You Holy Hell By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 26, 2020 10:00 am EST Saint Maud is bound to be another polarizing horror film from distributor A24. That’s to say it’s going to be beloved by some while others are going to complain that it doesn’t have any jump scares. I’m in the former category – I caught Rose Glass’s religious nightmare at Fantastic Fest, and it blew me away....

‘Star Trek’ Actor Karl Urban Made A Secret Cameo In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ethan Anderton/July 29, 2020 10:30 am EST Speaking with Digital Spy, Karl Urban revealed that he got suited up as a First Order Stormtrooper for the final installment of The Skywalker Saga. Urban said: I’m always surprised to hear that people dreamed of being Stormtroopers when they’re on the lowest end of the Empire’s ranks....

‘Star Wars Resistance’ Navigated A Few Missed Opportunities With “The New World” And “No Place Safe” By Caroline Cao/Jan. 15, 2020 11:00 am EST After fleeing the First Order untold times, the Colossus seems to have found a permanent home on an aqua planet low on the First Order radar—or so Captain Doza (Jason Hightower) assumes—and endowed with freshwater and food sources. Kaz (Christopher Sean) is naturally skeptical about a return to the old relative status quo....

‘Superstore’ Season 5 Finale Wasn’t Completed Before Coronavirus Delay, America Ferrera’s Farewell Up In The Air By Ethan Anderton/March 16, 2020 4:30 pm EST Back at the beginning of March, which feels like years ago, actress America Ferrera announced she was leaving the NBC comedy series Superstore after five seasons. However, it sounds like the planned departure of her character Amy might have to wait until later. That’s because, like all of the shows shooting on the Universal Studios backlot, production on Superstore has been suspended due to coronavirus concerns, meaning the season finale never got a chance to shoot....

‘The Bourne Stuntacular’ Virtual Sneak Peek Happening Tonight Ahead Of The Attraction’s Official Opening Tomorrow By Chris Evangelista/June 29, 2020 2:30 pm EST Universal Studios Florida is currently open, and earlier this month, they held a soft opening for The Bourne Stuntacular, which promises “a cutting-edge fusion of stagecraft and film” featuring a stunt show designed around the Bourne Identity franchise. While the park is open, there are still safety measures to consider, since the coronavirus is still around....

By Chris Evangelista/May 20, 2020 3:30 pm EST Wasp Network, a new film from director Olivier Assayas, is headed to Netflix next month. Assayas’ film, which stars Penélope Cruz, follows Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s, and had its premiere at last year’s Venice Film Festival before playing again at the New York Film Festival. In between festival appearances, Assayas re-edited the film. According to Variety, Wasp Network, starring Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez, Wagner Moura, and Gael García Bernal, will hit Netflix on June 19....

‘Westworld’ Season 3 Ratings Are Down Down 57% From Season 2 By Chris Evangelista/March 18, 2020 11:00 am EST People across the globe are stuck inside right now, which means that TV watching is reaching an all-time high. But apparently, not even quarantines and self-isolation were enough to boost the season premiere of Westworld. The numbers are in, and they reveal that the Westworld season 3 premiere ratings were down 57% from the season 2 premiere....

‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Review: Cate Blanchett Can’t Keep Richard Linklater’s Latest From Getting Lost In The Weeds By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 14, 2019 6:00 pm EST Despite its premise, and the jigsaw puzzle of a novel by Maria Semple upon which it’s based, there isn’t much mystery to Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Based on the 2012 comedy novel of the same name, Where’d You Go, Bernadette? follows a picture-perfect family left reeling when the titular mother, an agoraphobic architect, suddenly goes missing....

‘Wrinkles The Clown’ Unmasks A Modern Boogeyman In This Delightfully Delusive Documentary [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 22, 2019 3:00 pm EST Plastered around telephone poles, buildings, and ice cream trucks in South Florida, you’ll find stickers of a clown with hollowed-out eyes, thick red lips, and a phone number under his withered face. This is Wrinkles. Legend has it that the masked clown is out to provide a service terrorizing disobedient children....

Cool Stuff: Help Make This Custom ‘Night At The Museum’ LEGO Set A Reality By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2020 6:00 am EST Night at the Museum may not be one of the most beloved film franchises in recent memory, but the films from director Shawn Levy are family friendly adventures featuring impressive ensemble casts and some solid comedy. That’s enough for a LEGO Master Builder to create a custom Night at the Museum LEGO set that has a chance at becoming an official playset from the building brick company, and you can help it reach the ultimate goal of being on LEGO builders’ shelves....

Cool Stuff: Two Breakout ‘Stranger Things 3’ Characters Get The Perfect Funko POPs By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2019 5:00 pm EST Stranger Things 3 only just arrived about a couple months ago, but it feels like it’s been over a year. Who knows how long we’ll be waiting until a fourth season of the Netflix series gets off the ground, but until then, the ever-expanding line of Funko POPs is giving fans even more vinyl figures to add to their shelf....

Daily Podcast: ‘Doctor Sleep’ Writer/Director Mike Flanagan [Interview] By Ben Pearson/Nov. 8, 2019 10:45 am EST On the November 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, who presents an interview with Doctor Sleep writer/director Mike Flanagan. Opening Banter: There are spoilers in the later part of the episode, but we’ll give ample warning before diving in.In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Doctor Sleep’ Director Mike Flanagan on Reconciling King and Kubrick, Finding Hope in Horror, and Why His Work is Full of Hand Injuries [Interview] ‘Doctor Sleep’ Producer Trevor Macy on Getting Stephen King’s Blessing and Being an “Audience’s Producer” [Interview] Other Articles Mentioned:All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm....

Kirsten Dunst Replaces Elisabeth Moss In Jane Campion Adaptation Of ‘The Power Of The Dog’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 10, 2019 4:30 pm EST Kirsten Dunst has already become a god in Central Florida, so why not a local widow in the new Netflix Western drama The Power of the Dog? The year of the Dunst-issance continues as the On Becoming a God in Central Florida star has been tapped to replace Elisabeth Moss in Jane Campion’s adaptation of the 1967 Thomas Savage novel about two wealthy brothers with opposite personalities played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul Dano....

Kylo Ren Doesn’t Need Redemption In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker,’ Adam Driver Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 6, 2019 12:30 pm EST Kylo Ren is one of the most interesting villains in the Star Wars franchise. Adam Driver’s character was introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a conflicted antagonist torn between his birth family and his chosen identity as commander of the First Order, a master of the Knights of Ren, and protege of the Supreme Leader Snoke....