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Superhero Bits: Kevin Smith Bids Farewell To ‘Supergirl’, ‘The Boys’ Season 3 Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 29, 2020 6:00 pm EST What do you think of these photorealistic versions of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse characters? How did French comic publishers keep printing Batman even after Nazis banned American comics during World War II? Which characters might be getting set up for Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Want to see a DeepFake of Gal Gadot in the classic Wonder Woman TV series?...

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Airplane!’ Is Still Incredibly Hilarious After 40 Years By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Airplane!Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: With a plot and characters borrowed from the 1957 film Zero Hour!, this classic spoof takes aim at disaster movies like Airport 1975 and the sequels that followed, along with the Airport franchise....

TV Bits: ‘American Horror Story: 1984’, ‘Hyperdrive’, ‘Ballers’, Whispers Of A ‘Happy Endings’ Revival, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 14, 2019 5:30 pm EST In this edition of TV Bits: Someone’s lurking in a cabin in an American Horror Story: 1984 teaser Check out the trailer for Netflix’s car competition series Hyperdrive Dwayne Johnson returns in HBO’s Ballers season 5 trailer Could we see more episodes of the beloved ABC sitcom Happy Endings?...

Universal In Talks To Produce And Distribute New LEGO Movies, Taking Over From Warner Bros. By Ben Pearson/Dec. 20, 2019 7:30 am EST LEGO, one of the world’s most recognizable toy brands, is currently looking for a new Hollywood home. The company’s deal with Warner Bros. expired earlier this year, and new reports indicate that LEGO is currently in talks with Universal for an exclusive partnership which would see them produce “a new batch” of LEGO movies....

Watch: ‘Jaws’ Shark Installed In Academy Museum In Los Angeles By Ben Pearson/Nov. 23, 2020 11:30 am EST “Bruce,” the mechanical shark which gave a young Steven Spielberg and his crew so many problems on the set of 1975’s Jaws, has found a new home. The only surviving model of the Jaws shark was acquired by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences four years ago and fully restored to its former glory last year, and now the Academy has released a video showcasing Bruce’s transportation and installation at the soon-to-open Academy Museum in Los Angeles....

You Can Live-Stream Andy Serkis Reading ‘The Hobbit’ For 12 Hours For Charity This Friday By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2020 4:30 pm EST Andy Serkis, a guy who knows a thing or two about The Hobbit, is about to devote himself to a 12-hour live-stream for charity. Tomorrow, May 8, Serkis will live-stream himself doing a continuous reading of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit from start to finish, a task that is likely to take about 12 hours....

Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Won’t Be Doing Reshoots With The Superhero Cast By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2020 11:00 am EST The loyal fans of Zack Snyder rejoiced this past week when HBO Max officially announced that they would be releasing the director’s original cut of Justice League before Warner Bros. Pictures brought in Joss Whedon to complete the movie. However, even though Zack Snyder is being given money to complete the version of Justice League that fans have been clamoring for, he won’t be allowed to do reshoots with Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher....

‘Enter The Dragon,’ ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ Actor John Saxon Dead At 83 By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 27, 2020 12:00 pm EST John Saxon, the actor best known for his roles in Enter the Dragon and the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies, died on Saturday. He was 83. Though Saxon was was best known for facing off against Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon and hunting the dream-terrorizing serial killer in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street films, the Brooklyn-born Italian-American actor had a rich and varied career that spanned genres and continents....

/Filmcast Ep. 576 - Palm Springs By Slashfilmcast/July 19, 2020 6:57 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss what makes a film appeal to paternal figures and whether the term “dad movie” is pejorative. For the feature film of the week, the cast visits Palm Springs, the Hulu original film directed by Max Barbakow. Learn more about Tenet’s delay here. Come see Devindra and David talk about Face/Off on Thursday July 23rd....

‘Joker’ Gets The Golden Lion Award At The Venice Film Festival, Giving Oscar Chances A Nudge By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2019 10:00 am EST The world premiere of Joker at the Venice Film Festival has already started a huge swell of buzz for Todd Phillips’ grim take on the origin story of Batman’s most notorious arch nemesis. Now the festival has given Joker another boost by awarding it the Golden Lion, the highest honor that the festival can give....

‘Mulan’ Director Niki Caro To Helm Amblin’s ‘Beautiful Ruins’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 30, 2020 4:00 pm EST Mulan director Niki Caro has found her next project. The filmmaker has signed on with Amblin Partners to direct Beautiful Ruins, a social satire of Hollywood based on the New York Times bestseller written by Jess Walter. Niki Caro is heading from ancient China to 1960s Italy with her next project, Beautiful Ruins. Variety reports that the Mulan director has closed a deal with Amblin Partners to direct a Beautiful Ruins movie based on the bestselling novel by Jess Walter published in 2012....

‘One Punch Man’ Is A Hilarious Anime Parody Of Superhero Stories By Rafael Motamayor/May 8, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)The term “superhero fatigue” is usually brought up and discussed when a new superhero movie hits theaters. Now that we have no superhero movies (or movies of any kind!) coming out for the next few months, many people are starting to miss having a big, bombastic action movie starring people with superpowers....

‘Spiral: From The Book Of Saw’ Trailer: Chris Rock Reboots The ‘Saw’ Franchise By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 5, 2020 7:00 am EST The Saw series is back, with a fresh start. Chris Rock stars in (and came up with the story for) Spiral: From the Book of Saw, a new entry in the franchise with a considerably clunky title. The first Spiral trailer is now here, and it takes its time before revealing it’s a Saw film....

‘The Irishman’ Actor Danny Abeckaser On What It’s Like To Work With Martin Scorsese And Robert De Niro [Interview] By Jason Gorber/Nov. 3, 2019 12:00 pm EST What makes Martin Scorsese’s films so indelible is the world he creates, populated by dozens of characters that all in their way shape our perception of the environment he creates. The main players in his news movie, The Irishman – played by Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci – capture most of our attention, yet there are dozens of other performers both known and unknown that always bring their own magic to the big screen....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Halloween III: Season Of The Witch’ Wants You To Watch The Magic Pumpkin By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October, we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s (final) entry: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982). Halloween III: Season of the Witch 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Halloween III: Season Of The Witch’ Wants You To Watch The Magic Pumpkin...

Anthony Daniels On Playing C-3PO For Over 40 Years And Why ‘Star Wars’ Isn’t A Blockbuster [Interview] By Jason Gorber/Nov. 18, 2019 1:00 pm EST For decades, Anthony Daniels has been hidden by a golden mask, a globally recognized droid with an instantly recognizable voice that’s played by a man few would notice walking down the street. As the man and voice behind the beloved Star Wars character C-3P0, he’s helped usher audiences into this vast space saga like no other performer....

Cool Stuff: Marvel Moments From ‘Big Hero 6’ And ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Get The Funko POP Treatment By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2020 6:00 am EST Marvel movies bring plenty of action and superheroics to the table, but there are also plenty of moving and even cute moments throughout the legacy of movies based on Marvel Comics. In fact, two lovely moments from Big Hero 6 and Avengers: Endgame will be be given the Funko POP treatment to bring a little sentimentality to your collectible shelf....

Daily Podcast: Stephen Tobolowsky On How The Pandemic Has Changed His Job As An Actor By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the October 21, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, we have a special episode of the podcast: David Chen has a discussion with Groundhog Day and One Day At A Time star Stephen Tobolowsky about how the pandemic has changed his job as an actor. In Our Feature Presentation: David Chen talks to actor Stephen Tobolowsky about how the pandemic has changed his life as an actor....

Many Moviegoers Eager To Return To Movie Theaters, But Others Are More Hesitant Due To Coronavirus By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2020 3:30 pm EST A new poll conducted by analytics company EDO asked 6,800 participants whether or not they were likely to return to movie theaters whenever they’re back open for business. The good news is that 70% of those polled said they were likely to head back to movie theaters, and out of that group, 45% of them said they were “highly likely” to get back in front of the big screen....

New ‘No Time To Die’ Footage Teases Tomorrow’s Action-Packed Trailer By Ben Pearson/Sept. 2, 2020 11:00 am EST After a longer wait than anticipated, James Bond is almost back. MGM and EON Productions have released a brief look at some new No Time to Die footage ahead of tomorrow’s trailer, and it’s full of the jaw-dropping action we’ve frankly been missing during this pandemic. Check out the new footage below....