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Patty Jenkins Is Worried About The Future Of Movie Theaters, Shoots Down ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ VOD Rumors By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2020 9:00 am EST As of now, the prospect of major theatrical releases for the rest of the year is looking pretty bleak. No Time to Die is taking James Bond back to spring next April, Marvel’s Black Widow already shifted to next year, and Dune was pushed back nearly an entire year to next fall....

RuPaul’s Reading To Kids And General Fabulousness Kept A Messy ‘Saturday Night Live’ From Bombing Completely By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2020 11:30 am EST RuPaul is a reality TV sensation thanks to his own competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race. It should come as no surprise that RuPaul brought some of his trademark style and sass to Saturday Night Live in his hosting debut. Unfortunately, it was somewhat hindered by messy direction and poor timing throughout the episode....

Superhero Bits: Keanu Reeves’ ‘Constantine’ Coming To DC Universe, Spider-Gwen Easter Egg In ‘Avengers: Endgame’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 2, 2019 6:00 pm EST When can you watch Constantine on DC Universe? How long does Cobie Smulders think Maria Hill has been a Skrull? Which action director wants to take the helm of the new Blade? Is there a Spider-Gwen Easter egg in Avengers: Endgame? Does Thanos know he’s not worthy of wielding Mjolnir?...

The 80 Greatest Shots In Disney Animation History [Part One] By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 10, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Greatest Shots in Disney Animation History, a limited series where Disney expert Josh Spiegel selects and ranks the defining moments in one of the greatest, most important, and most influential collections of films ever made.)Walt Disney Animation Studios has, over nearly 85 years, created 58 animated feature-length stories that have encompassed a vast swath of ideas, characters, and worlds....

The Morning Watch: Making ‘Home Alone’ R-Rated, David F. Sandberg’s Lessons In Filmmaking & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2019 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, a visual effects crew turns Kevin McCallister’s battle plan from the end of Home Alone into a gruesome, R-rated massacre....

Theme Park Bits: Jock Lindsey’s Holiday Makeover, TRON Lightcycle Run, A New DVC Resort, And More By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 29, 2019 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Disney’s building a new timeshare in Anaheim. The TRON Lightcycle Run ride is closer to completion at the Magic Kingdom. And more! Let’s start off today with some urgent news for any of you who may be visiting Walt Disney World in December....

Water Cooler: It Chapter Two, Spirited Away, Pumpkinhead, The Leftovers, The Adventures Of Pinocchio, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, Halloween Horror Nights, The Color Factory By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the September 9, 2019 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 writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘30 Rock’ Spin-Off Following Jack Donaghy Was Retooled Into NBC’s New Show With Ted Danson By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2019 5:00 pm EST The raucously hilarious NBC comedy series 30 Rock has been off the air for six years now, but we almost returned to that absurd world created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock in the form of a spin-off that would have followed Alec Baldwin reprising his role as Jack Donaghy....

‘Atlanta’ Season 4 Is Coming To FX, Will Have Eight Episodes By Ben Pearson/Aug. 6, 2019 11:30 am EST The series – a comedy/drama hybrid which was compared to Twin Peaks in the lead-up to its premiere but is actually unlike anything else on television – will now film both its third and fourth seasons starting this spring. TVLine brings news about the Atlanta season 4 renewal, and the fact that production on seasons 3 and 4 will commence in the spring....

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Trailer: Sh*t Just Got Real…Again By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2019 9:15 am EST Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are at it yet again in Bad Boys For Life, the long-awaited third entry in the bombastic action series. Original director Michael Bay is sitting this one out, replaced by filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Will they be able to bring the appropriate level of Bayhem to this flick?...

‘Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar’ Trailer: Kristen Wiig And Annie Mumolo Are Vacationing Buddies By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 12, 2021 12:00 pm EST Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are saving face — literally — in the Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar trailer, which follows the pair of gal pals as they discuss making a movie trailer without showing their faces. It’s a silly fourth wall-breaking tease for the comedy that reunites the former Bridesmaids co-stars in a comedy directed by Josh Greenbaum (Single Parents)....

‘Beast’: Idris Elba Will Face Off Against A Lion In New Thriller From ‘Contraband’ Director By Ben Pearson/Sept. 30, 2020 5:00 pm EST Elba has been cast in the lead role in the movie, which hails from Contraband and 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormakur. Get more details below. Baltasar Kormakur, the Iceland-born director whose previous credits include Contraband, The Deep, 2 Guns, Everest, The Oath, and Adrift, is set to make this new Beast movie for Universal Pictures, according to Deadline....

‘Black’, A Comic Set In A World Where Only Black People Have Superpowers, Becoming A Warner Bros. Movie By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2020 3:00 pm EST Warner Bros. is turning comic series Black into a movie. The comic, from co-creators Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3, is set in a world where only Black people have superpowers. It’s an intriguing concept and it’s bound to elicit more than a few opinions....

By Ben Pearson/Aug. 25, 2020 2:00 pm EST Here’s the movie’s official synopsis, which will provide some context for what you’re about to see: This clip takes place shortly after the boys’ instructor points out the path they’re supposed to take and sets them off on their journey across the highlands. Dean, Duncan and DJ Beatroot are teenage pals from Glasgow who embark on the character-building camping trip – based on a real-life program - known as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, where foraging, teamwork and orienteering are the order of the day....

‘Ghost Draft’ Hoping To Draft Betty Gilpin And J.K. Simmons Alongside Chris Pratt By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 20, 2019 5:00 pm EST Ghost Draft, a sci-fi thriller featuring alien invasions, time travel, and Chris Pratt, is looking to add a few new cast members: Betty Gilpin, J.K. Simmons, and Sam Richardson. Gilpin and Richardson’s roles remain a secret, but Simmons would likely be playing Pratt’s father. Chris McKay, the filmmaker behind The LEGO Batman Movie, is directing from a script by Zach Dean....

‘Harley Quinn’ Season 2 Trailer: The Underrated DC Universe Show Is Back By Chris Evangelista/March 19, 2020 3:30 pm EST Harley Quinn is a delightfully gory, vulgar, over-the-top animated series that really knows how to send-up the entire world of Batman, and it’s coming back for a second season. The DC Universe series features the voice of Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn, who has long-since broken up with the Joker and is trying to make it in the world of supervillainy on her own....

‘Midnight Mass’, The Latest From Director Mike Flanagan, Begins Production By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 17, 2020 3:30 pm EST Mike Flanagan is headed back to work. The filmmaker has begun production on his new Netflix horror series Midnight Mass, making it the latest production to start shooting during the pandemic. The series will reunite Flanagan with several cast members of The Haunting of Hill House and the upcoming The Haunting of Bly Manor....

‘Roma’ Making-Of Documentary Now Streaming On Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 26, 2020 4:00 pm EST Netflix is weird about promoting some things. For instance: Did you know they’ve added a making-of documentary about Roma – the same documentary that’s included with the recent Criterion Collection release of the film? It’s true! But the streaming service, as is their style, has been shy about letting people know. That’s why we’re here, folks – to inform you....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Featurette Takes You Behind The Scenes Of The Ahsoka Vs. Maul Lightsaber Fight By Ben Pearson/April 28, 2020 2:00 pm EST If you aren’t watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars, you probably missed one of the best lightsaber fights in the franchise’s history in last Friday’s episode. Ahsoka Tano and Maul clashed on Mandalore, and since executive producer and supervising director Dave Filoni knew that confrontation was a big deal for fans, he wanted to make sure the lightsaber fight was taken to the next level....

‘The Right Stuff’ Cast And Creatives Reveal Clip From Season 1, Talks Plans For Season 2, And More [Comic-Con 2020] By Ben Pearson/July 25, 2020 2:07 pm EST A couple of months ago, we learned that National Geographic was teaming with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company to make NatGeo’s first Disney+ original series: a new adaptation of The Right Stuff, which is based on Tom Wolfe’s bestselling book. We watched the show’s Comic-Con 2020 panel to hear the cast and creative team talk about their new iteration and reveal the first clip from the series....