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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Little Woods’ Is An Astonishing Debut Feature From Nia DaCosta That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 9, 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: Little WoodsWhere You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: In a female-led neo-Western, Tessa Thompson plays Ollie, a reformed ex-con with dreams of escaping her dreary fracking hometown of Little Woods, North Dakota....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Rear Window’ Is More Relevant Than Ever By Ben Pearson/Aug. 18, 2020 8:00 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: Rear WindowWhere You Can Stream It: PeacockThe Pitch: Jimmy Stewart plays a gruff photographer named L.B. Jeffries who broke his leg on the job. To recover, he’s sentenced to spend seven weeks at home, wheelchair-bound in a full leg cast, visited only by his company’s insurance nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter) and his high-class girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly)....

Tzi Ma On Being The Go-To Onscreen Asian Father, What ‘Mulan’ Means For The Asian-American Community [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 4, 2020 1:00 pm EST Tzi Ma has become the go-to dad in countless Asian-led movies. From The Farewell to Tigertail, culminating in this year’s highly anticipated Disney remake of Mulan, there’s a warmth and world-weariness that the Hong Kong-born actor brings to films that are beginning to evolve audiences’ understanding and exposure to Asian-American culture....

Very Nice: ‘Borat 2’ Has Already Been Filmed And Screened By Ben Pearson/Sept. 8, 2020 5:58 pm EST Sacha Baron Cohen, who created the character, is back in the lead role, which explains some of those viral videos that were making the rounds earlier this year. Get the details about Borat 2 below. If you listen very closely, you can hear guys across the country calling up their old bros and saying things like, “High five!...

Watch: Billie Eilish Performs The New Bond Theme Song In ‘No Time To Die’ Music Video By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 1, 2020 11:30 am EST The second promotional cycle for No Time to Die is full speed ahead. Following the launch of the six-part No Time To Die: The Official James Bond Podcast, which will feature interviews with Daniel Craig, director Cary Joji Fukunaga, and more, the music video for Daniel Craig’s last outing as James Bond has been released....

You Need To Watch ‘Gone Girl’ Before Seeing Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ By Kalyn Corrigan/Nov. 20, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Knives In, a series about the movies to watch before Rian Johnson’s Knives Out arrives in theaters.)Put on your murder-solving hat, because /Film has given me jurisdiction to dive deep into one film a day in preparation for the release of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, which hits theaters next week....

‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’ Promo Teases BMO As The Conquering Hero By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 8, 2020 10:00 am EST There’s a new sheriff in town and it’s super adorable. Everyone’s favorite genderfluid robot is back in Adventure Time: Distant Lands, the first episode of which gives BMO the spotlight. BMO has always been a cute supporting player, but in its upcoming episode of the series of four new HBO Max animated specials, the sentient robot gets to play sheriff and conquering hero....

By Ben Pearson/June 17, 2020 9:30 am EST Legendary Entertainment has acquired the screen rights to Devolution, a new book by World War Z author Max Brooks. The book, which just hit shelves today, is subtitled “A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre,” and is Brooks’ exploration of the legend of Bigfoot. Oddly, this isn’t the first time Legendary has been associated with this project. Get the details below. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Legendary has picked up the rights to Brooks’ new book, though it’s unclear if a film or TV adaptation is being planned....

‘South Park’ Will Stream Exclusively On HBO Max By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 29, 2019 3:58 pm EST HBO Max is headed to South Park. The new streaming service from Warner Bros. unveiled a whole slew of programming today during a WarnerMedia Day event, including the news that you’ll soon find South Park streaming on HBO Max. Earlier this month word broke that the show was looking to land a huge streaming deal, and it looks like it got its wish....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “Victory And Death” By Bryan Young/May 4, 2020 9:00 am EST Here we are. The final episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. For the last 12 years, we’ve been offered small windows into the three year gap of time the Clone Wars occupied. The other episodes took place firmly between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, but for the last few episodes, the timeline has crossed over into the events of Episode III with heartbreaking consequences as we watch Ahsoka Tano (and Rex) navigate the perils of the Sith Grand Plan as it culminates in Order 66....

‘The Old Guard’ Trailer: Immortality Can Be A Pain For Charlize Theron By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 2, 2020 10:00 am EST Charlize Theron leading a team of mercenaries who all have the ability to heal quickly when injured, essentially granting them immortality? Nothing sounds better — or cooler. But the latest The Old Guard trailer is here to show the downsides of immortality. Watch the new The Old Guard trailer below....

‘The Staircase’ TV Adaptation Will Bring Harrison Ford To Television For The First Time In 25 Years By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 21, 2019 1:30 pm EST The True Crime docu-series The Staircase is getting a dramatized TV series adaptation, and the show has landed itself a big star. Harrison Ford is attached to star as Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife. Peterson’s defense was that his wife, Kathleen Peterson, died as a result of a fall down a staircase....

10 Great Filmmakers Who Never Won The Academy Award For Best Director By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 7, 2020 8:00 am EST The 92nd Academy Awards are almost upon us, and if there’s one certainty going into Oscar night, it’s that some worthy talent in some category will be overlooked in favor of a lesser talent. No nominee or winner is undeserving of recognition, but snubs are also an essential part of Oscar history and directors are not immune to them....

2019 Television Critics Association Awards Love ‘Fleabag’ Quite A Bit, But HBO Wins Big Too By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2019 5:30 pm EST Outgoing Television Critics Association president Daniel Fienberg released a statement with the awards: Fleabag not only walked away with Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, but it also ended up standing above the rest of the year’s shows by landing Program of the Year. Plus, series star Phoebe Waller-Bridge was given the award for Individual Achievement in Comedy....

AMC Theatres CEO Understands Disney’s Decision To Release ‘Mulan’ On VOD, In Stark Contrast To ‘Trolls’ Reaction By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2020 4:00 pm EST As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has begun to change the way movies are released and the way audiences consume media, theater chains are starting to change their tunes. AMC Theatres, in particular, is responding to Disney’s decision to give a day-and-date release for its mega-blockbuster Mulan on VOD and in select theaters with a dramatically different reaction to Universal doing something similar with Trolls World Tour five months ago....

An NSYNC Movie Is Coming – But Don’t Get Too Excited By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2020 5:30 pm EST We’re finally getting an NSYNC movie, but there are some strings attached. First of all, it’s not quite an NSYNC movie. And second, there’s no hope of Justin Timberlake reuniting with his old boy bandmates. The untitled NSYNC movie, which TriStar Pictures has just picked up, will center around NSYNC…superfans who followed the boy band on tour in 2001....

Daily Podcast: Tomb Raider Sequel, Jungle Cruise Updates, Kevin Hart, And Questions From The Mailbag By Ben Pearson/Jan. 26, 2021 1:15 pm EST On the January 26, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news and answer a few mailbag questions. Opening Banter: In The News: (Chris) ‘Tomb Raider’ Sequel with Alicia Vikander is Now Being Directed by ‘Lovecraft Country’ Creator Misha Green (HT) Movie Theater Chains Fight to Survive: AMC Staving Off Bankruptcy, Regal Shattering Release Windows (Chris) Disney’s Jungle Cruise Theme Park Ride is Getting Major Updates, Including New Scenes (Ben) Additional Details About Jungle Cruise Updates (Ben) ‘Borderlands’ Film Recruits Kevin Hart as Roland, Which May Signal a New Direction for His Career (Ben) ‘Alien Nation’ Update: Jeff Nichols Turned His Film Remake into a 10-Episode TV Pitch In the Mailbag: Straight up – do you count Spice World: The Movie as a musical?...

Here Are The 5 Movies Wes Anderson Had His ‘The French Dispatch’ Cast Watch Before Filming By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 26, 2020 2:30 pm EST Not all directors give their cast homework before shooting a movie. But the famously meticulous Wes Anderson gave his cast of The French Dispatch a required viewing list before production began on his upcoming comedy set in 20th century France. Anderson gave his actors five movies to watch before shooting The French Dispatch, which means he made his most star-studded cast — which includes the likes of Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Benicio Del Toro, Léa Seydoux, and Timothée Chalamet — watch at least 10 hours of movies....

J.J. Abrams Says It’s No Accident Rey Grasps The Force More Quickly Than Other ‘Star Wars’ Heroes By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2019 11:00 am EST One of the chief complaints from some Star Wars fans since the beginning of the new trilogy has been how quickly and easily our new hero Rey (played by Daisy Ridley) seems to have gotten a grasp on using the Force with no training. The term “Mary Sue” has been thrown around when describing Rey’s journey in the Force so far, labeling the character as being too perfect of a hero, unjustly made to be super-skilled as a mechanic, a combat fighter, a pilot and, of course, extremely Force sensitive....

Jon M. Chu’s Next Movie Is A YA Romance Adaptation, ‘Permanent Record’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 17, 2019 4:00 pm EST After a Crazy Rich breakout, Jon M. Chu is reaching new heights of being in demand. The In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians director is eying his next project, a YA romance based on H.K. Choi’s bestselling novel, Permanent Record. Chu is currently in talks to produce and direct the Permanent Record movie for Warner Bros....