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James Gunn Says There Won’t Be A ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 4’, Calls Harley Quinn His Favorite Character He’s Written By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 2020 10:00 am EST James Gunn recently confirmed that both The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 were still on track to meet their intended release dates. Of course, there’s always the chance that might change since there’s a lot of time between now and when those movies will get released....

Jemaine Clement Discusses Being In At Least Two Of The ‘Avatar’ Sequels, Future Flight Of The Conchords Music [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 11, 2020 10:30 am EST The list of James Cameron’s Avatar sequels kept growing from two sequels to form a trilogy, and now we’re dealing with a total of five films in the franchise when all is said and done. Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement was announced to be in an unknown number of the Avatar sequels as a marine biologist named Dr....

Netflix Cancels Both ‘V Wars’ And ‘October Faction’ After One Season By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 31, 2020 3:30 pm EST Netflix is slowly shedding its reputation as the oasis for TV shows that can live forever. The streaming giant cancelled two of its freshman dramas, V Wars and October Faction, adding to Netflix’s growing list of one-season dramas including Messiah, Spinning Out, Daybreak, and more. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Netflix cancelled two of its comic-inspired series, V Wars and October Faction, after one season, just after the streaming platform had renewed Locke & Key for a second season....

Netflix Signs A Lease On New York City’s Paris Theatre; Will Use It For Special Events, Screenings, And Theatrical Releases Of Its Films By Ben Pearson/Nov. 25, 2019 4:30 pm EST Back in August, The Paris Theatre – New York City’s final single-screen venue and one of the oldest art houses in the entire country – closed its doors, seemingly for good. But while arguments have raged for years about whether streaming services are killing movie theaters, the beloved NYC movie institution found an unlikely savior in the form of Netflix, who swooped in and scheduled Noah Baumbach’s new film Marriage Story to play there starting earlier this month....

New ‘Children Of The Corn’ Reboot Is Already In Theaters, Apparently (Two Theaters, To Be Exact) By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 27, 2020 2:30 pm EST The latest Children of the Corn reboot – one of the few films that managed to complete production during the coronavirus pandemic – is apparently already in theaters. Two theaters, to be exact – in Sarasota, Florida. The low-budget film is the latest in a series of endless adaptations of Stephen King’s short story about a group of creepy children running amok in corn country....

New ‘Star Wars’ Series Coming To Disney+ From ‘Russian Doll’ Showrunner Leslye Headland By Ben Pearson/April 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST Leslye Headland is heading to a galaxy far, far away. A new report says that Headland, the filmmaker behind movies like Bachelorette and Sleeping With Other People and one of the brains behind Netflix’s incredible series Russian Doll, is developing a new Star Wars show for Disney+. (Please let this mean that Natasha Lyonne is coming to the Star Wars universe!...

Patty Jenkins Almost Walked Away From ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ And She’s Currently Hitting Pause On ‘Wonder Woman 3’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 18, 2020 1:30 pm EST With the coming release of Wonder Woman 1984, Patty Jenkins has been hard at work doing the press rounds for the superhero film. And naturally, with the unique release of Wonder Woman 1984, which will be hitting HBO Max and theaters day-and-date on Christmas Day, the conversation turned to the future: what is the future of theaters, with this industry-shattering release strategy?...

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In June 2020 By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2020 12:00 pm EST Well, it’s almost June, and we’re all still stuck inside. The silver lining: that gives us more time to stream movies. And, as always, Netflix is adding some new titles for the upcoming month. These are best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in June 2020. The Silence of the Lambs...

The Morning Watch: A ‘Jumanji’ Thanksgiving, Tony Hawk Reviews Skateboarding Scenes & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 28, 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, watch as the cast of Jumanji: The Next Level gets together for a little Thanksgiving feast that doesn’t quite go as smoothly as you’d think....

The Morning Watch: Make Alcoholic Ecto-Cooler, Shameless ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Promos On ABC & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 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, find out how to make an alcoholic version of the signature Ghostbusters tie-in drink, Ecto-Cooler....

This Week In Trailers: Bucket List, Stallone: Frank, That Is, Beginning, True Mothers By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 23, 2021 8:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Snowpiercer New York Comic-Con 2019 Panel On a sunny Saturday afternoon in New York City, it was hard to imagine a desolate world blanketed by snow and ice. But Manson and stars Daveed Diggs, Jennifer Connelly, Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Lena Hall, Sheila Vand, and Steven Ogg painted a vivid picture of the world of Snowpiercer, which is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the remnants of humanity survive in a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe....

WandaVision Spoiler Discussion: Episode 3 “Now In Color” By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 22, 2021 1:30 pm EST On the January 22, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and senior writer Ben Pearson to have a spoiler discussion about WandaVision season 1 episode 3. In The Spoiler Room: WandaVision Episode 3 “Now In Color” Feedback Toaster comic image Wedding ring replicas Screenrant date theory TOASTER MODOK similarities WandaVision hashtags Brief reactions Breakdown Wanda’s magic outfit 1970s cal gone bath powder commercial Agent Coulson Hydra Soap Speculation All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm....

What Happened This Week On ‘Westworld’ Season 3: “The Winter Line” By Chris Evangelista/March 23, 2020 7:00 am EST After a strong premiere episode that felt like a soft reboot, Westworld returns to its roots with the second episode of season 3. And while some may welcome the return, the end result was a bit of a wash. The show is quickly falling back into old habits, dumping tuns of cryptic exposition on our heads and forcing Thandie Newton to call people “darling” every ten seconds....

‘Ammonite’ Trailer: Kate Winslet And Saoirse Ronan Find Fossils (And Love) On The Beach By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2020 1:30 pm EST Maybe it’s because many of our traditional activities are still verboten due to the pandemic, but there’s a bit of a heightened thrill in seeing two movie characters engage in a forbidden romance right now. God’s Own Country director Francis Lee was able to entice two of the film industry’s best working actresses – Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan – to explore a sweepingly romantic love story in Ammonite, his lesbian romance drama set in the 1840s....

‘Avatar’ Franchise Villain Colonel Quaritch Is Still Being Discovered And Evolving, Stephen Lang Says By Ethan Anderton/March 10, 2020 5:30 pm EST At the end of James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, which was released all the way back in 2009, villain Colonel Miles Quaritch was apparently killed during the assault on the Tree of Souls. That’s why we were surprised when James Cameron announced that Stephen Lang would be returning in the same role for the forthcoming Avatar sequels....

‘Baymax!’ And ‘Zootopia+’ Animated TV Shows Coming To Disney+ By Ben Pearson/Dec. 10, 2020 4:49 pm EST During today’s Disney investor presentation, Walt Disney Animation president Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Frozen 2) announced that the studio’s first ever animated series will be coming to Disney+. It’s called Baymax!, and it centers on the beloved character from the film Big Hero 6. Not far behind will be Zootopia+, a short form series which concentrates on some of the supporting characters we saw in the original Zootopia film....

‘Dear White People’ Season 3 Trailer: Same Title, New Spin By Ben Pearson/July 19, 2019 4:00 pm EST I know we’re in the throes of Peak TV and there are more shows to watch than ever, but if you haven’t given Netflix’s Dear White People a try yet, you’re missing out on one of the streaming service’s best original series. It’s a smart, funny, sexy show with a terrific cast of vibrant characters, and I’m particularly appreciative of how it often tackles complex subject matter, giving its characters time to truly grapple with difficult decisions instead of easily distilling them down to surface-level....

‘Equal’ Trailer: HBO Max Docuseries Highlights The Unsung Heroes Of The LGBTQ+ Rights Movement By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 23, 2020 5:30 pm EST HBO Max is churning out some quality documentaries and docuseries, the latest of which highlights the unsung heroes of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Equal, which comes from executive producers Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon) and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), is a new four-part docuseries that chronicles this unknown time in the LGBTQ+ movement through a mixture of archival footage and recreations from a star-studded cast that includes Samira Wiley, Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Rapp, and more....

‘Falling’ Trailer: Viggo Mortensen Makes His Directorial Debut With A Father-Son Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 8, 2020 5:00 pm EST Viggo Mortensen is the latest high-profile actor to make his directorial debut, with the father-son drama Falling. Mortensen stars in Falling as a middle-aged gay man whose conservative and homophobic father Willis (Lance Henriksen) starts to exhibit symptoms of dementia, forcing him to sell the family farm and move to Los Angeles to live with John and his husband Eric (Terry Chen)....