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‘Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling’ Teaser: Nickelodeon’s TV Movie Hits Netflix In August By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2019 2:30 pm EST It’s been three years since Nickelodeon announced it would be digging into the ’90s for a nostalgic revival of the beloved animated series Rocko’s Modern Life in the form of a TV movie. The show remains one of the most beloved NickToons from the kids cable network’s heyday, and fans have been patiently waiting for the TV movie....

‘The Batman’: Andy Serkis Is In Talks To Play Alfred, Who Probably Won’t Be A Motion Capture Gorilla By Ben Pearson/Nov. 5, 2019 1:48 pm EST It looks like The Batman director Matt Reeves has found a role in the movie for one of his regular collaborators. A new report says Andy Serkis, who played Caesar in both of Reeves’s Planet of the Apes films, is now in talks to play Alfred Pennyworth, the butler for the Wayne family and the friend and father figure to Robert Pattinson’s Batman....

‘The Expanse’ Season 4 Trailer And Release Date Are Here [Comic-Con 2019] By /Film Staff/July 20, 2019 2:10 pm EST The Expanse Season 4 Trailer There’s also a clip that shows the Rocinante landing on Ilus, a newly-discovered planet in the upcoming season: Showrunner Naren Shankar and executive producer Ty Franck took the stage along with stars Wes Chatham (as Amos Burton), Steven Strait (as Jim Holden), Dominique Tipper (as Naomi Nagata), Shohreh Aghdashloo (as Chrisjen Avasarala), Cas Anvar (as Alex Kamal), and Frankie Adams (as Roberta “Bobbie” W....

‘The Last Duel’: Adam Driver Could Join Matt Damon In Ridley Scott Film, Ben Affleck Takes A Supporting Role By Ben Pearson/Oct. 22, 2019 3:15 pm EST Adam Driver is 35 years old, and he’s already worked with filmmakers like Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, and the Coen Brothers, just to name a few. And very soon, he may add Sir Ridley Scott to his impressive list of collaborators....

‘The Magicians’ Delivers One Of The Most Heartbreaking Moments Of The Entire Series In “The Mountain Of Ghosts” By Vanessa Armstrong/Jan. 30, 2020 7:00 am EST Grief is a lonely thing—something deeply painful and personal that can’t be fully shared with anyone, even if you’ve both loved and lost the same person. But even if grief can’t be completely shared and understood by another, it can be helpful to mourn with others....

‘The Room’ Director Tommy Wiseau Interfered With The Release Of A Documentary About His Film And Must Now Pay The Filmmakers $700,000 By Ben Pearson/May 5, 2020 12:00 pm EST Tommy Wiseau, the filmmaker behind the 2003 cult film The Room, has spent years dodging questions about his age and nationality – and a court has ruled that he went a step too far to protect that information. A new report says Wiseau must pay $700,000 to the makers of a documentary about The Room because of his “oppressive and outrageous” behavior toward the directors; Wiseau didn’t like what they were going to uncover about him, so he thwarted the release of their movie, which was intended to come out in 2017 around the same time that James Franco The Disaster Artist was hitting theaters....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 8, 2019 1:30 pm EST A Brazilian journalist attending the press conference (via The Mary Sue) posted the revelation on Twitter: Ela não irá dirigir, mas trabalhará na produção executiva! Sem maiores detalhes. #MulherMaravilha1984 https://t.co/8Dv9be8llB — Miguel (@mpmorales) December 8, 2019 If Aquaman can spawn a spin-off focusing on the mysterious aquatic dwelling known as The Trench, then it should come as no surprise that a spin-off is in the works focusing on Themyscira....

Abandoned ‘Dark Tower’ TV Series Showrunner Glen Mazzara Shares What Could Have Been By Chris Evangelista/May 27, 2020 7:00 am EST “When we realized that the franchise was not viable, or not going to continue, we decided we could now lay out the entire epic,” Mazzara says in the interview. “Now we had a choice: do we go back and start with The Gunslinger? Do you start and tell the story in a linear way and then interrupt that narrative and have this large cutaway in your season 4 or season 5 to Wizard and Glass?...

Alien And Predator Comics Coming To Marvel By Ben Pearson/July 2, 2020 12:30 pm EST Two of science fiction’s most iconic franchises have just crash-landed into the roster of Marvel Comics. Marvel has acquired the rights to Alien and Predator, snatching them from their long-established comic home at Dark Horse and reportedly paving the way for a new line of comic books featuring the extra-terrestrial characters. Dark Horse Comics has held the publishing licenses for both Alien and Predator comics for decades, going all the way back to 1988 and 1989, respectively....

Christmas Comedy ‘Godmothered’ Will Debut Exclusively On Disney+ In December By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 11, 2020 1:00 pm EST Godmothered, a new Disney movie that started filming right before the coronavirus lockdowns, is done and headed to Disney+ in time for Christmas. The holiday film, which stars Jillian Bell and Isla Fisher, will premiere exclusively on the Disney streaming service in December. In Godmothered, Bell plays an “inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training.“Sharon Maguire’s Godmothered started filming in January of this year and wrapped in April, just in time to skirt around the impending shutdowns triggered by COVID-19....

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Budget Is $205 Million Before Advertising Costs By Ben Pearson/Jan. 10, 2020 1:30 pm EST According to multiple reports, Warner Bros. is shelling out 205 million clams for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet – and that’s not including all of the advertising money the studio will spend to get butts in seats for the film’s release. But $200 million isn’t what it used to be; though that may seem like a high budget, it’s no longer enough to put the film in the rarified company of the most expensive movies ever made....

Daily Podcast: Wonder Woman, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ant-Man 3, Thor, Netflix & Stray Dogs By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2020 1:30 pm EST On the September 14, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Wonder Woman, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ant-Man 3, Thor, Netflix & Stray Dogs. In The News: Chris: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Delayed Until Christmas, Maybe What does this mean for the rest of this year in movies?...

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Announces First Wave Of Programming By Chris Evangelista/June 9, 2020 7:00 am EST The Fantasia Film Festival is going virtual this year, and the first wave of programming has just been revealed. As is usually the case with Fantasia, it’s wild and eclectic, offering plenty of surprises, genre offerings, and more. Neil Marshall’s The Reckoning is set to open the fest, which will take place online from August 20 through September 2, 2020....

Henry Cavill In Talks To Return As Superman, But Not In A ‘Man Of Steel’ Sequel By Chris Evangelista/May 27, 2020 7:02 pm EST Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel might fly again. Cavill hasn’t played Superman since 2017’s Justice League, and there’s been some talk that the actor might be done with the role. But a new report indicates Warner Bros. is in talks with Cavill to play Supes once again – but not in a Man of Steel sequel....

Short Circuit Trailer: Disney+ Releases 14 Experimental Animated Short Films By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 27, 2020 3:30 pm EST Disney is taking a page out of Pixar’s book and spotlighting animated short filmmakers with the new Disney+ program Short Circuit. The experimental animated short initiative gives a platform to a diverse group of rising filmmakers who have made short films that range from whimsical childish adventures to painterly visions of grief. Watch the Short Circuit trailer below to get a peek at the 14 short films that are available to watch on Disney+ now....

Superhero Bits: Ben Affleck’s Workout Routine For ‘Justice League’, Tom Holland Reacts To New Spider-Man Deal & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2019 6:00 pm EST What was Ben Affleck’s workout regimen for Justice League? Who is playing the new Atom in Crisis on Infinite Earths? Which Black Widow cast member just wrapped shooting? Which X-Men producer has joined Venom? When will Shang-Chi start shooting? How did Spider-Man: Far From Home recreate a scene from Iron Man?...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 20, 2020 11:30 am EST “For films playing the festival that are looking for distribution/sales, screening for free online can be looked at problematically,” a representative for a SXSW movie told Inverse. “Distributors traditionally require exclusive distribution rights, and playing any online platform publicly could infringe upon this.” “If they were committed to buying the movies at a reasonable rate, that would be an incredible collaboration,” an anonymous producer told Inverse....

The 10 Best Non-Hollywood Animated Movies Of The Decade By Eric Vilas-Boas/Dec. 25, 2019 12:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.)It’s not that there’s inherently anything wrong with films like the CGI animated remake of The Lion King or the third How to Train Your Dragon movie, but they have oversaturated our big screens purely by virtue of their budgets, parent companies, and the mass-market gamesmanship that fuels them....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 29 - The Classic By David Chen/May 28, 2010 11:30 am EST Stephen talks about “Groundhog Day” and reveals some of the story behind the story, behind the story, behind the story. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....

VOTD: Watch Marvel’s ‘Infinity Saga’ Sizzle Reel From San Diego Comic-Con By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2019 9:30 am EST Last weekend we got confirmation from Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige himself that every single film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Iron Man through Spider-Man: Far From Home, would be released in a massive box set. This collection of films is now officially called The Infinity Saga, and when Marvel Studios took the stage in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, they took a victory lap with an awesome sizzle reel looking back at the entirety of their work so far....