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‘The High Note’ With Dakota Johnson And Tracee Ellis Ross Going To VOD By Chris Evangelista/May 5, 2020 11:00 am EST Producers, studios, and filmmakers are all holding out hope that most movie theaters will be back up and running again soon. But as that continues to seem less and less likely, some distributors are making the decision to forgo the theatrical experience entirely and head right to VOD. The latest movie to take this approach is The High Note, a comedy starring Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross....

‘The Suicide Squad’ Recruits Peter Capaldi And Maybe Pete Davidson For The James Gunn Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 3, 2019 11:30 am EST The casting for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad just gets more out-of-this-world with its latest recruit. Gunn’s follow-up to David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad has tapped Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi in an undisclosed role. Potentially joining Capaldi in The Suicide Squad cast is a vastly different Pete: Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson is reportedly in talks to make a small cameo appearance as well....

‘The Trip To Greece’ Trailer: Steve Coogan And Rob Brydon’s Final ‘Trip’ Is Full Of More Good Food And Great Impressions By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 8, 2020 3:00 pm EST Gentlemen to bed! For the hilarious semi-fictionalized food tour led by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon is coming to an end. Coogan and Brydon reprise their roles as fictionalized versions of themselves for the last time in The Trip to Greece, the fourth and final film in Michael Winterbottom’s comedy series following the two comedians as they eat and joke their way through Europe....

‘WandaVision’ And ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 To Resume Filming Soon By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 23, 2020 2:00 pm EST The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought Hollywood to a halt in mid-March, as film and TV productions across the world were forced to close down out of abundance of caution. Three months later, the TV industry is slowly starting to get back to work as states re-open and TV productions begin to resume filming....

Daily Podcast: Director Leaves Doctor Strange 2, Using AI To Greenlight Movies, Parasite HBO Series By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2020 11:15 am EST On the January 10, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Doctor Strange 2 losing its director, Warner Bros using AI to decide movies to greenlight and a Parasite HBO series....

Exclusive ‘Bombshell’ Clip: Nicole Kidman And Charlize Theron Want To Expose The Culture Of Abuse By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 24, 2020 3:30 pm EST Bombshell wasn’t quite as explosive as its makers would’ve hoped, landing in theaters in December not with a bang but with more of a quiet poof of air. However, there was enough wind under Bombshell’s sails to garner stars Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie acting nominations at the Oscars as well a hair and make-up win....

Exclusive ‘Greenlight’ Clip: A Film Director Receives Some Terrifying News In This Hollywood Horror Film By Matt Donato/Feb. 18, 2020 1:00 pm EST Graham Denman’s feature debut has all the makings of contemporary commentary on the filmmaking industry with a murderous twist. Horror fans always rave about well-executed practical effects, but why stop with warehouse replicas of exploding heads? Greenlight is about a director’s dream opportunity, except the last death in his picture – according to producers – must be a real execution....

J.J. Abrams Says ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Didn’t Ruin His Plans For ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2019 12:00 pm EST Now that we’ve gotten another glimpse of how the Skywalker saga will come to an end with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, fans are speculating wildly about how the story will unfold, especially with that shot of Rey wearing a Sith robe and wielding a modified, double-bladed red lightsaber....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 27, 2020 3:00 pm EST Written by Kevin Rice, Born to be Murdered is set in Athens and the Epirus region of Greece and follows “a vacationing couple, played by Washington and Vikander, who fall prey to a violent conspiracy with tragic consequences.” The movie’s got a vague synopsis but a great title that recalls that of Alfred Hitchcock suspense films. It’s too general a description to really be certain that Born to Be Murdered takes cues from Hitchcock, but that’s what I’m deciding, since Hitchcock is seeing renewed appreciation — both as a source of inspiration (see: Parasite, etc....

New ‘Mulan’ Featurette Praises Yifei Liu As The Noble Warrior As Disney+ Reveals International VOD Pricing By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 25, 2020 12:30 pm EST We’re just under two weeks away from the release of Mulan as a premium VOD release on Disney+. It’s a first for the Walt Disney Company’s streaming service, and it could set a new precedent for certain theatrical releases to follow suit. That means Disney has to spread the word about how people can watch the movie through their Disney+ accounts, and the studio hopes a new featurette focusing on star Yifei Liu will push audiences to make the effort to figure it out....

New Video Shows Off More ‘Mandalorian’-Style Filmmaking And It’s Still Mind-Blowing By Jacob Hall/July 31, 2020 4:30 pm EST Disney and Lucasfilm have been pulling back the curtain on the making of The Mandalorian and it never ceases to be impressive. The show’s “stagecraft” technology, where a rear-projected LED screen creates a reactive real-time environment for a film scene, is nothing short of mind-blowing, representing a whole new avenue for filmmaking in the years ahead....

Superhero Bits: ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths’ Now Streaming, Creepy ‘Joker’ Sculpture Bust & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to stream the first three parts of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover? Want to know more about the history of Wonder Woman’s golden armor? Which show made a surprise appearance in the final installment of Crisis on Infinite Earths? How old is Captain America when Sam and Bucky see him back in the present as an old man in Avengers: Endgame?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Baby Thanos Concept Art Haunts Dreams, New ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths Trailer & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2019 6:00 pm EST Here’s a new sneak preview of the upcoming Harley Quinn animated series coming to DC Universe on 11/29. Alan Ritchson was asked to appear in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, but it just didn’t work out.Black Lightning joins all of the Arrowverse superheroes in new photos from Crisis on Infinite Earths....

Taika Waititi Knows Baby Yoda’s Real Name But He Won’t Tell By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 6, 2020 3:00 pm EST Baby Yoda is the pop culture figure of the moment, dominating any and all conversations about The Mandalorian, the Disney+ Star Wars series in which it debuted, and conquering everything from Time Magazine to Best Movies of 2019 lists to Werner Herzog’s heart. Which is why it’s always surprising to remember that Baby Yoda isn’t really Baby Yoda....

Taika Waititi Shares New Concept Art ‘Thor: Love And Thunder,’ Teases More Korg And Space Sharks, But No Silver Surfer By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2020 7:30 am EST Space sharks, insect warriors, and Korg, oh my! Director Taika Waititi’s live-watch of Thor: Ragnarok offered us a ton of new details from the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, which the Oscar-winning filmmaker will return to direct. The director showed us exciting (but blurry) sneak peeks at concept art for the fourth Thor film while teasing some tantalizing new details about the Marvel Studios film, like the new design of the insectoid warrior Miek, who returns after brief appearances in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, as well as a script that is “over the top now in the very best way....

The 50 Greatest Movie Moments Of 2019 By /Film Staff/Jan. 13, 2020 10:00 am EST We don’t always remember entire movies – we remember the moments. We recall that one glorious shot. We think of that telling glance, that hilarious one-liner, that shocking action scene. Heck, we sometimes remember a great moment from a bad movie more often than an entire competent movie. And with another year in cinema behind us, it’s time to look back....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Will Make You A Better Person By Chris Evangelista/April 27, 2020 7:00 am EST I’ve been seeing people sing the praises of Schitt’s Creek for years, and yet I just never got around to checking it out. Not because I didn’t care – the stars just never aligned, and the moment never arose. But recently, my wife and I were on the hunt for a new show to watch....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Tread’ Is All About Perception (And A Giant Homemade Tank Rampaging Through A Small Town) By Ben Pearson/Aug. 27, 2020 11:00 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: TreadWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: In the early 2000s, a man bought a bulldozer and, over the course of several months, secretly turned it into a homemade tank....

Universal Monster Comedy Will Reunite Channing Tatum With Phil Lord & Chris Miller By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 20, 2020 2:17 pm EST The Universal monster revival continues. After failing miserably with the interconnected Dark Universe, Universal has bounced back with The Invisible Man and plans for future standalone films. The latest entry is an untitled Unititled Monster Project being developed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Details are vague for the moment, but we do know that the film will reunite Lord and Miller with 21 Jump Street Star Channing Tatum....

Will ‘Tenet’ Really Hit Theaters In July? A Decision Will Be Made Within A Week By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2020 10:30 am EST Everyone involved with the movie industry, from studios to theaters, wants Tenet to save the day. While the majority of upcoming movies have been delayed due to the coronavirus, Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new blockbuster has held fast to its July 17 release date. But is that really going to happen?...