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‘Planet Wax’ Is A Cosmic Compilation Of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Soundtracks, And An Epic Trip Down Memory Lane By Marisa Mirabal/Aug. 29, 2020 11:00 am EST If there is a perfect year for escapism, it’s 2020. Among the feelings of despair associated with the spiraling pitfall of a global pandemic, people are craving comfort. One coping mechanism is to return to the simple pleasures in life that generate feelings of nostalgia. For many of us, film is a comfort and revisiting old movies from youth is a gratifying experience....

‘Reno 911!’ Season 7 Is Heading To Quibi, The Mobile-Only Viewing Platform By Ben Pearson/Dec. 6, 2019 5:30 pm EST Break out your short shorts, because Reno 911! is officially back from the dead. The latest in a long line of cancelled or concluded shows to be resurrected in the streaming era, Reno 911 season 7 is heading to Quibi, the yet-to-launch mobile viewing platform which aims to provide episodic short form content in approximately 10-minute chunks....

‘Severance’ Cast Adds Christopher Walken, Marking His First Regular Role On A TV Series By Ben Pearson/Nov. 3, 2020 9:30 am EST AppleTV+ has a fever, and the only prescription is Christopher Walken. The streaming platform continues to attract big names for its upcoming shows, and their latest “get” is an iconoclastic Oscar winner. Walken has joined the cast of Severance, a thriller series which has Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation), John Turturro (The Big Lebowski), and fellow Oscar winner Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) already on board....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 9, 2020 5:30 pm EST Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan has found himself at the center of a crazy rich Hollywood bidding war. And Sony Pictures and SK Global are the ones who have come up on top, acquiring the film rights to Kwan’s latest novel Sex and Vanity. The book was published on June 30, but the film adaptation is already on its way, which make sense considering the monumental success of the 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians film directed by Jon M....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Deleted Scene Featured An Alien Spider On A Giant Baby’s Head By Chris Evangelista/March 24, 2020 1:30 pm EST Based on various reports – and the official novelization – it’s clear that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker underwent some big changes before it ever hit the big screen. One such change was the removal of a sequence where Kylo Ren visits a creature to learn the location of Darth Vader’s Sith wayfinder....

‘The Irishman’ Trailer: Martin Scorsese’s Crime Epic Unites De Niro, Pacino And Pesci By Chris Evangelista/July 31, 2019 5:27 am EST Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci are together again in the first trailer for The Irishman. This highly-anticipated crime epic finds Scorsese returning to the gangster lifestyle for the first time in years and bringing two of his most famous collaborators with him. And as if that weren’t enough, Al Pacino is involved as well, marking the first time the actor has worked with Scorsese....

‘The Matrix 4’ Adds Neil Patrick Harris In A Secret Role (Yes, Really) By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 15, 2019 1:27 pm EST Here’s something I’m 100% positive no one saw coming: Neil Patrick Harris has joined The Matrix 4 cast alongside Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Harris’ part remains a closely guarded secret, so we have no idea who the heck he’s playing. But this is unexpected, and thus pretty interesting....

‘Under The Skin’ Director Jonathan Glazer Returning To A24 For New Movie By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2019 5:30 pm EST Last year, Under the Skin director Jonathan Glazer revealed his next movie would be a Holocaust drama. Now, an update. The film will bring Glazer back to his Under the Skin distributor A24, and will be based loosely on the Martin Amis’ novel The Zone Of Interest. Glazer plans to shoot the movie in Poland next year....

Daily Podcast: Will Joker Be An Oscar Contender? Spider-Man Popcorn, Disney+, Avengers, Regal Unlimited, Criterion & Big Mouth By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2019 12:45 pm EST On the July 26, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Spider-Man: Far From Home, Disney+, Avengers: Endgame, Joker, Regal Unlimited, Criterion and Big Mouth....

Disney Parks Halts Annual Passholder Payments, Offers Partial Refunds By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 3, 2020 10:30 am EST With Walt Disney World and Disneyland indefinitely closed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Disney Parks Annual Passholders were left with the question of what would happen to their monthly payments. And now with the Walt Disney Company taking serious measures to combat the effects of the coronavirus crisis in the longterm, with its recent furlough of staffers, Disney Parks has finally given the answer by halting Disney Parks Annual Passholder payments for Walt Disney World and Disneyland....

Ethan Hawke Imagines A Fourth ‘Before’ Movie Set During The Coronavirus Pandemic By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 23, 2020 7:30 am EST “Think of this as time travel.” The greatest pick-up line in cinematic history or a prophecy of the swooning trilogy of films that would follow? When Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy first crossed paths in Richard Linklater’s 1995 drama Before Sunrise, no one expected that we would follow the story of Jesse and Celine for 18 more years....

Here’s Why Robert Pattinson Said Yes To Playing Batman By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 12, 2020 1:30 pm EST There are a few guarantees in Hollywood: movie stars will rise and fall, everything will get a reboot or sequel, and there will always be a Batman — usually played by the latest handsome, brooding actor du jour. When the cape and cowl has been inhabited so many times, how can any actor hope to make an impression, especially when past iterations played by Michael Keaton and Christian Bale are so beloved?...

How ‘Klaus’ Pushes Animation Forward While Reinventing The Christmas Movie By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 10, 2019 11:00 am EST Most Christmas movies that include Santa Claus focus on the magic of the character and the holiday spirit. But much like the zombie movie, there’s only so much still left to do with the character that hasn’t been done to death before. However, the past couple of years have given us a badass, tattooed warrior Santa in the criminally underseen Rise of the Guardians, as well as a reinterpretation of Santa as an immortal medieval warrior in Grant Morrison’s Game of Thrones-but-with-superheroes comic book series, Klaus....

How Jackie Chan And ‘John Wick’ Inspired The Action Sequences In ‘Birds Of Prey’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 3, 2020 11:00 am EST One of the prevailing issues with recent superhero movies are the clear division between the drama and the action sequences. The comic book movie industry has become a well-oiled machine, and as a result, you get CGI-packed action sequences designed by a VFX team while the indie auteur who was plucked out of obscurity to helm a major blockbuster gets to focus on the narrative and character scenes....

Michel Gondry To Direct ‘As She Climbed Across The Table’, A Love Triangle Involving A Black Hole By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2020 2:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. That sounds exactly the kind of strange romance that is perfect for Michel Gondry, who gave us the unique but tragic romance of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, and the quirky French love story in The Science of Sleep....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’, ‘Southland Tales’, ‘Fatman’, ‘Prince Of Darkness’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 27, 2021 11:00 am EST The time has come again for me to bring you the good word about the latest Blu-ray releases. As usual, I’m focused on physical media here – but you can always choose to check things out digitally and pretend you’re Johnny Mnemonic. Whatever floats your boat! This week’s Blu-ray round-up includes the pseudo-documentary Rolling Thunder Revue, the cult classic Southland Tales, Mel Gibson as Santa Claus in Fatman, and a new 4K release of John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Transit,’ ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night,’ ‘An Elephant Sitting Still,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 2, 2020 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) It’s time to shake off the holiday lethargy and set your 2020 New Year’s resolutions: to watch more foreign films. Or at least, catch up on the 2019 ones to add as last-minute additions to your best of the year lists....

Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Episode 7 “The Reckoning” By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the December 20, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about The Mandalorian Episode 7 “The Reckoning.” Our Feature Presentation: Spoiler discussion for The Mandalorian Episode 7 “The Reckoning.“Other Articles Mentioned: ‘The Mandalorian’ Moves the Pieces Into Place for a Killer Climax With “The Reckoning” All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm....

Superhero Bits: Chris Hemsworth Pledges $1 Million To Fight Australian Fires, Blue Beetle Series Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 7, 2020 6:00 pm EST When is Crisis on Infinite Earths wrapping up the epic crossover? Is there a Blue Beetle series in the works for HBO Max? Will Martin Scorsese ever watch Joker? When does Thor: Love and Thunder start shooting? Is there an Eternals Easter egg hidden in Thor: Ragnarok, and does it mean anything?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Jack Quaid Created ‘The Boys’ Spotify Playlist, Boss Logic Imagines ‘She-Hulk’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2020 6:00 pm EST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Funko (@originalfunko) View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Funko (@originalfunko) One of the NYCC 2020 Funko POPs exclusives is a Joker ink-suited figure to benefit Beast Cancer Awareness....