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‘Alita’ Box Office Tracking Suggests The First Major Bomb Of 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 5, 2019 12:30 pm EST The early reaction to Alita: Battle Angel has been somewhat positive, but that might not be enough to save it at the box office. Early Alita box office tracking indicates that the sci-fi extravaganza from Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron might end up being the first major bomb of 2019. Yikes. Maybe things will change with word of mouth....

‘Artemis Fowl’ Image Gives Us A First Look At Judi Dench As The Curmudgeonly Commander Root By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST When you want an actor to give off an air of “gravelly, Churchillian, curmudgeonly” authority, you turn to Dame Judi Dench. The legendary actress made headlines when she was cast as Commander Root in Artemis Fowl, taking on a character originally written as male. But if you’re going to gender-bend any character in this urban fantasy film, there’s no better option than with the Dame herself....

‘Blade Runner 2019’ Trailer: The Prequel Comic Follows A Female Blade Runner By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 18, 2019 1:00 pm EST It’s time to return to the neon-drenched world of futuristic LA — except it’s not quite the future. In an alternate 2019, where Replicants roam and Blade Runners hunt down the bio-engineered synthetic humans, a veteran female Blader Runner takes the spotlight in the upcoming Blade Runner 2019 prequel comic. The comic book title, which is the first in a series of projects created with Alcon Entertainment, is the latest piece of media to fill in the gaps between Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner and Denis Villeneuve’s 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049....

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2: How ‘Star Wars’ Inspired That Epic Season Finale Fight By Fred Topel/April 26, 2019 7:00 am EST The trailers for season two of Cobra Kai showed some fighting in the high school, but the full melee happens in the season finale. It is an epic battle worth discussing in-depth, but since it’s the season finale we want to avoid spoilers for people who haven’t seen the episode yet....

/Filmcast Ep. 335 - Sicario By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 29, 2015 10:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the controversial alternate ending of I Am Legend, what fall TV is worth checking out, and the intricacies of dog acting in White God. Check out David’s first film at theprimaryinstinct.com. Be sure to read about Spielberg’s movies ranked, and Trevor Noah’s political straitjacket. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Her Smell’ Review: Alex Ross Perry’s Elisabeth Moss-Starring Punk Movie Smacks Of Greatness [NYFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Oct. 1, 2018 7:00 am EST We see Elisabeth Moss’ punk musician Becky Something rock out on stage before we ever hear her talk or watch her terrorize her entourage. It’s a simple yet important introductory gesture from writer/director Alex Ross Perry to kick off Her Smell. The song establishes the character’s performative flair prior to launching headfirst into the maelstrom she unleashes, providing crucial understanding for why her “business family” stands by her....

By Ben Pearson/March 14, 2019 2:10 pm EST Hey @nbc…I hear you like comedies with built-in fan bases that do even better on YOUR network than at their previous homes…#saveODAAT https://t.co/5bIQYexpDz — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 14, 2019 Not over by a long shot. #saveODAAT https://t.co/dl8sqyNnT1 We’ll have to see if his passionate pleas can move the needle, or if they fall on deaf ears. Our original article follows. After three seasons, the Netflix series One Day at a Time has officially been cancelled by the streaming service....

‘Session 9’ Director Brad Anderson Will Helm Survivalist Thriller ‘Existence’ From The Writer Of ‘The Shallows’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 6, 2019 3:00 pm EST Brad Anderson, the filmmaker responsible for Session 9, The Machinist, Beirut and more, has a new thriller in the works. The director will helm Existence, inspired by the true story of a shipwrecked crew stranded on a remote island, forced to confront a group of people who have lived in a primal state for over 60,000 years....

‘The Saint’ Remake On The Way, Chris Pratt In Talks To Play The Master Of Disguise By Ben Pearson/Nov. 16, 2018 1:43 pm EST Before he became James Bond, Roger Moore graced the small screen as The Saint, aka Simon Templar, a thief and master of disguise who originated in a series of books in the 1920s and quickly expanded into the world of radio, comics, TV, and movies. Val Kilmer played the character in a film in 1997, and now, more than twenty years later, it looks like Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt will be the newest actor to get buried under loads of makeup and don a fake mustache as “the Robin Hood of modern crime....

Daily Podcast: ‘The Office’ Leaving Netflix, ‘Myst’, A Third ‘28 Days Later’, And More By Ben Pearson/June 26, 2019 12:45 pm EST On the June 26, 2019 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, including Danny Boyle’s sequel to 28 Days Later and prequel to The Beach, Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix movie, The Office leaving Netflix, and a Myst movie and TV show in the works....

First Apple Original Movie Will Be A Sofia Coppola A24 Film Starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 15, 2019 12:30 pm EST Apple is starting its original content era strong with an A24 feature film directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news about On the Rocks, which “follows a young mother who reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York....

Jemaine Clement Boards The ‘Avatar’ Sequels As A Marine Biologist By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 15, 2019 9:46 am EST Jemaine Clement is the latest in a long string of actors who have been announced to join the Avatar sequels. But the New Zealand-born actor is seemingly the first all-out comedian to join the sprawling cast, suggesting the multiple sequels to James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi mega-hit could be gaining a sense of humor....

Most Of ‘Aquaman’ Will Be Presented In Full Screen IMAX By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 20, 2018 12:00 pm EST Aquaman director James Wan confirmed that almost 90% of the comic book movie is in full IMAX aspect ratio. The visually eye-popping technology has been used more frequently in blockbusters since Christopher Nolan helped spearhead the use of IMAX technology in big action sequences in 2008’s The Dark Knight. Usually IMAX is used for a few key action sequences, but it seems that the Aquaman IMAX scenes will take up the majority of the movie....

New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’, ‘Skyscraper’, ‘House On Haunted Hill’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 2, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Not Dead Yet, a feature dedicated to new Blu-ray releases and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) Welcome back, physical media fans. It’s the start of October, so we’re kicking things off with two creepy titles worth owning…and also a movie where Dwayne Johnson fights a building on fire....

Paramount Developing ‘Kill Them All’ Movie Based On The Graphic Novel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 13, 2019 7:30 am EST Kill Them All is the latest comic book property coming to the big screen. The 2015 graphic novel by Kyle Starks is being developed into a feature film by Paramount Pictures with Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse producers Josh Abblebaum and André Nemec attached to adaptation.Variety reports that Paramount Pictures is developing Kyle Starks’ graphic novel Kill Them All, which centers on a betrayed “murderess” who seeks revenge by partnering up with a hard-drinking former cop....

POTD: A Mini ‘Mighty Ducks’ Cast Reunion Happened At A Real Anaheim Ducks Hockey Game By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 23, 2019 6:00 am EST During the 90s, there was an abundance of family friendly sports movies that came from Disney. Sadly, the House of Mouse doesn’t really make movies like that anymore, so today’s generations are still enjoying the likes of movies such as The Mighty Ducks, Angels in the Outfield, Cool Runnings, The Big Green and more....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Photo Shows Off Employee Costumes, Introduces Inhabitants Of Batuu By Ben Pearson/May 20, 2019 3:30 pm EST We’re only a few days away from the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland. Regular guests haven’t been allowed into the park yet, but it’s only natural that the Disney employees (aka “cast members”) who will be working there get to familiarize themselves with the ins and outs of what the new land has to offer....

Superhero Bits: ‘Venom’ Concept Art Included New Chest Symbol, Arrowverse Characters May Be Killed Soon & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 25, 2019 6:00 pm EST Who is playing Kate Kane’s stepmother on the Batwoman series? Which 90s sitcom star is making a push to play Batman? Will some major Arrowverse characters die in Crisis on Infinite Earths? How did Venom almost reconcile the missing white spider symbol? What if Captain America and Iron Man got a Hobbs and Shaw style movie?...

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - 24: Live Another Day By Slashfilmcast/July 31, 2014 6:00 pm EST David chats with his brother, Michael, about the most recent season of 24. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Subscribe to the /Filmcast: The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - 24: Live Another Day By Slashfilmcast/July 31, 2014 6:00 pm EST David chats with his brother, Michael, about the most recent season of 24....

Watch: Gwyneth Paltrow Totally Forgot She Was In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ By Chris Evangelista/June 7, 2019 3:00 pm EST Remember Gwyneth Paltrow in Spider-Man: Homecoming? If not, don’t feel too bad – she forgot about it, too. The actress has a quick cameo near the end of the movie, but that’s apparently news to her. Paltrow appears on Jon Favreau’s new Netflix series The Chef Show, in which Favreau – who was also in Homecoming – remind the actress of their scene together....