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‘Green Book’ Somehow Manages To Make A Uniquely Black Story All About The White Guy – And The Results Are Ridiculous By Candice Frederick/Nov. 30, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: Green Book whitewashes a black story into oblivion.) Someone on Twitter asked me the other day, “How do you whitewash the Green Books?...

By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 14, 2019 7:30 am EST Hanna Trailer Based on this trailer, the Hanna TV series is sticking pretty damn close to the movie, at least for its set-up – there are scenes in this trailer that are almost complete recreations of scenes from the Joe Wright movie. For comparison, here’s the movie trailer. Hanna has no choice but to embark on a perilous journey alone across Europe as she seeks to reunite with her father and evade – and ultimately take down – the dangerous agents who target them....

‘Methuselah’: Jon Watts Will Direct Michael B. Jordan As A Man Who Lives For Hundreds Of Years [Updated] By Ben Pearson/March 25, 2019 3:00 pm EST It’s been ten years since we first wrote about Hollywood’s attempt to make a Methuselah movie. There have been a few peaks and valleys over the ensuing decade, but today comes perhaps the most interesting news yet: the project is now being totally overhauled with a new leading man....

‘Robin Hood’ Honest Trailer: The One Set In The Nordstrom Rack Era Of England By Ethan Anderton/March 8, 2019 6:00 am EST Hey, did you forget there was a new Robin Hood movie last year? It’s hard to keep up since it seems there’s a new version of the legendary outlaw every few years. But let’s be honest, it’s been a long time since any of them were good. And unfortunately, the latest iteration starring Kingsman: The Secret Service star Taron Egerton keeps the trend going....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Director Jon Watts Wants To Avoid “Second Movie Bloat” [Interview] By Ben Pearson/May 8, 2019 6:30 am EST Set visit interviews are always dependent on what’s happening that day, so when I was on the set of Spider-Man: Far From Home last August, it wasn’t too surprising to learn we wouldn’t have time to speak with director Jon Watts in person. He was deep into production at that point, trying to nail down a dialogue scene between several actors and allowing them to riff and try alternate lines in take after take to find the perfect tonal mixture for the scene....

‘Suicide Squad 2’ Hires Idris Elba To Replace Will Smith As Deadshot By Chris Evangelista/March 6, 2019 3:15 pm EST Deadshot will appear in Suicide Squad 2 after all – in the form of Idris Elba. Will Smith, who played Deadshot in the first Suicide Squad, recently departed the upcoming sequel due to scheduling issues, which lead us to question if the character was going to show up at all. Now we have our answer....

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s New Terminator Of course Arnold Schwarzenegger is playing a Terminator in this latest installment of the franchise. But this won’t be the same Terminator we’ve seen in previous sequels. At the premiere for Alita: Battle Angel, Cameron revealed this about the new Terminator to IGN: “Arnold’s back and he’s bad… he’s a different Terminator than you’ve ever seen before, I mean literally, he’s a different chassis number, but he’s also a very different guy than you’ve seen before....

‘The Hummingbird Project’ Infographic Tells You How To Make $500 Million A Year By Chris Evangelista/March 21, 2019 7:30 am EST The Hummingbird Project hopes to expose the “ruthless edge of our increasingly digital world.” The film focuses on two cousins trying to win big in the world of high-frequency trading, a complicated subject I won’t pretend I’m smart enough to understand. It all comes down to quick timing – milliseconds, really....

‘The Titan Games’ Trailer: The Rock Cooks Up His Own Athletic Competition Show By Jacob Hall/Nov. 6, 2018 3:00 pm EST I’ve always been a sucker for athletic competition shows. There’s nothing quite like sitting on your fat ass and eating chips while you criticize absurdly in-shape folks as they attempt to overcome mind-boggling physical challenges. I’m also a sucker for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, that endless well of charisma wrapped in a coat of bulging muscles and tribal tattoos....

‘Upgrade’ Director Leigh Whannell Set To Helm ‘The Invisible Man’ As Universal Retools Its Monsters Universe By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 28, 2019 10:00 am EST The Dark Universe is rising from the grave! Sort of! Almost two years after Tom Cruise’s The Mummy both launched and killed Universal’s monster cinematic universe in one fell swoop, Blumhouse is set to take over with a new version of The Invisible Man. Leigh Whannell, who helmed the kick-ass horror action flick Upgrade, will direct....

Christopher Nolan’s Mysterious New Movie Is A Spy Thriller Called ‘Tenet’; Cast Now Includes Kenneth Branagh And More By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2019 9:31 am EST We still don’t know much about Christopher Nolan’s new movie, but at least we finally have a title: Tenet. That’s still not a whole lot to go on! But it’s something. Nolan has also added new cast members alongside the previously announced Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, and John David Washington, the latter of whom we’re told will lead the ensemble....

Daily Podcast: Why Last Night’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Didn’t Work By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2019 11:28 am EST On the April 29, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones and why so many fans are so angry about one of the most anticipated episodes of television ever....

How Was The ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Bonus Footage? By Ethan Anderton/July 1, 2019 7:30 am EST The re-release of Avengers: Endgame hit theaters over the weekend to give Marvel Studios one last boost to possibly surpass Avatar on the all-time box office chart. But some box office analysts will tell you that the re-release was about boosting interest in Spider-Man: Far From Home while taking some wind out of the sails of Annabelle: Creation as we head into this week’s holiday box office....

Movie Maniacs Action Figures From McFarlane Toys Are Coming Back By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2018 6:00 am EST Today’s toy collectors are spoiled with tons of different options when it comes to finding your favorite characters from film in the form of a detailed and accurate action figure. But there was a time when McFarlane Toys was one of the few companies making these toys for adult collectors. And now they’re bringing back one of their most beloved toy lines for fans to enjoy once again: Movie Maniacs....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: ‘Krypton’ Season 2 Teaser, ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ LEGO Sets & More By Ethan Anderton/March 21, 2019 6:00 pm EST See what’s in store for the next season of the Superman prequel series Krypton with a second season trailer. Comics subscription service InkyPen is offering Nintendo Switch users an expansive catalog of comics for free. Things get complicated with Nora Allen-West, daughter of Barry Allen and Iris West, in The Flash’s next episode....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 101 - Movie Piracy And What It Takes To Be A Director (GUEST: Dan Eckman, Director Of Mystery Team) By Slashfilmcast/May 30, 2010 3:49 pm EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

The 13 Funniest Movies Of 2018: Sex, Death, Racism, Drugs, And Superpowers By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 4, 2019 10:00 am EST Every awards season, there are a lot of comedies that get swept under the rug simply because they’re trying to make people laugh. Most comedies aren’t “good enough” to be considered for Oscars, and even the Golden Globes ignore many of the real comedies in favor of movies pretending to be comedies, like The Martian or Salmon Fishing in the Yemen....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 26, 2018 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, dive into the Easter eggs and comic references you might have missed in last weekend’s release of Aquaman....

The Original ‘Mary Poppins’ Is The Quintessential Disney Movie By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 19, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises.) Leave aside the actual designation: what defines “a Disney movie”? The Walt Disney Company has released plenty of films that don’t quite feel like something that may come from the House of Mouse, per se, so what is it that defines that subgenre of film?...

‘Family Reunion’ Creator Meg DeLoatch On Assembling An All-Black Writers’ Room And When We’ll See Jaleel White Show Up [Interview] By Fred Topel/July 10, 2019 2:00 pm EST Just after everyone’s had their 4th of July barbecues, Netflix is inviting viewers to its own Family Reunion. The streaming service’s new sitcom is about football star Moz Mckellan (Anthony Alab) and his wife Cocoa (Tia Mowry-Hardrict) who take their family to visit his parents (Loretta DeVine and Richard Roundtree) in Georgia....