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‘Beautiful Boy’ Director Felix Van Groeningen On Casting Timothée Chalamet Before He Was A Big Deal And More [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Oct. 25, 2018 2:00 pm EST Certainly a work that will be discussed come awards season is Beautiful Boy, the latest from Belgian-born director Felix Van Groeningen, whose 2014 movie The Broken Circle Breakdown was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Beautiful Boy was adapted (by the filmmaker and co-writer Luke Davies) from the best-selling memoir of the same name by acclaimed writer David Sheff, as well as the companion book “Tweak,” by his son Nic Sheff, whose journey through drug addiction, recovery, relapse and survival serve as the basis for both works, each told from a unique perspective over many years....

‘Fighting With My Family’ Trailer: Wrestling Has Never Been More Heartfelt And Hilarious By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2019 8:30 am EST Fighting with My Family is a true underdog story about the amateur female wrestler from the United Kingdom who would go on to become the championship Diva known as Paige. Florence Pugh takes the lead role in the film from writer/director Stephen Merchant (the co-creator of The Office), and one more Fighting with My Family trailer highlights the heartfelt and inspiring wrestling comedy before the film hits theaters this weekend....

‘Gemini Man’ Screenings Will Feature Extra-High Frame Rate 3D Versions Of The Movie By Chris Evangelista/March 12, 2019 5:30 pm EST Ang Lee’s Gemini Man is due out this year, but we’ve still yet to see a single frame of it. The acclaimed filmmaker has been working hard on the effects-driven film, which involves Will Smith facing off against a younger clone of himself (also played by Smith, via digital de-aging effects)....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ TV Spot Teases 17 Monsters On The Loose By Chris Evangelista/April 2, 2019 1:30 pm EST To quote a famous poet, “He picks up a bus and he throws it back down, as he wades through the buildings toward the center of town. Oh, no, they say he’s got to go, Go, go, Godzilla.” Godzilla and all his monster buddies/enemies are on the rampage in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which continues to look like the bee’s knees....

‘The Suicide Squad’ Cast Adds Storm Reid As Idris Elba’s Daughter By Chris Evangelista/July 10, 2019 3:00 pm EST We still don’t know who Idris Elba is playing in James Gunn’s Suicide Squad sequel The Suicide Squad. But here’s something we do know: his character has a daughter. A Wrinkle in Time actress Storm Reid has just joined The Suicide Squad cast as Elba’s daughter. This certainly seems like a holdover from the original plan to have Elba play Deadshot, since Deadshot had a daughter in the first film....

‘TRON Legacy’ Producer Isn’t Giving Up On Making ‘TRON 3’ Happen By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2019 2:54 pm EST TRON Legacy hit theaters in 2010, and the fact that the movie exists at all is kind of a miracle. It came 28 years after the original TRON, and it was a project that had been kicked around Disney for a long time. Somehow, the demand of fans led to TRON Legacy actually being made, and it took us back to the world of The Grid, albeit in a much more sleek and technologically sophisticated fashion than the early computer animation of the 1980s original allowed....

‘Where’d You Go Bernadette’ Trailer: Cate Blanchett Vanishes In This Richard Linklater Mystery By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 18, 2018 7:30 am EST Since Richard Linklater and Cate Blanchett signed up for the adaptation of Maria Semple’s beloved comedy novel Where’d You Go Bernadette in 2015, the big question surrounding the project was…where did it go? Now, finally, the first Where’d You Go Bernadette trailer has arrived, giving us a sneak peek at the comedy-mystery about an agoraphobic architect (Blanchett) who one day vanishes from her perfect family life....

‘Zombieland 2’ Cast Recruits Zoey Deutch To Join The Zom-Com Action By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 27, 2018 2:30 pm EST Variety has the news about Zoey Deutch joining the Zombieland 2 cast, and that’s about the extent of the news. No character details are available yet – we just know she’ll be starring alongside original cast Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. Deutch’s credits include Everybody Wants Some!!, Before I Fall, Flower, The Disaster Artist, Rebel in the Rye, Set It Up, and of course, the modern masterpiece Dirty Grandpa....

Annapurna Lost Money On All But One Of Their 2018 Films, And This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things By Chris Evangelista/March 13, 2019 12:30 pm EST Year after year, I hear cinephiles issue the same complaint: “Why aren’t there more original movies?” Why, film fans wonder, is the box office landscape littered with sequels, reboots and superhero movies? The answer is simple: when original movies do hit theaters, no one sees them....

Cool Stuff: Cuyler Smith’s ‘Trading Cards 4’ Art Show Collects ‘Wayne’s World,’ ‘The Office’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2019 6:00 am EST Gallery 1988 unleashed a new show this past weekend, and for all you collectible fans out there, artist Cuyler Smith is back with another installment of his Trading Cards artwork. This is the fourth solo show that has taken various athletes and sports from film and television and given fictional characters their own trading cards, just as if they were available in the store to buy....

By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 16, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the January 16, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Ghostbusters 3, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pinocchio, Sofia Coppola, and Star Wars: Episode 9.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Exclusive: Get Your First Look At The ‘Booksmart’ Vinyl Soundtrack And Hear A Track From The Score By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2019 1:30 pm EST Booksmart is opening wide this weekend, and by all accounts, it’s a must-see. Early buzz for Olivia Wilde’s feature directorial debut has been overwhelmingly positive ever since SXSW, and now more audiences will have a chance to catch it. In anticipation of the impending release, we’re debuting an exclusive look at the Booksmart vinyl soundtrack, as well as a track from the score....

Here’s How Weta Created The ‘I Am Mother’ Robot By Chris Evangelista/June 12, 2019 1:30 pm EST I Am Mother is now streaming on Netflix, and whatever you might think of the sci-fi film, you have to admit: the robot at the center of the story looks pretty darn cool. That robot is the creation of Weta Workshop, the special effects and prop company founded by Peter Jackson and made famous by the Lord of the Rings franchise, and Fin Design + Effects....

Netflix May Have Turned Down ‘Holmes And Watson’ For Being Too Elementary By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 27, 2018 11:30 am EST No one likes Holmes and Watson, not even Netflix. The Sherlock Holmes comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly is one of the worst-reviewed films of the year, and rumor has it, Sony saw this coming. After disastrous test-screenings, and several release date changes, the studio allegedly tried to sell the film off to Netflix....

Video: The Ten Most Ridiculous Things To Buy In ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2019 10:00 am EST Disney has loaded Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with a ton of prop replicas that only hardcore Star Wars fans might recognize and buy. We take a look at the ten most ridiculous and obscure items sold at Galaxy’s Edge. Hit the jump to watch a video showcasing the ten most ridiculous Galaxy’s Edge merchandise purchases available in Disneyland’s Star Wars Land....

‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Honest Trailer: So Dark It Had To Be Drawn On Black Paper By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 5, 2018 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Batman: The Animated Series Honest Trailer takes a look at the cartoon that presents kids with complicated themes, but also gives them scenes with Batman kicking werewolves and Penguin getting captured by a couple of kids....

‘Child’s Play’ Behind-The-Scenes Video Shows How They Brought The New Chucky To Life By Chris Evangelista/May 16, 2019 4:00 pm EST I’m trying to remain cautiously optimistic about the new Child’s Play. As a fan of the original franchise, I was initially against this remake. But the casting, and the footage from the two trailers, have turned me around a bit. I’m still not 100% sold, but I’m hoping to be surprised....

/Filmcast Ep. 229 - Fast And Furious 6 (GUEST: Jen Yamato From Deadline) By Slashfilmcast/May 27, 2013 10:37 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Jen from Deadline discuss some bold new horror anthologies, reflect on how Arrested Development has changed in its fourth season, and praise the brilliantly constructed Stories We Tell. Be sure to check out Matt Singer’s thoughts on why this series is so complex, Wesley Morris’s explanation on why this is a post-racial film, and also see Jen Yamato’s previous Fast and Furious reviews....

/Filmcast Ep. 84 - The Lovely Bones (GUEST: Katey Rich From Cinemablend) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 19, 2010 10:02 pm EST In this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley offer up a few reflections on the Golden Globes, try to hold out hope for Marc Webb’s upcoming version of Spiderman, and praise The Book of Eli as a decent, post-apocalyptic, B-movie fun. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from Cinemablend....

‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Cast Adds Rebecca Hall To The MonsterVerse By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2018 2:00 pm EST Get ready for Godzilla vs. King Kong vs. Rebecca Hall. The Professor Marston and the Wonder Women actress is the latest name to join the Godzilla vs. Kong cast, alongside Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgard and more. The film from director Adam Wingard will follow the upcoming sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters....