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The /Filmcast Speaks To Armond White About Heckling Claims: “It’s A Smear Campaign” By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 8, 2014 2:00 pm EST 12 Years a Slave was my favorite film of the year, so I was pretty disappointed when I read in outlets such as The Guardian and Variety that former /Filmcast guest Armond White had heckled Steve McQueen during the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Sure, White was no fan of 12 Years a Slave, as demonstrated in our /Filmcast review of the film with him....

Why Kenneth Branagh Drastically Changed ‘Artemis Fowl’ On The Way To The Big Screen By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 27, 2018 6:00 am EST On the set of Artemis Fowl in London, Kenneth Branagh paces a cramped old English study, filled to the brim with funky baubles and trinkets. He’s in the midst of directing Disney’s long-awaited adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s fantasy novel, the first in a series of eight books that were devoured by thousands of young readers growing up in the early 2000s....

‘Army Of The Dead’ Characters Offer A Sneak Peek At Zack Snyder’s Netflix Zombie Movie By Chris Evangelista/April 18, 2019 4:30 pm EST Zack Snyder is returning to zombie movies with the Netflix film Army of the Dead, set to star Dave Bautista. The story focuses on a heist in Las Vegas in the midst of a zombie outbreak – sort of like Ocean’s 11, with the walking dead. New info on the Army of the Dead characters has crawled its way online, offering a little more insight into what Snyder has in store with his next film....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Easter Egg Could Hint At A New Superhero Coming To The MCU By Ethan Anderton/April 30, 2019 11:30 am EST With a three-hour runtime, there are plenty of little details to be spotted in Avengers: Endgame, and we’ll likely be scouring the film for all the Easter eggs when it hits home video sometime later this year. In the meantime, there are some stealthy comic references that might be used to set up future installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially since there aren’t any credits scenes to do it this time....

/Filmcast Ep. 270 - Sorcerer (GUEST: Vincenzo Natali, Director Of Hannibal) By Slashfilmcast/April 28, 2014 5:00 am EST David and Devindra discuss the nature of fan fiction, try to figure out why the new Justice League movie feels like vaporware, and praise the gorgeous digital transfer of William Friedkin’s Sorcerer. Director Vincenzo Natali joins us to discuss making Season 2, episodes 8 and 10, of Hannibal. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 441 - Thor: Ragnarok By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 8, 2017 3:30 pm EST Devindra and Jeff join up with Brad Oman (AKA Ethan Anderton) from Slashfilm to review Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok. They also chat about finishing Stranger Things 2, and the fallout from Disney’s blackout of LA Times’ reviewers. 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! Download or Play Now in your Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

‘Long Shot’ Trailer: Seth Rogen And Charlize Theron Make An Unlikely Pair By Ben Pearson/Feb. 15, 2019 7:46 am EST Director Jonathan Levine (50/50, Warm Bodies) is back with a new Seth Rogen/Charlize Theron comedy called Long Shot. If that title doesn’t sound familiar, you may recognize it from its earlier (and arguably more memorable) title: Flarsky. The title was changed to signify that it wasn’t primarily the story of Rogen’s character, Fred Flarsky, but more of a two-hander where Theron’s character is equally as important....

‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Handles Carrie Fisher’s Death In A “Beautiful Way,” Oscar Isaac Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 21, 2018 7:30 am EST It’s unclear how Star Wars: Episode 9 will handle Carrie Fisher’s tragic passing, but we do know that through the use of unused Star Wars: The Last Jedi footage, General Leia Organa will appear onscreen one last time. And star Oscar Isaac assures us that in the film, Leia’s arc and Fisher’s passing will be handled in “a really beautiful way....

‘Without Remorse’ Recruits ‘Sicario 2’ Filmmaker To Direct Michael B. Jordan As Tom Clancy’s John Clark By Jacob Hall/Dec. 5, 2018 3:15 pm EST But what about Clancy’s second most famous hero? A few months ago, we learned that the great Michael B. Jordan was going to star in film adaptations of the novels Without Remorse and Rainbow Six, playing the hardened soldier John Clark. Now, we know who is going to direct that first movie....

Apple TV+ Shows Won’t Be As G-Rated As Previously Reported By Chris Evangelista/July 3, 2019 1:30 pm EST Not so fast, Puritans! Early reports that the Apple streaming service Apple TV+ would only feature family-friendly fare might not be so accurate after all. An Apple VP has attempted to set the record straight by confirming that some original shows on the service will, indeed, be geared towards adults. Just how adult will things get?...

Daily Podcast: Is Chris McQuarrie Trying To Kill Tom Cruise? Can Dan Trachtenberg Make The First Great Video Game Movie? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the January 15, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Mission: Impossible, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Uncharted, The Social Network, Final Destination, Rotten Tomatoes, and John Lasseter....

Jack Bannon To Play Young, Sexy Alfred In Batman-Free Series No One Asked For By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 15, 2018 10:30 am EST Breaking news: the hot young Alfred show is still happening, and hot young Alfred has been found. Jack Bannon, who appeared in The Imitation Game and on Ripper Street, will play the future butler in Pennyworth, a new EPIX series. It seems that before Alfred started washing Batman’s socks and dusting the many bookcases in Wayne Manor, he was an ass-kicking soldier....

New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘The Nun’, ‘A Simple Favor’, ‘The Equalizer 2’, ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Next Generation’, ‘Maniac’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 12, 2018 10:00 am 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.) The year is winding down, the holidays are here, and you’re in need of stocking stuffers....

Superhero Bits: ‘Titans’ Batman Actor Revealed, Spider-Man PS4 Adds Toby Maguire’s Suit & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 20, 2018 6:00 pm EST How much has Aquaman already made worldwide? When might the second season of Titans begin shooting? Are you ready to swing around Spider-Man PS4 with the suit from Sam Raimi’s movies? Who is playing Batman in the season finale of Titans? Will you read the Spider-Man: Far From Home prelude comic coming in March?...

The Case For Tyrion Lannister And Lord Varys, The Dream Duo Westeros Needs Right Now By Andrew Todd/May 10, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Debate of Thrones, where a panel of Citadel-trained experts explain why someone deserves, or doesn’t deserve, to sit on the Iron Throne. In this edition: forget kings and queens – bring on the Imp and the Spider!)It’s time to do away with the very concept of the autocratic monarch, and embrace a co-leadership arrangement....

The Morning Watch: ‘Stranger Things’ Kids Wrap Presents, The Meaning Of Christmas Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 25, 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, the kids from Stranger Things turn Christmas upside down as they wrap presents for the holidays....

The Morning Watch: The Weight Fluctuation Of Christian Bale, ‘Captain Marvel’ Trailer Sweded & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 7, 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, watch as Vice star Christian Bale drastically loses and gains weight across 12 different roles....

‘All That’ Is Back: Watch The Return Of ‘Good Burger’ And Lori Beth Denberg’s Loud Librarian By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2019 3:30 pm EST A little while back, we heard that a revival of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show All That would be coming later this year, executive produced by veteran cast member and current Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson. Well, the All That revival finally debuts on Nickelodeon on June 15 at 8:30pm ET, and a couple sketches from the show’s return have arrived online....

‘Black Panther’ Featurette Welcomes You To Wakanda As Part Of The Film’s Oscar Campaign By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2018 5:00 pm EST Marvel and Disney want Black Pantherto land some Oscar nominations, and they’re not being shy about it. As we head into Oscar season, the studios have already begun the process of campaigning for the film, including hosting new screening for prospective voters. They’ve also just released a featurette called “Welcome to Wakanda”, where director Ryan Coogler and the cast discuss the film’s “utopian vision of what an uncolonized Africa might look like....

‘Dark Phoenix’ Director Simon Kinberg Attempts To Make Sense Of The Nonsensical ‘X-Men’ Timeline By Chris Evangelista/June 15, 2019 11:00 am EST Remember Dark Phoenix? It came out a week ago, but the latest X-Men movie already feels like a thing of a past, primarily because audiences didn’t flock to the film like previous entries in the franchise. Why did Dark Phoenix underperform? Perhaps fans were sick and tired of the franchise’s incredibly confusing continuity....