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‘Dark Phoenix’ TV Spot: It’s A Bad Idea To Threaten Jean Grey By Ben Pearson/April 9, 2019 7:30 am EST The newest X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix, is going to shake things up by killing off at least one major character – could one of the film’s casualties be Michael Fassbender’s Magneto? A new Dark Phoenix TV spot shows Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey, infused with the Phoenix Force, not taking kindly to a threat, and it appears that it could be curtains for Magneto before the final credits roll....

‘Depraved’ Trailer: Larry Fessenden Resurrects ‘Frankenstein’ By Chris Evangelista/March 15, 2019 9:30 am EST Indie horror guru Larry Fessenden hasn’t directed a feature film since 2013, but he’s returning with Depraved. The film is a reimagining of Frankenstein, told through Fessenden’s own unique lens. Starring David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, Ana Kayne, Maria Dizzia, Chloë Levine, Owen Campbell and Addison Timlin, Depraved will have its world premiere this month at What the Fest!...

‘Detective Pikachu’ TV Spot: Pikachu Has A Caffeine Addiction And No Memory By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 15, 2019 5:00 pm EST Detective Pikachu is sarcastic, self-loathing, addicted to caffeine, and seems to have lost his memory. In other words, he’s just like us! The latest Detective Pikachu TV spot gives us a better idea of the troubles plaguing Pikachu (he must solve the mystery of Tim Goodman’s missing father…but not before he solves himself) and shows off some first looks at other familiar Pokemon rendered in horrifyingly realistic CGI....

‘Doctor Who’ Featurettes Show How The New Year’s Special And The New Dalek Were Made By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 2, 2019 12:30 pm EST The annual Doctor Who holiday specials are always a blockbuster-level event, with the BBC pouring all its money and resources into making this one-off episode as action-packed — but still family-friendly — as possible. This year’s New Year’s Day special was no exception, even as the special episode moved from its usual Christmas slot to the first of January....

‘Eve’ First Look Covers Jessica Chastain In Blood By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2018 4:30 pm EST An Eve first look just arrived, giving us a glimpse of a very bloody Jessica Chastain. The film finds Chastain playing an assassin fighting to stay alive after a job goes wrong. Chastain stars along with Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, Joan Chen and Geena Davis. See the Eve first look below. This Eve first look isn’t the most revealing image, but it does confirm that Jessica Chastain won’t be getting out of the film unscathed....

‘Fast And Furious’ Female Spin-Off Hits The Road With Three Writers By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 24, 2019 8:00 am EST The Fast and Furious female spin-off appears to be on the fast track, as Vin Diesel has just announced the writing team that will bring the film to life. Nicole Perlman, Lindsey Beer, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet will pen the script, which will likely focus on Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty and presumably other female characters from the mega-franchise....

/Filmcast Ep. 222 - Stoker (GUEST: Stu VanAirsdale) By Slashfilmcast/March 17, 2013 8:27 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Russ Fischer chat about the important Side by Side, debate the Veronica Mars kickstarter project, and take a look at the polarizing new film by Park Chan-Wook, Stoker. Special guest Stu VanAirsdale joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Stu’s take on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter, Alan Sepinwall’s interview with Rob Thomas as well as Mat Honan’s take on why Kickstarter is not the future....

‘Ghostbusters’ Meets ‘Transformers’ In A New Crossover Comic Miniseries By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 21, 2019 11:00 am EST In the world of Ghostbusters comics, everyone’s favorite team has already enjoyed a series of crossovers. Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore not only met the animated versions of themselves, but they also met Abby Yates, Erin Gilbert, Jillian Holtzmann, and Patty Tolan from 2016’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. More recently, the team was also introduced to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and now they’re about to meet another huge franchise....

‘NOS4A2’ Teaser: Someone Bad Is Coming In This AMC Horror Series By Chris Evangelista/March 5, 2019 11:30 am EST Want to go to Christmasland? Sounds fun, doesn’t it!? Well…it’s not. Christmasland is actually an alternate dimension full of vampire children – a place frequented by immortal child murderer Charlie Manx. And yeah, sure, it’s always Christmas there, but don’t forget the stuff about the vampire kids and the murderer I just mentioned....

‘Stan And Ollie’ Director Jon S. Baird On Bringing The Legendary Comedy Duo Back To Life [Interview] By Danielle Solzman/Dec. 26, 2018 12:00 pm EST To say that Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly have an uncanny resemblance of Laurel and Hardy in Stan & Ollie would not be an understatement. In full make-up and costume, their resemblance is shocking. If there’s a hope for Stan & Ollie, it would be that younger viewers learn about this legendary comedy duo and seek out their work....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Gets A July 2019 Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 2, 2019 8:30 am EST Netflix kicked off 2019 in style with the announcement of the long-awaited Stranger Things season 3 release date. Fans had been waiting with bated breath for the return of the beloved sci-fi/horror series, but season 3 was pushed back more than a year after the second season aired in fall 2017. Now Stranger Things fans can finally look forward to the show’s return, but in a new patriotic setting: summer 1985....

‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Expands The Building Brick Universe In A New Way, Phil Lord & Chris Miller Explain How By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2019 5:00 pm EST The ending of The LEGO Movie promised a clash of playtimes with some aliens from the planet Duplo arriving in Bricksburg and promising to destroy Emmet, Wyldstyle, LEGO Batman and the whole minifigure crew. As The LEGO Movie 2 trailers have teased, the invasion has brought about an apocalypse of sorts, and amidst all the chaos, a new villain named General Mayhem has kidnapped all of Emmet’s friends, and it’s up to the chipper Master Builder to get them back....

‘Weird City’ Trailer: Jordan Peele’s YouTube Sci-Fi Show Brings The Funny To A Futuristic Dystopia By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 10, 2019 2:30 pm EST Jordan Peele may be horror’s new favorite son, but the ever-busy writer/producer/director is finding ways to acknowledge his comedy roots. Jordan Peele and former Key & Peele writer Charlie Sanders teamed up to create the YouTube Premium series Weird City, a sci-fi anthology that brings the funny to futuristic dystopias....

‘Will Smith’s Bucket List’ Trailer: The Movie Star Does All The Things You Wish You Could By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2019 2:00 pm EST As if Will Smith wasn’t already living the kind of life that you only dreamed of, now he’s going to rub your face in it with a new documentary series coming to Facebook Watch. Will Smith’s Bucket List fins the international superstar traversing the globe to overcome obstacles, face fears and partake in activities that he surprisingly hasn’t done in all the years he’s been a major celebrity....

‘Wine Country’ Trailer: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, And More Reunite For Netflix Comedy By Ben Pearson/April 11, 2019 1:30 pm EST Former Saturday Night Live co-stars Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Tina Fey shared the stage at the Academy Awards earlier this year, but you’ll soon be able to see them together again in a brand new Netflix comedy. It’s called Wine Country, and features that hilarious trio of women teaming up with fellow SNL alums Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, and Emily Spivey in a story about a group of women traveling to California’s Napa Valley to celebrate one of their characters’ birthday....

Could Blumhouse Reboot Every Horror Franchise? Jason Blum Still Interested In A ‘Scream’ Reboot And More By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 19, 2019 4:00 pm EST Blumhouse had smashing success with their sequel/reboot to Halloween, and while they still don’t have the rights to a sequel yet, they’re certainly mulling the idea. But what about other horror franchises? Could Jason Blum and company reboot more fright flicks? That’s the dream (or should I say nightmare?...

Daily Podcast: The Top 10 Movies Of 2018, According To The /Film Writing Staff By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 3, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the January 3, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the /Film writing staff, including senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to count down their top 10 movies of 2018.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)....

Luca Guadagnino To Adapt Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood On The Tracks’ Album Into A Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 16, 2018 5:00 pm EST According to a New Yorker profile about Guadagnino ahead of the release of Suspiria, Guadagino and The Fisher King writer Richard LaGravenese are currently developing a feature film based on Blood on the Tracks. The publication writes: LaGravenese has already churned out a 188-page screenplay that follows characters through a “multiyear story, set in the seventies....

Netflix Price Increase Could Result In 27% Of Subscribers Cancelling By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 24, 2019 11:30 am EST Streaming Observer and Mindnet reached out to 607 random Netflix subscribers, and came back with a surprising number: 27%. That’s how many of those surveyed said they might consider cancelling Netflix. Some even said they’d prefer something cheaper with commercials. Here are some more findings: Obviously, this isn’t the end of the world....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Gives You An Interactive Companion & More At The Droid Depot By Ethan Anderton/April 15, 2019 6:00 am EST Over the weekend Star Wars Celebration gave us a look at the exclusive merchandise that will be on sale at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at shops like First Order Cargo and Resistance Supply. Plus, we got a glimpse at the stuff you’ll be able to get at Toydarian Toymaker, the Creature Stall and Black Spire Outpost....