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See New ‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’ Images Before The Prequel Series Hits Netflix In August By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2019 10:30 am EST Fans of the cult favorite fantasy adventure The Dark Crystal have been waiting for a new look at the 10-episode prequel series that takes place before the events of the 1982 feature film from Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Thankfully, following a tease awhile back, we have the goods in the form of a batch of new images from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, as well as the official release date for the anticipated project....

The Case For A Stunts And Choreography Oscar By Andrew Todd/Feb. 20, 2019 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: it’s time for the Academy to create a Stunts and Choreography award.)It’s Oscar season, which means all the annual traditions and reheated previously-hot takes are in full effect. The Academy as an institution has many faults, and it’s worth criticising them even as it attempts to improve (with mixed success)....

The Morning Watch: Pixar Short Films Vol. 3 Easter Eggs, ‘The Greatest Showman’ Reimagined & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 15, 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, a new video from Pixar Animation dives into Easter eggs and fun facts about their third volume collection of short films....

The Russo Brothers Explain Why They Lied About The ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Title By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2019 9:00 am EST The cliffhanger ending of Avengers: Infinity War resulted in a lot of fan speculation about the next installment, the plot, the characters and yes, even the title. And one of the best guesses coming out of that film was “Endgame,” taken from a line of important dialogue spoken by Doctor Strange in the movie....

Today In Pop Culture Conspiracy Theories: Is Netflix Manufacturing ‘Bird Box’ Memes? By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 28, 2018 12:30 pm EST We come to you now with a very important story. Perhaps the most important story you will ever read. Since Bird Box dropped on Netflix December 21, the internet has been inundated with Bird Box memes. Lots of them. So many, in fact, that it’s starting to get suspicious. Now, a new conspiracy theory has surfaced suggesting Netflix is creating the memes themselves, in an effort to drum up more awareness for the Sandra Bullock film....

The Unicorn Let’s kick things off with The Shield veteran Walton Goggins, who has scored the lead role on The Unicorn. Variety has the news: Goggins will play a recent widower and devoted father to two adolescent girls. The character is described as a big-hearted open-book of a guy, but without his wife, he’s finding himself at sea. When his friends persuade him to start dating again, he discovers to his shock that he’s kind of a hot commodity, if only he knew what the hell he was doing....

Water Cooler: Ghostbusters Fan Fest, Toy Story 4, Big Little Lies, Demon Wind, Ran & More By Ben Pearson/June 11, 2019 2:15 pm EST On the June 11, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to in the Water Cooler. Opening banter: Peter’s away, but the show must go on....

‘Aladdin’ Footage Features Will Smith Rapping As The Genie [CinemaCon 2019] By /Film Staff/April 3, 2019 4:24 pm EST Disney’s live-action Aladdin took us to a whole new world of footage at CinemaCon. Reaction to early trailers has been mixed, with some not quite knowing what to make of Will Smith’s take on the Genie. Did the new footage we witnessed change that? Were we wowed? Keep reading to get our full Aladdin footage reaction straight out of CinemaCon 2019....

‘Annabelle 3’ Lands ‘Jumanji’ Co-Star Madison Iseman As An Unlucky Babysitter By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2018 1:30 pm EST Even though The Nun didn’t receive the greatest reviews last month, the box office performance showed that The Conjuring universe is still a big draw for audiences. Now, the earliest spin-off from the horror franchise is gearing up to start production on another sequel soon. The third, untitled installment of the Annabelle franchise was first announced over the summer with franchise writer Gary Dauberman slated to make his directorial debut on the sequel....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Has Already Passed $2 Billion At The Global Box Office By Ethan Anderton/May 5, 2019 12:00 pm EST It’s been 12 days since the global release of Avengers: Endgame, and the movie has already past the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office. After winning a second weekend at the domestic box office and raking in truckloads more money around the world, it’s now the fastest movie to reach $2 billion, and that was already an exclusive club to be in with only four other movies reaching the global box office milestone....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’, ‘Ready Player One’ & More Make The Oscars VFX Shortlist By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 5, 2018 8:30 am EST We’re in the heart of awards season now, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is in the process of whittling down some of their categories to a shortlist of potential Oscar nominees that Academy members will vote on early next year. The latest category to get the shortlist treatment involves visual effects, and the race includes some key blockbuster contenders like Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Ready Player One....

‘Broad City’ Final Season Trailer: Abbi And Ilana Are Going Out With A Bang By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 23, 2019 11:30 am EST We’ve spent four seasons with the wildly inappropriate antics of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer as two best friends just trying to get by in the bustling metropolis of New York City. But now Comedy Central’s hit series Broad City is coming to an end with season five, and the final trailer for the epic conclusion has arrived, promising even more mishaps, mayhem and vulgarity....

‘Critters Attack!’ Trailer: Yes, They Made Another ‘Critters’ Movie By Chris Evangelista/May 5, 2019 9:00 am EST Are we in the midst of a Critterssance? Horror streaming service Shudder recently debuted a comedic TV series (Critters: A New Binge) based on the cheesy ’80s B-movies. And now, there’s a new Critters sequel. It’s called Critters Attack!, and it brings back original Critters actress Dee Wallace, perhaps most famous for her role in another, better alien film – E....

By Ben Pearson/June 27, 2019 1:00 pm EST After scrambling amid some of the planet’s biggest monsters in the most recent Godzilla film, Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown will soon play a character who finds herself in the shadow of a different pop culture titan: Sherlock Holmes. She’ll play the title character in Legendary’s new film Enola Holmes, which follows the adventures of the iconic detective’s much younger sister. Henry Cavill (Justice League) is set to play Holmes....

/Filmcast Ep. 42 - The Last House On The Left (GUEST: Brad Brevet From Rope Of Silicon) By Slashfilmcast/March 18, 2009 8:11 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley praise the work of Ron Silver, get excited about Sam Raimi’s return, debate the caliber of American action films in recent years, and wonder exactly why the executives in charge of the SciFi Channel hate their loyal fans....

/Filmcast Ep. 95 - Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (GUEST: C. Robert Cargill From Ain’t It Cool News) By Slashfilmcast/April 14, 2010 7:38 pm EST In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley assess whether or not Joss Whedon would make a good Avengers director, try to figure out what Summit Entertainment is trying to do with the final Twilight films, and discuss why the Green Lantern’s CG-only suit…actually makes a lot of sense....

‘Halloween’ Sequel Might Already Be In The Works By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2018 4:30 pm EST Halloween isn’t out yet, but a sequel might already be in the works. Word is things might be moving fast on the Halloween sequel, and the creative team of David Gordon Green and Danny McBride might not be involved. Is this a good thing, or are the powers-that-be rushing too quickly into a follow-up film?...

‘Kraven The Hunter’ Movie Will Include Spider-Man, Maybe By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 10, 2018 7:00 am EST Sony may intend to launch their Spider-Man cinematic universe without the help of Spider-Man, but that won’t stop the screenwriter of the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie from dreaming big. Screenwriter Richard Wenk claims that the solo film of frequent Spider-Man villain Kraven the Hunter will feature an appearance from the friendly neighborhood superhero himself....

‘Men In Black International’ Trailer: New Aliens, High-Flying Action, And Flat Jokes By Ethan Anderton/June 6, 2019 8:30 am EST Men in Black International is coming to theaters next week. The scum of the universe is still giving Earth a hard time, and this time it’s up to seasoned Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) and newcomer Agent M (Tessa Thompson) to handle the problem. This is something MiB has never faced before, because there’s a mole in the agency....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Gets A Great Poster While ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Gets An Awful One By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2019 11:30 am EST Sony has released two new movie posters within hours of each other and they could not be more different. The first, a poster for Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, finally gives the film its first great one-sheet, while the second, for Spider-Man: Far From Home…does not....