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‘Fosse/Verdon’ Trailer: Sam Rockwell And Michelle Williams Aren’t Giving It All Away In New FX Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 28, 2019 1:00 pm EST FX has released the official Fosse/Verdon trailer, but don’t worry, they’re not giving it all away. Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams star in the FX miniseries about director and choreographer Bob Fosse and dancer Gwen Verdon, whose tumultuous partnership nevertheless helped produce hits like Cabaret, Chicago, and All That Jazz....

‘Good Omens’ Teaser Introduces Us To The Pint-Sized Antichrist By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2019 5:00 pm EST Good Omens Teaser Who wouldn’t want David Tennant singing a lullaby to them? Even if he’s singing about “pain, doom, and darkness, blood, and rain.” But no, only the Antichrist gets that luxury, even if it’s only a boy that Crowley (Tennant) believes to be the Antichrist. Though the past few teasers have given us a delightful portrait of the wary friendship between the straightlaced angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and a rebellious demon Crowley, the latest teaser actually dives into the plot of the story, which follows the misplacement of the young Antichrist who will unwittingly bring about the destruction of the Earth....

‘Kingdom’ Trailer: Bae Doona Flees Zombies In Medieval Korea By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 21, 2018 2:00 pm EST We finally get a glimpse of more Bae Doona in the latest Kingdom trailer for the Netflix original K-drama. The horror series combines two of the things that Korean cinema and TV excel at lately: zombies and medieval period dramas. In other words, this series looks awesome. Kingdom Trailer Directed by Kim Seong-hun (A Hard Day) and written by Signal scribe Kim Eun-hee, Kingdom is set immediately after the death of a king in Korea’s Joseon period, which lasted between 1400 to 1900....

‘Searching’ Easter Egg Predicts The End Of The Movie During The Movie By Ben Pearson/Oct. 15, 2018 4:30 pm EST Searching, this year’s innovative and electrifying thriller that takes place entirely on computer screens, is coming to home video next month. It’s full of twists and hinges on a big mystery, and one of the bonus features reveals that the film’s ending is spelled out in exact detail for all to see in John Cho’s character’s e-mail inbox – assuming, of course, that you’re quick enough to read it....

‘The Lion King’ Introduces The CGI Kingdom In New Poster By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 25, 2019 7:00 am EST Nostalgia is king with the latest marketing releases for Jon Favreau’s CGI-animated remake of The Lion King. Disney had everyone experiencing deja vu during the Oscars ceremony last night when it debuted a new The Lion King poster and TV spot for the upcoming “live-action styled” film, both of which leaned heavily into the iconography of the 1994 animated classic....

How Toy Story 4 Was Born /Film’s Jacob Hall spoke with Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley and producers Mark Neilsen and Jonas Rivera at a recent press event. That full interview will be published later this week, but in the meantime, let’s look at how Toy Story 4 came together and whether or not we’ll see another follow-up: Cooley: We started talking about, ‘Well, what would be next, after 3’s amazing ending?...

DC Universe Is Doubling Its Comic Book Catalogue With ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Batman Incorporated,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 30, 2019 4:30 pm EST DC Universe is set to double its comic book library by the end of March, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Currently, the platform offers subscribers access to thousands of comic book series in their complete series runs or story arcs. But this expansion is set to add to the catalogue stories that stretch all the way back to the ’80s as well as modern runs....

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Remake Frees Its First Poster By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 10, 2018 12:43 pm EST Your wish has been granted. Disney has released the first official poster for the live-action Aladdin remake directed by Guy Ritchie and set to star Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, and Will Smith. The minimalist Aladdin remake poster teases the fan-favorite character of the Genie played by Smith, and confirms the film’s release date of May 2019....

Exclusive: Mondo’s SDCC Exclusive Prints For ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’, Marvel’s Golden Age & More By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2019 8:00 am EST San Diego Comic-Con is nearly upon us, and Mondo is bringing another impressive collection of prints to the convention that will pay tribute to some of your favorite movies. We’re pleased to debut some of the Marvel prints that will be debuting at the convention. They include a couple pieces for Ant-Man and the Wasp, one honoring the Golden Age of Marvel Comics, and a sketch-style print of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s mostly deadly villain....

Ike Barinholtz On Making His Directorial Debut With ‘The Oath’ [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Nov. 2, 2018 3:00 pm EST Chicago native Ike Barinholtz has made a career out of scene stealing, from his earliest days as an improv performer with Improv Olympic and Second City (among others) and a cast member on MadTV in the early 2000s to bigger television roles in Eastbound & Down to The Mindy Project. In more recent years, Barinholtz landed sizable supporting roles in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Suicide Squad, Snatched, the Netflix film Bright, and a very funny turn in Blockers earlier this year....

Photo: George Lucas Visits The Set Of ‘The Mandalorian’ On Jon Favreau’s Birthday By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2018 3:00 pm EST George Lucas decided to stop by The Mandalorian set and bring the show’s producer and writer, Jon Favreau, some semi-expensive wine for his birthday, because he’s a mensch. The result: a new Mandalorian set photo, which reveals a cantina where one can relax and drink George Lucas-approved wine. See the image below....

By Ben Pearson/Jan. 23, 2019 12:30 pm EST Kotaku recently reported that EA cancelled an open-world Star Wars game which would have allowed gamers to play “as a scoundrel or bounty hunter who could explore various open-world planets and work with different factions across the Star Wars universe.” EA responded to the report, essentially confirming the story and saying that they were continuing to work on other Star Wars-related projects. There’s good news, though: we might get a different new Star Wars game in late 2020....

Superhero Bits: ‘Captain Marvel’ Runtime Possibly Revealed, ‘Batman: Hush’ Voice Cast & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 3, 2019 6:00 pm EST Who is lending their voices to the animated Batman: Hush movie? How long is Captain Marvel according to AMC Theatres? Could Avengers: Endgame introduce an obscure Marvel character? When does Once Upon a Deadpool hit Blu-ray and Digital? Want to get some Shazam shoes like director David F. Sandberg? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 48 - The Die Hard Quadrilogy And Movie Conventions That Bother Us (GUESTS: Tyler And David From Battleship Pretension) By Slashfilmcast/May 1, 2009 5:39 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 /Filmcast: After Dark Ep. 20 By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 10, 2008 8:51 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. In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the crappiness of Entourage’s shrooms episode, films that use the passage of time, and the virtues of stunt acting....

The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen About Coups D’état By Rob Hunter/July 8, 2019 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week’s column offers up a primer on the varied complications that arise when you attempt to overthrow the government.) The United States just celebrated this year’s Fourth of July holiday, and for many it’s a day off from work and for others it’s an excuse to placate their inner pyromaniac, but the historical backdrop involves one of the world’s most important coup d’état… of sorts....

Why Nick Fury Didn’t Page Captain Marvel Before ‘Infinity War’, According To Kevin Feige By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2019 10:12 am EST In Captain Marvel, we learn how Samuel L. Jackson’s character Nick Fury first meets up with Carol Danvers in the mid-1990s. After seeing the film, the big question in a lot of fans minds is: why didn’t Nick Fury page Captain Marvel when a big wormhole opened over New York City and a massive alien assault happened on Earth in The Avengers?...

‘Between Worlds’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage Battles The Supernatural By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2018 3:00 pm EST Fresh off his acclaimed work in Mandy, Nicolas Cage appears to be back on his bullshit with Between Worlds. Of course, Cage is bound to turn in a memorable performance – he always does. In the thriller, Cage plays a man trying to contact his dead wife and daughter with the help of a medium....

‘Captain Marvel’ TV Spot: Don’t Trust Those Skrulls By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 19, 2019 6:30 am EST The latest Captain Marvel TV spot warns viewers to trust no one. Especially not the shape-shifting Skrulls, the villains of the upcoming Marvel Studios film that get the spotlight in this new TV spot released by Marvel Studios. Captain Marvel TV Spot Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers is not a person who trusts easily, which can be tied to her training as a “noble warrior hero” of the Kree Starforce....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Footage Offers An Early Look At The Sequel To ‘The Shining’ [CinemaCon 2019] By /Film Staff/April 2, 2019 5:22 pm EST Doctor Sleep is an odd book, but it could be an even odder movie. Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining catches up with a grown-up Danny Torrance decades later as he finds himself embroiled in a battle with psychic vampires. It’s not what you’d expect and it leans heavily on the original Shining novel, which is very different from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film adaptation....