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‘Aquaman’ Is Now The Highest-Grossing DC Superhero Movie Ever By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 28, 2019 11:00 am EST Aquaman is proving to be an unstoppable tidal wave at the box office, nabbing The Dark Knight Rises’ crown for the highest-grossing DC movie ever. This weekend, the Aquaman box office pushed past $1.085 billion worldwide, surfing past the unadjusted global totals ($1.084 billion in 2012) of Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie.Aquaman is the true box office king of the DC Comics films....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Breaks Pre-Sale Ticket Records (And Websites) Within First 6 Hours By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 3, 2019 8:30 am EST The number of Endgame tickets bought in the first six hours shattered Fandango’s pre-sale records, while it only took an hour for the highly anticipated Marvel Studios movie to take the crown at Atom Tickets. The Avengers may have fought a losing battle to Thanos, but they came out on top in ticket pre-sales for Avengers: Endgame....

‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Trailer: The ‘Black Mirror’ Movie Hits Netflix Tomorrow By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 27, 2018 6:39 am EST The trailer for the feature-length Black Mirror special is here, released by Netflix just one day before it’s set to debut on the streaming platform. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is the highly anticipated Black Mirror movie that fans have been slowly unveiling more and more clues about — and its trailer is just as confounding....

‘Black Panther 2’: Ryan Coogler To Write And Direct Marvel Sequel By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 11, 2018 2:11 pm EST Everyone had hoped and assumed this was happening, and now it’s official. Ryan Coogler will return to write and direct Black Panther 2. Coogler’s first Black Panther was a huge hit, but the filmmaker’s deal to helm the sequel had been kept under-wraps until now. Production on the sequel will likely start in late 2019 or early 2020....

‘Child’s Play’ Trailer: Mark Hamill’s Chucky Is Your Friend ‘Til The End By Chris Evangelista/April 18, 2019 6:01 am EST What if…the Child’s Play remake ends up being good? Fans of the franchise (like me!) were initially grumpy about this entire endeavor, but slowly and surely, the new film has worn has down. The cast is mighty impressive, and having Mark Hamill as the new voice of Chucky is a masterstroke....

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Review: A Miserable Sequel Missing That Old Magic By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 15, 2018 7:00 am EST If Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is any indication, this new franchise is a test of the mettle of fans of the overall “Wizarding World” of Harry Potter. How much do you care about the tiniest details that were tossed off in J.K. Rowling’s original series of seven books about a boy wizard with a peculiar scar on his forehead?...

Shownotes Introduction (01:00) Brick and The Brother’s Bloom director Rian Johnson joins us (02:38) Corrections What We’ve Been Watching Rian Johnson (05:04): The Tree of Life David Chen (13:10): Pirates of Caribbean Sequels, Sherlock Holmes (BBC for its Masterpiece anthology series) Devindra (22:45): Parks and Rec S2 News Discussion (27:15) Darren Aronofsky may be directing Noah film (34:04) Salt sequel might still happen (37:24) Warren Beatty says he’ll make a Dick Tracy sequel...

/Filmcast Ep. 445 - The Shape Of Water (GUEST: Kristy Puchko From Riot Material) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 13, 2017 1:30 pm EST Devindra and Jeff team up with Kristy Puchko to figure out The Shape of Water. Also, they discuss Netflix’s Voyeur and Godless, and Jeff discovers the wonders of Toast of London. 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!...

‘Fosse/Verdon’ Teaser: Sam Rockwell And Michelle Williams Are All That Jazz In FX Biopic Miniseries By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 7, 2019 7:30 am EST Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams are going to give you the ole razzle dazzle in Fosse/Verdon, FX’s upcoming biographical miniseries about the legendary Broadway choreographer and filmmaker Bob Fosse and his creative and romantic partner Gwen Verdon, who did everything he did but backwards and in heels....

‘Inside Man 2’ Casts Aml Ameen Cast In The Lead, Sounds More Like A Remake Than A Sequel By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 2, 2018 12:30 pm EST Spike Lee’s Inside Man is a nifty, stylish thriller with a whopper of a twist ending. It also isn’t exactly the type of film that cries out for a sequel. But we’re getting Inside Man 2 anyway, and the film has now found its lead....

‘Scooby-Doo And Guess Who?’ Trailer: The Mystery Inc., Gang Meet Everyone From Wonder Woman To Xena to…Ricky Gervais? By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 23, 2019 11:00 am EST Scooby-Doo is a beloved, long-running franchise that is no stranger to crossovers. The Mystery Inc., gang has already met everyone from Batman, to Johnny Bravo, to cartoon versions of Supernatural’s Winchester brothers. So why not an entire Scooby-Doo series centered on crossovers? Scooby-Doo and Guess Who teams up the Mystery Inc....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Swings To The Top Of The Box Office With $35 Million Debut By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2018 10:30 am EST Sony’s animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse debuted in theaters this past weekend, and while it didn’t light the box office on fire, that didn’t stop it from setting the record for the largest three-day animated opening weekend of all time for the month of December with $35....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Trailer: Hot Spock Joins The Fight For The Future By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2018 9:37 am EST The Star Trek: Discovery season 2 trailer is here, bringing more space action, more space drama, something called the Red Angel, and hot, bearded Spock. What’s not to love? The second season of the CBS All Access series, set a decade before the events of the original Star Trek show, will have the crew of the Discovery interacting with the crew of the famous Enterprise, but that’s only one element of a much bigger story....

‘The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind’ Director Chiwetel Ejiofor On Bringing His Debut To Netflix [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/March 4, 2019 1:00 pm EST In a time when science is considered opinion and a political game piece, it’s heartwarming to find a film that celebrates ingenuity inspired by a love of science and learning. Marking the directorial debut from actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Children of Men, Doctor Strange), The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the true life story of 13-year-old William Kamkwamba (newcomer Maxwell Simba), who lives with his family in the African nation of Malawi....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Continues To Take Baby Steps Toward Revolution With “God Bless The Child” By Caroline Cao/June 12, 2019 9:00 am EST After the triple-episode season premiere, The Handmaid’s Tale is marching forward. While lagging, the seasonal start so far feels fresher than it did with season two now that June is situated in a new insular world of Commander Lawrence’s household while still tangled in the Waterfords’ affairs. Nothing feels too new in “God Bless the Child”, as it seems there to occupy time in Gilead proceedings while inching bitty developments....

‘The Lion King’ TV Spot: Donald Glover And Beyoncé Feel The Love Tonight By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2019 1:00 pm EST The Lion King is poised to help Disney rule the summer box office all over again when it arrives next month. While the visuals have been nothing short of stunning, especially with it comes to the photorealistic visual effects used to bring the animals to life, we’ve yet to really see the animals talk to each other, which has been a little worriseome....

1989 ‘Pet Sematary’ Director Mary Lambert On Working With Stephen King, Going Dark, ‘Pet Sematary 2’ And More [Interview] By Chris Evangelista/April 1, 2019 9:00 am EST This week, a new take on Stephen King’s Pet Sematary arrives to terrify a new generation of moviegoers. But this won’t be the first time King’s scariest book made it to the big screen. In 1989, director Mary Lambert helmed an adaptation that still has the power to send chills down your spine....

Cool Stuff: Buy A Life-Size ‘Terminator’ Endoskeleton And Send It Back In Time By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2019 5:30 am EST As the future looks more and more bleak, you’re gonna want some kind of protection. So why not buy one of the future’s deadliest weapons? Chronicle Collectibles is teaming up with Cinemaquette to offer an updated life-size T-800 Endokseleton statue inspired by the cyborg’s look in Terminator: Genisys. It stands at an intimidating 6-foot, 5-inches, has chrome plating, and even comes with glowing LED eyes, and a removable brain chip....

Exclusive: Marvel Studios Producing ‘What If’ TV Series For Disney+ By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2019 8:00 am EST We have exclusively learned that Marvel Studios will be producing a new television series for the Disney+ streaming service based on the popular What If comic book series. The new animated show will be overseen by Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios, but the stories will not be canon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

HBO’s Long-Awaited ‘Deadwood’ Movie Will Arrive This Spring By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2019 12:00 pm EST Fans have been waiting a long time to see a Deadwood movie bring David Milch’s western world back to HBO. The series ended in 2006, but chatter about a movie kept emerging on and off over the past few years. Amazingly, production actually began last fall, and fans won’t have to wait very long before they get to see what’s happening 10 years following the events of the series finale in Deadwood, South Dakota....