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‘Captain Marvel’ Star Jude Law On His Mysterious Mentor-Type Character [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2019 11:00 am EST When Jude Law was first cast in Captain Marvel, it was reported that he was playing Dr. Walter Lawson, a character better known to comic book fans as Mar-Vell. But since that announcement, his role has remained a mystery and Disney isn’t commenting. While visiting the set of the film, the mystery continued, but Disney wasn’t hiding Law from us....

/Filmcast Ep. 443 - Coco (GUEST: Vanessa Erazo From Remezcla) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 29, 2017 7:30 am EST Devindra and Jeff join up with Remezcla’s Vanessa Erazo to review Pixar’s Coco. Also, they chat about Spike Lee’s Netflix TV series, She’s Gotta Have It, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Phantom Thread. 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:...

‘Resident Evil’ TV Series In The Works At Netflix – Will It Actually Feel Like The Games This Time? By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2019 6:30 am EST A new survival horror begins…on Netflix. Resident Evil, Capcom’s iconic horror/action video game franchise, is being developed as a television series on Netflix. Constantin Film, the company behind the six movies in the film franchise based on the series, is developing the show. Does that mean the series will be directly attached to the existing movies or will they use this opportunity to make something more similar in tone to the most popular games in the series?...

‘Scream’ Season 3 Trailer: The TV Spin-Off Is Back, And Headed To VH1 By Chris Evangelista/June 25, 2019 12:00 pm EST Remember Scream? No, I don’t mean the movie. I mean the TV spin-off series that aired on MTV. The series had its moments, but after two seasons, it seemed like any real enthusiasm for the show had evaporated. Despite all this, a third season was announced back in 2016…and then nothing happened....

‘Sing Street’ Is Becoming A Stage Musical From The Team Behind ‘Once’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2019 4:30 pm EST Sing Street may be the great underrated film of this decade. The scrappy little musical dramedy from Once director John Carney flew under the radar when it was released in 2016, despite its all-time great ’80s-inspired soundtrack and sweet coming-of-age story. But it could soon live on in more than just the hearts of the dozens of cinephiles who champion it, and find a new life as a stage musical....

‘Toy Story 4’ Rounds Up Comedy Legends Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Betty White, And Carol Burnett As Forgotten Toys By Ben Pearson/June 3, 2019 12:00 pm EST Pixar has always been able to lure in impressive casts for its films, and now the studio has roped a classic comedy foursome into its Toy Story 4 cast. Legendary comedians Betty White, Carol Burnett, Carl Reiner, and Mel Brooks have been added to the mix of toys and given pun-tastic character names to boot....

Bust Out The Lasagna: The Animated ‘Garfield’ Movie Has Found Its Director By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 12, 2018 2:30 pm EST Much like Garfield himself, there’s been very little movement on the previously-announced animated Garfield movie. Until now. Mark Dindal, director of The Emperor’s New Groove and Chicken Little, has just been tasked with bringing everyone’s favorite Monday-hating feline to the big screen again. Unlike the previous Garfield movies, which blended live-action with CGI, this new film was be fully animated....

Mystifying ‘Game Of Thrones’ Coffee Cup Quietly Removed From Last Weekend’s Episode By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2019 8:30 am EST As has become customary on Mondays for the past few weeks, everyone was talking about Game of Thrones yesterday. However, joining the usual debate, reactions and speculation about what’s to come in the remaining episodes of the season was something much different. Following the most recent episode, titled “The Last of the Starks,” fans were laughing online because it seemed that a Starbucks coffee cup was somehow left right in the middle of a table in front of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now Barton Fink Now Streaming on Hulu Release Date: 1991Genre: DramaDirector: Joel and Ethan CoenCast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Jon Polito While writing Miller’s Crossing, the Coen Brothers encountered a bout of writer’s block. So what did they do? They wrote another movie. That movie was Barton Fink, a weird, haunting film about – what else – writer’s block. John Turturro is Barton Fink, a hot-shot New York playwright who goes out to Hollywood in the 1940s to try to write for the pictures....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now Free Solo Now Streaming on Hulu Release Date: 2018Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin Hey, do you want to have a nearly two-hour panic attack? Then you should watch the never-wracking documentary Free Solo! Alex Honnold is a rock climber who loves to free solo – that is, he climbs giant mountains without ropes, harnesses or anything else. Basically, he’s doing it all with his feet and hands....

Peter Jackson To Direct The Beatles Documentary Focusing On The Recording Of ‘Let It Be’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 30, 2019 4:30 pm EST Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ final live performance together on the roof of the band’s headquarters at Apple Corps at 3 Savile Row in London. So it’s only appropriate that today also brings news that The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is working on a new documentary about The Beatles....

Rumor Control: Country Bear Jamboree Won’t Be Replaced At Disney World [Updated] By Ben Pearson/June 28, 2019 1:40 pm EST Update: The official Disney Parks blog, which very rarely comments on theme park rumors, has addressed this one head-on and refuted it. “Our Imagineers are always looking at ways to bring more magic to our guests through experiences and stories they know, but contrary to rumors, Country Bear Jamboree is not going into hibernation any time soon....

‘After The Wedding’ Trailer: Secrets, Mysteries, And Explosive Emotions By Ben Pearson/June 9, 2019 11:00 am EST Sony Pictures Classics has released the first trailer for After the Wedding, director Bart Fruendlich’s remake of Bird Box director Susanne Bier’s 2006 movie of the same name. Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams lead the cast, playing two women who find themselves linked by a mysterious shared history and who must grapple with the revelations of that history during a particularly stressful time in both of their lives....

‘Brightburn’ Featurette Introduces You To Superhero Horror By Chris Evangelista/May 24, 2019 2:00 pm EST Brightburn takes the story of Superman, and adds a twist: what if Superman turned out to be evil, instead of good? The answer: lots and lots of gore. The new horror movie, which opens this week, makes for a creepy blend of comic book and slasher movie tropes, and according to the makers of the movie, creates a whole new genre....

/Filmcast Ep. 268 - Under The Skin (GUEST: Britt Hayes From ScreenCrush) By Slashfilmcast/April 14, 2014 9:20 pm EST David and Devindra discuss the loss of the Colbert Report and hear your 4DX experiences from around the world. Britt Hayes from ScreenCrush joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Britt Hayes’ review of Under the Skin and Only God Forgives, as well as Cracked’s fake OKCupid profile....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Spoilers: Director Jon Watts On The Post-Credits Scene, The Song He Wrote For The Film, And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/July 8, 2019 8:00 am EST Spider-Man: Far From Home has to answer some huge questions posed by Avengers: Endgame, tell its own Spider-Man story, and advance the relationship between Peter Parker and MJ. Those aspects are all expected elements of a post-Endgame Spider-Man film, but this superhero sequel also has plenty of surprises in store....

‘The Stand’ TV Series Officially Headed To CBS All Access, Stephen King Calls The Scripts “Dynamite” By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2019 2:37 pm EST The long-gestating The Stand TV series for CBS All Access is officially a go. The adaptation will arrive in 2020, with Josh Boone and Ben Cavell writing. Boone, the director of The Fault In Our Stars, was previously attempting to turn Stephen King’s massive apocalyptic novel into a movie....

‘Treehouse’ May Be The Best (And Certainly The Most Topical) ‘Into The Dark’ Entry Yet By Matt Donato/March 1, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Blumhouse Television and Hulu have partnered for a monthly horror anthology series titled Into The Dark, set to release a full holiday-themed feature the first Friday of every month. Horror anthology expert Matt Donato will be tackling the series one-by-one, stacking up the entries as they become streamable....

‘Weathering With You’ From ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai Gets U.S. Distribution By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 27, 2019 3:00 pm EST In 2017, Your Name helped put anime back on the global map as acclaimed, prestigious films worthy of awards recognition. Three years later, director Makoto Shinkai’s highly anticipated follow-up will finally be making its way to the States. Weathering With You, Shinkai’s latest visually stunning and cerebral sci-fi drama, will be released in Japan this summer, but has already been picked up for U....

Ben Mendelsohn Hilariously Explains What It Means To Be A Skrull In ‘Captain Marvel’ [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2019 9:30 am EST Marvel is notoriously secretive about their projects and the cast and crew are very tight-lipped about a film in production. Before visiting a Marvel set, the SHIELD-style Marvel security make you sign an NDA and take a photo on an iPad. Despite NDAs and embargoes, no one can be trusted and the stars of these films are often unsure of what they can and not say in on set interviews....