‘The Magic Order’: James Wan To Direct Mark Miller’s Netflix Pilot By Ben Pearson/May 16, 2019 11:30 am EST James Wan (Aquaman, Saw) will direct the pilot episode of The Magic Order, based on an original comic that Millar wrote and Netflix published last year. This is exciting both because Wan rarely steps into the world of TV, and because the premise for this show is pretty damn great. Here’s what we know so far....
‘The Mule’ Review: Clint Eastwood’s Best Movie In A Decade Is Still Only Okay At Best By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 14, 2018 7:00 am EST At 88, Clint Eastwood remains a steadfast, no-nonsense filmmaker, and The Mule doesn’t show him changing in his twilight years. Inspired by a true story, this new film is equally no-nonsense, which here means that it’s unambiguous in its character arc and development, rote in its depiction of the Mexican drug cartels, and unwilling to dive deep into its eponymous character....
‘The Walking Dead’ Will Lose Danai Gurira After Season 10 By Jacob Hall/Feb. 8, 2019 12:40 pm EST In the pages of Image Comics’ The Walking Dead, Rick Grimes and Michonne are among the longest-surviving major characters and their war against the zombie apocalypse continues through the latest issues. However, the AMC television adaptation is about to feature a very different line-up. Following Andrew Lincoln’s departure from the show earlier this season, Danai Gurira is set to exit as well....
As If! ‘Clueless’ Remake In The Works For Some Reason By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 25, 2018 2:56 pm EST Clueless is a wonderful time capsule into the 1990s, featuring a cast of young stars before they became famous and a wealth of great fashion choices. In short, it really doesn’t need a remake. But it’s getting one anyway! A Clueless remake is now in the works at Paramount, with Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver producing and GLOW writer Marquita Robinson writing the script....
Gotham Awards 2018 Winners Include ‘The Rider’, Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, ‘Eighth Grade’, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 27, 2018 10:00 am EST This year, Chloe Zhao’s western drama The Rider took home the Best Feature prize in a highly competitive category, and Toni Collette and Ethan Hawke won in the lead acting categories for their stunning work in Hereditary and First Reformed, respectively. Eighth Grade also won big, earning trophies for actress Elsie Fisher and director Bo Burnham....
The ‘Seinfeld’ Experience Brings The Classic Sitcom To Life With Immersive Exhibit In New York This Fall By Ethan Anderton/June 27, 2019 12:30 pm EST Like many network sitcoms, Seinfeld was shot on a soundstage. Even though the show takes place in New York, it never actually shot in any real locations, even though establishing shots in the series showed off real footage of the city before transitioning to artificial sets....
The Morning Watch: ‘Detective Pikachu’ Scene Breakdown, Why ‘Men In Black’ Is Great & More By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2019 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, watch a scene from Detective Pikachu broken down by director Rob Letterman....
Wes Anderson’s Star Wars Figures When Patton Oswalt suggested that Silloff tackle Star Wars in the style of Wes Anderson, the artist was “simultaneously terrified and excited.” And if he was going to take one of his favorite movies of all time and mash it up with the distinct style of one of his favorite filmmakers, he wanted to do it right. Sillof didn’t simply create action figures that looked like quirky Wes Anderson versions of Star Wars characters....
Where Do These ‘Halloween’ Deleted Scenes Fit In The Movie? By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 22, 2018 12:00 pm EST Halloween is now playing everywhere, and audiences are eating it up like a trick-or-treat bag overflowing with candy. David Gordon Green’s sequel/reboot is loaded with funny, scary and altogether memorable scenes. But what about scenes that didn’t make the final cut? Some trailers and TV spots confirm there are a handful of Halloween deleted scenes that don’t appear in the final film....
‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Review: Netfix’s Choose-Your-Own Adventure Experiment Is Entertaining Enough – At Least The First Time Through By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 31, 2018 7:00 am EST It’s a cautionary techno-tale typical of the bleak anthology series created by Charlie Brooker. But rather than allowing its audience to be a distant, apathetic voyeur, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch makes the viewer part of the experience, offering up various binary choices throughout the film that can change the story — sometimes to drastic effect....
‘Captain Marvel’ Star Lashana Lynch On How Maria Rambeau And Carol Danvers Are “Yin And Yang” [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2019 11:15 am EST Lashana Lynch plays Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel, and if you have read some Marvel comics, you may know that she a very important character in Carol Danvers’ world. On the set of the latest Marvel film, I had the opportunity to speak with Lynch about her character, the movie, and what it could all mean for the future of the MCU....
‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel In Development, Tom Cruise And Emily Blunt Both Expected To Return By Chris Evangelista/March 1, 2019 10:24 am EST Are you ready to live, die, repeat…again? After little-to-no-word for the past two years, the Edge of Tomorrow sequel is officially back on track. Warner Bros. is developing the follow-up to the 2014 sci-fi action film, with Matthew Robinson, one of the writers of Monster Trucks (!), now working on the script....
/Filmcast Ep. 22 - W. (GUEST: Devin Faraci) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 21, 2008 8:45 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam are joined by Devin Faraci from Chud.com to console each other after facing an emotional onslaught in Dear Zachary, lament the loss of Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2, debate Zach Snyder’s changes to the Watchmen film ending, and try to pretend the last eight years didn’t happen while reviewing Oliver Stone’s W....
‘John Wick’ Franchise Director Chad Stahelski Talks Shooting Action And Building Characters In A Spoiler-Heavy Interview By Jack Giroux/May 31, 2019 11:00 am EST The summer movie season will remain abuzz after the triumphant arrival of John Wick: Chapter Three – Parabellum. If ever a movie could be a mic drop, it’s the latest chapter of everybody’s new favorite killing machine and dog enthusiast, John Wick. The sequel has it all, starting with another performance from Keanu Reeves that leaves a big fat mark on pop culture....
‘Outside The Wire’: Anthony Mackie Starring In Netflix Sci-Fi Film By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2019 12:00 pm EST Anthony Mackie is sticking with Netflix. The actor can currently be seen in the new season of Black Mirror, his sci-fi feature IO landed earlier this year, and he’ll also appear in Joe Lynch’s Point Blank remake for the streaming service, and the upcoming second season of Altered Carbon. Now he’s adding yet another Netflix title: Outside the Wire, a sci-fi action film from director Mikael Håfström (1408)....
‘Spawn’ Movie Update: Todd McFarlane Threatens To Walk Away If He Has To Change His Script Too Much By Ben Pearson/May 23, 2019 1:30 pm EST It’s been several months since we’ve gotten a Spawn movie update, but now Spawn creator and would-be film director Todd McFarlane has indicated that the project has hit a snag. Despite McFarlane saying “We’re going. Blumhouse, Spawn, badass, R [rating], it’s coming, get ready for it!...
‘The Eddy’, Damien Chazelle’s Musical Netflix Series, Casts André Holland In The Lead By Chris Evangelista/April 4, 2019 4:30 pm EST Sooner or later, everyone goes to Netflix. Damien Chazelle, director of La La Land and First Man, is developing the new musical series The Eddy for the streaming service, and he’s just found his leading man. André Holland will star as the owner of a failing jazz club in Paris....
‘Triple Frontier’ Trailer: This Looks Like One Of The Best Netflix Original Movies Yet By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2018 7:30 am EST Do you remember Triple Frontier? The drug money heist thriller was in the works for years at Paramount Pictures with Zero Dark Thirty director Katherine Bigelow. Then it jumped to Netflix with Margin Call director J.C. Chandor at the helm, co-writing the script with Mark Boal, but it had a hard time holding onto a cast....
Bonus Ep. - Avengers: Endgame And The Women Of The MCU (GUEST: Inkoo Kang From Slate) By Slashfilmcast/May 9, 2019 7:14 pm EST While many critics have showered Avengers: Endgame with praise, some are pointing out the problematic treatment of women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. In this bonus episode, David sits down with Inkoo Kang, staff writer at Slate, and Hoai-Tran Bui, writer at Slashfilm, to talk about the female characters of the MCU....
Cool Stuff: New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Monopoly Plays The Show’s Theme Until You Go Crazy By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2018 6:00 am EST If you thought a good old-fashioned game of Monopoly was already enough to drive you and your entire family up the wall, just wait until you get a load of this new Game of Thrones edition of the classic board game. Hasbro has announced the new Game of Thrones Monopoly, and since there’s a version of the board game branded by almost every conceivable intellectual property in existence, that wouldn’t normally be a big deal However, the new Game of Thrones Monopoly will be the first time ever that a music component has been incorporated into the game board....
