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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ LEGO Sets Tease Action With Molten Man, Hydro Man & More By Ethan Anderton/April 17, 2019 3:30 pm EST Even though Spider-Man: Far From Home doesn’t hit theaters until early July, merchandise for the new webslinging adventure is already on the way. Not too long ago, some new Funko POPs confirmed the Elemental villains in the sequel as Molten Man and Hydro-Man, and now it’s LEGO’s turn to show off the new bad guys in building brick form....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 24, 2018 10:00 am EST The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2 Trailer The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has already conquered the Emmys, nabbing five awards during the TV awards ceremony not long after it also swept the Golden Globes. Now, the titular Mrs. Maisel (a radiant Rachel Brosnahan) is ready to conquer the New York comedy scene. The second season deals with the fallout of the rising comedian’s takedown of Sophie Lennon, as she and her manager Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein) work their way up to success....

Cool Stuff: ‘Ghostbusters’ Optimus Prime Rolls Out With The ‘Transformers’ Ecto-1 Crossover By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 2019 3:30 pm EST Earlier this year, we got word that there would be a Ghostbusters and Transformers crossover in a limited comic book series from IDW Comics in honor of both franchises celebrating their 35th anniversaries. Not only would characters in both franchises meet, but the signature Ghostbusters vehicle, the Ecto-1, is being turned into an Autobot called the Ectotron....

Cool Stuff: The TIE Fighter Owners’ Workshop Manual Extensively Details The Imperial Vehicle By Ethan Anderton/May 28, 2019 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last fall, Lucasfilm and Insight Editions teamed up to bring Star Wars fans an official Millennium Falcon workshop manual that dove into the intricate details of the YT-1300 Modified Corellian Freighter that was famously customized by both Lando Calrissian and Han Solo (and less famously, Unkar Plutt)....

Daily Podcast: Do You Need To Move To Hollywood For Filmmaking? Kubrick, Jonny Quest, Watchmen, ILM & Pacific Rim By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 8, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the November 8, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including an unmade Stanley Kubrick screenplay, a Jonny Quest movie, Watchmen tv show news, ILM goes to the small screen and Pacific Rim is getting a Netflix anime series....

Marvel Studios Making ‘Shang-Chi’ Movie, Which Will Feature Their First Asian Protagonist By Ben Pearson/Dec. 3, 2018 11:07 am EST Avengers: Infinity War was a financial smash for Marvel Studios this year, but Black Panther actually made more money in the United States and currently sits at #3 on the all-time box office domestic grosses list. Any studio would love to replicate that kind of success, and it looks like Marvel is taking steps to attempt to catch lightning in a bottle again....

Now Scream This: Celebrate The Month Of May With Some Streaming Mayhem By /Film Staff/May 8, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: This week on “Now Scream This,” Chris and I borrow from Dread Central’s monthly theme to highlight some streaming titles rife with “MAYhem!...

Obi-Wan Kenobi Limited Series Rumored For Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2019 1:17 pm EST A new rumor floating around says an Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series might be in the works for Disney+, and it’s a “top priority” for the House of Mouse. Considering all the times Ewan McGregor has been asked whether he’d like to return as the Jedi Master, and how often the rumor has popped up for him to lead his own film series, this sounds like a fairly satisfying development....

Stan Lee Cameo Behind-The-Scenes Video Coming From Marvel By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2019 7:00 am EST Before his death last year, Stan Lee shot cameos for every single movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Avengers: Endgame. Now, to pay tribute to the late comic book icon, Marvel Studios has put together a video that goes behind-the-scenes of every MCU cameo Lee shot. There’s even footage from an unused Avengers cameo....

Superhero Bits: ‘Justice League’ Deleted Scene, ‘Supergirl’ Gets A Haircut, Superman Smashes The Klan & More By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2019 6:00 pm EST Which villain was spotted on the set of The Flash season six? Want to see Supergirl’s new haircut from the next season? Ready to see Superman take on the Ku Klux Klan again? When does James Gunn’s Superman horror movie Brightburn come home? Want a sneak peek at a deleted Justice League scene with Aquaman?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 63 - What Happened To Fanboys And The Revenge Of The Nerds Remake (GUEST: Director Kyle Newman) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 23, 2009 9:05 am EST In this special episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley chat with director Kyle Newman about the recent blistering NYTimes profile of the Weinstein Company. Kyle also talks at length about his experiences working on Fanboys and The Revenge of the Nerds remake, presenting a chilling, cautionary tale about the horrors of studio intervention....

Trailer Round-Up: ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’, ‘White Dragon’, ‘Lorena’, ‘Holiday’, And More By Ben Pearson/Jan. 14, 2019 5:30 am EST We’re just a few days into 2019 and I’m already falling behind on my most important New Years resolution, which is to provide /Film readers with every single trailer that comes out the second it hits the internet. But this batch of film and TV trailers has already convinced me that I’ve once again bitten off more than I can chew....

Watch The FOX Fall 2019 TV Series Trailers: ‘Prodigal Son’, ‘Not Just Me’, ‘Unmatched’, ’neXt’ And More By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2019 11:30 am EST Along with blockbuster summer, it’s also upfronts season in the television world, and that means we’re starting to glimpse of the new shows that will be coming to the small screen for the 2019-2020 season. Today, the FOX network has unveiled their primetime slate of new shows, and we have a first look at each of them with a round-up of trailers below....

/Filmcast Ep. 523 - Toy Story 4 (GUEST: Kristy Puchko From Pajiba.com) By Slashfilmcast/June 26, 2019 8:03 am EST David, Devindra, Jeff welcome back a Kristy Puchko cameo on the podcast. Devindra strongly urges people to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix. For the feature review, the cast ask the important question: is the forth installment in the Toy Story franchise a soulless cash grab or a beautiful continuation of the beloved tale?...

‘I’m Not Here’ Trailer: J.K. Simmons And Sebastian Stan Are One And The Same By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 24, 2018 4:00 pm EST I’m Not Here, not to be confused with I’m Not There, I’m Still Here or You Were Never Really Here, tells the tale of a man facing his past to make sense of his present. J.K. Simmons plays that man in the present day, while Sebastian Stan plays the same character as a younger man, and the I’m Not Here trailer below offers a somewhat vague look at the eras of those two actors colliding....

‘L.A.’s Finest’ Teaser: The ‘Bad Boys’ Universe Heads To TV In This Spin-Off Show By Ben Pearson/Feb. 7, 2019 9:30 am EST We last saw Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) way back in 2003’s Bad Boys II, but sixteen years later, she’s moved to Los Angeles, joined the force, and teamed up with a partner named Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba). Meet the newest iteration of Syd and Nancy. The Bad Boys universe comes to the small screen with L....

Late Night Trailer I feel like a bit of a jerk, because I was one of the few people at Sundance this year who didn’t love Late Night. Don’t get me wrong: it’s fine! But everyone else at the festival seemed to fall madly in love with this, making it the feel-good film of the fest. Our own Ethan Anderton was one of the folks entranced with the movie, giving it a glowing review in which he wrote:...

‘Saturday Night Live’ Taps ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Star And Former Head Writer Seth Meyers To Host By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2018 5:00 pm EST This weekend, Saturday Night Live returns to NBC with the 44th season premiere. Star Wars: The Last Jedi and BlacKkKlansman star Adam Driver is hosting with Kanye West as musical guest. But as with the beginning of most new seasons of Saturday Night Live, there will be three weeks in a row of new episodes, and the hosts for the two episodes following the season premiere have been announced: one comes from the cast of the runaway hit Crazy Rich Asians while the other comes from SNL’s past years....

‘Sex Education’ Season 2 Coming To Netflix, Asa Butterfield And Gillian Anderson Returning By Ben Pearson/Feb. 1, 2019 11:30 am EST Sex Education, Netflix’s buzzy British comedy that takes a surprisingly honest look at teenage sexuality, is officially coming back for a second season. The streaming service says that over 40 million households watched the entire first season in its first four weeks, and today Netflix announced its renewal in a new video, which you can watch below....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 30, 2018 3:15 pm EST The Edge of Seventeen continues to make its way from the big screen to the small screen, as YouTube gives a pilot order to a half-hour comedy series adapting the critically acclaimed 2016 dramedy starring Hailee Steinfeld. But The Edge of Seventeen TV series won’t be a sequel or remake, or even a spin-off as had been previously reported. Much like FX’s successful TV series adapting the Coen Brothers’ classic crime drama Fargo, The Edge of Seventeen TV series will only be loosely inspired by the Kelly Fremon Craig film....