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By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 3, 2018 1:43 pm EST For 10 years and four Transformers movies, Bumblebee was charmingly mute, only able to communicate through the radio. It was a fun quirk that suited the iconic character, but it all changed in last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight when we heard Bumblebee’s voice for the first time. In that film, Optimus Prime says he hasn’t heard Bumblebee’s voice (voiced in The Last Knight by sound designer Erik Aadahl) since Cybertron fell, and now it sounds like audiences are going to have the chance to hear what the big yellow Autobot used to sound like....

Cool Stuff: Mark Englert’s New Millennium Falcon Print Spans The Whole ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2018 4:00 pm EST You can never have too much artwork celebrating the things you love. At least that’s what you have to keep telling yourself every time a great new poster comes along that pays tribute to your favorite films and TV shows. And in this case, a new print from Mark Englert honors three movies using a single iconic element from all of them....

Daily Podcast: The Most Interesting And Craziest Scripts On The 2018 Black List, What’s Going On With Marvel’s Netflix Shows & More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the December 18, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Penny Marshall, 2018 Black List, Marvel Netflix shows, Rashomon and Peanuts....

David Bowie’s Son Is Not Happy About That Biopic, Which Doesn’t Have The Music Rights By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2019 1:00 pm EST Quick recap: they’re making a young David Bowie movie, starring Johnny Flynn as the rock ’n’ rollin’ bitch himself. The film focuses on Bowie’s first U.S. tour in 1971, in which he conceived the character Ziggy Stardust. I was immediately skeptical of this idea, because lets be honest – it’s going to be nearly impossible for any actor to capture Bowie’s spirit....

HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Teaser: “I Guess We Have Ourselves A Reckoning” By Ben Pearson/May 8, 2019 10:36 am EST Tick tock. As we continue to eagerly anticipate the release of showrunner Damon Lindelof’s take on Watchmen for HBO, the network has finally unveiled a teaser trailer that gives us more than just a flash of what to expect. Compared to what we’ve seen of the upcoming superhero drama series thus far, this minute-long trailer feels like a full meal....

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death Now Streaming on Shudder Release date: 1971Director: John D. HancockCast: Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, and Kevin O’ConnorIn this highly effective psychological thriller, Jessica has recently been released from a mental hospital and decides to move to the countryside with her husband and a mutual friend. When they move in, they find a young woman named Emily already living there – and her presence challenges Jessica’s newfound sanity....

Mickey’s Halloween Party Retreats To California Adventure To Get Away From Star Wars By Ben Pearson/April 18, 2019 1:30 pm EST Here’s one for all you theme park fans out there: Mickey’s Halloween Party, Disney’s spooky-but-family-friendly alternative to scarier events like Halloween Horror Nights, isn’t happening this year. Instead, a new Halloween-themed event is kicking off and being shifted over to Disney California Adventure for the first time in a decade....

Only Two Oscar-Nominated Songs Will Be Performed At This Year’s Academy Awards By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2019 8:30 am EST It’s no secret that the producers behind this year’s Academy Awards Ceremony are desperate to keep the show under three hours…and they’re taking some pretty extreme measures to make it happen. First, there was the news that several awards would be given out during commercial breaks, a major slap in the face to the sound technicians and shorts filmmakers who would be given that dishonor....

Samsung Announces An iTunes App As Apple Tries To Be More Accessible Before Streaming Service Launch By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2019 8:00 am EST As for their 2018 Smart TVs, a firmware update will give them the same ability. This new update includes QLED 4K and 8K TVs, The Frame and Serif lifestyle TVs, as well as other Samsung UHD and HD models. That means Samsung televisions will now give users the ability to access the iTunes library, buy or rent movies and TV shows from the store, and watch all the movies and TV shows they’ve already bought from Apple in the past....

Showcase Of Jim Henson’s Early Work Coming To ShortsTV, Including A Fascinating Muppets Documentary By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2019 3:00 pm EST Jim Henson is the mastermind behind the beloved characters known as The Muppets, and he also had a hand in making the iconic series Sesame Street. But before getting deep into puppet entertainment, Henson also wrote, directed, produced, and even starred in several experimental short films between 1964 and 1969....

Showtime’s ‘Halo’ TV Show Brings On A Second Showrunner By Ben Pearson/March 18, 2019 3:30 pm EST The history of a Halo adaptation is rife with stops and starts, but it seems as if Showtime is finally going to bring the popular video game to the small screen – and they’ve hired a second showrunner to do it. Steven Kane (TNT’s The Last Ship) is joining original showrunner Kyle Killen to tackle the premium channel’s “most ambitious series ever,” and you can read on to learn why this show requires two people to lead the charge....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 13, 2019 6:00 pm EST What is Doom Patrol’s score on Rotten Tomatoes as of now? What award did PETA give to Black Panther? Which Batman actor actually appreciates George Clooney’s performance in Batman & Robin? What is Captain Marvel’s final runtime? What was Shazam rated by the MPAA? When will Marvel’s The Eternals start shooting? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: ‘New Gods’ Plot Rumors, Why M. Night Shyamalan Turned Down Marvel And DC & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 17, 2019 6:00 pm EST What was the best-selling comic book title of 2018? Why did M. Night Shyamalan turn down offers to direct Marvel and DC movies? How much did it cost to make the Shazam suit? Did you notice the deep cut comic book Easter eggs in the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer?...

Superhero Bits: Stan Lee’s Business Manager Arrested, Scarlet Witch Could Be A Mutant & More By Ethan Anderton/May 28, 2019 6:00 pm EST Does a Marvel Studios book hint that Scarlet Witch is a mutant? Will Dark Phoenix really push the envelope of the PG-13 ratng? Did David Harbour hint that he’s playing Ben Grimm in the Black Widow movie? Did you notice the hidden Tony Stark in the Iron Man mural in Spider-Man: Far From Home?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 104 - DVD Slip Cases And What The Incredibles Is Really About By Slashfilmcast/June 17, 2010 7:23 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. 32 - Discussing The Endings Of The Wrestler And Doubt (GUESTS: Eric D. Snider And Andrew Sorcini) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 6, 2009 1:20 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 ‘Invisible Man’ Remake May Actually Be About An Invisible Woman By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 18, 2019 3:00 pm EST Could the Invisible Man remake actually be The Invisible Woman? It’s possible, teased The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss, who has recently been reported to be attached to the upcoming Universal horror film. With initial star Johnny Depp no longer involved with the project, Universal is reportedly looking at a new star....

The 15 Best ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Songs, Ranked By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2019 11:00 am EST The underrated comedic masterpiece that is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will be singing its final aria today on the CW in a two-hour series finale and live show that will cap off one of the sharpest, funniest, and most profound comedies on TV today. Created by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend never got the audience it deserved because of its cringeworthy title, but in its four seasons on the air, it delivered a madcap and maddeningly perceptive depiction of mental illness through the frame of a romantic-comedy series....

Watch: ‘Smash And Grab’, Pixar’s Latest SparkShorts Film By Ben Pearson/Feb. 11, 2019 11:36 am EST Pixar, the Oscar-winning animation studio that once wore Hollywood’s animation crown, is in a bit of a creative transition following John Lasseter’s exit from the company. As they begin to establish their identity under new leadership, they’re looking for fresh directorial voices – and they’re finding them thanks to the SparkShorts program, an experimental storytelling initiative that serves as a sort of developmental league for filmmakers....

‘After’ Trailer: The Movie Based On A Harry Styles Fan Fiction Is ‘Fifty Shades’ For Teens By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2019 5:00 pm EST A writer publishes a wildly popular fan fiction series that gets turned into a book. That book becomes a phenomenon and eventually gets adapted into a steamy, boundary-pushing feature film franchise. Sound familiar? Well, rinse and repeat that formula that was set by Fifty Shades of Grey — which famously traces its roots back to a Twilight fan fiction — and you’ve got After, the upcoming erotic romance movie that is (literally) a Harry Styles fan fiction meets Fifty Shades of Grey....