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Teen ‘Star Trek’ Animated Series Coming To Nickelodeon – Here’s What It’s About By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 24, 2019 1:30 pm EST Star Trek has always been about highlighting the best in humanity, and that includes kids. Now kids are getting the spotlight in the upcoming Star Trek animated series coming to Nickelodeon. Read more to learn about this new animated Star Trek project below. A new, original CG-animated Star Trek series following “a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning, and salvation” is heading to Nickelodeon, according to StarTrek....

‘Aladdin’ TV Spot: Your Wish For New Footage Is Granted By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 26, 2019 7:30 am EST Disney is staying one jump ahead of us with a new Aladdin TV spot that grants our wish for new footage of the musical fantasy adaptation. Here, have more Aladdin and Jasmine flirting! Have more Will Smith hamming it up! But most importantly, have more Abu being absolutely adorable. Aladdin TV Spot...

‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ Bringing Back William Sadler As Death By Ethan Anderton/March 26, 2019 8:30 am EST William Sadler has enjoyed a successful career as a recognizable character actor. He’s had key supporting roles in the likes of The Shawshank Redemption, RocketMan, Kinsey, The Green Mile, August Rush, and Iron Man 3. More recently, he’s been spending a lot of time on television in shows like Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Power, Berlin Station, and Our Cartoon President....

‘Castle Freak’ Remake Coming From Full Moon And Fangoria By Chris Evangelista/June 26, 2019 4:30 pm EST Castle Freak, a somewhat obscure 1990s horror film from Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon, will live again. A Castle Freak remake is in the works from Full Moon and Fangoria, and the cast is now in place to start shooting next month. The new Castle Freak will once again focus on a hideous creature lurking within the bowels of a castle, but this new version will add even more Lovecraftian elements to the proceedings....

‘Deadwax’ Review: A Sinister Series With Killer Sound [Fantastic Fest] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 30, 2018 11:00 am EST “If there is no one there to hear the falling rain in the garden, what sound does it make?” “If there’s nothing, it could be anything.” This is Etta’s response to a philosophical question pertaining to the manipulation and dangers experienced from sound– a concept that is deviantly explored in Shudder’s upcoming series, Deadwax....

/Filmcast Ep. 316 - Avengers: Age Of Ultron By Slashfilmcast/May 5, 2015 10:24 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the new look of the Suicide Squad and try to figure out the one moment where their lives all went horribly wrong. Be sure to buy tickets to the World Premiere of The Primary Instinct, check out this conversation between Joker and his tattoo artist, as well as the secret to success in the entertainment industry....

/Filmcast Ep. 417 - Colossal By Slashfilmcast/May 9, 2017 6:00 pm EST In this week’s /Filmcast, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss Nacho Vigalondo’s new film, Colossal. In the After Dark, Devindra and David chat about Lost City of Z, The Circle, and immersive VR experiences. Learn more about the Born Sexy Yesterday trope. Download or Play in Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES Featured Review (0:30) Colossal (08:15) SPOILERS After Dark (40:30) Credits Our sponsor this week is Hello Fresh....

/Filmcast Ep. 420 - Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales By Slashfilmcast/May 30, 2017 6:00 pm EST David, Jeff, and Brad discuss Evan Katz’s sophomore film Small Crimes, the riveting third season of Bloodline, and the disappointing 5-25-77. Learn more about the terrible continuity of the Pirates franchise. 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!...

‘Galaxy Quest’ Live Symphony Concert Coming To San Diego During Comic-Con By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2019 6:00 am EST It’s far too early to begin thinking about this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, but here we are with the first geeky event that will be happening in the midst of the pop culture convention. San Diego will be the first to debut Galaxy Quest in Concert, a live symphony event where David Newman’s incredible score will be played by the San Diego Symphony orchestra right along with the film starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Daryl Mitchell, and Sam Rockwell....

‘Monsters Inc.’ Disney+ Series Will Bring Back John Goodman And Billy Crystal, Take Place After The First Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 9, 2019 10:17 am EST Monsters Inc. is getting incorporated into the Disney+ streaming service. A Monsters Inc TV series titled Monsters at Work will reunite the original movie cast, including John Goodman and Billy Crystal, who so memorably played Sulley and Mike Wazowski in Monsters Inc. and its prequel film Monsters University....

‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Movie Coming From ‘Happy Death Day’ Filmmaker By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST The power of Christ has compelled Endeavor Content to snap up the film rights to Grady Hendrix’s novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism. Christopher Landon, the writer-director of the Happy Death Day films, will produce and possibly direct. The story is set in 1988, and focuses on two teenage best friends, one of whom might be possessed....

‘Pet Sematary’ And ‘Shazam’ Early Box Office Tracking Promises A Solid Start For April By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2019 10:45 am EST Summer blockbuster season is just around the corner, and it seems like it’ll be starting even earlier than usual this year with the spring releases of two very different, eagerly anticipated new movies arriving next month. Shazam! expands the DC Comics offerings on the big screen with a much lighter superhero story that takes some cues from the comedy classic Big....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Ending: Lord & Miller Reveal A Time Jump By Ben Pearson/Dec. 19, 2018 3:30 pm EST In a new interview, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were asked about the last scene of this movie (before the credits), and they explain that it contains a “jump ahead in time.” Read their full quote below, but obviously beware of spoilers if you haven’t caught up with the movie yet....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Ending Changed During Production, Kathleen Kennedy Talks About The “Blueprint” To Bring Palpatine Back, And More By Ben Pearson/April 15, 2019 5:30 pm EST With so much conversation centering on J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker over the past few days, we’ve searched the galaxy far and wide and gathered some of the best and most interesting bits we could find. So in addition to all of /Film’s more in-depth coverage, keep reading to learn about how the film’s ending changed during filming, why Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy chose that title, their thoughts on Palpatine’s comeback, see how one fan’s cut of the new trailer involves actor Seth Rogen, and more....

‘Stranger Things’ Lawsuit Dropped Right Before Trial By Chris Evangelista/May 9, 2019 10:30 am EST The Duffer Brothers can breathe a sigh of relief, because a lawsuit against them has gone kaput. The Stranger Things creators were on the cusp of heading to trial after writer Charlie Kessler accused them of stealing the idea for their hit Netflix series from a script he wrote. Now, only days away from trial, Kessler has withdrawn the lawsuit, claiming he was mistaken....

‘The Good Place’ Will Be Ending With Season 4, Making This The Bad Place By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2019 10:00 am EST Mike Schur has given us comedy magic on NBC for years. From The Office to Parks and Recreation, he’s been a network staple that has brought endless laughs and touching moments to the small screen. That continued in a whole new way in recent years with The Good Place, a show that is every bit as funny as the aforementioned comedies, but also as philosophically compelling and narratively surprising as a show like LOST....

A Cast Of Kings S8E4 - The Last Of The Starks By Slashfilmcast/May 7, 2019 7:34 pm EST The battle may have ended but the war for the throne is just about to start. David Chen and Joanna Robinson watch the fourth episode of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, “The Last of the Starks.” Catch Ben and Jacob’s recap of the show on Slashfilm here. Read about Jamie’s baffling choice to leave Winterfell here....

Dario Argento Is Not A Fan Of The ‘Suspiria’ Remake By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2019 3:00 pm EST Remakes are par for the course in Hollywood, yet they still mostly inspire disdain or suspicion among audiences. Especially when that remake is of a lauded horror classic like Dario Argento’s Suspiria. But director Luca Guadagnino leapt those hurdles by making a film that was drastically different to Argento’s 1977 original: reimagining the Italian director’s kaleidoscopic nightmare as a grotesque display of body horror....

IMDb Has Launched A Free Streaming Service Called Freedive By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 11, 2019 9:30 am EST At first glance, the titles available on Freedive are fairly impressive. Memento, Drive, Monster, Foxcatcher, Panic Room, and many more are all available to stream for free right now – all you need is an IMDb account. There are also IMDb originals, should you be interested in that sort of thing. Per Variety, “titles licensed for Freedive come from studios and networks including CBS, NBCUniversal Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment/Columbia Pictures, Newmarket Films, Warner Bros....

Superhero Bits: ‘Dark Phoenix’ Bombed Harder Than ‘Fantastic Four’, Gwyneth Paltrow Doesn’t Remember Sebastian Stan & More By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2019 6:00 pm EST How is Dark Phoenix a bigger box office bomb than the reboot of Fantastic Four? How are Earth’s cities faring after endless attacks in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Why can’t Gwyneth Paltrow remember Avengers: Endgame co-star Sebastian Stan? Why is Jaden Smith so hyped about Robert Pattinson playing Batman?...