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‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Clip: Miles Morales Meets Spider-Gwen By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 28, 2018 10:00 am EST It’s hard for Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) to get into the swing of being Spider-Man in the latest Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse clip released by Sony. So it’s a good thing he’s got Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) by his side to teach him the ropes (or is the webs?) of being your friendly neighborhood webslinger — as they’re being pursued by evil, laser-wielding scientists....

Out of the Past During the production of The Great Mouse Detective, two of its co-directors, John Musker and Ron Clements, took part in a “Gong Show” at the studio, in which they and the other animators tried to convince executives Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg to approve their pitches for possible future features. Clements in particular had an idea that he felt confident about — an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s tragic fairy tale The Little Mermaid....

‘The Message’: Could This Sci-Fi Film Be The Next ‘Arrival’? By Ben Pearson/June 27, 2019 5:00 pm EST In 2016, Denis Villeneuve’s emotional science fiction drama Arrival topped /Film’s collective list of the best films of the year. So you’ll have to forgive us if we seem uncommonly excited about the idea of Arrival producer Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps production company reuniting with FilmNation Entertainment for a new sci-fi movie called The Message, which, like Arrival, is an adaptation of an acclaimed short story....

Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Will “Honor Everything” About The Novel By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 4, 2019 1:00 pm EST Fans of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 sci-fi novel have reason to be nervous about Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Dune — the last feature adaptation of the story resulted in one of the most infamous big-budget disasters put to the big screen. But worry not, Dune fans. Villeneuve is doing his best to make sure his upcoming Dune adaptation will be faithful to the novel....

The Elusive Persona Of Angela Lansbury: From ‘Gaslight’ To ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ By Scott Beggs/Jan. 14, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Role Call, where we examine two performances from an actor – their first defining role and their most recent/last – to get a sense of who they are.) You’re gonna be thinking of Murder, She Wrote while reading this. That’s okay. It’s only natural. The grandmotherly Columbo dominated Dame Angela Lansbury’s persona so strongly that a certain generation of viewers can’t imagine her as anything but a cardigan-wearing bicycle enthusiast whom death follows like a puppy....

The Mysterious ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie, Starring Aaron Paul, Is Headed To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 13, 2019 10:00 am EST The Breaking Bad movie, which is still mostly shrouded in secrecy, is heading to Netflix. The streaming service will first debut the film, which has Aaron Paul returning as Jesse Pinkman. After Netflix, it will head to AMC, the network that aired Breaking Bad. This is a big reversal from the past: AMC had it first, of course, and then the series became even more popular on Netflix....

Watch The NBC Fall 2019 TV Series Trailers: ‘Bluff City Law’, ‘Perfect Harmony’ And ‘Sunnyside’ By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 2019 4:30 pm 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 NBC has unveiled their primetime slate of new shows, and we have a first look at each of them with a slate of trailers below....

By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2019 10:30 am EST The Consumer Electronics Show is happening right now in Las Vegas. And while 99% of what’s happening there really doesn’t concern film and television news, at least one little piece of information coming out of the electronics convention is worth talking about, because it involves a certain revelation about Avengers: Endgame. If there’s one thing that consistently ruins plot points and details in blockbuster movies, it’s cross-promotional materials, whether they’re toys or product placement deals....

‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ Will Have The Duo Face Off Against Kid Cudi By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 13, 2019 2:00 pm EST Bill & Ted Face the Music will be adding an actual musician to its increasingly impressive cast. The cast has added Kid Cudi in an undisclosed but “significant” role in the third installment of the time-traveling comedy franchise starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as the two truly bodacious dudes....

‘Dark Phoenix’s Original Ending Similar To ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Before It Became More Like ‘Captain Marvel’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 7, 2019 11:30 am EST Reshoots aren’t always a death knell for a blockbuster movie, but in the case of Dark Phoenix, they certainly made for a rebirth of sorts. The newly-released X-Men film notoriously underwent lengthy reshoots that drastically changed the movie’s climax. But more than changing the setting of a big battle, Dark Phoenix tweaked its ending to something that would appeal more to fans who had just flocked to Marvel Studios’ other cosmically powered female superhero....

‘Do The Right Thing’ At 30: Spike Lee’s Prescient Portrait Of America Remains Nuanced Amid The Ongoing Heat Wave By Joshua Meyer/July 3, 2019 9:00 am EST It was as a college student in New York circa 2001 that I made my own personal discovery of Lee’s directorial work. He Got Game was playing in a darkened TV lounge in the campus center. Ray Allen and Rosario Dawson were sitting on a bench in front of the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island, their faces lit green, the camera gliding side-to-side as they exchanged dialogue....

/Filmcast Ep. 458 - A Wrinkle In Time By Slashfilmcast/March 14, 2018 8:24 pm EST You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. What We’ve Been Watching: Jeff: Faces Places, Sneaky Pete Devindra: Sailor Moon M Featured review: A Wrinkle in Time Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here....

‘Ghost Rider’ TV Series Coming To Hulu With Gabriel Luna Reprising The Role By Chris Evangelista/May 1, 2019 10:10 am EST Netflix may be out of the Marvel TV show game, but Hulu is just getting started. The streaming service is going to launch a Ghost Rider TV series, focused on the Robbie Reyes version of the character from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Hulu and Marvel will also partner for Helstrom, about siblings who are the children of a powerful serial killer....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’ Will “Work Itself Out,” According To Sean Gunn By Chris Evangelista/March 5, 2019 9:00 am EST The fate of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remains up in the air. We know it’ll happen eventually…we just don’t know when. Or how. Ever since James Gunn was fired from the franchise, fans have been wondering just how Marvel plans to keep things going. According to Guardians actor (and brother of James Gunn) Sean Gunn, things will eventually work themselves out....

‘Little Black Mirror’ Video Series Coming To YouTube By Chris Evangelista/May 24, 2019 3:00 pm EST Black Mirror is returning for a whole-new season next month – but there’s more in store. A video series called Little Black Mirror, created by YouTube personalities from across Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela, is also on the way. The short videos will be aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences, and feature Latinx social media stars....

‘Luce’ Review: A Stirring Psychodrama About Race, Erasure, And Prejudice [Tribeca] By Caroline Cao/May 3, 2019 2:00 pm EST The title character in Luce (played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is functional and exceptional on the surface. He’s a star student, a valedictorian high schooler. He is the model of an inspirational American Dream story that many blind optimists love to eat up: a black teen who overcame his trauma as a child soldier in Eritrea and seized and earned every opportunity imaginable....

By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2019 3:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s been 13 years since we ventured into Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy world of Pan’s Labyrinth. In the film, a twisted fairy tale clashes with Spanish fascism as an 11-year old girl becomes embroiled in a war she wants no part of. She finds an escape in a twisted labyrinth that allows her to fulfill the prophecy of a lost princess returning to her rightful place at her father’s side....

‘Star Wars’ Trivia: Mark Hamill Went Full Motion-Capture For A Small Additional Role In ‘The Last Jedi’ By Ben Pearson/July 6, 2019 12:00 pm EST The true, lasting legacy of Star Wars: The Last Jedi won’t be clear until after the dust settles on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Will Rian Johnson’s 2017 entry be considered a pivotal turning point in the Star Wars mythos, or a creatively risky anomaly whose narrative decisions are largely ret-conned?...

‘The Witches’ Remake Finds Its Grand High Witch In Anne Hathaway By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2019 12:35 pm EST Anne Hathaway is joining The Witches remake cast as the Grand High Witch herself. Robert Zemeckis is helming the new take on the Roald Dahl children’s book, which was previously adapted into a disgusting (in a good way) movie from director Nicolas Roeg. Zemeckis’ film will allegedly take the story from the UK and set it in the American South....

Emergency Podcast: Jon Favreau’s Star Wars Live-Action TV Series The Mandalorian Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 3, 2018 6:22 pm EST On an EMERGENCY episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by Star Wars expert Bryan Young and Jason Ward of Making Star Wars to talk about the breaking news: new details of Jon Favreau’s Star Wars live-action television series have been revealed. Join us as we nerd out, give our reactions and talk about what this all might mean....