Take Another Look At ‘A Star Is Born’ During Its One-Week IMAX Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 4, 2018 5:00 pm EST If you just wanted to take another look at A Star is Born, you’re in luck. The Bradley Cooper-Lady Gaga drama and Oscar favorite has set a one-week IMAX release later this month. Time to dive off the deep end again, but this time in the gorgeous large-screen format....
The Obamas’ First Netflix Series Will Be ‘The Fifth Risk’ Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 31, 2018 2:30 pm EST Earlier this year, we learned that former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama had struck a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce multiple TV shows and films for the streaming giant. Now we may have just learned that their first project will be a Trump-inspired civics lesson. The Obamas’ first Netflix series will reportedly be an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book The Fifth Risk, which takes a hard look at the chaotic transition from the Obama administration to the Trump administration....
Tom Holland Details A ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Cameo That Never Happened By Ethan Anderton/June 26, 2019 5:00 pm EST Earlier this year, we learned that an early draft of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse had a scene that would have brought the versions of Spidey played by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland into the animated world. But it was thought that the movie may already be confusing enough without tossing other big screen versions of the webslinger into the mix....
Water Cooler: Spider-Man, Venom, Birdbox, Love Simon, Aquaman, Ben Is Back, Bumblebee, Destroyer, Free Solo, Love Actually & Happy As Lazzaro By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the December 17, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been watching at the Water Cooler....
‘Crawl’ Trailer: Hungry Hungry Gators (In A House) Menace Kaya Scodelario By Chris Evangelista/May 2, 2019 6:30 am EST What happens when you flood a house during a hurricane, and then throw some alligators into the mix? You get Crawl, a new, deliciously goofy horror-thriller from producer Sam Raimi and director Alexandre Aja. The high-concept premise traps a young woman (Kaya Scodelario) and her father (Barry Pepper) in a house during a Florida hurricane....
‘Fast And Furious 9’ Will Be Rock-Less, According To Dwayne Johnson By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2019 7:30 am EST The Fast and Furious franchise is about to become Rock-free. While Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is leading his own Fast spin-off Hobbs and Shaw, don’t expect him to roll on into the next Furious sequel. Johnson has confirmed that he and Hobbs and Shaw co-star Jason Statham will not be appearing in Furious 9, but that doesn’t mean they won’t pop up in the final entry, Furious 10....
/Filmcast Ep. 359 - Midnight Special By Slashfilmcast/March 22, 2016 8:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss laser-shaming, hate-watching, and buffer seating. Be sure to read up on 10 Cloverfield Lane’s ending, what it’s like to see Star Wars 20+ times in theaters, and why Peter Sciretta is hopeful about Indiana Jones 5. 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!...
‘Flight Of The Conchords’ Live HBO Special Is Getting A Vinyl Album Release By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2019 5:30 am EST If you loved the live concert that Flight of the Conchords brought to HBO last year, but you’ve been itching to have it in a different format than a TV special, we have good news. Flight of the Conchords: Live in London will be released on vinyl in March, giving fans the entire concert from across the pond in a 3XLP set....
‘Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story’ Trailer: Martin Scorsese Dives Back Into The Folk Singer’s Life By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2019 1:30 pm EST Martin Scorsese already delivered an impressive documentary about folk singer Bob Dylan with No Direction Home. That film is a three and a half hour chronicle of Dylan’s life between his arrival in New York in January 1961 and his “retirement” from touring following his motorcycle accident in July 1966....
‘Shoplifters’ Trailer: Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s Palme d’Or Winner Is Ready To Sweep The Oscars By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 6, 2018 12:00 pm EST Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda is a favorite at the film festival circuit — his tender, delicate odes to humanities have won twice at the Cannes Film Festival and earned accolades across the world. Now Shoplifters, his latest Palme d’Or winner is heading for a Stateside release, and possibly, the best Foreign Language category at the Oscars....
‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Movie Release Pushed To 2020 In Attempt To Fix Horrifying Lead Character By Chris Evangelista/May 24, 2019 8:30 am EST See you next year, Sonic. The Sonic the Hedgehog movie was supposed to speed into theaters this November – and then everyone saw the trailer. The reaction was overwhelmingly negative, with many wondering why the movie’s version of Sonic looked so terrible. Rather than shrug it off, the folks behind the film took the criticism to heart, and quickly announced they’d be redesigning the look of the character....
‘Suicide Squad 2’ Plot Focuses On Deadshot, Draws On Classic ’80s Comic Run By Chris Evangelista/March 11, 2019 7:00 am EST When Will Smith left James Gunn’s Suicide Squad sequel, there was some question of whether or not a new actor would replace him, or if Smith’s character Deadshot would be cut. The answer came quickly, when Idris Elba took over the part. Now, we might know why. Early Suicide Squad 2 plot details reveal that Deadshot is a central figure in Gunn’s script, and that the story is drawing heavily from a classic 1980s comic run from Jon Ostrander and Kim Yale....
‘The Curse Of La Llorona’ Trailer: The Weeping Woman Is Coming For Your Kids By Ben Pearson/Oct. 18, 2018 7:02 am EST Before he gets behind the camera of The Conjuring 3, director Michael Chaves is working with producer James Wan on a different horror project. Chaves is making his feature directorial debut with The Curse of La Llorona, a film that riffs on the classic Mexican folk tale of The Weeping Woman, a mother who kills her own children in a jealous fit of rage and subsequently preys on other children to replace her own....
‘Varsity Blues’ Series Coming To Quibi, Along With A New Show From Doug Liman By Chris Evangelista/July 12, 2019 4:00 pm EST Quibi, the upcoming short-form content streaming service, continues to line-up original programming. The latest: the 1999 movie Varsity Blues will be developed into a series by Stuber screenwriter Tripper Clancy. In addition to that, filmmaker Doug Liman is directed Crazy Talented, a series about patients on a psych ward who might just be superheroes....
By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 27, 2019 11:30 am EST With Aggretsuko tearing up the small screen, Sanrio is set to dominate the big screen too with a Hello Kitty movie adaptation. The ubiquitous Sanrio brand is being adapted into a feature film by New Line, which has just tapped the Hello Kitty movie writer. Lindsey Beer, whose credits include Transformers: The Last Knight and the upcoming YA film Chaos Walking, has been set to write Hello Kitty, the movie based on the adorable toy merchandise....
Luke Flowers Raised by Rainbows Art Show Here’s a collection of characters playing some old school video games that make cute reference to their relationship on screen. Jim Henson puppets Kermit the Frog and plays Frogger with him. Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid play a fighting game. Beebop and Rocksteady play the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. And Luke Skywalker, Yoda and the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi are playing TRON....
Dan Aykroyd Revealed The Secret ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel Months Ago By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 17, 2019 6:30 am EST Fans were taken by surprise when news broke this week that Jason Reitman was directing a secret Ghostbusters sequel that would directly follow the ’80s comedy classics Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2. The secret project — which we’ll just call Ghostbusters 3 for now — was kept under wraps for months, to great success. But it turns out star Dan Aykroyd accidentally crossed the streams (of communication) just two months ago....
Director Jeff Nichols On Crafting ‘Long Way Back Home’ And Making A Song Into A Short Film [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Oct. 16, 2018 8:00 am EST The song “The Long Way Back Home,” which is about a criminal on the run, immediately struck a chord with Nichols. It’s not the first time the Mud director has shown a criminal fleeing the law, or told a story about bad blood between brothers....
John Leguizamo Recounts ‘Latin History For Morons’ In Trailer For New Netflix Special By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2018 5:00 pm EST John Leguizamo might best be known for starring in the ill-fated Super Mario Bros. Movie, or maybe voicing Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise. But he’s also quite the accomplished character actor, appearing in movies such as Moulin Rouge, the John Wick franchise, Romeo + Juliet, The Lincoln Lawyer, and, of course, Spawn....
Listen To The Entire ‘Ghosts Of Westoros’ Panel, Live From This Year’s Con Of Thrones By Slashfilmcast/July 11, 2017 9:00 am EST At this year’s Con of Thrones, I was honored to moderate the “Ghosts of Westoros” panel with my “Cast of Kings” co-host Joanna Robinson. During the panel, we chatted with many of the actors who played beloved characters that met a brutal end on Game of Thrones. While I can’t say who was present, lest I spoil the show for newcomers, I will say that it was a delightful mix of veteran character actors, young-and-upcoming stars, and everything in between....
