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Bad Robot Announces Six New Movies, Including A Thriller From ‘The Good Place’ Writer Megan Amram By Ben Pearson/Nov. 14, 2018 3:40 pm EST In an unusual move for the typically-secretive company, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has announced six new films are in development, including a possession film and a time travel movie. How many of these are actually secret Cloverfield movies? All of them! (I’m kidding, we have no idea....

Cool Stuff: Get ‘The Iron Giant’ As A Cel-Shaded Maquette From Sideshow Collectibles By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2018 6:00 am EST The Iron Giant soared into theaters nearly 20 years ago. Even though it may not have been a runaway hit at the box office, it’s found quite a loyal fanbase in the years since then, and it serves as a crowning achievement in Brad Bird’s filmography. Sadly, being able to bring The Iron Giant home hasn’t been so easy, but Sideshow Collectibles has introduced a new, albeit limited edition, way to bring the giant robot to your shelf in the form of a new cel-shaded maquette....

Daily Podcast: Netflix Marvel Shows, Blumhouse, Captain Marvel, Property Brothers, Rambo & Bohemian Rhapsody By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the October 18 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Netflix Marvel shows, Blumhouse, Captain Marvel, Property Brothers, Rambo, and Bohemian Rhapsody.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Daily Podcast: We Visit The Set Of ‘Captain Marvel’ And Talk With Samuel L Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn & Jonathan Schwartz By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the January 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is here to play a few interviews from the set of Captain Marvel. We will hear from Samuel L Jackson, who reprises his role as a young SHIELD head Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn, who plays a Skrull commander, and Jonathan Schwartz, the executive producer of the film who reveals everything we need to know about Marvel’s first female-led superhero film....

DC Comics’ ‘Secret Six’ Series In Development At CBS By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 11, 2018 8:30 am EST Yet another morally ambiguous team of villains featuring Deadshot is making its way to the screen. CBS has begun developing a Secret Six series based on the DC Comics property of the same name. Secret Six is the second DC property to be adapted to series by CBS, with Supergirl airing its first season on the network before joining its cohorts at The CW....

Disney In Talks To Acquire WarnerMedia’s 10% Stake In Hulu By Ben Pearson/Feb. 27, 2019 2:08 pm EST Now Disney is angling for an even higher percentage and seems to ultimately have its eye on owning the entire thing outright. Previous reports suggested that they would make a play for Comcast’s remaining 30% of Hulu, something Comcast CEO Steve Burke has confirmed but resisted: Here’s why Disney cares about Hulu:...

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Will Have Its World Premiere At 2019 SXSW Film Festival By Ben Pearson/Jan. 8, 2019 11:50 am EST Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, stars Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Black Panther’s Winston Duke), and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex) for an idyllic summer getaway....

Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Will Be Part Of Phase 4, Confirms Kevin Feige By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 23, 2019 8:30 am EST Marvel’s Shang-Chi is fast becoming one of the most anticipated movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it’s no wonder that Marvel chief Kevin Feige would want this historic film to get in our eyeballs as soon as possible. The Marvel Studios president confirmed that, after the dust settles following the release of this week’s Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi will be part of Marvel’s mysterious Phase 4....

New Funko POPs For ‘The Office’, ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Community’, ‘Jaws’, & More Coming Soon By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 15, 2019 12:00 pm EST The 2019 New York Toy Fair is in full swing, and that means we’ll be hearing a ton of new announcements regarding toys and collectibles inspired by your favorite films and TV shows. It should come as no surprise that the folks at Funko have churned out a bunch of new announcements expanding their endless line of Funko POP figures....

Pixar Reveals ‘Toy Story 4’ Easter Eggs Referencing ‘Up,’ ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘The Shining,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 20, 2019 5:30 pm EST Pixar films are always chock full of Easter eggs — whether in reference to their own films, or upholding a long tradition of making nods to director Lee Unkrich’s favorite film, The Shining — but Toy Story 4 has a unique setting that allowed the team to fill the film to the brim with Easter eggs....

Reylo Watch: Why Rey Shouldn’t End Up With Kylo Ren, According To Daisy Ridley By Ben Pearson/April 18, 2019 12:30 pm EST Rey and Kylo Ren are on opposite sides of the Force, but you know what they say: opposites attract, and there has been so much blazing chemistry between those two characters (ramped up considerably in Star Wars: The Last Jedi) that fans have dubbed the pair “Reylo.” But unfortunately for the Reylo shippers out there (including Kelly Marie Tran, who plays Rose Tico and appears to be slightly obsessed with that fictional pair), it seems like Daisy Ridley isn’t on board with that relationship....

The Mother Of All Genre Screening Stunts: ‘The Prodigy’ Plays To An Audience Of Expectant Mothers By Marisa Mirabal/Jan. 30, 2019 12:00 pm EST “You are all completely insane.“Last night in Austin, Texas, director Nicholas McCarthy lovingly sent this message to all of the brave women in the audience who attended an Orion Pictures and Fons PR-sponsored screening of his new evil-child horror film, The Prodigy…while pregnant.McCarthy does have a point – as far as elaborate screening stunts go, this one is pretty wild....

This Week In Trailers: Memory: The Origins Of Alien, Free Meek, Inna De Yard, All Or Nothing: The Carolina Panthers, Nekrotronic By Christopher Stipp/June 30, 2019 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

‘Brian Banks’ Trailer: The True Story Of The Wrongly Convicted Football Star Gets The Inspirational Drama Treatment By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 27, 2019 12:00 pm EST Bleecker Street has released the official Brian Banks trailer, which tackles a controversial subject within the confines of a inspirational sports drama. The drama follows the titular Brian Banks, a former American high school footballer who was primed to become one of the biggest NFL stars of his generation....

‘Death House’ Trailer: Welcome To The Area 51 Of Evil, Whatever That Means By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 18, 2018 5:00 pm EST Are you ready to journey to the Area 51 of evil? I sure as hell hope so, because here comes Death House! Featuring a cast that will be very familiar to horror aficionados and written by Gunnar Hansen, the man who played Leatherface, Death House is set in a secret prison full of murderous inmates....

‘Detective Pikachu’ TV Spots Show Mewtwo, Gyarados, Eevee, And More – If You Can Catch ‘Em All By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 2, 2019 4:00 pm EST Can you flawlessly rap the iconic “PokeRap” that listed off all of the 150 original Pokemon? No? Me neither, though I used to because I was the coolest 1st grader in the world. But if Warner Bros. were to create a new PokeRap to include every single Pokemon that appears in the Detective Pikachu TV spots, it would probably take a full hour....

/Filmcast Ep. 170 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (GUEST: Tasha Robinson From The AV Club) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 20, 2011 9:00 pm EST This week, Dave Chen, Devindra, and Adam discuss The Dark Knight Rises prologue, praise the rarely seen Enlightened, and reflect on shows that have come back from the dead, creatively. Special guest Tasha Robinson from AV Club joins us for this episode. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 193 - The Imposter By Slashfilmcast/July 15, 2012 4:36 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam respond to your feedback about The Amazing Spider-Man, join Team Margaret, and review one of the most thrilling documentaries of the year. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. We’ll be reviewing The Dark Knight Rises next week. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Your browser does not support the audio element....

/Filmcast Ep. 331 - The Man From U.N.C.L.E. By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 17, 2015 8:30 pm EST Jeff is off this week as David and Devindra discuss the entertaining Lifetime series UnReal and find value in the earlier Mission: Impossible films. Be sure to read Vince Mancini’s Fantastic Four review and the Boston Globe’s review of Man from U.N.C.L.E. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum’ Takes Out ‘Avengers: Endgame’ At The Box Office By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 20, 2019 11:30 am EST It turns out it takes out an assassin to take out the box office behemoth that is Avengers: Endgame. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was the film that finally unseated Avengers: Endgame from its No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, with the Keanu Reeves-led action thriller raking in $57 million on its opening weekend....