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LEGO Announces New ‘Jurassic World’ Prequel Mini-Series And Toy Sets By Ben Pearson/Feb. 15, 2019 3:45 pm EST This past November, LEGO debuted a two-part Jurassic World animated prequel called LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit. Now they’re back with a follow-up series called LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar, another prequel that picks up where Secret Exhibit left off. Set three years before the events of the first Jurassic World movie, this story features Dennis Nedry’s nephew stomping around on the island wearing a full-sized dinosaur-themed mech suit....

LOL: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Tackles ‘Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory’ And Too Much Netflix Content By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 3, 2018 6:00 am EST A new Saturday Night Live aired over the weekend, the first of three episodes closing out 2018 with a bang. First-time host Claire Foy (The Girl in the Spider’s Web, First Man) was a satisfying guest during a solid episode of the series, which featured two sketches that were very much lined up with our interests and deserved to be singled out....

One More ‘Aquaman’ Trailer Pushes The Comic Book Action Spectacle By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2018 10:30 am EST All right, the last Aquaman trailer we featured was said to be the “final” one, but that’s only here in the United States. Our friends over in China recently got a new trailer, and it has plenty of new footage from the upcoming DC Comics superhero movie starring Jason Momoa. Most of the new stuff is all of the underwater action spectacle that will help Aquaman stand out from the rest of the comic book fare....

Shut Your Mouth: Exploring The 48-Year History Of The ‘Shaft’ Franchise By Rob Hunter/June 19, 2019 12:00 pm EST New Shaft films have been in and out of theaters five times over the past forty-eight years, and that’s one hell of an accomplishment for any franchise. It’s made even more impressive and unprecedented, though, by the realization that the same actor has brought John Shaft to life through those five films and across nearly five decades....

Superhero Bits: Zendaya Strikes Back At Spider-Man Troll, Kevin Feige Debunks Deadpool Rumor & More By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2019 6:00 pm EST What Marvel character would Jason Momoa like to play? How did Zendaya deal with a stupid Spider-Man fan troll? Would you like to see Keanu Reeves in the MCU? Want to see a cool title teaser poster for Birds of Prey? What did Kevin Feige say about Deadpool popping up in the next Spider-Man movie?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 109 - The State Of Film Criticism And Inception Theories (GUEST: Armond White From New York Press) By Slashfilmcast/July 26, 2010 4:00 pm EST In this special episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley are joined by New York Press film critic Armond White to discuss the state of American film criticism. Later, we delve into a couple of theories about what exactly Inception means....

Watch Lady Gaga And Bradley Cooper Almost Kiss In Sensual “Shallow” Performance At The Oscars By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 25, 2019 10:00 am EST Tell me something boy, where were you when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper stole the show and stole our hearts? The co-stars of A Star is Born easily gave the best performance of the 2019 Oscars ceremony, delivering a sensual duet of Gaga’s Oscar-winning song “Shallow.” Now, you can witness the entire thing unfold in the clip below....

Water Cooler: Shazam, Pet Sematary, Captain Marvel, The Boy, Wonder Park, Apollo 11, Aquaman, Dumbo, Cobra Kai, Twilight Zone, Queer Eye By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2019 2:13 pm EST On the March 19, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

We’ve Been Failing Our Most Imaginative Blockbusters By Andrew Todd/May 24, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: people say they want original and fresh movies and, well, they seem to be lying.)How many times have you heard people complain about Hollywood not having any new ideas? In my case, it’s “a lot....

‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’ Story Details Revealed, Arrives On Netflix In September By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2019 8:00 am EST At the end of last year, we heard the surprising and perplexing news that the Funny or Die web series Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis was being turned into a movie. The project was already filming at the time, but any details beyond a handful of guests were still under wraps....

By Ethan Anderton/March 22, 2019 12:30 pm EST Paul Feig may have already seen the writing on the wall when the Disney deal started coming together because the filmmaker was already developing several projects at Universal. One is a workplace comedy called 24-7 starring Eva Longoria and produced by Kerry Washington and Ben Spector. The other is False Alarm, another comedy that Feig is producing with Dylan Clark (of the recent Planet of the Apes franchise) and Sam Esmail (creator of Mr....

‘Doctor Who’ Season 12 Won’t Materialize Until 2020 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2018 2:00 pm EST You’re going to need a TARDIS to see the next season of Doctor Who. On the heels of star Jodie Whittaker confirming that she is staying at the helm of the TARDIS for at least another season, the BBC announced that Doctor Who season 12 is on its way…in 2020. That’ll be more than a year after the end of season 11, which wrapped last night....

/Filmcast Ep. 195 - The Watch By Slashfilmcast/July 29, 2012 1:10 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam reflect on the difficulty of making South Park, praise the Year of Matthew McConaughey, get skeptical about Cloud Atlas, and review Costco: The Movie. 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 Total Recall next week. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Your browser does not support the audio element....

/Filmcast Ep. 480 - The Meg And BlackkKlansman By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 14, 2018 7:30 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss their favorite crossover events of all time, thank the #SaveDaveWave, plus David has a special announcement to celebrate opening weekend of Crazy Rich Asians. Be sure to read about how Crazy Rich Asians was made, the #GoldOpen movement, and how BlackkKlansman got revenge on Birth of a Nation. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Featurette Focuses On Spidey’s New Suits By Ethan Anderton/June 24, 2019 1:00 pm EST Spider-Man: Far From Home arrives in theaters next week, and with it comes the end of The Infinity Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But let’s not forget that this is also a Spider-Man movie, and with it comes the evolution of the webslinging hero. Not only must Peter Parker (Tom Holland) step up to be a more responsible superhero in the wake of the death of his mentor Tony Stark, but he’s also now in control of the evolution of his suits....

‘State Like Sleep’ Star Katherine Waterston On Balancing Indies And Blockbusters [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Jan. 15, 2019 1:00 pm EST Over the past decade, actress Katherine Waterston has built up a solid filmography of work that had made her one of the most eclectic and reliable performers around. After years of theater work and taking meaty supporting roles in such films as Michael Clayton (her first film), Taking Woodstock, Robot & Frank (as well as a semi-regular role on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire), she made an impressive showing as Shasta Ray Hepworth in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2014 marvel Inherent Vice, which effectively opened the flood gates for Waterston to take roles in Alex Ross Perry’s Queen of Earth, Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky, and in Jonah Hill’s directing debut Mid90s, in rapid succession....

‘The New Pope’ First Look: Jude Law And John Malkovich Aren’t Getting Any Younger By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 9, 2019 11:00 am EST HBO has unveiled the first look at the limited series The New Pope, the follow-up to Paolo Sorrentino’s 2016 drama series The Young Pope, which starred Jude Law. Law returns as the titular maverick pope in The New Pope, alongside series newcomer John Malkovich as the new lead of the series....

‘The Ron Burgundy Podcast’ Coming In 2019, And You’re All Invited To The Pants Party By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2018 2:30 pm EST Learn about The Ron Burgundy Podcast below. Burgundy, of course, is the blustering, buffoonish TV new personality played by actor/comedian Will Ferrell in 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and 2013’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. iHeartRadio announced (via BusinessWire) that the podcast, which will be a co-production with Ferrell’s Funny Or Die, has already been given a two-season order: the first twelve-episode season will debut in the first quarter of 2019, and the second is expected to hit sometime in the middle of the year....

Emily Rudd And McCabe Slye Are The Latest New Residents Of R.L. Stein’s ‘Fear Street’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 26, 2019 5:00 pm EST Fear Street has just acquired two new residents. 20th Century Fox’s upcoming trilogy film adaptation of R.L. Stein’s beloved series of books has just added Emily Rudd and McCabe Slye to the Fear Street cast. The two actors will join a steadily growing cast which includes Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink....

Legendary Five-Time Oscar Nominee Albert Finney Has Passed Away At 82 By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 8, 2019 7:27 am EST Albert Finney, the five-time Oscar-nominated British actor who starred in the likes of Skyfall, Erin Brockovich, the original Murder on the Orient Express, and the Best Picture-winning Tom Jones, has died at age 82. News of Albert Finney dead was confirmed by a publicist to The Guardian. The actor announced a battle with kidney cancer in 2011, but he passed away due to a chest infection at the Royal Marsden hospital just outside London....