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Picard ‘Star Trek’ Spin-Off Series Casts Santiago Cabrera And Michelle Hurd By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 6, 2019 4:30 pm EST Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard has secured himself two new shipmates. Big Little Lies’ Santiago Cabrera and Blindspot’s Michelle Hurd are joining the Picard series cast, which will feature the Star Trek: Next Generation actor reprising his iconic role as the captain of the USS Enterprise.The Hollywood Reporter reports that Cabrera (Big Little Lies, Salvation) and Hurd (Blindspot) are joining joined Stewart as regulars in the untitled CBS All Access spin-off series centered around USS Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard....

Robert Kirkman’s Animated Series ‘Invincible’ Will Star Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, And Mark Hamill By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 31, 2019 12:57 pm EST According to Deadline (but first reported by Revenge of the Fans), Steven Yeun has been tapped to play the lead character of Invincible, a teenager named Mark Grayson. Mark has a famous super-powered parent, and when he begins to develop powers of his own, he discovers that the job isn’t all it’s cracked up to be....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Casts ‘Baby Driver’ Star Ansel Elgort By Jacob Hall/Oct. 1, 2018 3:49 pm EST Ansel Elgort is leaping from a crime movie that might as well be a musical to a full-on musical set in a world of crime. The Baby Driver star has signed on to star in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of West Side Story, anchoring one half of the story’s star-crossed duo....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Moonlight By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 8, 2016 7:00 pm EST Devindra chats with Angie Han about Barry Jenkins’ moving film, Moonlight. Be sure to also check out The Next Picture Show discussion about the film. 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! Download or Play Now:Subscribe to the /Filmcast: Featured Review Moonlight SPOILERS (19:26)...

The Morning Watch: The VFX Tools Of Blockbuster Movies, 10 Years Of Disneynature & More By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, check out the various pieces of visual effects software that bring movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and more....

This Week In Trailers: Slut In A Good Way, Ruben Brandt, Collector, Stand Up And Away! With Brian Regan, New Year, New You, Float Like A Butterfly By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 22, 2018 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?...

Three ‘The Walking Dead’ Movies On The Way, Andrew Lincoln Set To Star By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 5, 2018 6:30 am EST This Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead bid goodbye to its grizzled lead of nine seasons — or did it? Andrew Lincoln made a highly publicized exit from the AMC zombie show Sunday night, but it seems like that won’t be the last we’ll see of former Sheriff Rick Grimes....

Water Cooler: First Man, Survivor, Manifest, Skyscraper, Channel Zero, Little Giants, Hell House LLC 2, Los Pollos Hermanos Chocolates By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2018 6:00 pm EST On the October 1, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about what we’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.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)....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Beats Out ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ For Most Anticipated Movie Of 2019 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 28, 2018 1:00 pm EST After the emotional distress that Avengers: Infinity War wrought on Marvel fans everywhere, it’s no wonder that Avengers: Endgame is next year’s most anticipated movie. A Fandango poll revealed that the next Avengers film has beat out the year’s other blockbuster big-hitter, Star Wars: Episode 9, for the most anticipated movie of 2019....

‘Booksmart’ Cast And Crew On What Movies Inspired Their New High School Comedy [Interview] By Danielle Solzman/May 24, 2019 9:30 am EST Booksmart is the film about female friendship for a new generation. What sets this film apart from Bridesmaids is that rather than focus on women in their 30s, the film chooses to focus on a pair of women on the eve of graduating high school.I spoke with a number of cast and crew on the red carpet before the world premiere of SXSW....

/Filmcast Ep. 162 - Moneyball (GUEST: Laremy Legel From Film.com) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 27, 2011 6:00 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam run down some fall TV show premieres, praise the low-budget Trollhunter, try to make sense of Netflix’s recent moves, and hear about some of the best films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from Film.com. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 313 - House Of Cards: Season 3 By Slashfilmcast/April 8, 2015 10:27 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff wonder why Showtime announced Twin Peaks at all, praise the audacity of The ABC’s of Death Part 2, and get in an intense debate about House of Cards: Season 3. Be sure to read up on why Netflix’s nostalgia is squelching creativity and why House of Cards insults your intelligence....

/Filmcast Ep. 79 - The Road (GUESTS: Tyler And David From Battleship Pretension) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 9, 2009 7:36 pm EST This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley chat about the themes in Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life and Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, discuss the mediocrity of Everybody’s Fine, and recall the great camera work in Il Divo (and its amazing trailer). Special guests Tyler Smith and David Bax join us from the Battleship Pretension podcast....

‘NOS4A2’ Pilot Review: AMC Brings Joe Hill’s Horror Novel To The Small Screen With Creepy, Emotional Results [SXSW] By Meredith Borders/March 12, 2019 7:00 am EST Joe Hill’s NOS4A2 is a dense, twisty, unlikely tale, so it feels exactly right that the pilot episode of AMC’s adaptation should be so stubbornly unwilling to explain itself to viewers unfamiliar with the source material. Nothing is spelled out here; nothing is synopsized or tidily introduced....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 3 Super Bowl Trailer: Wake Up, America By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 3, 2019 4:05 pm EST Hulu released a teaser trailer for the third season of its Emmy-winning dystopian series The Handmaid’s Tale on Super Bowl Sunday, revealing what has happened to June in the wake of the season 2 finale cliffhanger. Watch The Handmaid’s Tale season 3 Super Bowl trailer below. The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Super Bowl Trailer...

‘Toxic Avenger’ Reboot Lands In The Hands Of ‘I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore’ Director Macon Blair By Chris Evangelista/March 22, 2019 6:30 am EST Actor, writer and director Macon Blair is catching a bus to Tromaville. Blair has been tapped by Legendary to write and direct The Toxic Avenger reboot, bringing one of Lloyd Kaufman’s most famous Z-movie figures further into the mainstream. Blair is a mainstay in Jeremy Saulnier’s films, including Murder Party, Blue Ruin, Green Room and Hold the Dark, which Blair also wrote....

Christmas Water Cooler: Batman, Three Identical Strangers, Hate U Give, Marwen, Skate Kitchen, Die Hard, The Endless, Spider-Verse, First Man, Codenames & More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 26, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the December 26, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to talk about what they’ve been up at the Water Cooler....

By Ben Pearson/Nov. 9, 2018 4:30 pm EST The article is filled with dizzying stories about designers, styles, and icons as Chabon races across Paris to take his son to a series of shows. But at its core, it’s a touching story about a father who doesn’t share a fondness for his son’s interest, but finds joy in watching the son immerse himself in a world he loves. Ferrell, of course, has had his brush with the fashion world on screen already playing the villain Jacobim Mugatu in the Zoolander movies....

Horror Remake Roundup: Guillermo Del Toro Is ‘Terrified’, David Gordon Green Wants More ‘Critters’ Or ‘Ghoulies’, And Rob Zombie’s Abandoned ‘Blob’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2018 5:00 pm EST You want horror remake news? We’ve got horror remake news for you, baby! Get it while it’s spooky! First: Guillermo del Toro has confirmed he’s working on an American remake of the scary Argentinean horror film Terrified. Then, Halloween director David Gordon Green expresses interest in remaking either Critters or Ghoulies (maybe, he could be joking)....

How ‘The LEGO Movie’ Transformed A Bad Premise Into A Cinematic Miracle By Leigh Monson/Feb. 7, 2019 10:00 am EST Here’s a blunt truth: The LEGO Movie should not work as a movie, let alone work as a great movie. On paper, even the premise of a movie based on a line of toys with no singular identity of its own, a line that explicitly develops playsets themed around licensed properties as an extension of managed brands, sounds like the most tedious sort of late-stage capitalist cynicism....