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‘Blood On Black Wax’ Is A Passionate Tribute To Movie Soundtracks And Vinyl – And A Must-Own For Horror Fans By Marisa Mirabal/May 15, 2019 12:00 pm EST “Vinyl is one of those beautiful mediums that should not die out. I think film scores are in general enjoying more of a renaissance as a celebrated art form, and that’s beautiful. Vinyl is one of the things that contributes to letting people know that the scores to films are in themselves works of art that are worth being treasured....

‘Dear David’ Movie, Based On A Creepy Twitter Thread, Coming From New Line By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2018 12:00 pm EST Hollywood has decided to turn to Twitter for inspiration. What could go wrong?! New Line Cinema has snapped up the rights to Dear David, a ghost story that was originally told in a series of tweets by former BuzzFeed writer Adam Ellis. Ellis presented the tweets as true, detailing the story of a ghost haunting his apartment....

/Filmcast Ep. 137 - Rango (GUEST: Tim League From The Alamo Drafthouse) By Slashfilmcast/March 7, 2011 8:28 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam praise the uniqueness of The Adjustment Bureau, conclude that I Saw the Devil is the revenge film to end all revenge films, and get disgusted by the complete amorality of Weekend at Bernie’s. Special guest Tim League joins us from The Alamo Drafthouse. Check out the Alamo’s SXFantastic series at SXSW this year....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Final Season Has “Exceeded The Bar” With Episodes That Feel Like Movies By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2019 3:00 pm EST The final season of Game of Thrones is still a few months away, but that’s not stopping HBO from continuing to hype up the final six episodes of the epic fantasy series based on the books of George R.R. Martin. New footage from the final season debuted in a new HBO promo last weekend, but the cable network’s CEO Richard Plepler has seen much more, and he promises that the final season has exceeded expectations, and it’s mostly because each episode is like a movie unto itself....

‘Gladiator’ Sequel Moving Forward With Ridley Scott Directing By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2018 1:38 pm EST A Gladiator sequel has been a dream project of Scott’s for years, and the concept of Gladiator 2 has gone through several incarnations. At one point, goth rock troubadour and screenwriter Nick Cave wrote an absolutely batshit crazy and awesome-sounding sequel in which Crowe’s Maximus goes to hell and back, and deals with the gods and other paranormal forces....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Trailer: The Kaiju Smackdown You’ve Been Waiting For By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2018 9:01 am EST Godzilla is back, and he’s bringing all his monstrous friends in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Krampus director Michael Dougherty helms this second outing of the rebooted Godzilla franchise, which finds a scientist coming up with a bold idea to help restore order to the world: unleashing monsters! This continues to look like a vast improvement over the previous Godzilla film in every single way....

‘Kingsman’ Prequel May Star Ralph Fiennes And Take Place In World War I By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 28, 2018 4:00 pm EST Rumor has it that Ralph Fiennes has been tapped to lead the Kingsman prequel, which is set to take place in World War I, according to The Daily Mail. The British tabloid goes on to report that Fiennes’ co-star will be Harris Dickinson, an up-and-coming British actor best known for Beach Rats and The Darkest Minds — presumably in a repeat of the dynamic between the sleek spy played by Colin Firth and his street-smart protege played by Kingsman breakout Taron Egerton....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Almost Introduced Australian Spider-Man, Read The Script Page Here By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2019 10:35 am EST Last weekend’s release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse unleashed a handful of new superpowered Spider-People who had never been seen on the big screen before. In fact, many of them were characters who fans thought they’d probably never see in a Spider-Man movie, let alone on screen with each other alongside Peter Parker and Miles Morales....

‘The Predator’ Almost Had Predator-Monkey Hybrids, But Some Things Aren’t Meant To Be By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 30, 2018 5:00 pm EST Remember The Predator? Shane Black’s sequel/reboot hit theaters this year, but it seems like everyone already forgot about it already. Maybe we’d all still be talking about The Predator right now if it had kept one of the script’s early ideas intact: Predator-monkey hybrids. That’s right – at one point, The Predator was going to feature Predator DNA mixed with monkeys and other animals....

‘UglyDolls’ Trailer: Plush Creatures Come To Life In An Animated Story Of Acceptance By Ben Pearson/Feb. 5, 2019 11:30 am EST Who’s ready for another animated musical about how your quirks are what make you stand out from the crowd? STX Entertainment is getting into the animation game with an UglyDolls movie, which is based on the popular plush toys that debuted back in 2001. And since this is a musical, they’ve gathered some big names in the music industry to lend their voices to these weird, wacky characters: Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Pitbull, Janelle Monae, and Nick Jonas....

Emma Thompson Pens Letter To Skydance Refusing To Work With John Lasseter – Read It Here By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 26, 2019 9:30 am EST Emma Thompson has penned a letter speaking out against the hiring of John Lasseter at Skydance Animation. The animation division of Skydance is preparing to launch with the film Luck, in which Thompson was originally set to star. However, Skydance has been in hot water since its controversial decision to hire Lasseter following the animation magnate’s exit from Disney and Pixar in the wake of unspecified sexual harassment allegations....

Every Single Animated Short On The 2019 Oscars Shortlist Is Available To Watch Online By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2019 2:00 pm EST Best Animated Short has long been a category overlooked by audiences — maybe they’re too experimental, too niche, too idiosyncratic. But perhaps the largest reason they’re overlooked is because no one has seen them. Apart from Pixar and Disney animated shorts, which reach the highest audiences thanks to their placement in front of theatrical releases, Oscar-nominated animated shorts often suffer from engagement scarcity, nearly always kept offline even after the shortlist is announced....

George R.R. Martin Talks ‘Game Of Thrones’ Ending, Says His Book Conclusion Won’t Be That Different From The Show’s By Ben Pearson/April 15, 2019 2:30 pm EST The eighth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones has begun, leaving only five episodes until the ending of the epic story is unveiled. That story originally began in 1996 when George R.R. Martin published the first book in his A Song of Ice and Fire saga, and as the final season of the show kicks off, the author has weighed in on the parallels between the two endings: the show’s and his planned conclusion for his novels, which is still years away....

Jack Black Doc ‘The Insufferable Groo’, About A Tommy Wiseau-Style Filmmaker, Finds U.S. Distribution By Ben Pearson/Nov. 15, 2018 4:30 pm EST Tommy Wiseau. James Nguyen. Neil Breen. Connoisseurs of “so bad, they’re good” movies are familiar with these infamous directors, but have you heard of Stephen Groo? The Utah-based filmmaker has nearly 200 low- or no-budget credits to his name, and he’s the subject of a new documentary called The Insufferable Groo, which follows the title filmmaker as he casts professional actor Jack Black (School of Rock, King Kong) in his newest movie, an elf/human love story....

Mailbag: Is Star Wars Aging Up? Christmas Movies, TV Show Recommendations, Release Date Calendars & More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 13, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the December 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to answer questions in the Mail Bag.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)....

Mark Hamill Pitched George Lucas The Idea To Have Boba Fett Revealed As Luke Skywalker’s Mother By Ben Pearson/Nov. 20, 2018 3:30 pm EST Boba Fett may have been a cool character in the novels, comics, video games, and other properties that made up the Star Wars Expanded Universe (now known as Star Wars Legends). But in the original Star Wars trilogy? The guy sucks. Sure, Fett has a nice design, a jet pack, and a sleek helmet, and those things can go a long way....

Marvel Studios Will Announce First Openly Gay Superhero Character Sometime Soon By Ethan Anderton/May 9, 2019 7:30 am EST Directors Anthony & Joe Russo faced a little bit of backlash when they tried to make a big deal about the first openly gay character in a Marvel movie having a bit part in an early scene in Avengers: Endgame. The character was played by Joe Russo himself, a man dealing with the trauma of the snap by trying to go out on a date again with another man, as he recounts in a group therapy session that Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is leading....

Quibi Creators Can Edit Their Bite-Sized Content Into Full Feature Films After Two Years By Ben Pearson/June 14, 2019 4:00 pm EST But now we have a better understanding of exactly how this nascent service was able to lure such high-end talent. According to a new report, Quibi will be initially licensing content from these creators, but after two years of exclusivity, the service will allow them to re-edit those stories into full features and sell the rights elsewhere, giving them the potential for a huge payoff down the line....

Stephen Curry Passes On Making A Cameo In ‘Space Jam 2’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 24, 2019 8:30 am EST Come on and slam and welcome to the latest disappointing casting update for Space Jam 2. Despite an encouraging number of NBA and WNBA players recently joining the sequel to the beloved 1996 live-action/animation hybrid film, Space Jam 2 was faced with another casting disappointment after NBA superstar Stephen Curry turned down an offer to make a cameo....

The Morning Watch: ‘Ready Player One’ And Gamer Culture, ‘Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas’ Book Comparison & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2018 5:00 am EST In this edition, video essay focuses on how Ready Player One replicates some of the more seedy and unpleasant sides of gamer culture but seems to reward them in the end. Plus, find out about the differences between the original articles (and eventual novel) and film adaptation of Fear and Loathing and Las Vegas, and watch a supercut of clips from FOX TV shows making fun of the FOX network....