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Superhero Bits: Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite MCU Movie, ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Goes 8-Bit & More By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2019 6:00 pm EST What scene really challenged Sophie Turner emotionally in Dark Phoenix? How many of the Top 100 highest grossing movies ever belong to Marvel Studios? What’s the record for how many times someone saw Avengers: Endgame in theaters? What is Quentin Tarantino’s favorite MCU movie? Want to see an 8-bit video game short from the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 103 - Female Assassins And Tony Jaa By Slashfilmcast/June 13, 2010 2:27 pm EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

Theme Park Bits: Soarin’ Over California Sticking Around, Epcot’s New BBQ Restaurant, And More By Josh Spiegel/July 1, 2019 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Soarin’ Over California is sticking around through the summer at Disney California Adventure. Epcot’s getting a new barbecue restaurant. Disney’s Hawaii resort is letting you get close to tropical fish. And more! With Disneyland Park now a Star Wars-centric area, Disney California Adventure has been trying to pick up the slack in terms of other marquee attractions....

Theme Park Bits: Spaceship Earth Closing For Over Two Years, New Disneyland Resort Hotel Officially Canceled By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 15, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Find out about the major update that will knock Spaceship Earth out of commission for 2½ years. Disneyland Resort will not restart its new hotel project … which is awkward for Downtown Disney. Get a look at some creepy cotton candy themed to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas....

Water Cooler: Pet Sematary, Twilight Zone, Shazam, Shrill, The Act, Cold War, Missing Link, Christopher Robin, Legend Of Cocaine Island, Boy Band Con, Sandman Slim By Peter Sciretta/April 8, 2019 2:15 pm EST On the April 8, 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....

‘Friends From College’ Canceled At Netflix After Two Seasons By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2019 11:30 am EST The big news from Netflix yesterday was the cancellation of Jessica Jones and The Punisher, bringing an end to Marvel shows on the streaming service. But it wasn’t the only Netflix original that got the axe. Netflix announced that the comedy series Friends from College starring Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Savage, Cobie Smulders, Nat Faxon, Annie Parisse, Jae Suh Park and Billy Eichner has been canceled after two seasons....

‘House Of Cards’ Season 6 Review: The Final Season Is The Best It’s Been In Years By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2018 7:00 am EST House of Cards is ending with a significant amount of baggage due to the firing of star Kevin Spacey. But in its final season, the Netflix drama, which now has Robin Wright in the lead, is the best it’s been in years. If House of Cards can get beyond the toxic aura created by Spacey, it might just end with one of its very best seasons....

‘Killing Eve’ Season 2 Review: This Twisted Treat Remains One Of The Best Shows On TV Right Now By Chris Evangelista/March 25, 2019 7:00 am EST TV’s most complicated, twisted relationship returns with Killing Eve season 2. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s unclassifiable series comes back strong, roaring out of the gate mere seconds after season 1 concluded, and almost never letting viewers catch their breath. This season, Waller-Bridge has stepped back a bit, with Emerald Fennell stepping in as head writer....

‘Preacher’ Season 4 Given AMC’s Blessing, Praise The Lord By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 30, 2018 12:30 pm EST Preacher, the AMC series based on the comic series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, has just been blessed with a fourth season. Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun will all return for yet another romp across America to find God, with biblical forces in tow. While Preacher is a story about America, production will move to Australia for the next season....

‘Swamp Thing’ Officially Cancelled One Week After Its Premiere On DC Universe [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2019 8:19 am EST Following a reduced episode order and reports of a troubled production, DC Universe is pulling the plug on Swamp Thing. The supernatural superhero series, based on the comics by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, has been cancelled merely one week after it premiered on the DC Universe streaming service....

‘The LEGO Movie 2’ TV Spot: LEGO Batman Is Such A Humble Hero By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 1, 2019 9:00 am EST The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part revealed a new international trailer not too long ago, showing off the return of the LEGO Justice League. Now a new TV spot brings the DC Comics superhero team back in the minifigure form, but of course, the real superhero star is none other than LEGO Batman making a return, and it looks like he’s even carrying some Oscars in this movie, even though The LEGO Batman Movie got snubbed for a Best Animated Feature nomination last year....

‘The Predator’ Ending Almost Went Totally Off The Rails With An Ellen Ripley Cameo [UPDATED] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 2, 2019 10:15 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you haven’t gotten around to seeing The Predator yet, which is now available on home video, you should know that it has a totally insane ending that sets the stage for a crazy sequel. But the ending was almost even more ludicrous than the one that ended up in theaters, and it would have brought the Predator franchise back around to its rivalry with the Alien franchise....

By Chris Evangelista/June 7, 2019 5:30 pm EST Undone Trailer I hadn’t even heard of this series before, but now I’m intrigued. In Undone, “Alma Winograd-Diaz (Rosa Salazar, Alita: Battle Angel) takes her mundane life one day at a time until a near fatal accident induces visions of her late-father, Jacob. Through these persistent visions he urges her to tap into a mysterious ability that allows her to travel through space and time with the hopes of preventing his untimely death....

Danny DeVito On Completing Tim Burton’s “Circus Trilogy” With ‘Dumbo’ [Set Visit Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 29, 2019 9:15 am EST “We gotta complete the circus trilogy.” That’s how Tim Burton got Danny DeVito on board to play yet another circus ringleader in Dumbo, Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the beloved 1941 animated film. The last time DeVito donned a circus ringleader outfit, he was playing the shrewd ringmaster Amos Calloway in Burton’s 2003 fantasy drama Big Fish....

David S. Goyer’s ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Would Have Been A ‘Lord Of The Rings’-Sized Epic By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 2019 7:30 am EST Sony Pictures is still trying to make a Masters of the Universe movie despite a decade of development hell. The power of brand recognition is strong in Hollywood, and the studio has their eyes on making a fantasy action blockbuster franchise out of the popular He-Man toyline and cartoon....

Superhero Bits: Batman’s 80th Anniversary Includes 1.5 Million Bats, Ernie Hudson Heading To ‘Arrow’ & More By Ethan Anderton/March 7, 2019 6:00 pm EST When Arrow is over, does that mean Stephen Amell is done with the character? Want to hear Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson get down to some Carpool Karaoke? How are trolls coping with being unable to trash Captain Marvel on Rotten Tomatoes? What happens to Clark Kent’s clothes after he rips them off to become Superman?...

The 2019 Oscars Might Not Have A Host At All By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 11, 2018 8:30 am EST Despite the alleged “ultimatum” given to Kevin Hart amidst the outcry over his response to resurfaced offensive tweets, it seems the the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn’t have a back-up plan in mind when the actor-comedian quit as the 2019 Oscars host. The Academy has been sent scrambling for a replacement in the wake of Hart’s departure, but some reports suggest that they may just go without a host at all for next year’s Oscar ceremony — something that hasn’t happened since the 1989 ceremony....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 76 - The Soldiers Of Empathy By Slashfilmcast/April 19, 2017 7:00 pm EST Anyone can be a soldier. You just have to know what you’re fighting. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. You can e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com. You can also follow him on Facebook or on Twitter....

Watch: The ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Cast Sings You A Medley About Death At The Tony’s By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2019 8:30 am EST Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Chanting those three words and hoping for tickets to magically appear is probably the closest you’ll get to seeing the hit Broadway adaptation of the Tim Burton classic, though this Beetlejuice Tony performance is the next best thing. The cast of the Tony Award-nominated musical put on a medley about death on Sunday night, and listening to it will make you never wanna go home....

Why ‘Legion’ Season 3 Will End The Series [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 5, 2019 8:30 am EST At FX’s Television Critics Association session, CEO John Landgraf revealed that the third season of Legion would be its last. Later, Legion had a season three panel in which creator Noah Hawley, producer Jeph Loeb and cast members explained why it was the right time to end, and how David Haller (Dan Stevens) would go out with a bang....