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Why Xenomorph Creator H.R. Giger Wasn’t More Involved With The Alien Franchise By Andrew Housman/Feb. 7, 2022 7:03 pm EST H.R. Giger, the Swiss artist responsible for creating the Xenomorph from “Alien,” was notably uncredited in designing the rest of the franchise’s creatures. Sure, his name appears in the end credits as the original designer of the alien creature, but that’s the extent of his involvement. Instead, each subsequent film’s director hired their own designers that expanded on Giger’s work, a setup that Giger himself was understandably never pleased with....

10 Horror TV Shows You Can Watch With The Whole Family Netflix By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/May 23, 2022 12:59 pm EST In a world that often appears to be teeming with very real horrors, many of us are still drawn to fantastical frights in our entertainment. Although it may not make sense to some, many people find comfort and excitement in horror, and children are no exception. For horror fans of all ages, there’s just something about the thrill of being intentionally creeped out by the media we willfully consume....

Between Doctor Strange 2 And The Boys Season 3, It’s Clearly [Redacted]’s Year For Superhero Cameos Marvel Studios By Debopriyaa Dutta/June 3, 2022 11:28 am EST Warning: Major spoilers ahead for “The Boys” season 3 and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Superhero cameos are huge this year, especially after the cameo-laden spectacle of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which culminated in THAT scene in which the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) butchers a bunch of powerful heroes....

Chainsaw Man Trailer: Sharpen Your Teeth, Devil Hunters, For A Blood-Soaked Anime Adaptation MAPPA/Crunchyroll By Joshua Meyer/May 16, 2022 8:41 pm EST Crunchyroll has nabbed the streaming rights to “Chainsaw Man,” the upcoming anime series adaptation of the popular manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The streamer plans to simulcast the series from Japan later this year, subtitled and dubbed, in over 200 countries and territories across the globe. “Chainsaw Man,” per Crunchyroll’s press release, takes place “in a supernatural world of Devils manifested from the collective fears of humans....

Colin Trevorrow Had One Major Rule For Jurassic World Dominion Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/June 8, 2022 12:30 pm EST Look, people come to the “Jurassic World” movies for one simple reason: we love dinosaurs and, for some inexplicable reason, this franchise is the only one that’s consistently putting dinosaurs on the big screen for all of us to gawk at in awe and terror. (Apple TV+ recently debuted the widely-heralded “Prehistoric Planet” docuseries, at the very least....

Daily Podcast: The Future Of The Harry Potter Franchise & Thor: Love And Thunder Trailer Reaction Warner Bros By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2022 2:33 pm EST On the April 18, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Scireta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the latest film and TV news, including our reactions to the “Thor: Love and Thunder” trailer and what the box office for “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore” might mean for the franchise....

Euphoria Season 2 Yearbook: Call Me Irresponsible Eddy Chen/HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 23, 2022 10:15 pm EST After two absolute pressure cooker episodes, “Euphoria” has found a bit of calm this week — or at least a bit of fun. The latest episode is one of the series’ funniest to date, whether Rue (Zendaya) is smacking face-first into doors, Cassie (Sydney Sweenie) is accidentally dressing just like Maddy (Alexa Demie), or no one is able to grasp the concept of the play “Oklahoma....

Everything Everywhere All At Once Box Office Proves There Is Still An Indie Audience After The Pandemic A24 By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 22, 2022 10:53 am EST Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All At Once” has emerged as a box office success, grossing $19,045,983 worldwide so far. This is a considerably impressive feat, given how the pandemic has mostly been favorable to big-budget superhero movies so far — the successes of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “The Batman” speak for themselves — and “Everything Everywhere All At Once’s” performance proves that there’s still an audience of indie offerings that manage to pull off a complex, high-concept narratives with flair....

Gilbert Gottfried Was Known For Being Loud And Raunchy, But He Was Also Very Sweet And Kind Gravitas Ventures By Danielle Ryan/April 12, 2022 5:53 pm EST It’s somewhat common for comedians to have differences between their onstage persona and their real personalities, but few had differences as vast as Gilbert Gottfried’s. The actor and comedian was best known for his loud, growling way of talking and his love of vulgarity....

GLOW’s Deanna Booher Changed What Was Possible For Fat Women On Television Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 12, 2022 11:35 am EST Whether you knew her as Matilda The Hun, Queen Adrena, Juicy Joy, Queen Kong, or the Bearded Lady from “Spaceballs,” the world of professional wrestling and entertainment lost a great one this weekend with the passing of Deanna Booher at the age of 73. Booher got her start in the 1980s as an amateur mud wrestler well into her thirties, where because of her large frame, she grappled competitors of all gender identities....

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities Teaser: 8 Blood-Curdling Tales Of Horror Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 6, 2022 1:05 pm EST The first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited Netflix anthology “Cabinet of Curiosities” (previously titled “10 After Midnight”) is here, and it looks like it might just be the streaming horror event of the season. The promo pairs creepy imagery and otherworldly vocals with title cards introducing an all-star slate of filmmakers and actors....

Here’s When The Batman Will Begin Streaming On HBO Max Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Dec. 27, 2021 2:13 pm EST It has felt like a very long time coming (mostly because it has been a long time coming) but “The Batman” is finally making its way to theaters in 2022. However, the landscape of moviegoing has changed an awful lot since the days when it looked like Ben Affleck was going to direct a version of this movie, with himself starring in the lead role....

How Akira’s Record-Breaking Use Of Color Resulted In 50 New Shades Toho By Rafael Motamayor/March 23, 2022 8:38 am EST There are movies that people consider to be groundbreaking and influential, but aren’t really. Then there are the handful of movies that can truly, quantifiably be considered groundbreaking and influential, whose imprint in the industry can still be felt today. One of those films is the legendary anime film “Akira.” Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo in his feature directorial debut and based on Otomo’s own manga epic of the same name, there never was a film like “Akira” either before or since....

How Attack On Titan Found Its Footing For The Final Season Part 2 Studio MAPPA By Rafael Motamayor/April 18, 2022 4:36 pm EST The final season (Part 1) of “Attack on Titan” had the weight of the world on its shoulders. It had the monumental task of following one of the biggest twists in an anime show in years, present a completely different and vastly bigger world than we had left off in the previous season, with a new cast of characters, all while aging up the characters we already knew and preparing us for Eren’s heel turn....

How To Watch Yellowstone Season 4 Paramount Network By Natalia Keogan/April 8, 2022 8:27 am EST (Welcome to How to Watch, where we get down to brass tacks and tell you “Hey, here’s how you can watch this thing.” In this edition: “Yellowstone” season 4.) In a world of constant streaming and binge-watching, it’s somewhat comforting to know that TV networks can still attract viewership the old fashioned way. This is certainly true for Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone,” which drew 14....

We could’ve had a barb offensive DreamWorks Pictures David A. Price’s “History Of Pixar” dives into the long road “Toy Story” walks from concept to screen. In the book, Price recounts the four months Whedon spent on the project, which included “a pivotal role” for iconic fashion doll Barbie: As Whedon pictured it, Woody and Buzz, seemingly doomed at Sid’s house, would be rescued by Barbie in a commando style raid....

Ken Watanabe Replaces Benedict Wong In Gareth Edwards’ True Love Legendary By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 11, 2022 9:50 am EST Ken Watanabe is stepping in to replace Benedict Wong in “True Love,” director Gareth Edwards’ long-gestating follow-up to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Deadline reports that Wong, who holds commitments to Marvel Studios among other things, has departed “True Love” due to scheduling conflicts. Watanabe will now fill the role in the upcoming New Regency film, which also stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, and Sturgill Simpson....

Mondo’s The Matrix: Resurrections Soundtrack Will Transport You To Another World, Figuratively Speaking Mondo By Jenna Busch/Jan. 18, 2022 5:43 pm EST Mondo and WaterTower Music have some musical news for you. If you’ve been waiting for the vinyl pressings of the soundtrack for “The Matrix Resurrections,” you’re in luck. Not only do they have Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer’s Original Soundtrack, but they’ve got the remixes for you as well in a separate release....

Moon Knight Almost Included A Reference To Kang The Conqueror Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/May 10, 2022 5:35 pm EST “Moon Knight” has completed its run, though there is no way (I have no confirmation for this other than my story sense) that this is the last we’ll see of Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley. There are spoilers ahead for the show, so be warned. There were Easter eggs in the Disney+ series, but one of them could have been about Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors in the “Loki” series....

Moon Knight Has Few Direct MCU Ties - And That’s Why It’s So Refreshing Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/March 30, 2022 12:00 pm EST I have to admit: I spent much of the roughly 40-minute runtime of “Moon Knight” episode 1 nervously waiting for the other shoe to drop. Last night’s premiere (cheekily titled “The Goldfish Problem”) takes its time to carefully build up a fragile house of cards for main bloke Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac)....