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Let’s take a look at who is involved in this mysteriously untitled Super Mario movie. Nintendo The Super Mario film is a partnership between Nintendo and Illumination Studios, the company behind the “Minions” films and “The Secret Life of Pets,” and features an all-star cast, including Chris Pratt as Mario (the voice actor who has been playing Mario for decades, Charles Martinet, is also on the cast list, but not playing Mario), Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong....

The Unusual Way Sebastian Stan Landed His Role In Fresh Searchlight Pictures By Jamie Gerber/April 13, 2022 5:56 pm EST When it comes to film and TV roles, Sebastian Stan has developed a very distinct appetite. Whether he’s appearing as Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Tommy Lee in “Pam and Tommy,” the actor has a penchant for unconventional parts. Case in point: His character in “Fresh” is certainly not what you would expect....

The Writer’s Strike Was A Blessing In Disguise For Battlestar Galactica SYFY By Jenna Busch/April 18, 2022 4:24 pm EST The 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike hit a lot of people hard. Writers finally got the raise they deserved, though many shows were affected. The strike lasted from November 5, 2007, through February 12, 2008, and none of the 12,000 writers in the guild were allowed to work during that time....

This Gritty Heist Thriller Inspired Tarantino’s Color-Coded Nicknames In Reservoir Dogs United Artists By Lee Adams/April 27, 2022 11:30 am EST Do you remember your first contact with a Tarantino movie? Mine was “Pulp Fiction,” and I was almost levitating out of my seat from the moment “Misirlou” burst out over the opening credits. Hell, I even got a big kick out of the title font. The movie hadn’t even started properly and already I couldn’t wait to see it again....

Why John Hughes Hated Critics Calling His Actors ‘The Brat Pack’ Universal Pictures By Leigh Giangreco/June 9, 2022 10:28 am EST In the 1980s, no director respected and honored American teenagers as much as John Hughes. He believed teenagers took life seriously, and as a result, he treated their stories seriously. Perhaps it’s that earnest attitude toward teens that made Hughes bristle at one of the most famous nicknames for his actors, “The Brat Pack....

Why Nicolas Cage’s Dual Role In Adaptation Frustrated Him Sony Pictures By Steven Ward/March 28, 2022 2:46 pm EST The world has been treated to a Nicolas Cage renaissance in the last few years. Ever the prolific actor, I often think of an old College Humor bit that poked fun at his willingness to take any role offered to him. But recent films like “Mandy” and “Pig” are much-needed reminders of Cage’s outlandish versatility....

Why The Book Of Boba Fett Chapter 3 Will Make Yellowjackets Fans Very Happy Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/Jan. 12, 2022 11:22 am EST “The Book of Boba Fett” has returned with Chapter 3, as we near halfway point of the latest “Star Wars” series on Disney+. And fans of the franchise finally got something they were looking forward to as the mysterious biker gang woman from one of the brief teaser trailers released ahead of the show’s debut has finally arrived....

A. A. Milne’s Winnie The Pooh Is Back In The Public Domain, And Disney May Lose Their Exclusivity To The Character Disney By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 3, 2022 6:55 pm EST Ah, January: a time for new beginnings, fresh starts, and a long list of characters we can now adapt in whatever way we see fit thanks to the public domain. In case you’re unfamiliar, “public domain” is a term for a sort of creative free-for-all, the space where titles, works, and characters can live on once their original creators’ intellectual property rights have expired....

Lalo wants to ax you a question Joe Pugliese/AMC/Sony Pictures Television Lalo is still in Germany. And he’s used the info from Werner’s house to track down one of Werner’s former team members, Casper, who now seems to be living off the grid deep in the woods. As is usually the case when Lalo gets involved, things go sour pretty fast. Casper is warry of Lalo from the get-go, and a chase ensues....

Could An Obi-Wan Kenobi Mid-Credits Scene Bring Back A Familiar Character? Lucasfilm By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 5, 2022 11:06 am EST Could it really be? The highly-anticipated Disney+ show, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” might be (re) introducing an iconic “Star Wars” anti-hero, Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) in a mid-credits scene in one of the show’s early episodes, as per a behind-the-scenes scoop report by Making Star Wars. It is no secret that Christensen will be reprising his role as Anakin/Darth Vader in “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and the actor recently expressed what “a great honor” it was to don the iconic suit and helmet after all these years....

Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: Marry Me, Princess Mononoke, Yellowjackets, And More Universal Pictures By Ben Pearson/Feb. 10, 2022 4:35 pm EST On the February 10, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: Correction! Academy voters have their own streaming service now. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:...

Daily Podcast: Why Did We Underestimate Top Gun: Maverick At The Box Office? Paramount By Peter Sciretta/June 6, 2022 3:02 pm EST On the June 6, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer and box office expert Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and tv news, including the weekend box office. Opening Banter: In The News: Ryan: Top Gun: Maverick Did The Unthinkable At The Box Office, Morbin’ Time Is Over...

Doctor Hugh? That Time Hugh Grant Starred In A Doctor Who Parody Comic Relief/Getty Images By BJ Colangelo/March 22, 2022 8:37 am EST With the Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker set to vacate the TARDIS following her final two special episodes to premiere later this year, speculation regarding who will take over the coveted role has reached critical mass. The U.K. tabloids referenced an “insider” this weekend, declaring that showrunner Russel T....

Doctor Who Spring Special Will See The Return Of The Sea Devils BBC By Ben F. Silverio/Jan. 4, 2022 2:05 pm EST Just like many people around the world thanks to the general state of things these days, the Doctor and her companions’ New Years Eve plans were thrown for a loop. A time loop, that is! In this year’s “Doctor Who” New Years special, Team TARDIS dealt with some dastardly Daleks as they attempted to trap the Time Lord and her friends in a gnarly “Groundhog Day” scenario....

Every Star Trek TV Show Premiere Ranked (Including Strange New Worlds) Paramount By Witney Seibold/May 3, 2022 8:00 am EST There are particular critical adages about “Star Trek” shows that have become just as much a part of Trek lore as the Klingon language or the technical details of a matter/antimatter reaction chamber. For example, it has widely been repeated that the odd-numbered Trek movies (“The Motion Picture,” “The Search for Spock,” “The Final Frontier,” “Generations,” “Insurrection”) are simply not as good — or are at least not as successful — as the even-numbered ones (“The Wrath of Khan,” “The Voyage Home,” “The Undiscovered Country,” “First Contact”)....

Janelle Monaé To Star As Josephine Baker In A24 Series De La Resistance Lionsgate By Lex Briscuso/May 5, 2022 8:51 am EST Singer-actress Janelle Monae is about to do it to us once again — but this time, the role appears to be nearly perfect for her. The “Moonlight” star is set to become legendary entertainer and activist Josephine Baker in the upcoming TV series “De La Resistance.” Yep, now we’re listening....

Garner couldn’t remember her lines without an accent Steve Dietl/Netflix As Garner tells Vulture, she had appeared in a movie a year before auditioning for the role of Ruth that informed her approach to the character. “I’d done a movie [Tomato Red] with a Missouri accent,” Garner explained, “so reading about Ruth and knowing that she grew up in a trailer, I just thought, This girl’s got a Missouri accent.”...

Karen Gillan Says Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 May Be ‘The Final Chapter’ For Nebula Marvel Studios By BJ Colangelo/May 4, 2022 3:21 pm EST It’s been almost 10 years since the world was first introduced to Karen Gillan’s Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and now, we prepare to bid her a final farewell. The former Luphomoid assassin, adopted daughter of Thanos, and adopted sister of Gamora, Nebula is one of the most interesting characters in Marvel Cinematic Universe, and her arc has developed overtime via appearances in various films....

Paul Newman Learned A Special Skill For This Cool Hand Luke Scene Warner Bros.-Seven Arts By Lee Adams/Feb. 18, 2022 11:46 am EST Paul Newman was on a bit of a roll by the time he starred in 1967’s “Cool Hand Luke,” the sweaty prison classic that gave him one of his iconic roles. Over the previous decade he had established himself as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, a silver screen idol who had notched up three Oscar nominations for his intensely charismatic performances in “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof,” “The Hustler,” and “Hud....

Darkness, no parents Warner Bros. There’s no mistaking how unapologetically noir “The Batman” is — from the moody “Se7en”-inspired aesthetic, to the wide-reaching conspiracy that finally allows Batman to live up to his “World’s Greatest Detective” moniker, to the grungy voice-over that Pattinson practically growls in the opening minutes of the film. “They think I’m hiding in the shadows waiting to strike, but I am the shadows,” Batman narrates as he emerges, boots clanking on the ground, to fight a group of goons....