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The hunt for a new financier TriStar Pictures Speaking to the Los Angeles Times at the time of the film’s theatrical release in December 1992, “Chaplin” director Richard Attenborough noted, “Nobody ever said to me, ‘We don’t think Robert can do it.’” But because Downey was neither an A-lister nor a newcomer at the time, “They [Universal] simply refused to sign his agreement,” Attenborough explained. He also suggested the studio might have been more amenable had “Chaplin” been budgeted at $20 million instead of $30 million....

Samuel L. Jackson Offered To Learn French To Be In Inglourious Basterds Miramax By Jeremy Smith/June 23, 2022 9:48 am EST Though his breakthrough role arrived in Spike Lee’s messy, occasionally masterful “Jungle Fever,” Samuel L. Jackson is, in the mass pop consciousness, inextricably linked to Quentin Tarantino. Jackson’s performance as hitman Jules Winnfield is the reason Ezekiel 25:17 has become one of the most quotable Bible passages on the planet....

Scream Featurette Looks Back At The Legacy Of Director Wes Craven Frazer Harrison/Getty Images By Jenna Busch/Dec. 20, 2021 4:43 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for their #12ScreamsForTheHolidays social campaign. Today’s present is a video with the cast and crew paying tribute to the horror icon himself, Wes Craven. Craven, who passed away in 2015 (RIP, good sir), directed the first four films in the series. He was absolutely beloved, which the interviews in the featurette make very clear....

Serena Williams Wants King Richard To Be The Start Of A Williams Family Cinematic Universe Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/April 16, 2022 12:16 pm EST There’s a lot that can be said about Richard Williams and Will Smith’s Academy Award-winning portrayal of the famous father in “King Richard,” but the perspective that should be prioritized is that of the real life Williams family. Smith was an early frontrunner for best actor contention from the moment “King Richard” premiered....

Star Wars Plot Holes That Still Confuse Fans Lucasfilm By Joe Garza/May 27, 2022 11:54 am EST Not only must you have been living under a rock to not have heard of Star Wars, you would have to have been living under a rock since 1977. Ever since “A New Hope” exploded into cinemas that year, what started off as a single sci-fi adventure movie has become a veritable pop-cultural dynasty that has expanded into prequels, sequels, spinoffs, TV shows, comic books, novels, video games, and infinite merchandise....

Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Posters, Disney+ Scrubs Tributes From Marvel Shows & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/April 6, 2022 5:00 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The 15 Best LGBTQ+ Rom-Coms Ranked Screen Ireland By Addison Peacock/March 9, 2022 10:02 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Though there have been some beloved, memorable LGBTQ+ romances in film over the years, most of them are dramas. Though many of these films have been stirring, impactful, and beautifully told, a question comes up again and again: Where are the happy endings? Where is the gay couple riding off into the sunset, the trans protagonist kissing their crush in the rain, an impassioned prom speech about love from one girl to another?...

Ammit Disney+ For the bulk of “Moon Knight,” Ammit is the unseen force driving Arthur Harrow’s schemes. A version of the ancient Egyptian goddess of judgment, she’s described by Steven, aptly, as a weird crocodile lady. The finale gives Ammit her big moment, revealing her in a puff of purple smoke. Regal and huge, Ammit’s MCU design skips some of her mythic details, like feline arms, in favor of a sleek bipedal crocodile with great hair....

The Morning Watch: The VFX Behind Uncharted’s Single Shot Free Fall, Analyzing Asteroid Disasters In Movies & More Sony Pictures By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2022 9:19 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

Tragic Details That Turned Innocent Characters Into Horror Villains Focus Features By Chad Collins/June 13, 2022 4:26 pm EST Horror is an innately tragic genre. While the early days of the genre were replete with metaphorical villains whose motives were often reduced to pure evil (as Billy Loomis said in “Scream,” audiences never really learned why Hannibal Lecter liked to eat people), contemporary fare is considerably keener on grounding villainous descent....

Running in place Prime Video Though Homelander certainly took the spotlight, A-Train was the original villain of “The Boys.” He was the catalyst that led Hughie down the path to vigilantism after A-Train killed Hughie’s girlfriend by literally running straight through her — something he’d apparently done several times before. Though he never really cared about his actions, things changed this year for A-Train. Suffering from a heart condition that makes him unable to use his super speed, he attempted to secure his place on the Seven by highlighting his publicity value as the only (unmasked) African American member of the team....

Why Community Star Jim Rash Loved Wearing Dean Pelton’s Ridiculous Costumes Sony Pictures Television By Mike Shutt/June 3, 2022 9:05 am EST If you watch nearly any television program, you maybe haven’t noticed something about the way the characters look. Very rarely does a character ever wear the same outfit on another episode. The program could be about someone very down on their luck, yet they somehow have the means for a new wardrobe every week....

A24 Film Wizards! Will Star Pete Davidson NBC Universal By Jenna Busch/May 17, 2022 3:41 pm EST The idea of Pete Davidson in a film called “Wizards!” with an exclamation point is intriguing, because all I can see in my head is him in his Count Chocula costume from “Saturday Night Live.” I know vampires and wizards are not the same thing, but my brain does what it does. A24 (coming off the heels of the wildly successful “Everything Everywhere All At Once” has a new film with Plan B titled “Wizards!...

Angelyne Trailer: Emmy Rossum Is A Hollywood Legend Peacock By Joshua Meyer/April 19, 2022 11:30 am EST For a brief but joyous time in the 1980s, Los Angeles became Los Angelyne’s. Now, Emmy Rossum is here to remind you of the woman who was once the talk of the town for her attention-grabbing feats of self-promotion. She’s coming to the Peacock streaming service as “Angelyne,” the ’80s billboard model and perhaps original famous-for-being-famous person....

Daily Podcast: Star Wars Celebration 2022 Wrap-Up Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney On the May 31, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by editor Brad Oman to talk about Brad’s experience at Star Wars Celebration 2022. Opening Banter: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend. In Our Feature Presentation: How was your overall experience? How did Celebration 2022 compare to Celebration 2019? What was it like to be in the room for the big panels?...

Dim The Lights: It’s Time For The Return Of Overtures And Intermissions Filmack Studios By Anya Stanley/March 2, 2022 3:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything.) Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” clocks in at just under three hours, you know. That’s right, the new superhero offering from Warner Bros. sits at 175 minutes, which doesn’t quite best the three-hour, two-minute runtime “Avengers: Endgame” but illustrates how epic Heroes’ Journeys have become the norm for moviegoing audiences....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every Season Of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Paramount By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 21, 2021 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” is unique as a “Star Trek” series, because it doesn’t follow an intrepid crew as they explore the stars but instead sticks with a space station located next to a crucial wormhole that could change the power dynamics of the galaxy....

How The Crow Inspired Dark City’s Building-Bending Weirdness New Line Cinema By Travis Yates/March 28, 2022 4:01 pm EST One thing is certain about Alex Proyas: he knows how to build a unique world. Beginning with 1994’s “The Crow,” Proyas has directed a string of films with moody, stylistic mise en scène (the overall look and feel of a film) that is as unique as you will find anywhere in Hollywood....

Jurassic World Dominion Has The Same Problem As A Classic Anime Universal By Rafael Motamayor/June 10, 2022 5:08 pm EST “Mobile Suit Gundam” is one of the biggest and most beloved anime franchises ever. Yet as exquisitely crafted as it is, and as profound as Yoshiyuki Tomino’s anti-war story is, there is one thing the franchise could never escape: that no matter how often you tell the audience that kid soldiers fighting with giant robots is a bad thing, seeing them fight is pretty cool....

Say farewell to your extra spending money Netflix Cowen & Co. estimates that roughly half of the subscribers who share passwords will opt into the smaller additional charge, while the other half will sign up for their own separate, paid account. The additional charge would be beneficial for families that share passwords for children who may share time in different households, while the separate sign-ups would be great for lousy people who won’t stop mooching off of their exes....