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“He’s Very Child-Like” Where Curry’s Pennywise had a deep, raspy voice and seemed very grown-up, Skarsgård’s take on the character was much more child-like. He would speak in a higher-pitched tone and often keep his eyes wide-open in a way that made him come across as both innocent and creepy at the same time. This also made him very unsettling to watch, even when he auditioned for Pennywise without any of his makeup or his costume on....

Breaking Down That Heartbreaking Spider-Man: No Way Home Moment (Yes, That One) Sony By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/Dec. 19, 2021 1:10 pm EST Warning: major spoilers ahead for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is a movie that made me cry several times. It’s also a movie that, at its core, all about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Peter Parker growing up and realizing what it truly means to be a hero....

Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers Director Akiva Shaffer Talks Cartoon Cameo Challenges And Chipmunk Logistics [Interview] Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/May 20, 2022 12:00 pm EST Akvia Shaffer is best known for being one-third of the comedic rapping trio known as The Lonely Island, along with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. The three found fame as the creators of the “SNL Digital Short” on “Saturday Night Live,” where they created such hits as “Lazy Sunday” and “D*** in a Box....

Daily Podcast: Hawkeye Episode 5 Spoiler Discussion Marvel By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2021 3:19 pm EST On the December 15, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film editor Ben Pearson to have a spoiler-filled discussion about “Hawkeye” episode 5, which is entitled “Ronin.” Opening Banter: Brad was away last week and is still not caught up. In The Spoiler Room: Hawkeye Episode 5 “Ronin”...

Daily Podcast: Stranger Things And Avengers Are Ending? Obi-Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett & More Lucasfilm By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2022 3:04 pm EST On the February 18, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Boba Fett, “Stranger Things,” and “Avengers.” Opening Banter: In The News: Brad (og Anya): Star Wars Brings Back John Williams To Compose The Obi-Wan Kenobi Theme...

Doctor Zhivago Ending Explained: An Artist’s Legacy Lives On MGM/Warner Bros. By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 18, 2022 10:44 pm EST It is difficult to parse how exactly David Lean’s “Doctor Zhivago” holds up to postmodern standards, given it is an epic historical drama that intertwines the personal with the political in a rather uneven way. The movie is based on Boris Pasternak’s novel, which was banned in Russia during the time of production, and both versions end on a note of multiplicity, featuring unconventional ways to conclude a historical romance and highlighting the apolitical nature of Dr....

Don’t Look Up Has Already Become Netflix’s Third Most-Viewed Film Ever Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 5, 2022 4:23 pm EST Adam McKay’s satirical film about a government and general public that doesn’t take the inevitability of their own destruction seriously, “Don’t Look Up,” has been the most-watched film on Netflix for the last two weeks, and in just 12 days has reportedly become the third most-viewed film in Netflix history. McKay is arguably most well known for his films starring Will Ferrell like “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers,” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” but has more recently pivoted to comedic dramas like “Vice,” “The Big Short,” and now, “Don’t Look Up....

Friends Creator To Donate $4 Million To Alma Mater Due To ‘Guilt’ Over Lack Of Diversity In The Series Warner Bros. Television By Joshua Meyer/July 4, 2022 9:13 am EST Marta Kauffman, who co-created the sitcom “Friends” with David Crane, has spoken out about the lack of diversity on the show, and she hopes to make things right by pledging $4 million to the African and African American studies department at her alma mater, Brandeis University, near Boston....

George R.R. Martin Has Seen House Of The Dragon, Says It Improves Upon His Work HBO By Jeremy Mathai/June 2, 2022 1:24 pm EST Quick, name just a single adaptation that improves upon the original source material. Ha, you can’t! There’s only “Jaws.” Okay, there’s also “The Godfather.” As much as I love J.R.R. Tolkien’s defining novels, I’m sure many would cite Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, too....

Here’s When You Can Watch Uncharted At Home Sony Pictures “Uncharted,” the latest live-action hopeful to (attempt to) break the dreaded “video game movie curse,” landed in theaters only a few months ago, but even that isn’t stopping the film from becoming available to watch at home in the weeks ahead. Released on February 18, 2022, in the United States to a rather tepid critical response, the long-awaited video game adaptation perhaps didn’t make quite the splash as fans may have anticipated after so many years....

In From The Cold Trailer: A Single Mom Is A Secret Russian Spy With Superpowers Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 16, 2022 10:51 am EST What if your mom was actually a secret Russian spy with superhuman abilities? That could certainly make mommy-daughter day at school interesting, and it’s also the premise behind a new Netflix series, “In From the Cold.” The show is set to debut on January 28, 2022, which is just around the corner....

The Original Xenogenesis Short As you can see, the original “Xenogenesis” pilot, if you will, is a scrappy but quite impressive work of sci-fi imagination not unlike George Lucas’ 1967 student film “Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB.” It lays out the gist of the story of what the film follows, then lays you right in the middle of the story as the main characters Raj (future “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” co-writer William Wisher Jr....

Jared Leto Thinks This Horror Movie Is His Worst Film, And Here’s Why He’s Wrong Sony Pictures Releasing By BJ Colangelo/April 5, 2022 8:44 am EST “Morbius” star Jared Leto is an enigma. The actor first broke into mainstream consciousness in 1994 as Jordan Catalano on “My So-Called Life,” and has since gone on to become an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning performer. Leto prides himself on being a method actor, frequently staying in character during the entire duration of film production, much to the chagrin of his fellow cast and crew....

Joaquin Phoenix And Robert De Niro Had A Rocky Start Working On Joker Warner Bros. Pictures By Ryan Leston/April 18, 2022 10:58 am EST Even before “Joker” was released, it had worked audiences up into a frenzy. Influenced by the likes of “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy,” this comic book movie wasn’t aspirational. It was instead a gripping, terrifying character study into the fall and plummet of its mentally unstable protagonist, as well as a glimpse at how the legendary Batman villain came to be....

Minions: The Rise Of Gru Trailer: Despicable Me Returns In Prequel Form Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/March 30, 2022 2:11 pm EST You can only keep a cash cow franchise away for so long, and today brings us a brand new trailer for “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” Though technically more of a sequel to 2015’s “Minions,” this is really a return of the “Despicable Me” franchise by way of a prequel showing us, as the title implies, the rise to power of Gru, voiced by Steve Carell....

Netflix Takes Pete Davidson Seriously, Creates ‘Short-Ass Movies’ Category NBC By Rafael Motamayor/April 6, 2022 2:11 pm EST Who says “Saturday Night Live” isn’t funny or relevant anymore? Though there is a big case to be made that the show doesn’t have the same impact on the TV or film industry as it once was, it still has some great comedic moments now and then. From Timothée Chalamet and Pete Davidson making a phenomenal sketch comedy duo, to the gift that is Please Don’t Destroy, the long-running show still finds ways to entertain us, and to be viral in ways that get picked up by giant corporations....

RRR, BTS And The Encouraging Trend Emerging At The Box Office DVV Entertainment By Ryan Scott/March 28, 2022 2:16 pm EST Much of March has been focused on “The Batman” as far as the box office has been concerned, and that’s completely understandable. It was the first solo “Batman” movie to hit theaters in nearly ten years and virtually every other studio moved out of the way to give the superhero flick space, with “The Lost City” finally swooping in this week to take over the top spot....

Sacha Baron Cohen In Talks To Join Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer For Apple TV+ Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Feb. 24, 2022 12:02 pm EST No disclaimer needed here: Oscar-nominated actor Sacha Baron Cohen is set to become the latest big name to join the cast of “Disclaimer.” The Apple TV+ series is based on the novel of the same name, written by Renee Knight and detailing the mysterious events that unfold when a notable journalist comes across a book that has inexplicably appeared in her bedroom … which might not sound all that interesting (personally I’d be pretty freaked out, but your mileage may vary), until she realizes that she seems to play a key role as a character in the novel itself....

Soylent Green took on climate change and assisted suicide MGM “Soylent Green” is a Charlton Heston classic that hits amazingly hard for how hammy the lead performance sometimes is. Heston has never been anything other than full steam ahead, and to his credit, his bombastic emotions sell the biggest revelations in the movie. The most well-known, of course, is the ecological impact humanity has had on the world. We’ve created disaster by our thoughtless sprawl....

Seeing Princess Leia In Obi-Wan Kenobi Was The Best Kind Of Gut-Punch Lucasfilm By Jenna Busch/May 30, 2022 10:00 am EST The first two episodes of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” just debuted, and I sat right down to watch them for work. Not that I wouldn’t have watched them anyway, of course. I was psyched not to have been spoiled for anything (which never happens), so I went in blind, beyond my own speculation....