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Warner Bros. Reshuffles Movie Slate, Wonka And Meg 2 Get New Release Dates Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/March 9, 2022 4:29 pm EST Warner Bros. decided to do some shuffling around with the ol’ release calendar today, changing the landscape of moviegoing for the next year or so in the process. Not to be dramatic, but the blockbusters being shifted around the calendar are the biggest of the big movies that will get audiences out to theaters, so the fact that they’re moving changes things for the industry at large....

Why Are Old People Meant To Be Scary? Universal Pictures By Kayleigh Donaldson/April 7, 2022 12:00 pm EST In “X”, the new ’70s-inspired horror film by Ti West, a ragtag group of filmmakers go on a road-trip through Texas to make a porno. They intend to shoot in the guesthouse of an elderly couple who are unaware of their plans, but in true horror fashion, it doesn’t take long for the unwitting old people to reveal their sinister truth....

Why Betty White Was Perfect As Rose On The Golden Girls, Despite Originally Auditioning For Blanche NBC/Hulu By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 2, 2022 6:03 pm EST Stories about the making of “The Golden Girls” get bandied around as often as Sophia’s (Estelle Getty) tall tales about her youth in Sicily. It makes sense: one of the major joys of the warm-hearted sitcom was watching its four roommates entertain each other through storytelling, so of course fans would be preoccupied with the behind-the-scenes stories that made “The Golden Girls” great....

Why Ms. Marvel’s Depiction Of The Partition Of India Is So Important Disney+ By Fatemeh Mirjalili/June 30, 2022 11:00 am EST Note: Spoilers for Ms. Marvel episode 4 below. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the world’s biggest comic book movie franchise. With its roots in Hollywood and its capacity to reach out to millions of viewers from different backgrounds across the world, lately, the MCU has been pretty terrific in exploring the stories of superheroes from marginalized backgrounds, with its newest entrant being Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager from New Jersey....

Sam Raimi, you’re my hero ABC While speaking to /Film’s own Jacob Hall in a recent interview, Sam Raimi discussed the reasons for extended hiatus from directing feature films over the past decade. Despite still filling his schedule with various writing and producing projects, the filmmaker revealed that he indeed needed a break to stay fresh creatively. But at the same time, he was also recharging his batteries with valuable life experiences....

Why You See So Few Fathers In Steven Spielberg Movies Tri-Star Pictures By Natalia Keogan/Feb. 15, 2022 3:35 pm EST Heralded as one of the most talented filmmakers of his generation, Steven Spielberg is particularly noted for his ability to capture the whimsy of childhood. However, the director has also imparted his filmography with a certain cynicism concerning the nuclear family dynamic — a component of his work said to be inspired by the dissolution of his own parents’ marriage....

All It Took Was One Call From Tom Cruise To Get Top Gun: Maverick Off The Ground Paramount Pictures By Shania Russell/May 19, 2022 10:54 am EST Over three decades after Pete “Maverick” Mitchell first flew into the danger zone, “Top Gun” fans finally get to see Tom Cruise gear up for a sequel to the high-flying action classic. Even before the internet was brimming with rave reviews for “Top Gun: Maverick,” it felt pretty clear that Paramount had all the ingredients for a potential blockbuster hit: Tom Cruise, nostalgia, incredibly dangerous action....

Bridgerton Season 2 First Look: The Regency Romance Is Steamier Than Ever Netflix By Shania Russell/Jan. 19, 2022 2:10 pm EST Things are heating up for the eldest Bridgerton boy, based on our latest glimpse at Netflix’ steamy regency romance. Season 2 of “Bridgerton” is mere months away, so it’s officially time to get hyped about corsets, fencing, and ye olde flirting practices. While the first season told the love story of the eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), and the irresistible Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), the time has come to move on from their eventful courtship....

Clips Round-Up: Queen Latifah Is A Tiger Rising, Jackson Rathbone On A Warhunt & More! [Exclusive] Highland Film Group By Max Evry/Jan. 20, 2022 5:19 pm EST (Welcome to SlashClips, a series where we bring you exclusive clips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray and theatrical releases you won’t see anywhere else!) In this edition: “The Tiger Rising” “Two Deaths Of Henry Baker” “Warhunt” “Last Radio Call” The Tiger Rising First up we have an exclusive clip from Highland Film Group’s new movie “The Tiger Rising,” featuring Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah (“Hairspray”), who is also an executive producer on the film....

Daily Podcast: MCU Multiverse, Doctor Strange Reshoots & New Jackass Marvel Studios By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2022 3:05 pm EST On the May 5, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by editor Brad Oman to discuss the latest film and TV news, including the MCU Multiverse, Doctor Strange reshoots, and a new Jackass. Opening Banter: Peter’s voice is back! In The News: Peter (og Jeremy): Kevin Feige Confirms Loki And Sylvie Broke The Multiverse, Thanks A Lot Guys...

Empires Of The Deep: The Chaotic Story Of The Unreleased 3D Fantasy Epic E-Magine Studios/YouTube By Adam Wescott/Jan. 28, 2022 6:34 pm EST The history of film is littered with projects that struggled to get off the ground. Some of these films, like James Cameron’s sci-fi extravaganza “Avatar,” were eventually realized to global acclaim. But it’s hard to say if we’ll ever see the release of “Empires of the Deep,” the dream project of Chinese real estate billionaire Jon Jiang....

Maxwell Caulfield appreciates his fandom Paramount Pictures When my Zoom box popped up to chat with Maxwell Caulfield, I immediately told him that having the chance to talk to him was a dream come true, and pointed out that I was not only wearing a “Grease 2” shirt from Super Yaki, but that on the wall behind me was a commissioned alternative movie poster of “Grease 2” from Jennifer Dionisio, making him the first person I’ve ever interviewed who adorns my walls every day....

How Alan Tudyk Helped Create The Peacemaker Dance Sequence [Exclusive] USA and Syfy By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 24, 2022 4:21 pm EST Did you really think we were done talking about how ridiculously awesome the opening credits for “Peacemaker” are? THINK AGAIN! We, like pretty much everyone else in the world, can’t get enough of the moving and shaking of James Gunn’s “Peacemaker,” finally giving fans in the streaming era an excuse to not hit the “Skip Intro” button on HBO Max....

Doubling down on the mythology The voice cast is one of the best parts of what I’ve seen so far, other than the brothers dipping cookies into the milk in their heads! The cast includes Tru Valentino (Cuphead), Frank Todaro (Mugman), Joe Hanna (Elder Kettle), Luke Millington-Drake (Devil), Grey Griffin (Ms. Chalice), and Wayne Brady (King Dice). They’ve got that whole snarky, 1930s vocal style down to a T. Fernandez took what Wasson said about the show and expanded on it, talking about the backstory....

Jason Momoa To Star In Live-Action Minecraft Movie, Unclear If He’ll Portray The Mine Or The Craft Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/April 18, 2022 5:13 pm EST Jason Momoa may have taken on all kinds of bad guys in his career, but nothing could possibly prepare him to take on his next foes: the dreaded Creepers. That’s right, Momoa will be starring in a “Minecraft” movie for Warner Bros.! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be helmed by “Napoleon Dynamite” director Jared Hess and will be based on the popular video game....

Matthew McConaughey Wanted Audiences To Think His Super Bowl Ad Was For Interstellar 2 Salesforce By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 11, 2022 8:25 pm EST Matthew McConaughey is teaming up with the software company Salesforce for a new ad that will air during the Super Bowl, but the actor wanted people to think they were seeing a TV spot for “Interstellar 2.” According to McConaughey, hooking viewers with a tease of the non-existent sequel to his 2014 science fiction film with Christopher Nolan was all part of his greater agenda to raise awareness of deeper societal problems....

Mission: Impossible 7 ‘Wrote The Book’ On Covid Protocols, Says Simon Pegg [Exclusive] Paramount Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 14, 2022 8:44 pm EST “Mission: Impossible 7” is one of the many major film productions that has had to shut down and enforce strict health protocols due to the pandemic. The latest movie in the long-running, Tom Cruise-led (and #TomCruiseRunning) action franchise was originally scheduled to commence shooting back-to-back with “Mission: Impossible 8” in February 2020....

Setting The Tone For Re-Animator Was A Delicate Balancing Act Empire International Pictures By Miyako Pleines/March 31, 2022 4:33 pm EST If you’re a fan of Stuart Gordon’s wild 1985 horror-comedy “Re-Animator” based on H.P. Lovecraft’s story “Herbert West – Reanimator,” then there is no doubt you know the movie is absolutely bonkers. Sure, when you read the plot for the film, it sounds pretty wild. Medical student Herbert West (played by the always dreamy Jeffrey Combs) develops a serum — a reagent if you will — that has the potential to bring dead people back to life, and in an attempt to conduct studies with said reagent, West enlists the help of another medical student Dan Cain to help him gain access to the hospital morgue and the plethora of bodies within....

Severance Trailer: Office Culture Turns (More) Dystopian In New Apple TV+ Thriller Apple TV+ Once upon a time, actor Adam Scott auditioned for a role in a certain show called “The Office.” He didn’t get the part (which ultimately went to John Krasinski. That’s right, Ben Wyatt could’ve been Jim!), but Scott hardly missed a beat and moved on to the very obviously “The Office”-influenced “Parks and Recreation.” For those fans who have wondered just how well he would’ve acquitted himself in the long-running workplace comedy, well, this might be a case of being careful what you wish for....

Robert Rodriguez Talks The Book of Boba Fett Lucasfilm In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “The Book of Boba Fett” director and showrunner Robert Rodriguez dropped some tantalizing morsels to get us excited for the upcoming Disney+ series. Here are some snippets: Regarding the trailers and TV spots: If ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ teaser trailers released so far seem a bit less than epic, it’s due to a deliberate act of restraint: The producers have only revealed footage from the seven-episode season’s opening minutes....