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‘Batgirl’ Might See The Return Of J.K. Simmons As Commissioner Gordon By Vanessa Armstrong/July 29, 2021 12:14 pm EST J. K. Simmons might be heading back to the DC Extended Universe as Commissioner Gordon. Per new reports, the Oscar-winning actor is in negotiations to reprise his role in HBO Max’s Batgirl. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Simmons is in talks with HBO Max to play Gordon once again. He first played the role of Batman’s favorite police chief in 2017’s Justice League and was in the Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut as well....

‘Blood Red Sky’ Trailer: A Mama Vampire Takes Down A Group Of Plane Hijackers By Ethan Anderton/June 29, 2021 9:22 am EST We’ve already dealt with Snakes on a Plane, but now it’s time to see what happens when a vampire is forced to take down a team of terrorists who have hijacked a plane on the way to the United States. Blood Red Sky follows a mother named Nadja who is flying with her son to America in order to see a doctor that might be able to help with a rare medical condition....

‘Hawkeye’ Reveals First Look Image, Sets Sights On Premiere Date By Chris Evangelista/July 29, 2021 8:23 am EST Hawkeye is coming to Disney+ in November. The latest Marvel series headed to the streaming service will introduce fan-favorite Kate Bishop, as played by Hailee Steinfeld. House flipper and also actor Jeremy Renner is on board, too, reprising his Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Clint Barton, AKA Hawkeye. A new official image from the series has just arrived, along with the confirmation of the premiere date....

‘Knives Out 2’: Edward Norton Joins Daniel Craig In Murder Mystery Sequel By Ben Pearson/May 11, 2021 11:00 am EST Writer/director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 2 cast has added another A-lister to the roster. Edward Norton (Fight Club, 25th Hour) is set to join the movie’s star-studded ensemble cast, alongside returning star Daniel Craig and fellow newcomer Dave Bautista. Deadline broke the news about Norton’s addition to the Knives Out 2 cast, but since Johnson is keeping a tight lid on the dynamics of his murder mystery sequel, it’s unclear who Norton will be playing....

‘Shang-Chi’ Is The Ultimate Relatable Superhero For Director Destin Daniel Cretton [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2021 10:49 am EST Destin Daniel Cretton didn’t expect to be helming a Marvel movie, let alone one with this much riding on it. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as the titular superhero, who will make his debut as Marvel’s first solo Asian superhero — something that comes after 24 films and 13 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Trailer: The Looney Tunes Are Back In Action, And LeBron James Is Along For The Ride By Ben Pearson/April 3, 2021 6:05 am EST Space Jam, the 1996 live-action/animation hybrid film starring NBA legend Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes, was birthed out of a Nike ad campaign. The upcoming sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy, was seemingly birthed out of a collective nostalgia for that original movie, and the desire to give current NBA legend LeBron James a starring role to match his on-court hero....

‘Tenet’ Star John David Washington And ‘Rogue One’ Director Gareth Edwards Teaming Up For New Science Fiction Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 6, 2021 11:30 am EST John David Washington is on such a hot streak of movie roles that you’d need a temporal pincer movement to keep up. The Tenet and Malcom & Marie actor has signed on to star in the next movie directed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Godzilla filmmaker Gareth Edwards....

‘The Mauritanian’ Trailer: Jodie Foster Plays A Lawyer Defending A Man Accused Of Terrorism By Ben Pearson/Feb. 24, 2021 3:30 pm EST In Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks plays a lawyer tasked with defending a man accused of being an enemy of the United States. In The Mauritanian, it’s Jodie Foster’s turn to do the same thing – but her client is actually innocent. The film tells the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim), who was detained at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp for 14 years without being charged....

‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run’ And Prequel Show ‘Kamp Koral’ To Debut On Paramount+ In March By Ben Pearson/Jan. 28, 2021 5:30 pm EST In an already-crowded streaming landscape, how will the soon-to-launch Paramount+ (newly rebranded from CBS All Access) possibly make a dent? With a couple of splashy, family-friendly pieces of SpongeBob SquarePants lore, that’s how. Today, Paramount+ announced that The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and the prequel television series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years will both premiere on the new streaming service when it officially launches on March 4, 2021....

Alex Proyas’ Knowing And Biblical Prophecy By David Chen/April 21, 2009 4:37 pm EST Despite its flaws, Alex Proyas’ Knowing ended up being a fascinating film, with a cool sci-fi bent and some interesting ideas about faith. I was so taken aback by the film and its audacious ending that I held an impromptu /Filmcast, where we all tried to make sense of what the movie was all supposed to mean (and determine whether or not the film was actually any good)....

An Ensemble Cast, With The Supes Against The Boys Kripke was joined on stage by fellow executive producer Seth Rogen as well as ten actors from the show: Karl Urban (Bill Butcher), Jack Quaid (Hughie Campbell), Karen Fukuhara (The Female), Elizabeth Shue (Madelyn Stillwell), Erin Moriarity (Starlight), Chace Crawford (The Deep), Antony Starr (Homelander), Jessie T. Usher (A-Train), Laz Alonso (Mother’s Milk), and Tomer Capon (Frenchie). The group was split between a super-powered contingent called The Seven (who are managed by Vought International, a corporation that farms out their services to the highest bidder), and a bunch of ne’r-do-wells called The Boys....

Avengers: Endgame Killed Off The Entire Original Avengers Team In Kevin Feige’s First Pitch Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 26, 2021 11:48 am EST Avengers, assemble … to your funerals. Okay, that doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as when Steve Rogers finally got a chance to yell out that classic line in the climactic moment of “Avengers: Endgame,” but at one point that very well could’ve been the fate of all six original Avengers....

Bruised Trailer: Halle Berry Directs And Stars In Mixed Martial Arts Drama Netflix By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 15, 2021 12:01 pm EST If you saw Halle Berry kicking ass and taking names in “John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum” and you thought, “I would like to see that woman climb into the octagon with braids,” your wish is about to come true. Berry is making her directorial debut with “Bruised,” a new Netflix sports-drama in which she plays an MMA fighter turned hobo turned comeback queen named Jackie Justice....

Daily Podcast: Hawkeye Episode 4 Spoiler Discussion – ‘Partners, Am I Right?’ Marvel On the December 8, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film editor Ben Pearson to have a spoiler discussion about Hawkeye Episode 4 “Partners, Am I Right?” Opening Banter: In The Spoiler Room: Hawkeye Episode 4 “Partners, Am I Right?” Feedback Brief reactions Breakdown Speculation Also mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know:...

Daniel Craig Really, Really Hates James Bond, Thanks For Asking By Jacob Hall/Oct. 23, 2015 1:30 pm EST Daniel Craig is the best actor to play James Bond since Sean Connery, but the two of them have more in common beyond providing audiences with a stellar 007. Connery famously hated playing the world’s most popular movie spy, famously saying “I have always hated that damned James Bond. I’d like to kill him....

More Guns, Less Pop Culture Iconography Originally, they planned on using some of the weapons established earlier on, including the Portal gun, as well as some pulls from Fox’s IP, most notably a nod to Deadpool 2 where Guy pulls Cable’s gun from his stash to help in his fight against Dude. Levy said: “We got Cable’s gun out of the prop warehouse of 20th Century Fox, shipped it to Boston, shot the scene with the gun, but then, with all due respect to Cable, once you got a lightsaber and a Captain America shield, it’s really, really hard for anything to compete on this scale....

Movies Like Interstellar That Are Definitely Worth Watching Paramount By Margaret David/Aug. 31, 2021 4:02 pm EST “Interstellar” is the closest thing to a classic science fiction movie that Christopher Nolan’ has made so far, blending hard sci-fi tropes with an earnest exploration of humanity’s drive to survive. For science fiction fans, it’s instantly familiar stuff. Nolan’s storytelling doesn’t always land as powerfully as the movie’s visual effects, but “Interstellar” still works as a thoughtful, understated love-letter to the stories that built the science fiction genre....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 19, 2021 2:00 pm EST Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first foray on the small screen will be on Netflix. The untitled project stars Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro (Top Gun: Maverick, Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead) as a father and daughter duo who “learn that they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years, they realize their entire relationship has been a lie and they truly don’t know one another at all....

Spencer Review: Kristen Stewart Gives A Raw, Brilliant Performance In This Haunting Fable [TIFF 2021] Neon By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 16, 2021 12:28 pm EST Princess Diana wanders through the ornate but empty halls of the Sandringham Estate, a living ghost in an expensive gown. She drifts, she sways, she dances. She is haunted by a million different memories and the anxieties of what might come. Not far from here, her family home still stands – abandoned and boarded up like a haunted house....

The Flash Season 8 Trailer The CW has released a new trailer for “The Flash” season 8. The show is set to return as part of the network’s lineup this fall, with Grant Gustin once again reprising his role as Barry Allen. But he’s going to have gold boots this time! Be sure to check out the trailer for yourself above before the show returns on November 16. Venom and Spider-Man Crossover Teased by Tom Hardy...