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“Game of Thrones lost its way once it outpaced George R.R. Martin’s books.” Adaptations can be a double-edged sword. Hew too close to beloved source material, and creators can expect to be criticized for a lack of imagination and for neglecting to make changes necessitated by working in a different medium altogether. Stray too far, and ardent fans will suddenly be in an uproar over unforgivable treatment of the text and subsequently question the point in adapting their favorite story to begin with....

‘Candyman’ Featurette Shows Off The Art And Artists Whose Work Is Showcased In The Film By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 19, 2021 10:17 am EST The new Candyman movie is almost here, which means you can expect the marketing to kick into overdrive. For example: a neat new featurette just arrived, taking us behind the scenes of the Nia DaCosta-directed movie and showcasing the art and artists used therein. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays a visual artist in the film, and the filmmakers decided it was critical to bring in real art from real artists....

‘Chucky’ TV Series Bringing Back Franchise Actors Alex Vincent And Christine Elise By Chris Evangelista/April 6, 2021 12:00 pm EST Alex Vincent, who starred in Child’s Play and Child’s Play 2, and Christine Elise, who co-starred with Vincent in Child’s Play 2, are returning to the franchise for Chucky, the new TV series headed to SYFY and USA. They join returning franchise players Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, and Fiona Dourif for the series, which comes from Child’s Play co-creator Don Mancini....

‘District 9’ Sequel Is Finally In The Works, According To Director Neill Blomkamp By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 26, 2021 7:30 am EST Ever since District 9 hit theaters in 2009 and marked the arrival of a promising new director, Neill Blomkamp has entertained the idea of making a sequel, alluding over the years to ideas he had for the project regularly — but not officially — referred to as District 10. But the timing was never right, and most rumblings about a possible District 10 died down a few years ago....

‘Finch’: Release Date, Cast And More By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 16, 2021 11:25 am EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Everyone loves Tom Hanks, also known as America’s Treasure. Everyone loves dogs or, at the very least, everyone should love dogs. Robots, meanwhile, are a timeless fixture in cinema and don’t need any defending whatsoever....

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Won’t End The Franchise, Making ‘Jurassic World 4’ Pretty Likely By Ethan Anderton/May 22, 2020 10:30 am EST When director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly revived the Jurassic Park franchise with Jurassic World, it was said to be the beginning of a trilogy. Jurassic World: Dominion was assumed to not only bring this new trilogy to a close, but maybe wrap up the franchise as a whole, especially with the likes of Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum returning for the sequel....

‘Mare Of Easttown’ Has Been Given Its Own Special Holiday At Wawa Stores – Your Move, Other Prestige TV Shows By Marisa Mirabal/June 9, 2021 8:19 pm EST Kate Winslet has been the talk of the town lately, especially in Delaware County. Her stern yet sweet performance as Mare in the HBO crime drama Mare of Easttown has garnered accolades from Upper Darby locals to the point where the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Wawa has dedicated Thursday, June 10 to be officially known as “Mare of Easttown Day....

“Quantum Of Solace” Almost Featured A James Bond Jr. By David Chen/Nov. 5, 2008 7:57 am EST New York magazine’s Vulture has a piece (via Film Junk) that describes how Paul Haggis, a screenwriter for Quantum of Solace (and the writer/director for the Best Picture-winning Crash), almost created a child subplot for the next Bond film. According to Marc Forster, Solace’s director: Haggis had an idea they weren’t fond of, and I didn’t know if it would work or not…The idea was that Vesper in the last movie, maybe she had a kid, and there would be an orphan out there....

‘Roar’: Apple TV+ Orders Female-Driven Anthology Series Starring Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 2, 2021 4:30 pm EST They are women, hear them roar — at least, that’s what I imagine the tagline for the new Apple TV+ anthology series Roar will be. A series of “darkly comic feminist fables” executive produced by Nicole Kidman, Roar has been given a series order by Apple TV+, which announced a star-studded cast including Kidman, Alison Brie, and more....

‘The Death Of Dick Long’ Review: This Dark, Disturbing Southern Comedy Is One Of The Year’s Funniest Films [Sundance] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 29, 2019 12:00 pm EST Pink Freud, the fictional band in The Death of Dick Long, consists of Dick, Zeke, and Earl – three Alabama rednecks who stumble their way through covers of songs like Staind’s 2001 hit “It’s Been Awhile.” One night after band practice, Dick poses a fateful question to his pals: “Ya’ll motherf***ers wanna get weird?...

‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Head Writer Malcolm Spellman On Prescient Storytelling, Redemption, MCU Planning & More [Interview] By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2021 7:00 am EST The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has come to an end, at least for now. We’re not sure if the series will continue under the moniker of Captain America and the Winter Soldier as the finale teased so cheekily, or if we should just buckle down and wait for Captain America 4....

A Four Seasons Total Landscaping Documentary Was Filmed In Secret By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 9, 2021 4:00 pm EST Few people can forget the stranger-than-fiction moment of the infamous Four Seasons Total Landscaping fiasco, which saw Rudy Giuliani give a press conference in front of a local landscaping company located between a sex shop and a crematorium — not the kind of auspicious location you’d expect for former New York City mayor and Trump attorney to speak in front of....

Ben Affleck And Ana De Armas’ Thriller Deep Water Going Straight To Streaming Lionsgate By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 13, 2021 9:25 pm EST Adult Cinema Is Taking A Theatrical Hit “Deep Water” is director Adrian Lyne’s first project since 2002’s “Unfaithful” (above). “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson and “Stranger Than Fiction” writer Zach Helm penned the script, which is based on a Patricia Highsmith novel. The film follows Vic and Melinda Van Allen (played by Affleck and De Armas, respectively), a married couple who sustain their marriage by taking lovers with one another’s knowledge and consent....

Can’t Stop The Trolls: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick Return In New Holiday Special Coming To NBC DreamWorks By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 19, 2021 2:57 pm EST If you thought the Minions were bad enough, allow me to reintroduce you to the unstoppable might of the “Trolls” franchise. At least the Minions were forever immortalized as ancient American gods in that one incredible scene in “Mortal Engines” a couple of years back. What can “Trolls” consider to be its claim to fame?...

Cool Stuff: Pick Up New Posters For Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy, Indiana Jones And ‘Die Hard’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 2018 6:00 am EST Christmas is right around the corner, and if you’re still struggling with what to get that movie lover in your life, a recently released batch of prints paying tribute to movies like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Blade Runner and Die Hard are available for purchase today....

Daily Podcast: Two-Hander Movies, Comic-Con 2021 Stays Virtual, Future Of Theatrical Windows, And More By Ben Pearson/March 2, 2021 12:45 pm EST On the March 2, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Comic-Con 2021, some Star Wars casting, a Silent Night Deadly Night reboot, and the future of theatrical release windows....

Exclusive: ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Recruits Katee Sackhoff To Play Bo-Katan In Live-Action By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2020 9:08 am EST Battlestar Galactica star and Star Wars veteran Katee Sackhoff is joining The Mandalorian season 2. We have exclusively learned that Sackhoff will be playing a live-action version of Bo-Katan Kryze, a Mandalorian warrior she previously voiced in Dave Filoni’s animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and later Star Wars Rebels....

Gotham Knights Trailer: The Bat-Family Rises In The New Arkham-Verse Video Game Warner Bros. Games Montreal By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 16, 2021 4:05 pm EST Batman’s dead. So is Jim Gordon. The fate of the entire city of Gotham has been left in the hands of the remaining members of the Bat-family, making all of Batman’s villains ready for a final fight for control … oh, and then there’s the Court of Owls, too....

Here’s Where To Stream Every ‘Terminator’ Movie By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 11, 2021 6:37 am EST (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Bourne franchise.) There are more Terminator movies than you remember. There’s even a Terminator TV show (that I hear is quite good!), but we won’t get into that. As it turns out, every single Terminator movie is streaming right now....

I’ve Had It With These Mother Effin’ Skrulls on This Mother Effin’ Planet Marvel Studios Jackson, who has played Nick Fury since the surprise post-credits scene in 2008’s original “Iron Man,” shared a new photo on Instagram of himself on the “Secret Invasion” set, and he’s wearing a shirt depicting Fury disappearing as a result of Thanos’s snap in “Avengers: Infinity War.” “Time to get back in the groove,” Jackson’s caption reads....