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‘Save Yourselves!’ TV Show In The Works At Universal, Based On Last Year’s Sci-Fi Comedy By Ben Pearson/Feb. 3, 2021 5:00 pm EST Save Yourselves!, a science fiction comedy that debuted at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, had a fun premise: a couple decides to go on a vacation to an isolated cabin and leave their phones off the whole time…but wouldn’t you know it, that’s the exact time that an alien invasion happens nearby....

‘Waffles + Mochi’ Is A New Netflix Cooking Show Featuring Michelle Obama And Some Puppets By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 9, 2021 1:00 pm EST Michelle Obama is hosting a brand new children’s cooking show on Netflix, with the help of some adorable little puppets. The former first lady is launching Waffles + Mochi, a 10-episode series that aims to introduce children to food from all around the world. Michelle Obama will be stepping in front of the camera as the host of Waffles + Mochi, the latest project under her and former President Barack Obama’s partnership with Netflix....

‘Worth’, Michael Keaton Movie About 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Heads To Netflix This September By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 19, 2021 2:00 pm EST Worth, a film about Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who oversaw the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, is headed to Netflix this September – a month which will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Michael Keaton plays Feinberg in the movie, which comes from director Sara Colangelo and writer Max Borenstein....

The Office Universal Television If there’s a family tree of sitcoms, “The Office” is the weird but lovable grandpa who says racist and sexist things at Thanksgiving dinner while “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is the mildly woke grandkid. Greg Daniels’ irreverent workplace comedy reinvented the genre with Steve Carell’s Michael Scott at the center. As the “world’s greatest boss,” Carell injected humor and pathos into a character that was at turns stupid, mean, and charming....

Anya Taylor-Joy Literally Swapped Roles For Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho Focus Features By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 15, 2021 12:30 pm EST “Last Night in Soho” brings together a handful of different fans at the center of a particularly striking Venn diagram: longtime admirers of Edgar Wright’s reliably distinct tone and style, horror aficionados curious to see how Wright handles genuine scares, and Anya Taylor-Joy stans. After premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival to mostly positive reviews (including /Film’s, which you can read here), we have only a few more weeks to wait before experiencing the twists and turns of Wright’s latest ourselves....

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom: Release Date, Cast, And More Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Sept. 23, 2021 8:33 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.) “Aquaman” was released in December 2018. Despite the hero being at the wrong end of many jokes over the decades, it went on to become a huge success....

Behind-The-Scenes The Protégé Footage Shows Off The Making Of An Action Movie [Exclusive] Lionsgate By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 21, 2021 1:31 pm EST Any filmmaker who has hits like “The Mask of Zorro,” “Goldeneye,” or “Casino Royale” under their belt is a filmmaker who knows their way around action. It’s as simple as that. For Martin Campbell, this year’s release of “The Protégé” (along with 2017’s Jackie Chan-starring “The Foreigner”) marked a grand return to the genre that seems to come as naturally to him as breathing....

Blade Runner 2049 Ending Explained: A Fresh Twist On The Old Chosen One Narrative Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 18, 2021 11:40 am EST One of the most interesting things about “Blade Runner 2049” is its subversive ending. In the 2010s, after making a couple of top-notch thrillers — “Prisoners” and “Sicario” — director Denis Villeneuve entered a new sci-fi phase in his career with “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049.” “Arrival” garnered eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Villeneuve, whereas “Blade Runner 2049” earned accolades more in the technical categories....

Daily Podcast: Why Does Almost Everything About ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Sound Horrible? By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2021 2:15 pm EST On the March 8, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Talisman, Queen’s Gambit and Impeachment: American Crime Story....

Den Of Thieves 2: Everything We Know So Far STX Films By Ryan Scott/Oct. 12, 2021 7:51 pm EST “Den of Thieves” hit theaters in early 2018, and somewhat quietly delivered a pretty satisfying heist flick. It may not have been “Heat,” but it was compelling, and most importantly, did well enough financially to warrant a sequel. While development has seemingly been a bit slow, “Den of Thieves 2” is indeed on the way, and we’re here to get you caught up on everything we know so far about the continuing adventures of Big Nick and Donnie Wilson....

Here’s Why Will Ferrell Turned Down An Elf Sequel New Line Cinema By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 29, 2021 3:41 pm EST “Elf” is nothing short of a Christmas miracle. It’s rare that a new holiday comedy becomes a modern classic, but the film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell is so beloved that it now runs for 24 hours every single holiday season, following in the footsteps of “A Christmas Story....

In ‘Promising Young Woman,’ Carey Mulligan Shows Dominance Through Food By Kalyn Corrigan/March 8, 2021 8:00 am EST When Ernestine Ulmer said “life is uncertain, eat dessert first,” she probably didn’t have poetic justice in mind. But in 2021, Promising Young Woman writer/director Emerald Fennell dreamed up a world in which Carey Mulligan’s forlorn ultra feminine Cassie is almost constantly chewing on something, whether it be a bag of chips or a darkly sinister plan to eviscerate evil men....

In Praise Of The New Batmobile, Which Looks Like It F*cking Rules Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 16, 2021 4:42 pm EST A new Batman trailer drops and “everyone loses their minds,” as the Joker once said. If you’ve seen the latest DC FanDome trailer for “The Batman” (not to be confused with the one from last year), there are any number of things you might be losing your mind over....

New ‘Batman’ Podcast Will Be Exclusive To HBO Max, John Leguizamo And Rosario Dawson On Board By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 4, 2021 6:35 pm EST Riddle me this: which distinguished actor is set to play both Batman and Commissioner Gordon in two separate upcoming DC projects? If you answered Jeffrey Wright, then “that’s a bingo,” as Hans Landa would say. The Riddler will also be making an appearance in Batman: The Audio Adventures, a new exclusive podcast bound for HBO Max....

A Lack of Focus and Editing Disney Before the final 40 minutes of this unnecessary saga, “The Beatles: Get Back” has glimmers of life throughout. There are moments in which the irrepressible musicianship of McCartney, Starr, John Lennon, and Harrison is both apparent and delightful to behold. When they’re playing music, even in a low period near the end of the quartet’s partnership, the Beatles are just so much damn fun to watch....

The Daily Stream: Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy Is My New Favorite Food Show CNN By Ben Pearson/Aug. 30, 2021 3:44 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Show: “Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Actor Stanley Tucci, who has appeared in foodie films like “Julie and Julia” and “Big Night,” gets to explore his real-life love of food in this terrific travel show....

Trailer Round-Up: ‘Hunter Killer’, ‘Camping’, ‘The Oath’, ‘F*ck You All: The Uwe Boll Story’, And Many More By Ben Pearson/Sept. 14, 2018 6:30 am EST It’s time to catch up with all of the trailers we’ve missed in the past few days, and boy, are there a lot of them this week. Strap in, because you’re about to see a new look at a Gerard Butler thriller, an HBO comedy, a Vincent Van Gogh biopic, a mainstream holiday comedy, and a ton of new Netflix content, including a Quincy Jones documentary and an animated series from the team that brought you Avatar: The Last Airbender....

Zack Snyder Asked ‘Chernobyl’ Creator Craig Mazin For Help On His Cut Of ‘Justice League’ By Joshua Meyer/July 22, 2021 5:58 am EST Add this to your stockpile of movie trivia. There’s a world in which we might have seen Zack Snyder’s Justice League hit theaters in 2017 with input from Craig Mazin, the creator of HBO’s superb Chernobyl and co-host (with John August) of the popular screenwriting podcast, Scriptnotes....

‘Combat Control’: Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In War Film From ‘Extraction’ Director By Ben Pearson/March 19, 2021 2:30 pm EST Extraction director Sam Hargrave has found a new movie to make. He’ll direct Combat Control, a film about Afghanistan War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman. And after working with one Marvel Cinematic Universe star in Extraction (Thor actor Chris Hemsworth), Hargrave will be working with another MCU alum this time around: Spider-Man: Far From Home actor Jake Gyllenhaal....

‘Moon Knight’ Star Oscar Isaac Teases A Series That Doesn’t Follow Typical Superhero Logic By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 19, 2021 12:07 pm EST In the comics, Marc Spector (aka Moon Knight) has a well-established history of eccentric, unpredictable behavior amid sudden bouts of violence. You know, classic superhero stuff. What makes him unique among other comic characters is his dissociative identity disorder, giving Moon Knight an extra layer of instability that can serve as both a strength and weakness at times....