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‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Explains The Strength Of Having Non-‘Star Wars’ Fans On Staff By Ben Pearson/June 21, 2021 11:42 am EST One of the most exciting prospects of upcoming Star Wars universe is The Acolyte, a new series by showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). That’s because it’s being billed as a mystery thriller (a genre that has not often been explored in a galaxy far, far away) and seems to be largely unconnected to the events of the previous films and TV shows so far....

24% Of People We Polled Think This Is The Worst ‘Star Wars’ Movie – And We Actually Agree By Danielle Ryan/July 13, 2021 7:35 am EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) People are pretty passionate about Star Wars. Those movies about events that happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, really get some fans riled up....

4400 Season 1: Release Date, Cast And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2021 10:54 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.) The sci-fi series The 4400 originally ran on USA Network from 2004-2007, but The CW is about to reboot it with a brand new title. The new iteration will be known simply as 4400, which I have to imagine makes Justin Timberlake’s The Social Network character very happy....

Cool Stuff Reviewed: Troll 2 T-Shirt And A Sleestak Stash Bank By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 26, 2009 7:00 am EST So classic that it will probably land an endangered video store employee on the cover of Purple magazine, the official Troll 2 shirt from Austin’s Mondo Tees more than earns its price in sunglass-dips from geek broads. Ahem, unlike a certain pair of Mooninite pants. Many of our readers know that /Film and the /Filmcast’s love for the 1980s cult classic turned pop-cult phenom runs double deep....

Daily Podcast: Who Will Direct WB’s Black Superman Movie? Plus: Loki, Red Sonja, And More By Ben Pearson/May 6, 2021 1:30 pm EST On the May 6, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including casting for Red Sonja, Paramount+’s plans for 2022, Loki, The Amusement Park, and WB’s new Superman movie....

Eternals Writers Blame This Marvel Character For Thanos’ Snap Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 10, 2021 12:50 pm EST When “Avengers: Infinity War” first released in 2018, it seemed as if everyone was in a mad scramble to assign blame for Thanos (who, let us remember, is a fictional character) succeeding in his evil plot to wipe out half of all life in the universe (which, to be clear, did not actually happen)....

HBO’s Lakers Series “One Of The Most Heavily Researched Sports Shows,” Says Writer Max Borenstein By Jack Giroux/Aug. 2, 2021 11:53 am EST HBO’s untitled series about the Los Angeles Lakers will leave no stone unturned. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, the all-star-led show focuses on the reigning champs in the ’80s. With Pat Riley coaching Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy, the legendary team won five championships....

Mads Mikkelsen Almost Kissed Hugh Dancy During The Final ‘Hannibal’ Scene By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 20, 2021 1:30 pm EST Fannibals, this one is for you. Mads Mikkelsen, the star of Bryan Fuller’s cult horror series Hannibal, confirms what all fans of the short-lived NBC drama suspected: Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham almost kissed. In fact, Mikkelsen revealed that it was his suggestion that Hannibal and Graham smooch in the charged final Hannibal scene in the Season 3 finale, which unexpectedly became the series finale after NBC dropped the axe....

Marvel Studios Sets Release Dates For Four Mystery Movies In 2024 Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 10, 2021 6:29 pm EST Marvel fans, get ready, because the House of Mouse has revealed some of its upcoming slate. Disney sent out a press release sharing their film schedule through 2028. They made adjustments to films through 2024, including the reveal of four mystery Marvel projects. Marvel’s Got Release Dates Marvel Studios...

More ‘Munsters’ Mania As Rob Zombie Shares Concept Art From The Upcoming Adaptation By Marisa Mirabal/July 14, 2021 6:56 pm EST Rob Zombie can hardly contain his excitement for directing a feature film reboot of The Munsters, a sweet and spooky sitcom from the sixties. Earlier this week, he shared the blueprints for 1313 Mockingbird Lane and now Zombie has revealed two costume concepts for main characters Herman and Lily Munster....

New ‘Halloween Kills’ Image Gives Us A Crispy Michael Myers By Chris Evangelista/May 14, 2021 2:00 pm EST Michael Myers is back, and he’s looking a little crispy in a new Halloween Kills image. The sequel to 2018’s Halloween once again pits the Shape against the Strode ladies – Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), and her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak). When we last left Michael, he was presumed dead, burned alive in Laurie’s house....

Paramount Will Distribute Orphan: First Kill, Introducing Us To Phony Killer Kid Esther Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 9, 2021 5:28 pm EST “Orphan,” one of my all-time favorite horror movies, is getting a prequel called “Orphan: First Kill.” And that prequel has found a home at Paramount. Does this mean it might end up going straight to Paramount+ like the upcoming new “Paranormal Activity” and “Pet Sematary” movies? Or will the orphan subsequently known as Esther head to theaters instead?...

Peacemaker Clip: Peacemaker Is Totally A Better Superhero Than Aquaman HBO Max By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 30, 2021 4:48 pm EST “I can’t believe they’re letting me shoot this,” Gunn reportedly said on the set of “Peacemaker,” the new show for HBO Max centered on John Cena’s breakout performance in “The Suicide Squad.” When James Gunn said that “Peacemaker” was going to be a “funeral for Warner Bros.,” it sounds like he was talking about the type of material, as seen in the latest teaser clip released, where “Peacemaker” talks about smoking weed with the hospital janitor (Rizwan Manji of “Schitt’s Creek”), and dropping a whole lot of f-bombs....

Perfect Casting: William Shatner In S*** My Dad Says By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2010 12:57 pm EST If you’ve been on twitter, then chances are you’ve run across Justin Halpern’s popular Twitter account s***mydadsays, a collection of crazy and hilarious quotes the 29-year-old writer father says and he publishes online for all to laugh about. Back in November, it was announced that the twitter account was being adapted into a CBS sitcom, and we called it “the end of the world?...

Prisoners Of The Ghostland Ending Explained: When Just Plain Crazy Isn’t Enough RLJE Films By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 20, 2021 12:35 pm EST “Prisoners of the Ghostland” came burdened with promises of being “unlike anything” we’ve ever seen from Nicolas Cage before, a star (in)famously known for being unafraid to let it all hang out — in this particular instance, literally! — and risk looking foolish in his pursuit to give a movie exactly the jolt of manic energy it needs....

Ron Howard’s Thai Cave Rescue Movie Casts Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, And More By Ben Pearson/March 11, 2021 11:00 am EST Ron Howard’s Thai cave rescue movie cast is starting to fill out.Viggo Mortensen (the Lord of the Rings trilogy), Colin Farrell (In Bruges), and Joel Edgerton (Warrior) are the three most recognizable names to American audiences that have been added to the cast, but there are nine other actors who have been hired to join the ensemble as well....

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Pitch Left Martin Freeman Confused, But Seemingly In A Good Way By Ben Pearson/May 12, 2021 3:00 pm EST The world is intensely curious about Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever for many reasons, chief among them to find out what kind of story writer/director Ryan Coogler is going to tell without the franchise’s lead actor after Chadwick Boseman’s death. And it sounds like some of his storytelling decisions threw one of the sequel’s supporting actors for a bit of a loop....

Sequel Bits: ‘Terminator’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Maleficent’, ‘Downton Abbey’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Jumanji’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘A Quiet Place’, ‘The Babysitter’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 26, 2019 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: See new photos of Carl the Terminator from Terminator: Dark Fate. The new Halloween sequels have begun shooting (and presumably stabbing as well). Check out a new sneak-peek of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Brave souls willing to attend a screening of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot will be rewarded with a poster....

The 10 Best Sports Movies On Netflix Right Now Netflix By Rebecca Pahle/Sept. 29, 2021 6:07 pm EST Sports may come and go with the season (what’s on now? Baseball? Football? Competitive hacky-sack? The Olympics are over, right?), but it’s always the right time for a good sports movie. Don’t like sports? Doesn’t matter. A sports movie, if it’s good, can deliver compelling drama, a thrilling underdog story, a window into history, or all of the above....

Holler Director Nicole Riegel is not here to tell a tale of your usual teen. In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunities are drying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories at night....