The Problem With ‘Loki’ Is Simple: How Do You Trust A “Bad Guy”? By Ben Pearson/July 14, 2021 11:13 am EST Warning: spoilers for the Loki season 1 finale ahead. In the first season finale of Marvel Studios’ Loki, Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) find themselves disagreeing after they’re presented with significant information that they’ve been searching for. “Why aren’t we seeing this the same way?” Sylvie asks....
Water Cooler: Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar, Framing Britney Spears, Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel, And More By Ben Pearson/Feb. 17, 2021 3:30 pm EST On the February 17, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler....
Where You Can Stream Every Indiana Jones Movie By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2021 3:32 pm 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 Indiana Jones franchise.) Do you have a hankering to go on an archaeological adventure, but don’t have the cash to fly to an international locale and start excavating dig sites?...
Who Is The Main ‘Shang-Chi’ Villain? The Mandarin Explained By Ben Pearson/Aug. 23, 2021 12:37 pm EST When Iron Man kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe way back in 2008, a terrorist organization named the Ten Rings was featured as one of the film’s villains, kidnapping Tony Stark and trying to force him to build weapons for them. (That did not go well.) 13 years later, that group is once again getting the spotlight in Marvel’s newest movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings....
Why The ‘Star Wars’ Pirate Hondo Ohnaka Deserves The Attention Of Fans And Lucasfilm By Donna Dickens/Sept. 21, 2018 2:00 pm EST (Welcome to A Different Point of View, a column where we explore the supporting characters of the Star Wars universe and discuss why they deserve more time in the spotlight.) Earlier this week it was “International Talk Like A Pirate Day,” so, I figured, in honor of the Internet holiday we’d look at the most infamous pirate in Star Wars: Hondo Ohnaka....
‘DC League Of Super-Pets’ Teaser Introduces The Super Voice Cast, Including Kevin Hart As Ace The Bat-Hound By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2021 11:04 am EST DC Comics has produced a wide variety of animated movies featuring their iconic superheroes and villains. But only every now and then does one of those animated comic book productions make it to theaters. Next year, we’ll get to see a team of DC Comics superheroes make their debut on the big screen, including a couple very good boys....
‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’: Amy Aquino On Bucky’s Life Or Death Situation, Her Character’s Backstory, And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/March 30, 2021 1:00 pm EST Amy Aquino has pretty much seen it all. Her latest gig involves trying to coax personal revelations out of a pair of superheroes as Dr. Raynor in Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but the actress and producer has had a remarkable career, appearing in films like Moonstruck and Working Girl and spending the past 30 years popping up on practically every popular show on television....
By Chris Evangelista/March 10, 2021 4:00 pm EST Them Trailer Created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe, Miri Yoon and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, David Matthews, and Don Kurt, Them is described as “a limited anthology series that explores terror in America,” with the following synopsis: The cast includes Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Melody Hurd, and Ryan Kwanten. This is a very effective trailer, although a part of me wants to grumble about everyone calling this a terror anthology series instead of a horror anthology series, as if horror – a massively popular genre – is somehow a dirty word....
Anthony Michael Hall Is Game To Return As Tommy Doyle In Halloween Ends [Exclusive] Blumhouse By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2021 2:11 pm EST Despite its big box office success, “Halloween Kills” seems to be a bit polarizing with fans. Still, if there’s one thing I think we can all agree on it’s that Anthony Michael Hall does a good job taking over the role of Tommy Doyle. Tommy was a kid being babysat by Laurie Strode in the first “Halloween,” where the character was played by young actor Brian Andrews....
Bo Burnham To Play NBA Legend Larry Bird In HBO’s Los Angeles Lakers Show By Ben Pearson/March 25, 2021 12:00 pm EST Promising young man Bo Burnham has just “scored” a major role in a new HBO series. The multi-hyphenate, whose credits include writing and directing Eighth Grade and acting in films like Promising Young Woman, The Big Sick, and Rough Night, will play Boston Celtics superstar Larry Bird in the untitled show about the “Showtime” era of the 1980s, in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, energized the NBA with their up-tempo, high-flying style of play and captivated the world’s attention with their off-court antics....
Bridgerton Season 2 Clip: How About Some More Period Romance? Netflix By Vanessa Armstrong/Sept. 27, 2021 12:28 pm EST Netflix packed a lot into its Tudum event over the weekend, and “Bridgerton” fans weren’t left wanting. The streaming platform released a clip from the highly anticipated second season of the Shondaland show, where we see the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), get dressed down by the witty Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley)....
Could ‘The Conjuring 4’ Explore The Satanic Panic Hysteria Of The 1980s? By Chris Evangelista/June 9, 2021 6:54 am EST The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is a hit, which means it’s only a matter of time before The Conjuring 4 is announced. But where does the franchise go next? The Devil Made Me Do It brings Ed and Lorraine Warren, the ghost hunting couple played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, out of the 1970s and into the 1980s....
Every James Wan Movie Ranked From Worst To Best Warner Bros. By Scott Thomas/Nov. 8, 2021 7:11 pm EST According to Roald Dahl’s “Charlie & The Chocolate Factory,” an everlasting gobstopper is tiny, globular candy that changes colors and flavors. It does so ad nauseam. And it never gets smaller, never disappears, and never stops dispensing a whirligig of sensation. Which is why I’m thrilled to report that James Wan movies are, in my estimation, everlasting gobstoppers....
Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Is Done Playing Ash: ‘I Physically Just Can’t Any More’ Starz By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 28, 2021 4:11 pm EST After 40 years of deadite killing, boomstick wielding, and one-liner delivering, the strongest chin in horror is putting his most iconic character out to pasture. In a recent interview with Collider, Bruce Campbell confirmed his retirement from playing Ashley J. Williams of “The Evil Dead” series. “Whatever the cliched phrase is, I left it all on the table....
Fangoria Cover Reveal: The Iconic Horror Magazine’s Latest Cover’s A Real Scream [Exclusive] Paramount Pictures By Kaylee Dugan/Nov. 19, 2021 10:00 am EST Fangoria’s back at it with another amazing subscriber-exclusive cover, and this one is a real scream (I’m not sorry). The wicked design features the iconic Ghostface unapologetically slashing through a poster for “Stab 5,” the unforgettable meta movie-within-a-movie. To quote one psychotic film geek that fans of the franchise know and love, “Nice twist huh?...
Finch Director Miguel Sapochnik Didn’t Want To Make A Science Fiction Movie [Interview] Apple TV+ By Jack Giroux/Nov. 5, 2021 12:03 pm EST Miguel Sapochnik is not known for light-hearted material. Over the past few years, the filmmaker has become most known for his episodes of “Game of Thrones,” including “Battle of the Bastards” and “Hardhome.” Now, the director behind those memorably grueling hours of TV has made, as he puts it, a family film....
IATSE Sets Strike Date, Which Could Shut Down Film And TV Production Nationwide Gnepphoto / Shutterstock By Ryan Scott/Oct. 13, 2021 12:40 pm EST Hollywood may soon come to a grinding halt if two major organizations cannot reach an agreement. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has officially set a strike date, meaning that if an agreement isn’t settled on with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) soon, movie and TV production may all but stop entirely in the U....
Jamie Bell Has Discussed Playing The New James Bond With Producer Barbara Broccoli By Jack Giroux/May 26, 2016 3:30 pm EST During the press rounds for the last James Bond installment, Spectre, Daniel Craig didn’t sound enthusiastic about the prospect of playing the iconic spy again. Physically, it’s an exhausting role, and considering how long these films take to make, it’s understandable the actor has been cautious about returning to the role, despite being under contract for one more sequel....
Lady Sif Is Here To Stay In The MCU Beyond That Surprise ‘Loki’ Cameo, Jaimie Alexander Teases By Shania Russell/July 6, 2021 7:21 am EST The fourth episode of Loki featured a surprise appearance from everyone’s favorite Asgardian warrior, Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander). She was angry, clutching a clump of her own hair, and stuck in a loop that caused Loki (Tom Hiddleston) immense emotional (and physical) pain. And yet, it was incredibly fun to watch....
Mark Hamill And Lena Headey Are Masters Of Acting In This Behind-The-Scenes Clip From Masters Of The Universe: Revelations Part 2 Netflix Studios When the new continuation of “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” dropped on Netflix earlier this year in the form of “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” the series received critical praise, nostalgic joy, and fanboy outrage. But one thing that remained universal was the acclaim for actor Mark Hamill and his gleefully zealous performance as one of the most memorable cartoon supervillains of all time: Skeletor....
