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How The Scariest Scene In ‘The Autopsy Of Jane Doe’ Uses A Single Sound Effect To Deliver Maximum Horror By Meagan Navarro/July 7, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: the most memorable scare from The Autopsy of Jane Doe takes advantage of fear conditioning through sound to maximize the terror.)Simplicity tends to be an asset in horror....

If Zack Snyder Made More ‘Justice League’ Movies, Superman And Lois Lane’s Child Would Have Become The New Batman By Ben Pearson/March 18, 2021 12:30 pm EST Zack Snyder’s Justice League is finally available to watch on HBO Max, and while it seems next to impossible that Snyder will be able to complete his larger vision for a planned five-film arc that would have included Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Justice League 2, and Justice League 3, that’s not stopping people from asking the director about his plans for what would have happened in those sequels....

Is A Big Hero 6 Sequel Ever Going To Happen? Here’s What We Know Walt Disney Animation Studios By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2021 1:25 pm EST (Welcome to Will There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) Back in 2014, the Marvel Comics superhero team “Big Hero 6” arrived on the big screen with a family friendly twist from Walt Disney Animation Studios....

Kevin Smith Interview Part 2: The Walrus Suit, ‘Yoga Hosers’ Production And His Only ‘Tusk’ Regret By Germain Lussier/Jan. 2, 2015 2:00 pm EST We’ve already heard from Kevin Smith about his impressive list of upcoming projects. He’s also told us about what making Tusk meant to him. Now, in part two of our long interview with the filmmaker, we dig a little deeper. Smith goes into great detail about some of the more talked-about decisions he made in Tusk, which is now on Blu-ray....

Michael Bay To Unleash Bayhem At Sony With Multiyear First-Look Deal By Chris Evangelista/March 30, 2020 3:30 pm EST Michael Bay will continue to blow s*** up for the foreseeable future thanks to a new multiyear first-look deal with Sony. The deal will allow Bay to produce both film and TV projects. That includes Black Five, an ensemble drama Bay will direct from a script by Ehren Kruger. Bay has a history with Sony, having made his feature directorial debut there with Bad Boys....

Michael Shannon Will Play Infamous Red Scare SOB Joseph McCarthy Searchlight Pictures By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 13, 2021 4:56 pm EST U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin led a series of investigations and hearings in the 1950s in an attempt to expose the supposed communist infiltration of the U.S. government. In the time since, “McCarthyism” has become a term for “a campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations and investigations....

Miles Teller Replaces Armie Hammer In ‘The Offer’, The Paramount+ Series About The Making Of ‘The Godfather’ By Chris Evangelista/May 28, 2021 2:30 pm EST The Offer, a Paramount+ limited series about the making of The Godfather, has a new cast member. Miles Teller is set to play producer Al Ruddy, replacing Armie Hammer. Hammer was originally cast in the part, but left in the wake of sexual assault allegations. The Offer is actually one of two different projects that are covering the making of the iconic, Oscar-winning film....

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’, The Trouble With Trilogies & More By Ethan Anderton/May 17, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see what VFX artists think about the movie magic used to bring the monster battles of Godzilla vs....

The Purge 6 Already Has A Script, Will Bring Frank Grillo Back To The Franchise Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/Sept. 15, 2021 12:26 pm EST The Purge will go on. Despite chatter ahead of the release of “The Forever Purge,” which hit theaters this summer, that the fifth installment would end the long-running franchise, plans have changed. Now, we have word that Frank Grillo (“The Grey,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) is set to make his return as Leo Barnes in “The Purge 6,” with franchise creator James DeMonaco back in the saddle....

The Suicide Squad Cinematographer On How To Make Giant Starfish And Talking Sharks Feel Real [Interview] Warner Bros. By Jack Giroux/Sept. 8, 2021 9:52 am EST “The Suicide Squad” is as colorful as the big personalities that exist front-and-center in James Gunn’s ensemble supervillain film. For the “Dirty Dozen”-inspired adventure, Gunn reunited with cinematographer Henry Braham, who shot “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” and the two created another lush picture together....

Water Cooler: Cruella, Haunted, Cruel Summer, Last Action Hero, A Quiet Place Part II, In The Heights, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Summertime By Peter Sciretta/May 19, 2021 12:17 pm EST On the May 19, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Water Cooler: Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla Vs. Kong, Nobody, Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Sasquatch, The Last Blockbuster, Made For Love, In The Mood For Love By Peter Sciretta/March 24, 2021 2:15 pm EST On the March 24, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Zack Snyder Reveals Who He Cast For A ‘Justice League’ Deleted Scene Featuring Green Lantern By Chris Evangelista/April 19, 2021 2:30 pm EST If Zack Snyder had gotten everything he wanted with Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the film would’ve ended with an appearance from the Green Lantern, AKA John Stewart. But according to Snyder, Warner Bros. balked at the idea, and Snyder ended up changing things so that it’s the Martian Manhunter who pops up in the final minutes of the film to have a chat with Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne....

‘Candyman’ Featurette: A Look At The Patron Saint Of Urban Legends By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 16, 2021 1:31 pm EST Candyman. Candyman. Cand- Just kidding. I’m as ready for Nia DaCosta’s upcoming Candyman movie as anyone, but I’m not that desperate. Besides, Universal just released a new featurette about the new movie, which arrives later this month. The Patron Saint of Urban Legends We’ve already seen a clip of star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II trying to summon the titular terrifier, but this new featurette gives us some more info about invoking him behind-the-scenes....

‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Teaser Blows Some Things Up By Chris Evangelista/May 26, 2021 5:00 pm EST Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (I checked; there’s no “The” in the title) has a new teaser, and it is full of explosions, yelling, and jokes that don’t really seem that funny, if I’m being honest. But hey, maybe they’re better in context. In this follow-up to the surprise 2017 box office hit The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L....

‘King Richard’: Release Date, Cast, And More By Danielle Ryan/July 16, 2021 5:16 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.)Venus and Serena Williams are two of the greatest athletes and tennis players who have ever lived. King Richard is about their father, who knew absolutely nothing about tennis but did everything in his power to help his daughters be successful....

‘MacGruber’ Series Has The Good Taste To Cast Billy Zane By Eric Vespe/Aug. 13, 2021 5:05 pm EST The game may have changed, but the players are still the same. MacGruber is getting his own streaming series with the cult comedy’s three leads returning. On top of that, none other than Billy Zane is coming to play. Variety reports that Zane will play the series’ heavy, who has the memorable name Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth, replacing the previously cast Mickey Rourke....

‘The Continental’: Albert Hughes To Direct Episodes Of ‘John Wick’ Spin-Off, Which Is Now A Three-Night Event Series By Ben Pearson/July 16, 2021 2:10 pm EST The John Wick prequel series The Continental has been redesigned, and it has also found one of its directors. Albert Hughes, one half of the directing duo behind films like The Book of Eli and Menace II Society, is overseeing two episodes of The Continental, which has been redeveloped from a full prequel show into a three-night event....

‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Featurette: These Two May End Up Killing Each Other By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2021 11:30 am EST We’re just over a week away from the arrival of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney+, and Marvel Studios has really cranked up the marketing machine for the final stretch. A new featurette has been revealed with new footage from the series and a glimpse behind the scenes at the playful partnership between Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as the titular superhero duo....

‘The Offer’: Armie Hammer To Star In Paramount+ Show About Making ‘The Godfather’ By Ben Pearson/Dec. 1, 2020 3:00 pm EST That offer: to play producer Al Ruddy in The Offer, an upcoming television series about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematic classic The Godfather. The show is aiming to be one of the big titles for the streaming service Paramount+, which is soon being rebranded from its current name, CBS All Access....