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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar’ Is An Absurdly Goofy Laugh Riot By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 18, 2021 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del MarWhere You Can Stream It: Available on PVODThe Pitch: Lifelong friends Barb and Star (Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig) embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever and escape to the luscious paradise that is Vista Del Mar....

Aging Badly Joan Marcus A widowed economics professor Walter (David Hyde Pierce, more of a fine actor than singer) is sleepwalking through his life. “Wake Up” is his first slouchy number about his dissatisfaction over his career and lack of human connection to the world. When he returns to his long-abandoned apartment in New York, he’s confused to find an undocumented couple, Syrian-born drummer Tarek (Ahmad Maksoud) and Senegalese-born jewelry-maker Zainab (Alysha Deslorieux), residing there....

Why Do ‘Doctor Who’ Actors Usually Leave After 3 Seasons? By Shania Russell/Aug. 16, 2021 5:53 am EST For all its whimsy and joy, Doctor Who is honestly just a story built on sadness. The much-beloved British sci-fi series guarantees its fans pain by cycling out its cast every so often and marking their departures with bittersweet (if not overtly sad) goodbyes. So no one should be surprised to learn that another farewell is on the horizon: BBC recently announced that Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker would be stepping down from the titular role, after three seasons....

Y: The Last Man Director Cheryl Dunye Loves ‘Everything Sci-Fi And Apocalyptic’ [Interview] FX on Hulu By Shania Russell/Nov. 5, 2021 2:28 pm EST In the penultimate episode of “Y: The Last Man,” nearly every character in the series is approaching a boiling point. Director Cheryl Dunye jumped aboard the story in the midst of this crucial peak, helping to usher the post-apocalyptic saga into its explosive finale. For Dunye, this wasn’t the jarring experience it could’ve been, because of how carefully the team worked to integrate her into the process, along with her fellow directors....

You Can Now Get HBO Max For Half Off — Under Some Very Specific Circumstances Warner Brothers By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 20, 2021 3:58 pm EST Keeping up with the constant slew of apps and streaming services has made cord-cutting feel an awful lot like signing up for cable with extra steps, but the most difficult to manage has been the price. When every station or service charges anywhere between $4.99-$19.99 and higher, that price tag adds up pretty quickly....

‘Chucky’ Trailer: ‘Child’s Play’ TV Series Promises To Terrorize Teenagers By Shania Russell/July 26, 2021 7:25 am EST He promised he’d be back — and everyone knows you can’t keep a good guy down. Hide your kitchen knives because the premiere of the SYFY TV series Chucky is bringing the homicidal doll back into our homes this fall. Check out the trailer for Chucky below. Chuck Trailer Chucky (Brad Dourif) is once again up to his old antics....

‘Loki’ Director Thinks Steve Rogers And Peggy Carter “Probably Got Pruned” By Shania Russell/July 27, 2021 11:47 am EST Theories and speculation are built into the MCU fanbase and at this point, you can expect at least a dozen new debates every day. The latest and greatest in Marvel fan theories comes from the twisty, universe-bending antics of Loki and the newfound existence of the TVA. The Time Variance authority made it abundantly clear that they are dedicated to protecting the sacred timeline which, we quickly discover, means finding and destroying any potential multiverse branches....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Trailer: Clone Force 99 Returns With Their Own Spin-Off Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 30, 2021 8:00 am EST It’s good to be bad. The motley crew of experimental clone warriors, otherwise known as Clone Force 99, are setting off on their own adventures in their animated spin-off series Star Wars: The Bad Batch, coming soon to Disney+. Watch the official Star Wars: The Bad Batch trailer below....

‘The Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series Actor Tom Budge Walks Away From The Show By Ben Pearson/March 15, 2021 12:30 pm EST Since the show is being kept shrouded in such intense secrecy, we had no idea what character Budge was portraying and therefore do not know if that role has been recast or if that character has been excised with his narrative duties spread across a number of other characters....

Tribes of Europa Trailer Set in 2074, Tribes of Europa is set in “the wake of a mysterious global disaster,” where a “war rages between the Tribes that have emerged from the wreckage of Europe. Three siblings from the peaceful Origine tribe – Kiano (Emilio Sakraya), Liv (Henriette Confurius) and Elja (David Ali Rashed) – are separated and forced to forge their own paths in an action-packed fight for the future of this new Europa....

‘Vacation Friends’, A Comedy Starring John Cena And Lil Rel Howery, Is Heading To Hulu This Summer By Ben Pearson/June 15, 2021 12:42 pm EST If you’ve been jonesing for a new John Cena comedy (F9 does not count, despite that franchise’s comical relationship with physics), the wait is almost over. Not only is Cena set to co-star in James Gunn’s comedically inclined superhero film The Suicide Squad in August, but that same month he will also be part of the ensemble cast of Vacation Friends, a new movie that also features Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Bad Trip), Yvonne Orji (Night School, Insecure), and Meredith Hagner (Palm Springs, Search Party)....

‘Vortex’ Clip Teases The New Mind-Bending Film From Gaspar Noé By Danielle Ryan/July 16, 2021 4:23 pm EST We finally have a tiny taste of experimental French-Argentinian director Gaspar Noé’s surprise film, Vortex, about an elderly couple in their final days in Paris. Not much is known about the project other than it stars acclaimed Italian filmmaker Dario Argento as the unnamed Father character, and it’s shot entirely in split-screen. IndieWire shared an exclusive clip that shows the couple having a toast on their back porch, though sinister music hints all is not well....

‘WandaVision’ Actor Randall Park On How Jimmy Woo Represents The Audience, His Magic Hobby, And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/Feb. 3, 2021 1:00 pm EST Will we see FBI Agent Jimmy Woo enter Wanda Maximoff’s sitcom world of Westview in an upcoming episode of WandaVision? Actor Randall Park isn’t telling. In fact, he can’t say much at all, given that we’re still in the middle of a season of television that’s heavily reliant on slowly doling out clues to a larger mystery....

Daily Podcast: Book Of Boba Fett & Moonfall Trailers, Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness Villain Lucasfilm By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 1, 2021 3:58 pm EST On the November 1, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and tv news, including The Book of Boba Fett and Moonfall trailers, and the villain for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness....

Daily Podcast: Lord And Miller, Knives Out, Night Watch, Zack Snyder And Legends Of The Hidden Temple By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2021 1:45 pm EST On the May 11, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Lord and Miller, Knives Out, Night Watch, Zack Snyder and Legends of the Hidden Temple....

Daily Podcast: Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Director Destin Daniel Cretton [Interview] Marvel By Ben Pearson/Sept. 3, 2021 4:34 pm EST On the September 3, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to present her interview with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” co-writer and director Destin Daniel Cretton, and to provide a handful of Tony Leung movie recommendations....

Daily Podcast: What If & Book Of Boba Fett News, Black Widow Credits Scene Spoiler Discussion By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2021 12:35 pm EST On the July 9, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editorial Director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel and Star Wars news, and we’ll have a spoiler discussion about the Black Widow credits scene....

Den Of Thieves 2 Begins Shooting Next Year, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Confirms STXfilms By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 26, 2021 5:35 pm EST “Den of Thieves,” which is kind of like “Heat” if it were directed by Axe Body Spray instead of Michael Mann, rules. Sure, it doesn’t have an original thought in its head. But it’s also a movie that understands what it is: a dirtbag knock-off of much better movies. And because of that knowledge, “Den of Thieves” knows how to have fun with its premise, which involves a group of crude cops going up against a group of crude thieves....

Sony Pictures Television — Disney+ (@disneyplus) November 12, 2021 The rebooted flick, which stars Zach Braff (“Scrubs”) and Gabrielle Union (“Bring It On”) in the lead roles, will be here in March of 2022. Plan accordingly. While we didn’t get a trailer, we did get a brief video of the two announcing the date, with some cringe-worthy back and forth. Of use was Union’s description of the movie’s plot, with the actor saying, “It’s an update on the classic comedy centered on a multi-racial, blended family of 12, navigating a hectic home life while managing their family business....

By Chris Evangelista/April 27, 2021 2:00 pm EST Banks will executive produce and star in Bedrock, an animated Flintstones spin-off series that follows an adult Pebbles Flintstone, voiced by Banks. The project was actually first announced back in 2019 and now it’s ended up at Fox. This isn’t Fox’s first attempt to revive The Flintstones, either – they once ordered a Flintstones reboot from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, but ended up passing on the project in 2012....