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‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Featurette: How The Disney+ Series Is Picking Up The Mantle By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 25, 2021 3:00 pm EST Following its debut, fans and critics alike noted how much The Falcon and the Winter Soldier felt like a continuation of the style and scope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — an action series that could deliver in Hollywood-sized spectacle. But while executive producer Nate Moore notes in a new The Falcon and the Winter Soldier featurette that their aim was to make the Disney+ show “feel as big and as engrossing” as the MCU, they also aimed to bring some of the character stuff that made Marvel movies so beloved....

What’s The Sympathizer? Written by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the spy thriller and satirical story (which perhaps explains those multiple roles) follows a biracial French/Vietnamese communist spy through the tail end of the Vietnam War and his subsequent defection to the United States. As impressive as Downey Jr’s CV undeniably is, he obviously doesn’t quite fit the bill of that description and so the search is currently ongoing for the lead part....

‘To All The Boys’ Spin-Off Series Centering On Anna Cathcart’s Kitty In The Works At Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 1, 2021 7:00 am EST Who cares about boys when you’ve got Kitty Song Covey? Lara Jean’s snarky younger sister, played by Anna Cathcart in all three To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before movies, was the impetus for the romantic-comedy films and a scene-stealer in her own right, always ready with a zinger and a snazzy outfit....

Miami Vice Universal Pictures “John Wick” was memorable for its unique tone. The premise — a former hitman goes on a path of vengeance after his dog is killed — may seem silly, but the film treats the tragedy with dramatic gravity. Taking an otherwise goofy story seriously was something Michael Mann epitomized in his 2006 action film, “Miami Vice.” The film rebooted the campy ’80s cop series of the same name, and cast Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in the classic roles of Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs....

A Nightmare On Elm Street Vs The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – The Greatest Horror Franchise Ever [Round 11] Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures By SlashFilm Staff/Oct. 27, 2021 11:03 am EST Welcome to the Tournament of Terrors, a /Film bracket where we argue about the greatest horror franchise of all time, and you, the readers, get to decide the winners. The rules are simple: two iconic horror movie series enter the ring, each represented by a /Film writer ready to champion them....

Christopher Nolan Pulls Off Temporal Pincer Movement As ‘Tenet’ Finally Heads To New York Theaters Friday By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2021 1:00 pm EST Christopher Nolan’s temporal pincer movement must’ve finally worked, because six months after initially opening and three months after hitting digital and Blu-ray, Tenet is finally opening in New York theaters this Friday. NYC theaters have been shut down for months and are slowly opening back up – even though they probably shouldn’t just yet – which means it’s time for Warner Bros....

Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: The Last Duel, Eternals, Spencer, And More 20th Century Studios By Ben Pearson/Oct. 27, 2021 2:26 pm EST On the October 27, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Ben went back to the theater for the second time since COVID began....

Danny Boyle Confirms A Third ‘28 Days Later’ Film Is In The Works By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 24, 2019 9:30 am EST It took a little bit longer than 28 months, but a third 28 Days Later movie is finally crawling back to life. Danny Boyle, who directed the first zombie horror hit, confirmed that he is returning to the 28 Days franchise with a “wonderful” idea from Ex Machina director and his old collaborator Alex Garland, who wrote the 2002 original....

“The pressure doesn’t go away, you know your work is going on a playlist with some of the greatest movie music of all time.” Disney This is your second Disney musical for which you wrote and compose the songs. What brought you back and was there pressure to surpass songs that you wrote for “Moana”? There’s pressure any time you’re working for Disney, not because of “Moana,” but because of “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” and “Snow White” and “Pinocchio” and the “Lion King....

Ultimately, Don’t Breathe 2 Leaves Us With More Questions Stylistically, Don’t Breathe 2 follows in its predecessor’s footsteps. Again, Sayagues said, this is by design. Don’t Breathe was a huge hit, and Sayagues and Álvarez didn’t see any reason to reinvent things. “I don’t want to make this movie my own,” Sayagues said. “I want to make it good.” Still, in terms of tone, there are some notable differences between Don’t Breathe and the portions we saw of Don’t Breathe 2....

Here’s What Ridley Scott Really Thinks About ‘Blade Runner 2049’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 27, 2017 8:00 am EST There’s a certain candor that you’ll only get from 80-year-old directors nearing a half-century in the movie business and who just doesn’t give a hoot anymore. Ridley Scott recently gave a profanity-laced interview about everything from his bold nine-day reshoots of All the Money in the World to his whether he’d be up to make a Star Wars movie....

James Gunn Created A Playlist Of Unused ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Soundtrack Songs From Star-Lord’s Mom By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2020 1:00 pm EST The soundtracks of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise are among the best in recent memory. Director James Gunn collected an outstanding mix of both familiar and more obscure tunes from the 1960s and 1970s to put on mixtapes inspired by the musical tastes of Star-Lord’s mother, Meredith Quill....

Jeff Nichols On The Midwestern Biker Movie He Dreams Of Making By Jack Giroux/Oct. 19, 2018 4:00 am EST For over five years, Jeff Nichols has been talking about trying his hand at a biker movie. The writer-director behind Mud and Take Shelter has yet to write a script, but he knows the story is set in the 1960s and is dead set on making the movie one day. The filmmaker, who is currently working the Alien Nation remake and a script for an animated film, recently shared with us some of his ideas about his potential biker movie, and why he’s intimidated by it....

Let’s Talk About That Hawkeye Episode 5 Bathroom Scene Disney+ By Shania Russell/Dec. 15, 2021 2:07 pm EST The MCU’s latest series may be titled “Hawkeye,” and even named its fifth episode after the archer’s alter-ego “Ronin,” but that doesn’t change the reality of Clint Barton’s (Jeremy Renner) situation: his show is full of characters slipping onstage and seamlessly stealing his spotlight. Without a doubt, this is the best opportunity that the bow-wielding Avenger has found to shine and he’s made great use of it, finally getting more of the fanbase over into his trick-arrow cluttered corner....

Lucasfilm Announces ‘The Mandalorian’ Spin-Offs ‘Ahsoka’ And ‘Rangers Of The New Republic’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2020 3:38 pm EST Lucasfilm has announced two new Star Wars series that will be spin-offs of The Mandalorian, taking place within the same timeline. One of the shows is titled Ahsoka and will obviously follow the adventures of the (former) Jedi known as Ahsoka Tano. The other is called Rangers of the New Republic, and this is the first we’re hearing of it....

More ‘Behind The Attraction’ Episodes Coming To Disney+ Next Week, Watch A New Clip By Eric Vespe/Aug. 20, 2021 4:56 pm EST Disney+ continues to roll out the behind-the-scenes looks at their most iconic theme park hot spots in their show Behind the Attraction. Currently, there are 5 episodes up on Disney+ and we have a new batch getting ready to debut starting next week. This series is like crack for Disney Parks fans....

Rust Armorer’s Lawyers Suggest Live Round Could Have Been ‘Sabotage’ Sam Wasson/Getty Images By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 3, 2021 1:48 pm EST As authorities continue to investigate the tragic accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western movie “Rust,” those involved are seeking to protect themselves from possible criminal prosecution. The lawyers representing armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed went on the “Today” show to try and clear up any questions about the events of that fateful day....

That Behind-The-Scenes ‘Dune’ Book Has Its Own Alternate Score From Hans Zimmer By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 13, 2021 5:46 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re a Hans Zimmer fan and you ever casually wondered why his stalwart film collaborator, Christopher Nolan, brought in a different composer, Ludwig Göransson, to score Tenet, it’s because Zimmer was busy with Dune. In fact, he was so busy and so passionate about Dune that he actually composed a second original score for the film’s behind-the-scenes book....

Dr. Hannibal Lecter — Hannibal MGM The Lecter of Ridley Scott’s “Hannibal” isn’t the man he used to be. The news that author Thomas Harris was writing a sequel to “The Silence of the Lambs” set off a flurry of preparation, and there was no doubt that Jonathan Demme would return to direct. And then the book dropped, causing Demme, Foster, and others to scatter after they got an eyeful of its ending....

The 15 Best Jake Gyllenhaal Movies Ranked DFree/Shutterstock By Liam Gaughan/Sept. 13, 2021 6:12 pm EST One of the rare child stars who became just as successful as an adult, Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the best actors working today. Gyllenhaal had a leg up getting his career started thanks to his Hollywood parents, director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, but established himself as a talented performer in his own right with a series of acclaimed performances throughout the ’90s....