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The Book Of Boba Fett TV Spot Reveals New Footage As Boba And Fennec Prepare For War Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/Dec. 13, 2021 1:28 pm EST Today brings us yet another new look at “The Book of Boba Fett,” the latest “Star Wars” show making its way to Disney+ in a couple of weeks. Temuera Morrison is back as Boba Fett, providing the beloved bounty hunter with a long-awaited solo story decades after his live-action debut in “The Empire Strikes Back....

The Daily Stream: ‘The Dead Zone’ Is The Often Overlooked Stephen King Masterpiece By Eric Vespe/Aug. 18, 2021 7:38 pm EST If you’ve somehow missed this movie (or the book, or the Anthony Michael Hall TV series that ran for a surprisingly long time), the basic premise is this: Johnny Smith is an average guy, with an average name, leading a fairly average, but happy, life. One night, he gets into a car accident, falls into a coma, and wakes up 5 years later with a gift....

A Glitch Warner Bros. Before we even see our hero, we see a black cat — the symbol of a glitch in The Matrix. “It happens when they change something,” Trinity explained in the first film, and as we’re about to see, there are plenty of changes since we last saw these characters. Welcome Back, Mr. Anderson Warner Bros. A twitchy Thomas Anderson, the hacker played by Keanu Reeves who became Neo in the original film more than twenty years ago, sits in a therapist’s office....

The Morning Watch: Secrets Of ‘WandaVision’ VFX,‘The Mighty Ducks’ Gets A ‘30 For 30’ Short & More By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2021 6:00 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, take a closer look at the visual effects that brought the sitcom world of WandaVision to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

The Power of the Dog Trailer Compared to the earlier mood-setting trailer, this new look at “The Power of the Dog” gives viewers an even greater taste of what to expect in Jane Campion’s latest. The distinctive storyteller has built a very successful career out of making intelligent, thought-provoking, and challenging films thus far, such as 1993’s “The Piano” or her erotic mystery/thriller “In the Cut” a decade later. “The Power of the Dog” looks to be just as meditative and gripping as her previous efforts, with the added bonus of starring Benedict Cumberbatch in full cowboy getup....

Bold Strokes in Black and White A24 Anchored by a ferocious Washington, who threatens to rip that Oscar right out of the throat of the Academy with his bare teeth, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is an otherworldly masterwork that owes its bold strokes and striking black-and-white imagery — all dark silhouettes and stark white backgrounds full of fog (or more ominously, smoke) — to that of the German expressionism and seedy noirs....

‘Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake’ Spin-Off Series Coming To HBO Max By Max Evry/Aug. 18, 2021 10:29 am EST The latest in HBO Max’s Adventure Time spin-offs is going to be large. So very large. The streamer has announced that the gender-swapped Ice King fan fiction is becoming its own entity with the working title Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake, and the cherry on top is this is not going to be just another one-off like the four previous Distant Lands spin-offs....

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Has Begun Filming – Here’s What We Know, And What We Don’t Know By Chris Evangelista/June 30, 2021 8:18 am EST Black Panther 2, AKA Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is now filming at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta. The news is slightly surprising because there’s still so much we don’t know about the film. And while most MCU movies have an air of secrecy, Wakanda Forever is particularly mysterious....

By Jeremy Mathai/July 1, 2021 7:08 am EST Anyway, check it out for yourself below. Cinderella Trailer As you may or may not have already known, Kay Cannon of Blockers and Pitch Perfect fame is handling writing and directing duties after Disney pulled off some magic of their own with their Kenneth Branagh-directed, Emma Watson-starring remake back in the “Before Times” of 2015. This time, however, singer and recording artist Camila Cabello stars as the eponymous princess in yet another origin story adaptation of a classic tale that the vast majority of us are well familiar with in the first place....

Are Sentient Robots Coming To The Disney Theme Parks? Maybe Sooner Than You Think By Josh Spiegel/Aug. 20, 2021 6:24 am EST How badly do you want your experience at a theme park to be supplemented by a robotic character who appears to be flesh-and-blood? You may be getting your wish in the next few years (presuming that you do want that experience). Walt Disney Imagineering is now working on the next stage of robotic characters, including ones with artificial intelligence....

Bond Producers Want To Work With No Time To Die Director Cary Fukunaga Again Universal Pictures By Kaylee Dugan/Dec. 7, 2021 8:27 pm EST Cary Fukunaga might be fresh off of directing the latest high-flying entry in the world of James Bond, but if Barbara Broccoli has anything to say about it, this won’t be the last time he teams up with 007. The delightfully named owner of the James Bond film franchise can’t stop saying nice things about the “No Time to Die” director, and it seems the feeling is mutual....

Daily Podcast: Everything You Need To Know About Paramount+ By Ben Pearson/Feb. 25, 2021 2:15 pm EST On the February 25, 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 the latest film and TV news, including a slew of updates about Paramount+ ranging from pricing info to original content and more....

What We Know About the Plot Square Enix Like the video games that inspired it, the “Tomb Raider” anime will follow English archeologist Lara Croft as she travels the world, embarking on Indiana Jones-esque adventures. Regarding its place in the expansive 25-year timeline of the “Tomb Raider” media franchise, the series will take place after the events of Square Enix’s 2013–2018 reboot of the video games. Beyond that, there isn’t a lot of detailed info concerning the plot so far....

Foundation Featurette Ponders How The Hell You Even Adapt Those Books Skydance Television By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 21, 2021 8:53 am EST When “Foundation” hits Apple TV+ on September 24, it will be the first screen adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Hugo Award-winning book series. Like Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” which “Foundation” influenced and which is now a major motion picture from Warner Bros., Asimov’s novels were once considered unfilmable. A new featurette for “Foundation” has the show’s co-creator, David S....

Horror Icon Bela Lugosi’s Incredible Life Story Is Now A Comic — Check Out Some Exclusive Art Universal Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 31, 2021 11:59 am EST It’s been 90 years since Bela Lugosi portrayed the titular Count in the classic 1931 film, “Dracula.” Lugosi’s performance as the most famous of all vampires helped establish the character’s iconography — his suave demeanor and vampire vords — and he would forever be identified with the role....

How To Watch ‘The Green Knight’ At Home By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 16, 2021 2:28 pm EST (Welcome to How to Watch, where we get down to brass tacks and tell you “Hey, here’s how you can watch this thing.” In this edition: The Green Knight.) Who doesn’t love moody, atmospheric, and impressively restrained takes on Arthurian lore? David Lowery does, that’s for sure. The writer/director’s unique reinterpretation of The Green Knight isn’t for everyone, but those on his exact same wavelength are in for a wild and evocative ride that is sure to stick with you for a long, long time....

It’s Ghostbusters Day, And Bill Murray Wants To Know What The Hell That Means By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2021 8:25 am EST Happy Ghostbusters Day, everyone! I sure hope you remembered to tell all the ghosts in your life you love them. While Ghostbusters Day isn’t a new thing – it was actually launched back in 2016 – this year’s ghost-centric event is extra special because there’s a new Ghostbusters movie on the way....

It Was Kathryn Hahn Singing Agatha’s ‘WandaVision’ Theme Song All Along By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 22, 2021 1:30 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of WandaVision. It was Kathryn Hahn all along. Not only has the scene-stealing actress been the consistent highlight of WandaVision as Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision’s (Paul Bettany) nosy neighbor Agnes, Hahn has been the secret weapon….behind the extremely catchy new theme song “Agatha All Along....

Jason Isaacs Thought Mass Was ‘Never Going To Be A Film’ Despite An ‘Extraordinary Experience’ Making It [Interview] Bleecker Street By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 12, 2021 11:00 am EST “Mass” is a new drama marking the feature directorial debut of “Cabin in the Woods” actor Fran Kranz. The film played at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and arrived in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles this past weekend before it expands to more locations in the coming weeks....

Festivus vs. MatriXmas ColumbiaPicturesTelevision Gather round the undecorated aluminum pole and let’s debate which is a better alternative to Christmas: Festivus or MatriXmas. If you’re a Scrooge who doesn’t like commercial holidays (or the commercialization of commercial holidays on Twitter), then you’re more likely to feel inspired by Frank Costanza (the late Jerry Stiller) and his call to celebrate “a Festivus for the rest of us” on December 23. “The Matrix Resurrections” hits theaters and HBO Max on Festivus Eve....