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Will There Ever Be A Bad Moms Christmas Sequel? Here’s What We Know STX Films By Ryan Scott/Nov. 11, 2021 11:57 am EST (Welcome to Will There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) STX Films stumbled into a somewhat unlikely franchise with the release of “Bad Moms” in 2016. The R-rated comedy starred Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and Kathryn Hahn as, you guessed it, a trio of moms behaving badly, which went on to become a massive hit....

‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ Trailer: There’s A Zombie Outbreak At The White House By Chris Evangelista/April 16, 2021 2:00 pm EST Not only is there a new Resident Evil game and a new live-action Resident Evil movie on the way this year, but there’s also a Netflix anime series coming out. It’s called Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, and from the looks of the first trailer for the series, it’s set at the White House, which is a neat little twist....

12 Horror Movie Scenes That Scared Actors In Real Life Artisan Entertainment By SlashFilm Staff/Nov. 5, 2021 10:56 am EST Here’s the truth: it’s hard to be scared on a movie set, even a horror movie set. You’re surrounded by crew members. Giant lights illuminate everything around you. Actors in monster make-up sip coffee, practical effects wizards prep blood pumps, and onscreen victims ask the director about their motivation. Everyone knows what they’re doing and what they’re making and they leave the whole “being scared” thing for the audience....

Daily Podcast: The Future Of Independent Film, Possible Time Travel In Indy 5, And More Paramount On the October 15, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Indiana Jones 5, M. Night Shyamalan’s next movie, and the future of independent film. Opening Banter: In the News:...

Dan Trachtenberg’s Secret ‘Predator’ Movie Puts ‘Legion’ Co-Star Amber Midthunder In The Lead By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2021 8:00 am EST Discussing Film has learned that Legion star Amber Midthunder is taking the lead role in Skulls, which will soon be starting production in Calgary, Alberta. /Film has independently confirmed the accuracy of this report. Midthunder can currently be seen as a series regular on The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico, so she already has some alien experience....

Daniel Craig Has Advice For The Next Bond Actor By Jack Giroux/Oct. 7, 2015 3:30 pm EST Before Daniel Craig even finishes his run as James Bond, fans are already asking, “Who’s going to play the character next?” We may see Craig in the role again after the upcoming Spectre, which comes out next month, but this guessing game isn’t going to end anytime soon. The actor isn’t done with the character yet, but he does have some wise advice for the next Bond actor....

Dwayne Johnson And Vin Diesel’s Feud Enters New Chapter As The Rock Confirms He’s Done With ‘Fast And Furious’ By Jeremy Mathai/July 21, 2021 9:21 am EST Even the closest of families have to weather some turbulent, drama-filled times, and the Fast Family is certainly no exception. Although we may have foolishly held out some brief hope that this was all put behind them, the Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson feud just keeps escalating as each new film in the Fast & Furious franchise keeps soaring to new heights....

When and Where to Watch Interview with the Vampire Warner Bros. “Interview with the Vampire” is flying on bat wings to AMC and the AMC+ streaming service. There’s no word yet on when exactly it will drop in 2022, but when it does, you won’t have to dress up in formal vampire wear like you would for the Unholy Masquerade (in “What We Do in the Shadows”) or the Endless Night Vampire Ball (in real life)....

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary First Look: It’ll Be Nice To Return To Hogwarts HBO Max By Anya Stanley/Dec. 8, 2021 10:36 pm EST Luna Lovegood once said that “Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure,” and HBO Max was witty enough to give the people what they want. The streaming service has dropped the first image from the set of “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” the hyped and heralded retrospective special celebrating the wizarding world franchise, and the two decades that have passed since its first film entry, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone....

James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli Thinks Women Deserve Their Own Characters MGM By Jenna Busch/Dec. 7, 2021 9:33 pm EST “No Time to Die” is the latest film in the 007 series. There have now been 25 James Bond films, the last several starring Daniel Craig who is now retiring from the role and the franchise. Of course, speculation is rife in terms of who should play the famous spy that everyone immediately recognizes....

Jodie Comer Might Play Josephine To Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon In Ridley Scott’s ‘Kitbag’ By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2021 2:30 pm EST Jodie Comer will (probably) be Josephine to Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s Kitbag. Comer just worked with Scott on the historical epic The Last Duel, and now she’ll likely play Napoleon’s first wife. The deal isn’t final yet, and there’s always a chance that the Killing Eve star might not end up in the film after all....

Mogul Mowgli Review: A Revelatory Riz Ahmed Returns To His Roots In A Surreal Rap Drama Strand Releasing By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 3, 2021 10:19 am EST What appears to be a dimly lit forest canvas parts, revealing itself to be a green stage curtain — one from which Riz Ahmed emerges, swaying as if possessed by some religious delirium while words tumble out of his mouth like a prayer. This is his church, and rap is his religion....

Mondo Releases Steamy ‘The Handmaiden’ Poster From J.A.W. Cooper By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 8, 2021 8:00 am EST Park Chan-wook’s modern masterpiece The Handmaiden gets a properly steamy poster from Mondo, courtesy of artist J.A.W. Cooper. And by steamy, we mean literally — the poster depicts the famous bathtub scene from the film. But also, in the descriptive sense, because oh boy was Park’s 2016 erotic thriller something else. It’s only fitting that The Handmaiden, a dizzyingly seductive thriller from Oldboy director Park Chan-wook, would get an equally sensual poster from artist J....

Sony Will Co-Finance Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained;’ Is Will Smith Ready To Sign? By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2011 11:30 am EST The pieces are falling into place for Quentin Tarantino’s new ‘Southern,’ Django Unchained. The Weinstein Company will have North American rights, and now Sony will co-finance the production and handle international distribution in 2012. The key fact of Sony’s participation reportedly is the fact that Will Smith has his home at the studio....

Darksaber history 101 — Star Wars Rebels Lucasfilm In “Trials of the Darksaber,” a Season 3 episode of “Star Wars: Rebels,” Jedi Kanan Jarrus places the black-bladed Darksaber into the hands of a Mandalorian and asks some big questions. His actions activate a 2D sequence that breathes life into an old legend, and offers up some much-needed exposition. When the Mandalorian Fenn Rau flicks on the Darksaber, shadowy figures reveal the history of the Mandalorian lightsaber....

The 15 Best Comedy Shows On Netflix Right Now NBCUniversal Television Distribution By Audrey Fox/Oct. 1, 2021 2:59 pm EST In times like these, we all need a good laugh every now and then. And while the Netflix catalog may be lacking in some areas (people do know that movies existed before 1980, right?), the service is an absolute powerhouse in the comedy department. Not only does it have the streaming rights to some of the funniest shows that originally aired on network and cable television, but it has also established a fairly robust line-up of original comedies....

Vertigo Paramount Now Streaming on The Criterion Channel What is Alfred Hitchcock’s best movie? I’m sure a compelling case can be made for many of his films to claim that title. But the one that seems to always lead the pack is “Vertigo,” Hitchcock’s psychosexual thriller about obsession. A box office disappointment when it arrived in 1958, years of reappraisals have helped solidify “Vertigo” as a masterpiece. James Stewart is a former cop who was forced into early retirement after developing a serious case of vertigo....

The Morning Watch: ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Trailer Easter Eggs, Behind The Animation Of ‘Trollhunters’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, dig into some Easter eggs and references you might have missed in the first trailer for the upcoming anime series Star Wars: Visions....

The Sandman Audiobook Is Better Than It Has Any Right To Be, Even With A Disappointing Act II Audible By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 24, 2021 5:34 pm EST How do you adapt a graphic novel series like Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman”? It’s a question that has eluded Hollywood producers and filmmakers for decades — to the point of many declaring the acclaimed comic books to be unadaptable. And for many years, that was true....

“Could A Bread Slicer Actually Cut Through A Human Head?” Inside The Nastiest Kill In ‘Fear Street’ By Jack Giroux/July 21, 2021 8:01 am EST It’s been several weeks since Fear Street: 1994 hit Netflix, and we still can’t shake one of the new horror film’s most gruesome moments. It’s a wholly original kill in a genre where offing a character with real ingenuity is never easy. Director Leigh Janiak and her team did just that, though, and they did it with a bread slicer....