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Blades Of Glory 2 Was Discussed, Here’s Why It Didn’t Happen [Exclusive] Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/Nov. 9, 2021 1:22 pm EST Sequels to beloved comedies have become popular over the last handful of years, given Hollywood’s current obsession with building franchises at seemingly all costs. It turns out that one was at least talked about, as filmmakers Josh Gordon and Will Speck have, at the very least, had discussions about “Blades of Glory 2....

Bob Odenkirk Prepping New Comedy Featuring ‘Mr. Show’ Co-Star David Cross By Germain Lussier/Jan. 5, 2011 3:30 pm EST Long before HBO was known for shows about organized crime, polygamy, cougars and Hollywood, it was known for cutting edge comedy. At the center of that was the cult sketch comedy show Mr. Show, co-created by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. During its three-year run, the show excelled in irreverent, offensive but hilarious sketches....

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Cast Continues To Grow, Adding Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, And Benny Safdie Marvel Studios By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 9, 2021 6:20 pm EST Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, “Oppenheimer,” has attracted even more major stars to its cast. Florence Pugh (“Black Widow”), Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), and Benny Safdie (“Good Time”) will be joining the already stacked cast in a film that wrestles with the legacy of one of the most complicated men in U....

Daily Podcast: Agatha Harkness, Mike Flanagan’s New Show, And The Future Of Motion Capture Marvel Studios By Ben Pearson/Oct. 7, 2021 3:50 pm EST On the October 7, 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 a new Agatha Harkness show, Mike Flanagan’s new Netflix series, and the future of motion capture....

Emperor Palpatine Confirmed To Be A Clone In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’, Was Considered To Return In ‘The Force Awakens’ By Ethan Anderton/March 2, 2020 7:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker won’t be available everywhere until March 17, but Lucasfilm Publishing made copies of the book available early at Chicago’s C2E2 convention this past weekend....

Encanto Ending Explained: Generations, Divided Disney By Ben F. Silverio/Nov. 25, 2021 9:27 am EST For Walt Disney Animation’s 60th feature-length major motion picture “Encanto,” the audience is transported to a vibrant village in the mountains of Colombia and introduced to the extraordinary Madrigal family. Thanks to the magic of their palatial home, each member of the family has been bestowed a unique gift such as super strength, the ability to heal, or shape-shifting....

Eternals Director Chloé Zhao On Superhero Movies As The New Westerns, Examining Humanity Through Marvel [Interview] Marvel Studios By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 1, 2021 4:47 pm EST There’s something about the great open expanse of the American West that captured Chloé Zhao’s imagination. The endless possibilities, the romance of the untamed wild, the tininess of humanity in the face of the grandness of nature. It’s something that Zhao has explored in her exquisite award-winning indie films like “The Rider” and “Nomadland....

A Late Night Picture Show Blumhouse The host followed up the announcement with a tweet of his own: “Two heavy hitters in horror–the guys who pretty much own Halloween at this point–will journey to the trailer house next week for HALLOWEEN HOEDOWN. (Apparently Michael escaped from that burning house.).” Blum also chimed in from his own account: “A lifelong dream comes true. I’m gettin’ my dancing shoes on for the ‘Halloween Hoedown’ where I’ll be on #TheLastDriveIn with #DavidGordonGreen, talking to @therealjoebob about #HalloweenKills and so much more....

Harrison Ford And Chewbacca Settle Their Feud On Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Star Wars’ Bonanza By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 24, 2015 9:30 am EST If you’ve been watching Jimmy Kimmel Live over the past few years, or if you just pay attention whenever there’s a Star Wars-related clip that makes its way online, then you know that Harrison Ford has some serious beef with Chewbacca. The Wookiee seems to have done some nefarious activities with the wife of the man who plays his on-screen pal....

Jason Statham Wants To Return To ‘Fast And Furious’ To Face Justice For Han By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 21, 2021 11:00 am EST “Justice for Han,” has been the rallying call for Sung Kang’s fan-favorite Fast and Furious character, who had apparently snuffed it in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, the victim of sabotage by Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Meanwhile, Han’s killer was alive and well, and even welcomed into the family by the time The Fate of the Furious rolled around....

The Deal with Peele MGM / Monkeypaw Productions There’s no question that Peele is a visionary filmmaker, but thus far, Monkeypaw’s TV projects have had more of a mixed reception, as in the case of “Hunters” or the now-ended “Twilight Zone.” Peele co-developed and hosted “The Twilight Zone” himself, but others were writing and directing most of the episodes, and a common criticism was that some of the social commentaries were less elegant and more on-the-nose than in Peele’s own directorial efforts....

No Time To Die Director Cary Fukunaga Describes The Last-Minute Scramble Of Replacing Danny Boyle Eon Productions By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 4, 2021 9:51 pm EST In addition to directing “No Time to Die,” Cary Fukunaga is serving as one of four credited co-writers on it, along with “Fleabag” luminary Phoebe Waller-Bridge and James Bond series veterans Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. The film has already been released in the U.K. and it’s coming to U....

Robert Downey Sr., Pioneering Underground Filmmaker And Father To Robert Downey Jr., Dead At 85 By Shania Russell/July 7, 2021 11:00 am EST Celebrated filmmaker and actor Robert Downey Sr. has died at 85 years old. According to The New York Daily News Downey, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease, died early Wednesday morning. He passed away in his sleep, at his home in New York City. Downey is best known as the director behind the iconic underground satire, Putney Swope, a much-celebrated anti-establishment film....

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4: Release Date, Cast, And More Paramount+ By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 2, 2021 10:38 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.) “Star Trek: Discovery” is about to boldly go into its fourth season, as Paramount+ continues to amass more ships in its fleet of streaming “Star Trek” shows....

Star Trek 4: Everything We Know So Far Paramount Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 18, 2021 5:36 pm EST It’s nothing short of criminal that by far the best film from the recent “Star Trek” trilogy, “Star Trek Beyond” back in 2016, remains the last film we ever received from the franchise on the big screen. Is that a bit hyperbolic? The reality is that Paramount’s obvious hesitance and uncertainty over where to take the franchise next is actually pretty understandable, as “Beyond” didn’t make quite enough at the box office to offset its budget....

The Bumpy Road To ‘Cars’, Possibly Pixar’s Most Contentious Movie By Josh Spiegel/March 30, 2020 10:00 am EST (Infinity and Beyond is a regular bi-weekly column documenting the 25-year filmography of Pixar Animation Studios, film by film. In today’s column, writer Josh Spiegel highlights Cars.)In the early days of 2006, the Walt Disney Company made a dramatic change whose impacts are still being felt today. Michael Eisner had once been the CEO of the Disney conglomerate, and while he’d grasped a modicum of the success that Pixar Animation Studios would bring, he’d always been standoffish to the idea of Pixar being fully brought into the fold....

The Morning Watch: Zack Snyder Breaks Down His Career, Behind The Scenes Of ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 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, listen as Watchmen and Justice League director Zack Snyder takes a look back at his career behind the camera....

Why Barry Jenkins Decided To Direct A ‘Lion King’ Prequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 17, 2020 10:30 am EST How did Disney manage to land an Oscar-winning filmmaker like Barry Jenkins to direct a Lion King prequel? The idea was also a surprise to Jenkins, who admitted in a recent interview that he was skeptical of boarding a Disney “live-action” remake/prequel of an animated classic like The Lion King. But three key factors managed to make him change his mind....

‘Bird Box’ Trailer: Sandra Bullock Tries To Survive As Everything Goes To Hell By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 24, 2018 7:33 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We’ve seen the end of the world come about in a variety of different ways thanks to decades of science fiction, but we’ve never seen it end quite like this. Bird Box stars Sandra Bullock as the mother of two children who finds herself trying to survive as best she can when a mysterious creature starts destroying the world’s population....

‘Black Widow’ Early Buzz: Marvel Delivers On Action, Florence Pugh Hailed As MVP By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 17, 2021 10:19 am EST Scarlett Johansson made her debut as Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow, all the way back in 2010’s Iron Man 2. And for nearly as long as she’s been a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans have been calling for her to receive her own solo film. And it’s finally here....