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Daily Podcast: What Taika Waititi’s Films Tells Us About His Star Wars Movie, The White Lotus, Dark City, Venom, Shang-Chi, Ryan Murphy & More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2021 1:00 pm EST On the August 13, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie, The White Lotus, Dark City, Venom, Shang-Chi, Ryan Murphy and more....

Dangerous: Release Date, Cast, And More Lionsgate By Kaylee Dugan/Oct. 15, 2021 9:46 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.) Let’s get dangerous! And by dangerous, I mean let’s become ex-convicts and take a casual trip to a mysterious island to investigate the even more mysterious demise of our (collective) brother....

Danielle Ryan’s Favorite Movies Of All Time By Danielle Ryan/July 28, 2021 8:01 am EST Well hello there, /Film readers. It is I, Danielle Ryan. I’ve written as a freelancer for /Film for a while, but made the move to staff in the past few weeks. To introduce myself to you, the fine folks here have asked me to share my top 15 favorite movies. Movies have helped shape and define me, so narrowing down my top 15 felt almost impossible....

David Arquette Will Defy The Will Of God And Man To Resurrect Bozo The Clown WGN-TV By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 12, 2021 8:21 am EST I’ve had a lot of absolutely bananas things on my 2021 Bingo Card be proven correct but David Arquette resurrecting “Bozo the Clown” was not one of them. Bozo is known as “The World’s Most Famous Clown” and outside of Ronald McDonald, he’s probably right. Bozo has been played by a multitude of different performers all across the globe, and starred on television from 1946 until 2001....

Dev Patel Won’t Star In Franchise Blockbusters After The Disastrous ‘The Last Airbender’ By Jeremy Mathai/July 30, 2021 6:41 am EST We still maintain there’s a lot to love when it comes to M. Night Shyamalan movies, but the monumental misfire known as The Last Airbender film is not exactly one of them. But at least for fans of the beloved animated series, the grueling experience they associate with that film began and ended in the span of its runtime....

Director Justin Lin Says ‘F9’ Is Part Of A Trilogy That Will Bring An End To ‘The Fast Saga’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 14, 2021 10:30 am EST It seemed like a far-off dream (or an absurd joke) that the Fast and Furious franchise would eventually see the cars fly off into space. But everyone’s favorite gearhead family is actually going to space in the upcoming, long-delayed F9. So really, where else can the franchise go?...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 10, 2021 7:15 pm EST Gina Carano will no longer be a part of the Star Wars universe. The actress, who plays soldier Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, has been let go by Lucasfilm, who confirm “there are no plans” for Carano to be employed by them again “in the future.” In a statement first reported by io9, a Lucasfilm spokesperson announced that Carano is no longer employed by the company, effectively relieving her of her recurring role on The Mandalorian....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Rent Every Harry Potter Movie Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 1, 2021 5:37 pm EST (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Harry Potter franchise.) The “Harry Potter” film franchise is now streaming, and streaming entirely in the same place! If you’re wondering where, I’m here to help....

How Robert Downey Jr. Convinced Mark Ruffalo To Join The MCU Disney By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Dec. 12, 2021 3:13 pm EST Today, everyone from Keanu Reeves to Jamie Dornan wants to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s the biggest superhero franchise in the world (sorry, DC Extended Universe), features some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, and boasts some really great comic book movies. But not all actors were easily convinced to take on superhero responsibilities when Marvel Studios reached out to them....

Jurassic World VelociCoaster Trailer Teases Universal’s New Roller Coaster, Announces June Opening By Ethan Anderton/April 6, 2021 10:00 am EST Universal Orlando Resort will soon unleash the speed of the Velociprators from Jurassic World in the form of a new roller coaster opening this summer. Jurassic World VelociCoaster will open in June as Florida’s fastest and tallest launch coaster, sending riders 155 feet in the air with a catapult speed of 70mph....

Leonardo DiCaprio Will Play Infamous Cult Leader Jim Jones In New Film Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock By Anya Stanley/Nov. 8, 2021 7:50 pm EST MGM has forged a deal — seven figures, according to Deadline – for the upcoming “Jim Jones” feature film, with Leonardo DiCaprio in consideration for the lead role of the monstrous leader of the People’s Temple cult. Under Jones’ leadership, over 900 members of the People’s Temple in Guyana were killed on November 18, 1978, either by drinking cyanide-laced Flavor-Aid or being forcibly given the poison (as was the case with children of the members), or they were gunned down by Jones’ followers....

Marvel’s Black Widow Trailer This trailer gives a lot more time to Natasha’s fake family, all of whom are deadly in their own right. It looks like there’s some bitter blood between them, with Natasha seemingly resenting them for turning her into a killer. But it seems her sister Yelena still feels a bond with her provisional sibling. Since this is a Marvel movie, there’s also a lot more action to be seen....

Revisiting ‘Swiss Family Robinson,’ Disney’s Problematic Box Office Smash From 1960 By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 30, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.)As they’re sometimes wont to do, Disney made news a couple weeks ago. For once during the pandemic, the news was unrelated to the theme parks, their continued closure in California, or their stripped-down operation in Florida....

What Could Those ‘Big Surprises’ Be? Sony The claim that the fan event will bring “big surprises” is an intriguing one, since major character appearances in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” have already been revealed (Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Electro, and Sandman are all returning as villains) and others have been heavily speculated about. With Maguire and Garfield’s respective rogues’ galleries making an appearance, a cameo from one or both of the previous Spider-Man actors seems all but inevitable....

Steven Spielberg’s Movie About His Childhood Casts ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Breakout Julia Butters By Marisa Mirabal/June 15, 2021 7:20 pm EST At only 12 years old, Julia Butters is taking Hollywood by storm. Her resume includes acting roles in popular shows like Transparent and American Housewife, but it was her role as Trudi Fraser in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that really won audiences over....

The 15 Best Law & Order Characters Ranked NBC Universal By Margaret David/Nov. 3, 2021 3:00 pm EST “Law & Order” is the series that just won’t quit. The first episode of creator Dick Wolf’s signature franchise aired in the fall of 1990 and would continue to thrive for another 20 years, generating six spin-off series, UK and Russian versions, and a TV movie. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Law And Order: Organized Crime” are still on the air, with another spinoff, “Hate Crimes,” waiting in the wings....

Why It’s Essential Viewing Miramax One of the most divisive things you can ever put to screen is an adaptation of a book. Movies that have been derived from novels or short stories or comics or, really, any kind of literary source material will always be fighting to live in the shadow — or attempting to live up to the shadow — of their original counterparts. I don’t even really need to start listing examples because god, there are so many, and you probably have already thought of your own examples from your own cinephilic oeuvre anyway....

The Daily Stream: Time To Fight The Future With The X-Files Movie By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 1, 2021 4:50 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “The X-Files” (AKA “The X-Files: Fight the Future”) Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: Agents Mulder and Scully make the leap from the small to the big screen as they investigate government cover-ups, mysterious goo, weaponized bees, aliens, and of course, their innate horniness for each other....

The Filmmakers Respond: Is ‘Cloud Atlas’ Too Difficult For General Audiences? By Germain Lussier/Oct. 24, 2012 12:30 pm EST Editor’s Note: This is the third of a four part series breaking down /Film’s interview with Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, the writers and directors of Cloud Atlas. Look for a new part each day leading up to the film’s release October 26. Read part one here and part two here....

The Outfit Trailer: Mark Rylance Gets Mixed Up With Chicago Gangsters In A Tailor Shop Focus Features By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 18, 2021 9:19 am EST You’ve seen Mark Rylance walk across a “Bridge of Spies” for Steven Spielberg — and win an Academy Award for it. Now, he’s setting up shop as a tailor in “The Outfit.” Produced by FilmNation Entertainment and distributed by Focus Features, “The Outfit” marks the directorial debut of Graham Moore, whose script for “The Imitation Game” made the Black List of best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood before becoming a Benedict Cumberbatch film and going on to win the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay....