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Bad Boys For Life Villain Jacob Scipio Joins The Cast Of Batgirl Sony Pictures By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 18, 2021 12:05 pm EST According to Deadline, “Bad Boys For Life” baddie Jacob Scipio will star opposite Leslie Grace in Warner Bros. and DC Films “Batgirl.” The role will see him re-teaming with “Bad Boys For Life” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who are helming the live-action “Batgirl” film for the HBO Max streaming service....

Candyman Review: A Smart, Scary Sequel That Adds Interesting New Dimensions To The Original Universal Pictures By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 25, 2021 12:00 pm EST The line between generational trauma and urban legend blurs in “Candyman,” Nia DaCosta’s smart, scary update/continuation of Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror classic. Don’t let the title fool you: this is no remake, it’s a direct sequel, and it’s the best kind of sequel – one that takes ideas introduced in the original film and reshapes them into something fresh and new....

Cool Stuff: ‘Rogue One’ Characters Get A Refresh In Updated ‘Star Wars’ Black Series Action Figures By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2021 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you loved Rogue One: A Star Wars Story but missed out on picking up Hasbro’s line of Star Wars Black Series action figures a inspired by the movie, we have good news. Thanks to photoreal sculpting technology, Hasbro has been re-releasing updated versions of Star Wars Black Series figures with head sculpts that much more closely resemble the actors from the movies....

Cool Stuff: Waxwork Records Spinatures Subscription Includes ‘Dracula’, ‘The Wolfman’, ‘Jaws’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2021 6:00 am EST Waxwork Records joined the collectibles game this year with their new Spinatures line of highly detailed turntable-spinners featuring mini-busts of iconic characters from horror and sci-fi. So far we’ve seen the likes of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Mummy and more, and this year the Universal Monsters line-up will expand along with a few other frightful additions thanks to the first ever Waxwork Records Spinatures Subscription....

Daily Podcast: Jordan Peele’s Mysterious New Movie, Jesse Plemons, Danny Elfman, Constantine Reboot, And More By Ben Pearson/Feb. 18, 2021 12:30 pm EST On the February 18, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the cast of Jordan Peele’s new film, Tim Burton’s Addams Family series, Danny Elfman’s return to the MCU, Jesse Plemons’ plum role, a Constantine reboot, and (of course) Zack Snyder’s Justice League....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2021 10:30 am EST Dev Patel is set to make his directorial feature debut with Monkey Man, a revenge thriller that earned significant buzz at last week’s virtual EDM. So of course it was Netflix, with its bottomless wells of money and eye for buzzy titles, that snatched up Monkey Man in an impressive $30 million deal. Deadline reports that Netflix has struck a deal worth roughly $30 million for most of the worldwide rights — excluding existing deals in Spain, Latin America, Iceland, Former Yugoslavia, Poland, Russia & Baltic States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pan-Asian PTV and China — to Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man....

Dexter Podcast Will Dissect The New Show, Get Into The Gory Details Showtime By Vanessa Armstrong/Sept. 25, 2021 11:10 am EST “Dexter: New Blood,” Showtime’s “second finale” of the show starring a serial killer people are kind of okay with, is getting a companion podcast to go with it. The podcast — “Dexter: New Blood Wrap-Up With Scott Reynolds” — will, as the title suggests, be hosted by Scott Reynolds, the executive producer and writer of the show’s new episodes....

Disney CEO Says Theatrical Release Plans For Movies Like ‘Black Widow’ Will Be “Last Minute” Decisions By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 2021 10:30 am EST Even though the coronavirus pandemic is started to subside as the COVID-19 vaccine is being more widely distributed, audiences aren’t flocking back to movie theaters in great numbers just yet. That’s why studios are still delaying some movies originally slated to arrive this spring. But when it comes to Disney’s upcoming theatrical releases, CEO Bob Chapek says the studio will be flexible with their strategy, and for movies like the upcoming Black Widow, it may come down to a “last minute” decision....

How ‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips And Star Joaquin Phoenix Crafted An Iconic Laugh By Ben Pearson/Sept. 16, 2019 9:30 am EST /Film’s Peter Sciretta recently attended a Joker Q&A with director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix, who revealed lots of insight into how far they went into the Joker’s psyche, creating their version of the character’s memorable laugh by researching real-world traumas, and imbuing the Joker with a physical musicality....

Hypnotic: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 17, 2021 3:33 pm 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.) At some point I looked up and realized we’re more than halfway through September already, which means it’s as good a time as any to proclaim that it’s okay to start celebrating Spooky Season once again....

Josh Trank Reviews His Own 2015 ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie On Letterboxd And Gets Real About Life By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2019 6:00 am EST Josh Trank’s vision for Fantastic Four did not pan out as he hoped. Studio executives demanded reshoots, and it was clear that they completely crippled whatever Trank had in mind. Well, four years later, Trank decided to revisit his box office bomb that stopped any hopes of revamping the franchise dead in its tracks....

BRZRKR Screenwriter Boom Studios Speaking with Collider, Keanu Reeves revealed that Mattson Tomlin is on board to pen the script for Netflix’s “BRZRKR” adaptation. Reeves said: “We’re working with Netflix who have been very cool. They’re going to let us do an R-rated story which is cool. My ambition or hope is not to do a filmed version of the comic book so that they’ll have things in common, definitely the main character and his kind of rule set, but that we can take it to other places as well....

Live-Action ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Series Casts ‘Scrubs’ Star Donald Faison As Professor Utonium By Ben Pearson/March 30, 2021 5:30 pm EST The CW’s live-action TV series based on the beloved animated show The Powerpuff Girls has found its Professor Utonium. Donald Faison, best known for playing the lovable goofball Turk on the sitcom Scrubs, has been cast in Powerpuff, the new title of the live-action series that picks up years after the animated show and details what happens when former kid heroes Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup have become “disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting....

Malignant Trailer: James Wan Is Back To Scare The Crap Out Of You Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 31, 2021 11:42 am EST Nothing good can ever come from an imaginary friend in a horror movie. In “Malignant,” Annabelle Wallis is a woman who invented an imaginary friend in her youth. Now, it sure looks like that imaginary friend is back — and killing people. At least that’s what this new trailer is hinting at — it’s all a bit vague....

Movies Like Inception That Are Definitely Worth Watching Warner Bros. By Billie Gagné-LeBel/Sept. 7, 2021 1:06 pm EST Christopher Nolan’s love for metaphysical themes transcends his whole filmography. His movies question reality and identity and dive deep into complicated existential tales built around memories, dreams and time. He’s also known for his sleek images and larger-than-life soundscapes. If the Dark Knight Trilogy put Christopher Nolan on the map as a film director who could work with big studios, the blockbuster “Inception” (2010) that cemented his storytelling style in the general public’s eye....

Singin’ in the Rain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer When you think of classic musicals, “Singin’ in the Rain” immediately comes to mind. The 1952 movie, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, is often viewed as the perfect synthesis of what movie musicals are all about. It was also a major inspiration for Damien Chazelle and the rest of the cast while filming “La La Land.” “Singin’ in the Rain” follows silent movie star Don Lockwood (Kelly) as he takes on the daunting challenge of graduating to “talkies....

Nightmare Alley Review: Guillermo Del Toro’s Carnival Noir Is Stylish As Hell, With A Standout Cate Blanchett Performance Searchlight Pictures By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 2, 2021 11:39 am EST Stan Carlisle walks away from a house on fire and ends up at a carnival. This is how Guillermo del Toro’s gorgeous noir “Nightmare Alley” begins, setting the mood for a wickedly enjoyable tale of freak shows, dark and stormy nights, innocent dames, morally bankrupt schemers, and a femme fatale to die for....

Pat Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock’s Daughter And ‘Strangers On A Train’ Actress, Dies At 93 By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 11, 2021 6:14 am EST Pat Hitchcock, the only child of Alfred Hitchcock and an actress in his films Psycho and Strangers on a Train, has died at the age of 93.The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Pat Hitchcock “died Monday at her home in Thousand Oaks,” California. This news comes from her daughter, Katie Fialla, who is a studio executive for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment....

Superhero Bits: Marvel Leaving Diamond Comic Distributors, ‘Harley Quinn’ Has A Secret ‘Suicide Squad’ Guest Star & More By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2021 6:00 pm EST Was the Justice League on Smallville terrible? Who will distribute Marvel Comics now that the company is leaving Diamond Comic Distributors? Who is the secret guest star that Harley Quinn’s showrunner is teasing? Is that the Spear of Destiny in The Suicide Squad? Did you catch the Star Wars reference in last weekend’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?...

The 10 Best Hollywood Action Movies Of The Decade By Ben Pearson/Dec. 16, 2019 11:00 am EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.) The 2010s were a spectacular decade for action cinema – so much so, in fact, that we’re actually publishing two separate lists of the best action films of the past ten years here on /Film. We’ll have a list of the best international action movies arriving on the site soon, but in the meantime, join me as I run down the ten best domestically-released Hollywood action movies of the 2010s below, featuring a selection of films with astonishing stunts, thrilling chases, and fight scenes galore....