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‘Me Time’ Will Unite Kevin Hart With Some Guy Whose Family Sells Hamburgers By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 17, 2021 1:53 pm EST As a part of his four-film first-look deal with Netflix, actor and comedian Kevin Hart will be starring in the upcoming comedy Me Time. The comedy will re-team him with John Hamburg, who wrote Hart’s 2018 movie Night School. According to Deadline, it will also see him teaming up for the first time with hamburger salesman and former Funky Bunch frontman Mark Wahlberg....

‘Us Again’ Clip: Get A Taste Of Disney’s Theatrical Short Attached To ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ By Ethan Anderton/April 2, 2021 12:30 pm EST On top of missing the theatrical movie-going experience altogether over the past year, it’s been a bummer to miss out on Disney’s tradition of including animated short films before their big screen releases. Thankfully, the short film attached to the theatrical release of Raya and the Last Dragon is coming home with the movie’s digital release today....

‘Val’ Filmmakers Have More Stories To Share, Including 200 Hours Of Footage From ‘Red Planet’ [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 12, 2021 8:02 am EST According to co-directors Leo Scott and Ting Poo, nothing was off-limits. The two filmmakers wanted to tell a story about what it’s like (as Kilmer says in-character as Mark Twain) to “Find the thing that you love and someone will pay your wages for it.” Val shows the ups and downs of that specific journey, but as the two filmmakers told us during a recent interview, there may be more stories to tell in the future....

A Columbia Pictures Water Theme Park Is Coming To Thailand With Rides Based On ‘Ghostbusters’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 7, 2021 10:30 am EST The Aquaverse theme park will consist of eight themed and “immersive zones” with both water and land-based attractions, as well as a program of “live shows, immersive entertainment, interactive props, unique sets, themed restaurants, as well as specialty merchandise and retail locations,” per the press release....

Note to TikTok: Helen Keller Was Real UCLA Library Westmoreland had this to say about “Helen & Teacher:” “Most people only know of Helen Keller’s story from when she was a child. ‘Helen & Teacher’ will look at her as a young adult when she developed a radical, world-changing political voice. Today, when some TikTok threads dispute Helen Keller’s achievements and even her existence, it is time for a film that shows her relevance, her brilliance and her unbreakable spirit....

Christopher Plummer, Oscar-Winning Star Of ‘The Sound Of Music’ And ‘Knives Out,’ Dead At 91 By Ben Pearson/Feb. 5, 2021 11:00 am EST Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning actor who appeared in The Sound of Music, Knives Out, The Insider, Beginners, All the Money in the World, and countless more film and TV projects, has died at the age of 91. Plummer died peacefully in his home in Connecticut with Elaine Taylor, his wife and best friend of 53 years, by his side, according to his family....

Could The ‘Jungle Cruise’ Movie Characters Be Added To The Ride At Disney Parks? [Set Visit] By Ben Pearson/June 30, 2021 2:05 pm EST Disney has never seen a marketing opportunity it didn’t take advantage of, so when the company decided to make a feature film out of one of its most popular theme park attractions, of course it incorporated Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow character into the Pirates of the Caribbean ride....

Daily Podcast: WB’s 2022 Plans, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Columbia Pictures Water Park, And More By Ben Pearson/April 8, 2021 1:45 pm EST On the April 8, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including a Columbia Pictures water park, Saw 10, WB’s 2022 plans, the new Sony/Netflix deal, Spielberg’s next movie, Park Chan-wook’s new TV show, and Killers of the Flower Moon....

Euphoria Season 2 Trailer: The Kids Aren’t Alright In HBO’s Devastating Series HBO By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 23, 2021 2:55 pm EST It’s doubtful that many people look back on their teenage years with sentimentality, and quite honestly, anyone that sees high school as their “glory days” is likely someone I don’t want to be around anyway. Even still, HBO’s “Euphoria” hit home not just for their targeted Gen Z audience, but also for older generations of former teens still recovering from the old wounds of yesteryear....

Everything Everywhere All At Once Trailer “Swiss Army Man,” aka the movie about a farting corpse played by Harry Potter, was a wonderful, weird surprise. And now the filmmakers behind that flick are back with something that looks just as wonderful and weird. The film, “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” has a cast that includes Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jenny Slate. And, like “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” it involves the multiverse....

Everything We Know About Cars On The Road So Far Pixar By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 17, 2021 10:33 am EST First, the original “Cars” went to whatever the “Cars” universe equivalent of the Daytona 500 is, and it was mostly solid. Then “Cars 2” went to Europe and Japan on a hybrid racing/international espionage adventure, and the results were … somewhat baffling. Then “Cars 3” decided to take the dark-and-gritty “Logan” route by interrogating the legacy and relevance of Lightning McQueen in an oddly self-serious but emotional threequel, and it was mostly heralded as a return to form for the franchise....

Everything We Know About Pam & Tommy So Far Hulu By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 1, 2021 10:39 am EST We’ve always been fascinated with celebrity couples, but in the 1990s, celebrity worship turned into a legitimate news cycle. After being together for just four days, actress and Playboy model Pamela Anderson and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee tied the knot in Cancun, and the world couldn’t look away from their chaotic relationship....

Everything We Know About The Peaky Blinders Movie So Far Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Dec. 3, 2021 8:44 am EST Steven Knight’s British drama series “Peaky Blinders” is concluding with season 6. Many fans of the Shelbys, including myself, have awaited the new season with bated breath. Will Tommy survive after his assassination attempt on the notorious Oswald Mosley went horrendously wrong? Will the politician seek retribution from the Shelbys? Will our favorite family of criminals get through the season alive?...

Evil Dead New Line Cinema Just over 40 years ago, writer/director Sam Raimi dropped out of Michigan State University and enlisted his high school filmmaking buddies to try their hand at making a feature. They somehow managed to scrounge up $350,000 from friends, credit cards, and family members, then they set off into the Tennessee wilderness to make their movie. That little film, 1981’s “The Evil Dead,” helped change the face of horror and gave indie creators everywhere a bit of hope that they could do it too....

Ted Lasso Star Brendan Hunt Serving Lewks Rich Fury/Getty Images First up, “Ted Lasso” star Brendan Hunt was the definition of class when he strolled onto the red carpet last night. Just look at that top hat. He looks like he’s won so many games of “Monopoly” that he doesn’t even know what to do with himself other than look like a million bucks. It’s enhanced by that perfectly trimmed beard, which is only appropriate considering the fact that he plays Coach Beard on “Ted Lasso....

Here’s What ‘The Last Man On Earth’ Ending Would Have Been If The Show Hadn’t Been Cancelled By Ben Pearson/July 31, 2018 4:30 pm EST Like Forte himself, The Last Man on Earth was an odd, lovable comedy full of goofy characters and genuine heart. The series began with Forte’s character, Phil Tandy Miller, thinking that he was the last human being alive on the planet after a devastating virus killed a majority of the population, but as the first season went on, he learned that he was not the lone survivor....

Jackie Chan’s 15 Greatest Fight Scenes Ranked Golden Harvest By Rob Hunter/Sept. 15, 2021 8:23 pm EST I recently had the pleasure of ranking and writing about the 15 best Jackie Chan movies. You might think that would be enough on the subject, but you’d be wrong — because I’m back to celebrate the best of Chan’s many, many fight scenes! While there’s some crossover between titles, the beauty of Chan’s talent is that even his lesser films often include terrific action sequences....

Laika’s ParaNorman And Coraline Return To Theaters For The Studio’s 15th Anniversary Laika By Shania Russell/Sept. 21, 2021 1:21 pm EST In honor of their 15th anniversary, Laika is partnering with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry to bring their Oscar-nominated films back to the big screen. The museum will play host to multiple screenings of the critically acclaimed stop-motion films, along with filmmaker discussions and Q&A’s. The five films in question are “Missing Link,” “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “The Boxtrolls,” “ParaNorman,” and “Coraline....

LOL: McDowell’s From ‘Coming To America’ Is Real Paramount Pictures Anyone who has seen the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America knows that the restaurant McDowell’s, which is totally not a ripoff of McDonald’s at all, plays a key part in the movie. And now the restaurant is real (kinda). The hot dog joint known as The Wiener’s Circle (famous for having employees verbally harass each other and the customers late at night) has been given a makeover for the weekend to look like and operate as a McDowell’s franchise....

Mondo Comic-Con 2020: Jigsaw Puzzles, ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Star Wars’ And More [Updated] By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2020 10:15 am EST There’s no getting around it: Comic-Con is going to be weird this year. Not being able to wander the show floor in San Diego will be a loss for fans who look forward to that experience every year, but in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the only safe move was to shift the convention to the virtual space instead....