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‘Knives Out 2’ Will Reunite Dave Bautista With His ‘Spectre’ Co-Star Daniel Craig By Ben Pearson/May 10, 2021 1:30 pm EST Dave Bautista is heading to Greece for a murder mystery. The Guardians of the Galaxy and Army of the Dead actor is the second major actor to sign on to Knives Out 2, writer/director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his 2019 hit. This will mark a reunion between Bautista and Knives Out 2 star Daniel Craig, since the two previously worked together on the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, in which Craig played the British super spy and Bautista played a hulking silent brute named Hinx....

‘Loki’ Episode 4 Has A Credits Scene – With Huge Implications For The Final Two Episodes By Jeremy Mathai/June 30, 2021 8:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of Loki. Caught your breath yet? Episode 4 of Loki is easily the most groundbreaking one yet. After the previous episode concluded on the cliffhanger of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) all but left for dead on the doomed world of Lamentis-1, “The Nexus Event” upped the ante in a massive way....

‘Loki’ Episode 5 Featured A Secret Chris Hemsworth Cameo By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2021 8:24 am EST Last week’s fifth episode of Marvel’s Loki series on Disney+ featured a ton of Easter eggs, comic references, and callbacks to both Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, we’ve just learned that one of the episode’s best Easter eggs actually contained another Easter egg that will make MCU fans very happy, and it involves Thor franchise star Chris Hemsworth....

‘The Card Counter’ Trailer: Oscar Isaac Is Out For Revenge In The Latest From Paul Schrader By Chris Evangelista/July 27, 2021 8:28 am EST Oscar Isaac is a former military interrogator turned gambler in Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter, a simmering-looking drama that also stars Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe. Isaac’s character is haunted by the horrible things from his past – and he might just have a shot at both redemption and revenge....

‘The Suicide Squad’: 5 Things We Learned From James Gunn About The Supervillain Blockbuster By Christopher Gates/July 15, 2021 5:36 am EST The Suicide Squad isn’t quite the movie that you’re expecting. Oh, sure, James Gunn’s latest superhero blockbuster is as funny, violent, cynical, and chaotic as its red-band trailer indicates. But it’s not just a bloody good time. Amid all of the mayhem, there are moments of genuine emotion. Many of the action scenes are harrowing, not comedic....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 15, 2021 6:29 am EST Chris Pratt is fighting for the future. Wait, that sounds like a political slogan. He’s fighting aliens in a future war in which the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. That’s better. Watch the final trailer for The Tomorrow War trailer below. The Tomorrow War Trailer It’s humans versus aliens — the classic conflict in any sci-fi action blockbuster, which was only slightly done to death in the ’90s....

‘Turning Red’ Concept Art Gives A New Look At The Pixar Film About A Girl Who Transforms Into A Giant Red Panda By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 24, 2021 8:35 am EST It only took 25 films, but Pixar has finally handed the keys to a female director. Turning Red, the upcoming Pixar animated film which will reportedly bring the animation giant back to theaters, will be written and directed by Domee Shi, the filmmaker behind the beautiful 2018 short film Bao....

‘Willow’ TV Series Finds New Director In ‘I’m Not Okay With This’ Co-Creator Jonathan Entwistle By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 29, 2021 2:39 pm EST The Willow TV series pilot headed to Disney+ was supposed to be directed by Jon M. Chu, but Chu recently left the project due to personal reasons. Now, the show has found a new director – Jonathan Entwistle, director and co-creator of I’m Not Okay With This. Entwistle also directed episodes of the show The End of the F***ing World....

2017 Overlook Film Festival Reviews: Everything We Saw At The Inaugural Horror Fest By Alex Riviello/May 4, 2017 10:30 am EST There are few better locations to watch horror movies than in the iconic hotel that was featured in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, and the inaugural Overlook Film Festival, which I wrote about in great detail, took full advantage of this. Along with some possible classics (you can read my review of It Comes At Night right now and a full review of Hounds of Love is coming) I spent much of my time there watching movie after movie, and was pleased by the variety of genre films on hand....

Animated Shorts Program For Underrepresented Artists Coming From HBO Max HBO Max By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 6, 2021 7:48 pm EST For years, adult animation was viewed as a fringe art form with a niche audience. All of that changed after shows like “The Simpsons,” “King of the Hill,” and “South Park” proved there was longevity to be found in the style. Shows like “Daria,” “Family Guy,” and “Futurama” followed suit, opening the doors to future juggernauts like “BoJack Horseman” and “Bob’s Burgers,” or entire channels like Adult Swim....

Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: Squid Game, Titane, The Tragedy Of Macbeth, And More Netflix By Ben Pearson/Oct. 11, 2021 6:05 pm EST On the October 11, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: What we’ve been Doing: What we’ve been Reading: Hoai-Tran read Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy....

Derry Girls: Will There Be A Season 3? Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4 By Lee Adams/Oct. 20, 2021 3:16 pm EST People who were teenagers in the ’90s just love talking about how brilliant it was growing up in the decade of the Macarena, Game Boys, and Cool Britannia. Yet while the 1980s has enjoyed an extended love-in through TV and movies, nostalgia hounds hankering for quality ’90s throwbacks have so far been short served....

Dune Star Stellan Skarsgård Kept Demanding More Nude Scenes Warner Bros. Pictures The “Dune” news keeps on rolling in — and like a ravenous sand worm that consumes everything put before it, we just can’t stop writing, reading, and thinking about this movie. Everything we’ve learned about Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic makes us appreciate the pure passion and talent that made the film possible even more than we did before. From Zendaya only being on set for seven days to the “Star Wars” inspiration, there was clearly a lot happening on behind the scenes of the “Dune” set, but no news has delighted us more than Stellan Skarsgård’s devotion to his craft and his character....

Encounter Trailer: Riz Ahmed Tries To Save His Sons From (Possibly Imaginary) Aliens Is it “The Tomorrow War?” Not quite. “Encounter” looks like more like a road-movie version of William Friedkin’s “Bug.” As Ahmed’s character explains, “This isn’t a roadtrip. It’s a rescue mission.” Cops aren’t to be trusted (at least, not ones doing roadside stops at 3 a.m.), and what’s with all those insects swarming the windshield? Octavia Butler co-stars in “Encounter,” which is coming your way next month....

Exclusive ‘Occupation: Rainfall’ Clip: Even When He’s Not In ‘Star Wars,’ Temuera Morrison Is Chatting With Aliens By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 9, 2021 10:26 am EST Temuera Morrison can’t seem to get away from aliens. He’s either hunting them or they’re hunting him — or he’s chatting with them over the dinner table. While he plays a renowned alien bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe (and will be getting his own The Mandalorian spin-off with The Book of Boba Fett), Morrison gets to do all three of the above in the Occupation Rainfall clip that /Film is debuting....

Ghostbusters Afterlife Early Buzz: A Solid Sequel That Plays It Safe Sony By Hannah Shaw-Williams/Oct. 9, 2021 5:23 pm EST The first reviews for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” are in, and they’re skewing generally positive. Directed by Jason Reitman (son of original “Ghostbusters” director Ivan Reitman), the sequel picks up in the present day with the grandchildren of Dr. Egon Spengler discovering their grandfather’s collection of ghostbusting gadgets — and putting them to good use....

Joel Coen Helped Edit This Classic 1980s Horror Movie New Line Cinema By Natalia Keogan/Dec. 13, 2021 10:41 am EST Before Joel Coen made waves during the recent festival circuit for going sans Ethan for his 2021 directorial effort “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” it was not completely unheard of for him to work without his brother. Especially during the early days of the fraternal filmmakers’ collegiate education, it appeared that their prospective fields of interests were not totally aligned....

Kevin Smith Reveals A First Look At Clerks III Meticulously Recreating The Original Clerks Miramax By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2021 12:01 pm EST Kevin Smith has been busy working on “Clerks III.” The writer/director is getting a little nostalgic with the sequel, which is coming 15 years since we last saw the titular convenience store slackers Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) in the fast food game in “Clerks II....

Malcolm X TV Series In The Works At Sony, Late Activist’s Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz To Produce By Joshua Meyer/July 21, 2021 6:13 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The life of Malcolm X has inspired countless people, including such movie directors as Spike Lee and Regina King, who memorably depicted the civil rights activist in their films Malcolm X and One Night in Miami. Now, Malcolm’s own daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, will ensure his legacy continues with a Sony/TriStar television series based on the books X: A Novel and The Awakening of Malcolm X, both of which she co-wrote....

Mass Director Fran Kranz Opens Up About Crafting A Different Kind Of School Shooting Drama [Interview] Bleecker Street By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2021 8:40 am EST “The Cabin in the Woods” co-star Fran Kranz made his feature directorial debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with a harrowing, gut-wrenching drama called “Mass,” from a script that he also wrote. The film stars Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd, and Reed Birney as four parents who have agreed to meet in a small church to hash out the harrowing details of an unspeakable tragedy involving their children....