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The Filmmakers Behind Disney’s Encanto Share How The Film Resonates With Them Disney By Ryan Scott/Sept. 29, 2021 11:20 am EST “Encanto” is the latest animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Though it’s walking on familiar ground, being a vibrant musical full of charming characters, it is also set to wander into new territory. Specifically, the nation of Colombia is at the heart of this tale from directors Byron Howard, Jared Bush, and Charise Castro Smith....

The Mitchells Vs. The Machines Team Broke ‘Every Aspect Of Filmmaking’ To Create The Movie’s Unique Look Netflix By Ben Pearson/Nov. 8, 2021 2:04 pm EST Director Mike Rianda’s manic, good-hearted family comedy “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” is one of the best-reviewed movies of 2021 and Netflix’s biggest animated movie yet. As the year comes to a close, you’ll likely be seeing it pop up on several year-end lists — probably even here on /Film....

The Morning Watch: ‘Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar’ Gag Reel, ‘Da 5 Bloods’ First Table Read & More By Ethan Anderton/April 6, 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....

The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Trailer IGN broke the news and was the first to share the trailer with Orvillian fans. To be honest, the clip is more teaser than a trailer — we get no new footage and just see a digital rendering of The U.S.S. Orville’s bridge as we get voice over from the Orville crew. The voiceover we hear doesn’t seem like it’s a continuous conversation either....

West Side Story Songwriter & Broadway Legend Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91 Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 26, 2021 7:08 pm EST The illumination of ghost lights shine a bit brighter but the sounds of a little night music play a bit quieter today, as at 91 years old, Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim has passed away. One of the most important figures of 20th-century musical theater, Sondheim is considered by many to have reinvented the American musical....

X-Men: The Animated Series Is Getting A Disney+ Revival Called X-Men ‘97 By Ben Pearson/Nov. 12, 2021 12:08 pm EST While most of the projects featured during today’s big Disney+ Day were shows or movies that had been previously announced, here’s a piece of news we didn’t see coming. “X-Men: The Animated Series,” the beloved cartoon which introduced a new generation to Marvel’s mutants before the characters got their due in the live-action film series, is getting a revival show....

‘Child’s Play 2’ Is The Best Chucky Movie, And The New TV Series Is Right To Borrow From It By Chris Evangelista/July 16, 2021 11:28 am EST The teaser for the Chucky TV series arrived today, and with it came an incredibly exciting quote from franchise creator Don Mancini. The writer-director, who has been with Chucky since the beginning, revealed that parts of the upcoming TV series will harken back to Child’s Play 2, arguably the best film in the franchise....

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 Teaser Brings Back A Familiar Ponytail From ‘The Karate Kid’ Franchise By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2021 8:17 am EST Cobra Kai is coming back for a fourth season sometime later this year, and Netflix isn’t wasting time getting fans excited about the show’s return. The first Cobra Kai season 4 trailer has arrived online, and right out of the gate, the Karate Kid sequel series reveals that yet another face (and ponytail) from the original franchise will be returning, and it’s time for the real pain to begin....

‘Fast And Furious 10’ Revs Up For An April 2023 Release Date By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 18, 2021 5:18 am EST F9 hit theaters in late June and many people have probably put it in their rearview mirror. If you look up ahead on the highway, however, you’ll see a big metaphorical billboard, complete with a release date, for Fast & Furious 10 (which is not the official title, but just roll with it, like a set of muscle car wheels)....

‘Lost Ollie’: Jake Johnson, Mary J. Blige, Tim Blake Nelson, More Join The Netflix Hybrid Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 10, 2021 6:30 pm EST Lost Ollie has found quite a star-studded cast for the hybrid limited series coming to Netflix. Jonathan Groff (Hamilton) is set to voice the handmade toy rabbit who ends up on a grand adventure, and he will be joined by Jake Johnson, Mary J. Blige, Tim Blake Nelson, and Gina Rodriguez as well as young star Kesler Talbot....

‘The Tomorrow War’ Star J.K. Simmons Knows You Recognize Him Now, And He’s Okay With That [Interview] By Jacob Hall/June 14, 2021 12:15 pm EST Simmons has a supporting role in the new science fiction film The Tomorrow War, the kind of small-but-important role he has been elevating for decades. But unlike 20 years ago, you know his character is important the moment he shows up just because he’s played by an actor every movie fan has grown to adore....

‘WandaVision’ Star Kathryn Hahn Is Ready To Return To The MCU, But Hasn’t Received The Call Yet By Chris Evangelista/June 22, 2021 8:15 am EST When WandaVision was airing on Disney+ there was one thing seemingly everyone was talking about. It wasn’t Wanda, it wasn’t Vision – it was Kathryn Hahn, who stole the entire show as witch Agatha Harkness. Even though Hahn has been churning out great work for years, WandaVision was something of a sea change for the actress....

‘Watch The Sound With Mark Ronson’ Music Docuseries Is Coming To Apple TV+ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 15, 2021 1:00 pm EST Ever wondered how the hit maker behind songs like Uptown Funk, Shallow, and Rehab does it all? Well, Apple TV+ has the answer with a new music docuseries, Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson, a six-part documentary series that examines “sound creation and the revolutionary technology that has shaped music as we know it....

4 Things We Learned From Jeremy Renner About Mayor Of Kingstown Paramount+ By Vanessa Armstrong/Nov. 8, 2021 8:32 am EST Paramount+’s “Mayor of Kingstown” — an intense drama about a prison town created by Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario,” “Yellowstone”) — stars Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky, a born-and-raised resident of Kingstown, MI who can’t seem to leave even though he desperately wants to. The show is a dark one, an exploration of the microcosm that exists in a town where almost everyone is either incarcerated or works for the prison industrial complex....

Is That a Clue? Warner Bros. Pictures Ooh, right? There is also a ball of twine, a desk identifier for Officer Barbara Gordon, several other books, maybe a holiday wreath and what appears to be maybe a walker behind the desk? I might just be looking for things that aren’t there, going by what I know of the character’s history, but it’s possible that I’m not wrong. As you have likely heard, Leslie Grace (“In the Heights”) will play the titular role, and Brendan Fraser (“The Mummy”) is playing (at least according to IMDB) Garfield Lynns/Firefly....

Daily Podcast: Star Wars, Blue Beetle, The Coen Brothers, And More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2021 12:47 pm EST On the August 4, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Star Wars, Blue Beetle, the Coen Brothers and more. In The News: Peter (og Danielle): Prolific Lucasfilm Historian and Film Writer J....

Early Buzz: Frank Miller’s The Spirit Is Worse Than Expected By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2008 2:53 pm EST The first movie reviews of Frank Miller’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s The Spirit have begun to hit the interwebs, and it doesn’t look good. Variety: “Frank Miller’s solo writing-directing debut plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air. Pushing well past the point of self-parody” … “There’s a lot going on here, but none of it sticks — not the shopworn plotting nor the arch, stilted dialogue....

Everything’s Changed In It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Yet The Gang Remains The Same FXX By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 2, 2021 3:00 pm EST What’s up, jabronis? Season 15 of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is finally here, making it the longest-running live-action comedy series in television history. The series has always been a bit self-referential, but the upcoming season looks like it will be the most introspective yet. While “the gang,” comprised of Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank (Danny DeVito) never learn anything and the only kind of self-growth they’ve ever had was Mac’s accumulation of mass in season 7, the creators of the show (McElhenney, Howerton, and Day) have tried to improve their comedy and the series as it progresses....

George R.R. Martin Grew Frustrated With Game Of Thrones After Season 5 HBO By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 29, 2021 1:46 pm EST Death, taxes, and the inability to please everyone with an adaptation of a popular story. You can always count on these certainties in life, but that last one takes on even further complications when you’re talking about the actual author of the original story. Though it’s worth remembering that it took a little time to fully catch on in the early going, “Games of Thrones” eventually transformed into a pop culture juggernaut that had fans taking in every new episode during watch parties or bars as if it were a Super Bowl-sized event....

Gore Verbinski To Direct Film Version Of George R.R. Martin Short Story ‘Sandkings’ By Ben Pearson/March 2, 2021 4:00 pm EST Gore Verbinski seems to have found his next directing gig. According to the man himself, the Pirates of the Caribbean filmmaker is attached to direct a movie adaptation of Sandkings, which is based on a novelette from A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones writer George R....