Daily Podcast: The Future Of Spider-Man In The MCU (And Beyond) On the July 31, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the future of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond. Opening Banter: In The News: Which Spider-Man do you think exists in Venom’s universe? Do you think it’s Tom Holland’s Spider-Man?...
eBay iPad App Lets You Buy The Stuff You See On TV And In Movies [Video] Ever had the experience of getting caught up in a really good TV show or movie… only to get sidetracked during an intense moment when you notice the main character is rocking exactly the kind of retro-chic glasses you’ve been searching high and low for? Well, as they say, there’s an app for that. eBay has introduced a new feature to its iPad app that will allow users to search, browse, and purchase products from shows and films as they’re watching them....
Everything We Know About Servant Season 3 So Far Anytime someone asks me about M. Night Shyamalan’s series “Servant,” I have to take a deep breath. The Philadelphia-set horror series is one of the most disturbing shows on air right now. It’s darker than most anything Shyamalan has done before, but includes some of his signatures, including disorienting dialogue and twists that pull the rug out from under you. The show follows a woman named Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and her husband, chef Sean (Toby Kebbell)....
Fast & Furious Director To Remake Highlander Summit Entertainment has announced thatJustin Linwill direct a re-imagination (ie reboot) ofHighlander. Of course, Summit hopes that this reboot with “spur a new franchise for the studio.” Lin made his name with the awesome High School-based indie crime dramaBetter Luck Tomorrowin 2002 (if you haven’t seen it, add it to your netflix queue), but has since turned out mostly generic Hollywood crap likeAnnapolis, Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftandFast & Furious....
Finally! A Vision Character Poster From ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Marvel has finally revealed a character poster fromAvengers: Age of Ultron’s most mysterious character, Vision. Played byPaul Bettany, he’s created by Ultron using Tony Stark’s J.A.R.V.I.S technology. What happens from there, we don’t really know. Marvel and Disney have kept the character incredibly well-concealed. Case in point, this poster comes several months after the otherAvengers: Age of Ultroncharacter posterswere revealed. We saw more toys of the character than actual full body images, so this is pretty exciting....
First Footage From ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Revealed In 15-Second Teaser The firstGuardians of the Galaxytrailer isset to premierelater tonight onJimmy Kimmel Live, but we have the very first footage from the film this morning in the form of a 15-second teaser. In it, Korath the Pursuer (Djimon Hounsou) asks the question that’s been on the minds of moviegoers the world over since the moment this film was announced: “Whoareyou?”...
Fox Will Air ‘Gotham’ TV Show Exploring History Of Batman’s Commissioner Gordon Just what is DC doing? Warner Bros. TV andThe MentalistcreatorBruno Hellerhave just made a deal with Fox for the channel to orderGotham, a show that will explore the backstory of James Gordon, aka Commissioner Gordon of Batman fame. In addition to going into Gordon’s early days, it will “also look at the villains who made Gotham City famous.” Since the modern Batman timeline conceptualizes the rise of those villains as a result of Batman’s activity, will we see shadows of the Batman in the show?...
How Laika Used 3D Color Printers To Create The Stop-Motion Animated Movie ‘Paranorman’ And 50 Other Things We Learned On The Set In February 2012, I visited the the Portland based animation studioLaikato watch production of their latest stop motion animated feature filmParaNorman. The 2009 adaptation ofNeil Gaiman’sCoralineearned the group critical and public acclaim, and many have been waiting to see what the hand-crafted independently owned production would create next....
How Robert Altman’s ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Lives In The DNA Of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ (Welcome toThe Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films that inspired George Lucas' iconic universe. In this edition: Robert Altman’s 1971 filmMcCabe & Mrs. Miller) Roger Ebert called 1971’sMcCabe & Mrs. MillerRobert Altman’s only perfect film. Altman had made a lot ofgreatfilms, but Ebert insisted that this was his only perfect one....
Jackie Chan Has Been Approached About Rush Hour 4 “Talk has already begun about a possible fourth Rush Hour movie, further proving that their must not be a God, or at least one who cares about good movies.” This is what Iwroteon the site exactly seven years ago as New Line Cinema Co-Chairman and Co-Ceo told trade reports that he’d “love” to do another “Rush Hour”. Well its been seven years and it hasn’t happened yet, which is good news....
Kellan Lutz Cast As Poseidon In War Of The Gods Not long ago,Twilight’sKellan Lutzwasrumoredto be one of the prime contenders for the role of Conan the Barbarian in the upcoming film by director Marcus Nispel. Though Lutz didn’t get the role (it went to Jason Momoa) that was perhaps an indicator that we’ll be seeing more of the actor in action-oriented films beyondTwilight. And now he’s been cast inWar of the Gods, the mythological tale by visually extravagant directorTarsem Singh....
Kevin Hart Steps Down As The 2019 Oscars Host Just a day after he was announced the official 2019 Oscars host,Kevin Hartis stepping down from the gig. The actor-comedian was met with outcry over resurfaced anti-gay tweets and comments he had made during stand-up routines nearly 10 years ago. He then responded with a defiant Instagram response that only earned him more hostility. Rather than apologize for his comments and for his non-apology, Hart decided to step down, leaving the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in search of a new Oscars host....
Love Is A Losing Battle In The Latest Pam & Tommy With this week’s penultimate episode, the saga of “Pam & Tommy” seems to finally be winding down. The show has made its way back to the Jay Leno interview that started the series, and the Penthouse lawsuit at its center has gone up in smoke — as has the money Tommy owes Rand. “Destroyer of Worlds” is a pretty dark time for everyone....
