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Bill Bria

Furiosa Director George Miller Thinks We Can Still Avoid Our Own Mad Max Apocalypse [Exclusive Interview]

George Miller, the maestro behind the Mad Max films, tells us about working with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth on Furiosa, the power of myth, and more.

Ryan Scott

The Ridiculous Reason The Original Version Of Alien 3 Was Shot Down By Fox [Exclusive]

Executives at 20th Century Fox had so little faith in audiences at the time that they nixed one-time director Renny Harlin's ambitious vision for Alien 3.

Ben Pearson

Deep Blue Sea's Legendary Death Scene Was Almost Spoiled In The Trailer – And The Director Fought Back [Exclusive]

Warner Bros. wanted to ruin the best moment from Deep Blue Sea by putting it in the film's trailer, but director Renny Harlin fought back and took a stand.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 Renny Harlin on set

Jacob Hall

Director Renny Harlin Breaks Down His Entire Career, From Freddy Krueger To The Strangers: Chapter 1 [Exclusive Interview]

Freddy Krueger. Bruce Willis. An unmade Alien 3. That shark that ate Samuel L. Jackson. The Strangers: Chapter 1 director Renny Harlin has stories.

Ben Pearson

Dune: Part Two's Anti-Gravity Attack Is 'Peak Sci-Fi' For Cinematographer Greig Fraser [Exclusive]

The opening anti-gravity attack in Dune: Part Two is what Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser refers to as 'peak sci-fi,' and we steadfastly agree.

Noa, Mae, Raka, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

BJ Colangelo

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Director Says This 'Crucial' Relationship Will Inform A Possible Sequel [Exclusive]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball tells us that the relationship between the ape Noa and the human Mae will be 'crucial' to possible sequels.

BJ Colangelo

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Director Reveals The Studio's One Request For The Film [Exclusive Interview]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball told us about finding his lead actor, what the studio wanted from his new Apes film, and more.

BJ Colangelo

One Of 2024's Wackiest Comedies Used Absolutely Zero Improv [Exclusive]

Hundreds of Beavers, an unhinged comedy about a man hunting, um, hundreds of beavers, used no improv at all and instead stuck super closely to its storyboards.

Ben Pearson

How That Surprise Cameo In Jerry Seinfeld's Unfrosted Came Together [Exclusive]

Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix comedy Unfrosted, about the making of the Pop-Tart, features a bit involving two jaw-dropping cameos. Here's how that scene happened.

The Fall Guy Ryan Gosling and David Leitch

Ryan Scott

The Fall Guy Director And Stars On The Life-Changing Power Of Stunts And A Possible Sequel [Exclusive Interview]

We spoke with The Fall Guy director David Leitch and stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, and Stephanie Hsu about their terrific new action romance.

August Moon performing at Coachella in The Idea of You

Ethan Anderton

There Was One Thing The Idea Of You Director Wanted To Avoid [Exclusive]

Though Michael Showalter has plenty of comedic experience, he didn't want the boy band August Moon in Anne Hathaway's The Idea of You to come off as a satire.

Ryan Scott

Director Scott Derrickson Breaks Down His Entire Career, From Marvel To The Black Phone [Exclusive Interview]

We interviewed director Scott Derrickson about his entire career, including all the highs (Sinister, Doctor Strange) and lows (The Day The Earth Stood Still).

Ben Pearson

Challengers' Sexy Hotel Scene Answered An Important Question For The Film

Luca Guadagnino had important advice for the writer of the new tennis erotic thriller, Challengers: All three points in the story's love triangle should touch.

BJ Colangelo

X-Men '97 Voice Cast On How The Show's Righteous Anger Provides A Voice For The Voiceless [Exclusive Interview]

Holly Chou and Gui Agustini, who voice Jubilee and Sunspot in X-Men '97, tell us about playing the youngest cast members and the catharsis of the show's anger.

Ben Pearson

An Oral History Of Spider-Man 2's Train Scene, One Of The Best Action Scenes In Superhero Cinema

20 years ago, Sam Raimi helped cement superhero cinema's legacy with an all-timer action scene between Spider-Man, Doc Ock, and the people of New York City.

Cailee Spaeny and Wagner Moura in Civil War

Jacob Hall

Civil War Director Alex Garland Explains Why The Movie's Gunshots Sound So Horrifying [Exclusive Interview]

We spoke with Civil War director Alex Garland about his terrifying new war movie, why the battle scenes sound so scary, and that ending.

Ryan Scott

How Dolby Cinema Compares To IMAX, Straight From A Dolby Exec

On today's episode of the /Film Daily podcast, we spoke with an executive from Dolby about their new initiative, how Dolby Cinema compares to IMAX, and more.

BJ Colangelo

The First Omen Pays Homage To One Of The Greatest Horror Performances Of All Time [Exclusive Interview]

The First Omen co-writer/director Arkasha Stevenson and co-writer Tim Smith tell us about putting a feminine spin on a masculine horror franchise.

X-Men 97 Gambit Rogue Wolverine Jubilee Morph

Devin Meenan

The Essential Aspect Of The Comics That X-Men '97 Had To Get Right [Exclusive]

X-Men '97's series bible contained what supervising producer/head director Jake Castorena defined as the X-Men's ethos: they must be an allegory for prejudice.

Joe Roberts

X-Men '97 Brought Back A Key Player To Recreate The Original Show's Opening Titles [Exclusive]

Larry Houston, who was responsible for the memorable opening titles of X-Men: The Animated Series, was hired to recapture that same magic for X-Men '97.

Devin Meenan

Reaching Daybreak: An Oral History Of Battlestar Galactica's Final Season [Exclusive]

To mark the 15th anniversary of the Battlestar Galactica finale, /Film spoke with several folks who worked on the show about how its final season came together.

Ethan Anderton

The One Thing Director Peter Farrelly Would Change In There's Something About Mary [Exclusive]

Some think There's Something About Mary couldn't be made today. Co-director Peter Farrelly disagrees, though there is one thing he'd change about the movie.

Ethan Anderton

Kingpin 2 Is Still Happening, But The Script Is Proving To Be A Challenge [Exclusive]

Kingpin 2 was reported to be developing in 2021, but there hasn't been an update since. Thankfully, co-director Peter Farrelly says it's still in the works.

Rafael Motamayor

Sky High Director Wants To Make A Sequel – And He Wants Marvel's Help [Exclusive]

Sky High director Mike Mitchell has two titles, some designs, and a scriptment ready for a potential Sky High sequel. And he wants Marvel to help him make it.

Rafael Motamayor

/Film Interviewed Jack Black And Awkwafina And It Got Real Weird, Real Quick

We spoke with the stars of Kung Fu Panda 4, but as you might expect from a situation involving the great Jack Black, things quickly went off the rails.

Ethan Anderton

How The Mighty Boosh Shaped Wonka Director Paul King's Filmmaking Career [Exclusive]

Before Paul King directed Wonka and the Paddington movies, he directed every single episode of the cult favorite British comedy series The Mighty Boosh.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Paddington 2 Scene

Ethan Anderton

Paddington 2 Director Paul King Hasn't Seen The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent [Exclusive]

Despite Paddington 2 being shown immense love, director Paul King hasn't been able to bring himself to watch The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.