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Ben Pearson

The Most Emotionally Devastating Scene In Pixar History Experienced Multiple Last-Minute Changes [Exclusive]

The first 10 minutes of Pixar's Up went through several changes during development, including last-minute tweaks to its score by composer Michael Giacchino.

Ryan Scott

The Box Office Just Experienced Its Worst Memorial Day In Decades – What Happened?

With Furiosa and The Garfield Movie, Hollywood just suffered through the worst Memorial Day at the box office in nearly three decades. Here's what went wrong.

Ethan Anderton

One Of The Coolest Elements Of Furiosa Was Originally Meant For Mad Max: Fury Road [Exclusive]

Furiosa tells the story of the fierce warrior who made waves in Mad Max: Fury Road, and it also utilizes an unused idea to add even more vehicular mayhem.

Ryan Scott

Hollywood's Survival Depends On Moviegoers Seeing This Many Films A Year

How many movies should the average moviegoer see in theaters per year for Hollywood to get back to a healthy domestic box office total? We crunched the numbers.

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.

Chris Evangelista

One Of The Best Horror Movies Of 2024 Is Flying Under The Radar

Whatever you do, don't sleep on the indie horror drama I Saw the TV Glow, one of the year's best films.

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

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

One Of The Best Sci-Fi Thrillers You've Never Seen Will Totally Break Your Brain

2014's Coherence, a low-budget science fiction thriller from director James Ward Byrkit, holds up as one of the best sci-fi movies of this century.

Ryan Scott

Hollywood Is Staring Down The Barrel Of A Brutal Box Office Summer

The Fall Guy got off to a poor start at the box office, and unfortunately, the rest of the summer season isn't looking so hot for our ol' pals in Hollywood.

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.

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.

Ben Pearson

The Best Game Of Thrones Successor Isn't On HBO – And Has No Dragons

FX's Shogun is a better Game of Thrones successor than HBO's own House of the Dragon.

Chris Evangelista

The Evil Dead Franchise Can Move Forward By Going To The Past

There are two different Evil Dead movies headed our way, and the possibilities for the films are kind of endless.

Ryan Scott

The 2024 Summer Movie Box Office Is Burdened By Unreasonable Expectations

Given how poor the first quarter of the year has gone at the box office, the 2024 summer box office season now has an unfair amount of ground to make up.

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.

Bill Bria

A24's IMAX Re-Releases Prove IMAX Is The Future Of Filmgoing

A24 put Ari Aster's Hereditary in select IMAX theaters for one night only. Here's what it was like to attend, and how it could be a path forward for Hollywood.

Bastion's silhouette in front of pink TV screens in X-Men '97

Ethan Anderton

X-Men '97 Has Revealed Its New Big Bad – And Marvel Fans Will Know His Name

Even though we thought Mr. Sinister was responsible for the attack on Genosha, X-Men '97 episode 7 reveals a new big bad villain with ties to the past.

BJ Colangelo

Abigail's Biggest Horror Surprise Was Kept Out Of Every Trailer

There's a big twist in Abigail, and the marketing did a good job of keeping it a secret.

Chris Evangelista

The 5 Best Dracula Movies Ranked

With vampire movie Abigail hitting theaters this weekend, we're looking at the granddaddy of all vampires. Here are the 5 best Dracula movies.

Ben Pearson

Edgar Wright's Next Film Will Give Glen Powell His Biggest Test Yet

Glen Powell has been a romantic lead, a square-jawed historical figure, and a lovable jerk on screen. Edgar Wright's The Running Man will give him a new test.

Ryan Scott

How Three Days In Las Vegas Supercharged My Love For Cinema

I attended CinemaCon for the first time, and the experience renewed my love for movies in a big way. Listen to today's episode of /Film Daily to learn why.

Ben Pearson

The Best Spy Show On Streaming Finally Gives You A Reason To Open Apple TV+

The terrific Apple TV+ series Slow Horses is the best spy show in years. If you have any interest in excellent spy thrillers, you simply must give this a try.

Ben Pearson

How HBO's Latest Game Of Thrones Prequel Can Rescue The Franchise From Itself

HBO moving forward with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight as its newest Game of Thrones prequel bodes very well for the future of the franchise.

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 May Be The Most Violent, Transgressive Horror Movie Ever Produced By The Walt Disney Company

The horror prequel The First Omen is technically a Disney movie, and that's pretty shocking.