On the January 19, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including some Thor: Love and Thunder casting, news about the Wonka prequel, The Muppet Show coming to Disney+, and the […]
Continue readingTaika Waititi isn’t lacking for upcoming projects, but the filmmaker behind highly-anticipated titles such as “Thor: Love and Thunder” and “What We Do in the Shadows” Season 3 is closing out 2020 with a final series announcement.FX Networks revealed earlier in December that Waititi will executive produce “Reservation Dogs,” a half-hour comedy series that, per […]
Continue readingOn the November 23, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Black Panther 2, Thor: Love and Thunder, Predator, Wonder Woman 1984, Disney, Scream and Transformers. In The News: Ben: ‘Black Panther 2’ […]
Continue readingIt looks like Thor: Love and Thunder is going to have such a big cast of Marvel players that it might end up feeling like Avengers 5. The Taika Waititi sequel is of course bringing back key players Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Natalie Portman. But a new report points to a “sprawling cast” that […]
Continue readingOscar-winning writer and director Taika Waititi has signed on to executive produce “Frybread Face and Me.”The film follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds who bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother’s ranch in Arizona while learning more about their family’s past and themselves.Written and directed by Native American filmmaker Billy Luther, […]
Continue reading“Lovecraft Country” breakout Jonathan Majors has joined the cast of Marvel Studios upcoming “Ant-Man 3,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.The franchise stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas. Reed directed 2015’s “Ant-Man” and 2018’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” Plot details are being kept under wraps in the Quantum Realm.The third […]
Continue readingChris Hemsworth isn’t hanging up Thor’s hammer any time soon.In a new interview with the Polish magazine Elle Man, the Marvel superstar says he doesn’t plan to leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe after “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the fourth entry in the “Thor” series.When asked if Thor would retire after the upcoming movie, Hemsworth asserted […]
Continue readingIt’s damn fun to watch Chris Hemsworth play Thor. Throughout the McU, we’ve seen him sharpen the Norse god of thunder into rabble-rousing comedy in
Continue readingDisney and Lucasfilm have confirmed Taika Waititi will be directing and co-writing a new “Star Wars” feature film set for theatrical release. Rumors broke in January that Waititi was being eyed for a “Star Wars” movie after joining the franchise as a voice actor in “The Mandalorian,” for which he also directed episodes. The “Star […]
Continue readingFresh off of his Oscar win for Most Delightful Human Being in History, Taika Waititi has brought in Jennifer Kaytin Robinson to help mold the script for his upcoming Marvel sequel Thor: Love and Thunder. Ok, technically Waititi’s Oscar was for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit, but I feel like he could add the […]
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