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Superhero Bits: Toy Fair, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Ghost Rider, Superman Want to see new toys fromThe Dark Knight Rises, The AvengersandThe Amazing Spider-Man? How can you help out with theGhost Ridercontroversy? What’s the title of the latestSupermanDVD movie? Which villain should star inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? IsFrankie Munizreally starring in a superhero movie calledPizza Man? How didTom Hardydescribe the first time he stood in front of Batman on the set ofThe Dark Knight Rises?...

The Best Superhero Movies You Can Stream Right Now There’s never been anything quite likeBlack Pantherbefore. The latest Marvel movie is one of the first major comic book adaptations with a black lead, and it’s already poised to be one of the franchise’s most successful entries, having soldmore advance ticketsthan any other film in Marvel history. And as Candice Frederickput so eloquently in a piece for /Film,Black Pantheris “specifically ablackmovie that celebrates the strength and beauty of black womanhood in an era in which both get tossed aside....

The Daily Stream: The Other Guys Is Buddy Cop Comedy At Its Absolute Finest (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you’re able to stream it.) The Movie: “The Other Guys” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix, Hulu The Pitch: There were few people who can say they had a run like Adam McKay had in the comedy world in the 2000s, particularly when he was coupled with his longtime friend and filmmaking partner Will Ferrell (prior to theirseemingly ugly professional breakup)....

The Do The Right Thing Controversy Explained In 1989, a movie came out that offered audiences a fresh, colorful, scathing insight into race relations in the United States. That movie wasn’t “Driving Miss Daisy,” the twee and patronizing tale of an elderly white woman and her Black driver in 1940s Georgia. “Daisy” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, mystifyingly beating a strong field rounded out by “Born on the Fourth of July,” “Dead Poets Society,” “Field of Dreams,” and “My Left Foot....

The Last Jedi Bits: Kylo Ren’s Scar, Poster Jokes, Finn And Poe’s Bromance, And More In this edition of The Last Jedi Bits: In the wake of the film’s teaser release at last week’s Star Wars Celebration,The Last JedidirectorRian Johnsonjumped on Twitter to answer a ton of fan questions.StarWarsNewsNetdid a fairly comprehensive round-up, but I think most relevant answer to what we’ve seen already was that Johnson isn’t sure yet if all of the images from the teaser will make it into the final cut since he’s still editing....

The Muppets Promise A “Big Surprise” In 2019, But What Could It Be? Right now, Disney is sitting on the rights to some of the most famous puppets in history: Jim Henson’sThe Muppets. However, they haven’t been able to figure out what to do with them for years now (even Frank Oz agrees with that), and it feels like they’re just collecting dust. But that might be changing in 2019 according to a tease from Kermit the Frog himself....

The New ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Poster Is A Pleasant Homage Recently we’ve been learninga lot moreaboutBill Condon’sBeauty and the Beast. For starters, the film will featureoriginal songsby Oscar winnerAlan Menkennot heard in the Broadway Production ofBeauty and the Beastor the 1994 Disney film. Speaking of the classic animated movie, the new poster for Condon’s remake pays tribute to it. Below, check out the new live-actionBeauty and the Beastposter. In case you forgot how many great actors are in Condon’s film, the long list of names at the top of the new poster should refresh your memory....

Theme Park Bits: ‘The Simpsons’ Springfield Expanding, Interactive ‘Transformers,’ Real ‘Resident Evil Plus ‘Mickey And The Magical Map’ Universal theme parks all over the globe have some impressive improvements happening soon, plus Disneyland reveals a brand new stage show. Read about the following in this edition of Theme Park Bits. One of the biggest running jokes in two decades ofThe Simpsonsis that no one knows where Springfield is located. The closest you’ll probably get, now, is Orlando, Florida....

This Week In Trailers: The Bouncer, The Changeover, Beats, Two For Joy, Transit Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we catch up with JCVD, watch a story about fascism that fits in quite well with today’s climate, get supernatural in New Zealand, beat up the beat in Scotland, and spend time with family....

This Week In Trailers: Under The Gun, Hitler’s Folly, Les Cowboys, Man Vs Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler, Australia’s Lost Gold Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

‘Aquaman 2’ Will Be “More Serious”, But Hopefully Still Feature An Octopus Playing The Drums [DC FanDome] James WanandPatrick Wilsonhave collaborated on a lot films, but the biggest film of their partnership is definitelyAquaman. Wilson played the villainous King Orm/Ocean Master in the 2018 flick, and during DC FanDome, Wilson and Wan got together virtually to reminisce about making the movie, and drop some very vague teases about what to expect in the sequel due out in 2022....

‘Bad Santa 2’ Green Band Trailer: A Tame Look At The Raunchy Holiday Comedy Just earlier this weeka new red band trailerfor the long-anticipatedBad Santa 2arrived, and before thatanother raunchy trailershowed us the vulgarity in store for us fromBilly Bob Thornton’s return to the red suit. But for those who can’t watch those kind of trailers at work, or will be waiting for this movie to his basic cable, a newBad Santa 2green band trailer teases the comedy without any of the fun, naughty language or sexual content....

‘Jem And The Holograms’ Trailer: Jon Chu’s Totally Outrageous Film Adaptation A few months ago, the notion of a live action Jem movie seemed like a joke. But now here we are, in possession of actual moving proof that it is happening. The firstJem and the Hologramstrailer is now online, along with the first poster. Jon Chudirected the adaptation of the rock and roll cartoon, starringAubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko, Aurora Perrineau, Juliette Lewis, Ryan GuzmanandMolly Ringwald....