Let the “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” Trailer Take a Bite Out of Monday
“Rules: No eating people.” This is the first thing you see when the Venom: Let There Be Carnage” official trailer begins, and it’s a good rule of thumb for anyone, but especially Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy). The last time we saw Brock, he had eaten several people on the course of becoming a proper anti-hero in director Ruben Fleischer’s 2018 Venom, which introduced one of the most beloved bizarro characters in the Marvel canon.
Eddie Murphy’s Barber Stacey Morris Takes Her Talents to Zamunda in “Coming 2 America”
Prince Akeem is one of Eddie Murphy’s most famous roles, but the opinionated barber Clarence is one of the funniest jokes in Coming to America. Stars Murphy and Arsenio Hall arguing with themselves in transformative prosthetics at a New York City barbershop was a surprise to theater audiences. The cameos were crowd-pleasers and captured the culture of men socializing endlessly at their local haircutter, but the scenes emphasized the “boys club” nature of barbershops.
Watch A Bunch of Cars Get Demolished in “F9” Car-Nage Featurette
There has never been a franchise in film history that’s wrecked as many cars in as many ways as Fast & Furious. This legacy of totaling every kind of automobile, truck, tractor-trailer and tank is on display in a new featurette for F9, the latest installment. It’s title, “Car-Nage” gets points for revving right at the pun and smashing it into it, Fast & Furious style.
Behold The Final Trailer for “A Quiet Place Part II”
Yesterday we shared Paramount’s teaser for the final A Quiet Place Part II trailer, and today, as promised, Paramount has released the final trailer, and it delivers. Director John Krasinski’s long-awaited follow-up to his gangbusters 2018 film was due last March, but, well, you know what happened. The final trailer takes advantage of the fact that critics actually got to see the film last year—and they loved it—so you’ll get a few of their quotes here.
David Oyelowo on His Stirring Directorial Debut “The Water Man”
David Oyelowo was looking for a very particular kind of project when he read Emma Needell’s script for The Water Man back in 2015. The veteran actor is a passionate fan of a specific kind of nuanced, expansive child-led films that one could argue had their heyday back in the 1980s. “The films I had loved growing up were E.T., The Goonies, Stand By Me,” Oyelowo says, “I wore the VHS down watching them.”
“A Quiet Place Part II” Drops New Teaser Ahead of Final Trailer
A few days ago Marvel released an epic trailer that reminded all of us why seeing a big movie on a big screen amongst fellow movie lovers is an unbeatable experience. Now, Paramount is returning the favor with this bite-sized teaser for A Quiet Place Part II, with the final trailer coming tomorrow, highlighting one of the films we cannot wait to see in a movie theater. Director John Krasinski’s long-awaited,
Director Simon McQuoid on the Elemental and Supernatural of “Mortal Kombat”
The latest iteration of Mortal Kombat, director Simon McQuoid’s debut feature, follows the development of Cole Young (Lewis Tan), a young dad and failed MMA fighter unaware of his inheritance: as a direct descendent of 17th-century Japanese fighter Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada), he’s one of Earthrealm’s pre-destined champions in a violent tournament regularly held between different universes known as Mortal Kombat.
Cole is new to this world,
“The Marvels” Title Reveals Next Phase for Captain Marvel
Perhaps yesterday you saw Marvel’s truly epic Phase 4 teaser that was, in our humble opinion, as good as an argument as can be made for why seeing a movie in an actual movie theater is unimprovable. The video not only made the case for why movie theaters are such an essential part of our shared experience, but it also teased years’ worth of upcoming Marvel movies, revealing release dates and titles in what amounted to an overload of MCU information.
Maggie Simpson Stars in New Disney+ Short “The Force Awakens From Its Nap”
It’s May the 4th—better known as Star Wars Day—and Disney+ is pulling out all the stops to celebrate. In fact, Disney+ has even pulled out Maggie Simpson’s pacifier to mark the day. The littlest member of America’s most beloved family is going on an epic, galactic quest to help bring Star Wars Day in style. Disney+ had released Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens From Its Nap,
Marvel Teases First “Eternals” Footage in an Epic Trailer for Phase 4
“I love being with people. It’s most the incredible thing in the world. That world may change and evolve, but the one thing that will never change, we’re all part of one big family.”
So begins Marvel’s celebration of the movies via a trailer (of sorts) that combines some feel-good footage from the MCU that speaks to the heart of that quote, spoken by none other than Marvel maestro, the dearly departed Stan Lee.
Burkinabé Star Issaka Sawadogo on the Importance of Fighting Piracy
Telling stories has always been a way to connect with people around the world, through common narratives and shared feelings. Whether the story being told is set in Mali, Miami, or Malaysia, they reveal how much more alike we are—in our hopes and dreams, our fears and failures—than we are different. But stories are not told by themselves: they are the work of millions of people who create the films and television series we love.
Dominique Fishback Joins New “Transformers” Film Alongside Anthony Ramos
On the strength of the two leads and the director alone, the upcoming Transformers film is looking more interesting by the day. The latest casting news is that rising star Dominique Fishback, fresh from another riveting performance in Shaka King‘s masterful Judas and the Black Messiah, will join Anthony Ramos (another rising star) in director Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II)’s upcoming installment in Paramount’s profitable franchise.
New Images Tease Dev Patel in the Long-Awaited “The Green Knight”
You’d be forgiven if you’ve forgotten that one of this summer’s most hotly anticipated films is director David Lowery’s The Green Knight. Like so many other films, The Green Knight‘s release, intended for May 29, 2020, was delayed due to the pandemic, but we are now a scant few months away from its new premiere date. It was way, way back in February of 2020—truly another lifetime ago—that A24 shared the first trailer.
Official “Luca” Trailer Reveals Pixar’s New Sea Creature Feature
Pixar is fresh off another big Best Animated Feature win at the Oscars for Soul, and now we’ve got the first official trailer for their next film, Lucas, a decidedly different kind of story. Luca imagines what a sea creature might do with the chance to be human, a fun conceit that offers the legendary animation studio a chance to tout its considerable comedic chops.
For a sea creature,
Nick Stagliano Returns to Directing With Noir Thriller “The Virtuoso”
Mistrust reigns and true identities are questioned when an assassin, a waitress, a deputy, a loner, and a couple cross paths in an isolated, rustic diner one evening in the moody and suspenseful thriller, The Virtuoso. The story is cloaked in mystery from the start, with the highly skilled assassin, The Virtuoso, accepting an assignment from his boss, The Mentor, with little detail about the job other than the place, time, and one puzzling clue.
Why Director Fernando Frías de la Parra’s Stunning “I’m No Longer Here” is a Must-See
When Oscar-winning filmmakers Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water) and Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Roma) refer to a film as “a singularity in the last decade” and “an experience of space and time,” you pay attention. The film is Fernando Frías de la Parra (Los Espookys) I’m No Longer Here, streaming on Netflix, and it tells the fictional story of Ulises (Juan Daniel García),
First “The Tomorrow War” Images Tease Amazon’s Alien Invasion Epic
The first images from director Chris McKay’s The Tomorrow War are here, teasing the big sci-fi epic and McKay’s live-action debut. The LEGO Batman Movie helmer has quite a cast at hand to help him make the transition, including Chris Pratt, who stars as a man drafted to fight in the titular future war with nothing short of the fate of humanity on his shoulders.
Pratt is no stranger to aliens,
New “In The Heights” Trailer Teases a Summer Must-See
Director John M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) and screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes have adapted possibly the perfect musical to kick off summer—Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights.” The fruits of their labor—as well as that of their talented cast and crew—are evident in the latest trailer from Warner Bros. In The Heights combines star power, singing, intricate dance choreography, and the pleasures (and pain) of a sweltering summer in New York City—all catnip to a moviegoer eager to see a big movie on a big screen as emerge from a very bad year and a half.
“Wildcat” Actor Luke Benward on Finding His Character’s Defining Trait
Luke Benward was cast in his first role when he was just five years old, as Mel Gibson’s son in We Were Soldiers. He has worked steadily ever since, from starring in How to Eat Fried Worms at age 11, to playing Danielle Macdonald’s love interest in director Anne Fletcher’s film Dumplin‘. Benward is especially fond of his work with Melissa McCarthy in Life of the Party (more on that later).
The Official Teaser for Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” Promises Riveting Doc Experience
The multi-talented Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is making his debut as a filmmaker with Summer of Soul, immediately putting the documentary on the must-see list for this summer. The first teaser, which Questlove himself revealed during last night’s Oscars Ceremony (he was the ceremony’s musical director), gives us our first glimpse at his hybrid debut—part historical record, part music film—Summer of Soul is centered on the Harlem Cultural Festival’s six-week run in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) in Harlem in 1969.
