Emily Blunt & Dwayne Johnson Set Sail In 2nd “Jungle Cruise” Trailer
Disney has dropped the second trailer for Jungle Cruise, starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson in an adventure film suitable for the whole family. The movie is indeed based on the theme park ride, an adaptation that Disney’s done before, of course, with Pirates of the Caribbean, which spawned five films from 2003 to 2017 and was a cinematic juggernaut for most of that stretch. With Jungle Cruise, director Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows,
“Army of the Dead” and “The Forever Purge” Star Ana de la Reguera’s Big Summer
Actress, writer, and producer Ana de la Reguera is having quite the start to her summer. She has a meaty role in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, which bowed on Netflix on May 21, and in which she plays Maria Cruz, a ferociously competent mercenary and the right-hand woman to Dave Bautista‘s Scott Ward. The role finds De La Reguera, a warm and funny presence in comedies like HBO’s Eastbound &
Review Roundup: Director Justin Lin Takes “F9” Into Glorious Overdrive
Sometimes, the best thing you can do with a 20-year-old franchise is to know what exactly it is and take it as far as it can possibly go. For director Justin Lin, a Fast & Furious veteran, that pushing F9 into the literal stratosphere and beyond. Now that the reviews are pouring in for the 9th installment in the rubber-burning saga, we can report that Lin and his very game cast and crew have delivered an utterly bonkers spectacle.
Op-Ed: A Big Screen Revival is Upon Us
This op-ed is written by Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association, and John Fithian, President and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners.
The big screen is back. And like every good Hollywood revival, this one is happening at just the right time.
Defying conventional wisdom, the production of feature films continued, safely and responsibly, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s no secret to more than 1 billion people around the world who subscribed to streaming services in 2020 to enjoy a steady flow of new TV shows and movies.
How the Creative Team Behind “Army of the Dead” Built An Apocalyptic World
In Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, a ragtag group of mercenaries embarks on a life-changing $200 million dollar heist. The problem isn’t that the money is hidden in a vault underneath the Las Vegas strip—although that’s not an insignificant detail—but rather the tens of thousands of zombies lurking in their path as an outbreak has turned the vibrant lights of Sin City into a desolate wasteland overtaken by the undead.
Watch the Trailer for Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho”
On Saturday you got the teaser, today, it’s the full trailer. We’ve finally got a good look at writer/director Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, and the film is officially on our must-watch list. Wright co-wrote the script with 1917‘s Oscar-nominated screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
The trailer opens to the sounds of a cover of Petula Clark’s “Downtown.” You might notice the song is being crooned by a familiar voice—that of Anya Taylor-Joy,
The First “Eternals” Poster Teases a Very Different Kind of Marvel Movie
A new entrant into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is always exciting, but Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao’s Eternals seems to deserve even more than the usual interest. This morning we got our first good glimpse at the film, and the first thing you notice is wow, this movie looks gorgeous. Of course, gorgeous moviemaking is Zhao’s stock-and-trade, and Eternals, at least at first blush, looks like a Chloé Zhao movie first,
The First “Eternals” Teaser Has Arrived
And here it is, our first real look at Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao‘s Eternals. Clocking in at two minutes long, this glimpse at Zhao’s star-studded Marvel movie is, unsurprisingly, gobsmackingly gorgeous. Zhao’s images all seem to shot around magic hour, with creamy-hued skies, lush fields, and sweeping vistas of the ocean. What you’ll also notice here is how gentle this teaser is. Sure, there’s going to be action in Eternals—this is a Marvel movie,
A New “Cruella” Featurette Riffs on the Rocking Soundtrack
Director Craig Gillespie’s live-action look at Cruella de Vil’s origins in Cruella has an appropriately rocking soundtrack. For the future villain of 101 Dalmations, she of the famous black-and-white coif and gleeful sadism, the music needs to own the airwaves as easily as Cruella (Emma Stone) will own the screen. Thus this new featurette on the film’s music reveals the likes of Nina Simone, Queen, Blondie, The Clash, and more.
First Look at Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” Revealed
If you caught Anya Taylor-Joy on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, then you also got a first glimpse at her starring role in Edgar Wright’s mysterious new movie Last Night in Soho. Wright’s film, which he co-wrote with 1917‘s Oscar-nominated screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns, is centered on a young woman, Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie)
who’s crazy about fashion design. So crazy, in fact,
Review Roundup: “In The Heights” Soars
“If you have any doubt about the theatrical movie-going experience, In the Heights is the film to assuage it. It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’ll make you believe,” writes Jeva Lange for The Week, in a perfect summation of why seeing a film like John M. Chu’s In The Heights in the theater is such a must. In The Heights is one of the reasons why The Big Screen is Back,
Review Roundup: “A Quiet Place Part II” Joyously Shreds Your Nerves
We’re a mere week away from the May 28 release of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II, and the reviews are already coming in. There’s mostly only good news here—Krasinski has, according to critics, matured as a director, and his cast and crew help him deliver the goods. It wasn’t going to be an easy feat—it never is when you’re following up a surprise, critical and commercial smash like his 2018 original film—but Krasinski and his team have managed to deliver a satisfying,
James Gunn Teases Epic Harley Quinn Action Sequence in “The Suicide Squad”
Writer/director James Gunn has written and filmed his fair share of epic action sequences, but he says he thinks the biggest he’s ever pulled off is for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad.
Gunn told the AP that Robbie’s skills as a performer were impressive, as was her athleticism, and the two allowed him to create a stunning action sequence. Robbie’s Harley Quinn stole David Ayer’s 2016 film Suicide Squad,
The Motion Picture Association’s Film Workshop Suggests Vietnam’s Industry is Now Open for Business
As part of its mission to facilitate the development of a sustainable and internationally competitive screen industry in Vietnam, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) hosted an in-person film workshop with the Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28.
The event was over-subscribed, with approximately 130 filmmakers, government officials, celebrities, and media in attendance. It was also screened online on May 12, attracting a further 240 attendees.
The Big Screen Is Back
During the pandemic, there were few cultural institutions more emblematic of the new normal of social distancing and quarantining than the closed movie theater. The darkened theater used to symbolize the start of the movie when you could finally slide your phone into your pocket, settle into your seat, and prepare to enjoy a communal experience with your fellow film lovers. For the past year, the darkened theater symbolized the cessation of normal life. But now,
“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” Director Peyton Reed Shares Set Photo
Just how revolutionary is the technology created for Disney+’s The Mandalorian? It’s being used by major franchises far outside the Star Wars galaxy, from Matt Reeves’s upcoming The Batman for Warner Bros., to Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania for Marvel. The latter became known today, when Reed took to Twitter to share the first photo from the Ant-Man set—which revealed that the production is utilizing technology to help create some of the film’s big effects and locations,
Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” Will Get An Exclusive Theater Release After All
Last December 4, we wrote about all the Warner Bros. movies that would hit theaters and HBO Max on the same day. For film purists, it was always a little depressing to imagine movies that were designed for the big screen, down to the tiniest detail, going straight to streaming, and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune remake was one of those films. Now, WarnerMedia has decided that Dune needs to get an exclusive theatrical release after all.
Costume Designer Laura Montgomery Gets Noir on “Spiral: From the Book of Saw”
The ninth installment of the Saw film franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and in theaters now, takes the series in unexpected new directions. Chris Rock shelves his comedic side for the brash but grim role of Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks, a divorced detective who winds up leading an investigation into a grisly series of murders, wherein the dead are all Zeke’s fellow cops.
The “A Quiet Place Part II” Cast Talk Tension & Terror in New Video
Director John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II is now only a few weeks away, and a new video from Paramount features Krasinski, his star (and wife) Emily Blunt, and one of the film’s newcomers, Cillian Murphy. Murphy says he was “blown away” by the first film, and he’s of course not alone in that reaction. The video also does a nifty job of giving us a brief sket of the timeline of events,
First “Snake Eyes” Trailer Teases Henry Golding as the Ninja Warrior
We’ve got our first look at director Robert Schwentke’s Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, revealing Henry Golding as the titular hero who will ultimately go on to become one of the original members of the G.I. Joe military unit. Snake Eyes has long been the most mysterious member of the G.I. Joe team, the masked warrior who is more comfortable fighting than revealing anything about himself. That looks like it’ll change in Schwentke’s film,
