Denis Villeneuve Reveals “Dune: Part Two” Sandworm-Riding Scenes Were Insanely Labor-Intensive

It’s no secret that co-writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s vision for his two Dune films was exacting and inspired. Arguably, the most technically challenging part of a very challenging film was the climactic early-ish moment when Paul Atreides (Timtohée Chalamet) finally rides one of Arrakis’s colossal sandworms. Speaking at the BFI London Film Festival this past Saturday, Villeneuve revealed just how hard capturing this moment truly was.

Speaking with Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein,

“Joker: Folie À Deux” Production Sound Mixer Steven Morrow Dissects 3 Essential Scenesew

“We tried to do everything we could to make the best sounding movie,” says production sound mixer Steven Morrow about director Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie À Deux. “Larry’s cinematography is beautiful, and with the amount of effort and time he puts into it, we wanted to put that kind of energy and emotion into our work for the audience and for Todd.”

For the much-anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning film Joker,

“Joker: Folie À Deux” Cinematographer Lawrence Sher Dissects 3 Essential Scenes

“The movie is an extension and a further exploration of this idea of our shadow selves as human beings,” Joker: Folie À Deux cinematographer Lawrence Sher tells The Credits. “We all have sides of ourselves that we hide from people. There are also sides we show to people that aren’t really authentic, and that’s what this movie explores.”

Sher, who was nominated with an Academy Award for Todd Phillips’ Joker,

“Deadpool & Wolverine” Deleted Scene Finds Peter Falling in Love

While it wouldn’t be quite accurate to call Peter an unsung hero in Deadpool & Wolverine, considering he literally shows up to save the day (as Peterpool, of course), Rob Delaney and his dad bod were currently one of the biggest surprises in this summer’s juggernaut success, doing the absolute utmost with his screentime and providing Ryan Ryenolds’ Wade Wilson with the type of buddy he could count on. Now, in a recently released deleted scene,

“Conclave” Trailer Reveals Edward Berger’s Star-Studded Vatican-Set Thriller

The official trailer for the critically acclaimed Conclave has arrived, revealing director Edward Berger’s adaptation of Robert Harris’s book. The film is centered on one of the most covert operations in the world, the selection of a new Pope, a highly secretive, ancient event that draws the world’s attention. The sensational cast includes Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, the man who must preside over the conclave after the sudden death of the Pope.

Birmingham Goes Big Time: “Peaky Blinders” Movie Adds Stephen Graham to the Starry Cast

The Peaky Blinders movie just added another charismatic performer who knows his way around post-World War I Birmingham. Stephen Graham, who played Hayden Stagg in the sixth and final season of the smashing BBC series, revealed to Deadline that he’s returning for series creator Steven Knight‘s big-screen continuation, which Knight penned and Tom Harper will direct.

Graham joins newly minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, the series and now film’s lead,

See the Magic: “Wicked” Unveils Dazzling New Images From Oz and Behind-the-Scenes

We’ve heard some of the iconic musical numbers that director John M. Chu has in store for us with his adaptation of Wicked, which will unleash the singing chops of superstars Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (Glinda), as well as a stellar cast that includes Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero), a young man with singing ability to spare. Those tunes include showstoppers  “Popular,” “Dancing Through Life,” “The Wizard and I, “What is this Feeling?” and “Defying Gravity.” Now,

Hear the Magic: “Wicked” Debuts Iconic Songs in New Teaser

A new Wicked teaser has arrived on a pair of monkey wings and musical notes, boasting a bunch of the iconic songs that fans of the Broadway Musical adore and are clamoring to see on the biggest screen possible when director John M. Chu’s adaptation hits the big screen.

The new teaser dives right into the music, with Grammy-winning, multiple-platinum superstar Ariana Grande’s Glinda clapping her hands and calling out, “Everyone,

Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Set at Universal With Matt Damon as Potential Lead

Christopher Nolan and Universal had quite the collaboration with Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the critical and commercial smash hit that was nominated for 13 Oscars and won 7, including Best Picture, Best Director for Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. Now, Deadline scoops that Nolan and Universal are reteaming for the director’s next feature, with plans for an Imax release on July 17,

Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in Electric New “A Complete Unknown” Trailer

“You tramped all the way from Minnesota,” says Edward Norton’s Pete Seeger at the opening of the official trailer for A Complete Unknown. “Why is that?”

“I wanted to catch a spark,” comes the answer from a young man named Bob Dylan, played here by an appealingly understated (if still undeniably charismatic) Timothée Chalamet. A Complete Unknown, from director James Mangold and written by Mangold and Jay Cocks,

Will Smith And Michael Bay to Re-team for Netflix Action Film “Fast and Loose”

Will Smith and Michael Bay are reuniting for another breathless action movie.

Smith and Bay are in talks to reteam for the Netflix actioner Fast and Loose. Bay will direct Smith in a movie about a crime boss suffering from amnesia after an attack. The catch? This underworld kingpin slowly starts to learn that he’s actually a CIA agent. The script comes from Eric Pearson, Chris Bremmer, Jon Hoeber,

“On Swift Horses” Director Daniel Minahan & DP Luc Montpellier on Love in the Shadows in the 1950s

On Swift Horses director Daniel Minahan has long admired the work of cinematographer Luc Montpellier. “He shot Tales From the Loop, which is one of the best series I’ve ever seen. And [the 2022 film] Women Talking is just a feat of design and performance. So I said to him, ‘Your work is so beautiful and so controlled; I really want to mess it up.’”

Minahan was determined that from the music to the set design to the photography,

Max Minghella on Reuniting With Elisabeth Moss for his Horror/Comedy “Shell”

One expects Max Minghella to cite the influence of his father, the late director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley), on his acting and directing career. But it’s Minghella’s mother, Carolyn Choa, who gets the shout-out for her impact on his new film, the body horror comedy Shell, starring Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson.

“My mother worked for the British Board of Film Classification from 1984 to 1994,

Daniel Day-Lewis Ends Retirement After 7 Years to Act in Son’s Film “Anemone”

Arguably the greatest actor of his generation is getting back in front of a camera again.

Daniel Day-Lewis has officially unretired after seven years away to perform in his son Ronan Day-Lewis’s directorial debut, Anemone, from Focus Features and Plan B. The father isn’t just coming back to act in his son’s film—they co-wrote it together—a story about, fittingly, the nuanced relationships of fathers, sons, and brothers and the dynamics of familial bonds.

“The Wild Robot” Writer/Director Chris Sanders on Kindness as a Survival Skill

With three Oscar nominations under his belt, animation auteur Chris Sanders knew a good story when he saw it the minute his daughter brought home Peter Brown’s children’s book “The Wild Robot” back in 2016. Sanders, who’d worked on The Lion King and later helmed How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch, and The Croods, appreciated the tragi-comic tale centered on robot Roz (voiced in the film by Lupita Nyong’o) after she washes up on the shore of a remote island populated with wild animals.

“Wolfs” Stunt Coordinator George Cottle on Designing Superlative Stunts For George Clooney & Brad Pitt

For stunt coordinator George Cottle, it started on a warm summer’s day in Los Angeles. He and director Jon Watts were shooting an episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew when Watts mentioned a film idea he was developing to star Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Watts asked Cottle if he’d like to be involved.

“I’ve done three Spider-Man’s with him. I love the way he works,” says Cottle says.

Fellow Stars Pay Tribute to the Late, Great Maggie Smith

The great Maggie Smith passed away on Friday, September 27, at the age of 89. Her astonishing career on stage and screen played out over seven decades, as she became one of Britain’s most beloved, recognizable, and prolific performers and a two-time Oscar winner to boot—she’s one of the few actresses to win both a Best Supporting Oscar and Best Actress Oscar. Her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin shared this statement with the BBC said on the day of her passing: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.

Batman Supervillains Bane & Deathstroke Getting Their Own Movie at DC Studios

Two iconic Batman supervillains look to be getting their own film in what could be an epic bad guy team-up film.

With writer/director James Gunn’s Superman done filming and currently in post-production, Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios has arguably the biggest name in all of comics leading off their upcoming slate, titled Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, which includes both feature films and TV series.

Alan Tudyk Has Secret Role in James Gunn’s “Superman”

James Gunn’s Superman might have wrapped filming this past July, but new revelations about the cast are apparently still possible. Deadline scoops that Alan Tudyk, no stranger to epic sci-fi and action films (he voiced the beloved droid K-2SO in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and reprised the role in Tony Gilroy’s excellent Disney+ series Andor), is involved in Superman.

Ana de Armas is En Pointe in First Trailer for “John Wick” Spinoff “Ballerina”

Vengeance has a new face.

Ana de Armas is ready to take her place in the John Wick universe, one brutal takedown of a would-be assassin at a time. The first trailer for Ballerina finds our new heroine, Eva Macarro (de Armas), as she begins training as an assassin in the traditions of the Ruska Roma. Ballerina is set during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,