Makeup Artist Matteo Silvi Tries to Rough Up Chris Hemsworth in Extraction
Makeup artist Matteo Silvi is used to traveling the world on film assignments. For example, his recent work with actor Chris Hemsworth on Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Men in Black: International took Silvi to England, Scotland, Morocco, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Extraction, which debuted this past Friday, April 24, is no different. The high-octane actioner starring Hemsworth as Tyler Rake,
Stunt-Coordinator-Turned-Director Sam Hargrave on His Action-Packed Debut Extraction
If you’re searching for an edge-of-your-seat movie experience to escape the current COVID-19 reality for a couple of hours, look no further than Extraction, streaming on Netflix beginning April 24. The film stars Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who is called upon to rescue the kidnapped son of an incarcerated crime lord. The seemingly straightforward mission becomes complicated when Rake develops compassion for the kid and is intent on protecting him at all costs.
Let Jo March Help You Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day!
Let’s be honest. World Intellectual Property Day (which is this Sunday, April 26) doesn’t immediately stir up the same – uh – partying frisson as Saint Paddy’s day, in terms of breaking out the frothy malt beverages, busting out in green clothes, and for some, making dubious claims of birthright attachment to the Emerald Isle. It’s hard to think of this particular observational day as an excuse to party on with our IPR rights-owning bad selves till it’s 1999 (assuming we’re not IPR-lifting from our beloved Prince to even say that).
Join Creatives from Watchmen, Game of Thrones, & More for Our Film School Friday Virtual Event
Today we’re hosting our first-ever virtual event, called Film School Friday, in what we hope will become an ongoing series. For film and TV lovers who enjoy knowing how their favorite movies and shows are made, Film School Friday will function a bit like The Credits does. We’ll be interviewing the folks who make the movies we watch and the series we binge, only we’ll be doing so via video conference and online panel,
Why The Batman’s New October 2021 Release Date Might Be Perfect
When Matt Reeves’ The Batman began filming this past January 28 in London, we were living in a different world. Reeves’ reboot, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, was slated for a June 25, 2021 release date. The timing was in keeping with all three of Christopher Nolan’s films in his Dark Knight trilogy, which took advantage of the summer blockbuster season to great effect. Batman Begins bowed on June 15,
Behold the Teaser & Official Title For Venom 2
Sony Pictures has revealed both the official title and a new teaser for Venom 2. Both are delicious if you ask us. The upcoming sequel boasts the formidable, multi-talented Andy Serkis behind the camera, with Tom Hardy, of course, reprising his titular role as the alien symbiote antihero. Also returning for the sequel is Woody Harrelson’s Cletus Kasady, better known as Carnage, an even bigger, badder alien symbiote than Hardy’s Venom.
HBO Max Reveals Release Date & New Trailers
It’s official—HBO Max will begin streaming on May 27, 2020. The new platform from Warner Media has revealed its release date and a slew of its upcoming Max Originals, which will all be available on the very first day. These new titles include the intriguing unground ballroom dance competition series Legendary, which includes celebrity judges like Megan Thee Stallion (and looks absolutely terrific.) There’s scripted comedy on the docket in the form of Love Life,
No Time To Die Writer/Director Cary Fukunaga Pitched an Insane Original Premise
Before No Time To Die co-writer and director Cary Joji Fukunaga had settled on which direction he was taking Daniel Craig in his last turn as James Bond, he had pitched a truly wild idea. Fukunaga revealed this to fellow filmmaker Miranda July in Interview Magazine long before No Time To Die was pushed back from its original April 2020 release date to this November, due to the spread of COVID-19.
Cinematographer Priyanka Singh on COVID-19, Her New Documentary & More
Cinematographer Priyanka Singh jumped on the phone from Mumbai more or less exactly at the moment that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was locking down the country—and its’ 1.3 billion residents—on March 24. “Right at this very minute, our Prime Minister is addressing the nation and saying, ‘It’ll go on for three weeks,'” Singh said. “There’s a country-wide lockdown for the next three weeks. This means a curfew, a state of emergency. We just have to figure out what to do in the next three weeks.
Selah and the Spades Star Celeste O’Connor on the Power of Tayarisha Poe’s Film
Amazon Studios has premiered writer/director Tayarisha Poe’s new indie Selah and the Spades to near-universal acclaim. It’s the story that takes place in an elite boarding school, where seventeen-year-old senior, Selah Summers (Lovie Simone), runs the Spades, a powerful clique that supplies illegal drugs to the student body. That’s just one of the vices these cliques, or ‘factions,’ offer, which also includes gambling and illegal parties. When her right-hand-man Maxxie (Jharrel Jerome) gets distracted,
Under Lockdown, Tech & Film Meet in New Ways to Un-Stall an Industry on Hold
The first feature film made entirely over Zoom may still be a blessed long way off, but in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing procedures, formerly eschewed technologies are finding a current warm welcome among the film and television industry. Whether it’s a newfound acceptance of older, familiar names like Skype, or industry-specific digital tools being put to creative off-label uses, it’s thanks to technology that film crews can,
Tom Hardy is Capone in Surprise New Trailer
The title may have changed, but director Josh Trank and star Tom Hardy are still delivering their long-awaited Al Capone film. Formerly called Fonzo, Trank took to Twitter to reveal the trailer for his newly titled film Capone, with distributor Vertical Entertainment releasing this look into the gangster’s later years on digital on May 12. Trank revealed the trailer yesterday, on Tax Day, a fitting date considering the crime that eventually took Capone down was tax evasion.
How Motherland: Fort Salem Cinematographer Jon Joffin Casts a Spell
It may not be an infinite playlist, at least not yet, but if quarantine lasts much longer, who knows? In any case, cinematographer Jon Joffin, ASC, was waxing virtually about some of the shows he’s been watching in lockup:
Among them were Amazon’s ZeroZeroZero, the Gabriel Byrne-starring series which follows a shipment of cocaine from Mexico to its cartel purchasers in Italy, which Joffin describes as shot “in a beautiful,
Let’s Take a Closer Look at Those Dune Images
On Monday Vanity Fair gave us a glimpse of Timothée Chalamet in director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Then yesterday, they revealed their deep dive into the film with a full spread of photos. Now Warner Bros. has made the entire cache available.
One of the juicy details from the VF piece includes the fact that Villeneuve decided that Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel was simply too epic to try and fit into a single film.
Sam Raimi Confirms he’s Directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
It’s finally official—Sam Raimi, the director of the original Spider-Man trilogy—is helming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Raimi confirmed that he’s helming the Doctor Strange sequel on a conference call with ComingSoon.net to discuss his new Quibi show 50 States of Fright.
Before we share the quote, here’s a little context. Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, arguably the superhero movie that raised the bar for all the Marvel and DC films to follow,
See How Netflix’s Epic Action Film Extraction Was Made
Netflix’s upcoming high-octane action flick Extraction feels like the kind of relentless shot of cinematic adrenalin we could use right now. Directed by Sam Hargrave, longtime stunt coordinator on many of Marvel’s biggest films (he was both stunt coordinator and second unit director on Infinity War and Endgame), Extraction stars Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a black market mercenary going on a suicidal mission to rescue the kidnapped son of a big-time crime boss.
See Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya & More in New Dune Images
Yesterday we shared this first look at Timothée Chalamet in Dennis Villeneuve’s Dune, courtesy of Vanity Fair. Now VF has published their deep dive into Warner Bros. upcoming sci-fi epic, and the spread and is a doozy. It features new images of Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya and more from Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel, as well as a great story from writer Anthony Breznican about the film’s equally epic production.
The Cast of That Thing You Do is Reuniting for a COVID-19 Fundraiser
The spread of COVID-19 has been devastating in ways big and small, yet it has also brought out the best in people. While the virus has physically separated most of us, it has brought us together in appreciation (and, in some cities, nightly applause) for the astonishing courage and commitment of our healthcare professionals. COVID-19 has also managed to remind us that there are heroes all around us; the folks who work at our grocery stores,
Your First Look at Timothée Chalamet in Dune
Looking ahead even a week at this point feels almost like hubris, considering how fluid—and how scary—everything is. Yet looking ahead is also a way to maintain a little hope, and there are some things to be hopeful about. For sci-fi lovers, the fact that director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation (and reboot) of Dune was already in the can before the spread of COVID-19 shuttered productions all over the globe is one small but potent kernel of joy.
Check out the Surprise Trailer for Groundhog Day 2!
When Sony Pictures released this trailer for what they said was Groundhog Day 2, we thought that this was the all-time greatest sneak reveal of a film we had no idea had even been in the works, let alone shot and completed! What better surprise film than a sequel to the legendary 1993 comedy by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray as a misanthropic weatherman forced to relive the same day over and over and over again,
