A Quiet Place: Part II’s Super Bowl Ad Packs a Big Surprise

For those of us who are more than a little bit excited for writer/director John Krasinski‘s A Quiet Place: Part II, Paramount Pictures has done us a solid. The studio has released its upcoming Super Bowl spot early, giving us a glimpse at Krasinski’s follow-up to his surprising creature-feature smash hit from 2018. Krasinski co-starred in the original film alongside his real-life wife, Emily Blunt, as Lee and Evelyn Abbott respectively,

How The Irishman’s Oscar-Nominated Production Designer Crafted Scorsese’s Mob Epic

Central to Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is retired hitman Frank Sheeran’s (Robert De Niro) fifty-year oral history of his time with the mob, culminating in his murder of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). The three-and-a-half-hour epic spans from 1949 to 2000, with most of the 295 different sets and locations made up to look like Philadelphia and environs between the 1950s and the 1970s. Designing the look of the film was a huge undertaking for the art department—“you’re reading the script and you’re thinking,

The Early Reactions to Birds of Prey Hail the Glorious Mayhem of Harley Quinn’s World

The first reactions to Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) are pouring in, and we’re happy to report that folks seem as delighted as Harley herself often does. Director Cathy Yan and her star and producer Margot Robbie had a distinct vision for what Birds of Prey was going to be. Everything we’ve seen up until now, especially the last trailer,

Enlightening Panels Highlight the Launch of The Latinx House at Sundance

One of the most successful, well-received experiences at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival was the official launch of The Latinx House. Their mission is to bring artists, organizers, thought leaders, and other supporters together to address issues that impact the Latinx community and create narratives that shift culture. A worthy aim, given the statistics. The Latinx population is the largest ethnic minority in the country, but erasure and misrepresentation onscreen continue to be a problem.

Peter Sarsgaard’s Mysterious Role in The Batman Revealed

Yesterday, co-writer and director Matt Reeves revealed the first photo from the set of The Batman, officially announcing the start of production. The film is led by Robert Pattison, who takes over the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman from Ben Affleck (most recently) and Christian Bale (most effectively). Pattinson is surrounded by an incredible cast, including Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, 

Celebrating the Sundance Film Festival’s 6th Annual Horizon Awards

The Sundance Film Festival shows many films, putting independent filmmakers front and center in a way that few other environments can. The audiences, the sponsors, potential collaborators, distributors, and film executives are all interacting and connecting with content creators. It makes sense, then, that young, talented filmmakers could benefit in a myriad of ways from being here, meeting people, and showing their work.

This year at Sundance, a record number of movies by female filmmakers are part of the program.

Fast & Furious 9 Teaser Reveals Dom’s Family Values

We’ve known for a very long time that Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is big on family. Yet up until Fate of the Furious, that family has mostly been the gearheads he’s surrounded himself with and, of course, his beloved Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). Then Fate introduced us to his son Brian (named after his former friend, played by the late Paul Walker), and now in the first teaser for Fast &

Why Margot Robbie Chose Birds of Prey Over Gotham City Sirens

Earlier today, we published this huge trove of brand new Birds of Prey photos, which gave us a great glimpse at director Cathy Yan’s take on Gotham and the women who will be running the show. Those women include, of course, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. Robbie absolutely stole David Ayer’s 2016 antihero ensemble film Suicide Squad, and her turn as the lovable (yet psychopathic) Quinn was the best thing about the movie.

Writer/Director Matt Reeves Shares Set Photo as The Batman Officially Begins Filming

It’s official—The Batman has begun filming and a new era for the Caped Crusader has begun. Writer-director Matt Reeves has shared a photo from set, marking the first day of production for his Batman reboot. As is often the case with set photos released by the director, we’ve got a film slate, revealing the first take of scene 17. Not the most gripping photographic evidence, as it’ll be a while before we see what Robert Pattinson looks like as Batman,

New Birds of Prey Images Highlight Harley Quinn-Led Mayhem

Warner Bros. has released a huge trove of new Birds of Prey photos that’ll go a long way to satiating your Harley Quinn fix. The hotly anticipated upcoming film from director Cathy Yan starring Margot Robbie as Gotham’s greatest girl gone wild, Harley Quinn, is a little less than two weeks away. We’ve been tracking the run-up to the first stand-alone feature for Robbie’s Quinn—she made her debut in David Ayer’s 2016 antihero ensemble flick Suicide Squad—and this time,

Legendary Animator & Oscar-Nominee Glen Keane on his Kobe Bryant Collaboration Dear Basketball

In light of the tragic news of the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, 13 (the second oldest of Bryant’s four daughters with his wife, Vanessa), and seven other people in a helicopter crash in California, we are re-posting this interview with animator Glen Keane, who worked with Kobe on their film Dear Basketball, which ultimately earned them an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

In this second of a two-part interview with veteran Disney animator Glen Keane,

Legendary Animator & Oscar-Nominee Glen Keane on Teaming up With Kobe Bryant, his Disney Past & More—Part I

In light of the tragic news of the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, 13 (the second oldest of Bryant’s four daughters with his wife, Vanessa), and seven other people in a helicopter crash in California, we are re-posting this interview with animator Glen Keane, who worked with Kobe on their film Dear Basketball, which ultimately earned them an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

Glen Keane is not just a living legend.

How 1917’s Oscar-Nominated Prosthetics Designer Designed the Grisly, Gripping Drama

World War I epic 1917 conveys the carnage of combat with uncommon grit. Informed by writer-director Sam Mendes‘ heartfelt story and his gifted design team, the film, nominated for 10 Academy Awards including best picture, immerses viewers in a “No Man’s Land” littered with dead animals, rotting corpses and dying soldiers. Prosthetics designer Tristan Versluis, Oscar-nominated with makeup designer Naomi Domme, did most of the heavy lifting when it came to blood,

Adam Driver Returns to SNL and Reprises Kylo Ren in Undercover Boss Sketch

Adam Driver has been just about everywhere lately. The supremely talented actor is up for an Oscar for Best Actor for his work in Noah Baumbach‘s Marriage Story. Driver also starred in a little film called Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, finishing out his arc as the First Order’s conflicted Alpha, Kylo Ren. And this past Saturday night, Driver returned to Saturday Night Live for the third time,

The First Trailer for Jon Stewart’s Irresistible is Here

It seems like a lifetime ago when Jon Stewart stepped down from his epic, game-changing run at The Daily Show back in 2014. Stewart handed the reigns over to Trevor Noah and went on to write and direct his first feature film, Rosewater. It was a story that was near and dear to his heart, about Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari (played in the film by Gael García Bernal) who was imprisoned and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces on the suspicion he was actually a spy.

Colin Farrell Praises Matt Reeves’ The Batman Script

There is a lot of intrigue around writer/director Matt Reeves‘ upcoming The Batman, which will reboot the Caped Crusader for Warner Bros. with Robert Pattinson taking on the cape and cowl. We know the film is going to be more of a noir detective story than your standard superhero movie. We know that Reeves will not be telling an origin story per se, but rather will begin this film with Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne already plying his nocturnal trade as Batman.

1917’s Oscar-Nominated VFX Supervisor on Creating Relentless Immersion

“I think what’s really kind of interesting is all the movies this year are using visual effects for widely different reasons,” notes 1917’s Oscar and VES-nominated visual effects supervisor, Guillaume Rocheron. And in an Academy FX slate that ranges from Avengers: Endgame to The Irishman, he has a point.

For the Visual Effects Society’s awards, the final two feature film categories are divided into two: One where visual effects predominate in photoreal features—hence Endgame is up against the Rise of Skywalker,

Captain Marvel 2 has Officially Achieved Liftoff

Carol Danvers, better known as Captain Marvel, will soar again. Marvel’s 2019 hit that introduced Brie Larson’s half-alien superhero is getting the sequel fans have been waiting for. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the studio has is in final negotiations with rising star Megan McDonnell—currently a staff writer on Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+—to draft the sequel.

Captain Marvel directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are not returning,

Production Begins on Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley With Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett & Rooney Mara

It’s been three years since Guillermo del Toro‘s last film, his Oscar-winning love story The Shape of Water, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Now production has begun on his next project, Nightmare Alley, which del Toro and screenwriter Kim Morgan have adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel of the same name. The film has an insanely great cast and centers on a con-man and a female psychiatrist who help bilk people of their hard-earned cash.

Watch the Final Season Trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Which Heads to Disney+

If you’ve devoured The Mandalorian, have seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and are despairing over the years-long wait until the next Star Wars film in 2022, there’s some hope still left in the galaxy. The final season of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars will begin streaming on Disney+ on February 21. What’s more, we’ve got the trailer for the final season for your viewing pleasure.