Production Designer Hannah Beachler Dives into Dark Waters
There are a number of reasons why Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler wanted to be involved with Dark Waters, the latest film from director Todd Haynes. The first was the subject matter.
Based on a true story, Dark Waters follows lawyer Rob Bilott’s (Mark Ruffalo) 17-year quest for justice after he discovers that DuPont may be poisoning the small West Virginia town of Parkersburg by dumping toxic chemicals into its soil...
Here are the New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Character Posters
Even though the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was technically the last big, extended look we’re likely going to get at the film, that doesn’t mean we won’t be getting bits and pieces until the December 20 premiere. Those bits and pieces have been coming in fast this week, with a fresh TV spot (that includes new footage) and new photos, including one of Poe Dameron flying the Millennium Falcon...
A Joker Sequel in the Works With Joaquin Phoenix & Director Todd Phillips
When your supervillain origin story makes that big of an impact and hauls in a record-shattering $1 billion for an R-rated hit, a sequel is almost inevitable. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop that Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix are in talks to return for a Joker sequel. Screenwriter Scott Silver, who co-wrote Joker with Phillips, would return as well.
Yet there’s more—Phillips might be developing the origin stories of other characters within the DC universe...
Surprise! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Reveals Fresh Footage in New TV Spot
We thought that after the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, there wouldn’t be any more live footage released. Silly us. Of course the marketing wizards over at Disney would cut up scenes from the previous trailers, add a dash of some new footage, and voila! You’ve got a new TV spot that will 100% fire you up if you’re already excited about the 9th and final film in the Skywalker Saga...
New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Photos Highlight Skywalker Saga’s Epic Conclusion
Earlier today we shared this new image of Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) piloting the Millennium Falcon. (As well as this Star Wars timeline to get you up to speed—and in the right era—before you see the film.)
Now, Entertainment Weekly has shared their exclusive spread for their upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker issue, and it includes 8 new photos.
First, a look at their new cover,...
Final Trailer for The Irishman Reveals Best Look Yet at Scorsese’s Masterpiece
The final trailer for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is here, and it gives us our best look yet at this hugely ambitious, three-plus hour epic. While the previous trailers have all been solid, this is the most intimate (and most narratively revealing) that Netflix has released. It speaks to why so many critics—and fellow filmmakers—have hailed Scorsese’s latest as one of his best.
When we talked to The Irishman‘s cinematographer Rodrigo Pietro,...
Here’s a Simple Star Wars Timeline Before The Rise of Skywalker Ends the Skywalker Saga
With J.J. Abrams Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker a month away, we are nearing the end of a very long, truly epic saga. This would be the Skywalker Saga, of course, which began when George Lucas introduced the world to Luke, Leia, Han and an entire galaxy of droids, aliens, and heavy breathing Sith Lords with Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in 1977.
Since then there have been nine feature films (including the upcoming The Rise of Skywalker),...
Poe Dameron Flies the Millennium Falcon in new Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Image
At long last, the best pilot in the galaxy gets to fly its most famous ship. In a new image from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Entertainment Weekly shares this look at Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) flying the Millennium Falcon. He looks…thrilled? Terrified? Surprised at the old bucket’s umph? We’d argue it’s a little bit of all three. His co-pilot is Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), while Finn (John Boyega) rides alongside them, looking somewhat concerned.
View this post on InstagramWill Smith Turns Into a Pigeon in First Spies in Disguise Trailer
Will Smith is a talented man. He can believably portray a giant blue genie in Aladdin and take on two roles at once (one a version of himself 20-years younger) in Gemini Man and sell it all. For the animated film Spies in Disguise, from directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, Smith voices Lance Sterling, the world’s greatest spy. No stretch there imagining Smith—even in animated form—being a dapper,...
Costume Designer Mark Bridges Deconstructs Joker’s Bespoke, Lunatic Elegance
Joker last month became the highest-grossing R-rated motion picture in history, which means Joaquin Phoenix’s candy-colored three-piece suit created by costume designer Mark Bridges has imprinted itself on millions of eyeballs worldwide. Elegant, vivid and draped just so across the anti-hero’s frail frame, Joker’s outfit merits a permanent place in the movie villain hall of fame. A two-time Oscar winner for The Artist and Phantom Thread, Bridges teamed on Joker with director Todd Phillips after becoming the go-to costume designer for high-end auteurs like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
Marriage Story’s Production Designer on Creating an Environment of Heartbreak
Production designer Jade Healy doesn’t seem to repeat herself much—particularly with the kinds of films she designs, and even the directors she works with. Though as the work remains eclectic, it grows steadily more renowned, and the latter, at least, is changing.
She’s the designer for Marriage Story, director Noah Baumbach’s story of a marriage’s implosion that is heartbreaking for its specificity and its refusal to take sides. Adam Driver is Charlie and Scarlett Johansson is Nicole,...
Annette Bening, Adam Driver, & Writer/Director Scott Z. Burns on Digging Into The Report
For Annette Bening, playing California Senator Dianne Feinstein in The Report is personal.
“I had moved to San Francisco [to attend San Francisco State University] in 1978, the year that Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated and she [as head of the board of supervisors] then became mayor automatically,” says Annette Bening. “So I’ve been familiar with her for a long time. I wanted to do the role well enough so that you accept that it’s her but no more...
Here’s Your First Glimpse of The Rock as Black Adam
Not only do we get our first look at Dwayne Johnson as the DC superhero Black Adam, but we’ve also got a release date for the film, too. And who better to share the news than the Rock himself, who gave us the image of concept art (designed by Jim Lee and Bosslogic) and Black Adam‘s release date via Instagram.
View this post on InstagramFord v Ferrari Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael on the Need for Real Speed
Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael grew up seeing the value of a great artistic collaboration. His father, also Phedon Papamichael, was an art director and production designer who worked on several landmark films by indie pioneer John Cassavetes including Faces (1968) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974).
The younger Papamichael, who was born in Athens, Greece and studied filmmaking in Germany, is best known for his work with directors Alexander Payne—Papamichael earned an Oscar nomination for Nebraska (2011)—and with James Mangold...
It’s Official—Andy Serkis is Alfred in The Batman
The cast of Matt Reeves The Batman is really, really good. Now that it’s official that the multitalented actor/director and motion-capture specialist Andy Serkis will be Bruce Wayne’s beloved butler Alfred, we can start to get a bit of a feel for what kind of film Reeves is attempting to make based on the quality of this ensemble.
Reeves shared the news via tweet:
And here comes #Alfred ! ? pic.twitter.com/Mxds0m6sqa
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) November 13,...
The Report’s Production Designer On Recreating a World of Conspiracy
Find the mental capacity for another deep dive into the darkest corners of U.S. government and policy, but put away the newspaper. We’re winding back the clock to the beginning of the Aughts, when the CIA first implemented its “enhanced interrogation techniques,” or what most regular folks would call torture, at black sites around the world. The average American citizen didn’t learn about what the CIA was up to until after the program was shut down, and its brutality may never have been publicized at all,...
How Ford v Ferrari Stunt Coordinator Kept Christian Bale Safe at 140 Miles an Hour
“Christian Bale is hands down the best actor I’ve ever trained,” says stunt coordinator Dan Nagle, and for a guy who’s worked on Baby Driver, The Fate of the Furious and John Wick: Chapter 2, that’s saying a lot. A former racer himself, Nagle prepped Bale to portray Ken Miles, the hot-tempered driver who in 1966 competed in the 24 Hours Le Mans against the previously indomitable Italian racing team masterminded by Enzo Ferrari...
Composer Joseph Trapanese on Scoring a Live-Action Lady and the Tramp for Disney +
Video snippets from Disney’s history, showing the studio’s early animators gathered around a live deer, drawing its actions for Bambi, make for both great contemporary Instagram bait and charming Disney lore. They also demonstrate the extent to which Walt Disney encouraged his animators to learn and experiment. That level of commitment to creative exploration is something that can be heard today in the score to the live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp,...
How Ford v Ferrari’s Production Designer Rebuilt the World’s Greatest Race Track Piece-by-Piece
James Mangold‘s Ford v Ferrari revisits one of the greatest car races in history. It began back in 1959 when Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) wins the most difficult race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in France. The problem for Shelby is his crowning achievement is also his last race—doctors tell him a heart condition makes it impossible for him to race again. The ever-resource Shelby decides to become a car designer (he can’t bear to leave the sport he loves) and sets up shop in Venice Beach,...
Here’s Every Marvel Film on Disney + Right Now
At long last, Disney + officially launched yesterday. One of the biggest draws was The Mandalorian, the first-ever live-action Star Wars series. Considering Star Wars is one of Disney’s most galactically popular franchises, it makes all the sense in the world that The Mandalorian (which folks really like so far) would draw so much attention. A series that looks and feels as epic in scope as a Star Wars film?...
