How Harriet Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Helped Portray an American Icon
For the last two decades, costume designer Paul Tazewell has been conquering Broadway. His eclectic range of work spans from revivals of such classics as A Streetcar Named Desire, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Raisin in the Sun and Guys and Dolls to newer hits like The Color Purple, In the Heights, Memphis and Ain’t Too Proud. He’s been honored with seven Tony nominations,...
Rey & Kylo Clash (and Maybe Team Up?) in Final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer
The final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer dropped, as promised, during Monday Night Football. We open with Rey (Daisy Ridley) on the run through a dense forest. A voiceover says: “It’s an instinct, a feeling…the Force brought us together.”
“People keep telling me they know me. No one does,” says Rey almost a minute into the trailer. The reply to this statement comes from, of course, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver); “But I do.”...
Terminator: Dark Fate Buzz: Best Film in the Franchise Since T2: Judgement Day
Today has been all about good early buzz. First came the news about how much journalists who saw some footage for The Mandalorian are loving Disney +’s upcoming new series, the first-ever live-action Star Wars show. Now, the initial reactions surrounding Tim Miller’s Terminator: Dark Fate have surfaced, and they, too, are really positive.
There are a few themes you’ll notice in the reactions. One is that Linda Hamilton’s return to the franchise is absolutely key to the success and joy of Dark Fate. ...
The Last Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer is Nearly Here
You know a movie’s a very big deal when the announcement of the date for the final trailer is news. Considering Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the 9th and final film in the Skywalker Saga, this certainly qualifies. The official Star Wars Twitter page revealed the news this past weekend. You’ll even get a split-second shot of Chewie (Joonas Suotamo) and Rey behind the wheel (so to speak) of the Millenium Falcon,...
The Gnarly First Trailer for Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot is Here
Folks, this might be a bit of a gruesome way to start your Monday, but the first official Bloodshot trailer is here, and it’s frankly excellent.
Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier who is killed in action while serving his country. Only Ray comes back—thanks with a little help from a company called RST—better than ever. When he wakes up—with a scientist played by the reliably sinister Guy Pearce there to greet him—Ray finds out he’s been brought back from the dead with a few,...
The Lighthouse Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke on Capturing Madness
When I caught Robert Eggers The Lighthouse at the Toronto International Film Festival, I was, to put it mildly, enthused. Relentlessly original, hypnotic, and gleefully insane, it was the work of an artist and a long list of collaborators going full tilt. The performances from the two leads, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, the score from Mark Korven, the production design from Craig Lathrop—everyone listed in the credits helped turn Eggers and his brother Max’s script into the fever dream depicted on screen...
3 Reasons to be Excited About Paul Dano as The Riddler in The Batman
The news broke yesterday that The Batman director Matt Reeves had cast Paul Dano as The Riddler. Earlier reports had it that Jonah Hill might get the role, but Hill exited from consideration as both The Riddler and the Penguin, and the story broke that Dano would be playing Edward Nashton, the man who becomes one of Batman’s most curious, cerebral enemies. Dano joins Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon,...
Daisy Ridley Says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Deals with “Reylo”
You have to admit, it’s a pretty catchy portmanteau. Star-crossed from the start, Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) have been frenemies since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams’ 2015 film that introduced the world to the newest (and possibly most potent) Force users in the galaxy. They clashed dramatically at the end of Force Awakens, with Rey getting the best of Kylo in a big way. Things got more…complicated, in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi. ...
Jojo Rabbit‘s Production Designer Ra Vincent on Building Taika Waititi’s Anti-Hate Satire
One of the most buzzed about films at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival was Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit. The film earned an enthusiastic ovation from the large audience at its premiere and is currently sitting at an 80% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. Some compared Waititi’s “anti-hate satire” to Roberto Benigni’s Holocaust drama Life is Beautiful as a high wire act of humor and pathos set during one of the darkest periods in history...
Warner Bros. Archivist Lisa Janney on the Batmobile & More
What’s it like to be in charge of Warner Bros. Pictures’ vast archive collection? We’re talking Batmobiles (lots of them), superhero costumes (Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, etc.), props, sets, and literal tons more. This is the question we put to Lisa Janney, Warner Bros. Pictures vice president of corporate archives. One of the most iconic assets in all of Warner Bros. archives is currently parked outside of the Motion Picture Association’s newly refurbished headquarters in Washington D.C.—the Batmobile. The beauty parked on 16th street outside of MPA headquarters is the Batmobile Val Kilmer drove from Batman Forever (1995),...
New Image & Details About Keri Russell’s Mysterious Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Character
If you don’t want to know anything extra about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that you haven’t gotten from the trailer and D23 footage, you should stop reading right now. Entertainment Weekly has a new image of Zorri Bliss, the mysterious new character played by Keri Russell. In the new image we see a fully helmeted Bliss apparently handing over some kind of coin or data storage unit to Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac)...
Zombieland: Double Tap Reviews: A Bloody Good Time
The early reactions to Zombieland: Double Tap were positive, but now we’ve got some proper reviews coming in. Director Ruben Fleischer’s sequel brings back your returning champions from the 2009 original—that’s Emma Stone as Wichita, Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, and Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus—and adds a slew of fresh faces to the mix. The results have netted largely strong reviews, which have more or less all hailed not only the comedic chops of the original cast but the newcomers,...
Neil Patrick Harris Joins Cast of The Matrix 4
Now this is a piece of unexpected but delicious casting news. Variety reports that Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast of The Matrix 4, making him the fourth big name to jump aboard Lana Wachowski’s hotly-anticipated return to the world of The Matrix she created with her sister Lily. Harris’s role is unknown, as is the latest addition to the cast, Aquaman‘s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,...
A new Bombshell Trailer Reveals Star-Studded Fox News Drama
A fresh trailer for Jay Roach’s star-studded Fox News drama Bombshell is here, and it’s a doozy. Charlize Theron is really, really convincing as former Fox News superstar Megyn Kelly, and she’s hardly the only big name in the cast. This is not the first depiction of the toxic environment women faced behind-the-scenes at Fox News—Showtimes’ recent series The Loudest Voice, based on Gabriel Sherman’s book—depicted the many allegations of sexual harassment against Fox News’...
Ryan Reynolds Teases Unfortunate Conclusion to his Marvel Meeting
There are few actors in the business who have more fun with their own persona than Ryan Reynolds. Whether he’s in a years-long feud with Hugh Jackman, mocks the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s supervillain Thanos, or brilliantly skewers himself in various Deadpool promos, Reynolds is a one-man joke machine, making the most of his good fortune—and great instincts—as his career continues to soar.
Now he’s teasing a meeting he had with Marvel,...
Zoe Kravitz Will be Catwoman in The Batman
The cast for Matt Reeves The Batman just got even better. Variety reports that Reeves has cast Zoe Kravitz to play Catwoman, one of Gotham’s most intriguing characters, and a sometime antagonist, sometime love interest of Batman himself. The Big Little Lies star had stiff competition for the role; Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Joker, Deadpool 2), Eliza Gonzalez (Baby Driver) and Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) were all eyeing the role...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Light Saber Duel Took Six Days to Film
There will be no spoilers here. We all already know there’s going to be an epic lightsaber duel between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It was right there in the footage we saw that Disney and Lucasfilm released during the D23 Expo. It’s also right there in the poster. Rey and Kylo Ren have it out in epic fashion atop a ship on some storm-lashed planet...
The Second Frozen II Trailer Reveals New Powers for Elsa
We’ve heard a snippet of some of Frozen II‘s music, we’ve seen a meaty first trailer, and now we’re getting another look at co-writer/director Jennifer Lee and co-director Chris Buck’s sequel to their 2013 mega-hit. Disney has just released a second trailer for Frozen II, which reveals more of Elsa’s mysterious powers. It looks like the Queen of Arendelle is even more magical than we believed, and she’ll need every last bit of her new powers if she and her loyal sister Anna are going to make it through their perilous journey...
Here’s the First Trailer for Robert Downey Jr. as Dolittle
Robert Downey Jr. is back in his first major role since he hung up the arc reactor as Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame. Downey stars in the upcoming Dolittle, from co-writer and director Stephen Gaghan, as the man who could talk to animals. Dolittle is actually Downey’s first non-Marvel role since he starred in The Judge in 2014 (!!), and the first trailer reveals our first look yet at this reimagining of the classic story...
Zombieland: Double Tap Early Reactions Hype Hilarious Return to Zombie-Killing Form
We were pretty excited when we heard the gang is back for some fresh, and most importantly funny, zombie-killing antics. We were especially tickled when the first trailer revealed that our favorite zombie-slayers have been spending their downtime at the White House. Director Ruben Fleischer returns, along with his core cast of Emma Stone as Wichita, Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, and Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus in Zombieland: Double Tap. ...
