Avengers: Endgame Returning to Theaters With Extra Footage
If you thought that the original theatrical release of Avengers: Endgame could have been a little longer, you’re going to be very happy indeed. The Russo Brothers’ colossal critical and commercial smash is returning to theaters with additional footage. The scoop comes from ComicBook.com‘s Brandon Davis, who spoke with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at the Spider-Man: Far From Home press junket in London. (Yes, there will be spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen Endgame yet.)
“We are doing that,”...
Marvel is Coming to Comic-Con’s Hall H—What are They Coming With?
Well, this is big news in the world of film. Deadline reports that Marvel is returning to Comic-Con’s Hall H after sitting out last year’s fest. So far, no one knows what kind of lineup they’re bringing to San Diego, which means there’s plenty of room for professional and amateur speculators to start guessing.
Considering we’ve just witnessed the culmination of a 22-film art with Avengers: Endgame, and the wrap on Marvel’s Phase 4 with the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home, ...
Former Mythbusters Cohost Built a Real-Life Iron Man Suit That Actually Flies
If anyone was going to be able to build an actual, working Iron Man suit, former Mythbuster cohost Adam Savage would have been a great bet to pull it off. Savage revealed the suit for the first episode of his new Discovery series Savage Builds. He worked with a group of engineers who helped him 3D-print a titanium suit that took its inspiration directly from Tony Stark himself. Folks, this suit actually flies...
New Spider-Man: Far From Home Images & Footage Tease Ambitious Final Film in Marvel’s Phase 3
There are a few things we’ve learned about Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Far From Home that speaks to how this film is a lot more than just the chaser to Avengers: Endgame‘s very strong shot. One is the fact that it deals directly (spoiler alert for those of you who haven’t seen Endgame) with Tony Stark’s death. The second is that Far From Home teases out the repercussions of Endgame‘s time-traveling madness by introducing the multiverse...
Here’s Your First Look at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story
There isn’t a genre that Steven Spielberg can’t tackle. The legendary director has worked in nearly every genre, save one. He’s delivered groundbreaking CGI spectacles from Jurassic Park to Ready Player One, and taut espionage thrillers like Bridge of Spies or Munich. He’s obviously a master of sci-fi (not only does Ready Player One qualify, but so does Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., A.I., and War of the Worlds,...
Todd Phillips Scares up a new Image of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker
While we’ve still got more than four months until writer/director Todd Phillips’ Joker hits the big screen, it’s fairly incredible how little we actually know about the film. The first stand-alone film for one of the most iconic villains in comic book (or comic book movie) history, Joker gets extra intrigue points for having Joaquin Phoenix in the title role. We’ve parsed the trailer for every conceivable Easter Egg,...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ VFX Supervisor on Giving Mythic Dimension to the Titans
Godzilla first came to life in 1954 when actor Haruo Nakajima put on a sweltering 220-pound suit and tromped around a Tokyo soundstage smashing miniature buildings. Orchestrated by special effects genius Eiji Tsuburaya, the black and white Godzilla, King of the Monsters terrified movie audiences and effectively birthed the Kaiju cinematic universe of radiation-mutated ogres. This summer, Godzilla: King of the Monsters version 2 relied on five visual effects shops to digitally resuscitate the gargantuan title reptile and fellow titans Rodan,...
Which Villains Will Appear in Matt Reeves The Batman?
Now that we know Robert Pattinson is the next Caped Crusader in Matt Reeves The Batman, the focus can turn towards the villains. There has been quite a lot of speculation on the old internet (you don’t say?) about which of the many iconic Batman villains might appear. One of the things that have always made Batman such a great superhero, both in the comics and on the big screen, is Gotham is such a rich source of weirdo villains...
First Doctor Sleep Trailer Reveals The Shining‘s Long-Awaited Sequel
May the sun never set on the Stephen King empire. Adaptations of the horror master’s novels keep coming at us, on the big screen and small, at a truly astonishing pace. Among those are Andy Muschietti’s beloved 2017 adaptation IT (and the upcoming IT: Chapter Two), the recent reboot of Pet Sematary, and now Doctor Sleep. This latest film is based on King’s 2013 sequel to “The Shining,”...
Here’s Why Captain Marvel‘s Directors Made the Skrulls the Good Guys
Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck made a lot of bold choices with their excellent Captain Marvel. In fact, the film was filled with fun twists, clever Easter Eggs, and narrative turns to enliven this origin story into something stranger than you’d expect. Yet no choice was as bold—or surprising—as their decision to make the shape-shifting Skrulls the good guys. The entire marketing campaign was essentially a deft fakeout—we were led to believe these reliable villains from the comic books would be the main baddies in Captain Marvel. ...
Why Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Editor was on set
When J.J. Abrams stepped back into the director’s chair for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, he had many daunting obstacles ahead. One was the fact that he was stepping in fairly late in the process—Colin Trevorrow was initially meant to helm the film. Another challenge was the sheer burden of taking on the very last film in the epic, 9-part Skywalker saga. How will the story deal with Rey (Daisy Ridley)’s parentage?...
How Dark Phoenix‘s Key Costumer Handled a Mutant Wardrobe
Co-writer and director Simon Kinberg’s Dark Phoenix was a very different kind of X-Men film for a variety of reasons. One is the fact that he removed X-Men from the title altogether. This was done to put the focus squarely on the troubled shoulders of Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), whose evolution, so to speak, into the titular Dark Phoenix is the film’s central storyline. Yet despite removing the name of the mutant super-group from the title,...
Mindy Kaling & Nancy Meyers on Writing, Producing & More
With a history just over a decade old, the “Produced By” conference in L.A. is a gathering that promises, if not exactly unfettered access, at least a chance to be in the same room with many accomplished producers, and hyphenates: producer-actors, producer-directors, etcetera.
Run by the Producers Guild, and currently hosted on the Warner Brothers backlot (an “above the line” analog to the Cine Gear show held at Paramount, the week before), admission ain’t exactly cheap...
Quentin Tarantino On What His Star Trek Will be Like
Right now film lovers await Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. His most recent movie—his ninth—has already garnered some rave reviews after bowing at the Cannes Film Festival. All Tarantino films are big events—he takes his time, releasing a fresh movie every few years. The giddy, retro Once Upon a Time in Hollywood features Leonardo DiCaprio as a fading star in 1969 Hollywood and positions him, and his longtime stunt double (played by Brad Pitt,...
First Full Frozen II Trailer Reveals Dangerous Journey for Elsa & Anna
Yesterday, Disney shared with us a slightly more fullsome synopsis for the long-awaited Frozen 2. Today, the Mouse House has done us one better and released the film’s official trailer, giving us a longer glimpse at Elsa and Anna’s upcoming adventures outside of Arendelle. This new trailer expands on the gorgeous but plot light teaser Disney released last February.
The trailer once again opens with Elsa attempting to scale giant waves by freezing them...
More of Frozen 2‘s Story is Finally Revealed
When Disney unveiled the trailer for Frozen 2 this past February, it had been (shockingly) six years since we last saw Elsa and Anna. Frozen was a juggernaut success, one of the most successful animated films in history. The children (and their parents) who were so enthralled with “Let It Go” and the story of Elsa and Anna have grown up since then, but we’re guessing there’s going to be just as much excitement for Frozen 2. ...
Clever Interactive Timeline Explains Avengers: Endgame Time-Traveling
If you found yourself a little confused during Avengers: Endgame‘s time-traveling, you weren’t alone. While directors Joe and Anthony Russo and their editor Jeffrey Ford did a great job of tying the myriad eras together, it was still a bit of a challenge to stay on top of where, or really when, everyone was. Not only that, the Avengers time-traveling meant that they were meddling with the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
Watch Jean Grey Battle Magneto in Dark Phoenix Scene Breakdown
In the world of the X-Men, Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Professor X (James McAvoy) serve as mutant whisperers, only they do so to very different ends. For the good Professor, he teaches and counsels mutants, young and old, in an attempt to both nurture their gifts and make them respectable members of the community. For the often very bad Magneto, he takes in wayward mutants and nurtures their talents for chaos-making, enlisting them in his longstanding war with humanity...
Production Designer Akin McKenzie on Recreating Reality in When They See Us
When They See Us, Ava DuVernay’s four-part series on the 25-year aftermath of a 1989 rape and assault that took place in Central Park, was originally going to be titled Central Park Five. That moniker quickly became the shorthand for the five boys from Harlem — four African-American, one Latino — who were wrongly accused and convicted of the attack. Instead of a name reflecting only how these teenagers were viewed by the media and public,...
Meet the Man Who Provided the Vintage Props for The Sopranos Prequel
When a movie takes place in the past the filmmakers have to recreate a whole bygone world. We might not notice if a telephone, neon sign, or cash register is right for the period, but if it’s wrong it can be a distraction. Prop Specialties provides all kinds of items to film and television productions set any time in the 20th century and even in the present, as most settings today include older or vintage items. Their specialty is providing props that really work so that when a character puts a coin in a vending machine,...
