Chris Evans Reveals Spoiler-Riffic Video From set of Avengers: Endgame
The video ban has been lifted. Now that Avengers: Endgame has traveled around the world on thousands and thousands of screens—and broken box office records left and right—the on-set videos and other juicy reveals are starting to find their way onto the internet. Yesterday we learned who Katherine Langford’s was supposed to play in Endgame and why her scene was ultimately cut. We also got our look at a brand new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer that deals directly with the Endgame aftermath...
Katherine Langford’s Mysterious Avengers: Endgame Role Revealed
Lots of folks were intrigued and excited when news spread that Katherine Langford had a mysterious role in Avengers: Endgame. Then the movie came out and Langford was nowhere to be found. We now know what happened—Langford had a really big scene, but ultimately it was cut from the finished film.
Spoilers ahead!
And who did Langford play, you wonder? A grown-up version of Tony Stark’s daughter, Morgan, whom we meet earlier in the film as a young child (played by Lexi Rabe)...
New Spider-Man: Far From Home Images Reveal a Changed Peter Parker
We just shared the new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, which you can’t watch unless you’ve seen Avengers: Endgame. The reason for that is the new trailer deals directly with the MCU-shaking events in that film, while also simultaneously revealing just how much Sony had to hold back on showing us much of anything about this film until Endgame premiered. If you’ve seen Endgame (last spoiler alert,...
New Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Reveals Post Endgame World
Folks, if you still haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame, then don’t watch this new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer. The MCU-shaking events in Endgame are teased in the new trailer, which is the best look yet we’ve gotten at the next Spidey adventure. It also becomes obvious watching this new trailer how much they had to hold back in our previous glimpses of the film before Endgame premiered...
Star Michael Ealy on Household Horror in his new Thriller The Intruder
New thriller The Intruder stars Michael Ealy and Meagan Good as Scott and Annie Russell, a newly married couple who have bought what they hope is their dream home from longtime owner Charlie Peck (Dennis Quaid). They slowly discover Charlie is not only having a hard time letting go, but he’s also getting obsessive. Michael Ealy talked to The Credits about his good guy role, the joy of working opposite Dennis Quaid,...
Uncovering the Avengers: Endgame Easter Eggs, Call Backs & More
Spoiler warning, folks!
We’ve already discussed the meaning of that secret sound that played after the Avengers: Endgame credits. We’ve parsed the epic ending, including those shocking reveals late in the battle with Thanos. We mourned the characters we lost, especially the one who dies a little more than halfway through the film. Avengers: Endgame is such a global phenomenon even folks who despise superhero movies are talking about...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer Talks Life, Sex, & Ask Dr. Ruth
As a follow-up to The Keepers, documentary director Ryan White found a very different, very inspiring story in Ask Dr. Ruth, which is releasing in theaters on May 3rd. The film examines the fascinating life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became the country’s most widely known and celebrated sex therapist. In following this famously straightforward woman as she enters her 90s, audiences will see she is as energetic and enthusiastic as she’s ever been...
Julianne Moore on Craft, Coming of Age, & Women in Hollywood
Julianne Moore’s fearless approach to her craft has forged a career that seamlessly mixes commercial blockbusters such as The Hunger Games with independent films. Her signature roles range from a cocaine-fueled porn star and maternal figure in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights to a 1950s housewife suffocated by social convention in Todd Haynes’s Far From Heaven.
At a recent onstage interview with me at the Boston’s premiere art house cinema,...
Is there a Hidden Clue in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s International Title?
Once the title for the 9th and final film in the Skywalker saga was revealed a million fan theories were born. The title Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker begs a lot of questions. The first, of course, is what Skywalker are we talking about here? It’s been generally accepted that Luke Skywalker’s return in J.J. Abrams’ film will be as a force ghost. We all watched Luke use everything he had to project himself to Crait to fight Kylo-Ren and help keep his sister,...
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Will Include Some of DC’s Weirdest Villains
James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad is shaping up to be a big old party of weirdo villains, and we’re excited about that. In the last two days, two new faces joined the cast in very intriguing roles. Ace character actor and Ant-Man alum David Dastmalchian has nabbed the role of Polka-Dot man. This bizarre villain was often a pain in Batman’s side, sometimes literally. Polka-Dot man’s namesake costume conceals his many weapons. He’s a lunatic...
Knock Down the House Director Rachel Lears Captures History in the Making
One of the big success stories of Sundance 2019 has been the documentary Knock Down the House, which was snapped up by Netflix for ten million. The festival screening got a standing ovation and a subsequent Festival Favorite Award. Streaming on Netflix starting May 1st, Knock Down the House, which is directed and co-produced by Rachel Lears, follows four female candidates as they run for office for the first time,...
The Mysterious Sound in the Avengers: Endgame Credits Revealed
You saw Avengers: Endgame. You processed all those MCU-rattling revelations. You mourned who was lost. Perhaps you stayed seated during the credits, wondering (hoping?) for a classic Marvel mid or post-credits scene hinting at what’s to come. Instead, what you got was a noise. It sounded like someone hammering on metal. So what was that?
If you were a little dazed by the events in the film,...
Let’s Discuss Avengers: Endgame‘s Epic Ending
The title to this piece is a spoiler warning, so obviously don’t read further if you haven’t seen the film yet.
Okay, let’s talk about Avengers: Endgame. Specifically, the ending. And by ending, I mean the major, MCU-shaking revelations that began occurring once the Hulk snapped the vanished back to life with the reconstituted Infinity Stones. (Which resulted in seeing Hulk in a sling—another unexpected Hulk-related image from the film.) So many major, MCU-redefining moments came rushing at us once Hulk pulled off the reverse-snap that it’s worth it to take a look at them one-by-one:
Captain America is Worthy of Mjolnir!...
The Blue Blur is Back in Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer
The most famous super speedy spiny mammal of them all has finally raced onto the big screen in his own film. We’ve got the official trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog in all its zany glory. Sonic was first popularized via a video game some 30-years ago. The little guy proved so likable he’s never really faded away. The fact that he’s now headlining his own major motion picture isn’t all that surprising if you consider the recent crush of video game adaptations and live-action takes on funny,...
That Crucial Black Widow & Hawkeye Scene Almost Ended Another way
If you haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame yet, this article ain’t for you. Spoiler alert. Many spoilers alert.
There were many surprising moments in Endgame that delighted. Chunky Drunk Thor (or Lebowski Thor, if you’d prefer). Captain America’s beautiful retirement. The fact that not only did Thanos get killed, but he got killed twice. And of course, there was Iron Man’s final act,...
How Avengers: Endgame Surpassed Expectations & Changed the MCU
Avengers: Endgame is a global phenomenon. That this was always going to be the case—the built-in fan base all but assured its box office dominance—really shouldn’t mitigate the fact that it has captured the imagination of this many people. Nor should we refrain from marveling (apologies) at the fact that this movie, capping an 11-year, 22-film grand experiment in world-building, delivered such an emotionally satisfying story. Endgame broke the record (by a mile) for the biggest opening weekend of all time...
Your Avengers: Endgame Survival Odds
Someone—or possibly someones—will not make it out of Avengers: Endgame alive. We’ve waited a year to find out how our survivors are going to get all the folks who died in Infinity War back. Yet what has always seemed likely is it would require some sort of tragic trade. The Avengers figure out a way to undo the Thanos Snap, but in doing so someone has to make the ultimate sacrifice...
When to go to the Bathroom During Avengers: Endgame
You may have heard that Avengers: Endgame is long. Very long. Three-hours long. I don’t know about you, but there is zero chance I could get through a film this length without retiring to the bathroom. At least once. Timing when to dash out to the loo is a para-narrative that grows with intensity alongside any film I’m watching. It’s why aisle seats are mandatory for folks like me. It’s why I turn into an amateur fire marshall and pinpoint where the closest exit is when I’m choosing my location...
Savannah Knoop on Adapting her Memoir Into the Fascinating J.T. LeRoy
It’s often said that truth is stranger than fiction. No doubt this adage applies to the remarkable story of Savannah Knoop, who as a young woman assumed the persona of J.T. LeRoy, an adolescent author admired for his gut-wrenching semi-autobiographical books with themes of childhood abuse and prostitution. In actuality, LeRoy didn’t exist. He was the creation of Knoop’s sister-in-law and the real writer, Laura Albert. When the public began clamoring for LeRoy, Albert asked Knoop to play the part...
Spoil Avengers: Endgame & Thanos Will Snap
Everyone involved in Avengers: Endgame is very serious about keeping the film’s secrets secret. How serious? Even the film’s stars weren’t quite sure how things were going to play out. Peter Parker himself, Tom Holland, was given a redacted script, detailing only certain elements of key scenes. Multiple endings were shot to throw off any would-be leakers. Even Marvel’s robust marketing campaign has gotten by on as little actual plot detail as possible...