Hiccup Unites the Town to Save the Dragons in a New Hidden World Trailer

If you truly love something, let it go. That’s the lesson Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) seems destined to learn in the final chapter of How to Train Your Dragon. The third movie of the trilogy will reveal The Hidden World, or a dragon oasis and the safe haven may be needed now more than ever. There’s a ruthless hunter who is determined to kill out dragon kind including Toothless. A new trailer for the animated epic illustrates the stakes we are dealing with here...

By Kelle Long  |  October 25, 2018
Liam Neeson is a Deadly Snowplow Driver in First Cold Pursuit Trailer

“What makes you think you can kill a man?” William Forsythe’s character asks Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) at the start of the Cold Pursuit trailer. The question no doubt makes sense within the plot of the film (Nels isn’t some former assassin or ex-cop, he’s a snowplow driver), but it also serves as a winking nod to the fact that Neeson has become, somewhat unexpectedly at first, the most bankable action-star not named Dwayne Johnson in the business,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 25, 2018
Watch Taron Egerton Train to Be a Master Archer in Robin Hood

I am here today to confess that I owe the cast and crew of Robin Hood an apology. Ever since the first trailer was released, I never stopped to consider that the arrow action could be remotely realistic, much less real. There is a lot of jumping, spinning, and fire throwing going on, so I didn’t imagine Taron Egerton was slinging any actual arrows. Turns out, I was wrong. The archery consultant for the film, Lars Andersen,...

By Kelle Long  |  October 25, 2018
Enter the Panic Room in new The Girl in the Spider’s Web Clip

When you’re a vigilante with a long list of highly dangerous enemies, you need to watch your back. When you’re a vigilante who is also an expert hacker and your enemies list include spies, international mafias and assassins, you need a panic room. Such is the case for Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) in this new clip from The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Having previously watched Salander string up a man who was beating his wife and ride her motorcycle across a frozen lake,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 25, 2018
The First Trailer for Netflix Thriller Bird Box Starring Sandra Bullock Looks Incredible

Netflix’s has dropped the first trailer for their upcoming thriller Bird Box, which boasts a stellar cast, a novel concept and a terrific director in Susanne Bier. If you want to compare Bird Box to a recent film, you won’t do better than John Krasinski’s A Quiet PlaceWhere A Quiet Place dealt with a terrifying alien force that hunted by sound, Bier’s film, based on a novel from Josh Malerman (adapted by Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer),...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 24, 2018

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Actor

The Mid90s Cast on Skating & Sticking to the Script in Jonah Hill’s Directorial Debut

Sunny Suljic, the young, breakout star of Mid90s, says most audiences don’t even know that he’s a proficient skater in real life. But for Suljic that’s proof that he did a convincing job playing a novice skateboarder in Jonah Hill’s directing debut.

Truth is, the pint-sized Suljic, at just 13, is as adept at extreme skateboarding as the rest of the movie’s young ensemble of non-professionals (Na-kel Smith, Olan Prenatt, Gio Galicia, Ryder McLaughlin) that was cast for both skateboarding skills and group chemistry...

By Loren King  |  October 24, 2018
Details Emerge About Hereditary Director Ari Aster’s Next Horror Movie

Writer/director Ari Aster is going to ruin the end of your 2020 (but in the best way). The talented filmmaker behind Hereditary, this year’s scariest horror movie, will once again be writing and directing a new film for powerhouse studio A24, set to bow late next summer, on August 9. Details have emerged about the plot, and they sound promisingly creepy. Jack Reynor (Macbeth), Florence Pugh (Outlaw King) and Will Poulter (The Maze Runner) will star in a film about a vacation that goes horrifically wrong...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 24, 2018
Joker Movie Casts its Young Bruce Wayne

The final pieces are coming together for Todd Phillips’ Joker. The gritty take on Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)’s transformation into Gotham’s most prolific, unhinged villain has just cast Dante Pereira-Olson as the young Bruce Wayne and Douglas Hodge as Alfred Pennyworth, the Wayne family butler who becomes something like the young Bruce’s surrogate father. Pereira-Olson has already worked with Phoenix before; he played a young version of Phoenix’s character Joe in Lynn Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here. ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 24, 2018
How the Strodes Honored the Past and Opened the Future of Halloween

The moment after seeing Halloween at TIFF, I was immediately squirming to talk about it with everyone everywhere. The time has finally come to do just that as virtually everyone and their babysitter has now seen the much-anticipated sequel. Halloween cut down the competition with a $33.3 million an opening day in October and raking in $77.5 million in the first weekend. Jamie Lee Curtis shattered dusty records paving the way for other women,...

By Kelle Long  |  October 23, 2018
Jean-Marc Vallée to Direct John Lennon/Yoko Ono Film for Universal

Jean-Marc Vallée might not be a household name quite yet, but we bet that’s going to change. The Wild and Dallas Buyers Club director has made his mark on the big screen and small. Lately, his work on HBO has been phenomenal. He helmed every episode of two standout series; Big Little Lies and Sharp ObjectsNow Deadline reports that Vallée has jumped on board Universal Pictures’...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 23, 2018
Emily Blunt Sings Our Troubles Away in New Mary Poppins Returns Trailer

Disney has released a musical, magical, marvelous look at Mary Poppins Returns. Everyone’s favorite nanny looks – and sounds – as lovely as ever and we get to see her enchanting abilities in action. From porpoises in the bath to flying over the city, there’s nothing Mary cannot do.

The sequel to the 1964 film will revive the brief period of Disney history that mixed animation with live action. The 2D animation has definitely undergone some sprucing with even more impressive integration than before...

By Kelle Long  |  October 23, 2018
Wonder Woman 1984 Returns to Its Original Release Date

While Wonder Woman fans are surely going to argue with this fact, it’s likely very good news that Wonder Woman 1984‘s release has been pushed back 8 months. Patty Jenkins’ follow has been slated for a November 1, 2019 premiere, but has now been moved back to June 5, 2020. Diana Prince herself Gal Gadot shared the news on Twitter:

Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape, we are able to put Wonder Woman back to its rightful home...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 23, 2018

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Actor, Director, Screenwriter

Rupert Everett on Writing, Directing & Starring in his Oscar Wilde Biopic The Happy Prince

Fans of both Rupert Everett and literary great Oscar Wilde have been patiently waiting for the release of the new film The Happy Prince, which has been 10 years in the making. The film Everett wrote, directed, and stars in is an unvarnished look at Wilde’s last few years, following his decline after release from a two-year imprisonment for homosexuality. We spoke to Everett about what inspired him as a first-time director, and he offered his perspective on the man he calls the “patron saint of the LGBTQ community”...

By Leslie Combemale  |  October 23, 2018
Joker Actor Shea Whigham Says Something Special is Happening With This Film

There are so many phenomenal actors involved in Todd Phillips’ Joker. Obviously, you start with Joaquin Phoenix, who is playing Arthur Fleck, the man who will become Batman’s most psychotic, iconic villain. Then the great Zazie Beetz joined the cast, an actress who managed to steal Deadpool 2 from an ensemble of very talented performers. Beetz plays Sophie Dumond, who last we heard is a single mom who, unfortunately for her,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 22, 2018
James Wan Drops new Aquaman Image of Patrick Wilson’s Orm Riding a Dinosaur

The last look we’d gotten at James Wan Aquaman was a new TV spot that showed a very dumb person shoving Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) in a bar. We’ll have to wait until the movie premieres to find out what happens to said dumb person and his fellow goons, but Wan has dropped a new image from the film, successfully drawing our attention back into the sea. The image shows Willem Dafoe’s Nuidis Vulko and Patrick Wilson’s King Orm on their oceanic steeds...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 22, 2018

Interview

Director, Screenwriter

Writer/Director Felix van Groeningen on Music, Catharsis, and Crafting Beautiful Boy

Known for his critically-acclaimed film Broken Circle Breakdown, which was the Belgian entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, writer/director Felix van Groeningen has been courted for years by Hollywood producers to helm his first English language film. He found the perfect project in Beautiful Boy, based on two bestselling memoirs by writers David and Nic Sheff. David’s book, from which the film gets its title, is about his journey dealing with his crystal meth and drug-addicted son Nic...

By Leslie Combemale  |  October 22, 2018
For a Mere $300,000 You Can Own a Custom Fantastic Beasts Costume of Your Own

Imagine what it would be like to be fitted for your very own movie costume by one of Hollywood’s most celebrated costume designers. You would definitely win any Halloween costume contest and be the toast of every Comic Con. That very scenario is now possible, just not very practical. Neiman Marcus has teamed up with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald to offer someone with a very substantial chunk of change a collaboration with the film’s costume designer...

By Kelle Long  |  October 22, 2018
Tom Holland Sports His New Spider-Man: Far From Home Suit on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Spidey is changing his stripes again…or web? What we mean is he’s getting a new Spider-Man suit. Spider-Man: Far from Home star Tom Holland dropped into Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to retrieve his mask. The rest of his outfit, however, is what drew all the attention.

In a clever bit on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, Guillermo burst onto stage wearing Peter Parker’s mask. In its absence,...

By The Credits  |  October 19, 2018
John Krasinski Has the Idea for A Quiet Place 2

John Krasinski has more to say about A Quiet Place. Although a sequel was swiftly confirmed after the film was a smash hit, the first-time director took his time in committing to writing it. In fact, Krasinski actually told Paramount to hire another filmmaker. Now, the writer-director has had enough time to ruminate and will helm part two after all.

THR reported that Krasinski addressed questions about the sequel at a Q&A in Los Angeles this week...

By Kelle Long  |  October 19, 2018

Interview

Director, Screenwriter

Elizabeth Chomko on her Bittersweet & Beautiful Directorial Debut What They Had

Writer and first-time director Elizabeth Chomko’s What They Had is a searingly personal film that still manages to make you laugh (a lot, actually) through your tears. The story centers on the irrevocable slide into dementia of Ruth (Blythe Danner) and her family’s attempts—conflicted, confused, and often at odds with one another—to figure out the best way to handle it.

The film opens with Ruth wandering, as if in a daydream, into a snowstorm at night with nothing but her nightgown and a coat,...

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 19, 2018