Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” Unsheathes Ferocious New Trailer

A bloody, bold new trailer for Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s long-awaited followup to his Best Picture Winner, has arrived. The new look is the longest, bloodiest, most thrilling yet. We’re introduced to the art of choosing gladiators, as explained by Denzel Washington’s Macrinus, who is usually sorting through prisoners of war and who sees something special in Paul Mescal’s Lucius, a young man with the requisite rage to survive the Coliseum, and all the lesser,

Marvel Reveals First “Thunderbolts” Trailer Unleashes the Bad Guys on the Worse Guys

We now have our first peek at Marvel Studios’ upcoming antihero team-up movie Thunderbolts.

The trailer opens with a family reunion—former Black Widow and all-around butt-kicker Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) arrives at the door of her father, Alexia Shostakov (David Harbour), better known as the Red Guardian. The last time we saw these two together was in Black Widow, the one and only stand-alone movie for Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger and former Black Widow herself,

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Hair and Makeup Head Christine Blundell on Bringing Out the Dead

Almost four decades after the original, Tim Burton’s follow-up, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, is a hit for Warner Bros. Reprising their original roles, Winona Ryder’s Lydia is now a television talk show host ghost hunter, Catherine O’Hara’s Delia is still a daffy cosmopolitan creative, and Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice remains an undead charlatan pining for Lydia. Lydia also has a teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), who misses her late dad, Richard (Santiago Cabrera),

“Transformers One” Director Josh Cooley on Humanizing the Origin of Optimus Prime and Megatron’s Ancient Feud

Transformers One isn’t the first animated Transformers film, but it has achieved multiple firsts for the iconic franchise. 

The science fiction action film is an origin story that focuses on the early relationship of Orion Pax and D-16, how they changed the fate of their home planet of Cybertron, and how they became Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively. Directed by Josh Cooley, best known for helming Oscar-nominated Toy Story 4,

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Editor Jay Prychidny on Capturing a Debauched Poltergeist’s Manic Energy

36 years after he first burst onto the screen in his title film—for a grand total of 17 minutes, by the way—Michael Keaton’s debauched poltergeist is back in trademark sinister style, black and white suit and hair akimbo, in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Tim Burton’s sequel turns up the heart, laughs, and gags, a cinematic feast overflowing with gleeful madness only Burton and his regular team of collaborators—longtime costume designer Colleen Atwood and composer Danny Elfman included—could dream up.

Designed to Shred: How “Alien: Romulus” Costume Designer Carlos Rosario Stylized Horror

Previously, we talked to Alien: Romulus costume designer Carlos Rosario about how American farmers’ attire from the 1940s-1960s inspired some of the wardrobe for our Jackson’s Star inhabitants and several sartorial callbacks from the first two films in the franchise. 

In part two, Rosario discusses how director Fede Alvarez’s approach to his ferocious interquel helped the designer account for the wear and tear on the costumes, caused,

Robert Pattinson is Ready to be Reborn in Official “Mickey 17” From Bong Joon Ho

The official trailer for Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 has landed, revealing the Parasite auteur’s sci-fi mind-bender with Robert Pattinson playing a young man so desperate for a change he’s willing to die—again and again—for a chance at a new kind of life. Ain’t that a kick in the head? The trailer is set to Sinatra’s version of the iconic tune, and the match makes perfect sense as we watch Mickey get,

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Editor Jay Prychidny on the Gospel of Ghoulish Pacing

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn’t a rehash of the past. Director Tim Burton revisits familiar characters and locations to tell a new story about aging, family, and regaining a sense of self that can get lost along the way through life’s trials and tribulations. It’s not just a nostalgic sequel but another personal adventure from the mind of one of contemporary cinema’s most singular filmmakers.

As usual with a Burton film, there are a lot of forces at play,

“Deadpool & Wolverine” Editors on Shaping Wolverine’s Masterpiece Emotional Explosion—in a Minivan

Who wouldn’t want to watch Hugh Jackman deliver a satisfying performance? Better yet, let’s dress him up in one of the most iconic comic book hero costumes of all time and throw him in a minivan in some random forest with an intemperately smart-mouthed passenger. What could go wrong? Apparently, everything when it comes to Deadpool & Wolverine, this summer’s massive box office hit about two dudes on a world-saving multiverse road trip from director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things).

“Alien: Romulus” Costume Designer Carlos Rosario’s Retro Vision & Vintage Style Blends – Part One

The only film so far to take this summer’s box office juggernaut Deadpool & Wolverine off the #1 spot for a spell was Fede Álvarez’s sci-fi horror Alien: Romulus, which brought back one of the most frightful monsters in cinematic history—the lobster-like face-strangling Xenomorphs! Taking place between Ridley Scott’s 1979 revered original and James Cameron’s 1986 fan-favorite sequel, Aliens, the cortisol-triggering interquel from 20th Century Studios centers on a new generation of colonists in their 20s,

“Merchant Ivory” Director Stephen Soucy on His Must-See Doc for Film Lovers

The name Merchant Ivory is so synonymous with lustrous period films, particularly literary adaptations of the works of E. M. Forster and Henry James, that even some astute filmgoers assumed it was a studio or a brand. It was both those things, but it was foremost the names of two men—US-born director James Ivory and India-born producer Ismail Merchant—who together formed a partnership that changed modern moviemaking.

That’s the major takeaway from Stephen Soucy’s illuminating and entertaining documentary Merchant Ivory.

A Quarter-Century Later, We’re Quoting “The Matrix” More Than Ever

Wake up, Neo. The Matrix was released 25 years ago this year. From that first entreaty, as it appeared on computer programmer Thomas Anderson’s (Keanu Reeves) black computer screen, to the hacker’s life-changing choice — red pill or blue? —  Lilly and Lana Wachowski’s dystopian action thriller became and remains a technological and cultural bellwether.

Hollywood, movie-going, fashion, and superheroes look nothing like they did in 1999, yet The Matrix memes don’t stop,

Stars Remember the Legendary, Singular James Earl Jones

There is perhaps no actor in the medium’s history whose voice alone was such a work of art it represented the most complicated, iconic villain of all time and the most noble, legendary animated character. James Earl Jones, who died Monday morning at the age of 93, was the man who lent his otherworldly vocal chops to Darth Vader, the character that defined the very best of Star Wars in his complexity, rage,

“Deadpool & Wolverine” Editors Dean Zimmerman & Shane Reid on the Killer Cut

When a movie trailer makes history by snatching 365 million views in 24 hours, at the very least, the studio behind it knows they have an interested audience. Deadpool & Wolverine did so in February this year and then trickled out a treasure trove of marketing materials leading up its July release. Everything from conspiracy riddled images, popcorn bucket sets, possible cameos,

“Venom: The Last Dance” Teaser Finds Dynamic Symbiote Fighting Their Last Battle

A new teaser for first-time director Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Last Dance is here, and true to its title, the third film in the Tom Hardy-led trilogy will find his Eddie Brock and his best buddy Venom, the alien symbiote he hosts, in a final, epic battle. Eddie has worked hard to train his insatiable alien friend from feasting on just anybody to channel his aggression and appetite towards more noble ends.  

Hardy’s run as Venom began with director Ruben Fleischer’s 2018 hit Venom, 

“King Ivory” Cinematographer Will Stone Illuminates John Swab’s Fentanyl Crime Drama

“This was a very important script for him,” says cinematographer Will Stone about writer-director John Swab and his latest project, King Ivory, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival.

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Swab is a recovering drug addict, and with his feature film Body Brokers (2021), he took first-hand accounts of time he spent in drug rehabilitation centers to deliver a visually gritty narrative about scammers profiting off keeping people in recovery.

“Wicked” Casts a Spell and Causes Commotion in a Brand New Trailer

“Fellow Ozians, the Wicked Witch of the West is dead!”

So begins the second trailer for director John M. Chu’s Wicked, inviting us to find out what happened before Dorothy dropped into Oz and attitudes were cemented about that Wicked Witch.

Chu’s Wicked is the first big-screen adaptation of the juggernaut Broadway show, and he’s deployed two multitalented superstars to help enchant Universal’s adaptation.

“Masters of the Universe” Casts Alison Brie as Villain Evil-Lyn in Amazon MGM’s He-Man Movie

Alison Brie is ready to get evil with a capital E.

The Hollywood Reporter scoops that Brie has been cast in Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe, Amazon MGM’s live-action adaptation of Mattel’s He-Man toy brand, which became ubiquitous in the 1980s. Brie joins The Idea of You star Nicholas Galitzine, who plays He-Man, and Camila Mendes, who plays Teela, captain of the royal guard.

How “Afraid” Writer/Director Chris Weitz Cracked the Artificial Intelligence Code in His First Horror Film

What happens when a charming AI device makes itself indispensable to an unsuspecting family of five? In Chris Weitz‘s new horror film Afraid, the smooth-talking “AIA” aims for nothing short of total domination. The film stars John Cho, who caught his first acting break when Weitz and his brother Paul cast him in their directorial debut, American Pie. Katherine Waterston co-stars as Cho’s wife, with Lukita Maxwell, Wyatt Lindner, and Isaac Bae portraying their kids.

“A Minecraft Movie” Teaser Finds Jason Momoa and Jack Black in the Overworld

In the world of Minecraft, creativity is essential for survival.

Warner Bros. has unboxed the first teaser for A Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black in the first big screen, live-action adaptation of the best-selling video game ever.

A Minecraft Movie comes from director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and centers on Momoa’s Garrett “The Garbage Man”