New Aquaman Images Reveal the Film’s Monster Ambitions
Last week we shared Aquaman‘s righteous first trailer fresh from Cinema-Con. The nearly two and a half minute burst of underwater mayhem has given hopeful fans of both the character and director James Wan a reason to be thrilled. Seeing the the legendary Atlantian superhero leading his own franchise, with what appears to be some of the most ambitious filmmaking in the DCEU’s history, is reason for excitement. Massive underwater battles and brilliantly constructed sequences in Atlantis were two eye-popping moments in the trailer...
First Godzilla: King of the Monsters Image Reveals the King Himself
We got our first look at the trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters last week during Comic-Con, and it revealed possibly the most monster-packed film in the franchise’s history. Now, with the first official image of Godzilla himself made available by Warner Bros., we can see what form the iconic monster has taken in the latest film. One of the intriguing aspects of King of the Monsters is that this is an actual sequel,...
Mowgli Will Premiere on Netflix Next Year
There was already steadily growing buzz surrounding Andy Serkis’ Mowgli, but the roar just grew a few decibels louder.
Netflix had already purchased distribution of the cerebral sci-fi hit Annihilation and the hugely secretive Cloverfield Paradox, but the streaming service upped its game again when it acquired the rights to the Jungle Book-inspired Mowgli, per Deadline. Netflix plans to withdraw the film from its initial wide release on October 19,...
This Early Concept Art for Thor’s Hammer Will Make You Miss Mjölnir
Unpopular opinion: the MCU’s saddest death takes place in the beginning of Thor: Ragnarok, when the God of Thunder’s sister, Hela, destroys his best friend.
That best friend was Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir, of course. Before it was ruthlessly shattered, the two embarked on many an adventure across the universe and slew countless foes, from the Chitauri soldiers of The Avengers to that horrific flying rodent in Ragnarok...
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill Try to Map Their Own Minds in Maniac Teaser
Are Jonah Hill and Emma Stone replicants?
Probably not. But the psychological tests they’re submitted to in Netflix’s new dark comedy Maniac do sound a bit like the ones in the Blade Runner movies. And in the limited series, the pair play two strangers who you could say are malfunctioning—one is heartbroken, and the other is possibly schizophrenic.
The teaser makes it clear from the start that this will be a show that picks up the malleable nature of the mind and runs with it...
Star Wars: Episode IX Will Feature New Carrie Fisher Footage
The force seems to be with us all this Friday. Leia Organa’s story is not finished yet. The Star Wars princess turned General will appear in Star Wars: Episode IX Lucasfilm announced today in a statement.
The legendary late Carrie Fisher passed away prior to the final installment of the Skywalker saga being written, but where there is a will, there is a way. Do not panic. Lucasfilm is sticking to their promise that General Organa will not be recreated using CG as Grand Moff Tarkin was in Rogue One...
A New African Princess is Coming to Disney
Make room for one more Disney princess. The House of Mouse has secured a new fairytale for the screen. The project is titled Sadé, according to Deadline, and stars an African princess. The idea for Sadé comes from writing team Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer who collaborated Break, a romantic comedy short film, last year.
While Disney has been churning out spectacular live-action remakes of animated classics like Mulan and Lady and the Tramp,...
Disney Live-Action Remakes Add New Cast for Lady and the Tramp and Mulan
Disney has lots in store for us this coming year, but probably most exciting is to hear that more live-action remakes are churning out. Two of the most beloved animated Disney films have just released casting announcements for their upcoming live-action remakes. From Ashley Jensen in Lady and the Tramp to Jason Scott Lee starring in Mulan, these films are heading in the right direction.
Deadline reported yesterday that Ashley Jensen (Lobster,...
Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery is Coming Back to Haunt Us On Screen
Stephen King works are being adapted for film and TV at a blinding pace, which is a rapturous delight that I vow never to take for granted. Yet, if there is another author who I would like to see commemorated in such a way, it would be Shirley Jackson. Luckily, the powers that be seem to agree with me. Jackson’s short story masterpiece The Lottery is set to become a feature film according to Deadline...
Josh Brolin Wore an Infinity Gauntlet for His Avengers: Infinity War Performance And It’s Amazing
The best actors seem to be the ones who are able to sympathize with their characters. Even if their character is scheming to destroy half the universe. “What he’s doing, from his point of view, is a very positive thing,” actor Josh Brolin says in a new behind-the-scenes clip from the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War Blu-Ray. Hm, sure he is.
Regardless of philosophical debates about vaporizing half the living population, i09 has the first look at the Brolin behind the brawn and it’s crazy cool...
Tom Cruise Trained for Three Months to Pull Off This Crazy Mission: Impossible – Fallout Stunt
Think you could pull off all the stunts Tom Cruise does in a Mission Impossible movie? Here’s what it would take to do just one of his death defying feats. That amazing helicopter sequence we got a glimpse of in the Fallout trailer is called a corkscrew dive, apparently. Cruise spent three months training at Airbus’ helicopter school in Texas so he could fly the helicopter himself. WIRED sent a crew there to go through some training of their own and see the kind of work Cruise put in to make the scene as thrilling as possible...
Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Debauching Another Childhood Favorite, Home Alone
Being Home Alone when you’re eight is a very different than when you’re 28. Or is it? Deadline has reported that Ryan Reynolds is set to produce and potentially star in Stoned Alone, a film with all of the fun and gags from Home Alone in a decidedly adult version. Leave it to Reynolds to cash in on a beloved holiday favorite by completely corrupting it. This is, of course, the guy who mixed foul-mouthed Deadpool with Bob Ross and Good Housekeeping...
Ben Kingsley Has a Close Shave in Final Operation Finale Trailer
Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac navigate a deadly power dynamic in the final Operation Finale trailer. Isaac stars as the heroic Mossad agent Peter Malkin who brought Nazi Lieutenant Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley) to justice. Tracking down Eichmann 15 years after the war was just the beginning. Malkin gets close enough to take Eichmann’s life in his hands in the final trailer, but just who has the advantage here?
Kingsley plays the master manipulator with chilling callousness...
Pooh Brings His Childlike Wonder to an Adult World in Christopher Robin Sneak Peek
It feels like just yesterday when I would pick my favorite Winnie the Pooh movie out from our rack of cassettes and pop it in the VCR. I still remember Pooh’s Grand Adventure like the back of my hand. As a child, my mom telling me stories of how she grew up reading Winnie the Pooh, and wanting nothing more than to live in the Hundred Acre Wood. One of my favorite quotes to this day is from Pooh’s Grand Adventure...
Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher Discuss the Social Media Influences that Shaped Eighth Grade
When writer-director Bo Burnham set out to make Eighth Grade, his acclaimed new account of middle-school anxiety, he had plenty of reasons to be anxious himself. He’d never directed a feature film before, and his subject was a 13-year-old girl, something he’d never been. But any apprehension was balanced by his relief at not being in front of the camera.
“I was very aware of my limitations,” Burnham told The Credits recently while in Washington with his star,...
The Coen Brothers Morph The Ballad of Buster Scruggs into a Feature Film
The anticipated six-episode anthology TV series, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is not exactly what we thought, as it appeared on the lineup for the Venice Film Festival today. The Coen brothers are always surprising us. Variety confirmed that their new theatrical and innovative TV show has turned into a movie and will be eligible to compete this Oscar season. For the Coen brother it’s go big or go home and they often seem to be only capable of topping themselves...
Peter Dinklage Enjoys Post-Apocalyptic Solitude in the First Teaser for I Think We’re Alone Now
If I found myself alone in a post-apocalyptic world, the first thing I would do was try to make contact with other people. But Del (Peter Dinklage) isn’t like the rest of us. In his empty town, formerly of 1600 people, he feels at peace. The first trailer for I Think We’re Alone Now, released yesterday, gives us a peek into Del’s world, just as it turns upside-down.
Director Reed Morano’s cinematic follow-up to her excellent work on The Handmaid’s Tale,...
A Breakdown of How the Jaegers and Kaiju Were Digitally Constructed for Pacific Rim Uprising
Aaron Gilman, DNEG Animation supervisor for Pacific Rim Uprising, takes us behind the scenes of the animation work on the Jaegers and Kaiju. It’s always extraordinary to see how artists put together very unrealistically animated films, especially when there are 240-foot Jaeger monsters and their 300-foot rivals that partake in massive city destruction. In a Behind the VFX clip, Gilman explains a step-by-step description of the animation process, emphasizing the importance of finding the perfect Motion Capture actors as a key starting point...
How Politics Inspired the Costume Design of The First Purge
The Purge films have become a phenomenon of fear, hinging on the normalization of horrific acts. The first film premiered five years ago, and the franchise seems to have been a clairvoyant warning sign as political tensions struggle for the soul of our country. Playing to the celebratory nature of the event, SDCC fans were invited to ‘Purge City’, a play on ‘Party City’ where every fun event begins. The First Purge takes a chilling look back at the environment in which parties were able to convince voters to allow the violent tradition...
Sadness and Laughter Punctuate Emotional What They Had Trailer
Writer and director Elizabeth Chomko’s new family drama What They Had has been buzzing ever since its official premiere at Sundance in January. Today is a double treat as the film was chosen as an official TIFF selection and we get our first look at the trailer. If you love a heart-wrenching drama like me, this clip will bring you to tears and remind you to call your mom. Heartbreaking yet appropriately funny, Hilary Swank puts on a serious face as she and her family struggle to deal with her mother’s (Blythe Danner) Alzheimer’s...
