“The Garfield Movie” Director Mark Dindal on Taking a Famously Lazy Indoor Cat Way Outdoors
Garfield, the lasagna-eating original grumpy cat, has been painted with a fresh coat of animated fur and given a new voice in actor Chris Pratt for director Mark Dindal’s The Garfield Movie, a hilarious roller-coaster romp that’s going to bring out the kid in you, nostalgia aside. Garfield purred into theaters on May 24.
Published as a comic strip in 1978, the beloved feline has made its way onto television series,
Composer John Paesano on Scoring A Hero’s Journey in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Editor’s note: This article contains light spoilers for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
“What’s interesting about this film, and it played into our favor, is you couldn’t score it like you could a normal film that’s been done the last ten years,” says composer John Paesano about director Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. “A lot of it wasn’t conceived by the time we started working on it because it was so visual effects heavy.”
What that meant for the composer was coming up with ideas that were emotionally connected to the characters rather than composing for pictures on a screen.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Trailer Unleashes Michael Keaton’s Trickster Demon
The Juice is loose in the official Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer.
Twenty-six years after Tim Burton and Michael Keaton delivered their beguilingly charming horror comedy, one of the films that defined 1980s cinema, the dream team is back to create some fresh nightmares. The official trailer for Burton and Keaton’s long-awaited sequel to their iconic Beetlejuice has arrived, and the reunion is so sweet they had to name it twice.
How the Animation in John Krasinski’s “IF” Came to Live Seamlessly Among Live-Action
Written and directed by John Krasinski, IF is a fantastical inverse of Krasinski’s A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II. A contemporary fairy-tale journey inspired by Krasinski’s own daughters, IF pairs live action and animation to bring us Bea (Cailey Fleming), a tween who learns she can see everyone else’s imaginary friends, and teams up with Cal (Ryan Reynolds), the only adult around who shares her superpower,
Hugh Jackman’s Return as Wolverine Surprised his Agent and Worried Kevin Feige
Ever since news broke that Hugh Jackman was returning as Wolverine, fans and Marvel canon keepers have had to reckon with the fact that Jackman had already had his bittersweet superhero sendoff in James Mangold’s 2017 banger Logan, and returning as the be-clawed mutant might mess with that beloved movie’s entire premise and Wolverine’s timeline. The premise in Logan was that the gruff, grizzled lone wolf makes the ultimate sacrifice for his mutant kind and becomes a mythic hero in the process by giving up his life to save a young mutant molded by his own genetics in Dafne Keen’s Laura.
“Thelma the Unicorn” Director Lynn Wang on Marshaling the Magic of Brittany Howard’s Voice
When director Lynn Wang and her co-director Jared Hess set out to adapt Aaron Blabey’s popular 2015 book about a plain-Jane barn pony who dreams of being a unicorn, Wang brought to bear years of animation experience to this sure-hoofed, very funny adaptation. Thelma the Unicorn hits its high notes but also manages to work in sly humor that adults will particularly savor.
What Wang and Hess both have in spades is a deep appreciation for music (the film is chock full of tunes,
Marvel’s “X-Men” Movie Takes Big Step Forward in Landing “Hunger Games” Writer
With Deadpool & Wolverine slashing its way toward its July 26 premiere date, more big news about the future of the X-Men and Marvel Studios has arrived.
Marvel has hired The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes writer Michael Lesslie to pen a new X-Men movie for the studio. This would be the first time the mutant super-team has been assembled for an MCU film, owing to Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.
First Look at Dwayne Johnson as MMA Legend Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine”
A24 has revealed the first look of Dwayne Johnson as MMA legend Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s upcoming film The Smashing Machine.
Johnson reunites with his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt in Safdie’s A24 drama, from a script Safdie wrote with consultation with Kerr. Kerr was a dominant figure in the MMA ring but had no shortage of problems outside of it, including addiction struggles and domestic problems with his wife,
New “Deadpool & Wolverine” Teaser & Images Signal Start of Ticket Sales
What better way to signal the start of ticket sales for Marvel’s long-awaited Deadpool & Wolverine than with a teaser set to Madonna’s iconic “Like a Prayer”? While the lyrics of Madonna’s 1989 world-beating song include the line “everyone must stand alone,” those lines play over two beloved superheroes who are very much standing together side-by-side. They are, of course, Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the Merc with the Mouth that he can never turn off and the Mutant with the Claws who believes his best days are behind him.
Get Mauled by The Trailer for the Remastered “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace”
The new trailer for the remastered Star Wars: The Phantom Menace brings us back, chronologically speaking, to the events that reshaped the galaxy forever. George Lucas’s world-beating sci-fi franchise began in earnest with 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, yet it was The Phantom Menace, released 22 years later in 1999, that began to piece together the story behind the original trilogy, tracking the rise of the Emperor and his most lethal ally,
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” VFX Team on Bringing a New Generation of Primates to Life
The events in Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes take place 300 years after the death of Caesar (Andy Serkis), the focus of the previous Apes trilogy kickstarted by director Rupert Wyatt in 2011 and then led by director Matt Reeves for the final two films. Apes have now evolved into a fully talking species while humans tread backward. It would seem like a win for the apes,
James Gunn’s “Superman” Coming to IMAX Next Summer
Last week, we got our first look at David Corenswet as Superman, and now we’ve learned that we’ll be seeing Corenswet’s take on the iconic Clark Kent on the biggest possible. It’s been confirmed that James Gunn’s Superman will be released on IMAX next summer. It’s an appropriate venue for the biggest film to come out of DC Studios in years and the first marquee feature from Gunn and Peter Safran’s new version of DC,
After “Furiosa” Blows the Doors off Cannes, George Miller Revs Up the Possibility of Another “Mad Max” Film
George Miller is currently riding high at the Cannes Film Festival after Furiosa, his scorching sequel to Fury Road, made its world premiere last night. The premiere came nine years after Fury Road blew the roof off the fest, and, once again, Miller, his team, and his talented cast have managed to wow the Cannes crowd. Furiosa‘s screening ended with a seven-minute standing ovation. So far,
“The Fantastic Four” Adds Natasha Lyonne to Cast
There’s a supremely bright new star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—Natasha Lyonne has been cast in The Fantastic Four.
The creator and star of Netflix’s Russian Doll and the face of Poker Face has joined the cast of Marvel’s reboot of one of the most iconic super-groups in all of comics. Director Matt Shakman has added the stellar Lyonne to an already sensational cast, although what role the multi-talented performer,
The First “Wicked” Trailer Arrives on the Wings of Flying Monkeys
The first trailer for director John M. Chu’s Wicked has arrived on a pair of wings.
Chu’s Wicked is the first big-screen adaptation of one of the most successful Broadway shows of the 21st century, and he’s got the help of two otherworldly talents to help enchant Universal’s adaptation. The first is Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, a phenomenally gifted young woman whose unusual green skin has made her the subject of scorn.
Reimagining Korea’s Dynamic Film & TV Industry With Wow Point Executive Producer Yoomin Hailey Yang
Wow Point CEO and executive producer Yoomin Hailey Yang is blazing a trail for young female producers in the Korean film and TV industry.
After stints working with Korean broadcaster MBC and agency-producer BH Entertainment, she co-founded Wow Point with leading Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho (Train To Busan, Peninsula) in 2021. The Seoul-based company has launched two series on Netflix so far this year: Parasyte: The Grey,
“Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” Will Soar Into Theaters in June 2026
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios is moving quickly on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow now that the film has its star in Milly Alcock and its director in Craig Gillespie.
On Tuesday, DC Studios and Warner Bros. announced that Gillespie and Alcock’s marquee film will soar into theaters on June 26, 2026. This appropriately makes Supergirl the second film under the new look DC Studios to get a release date,
Writer/Director Jane Schoenbrun on Their Stunning New Film “I Saw the TV Glow”
While a student at Boston University, writer/director Jane Schoenbrun enjoyed “many formative movie experiences” at the nearby Coolidge Corner Theater. “A fond memory is of a zombie movie and me and all my friends dressing in zombie makeup,” says Schoenbrun. “It was one of the happiest memories of my college experience, and it probably says something about me.”
So it’s a fitting, full circle moment for Schoenbrun when they returned to the historic Boston theater on May 11 as the 2024 recipient of the Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award.
Francis Ford Coppola Unveils the Trailer for His Epic New Film “Megalopolis”
Francis Ford Coppola has finally revealed the first look at his decades-long passion project Megalopolis.
The new teaser trailer, which Coppola shared on Monday night, reveals the scope and grandeur of the legendary director’s ambition. It paints a vivid picture of an imagined America told in the style of an epic Roman fable in a story about the competing visions of a city that has a chance to rise from the ashes or remain mired in stagnation.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” Set to Debut Footage at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The story of one of Middle-earth’s most legendary figures and the creation of one of its most crucial locations, the fortress of Helm’s Deep, is getting an epic anime treatment.
The first look at The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is set to be unveiled at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which begins on June 9. This first look is certainly the most high-profile of Warner Bros.
