Rian Johnson Confirms a Major Cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
We’re getting some great information from Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s writer/director Rian Johnson’s Japanese press tour. Yesterday, we wrote about how Johnson told the Japanese press he had never imagined he’d be directing Episode IX (note, he doesn’t explicitly say he won’t or wouldn’t), and today, we find out that Johnson has confirmed a very special cameo in The Last Jedi.
Johnson revealed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt,...
Matt Damon Dreams Big by Getting Small in 1st Downsizing Trailer
Director Alexander Payne is a master of the biting comedy, having honed his craft in some of the most whip-smart comedies of the past two decades. From 1999’s Election, an absolutely brilliant film about monstrous teenage ambition and monstrous middle-aged mediocrity, to the boozy, woozy Sideways (which cemented Paul Giamatti’s career and marked Thomas Hayden Church’s comeback), to the soulful, searching and ultimately very moving Nebraska (which marked the return of Bruce Dern),...
TIFF 2017: Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water Swimming in Oscar Buzz
For fans of Guillermo del Toro (and we are legion), the success of The Shape of Water thus far is not surprising, but it is hugely welcome. The auteur behind the phenomenal Pan’s Labyrinth has had his share of ups and downs, losing dream projects like The Hobbit and his long-suffering and ultimately thwarted attempt to adapt H.P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness,” delivering bombastic, imaginative spectacles like his two Hellboy films, and serving up the super-sized ...
Rian Johnson Says he Doesn’t Expect to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX
The biggest job in Hollywood remains open—for now. In the wake of Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow’s exit from Star Wars: Episode IX, suddenly the most coveted director’s gig in the universe became open. Whoever ends up directing Episode IX, they’ll be helming Lucasfilm’s final installment in their new trilogy, and likely the movie that ends the Skywalker saga for good (with new Star Wars-related sagas to come). For a franchise that began in 1977 and will total 9 films in all,...
Fifty Shades Freed Teaser Delivers Appropriately Bizarre Honeymoon
The Fifty Shades of Grey series moves ever forward, now into its third and final film, Fifty Shades Freed. The new teaser promises all the kinky action we’ve come to expect between Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) and Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), only this time there’s also a wedding and a kidnapping to keep things appropriately weird and dangerous.
The teaser is heavy on atmospherics and light on plot details, save for one major moment...
Rocket Raccoon’s Twisted Origins to be Explored in Upcoming Film
One of the surprising turns in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. was the connection forged between Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) and Yondu (Michael Rooker). Up until Yondu finally confronted Rocket on being a colossal jerk, the ferocious little hybrid guy had spent much of the film berating his fellow Guardians. Rocket was testy in the original, but in Vol. 2, he seemed downright incosolably furious, which was odd considering he finally had a family of sorts,...
Beyond the Neon and Holograms, new Blade Runner 2049 Clip Gets Dirty
One of the four hundred and forty four reasons we’re thrilled about Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Blade Runner 2049 has to do with the team he’s surrounded himself with. Longtime collaborator and one of the world’s best cinematographers, Roger Deakins, production designer Dennis Gassner, set decorator Alessandra Querzola and costume designer Renée April are all major reasons why the images we’ve seen thus far pop. They had no small task considering Ridley Scott’s 1982 original is iconic not only because it told a great story,...
It Scares its Way to Biggest Domestic Horror Movie Opening in History
Andres Muschietti‘s It has made history. The adaptation of Stephen King‘s iconic epic of childhood fears run amok in Derry, Maine has just had the biggest opening for a horror movie in box office history, the biggest September opening in history, and the third biggest box office debut of 2017, beating out Spider-Man: Homecoming. Muschietti’s film is buoyed by a fantastic young cast, a strong script, and a truly terrifying central monster in Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise the clown. ...
New Black Panther Merchandise May Reveal New Info about the Film
The creators of Black Panther have been really tight lipped about the film, dripping a few details at an agonizingly slow pace. We didn’t get to see the first Black Panther poster or trailer until June. Lucky Comic-Con attendees have had a few more sightings than the rest of the public, but there is hope. Yahoo Movies just revealed some of the first merchandise for the film in the form of action figures,...
Thor Has a Familiar Name for His Team in new Ragnarok Spot
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) may be an ace with a mighty hammer, but he’s a little less masterful with the catchphrases. A new TV spot for Thor: Ragnarok shows the Norse god assembling a super team with the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), and Thor’s brother slash former foe Loki (Tom Hiddleston). As any group of friends banding together to fight an evil villain would, Valkyrie inquires what the team’s name will be. In the heat of the moment,...
Disney Streaming Service Will be One Stop Shop for Star Wars and Marvel
The House of Mouse is getting a new digital address. Disney’s CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the entertainment company’s exclusive streaming service will be the go to place for Star Wars and Marvel titles. The studio intends to premiere the app late in 2019, which will host many of Disney’s properties. The subscription service will be a monthly fee so there will be none of those pesky commercials.
Disney has had a relationship with Netflix, which currently hosts major titles like Moana,...
Deadpool Spinoff X-Force Will be Written & Directed by Daredevil’s Drew Goodard
We haven’t yet met the X-Force, who will make their debut in the upcoming Deadpool 2, but Fox is busy preparing for their spinoff film. The studio has tapped Josh Goodard, who has been a hugely successful writer and director, and who recently has done such excellent work on Marvel’s Daredevil, to write and director the X-Force film, which will focus on the titular mutant warriors. The X-Force are like a superpowered Black Ops team, led by the clashing personalities of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Cable (Josh Brolin),...
Let’s Have a Look at This Potent new Blade Runner 2049 Footage
We are a mere few weeks away from Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, and if you’re anything like us, you’re torn between wanting to see every bit of new footage, and resisting so you can go into the theater knowing next to nothing. We, of course, always air on the side of watching (and writing about) every new spot, teaser, trailer and short film associated with Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic.
With that said,...
Flatliners Composer Nathan Barr on Using Nails as an Instrument, Hans Zimmer & More
Likely best known for scoring the entirety of HBO’s now-culturally iconic True Blood, composer Nathan Barr’s career is hardly limited to accompaniment music for genteel Southern vampires. He’s currently working on projects as diverse as a new version of Flatliners (out September 29th and starring Keifer Sutherland and Ellen Page), AMC’s new western series The Son, and the ongoing The Americans. With films like The Boy Next Door,...
Suicide Squad 2 Lands The Accountant Director
The Suicide Squad is getting back together under new leadership. Variety reported that The Accountant’s Gavin O’Connor has been tapped to direct the antihero misfits in the sequel.
O’Connor may have gotten an endorsement from The Accountant collaborator and star Ben Affleck, who plays Batman in another realm of the DC Comics Universe and who made a potent cameo in the original Suicide Squad...
Is Wonder Woman Going to Make an Appearance in Aquaman?
The Amazons are suiting up again, and we’re dying to know what battle is brewing in Themiscyra. Wonder Woman stunt actress Madeleine Vall Beijner posted a throwback pic from the set teasing that her and her fellow warriors are heading back to Italy for filming. Wonder Woman was a major win for DC Comics, and will definitely be getting a sequel, but we’re not expecting the 2nd installment until 2019. There’s also potential for Diana Prince to pop up in a standalone The Flash film,...
How Thor: Ragnarok Connects to Marvel Cinematic Universe
There’s a lot of Thor: Ragnaork news on the internet today, thanks to several outlets making a set visit to Brisbane, Australia, in September of last year finally publishing their pieces. Reporters from outlets including Slashfilm and Collider were able to discover a lot during their stay. If you’re not allergic to spoilers, you can read Slasfilm‘s three-page compendium, but we wanted to offer something for those of you who want to be surprised,...
Will Smith Shares a Selfie from the Set of Disney’s Live-Action Aladdin
Your wish has been granted. Disney’s live-action Aladdin has started filming, and Genie checked in yesterday with the first photo from set. Will Smith, who is set to play Aladdin’s magical best friend, shared the first picture from the set of one of Disney’s most hotly anticipated films.
The cast was all smiles and looked as excited for the movie as we are. Pictured are star Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar,...
Gaga: Five Foot Two Trailer Gives you Cinema Verité Look at Pop Superstardom
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Chris Moukarbel (Banksy Does New York, Me at the Zoo) is bringing a cinema verité approach to one of pop’s biggest stars (possibly ever) in Gaga: Five Foot Two. The doc tracks the making and release of Lady Gaga‘s album “Joanne,” giving you a rare glimpse at the life of one of music’s most enigmatic stars. Gaga debuted the teaser last night at the Air Canada Centre prior to her concert, ahead of the film’s world premiere this Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Here’s Your First Look at Non-Holographic Snoke
When we first encountered Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was a large, semi-opaque hologram, seated on a throne and hovering over Kylo Ren. Snoke’s general vagueness was, of course, by design. As the new trilogy’s version of the Emperor, Snoke is meant to be shadowy, powerful, and mysterious. But we’re living in the age of the internet hive mind, which means any and all mysteries will be puzzled over by thousands of fans,...
