Check out the Terrifying new Neomorph in Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant
Empire has released these three new photos from Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant, with the final shot being the money maker. In it, you'll see a new alien, the “Neomorph," in the midst of a grotesque meal. "The Neomorph was inspired by Scott’s fondness for nature documentaries on living nightmares, like goblin sharks," Empire's John Nugent writes. Screenwriter John Logan told him that nature docs end up inspiring Scott and find their way into his films...
Sofia Copolla is Back with Civil War era Drama The Beguiled
Writer/director Sofia Coppola doesn’t retread the same ground from film to film. The young auteur has tackled 1suburban ennui in The Virgin Suicides, loneliness and marital strife in Lost in Translation, the doomed life of an 18th century Austrian duchess who becomes the Queen of France in Marie Antoinette and the criminal shenanigans of fame-obsessed teenagers in The Bling Ring.
Now the official trailer The Beguiled,...
Captain Marvel Lands its Directing Team
We’d like to say we saw it coming when we interviewed the Mississippi Grind directing duo of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the filmmaking team has landed the directing gig for Captain Marvel after an extensive search by Marvel. This is the first female-centered film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the studio was adamant about making the right directing choice...
Here’s Your Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Playlist From Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Calling all Guardians of the Galaxy fans; you’re in luck! Before today, only a few of the upcoming film’s, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, were available to us from various trailers. Now, the full soundtrack is available online, courtesy of Rolling Stone.
The soundtrack, entitled Awesome Mix Vol. 2, is an eclectic blend of everything from Fleetwood Mac to Sam Cooke. Writer and director James Gunn created its counterpart,...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Will be the end for This Team
James Gunn hasn’t even seen his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hit theaters, but that hasn’t stopped him from thinking ahead. He’s already confirmed he’ll be back in the director’s chair for Vol. 3, finishing out a trilogy he’s infused with his specific style and personality. Now the word is out that Gunn has said that for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the current Guardians team likely won’t be intact as we know them...
Guess who Pops at the end of the Kingsman: The Golden Circle Teaser?
Yesterday when we shared the super sped up Kingsman: The Golden Circle teaser, we had no idea a certain somebody would be intruding on the action. Yes, that’s right, him:
Wade Wilson never misses an opportunity to stick his masked face in other peoples' properties, but then again, he's usually invited. Kingsman star Taron Egerton has already floated the idea of a Kingsman/Deadpool crossover film,...
Director Taika Waiti is Korg in Thor: Ragnarok
Staying true to his habit, director Taika Waititi has cast himself as Korg in his newest film, Thor: Ragnarok. Waititi is no newcomer to the big screen; he played Thomas Kalmaku in Green Lantern, a 2011 superhero film, and even took on larger roles in two of his own films: Boy and What We Do in the Shadows.
This is exciting news for Thor fans,...
Love’s in the air in new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The big romantic connection in the first Guardians of the Galaxy was between Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and Gamora (Zoe Saldana). They met cute (she kicked his butt, then they all got arrested), they fought and teased each other, they shared some personal history, and then he nearly died saving her life. For Vol. 2, it seems we might see the two take their relationship to the next level, although we’re guessing that the new couple on the scene,...
The Makeup Designer Behind Logan and Star Trek Beyond
When Hollywood needs to create a character that’s cool, creepy, crazy or out of this world, they know just who to turn to. Academy Award winner Joel Harlow and his team, Morphology FX, have created special effects makeup designs for Planet of the Apes, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek Beyond, and many more. Harlow has established himself as the go to designer for master chameleon Johnny Depp creating amazing transformations like “Whitey”...
Marvel Screens Portion of Black Panther to Raves
Marvel is feeling very good about Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. This much was clear to the journalists who were invited to an open house event at the Marvel Studios’ office on the Disney lot this past Monday night for a preview of Phase 3 in their Marvel Cinematic Universe. The night included a full screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (reviews are embargoed), teasers for Thor: Ragnorak, Spider-Man: Homecoming,...
Soldier Tells His Tale in Iraq War Drama Sand Castle
Screenwriter Chris Roessner's strange but rewarding career began the summer after he graduated from high school, when he sold air humidifiers door to door in his home town of Temple, Texas. Three years later, he found himself in Saddam Hussein’s abandoned palace working the night shift for U.S. Army occupation forces. Inspired by his deployment in Iraq, Roessner wrote Sand Castle (April 21), which stars Nicholas Hoult and Henry Cavill as soldiers working to win the hearts and minds of Iraqi civilians...
The Filmmakers Behind the Sweeping Historical Epic The Promise
Although best known for 2004's Hotel Rwanda, Terry George has written or written and directed a half dozen films about areas of conflict, notably his own childhood homeland, Northern Ireland. With The Promise, which opens April 21, George addresses the genocide of Armenians in what is now Turkey during World War I. The murder of approximately 1.5 million is well documented, yet Turkish authorities have never acknowledged it.
The movie is a sweeping romance that observes the tumult through the device of a love triangle...
Video Recap Highlights an Emotional Star Wars Celebration in Orlando
Earlier today we shared this recap of all the things we loved about last weekend’s Star Wars celebration in Orlando. There were moving tributes to Carrie Fisher, incredible panels, the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi , and the glorious teaser poster to name a few. Naturally, we joined the rest of the Internet in dissecting the trailer and highlighting potential Easter eggs placed throughout the two minute and thirteen second glimpse of writer/director Rian Johnson's coming film...
Check out the new Teaser & Photos From Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Many of you saw and loved writer/director Matthew Vaughn’s surprise 2014 smash hit Kingsman: The Secret Service, which gave us Colin Firth as we’d never expected to see him (going berserker in a Church), Samuel L. Jackson as a lisping lunatic villain, and introduced us to budding stars Taron Egerton and Sofia Boutella. We’ve been waiting on word (and a trailer) for Vaughn’s sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, for quite a while now,...
The Fate of the Furious Breaks Record for Biggest Opening Ever
Just last week we wrote about how The Fate of the Furious was racing towards a monster opening, and, how the production had already been such a massive boon for the state of Georgia, where it filmed for nearly 200 days. Now it’s been confirmed that The Fate of the Furious is a part of film history, besting Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the biggest worldwide box office opening of all time...
James Gunn is Returning for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Yesterday we wrote about how we’re just a bit more than two weeks away from the premiere of writer/director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but what we didn’t expect, and are thrilled about, is that Gunn has already declared he’s on board for Vol. 3. While you might have figured that was a no brainer, Gunn explains in a Facebook post that staying on board was never guaranteed. What ultimately helped Gunn make the decision was a desire to make sure the third film in the Guardians trilogy was one he could be proud of:
Before I was able to honestly answer this,...
Recapping What we Learned During the Star Wars Celebration
Last week, we began speculating about what the Star Wars Celebration would bring us. Of course, the weekend brought about a flood of new information about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, moving tributes to Carrie Fisher, incredible panels and more. Now that we've had a chance to take a breath, we wanted to take a look back on an incredible, and incredibly moving, weekend for Star Wars fans.
As we expected,...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is Coming in 17 Days
In just 17 days on May 5, Marvel will release writer/director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and in case you weren’t aware that the galactic gang is back, they’ve released a few new promos to jog your memory. One was released by Groot himself (Vin Diesel) on his Facebook page. We've been jazzed up about Gunn's sequel for quite some time, sharing with you this story about the man who plays Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) during production,...
Watch Daniels Phone Home in new Alien: Covenant Teaser
The early buzz for Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien: Covenant is very, very good, with the film being touted as worthy of his original, terrifying vision for Alien. We've been sharing the trailers, teasers, featurettes and art that 20th Century Fox has provided, all of which has teased the nightmare coming for the folks aboard the Covenant.
In the latest video,...
Watch Mark Hamill’s Touching Tribute to Carrie Fisher
Several months have already passed since Carrie Fisher’s heartbreaking death, yet the wounds left are still very raw. In Mark Hamill’s beautiful and emotional tribute to Carrie Fisher this past weekend at Star Wars Celebration, he told the audience about his inability to fully process and move on from his co-star and friend’s death. Hamill’s tribute to Carrie feels incredibly personal and intimate, and he spent about an hour talking about the luminescent energy that he had gotten to know so well over the years...
