Tom Cruise’s Most Insane Stunt Yet: the Zero Gravity Scene in The Mummy
We've written about the insane dedication Tom Cruise has put in to accomplishing the most ambitious practical stunts, rivaling some of the work of the very best stunt performers. When we interviewed stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood about Cruise's work on Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation, he talked about all the ways Cruise is consistently prepared and extremely hard working. What Cruise wants is to make the audience feel as if what they're watching is real, beacuse in many cases,...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story—Getting to Know Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso
As we rapidly approach the December 16 premiere date for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios are giving us a final flurry of glimpses at director Gareth Edwards non-saga Star Wars film, the first of its' kind.
By now you're aware the story involves the heist of the Death Star plans, the very event that's mentioned in the scrolling text that kicks off the first film in the franchise, ...
Breakout Star Janelle Monáe on Moonlight and Hidden Figures
The multi-talented Janelle Monáe is having one of the most remarkable starts to a film career in recent memory. The iconic musician has moved into acting with two roles in films that will likely vie for Oscars, and her performances in both have been earning plaudits from critics far and wide.
As Teresa in Barry Jenkins' remarkable Moonlight, the story of a young man name Chiron's struggle to find himself, and confront his sexuality, and which is told across three defining chapters in his life...
Passengers Production Designer Takes Trip to Outer Space
Two actors and one space ship command center stage in Passengers, the science fiction star vehicle opening December 21. Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt hold up their end of the entertainment bargain as travelers on the Starship Avalon who wake up way too early during their 120-year voyage to a distant planet. To craft a backdrop equal to the performances, British production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas challenged himself to infuse the story's familiar trapped-in-space premise with fresh visuals...
Go Inside the Rogue One Creature Shop
The Creature Shop is one of the most important production aspects of any Star Wars film. No amount of CGI can ever make up for how crucial it is for Star Wars films to be inhabited by creatures created by hand, giving actors the unbeatable advantage of being able to interact with a creature that’s really stand there before them. For Rogue One director Gareth Edwards, that meant leaning on Creature Effects Supervisor Neal Scanlan and his team to help build the beings that will populate the many worlds of the film,...
Behold Baby Groot! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Drops new Teaser
There's one proven one (and one only) to make your Monday a little less miserable—his name is baby Groot. And you can thank the good people of Brazil for this bit of adorableness, as Marvel Studios and director James Gunn dropped the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. teaser at the Comic Con Experience in São Paulo, Brazil. And folks, this one has a ton more footage than the first teaser, including the aforementioned Baby Groot,...
Why Jyn Erso is Going to Make Rogue One Great
You’re well aware that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out in just two weeks on December 16. This means we’re within that promotional window where we’ll see a final flurry of teasers, and promos. Just as we warned before The Force Awakens, you’ll need to decide for yourself if there’s a point you want to stop taking in new information, or, if you’re like us and can’t help but absorb every new image and sequence. ...
See the First Look at Tom Cruise’s The Mummy
When Universal Pictures announced they were going to be rebooting some of their classic monsters in a brand new shared cinematic universe, we were optimistic. The studio has some the most legendary monsters in film history, including Count Dracula, the Wofl Man, Frankenstein's monster (Javier Bardem), the Invisible Man (Johnny Depp), Van Helsing, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Bride of Frankenstein, and, the Mummy.
While there are a slew of projects in the works, the first to near completion is ...
Cinematographer Mandy Walker Frames History in Hidden Figures
Mandy Walker knows a thing or two about defying expectations. One of the movie industry's very few female cinematographers, she decided at age 13 to become a DP. "My dad made me a little dark room in the back yard and I loved going to movies, so I decided to join those two things together," says Walker, an award-winning Australian with credits that include Shattered Glass and Mia Wasikowska's desert adventure Tracks. Her most recent project Hidden Figures (Dec...
Real Life Genius on Cosmic Inspiration in new Hidden Figures Promo
Hidden Figures, the upcoming biographical drama from 20th Century Fox, has unveiled a video segment called Modern Figures. In a video interview, Tracy Drain, a Systems Engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, says “I used to spend nights lying awake trying to imagine the stars…to try and feel your place in the universe.” She recalls the struggles of being a woman and person of color in the science and mathematics industry, and how women in her life influenced her to strive for success...
Behind-the-Scenes of Rogue One on a Deserted Island in the Maldives
While a good chunk of any Star Wars film will be filmed at the colossal Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, there are still quite a few crucial set pieces that take place all across the world. For Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, that includes films shot in Jordan, Iceland, the Isle of Dogs, and, a deserted island in the Maldives.
On location in the Maldives. Courtesy Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Studios. ...
Gorgeous Early Concept art for Arrival
If you haven't seen director Denis Villeneuve's brilliant sci-fi film Arrival yet, you're in for a treat. The short and sweet synopsis is this: Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery,...
Twitter Announces Rogue One Live Streaming Event for This Friday
As we inch closer to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's December 16 premiere, fresh news arrives every day on the first non-saga Star Wars film ever. Today, it was word that Twitter, in collaboration with Disney and People Magazine, will be live streaming a special Rogue One event. People will host the live stream, which will debut brand new scenes from the film and which will be followed by a Q&A with director Gareth Edwards and some of the film's cast...
Costume Designer Madeline Fontaine on Outfitting the Inimitable Jackie Kennedy in Jackie
The sets, the tone, the colors — Jackie, which opens Friday, presents the early 1960’s and the tragic days just after John F. Kennedy’s assassination in precise, crisply re-created detail. With director Pablo Larraín’s at the film’s helm, Natalie Portman smolders and sears as the former First Lady, in an Oscar catnip performance.
She’s outfitted, unsurprisingly, in historically identical fashion to Jackie Kennedy, with a wardrobe that perfectly reflects the clothing the real Jackie made so iconic...
Enter the Animus in new Assassin’s Creed Clip
If any filmmaker and star are going to pull off adapting a super popular video game into credibly excellent film, director Justin Kurzel and star/producer Michael Fassbender are as good of a bet as you’re going to get. Since pairing on Kurzel’s wild, glorious Macbeth adaptation (and re-teaming Fassbender with his Macbeth co-star Marion Cottilard), the two re-team here for the adaptation to Ubisoft's best-selling game franchise Assassin's Creed. Fassbender plays Callum Lynch,...
Check out Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 LEGO Trailer
When we shared the first look at footage from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, fans were excited but, as always, wanted more. For the folks who went to Comic-Con in San Diego, they've seen a a bunch of material from director James Gunn's sequel to his 2014 smash hit, but for 99% of the rest of us, we're still waiting for more. So it's nice that while we wait, one Lego master has re-built that teaser,...
Two new Rogue One Extended Looks + Tickets Available now
Your advance tickets for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story are on sale now! This includes special promotions from select theater chains and ticket sellers that you can find here.
Along with being able to finally buy your tickets, Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm have dropped two new looks at the film. The first reminds that behind behind Ben Mendelsohn’s villain Orson Krennic is the film's real big bad—hint, he’s got a very distinctive method of breathing:
The second is a much longer extended look at director Gareth Edwards film,...
Thanksgiving Watch List: 11 Food Mad Films
Every year, millions of Americans gather around a table for Thanksgiving and give thanks. The food—usually rich, heavy, and eventually sleep-inducing—is central to the ritual. Regardless of whether you're traditional or vegan, go in for the turkey or prefer a more Asian fusion meal, the meal is the thing. Food is the one true universal language—there is not a single place on the face of this earth you can visit and not be understood by bringing your hand to your mouth...
Oscar Watch: Academy Award-Winning Composer Lightens Up for Secret Life of Pets
Nominated for eight Academy Awards over the past decade, French composer Alexandre Desplat has a gift for infusing somber period pieces incuding The Imitation Game, Philomena and The King's Speech with majestic scores. But Desplat also has a playful side. For animated hit The Secret Life of Pets, which opened in July, Desplat shifted gears from his Oscar-winning Grand Budapest Hotel music to score the New York City misadventures of runaway dog Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) and rebel pet leader Snowball the Bunny (Kevin Hart)...
Big Things Ahead for Fantastic Beasts Franchise
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opened this past weekend to positive reviews and over $200 million in box office revenue worldwide. While more Harry Potter lovers are sure to hit their local theater this holiday season, J.K. Rowling and others involved behind the scenes of the new franchise are discussing its' future—and it's bolder and less rigid than you might expect.
In a series of tweets, the mastermind herself confirmed that the new series will consist of 5 films that extend over a 19 year period,...
