Michael Keaton’s Batman Fights General Zod in New “The Flash” Teaser
“You want to get nuts? Let’s get nuts.” This is one of the most iconic lines from Michael Keaton’s time playing Batman, which began way back when with Tim Burton’s iconic 1989 film Batman and continued in Burton’s 1992 sequel Batman Returns. Keaton was on top of the world at the time, so it was surprising when he turned in his cape and cowl and was seemingly done with the role after those two films. We know now,...
“The Little Mermaid” First Reactions: Halle Bailey IS Ariel in Entirely Enchanting Performance
The first reactions are in for director Rob Marshall’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, and everyone is more or less in agreement that star Halle Bailey is absolutely phenomenal as the young mermaid Ariel. While Bailey is, understandably, getting the ocean’s share of love, her supporting cast is also coming in for plaudits, including Javier Bardem as Ariel’s father, King Triton, Melissa McCarthy as the sea witch Ursula, and Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina as Ariel’s beloved friends Sebastian (a crab) and Scuttle (a seagull),...
“Meg 2: The Trench” Trailer Reveals Jason Statham Taking on a Trio of Megalodons
Jason Statham versus a prehistoric shark, round two. It’s a conceit that’s both simple and irresistible, and it’s all we really need to know about Meg 2: The Trench. However, the first official trailer, released into the wild by Warner Bros., gives us even more reason to head to theaters this August. This is the stuff of summer movie magic, when the absurdity of a given premise is only the beginning of the fun. Just as the original Meg did in 2018, ...
New “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Clip Finds Prime Meeting Primal
Primal, meet Prime. You two will probably have a lot to talk about—that is, if you don’t kill each other first.
The two valorous Optimuses (or is it Optimi?), one Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) and the other Optimus Primal (voiced by Ron Perlman), meet in a brand new clip released by Paramount. But these two colossi aren’t the only ones who get to know each other in the forest; there’s a whole host of Autobots and Maximals,...
New “Oppenheimer” Trailer Reveals Explosive Footage in Christopher Nolan’s Historical Thriller
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has just unveiled a brand new trailer, revealing the longest, most detailed look yet at the auteur’s historical epic. The new footage is properly explosive footage and includes the moment that physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) tries to reassure military officer Leslie Groves Jr. (Matt Damon) that the testing the atomic bomb Oppenheimer has brought into existence will likely not result in the destruction of the Earth’s atmosphere. He cooly tells Groves Jr. the chances are “near zero.”...
New Batch of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Images & Videos Tease Rocket’s Heartbreaking Past
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 has arrived, and with it, the tragic backstory for the character that writer/director James Gunn first connected with when he was pitching Marvel his vision for the franchise.
As Gunn told The Hollywood Reporter in a big profile piece on him, it was Rocket who rescued him after a lackluster first meeting with Marvel. “As he was driving his Dodge Challenger back to his Studio City home,...
On This “Star Wars Day,” The Galaxy is Expanding
May the 4th be with you.
It’s Star Wars Day, and this year, there’s more going on in the galaxy than at any previous moment in recent history. In fact, there’s more going on in the galaxy now than ever, considering the still recent inclusion of live-action Star Wars series on Disney+ and the news, at long last, shared by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy about upcoming feature films that will look forward into the Star Wars future as well as travel to the distant past at the very beginnings of the Force...
“Big George Foreman” Cinematographer John Matysiak on Getting Into the Ring for a Legend’s Life
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World is an epic narrative—even the title spells that out. Filmmaker George Tillman Jr.’s biopic about the boxing champ, preacher, and grill king George Foreman captures the man in full.
The story begins with a young Foreman (Khris Davis) struggling with faith and a temper. Without many other opportunities, he turns to boxing. The young man has natural talent, and soon,...
First “Dune: Part Two” Images Reveal First Look at Austin Butler’s Villain
Yesterday, we got our first peek at the epic trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two—now, we’ve got our first look at still images from the film. The images highlight both returning characters, like Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, who we’ll find much changed by the time Part Two starts (his blue eyes are the first hint), and crucial newcomers, like Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan Corrino, an important character in Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel...
“Dune: Part II” Trailer Unveils Stunning Look at Conclusion of Denis Villeneuve’s Epic Adaptation
Earlier today, we got our first peek at the teaser for Dune: Part Two—now, we’ve got the full trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, and it’s a stunner. The official trailer for Villeneuve’s ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert’s iconic 1965 sci-fi novel reveals the evolution of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, who has matured into the Muad’Dib, prophet of the Fremen, the desert-dwelling people he turned to at the end of Part One after his father had been assassinated and nearly all of House Atreides had been destroyed...
First “Dune: Part Two” Teaser Reveals Paul Atreides Summoning a Sandworm
How far has Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) come since the first Dune? Well, in our very first glimpse of Dune: Part Two, we find Paul out in the desert of Arrakis, deploying a thumper to lure a sandworm to the surface. The brief teaser—the full trailer arrives today—reveals Paul’s maturation amongst the Fremen, the native Arrakis who dwell in the Spice-rich deserts and have created a symbiotic relationship with the colossal, lethal sandworms that dominate the planet...
“Evil Dead Rise” Production Designer Nick Bassett on Building the Apartment From Hell
The Evil Dead franchise is all about cabin life. The franchise’s iconic location, however, is nowhere to be seen in Evil Dead Rise. The new installment gets a fresh look in director Lee Cronin’s sequel, thanks in part to production designer and art director Nick Bassett.
Evil Dead Rise is focused on two estranged sisters and the hell that’s unleashed once they’re reunited. Tattoo artist Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) lives in a dilapidated bank-turned-apartment complex with her three children,...
Pedro Pascal Nearing Role in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” Sequel
Pedro Pascal is getting close to entering the Colosseum.
The star of The Last of Us and The Mandalorian is in talks to join Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel for Paramount. Scott is already hard at work on the sequel to his 2001 Best Picture Oscar winner, which will see Connie Nielsen reprising her role as Lucilla, the sister of Commodus (played in the original by Joaquin Phoenix). Also returning from the original is Djimon Hounsou as the gladiator Juba...
Marvel’s “Blade” Recruits “True Detective” Creator Nic Pizzolatto to Sharpen Story
Marvel’s upcoming Blade is sharpening its knives as it nears a late May production start.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is re-teaming with Mahershala Ali, who starred in season three of Pizzolatto acclaimed HBO crime noir series, to help get Blade into tip-top narrative shape.
The film is one of Marvel’s most marquee upcoming installments, bringing the Oscar-winner Ali into the fold in a reboot for a beloved character (the Wesley Snipes-led Blade trilogy was a New Line production and came out before the MCU) and Marvel’s first proper turn towards the horror genre...
“Polite Society” Writer/Director Nida Manzoor on Her Genre-Melding Feature Debut
Writer/director Nida Manzoor grew up on martial arts, action, and Bollywood, so it makes sense that her feature directorial debut Polite Society would be a genre mashup that includes all that and more. An idea she’s been kicking around since her teen years, the film is a celebration of sisterhood, inspired, in part, by her experiences as a kid learning karate with real-life sister Sanya. Though you might know Manzoor for her iconoclastic and very feminist series We Are Lady Parts,...
“The Hunger Games: The Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes” Official Trailer Lures You Back to Panem
Your return trip to Panem has officially been booked.
Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the newest installment in the franchise, this one based on Suzanne Collins’ prequel novel. Fans of The Hunger Games will now get a chance to see how the wicked world of Panem came to be.
Director Francis Lawrence returns to the franchise with a brand new cast,...
First “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Reactions Say Trilogy Closes With a Thrilling, All-Time MCU Classic
We’re a week away from the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, the third and final film in James Gunn’s trilogy. It’s a bittersweet ending for Gunn, who, as you know by now, is the new co-chief at Marvel’s rival, DC Studios. Yet his final film is a momentous one for the filmmaker and for the MCU, and now the first reactions from critics are finally here.
The film sees all the original Guardians returning for one final adventure—Peter Quill (Chris Pratt),...
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Official Trailer Roars New Life Into Franchise
The official trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is here, revealing the franchise’s chest-thumping new direction as a whole new host of metallic alien colossi stomp into view. The new trailer offers a longer, more detailed look at the seventh installment of the Transformers franchise, which is set in 1994 and is inspired by the ’90s Beast Wars cartoon. As we learned when the previous trailer dropped, Rise of the Beasts will roam from the streets of Brooklyn to Machu Picchu,...
Steven Spielberg Saw “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” & Loved It
If there was one person above all that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold was hoping to impress, it was Steven Spielberg. Mangold took the Indiana Jones reigns from Spielberg, the first director ever to do so, to steer Harrison Ford on his last adventure as the swashbuckling archeology professor and adventurer. Mission accomplished, Mr. Mangold. Spielberg saw Dial of Destiny, and he loved it.
“I just had that experience two nights ago,”...
Christopher Nolan Reveals Riveting “Oppenheimer” Footage at Universal’s CinemaCon Presentation
Theater owners have good reason for loving Christopher Nolan. The filmmaker has been one of the most outspoken champions for the glories and importance of the movie theater experience, and he’s done his level best to provide both theater owners and moviegoers with the types of movies that are tailor-made for the biggest screen possible, from his Dark Knight trilogy to Inception to Dunkirk and Tene. A Nolan movie is as good a reason as there is to head to the multiplex...
