Paramount Working on “Vertigo” Remake With Robert Downey Jr. as Potential Star
One of the most beloved, critically acclaimed films of all time is getting a remake.
Paramount Pictures is working on a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo, and Robert Downey Jr. is circling the lead role played by James Stewart in the original. Downey Jr. is producing the film alongside his wife, Susan Downey, with John Davis and John Fox onboard as their producing partners. What’s more, the remake will be written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight,...
New “Star Wars” Film Will Be Written by “Peaky Blinders” Creator Steven Knight
Lucasfilm has tapped one of the sharpest writers in the business to take on one of their upcoming Star Wars films.
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will be stepping in to pen the upcoming feature, which is set to be directed by Ms. Marvel director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Knight will be taking over for Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson, who had originally been working on the script. Lindelof had started working on the story for the new film in July 2022 with a secret,...
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Director Chad Stahelski on Why Wick’s a Villain Trying to Do Right
Editor’s Note: Leading up to the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 on March 24, 2023, The Credits is publishing a “Wick Week” of content, weaving stories about the film’s fighting style, stunts, and cinematography, along with an interview with director Chad Stahelski. Some mild spoilers follow.
Chad Stahelski didn’t set out to make a blockbuster franchise,...
“Scream VI” Costume Designer Avery Plewes Gives Ghostface & Co an NYC Style Upgrade
Scream VI costume designer Avery Plewes was a big part of successfully moving the franchise out of Woodsboro and into the stylistically and energetically amped up New York City. The sequel goes big in every possible regard.
For a terrifying sequence set on Halloween night aboard a subway train, Plewes made 200 costumes to create a claustrophobic environment. Plewes and her team even produced one costume as a loving nod to directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Ready or Not...
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Cinematographer Dan Laustsen on the Beautiful Brutality of Lensing Wick’s World
Editor’s Note: Leading up to the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 on March 24, 2023, The Credits is publishing a “Wick Week” of content, weaving stories about the film’s fighting style, stunts, along with an interview with director Chad Stahelski. Some mild spoilers follow.
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen has a way with color...
“Captain America: New World Order” is Officially Filming
Anthony Mackie has officially suited up for his first lead role in a Marvel movie. Captain America: New World Order has begun filming, the fourth film in the Cap franchise, with Mackie reprising his role as Sam Wilson after leading Marvel’s epic Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
New World Order will find none other than Harrison Ford playing General Thaddeus Ross (replacing the late William Hurt) and will continue Sam Wilson’s story after the events in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier saw him finally accepting the shield Cap (Chris Evans) gave him at the end of Avengers: Endgame. ...
“Scream VI” Cinematographer Brett Jutkiewicz on Framing Scenes So They Cut Deep
Brett Jutkiewicz wanted the images to cut a little deeper in Scream VI. Inspired by the franchise’s move to New York City, the cinematographer wanted a crueler and harsher mood. To achieve this effect, Jutkiewicz ditched anamorphic lenses and brought a new aesthetic to the long-running series.
Filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, known as Radio Silence, embraced Jutkiewicz’s idea for a new style. The trio collaborated on Ready or Not and the previous Scream film...
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Stunt Coordinators on How They Crafted the Craziest “Wick” Yet
Editor’s Note: Leading up to the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 on March 24, 2023, The Credits is publishing a “Wick Week” of content, weaving stories about the film’s fighting style, and cinematography, along with an interview with director Chad Stahelski. Some mild spoilers follow.
“No one department works by themselves,” says Scott Rogers,...
Jordan Peele’s 4th Film Officially in the Works & Set for Christmas 2024 Release
There’s a Christmas gift for film lovers in the process of being created, and it should be wrapped and delivered by 2024. Universal Pictures has announced that Jordan Peele’s fourth film will arrive on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
Peele has proven with his three previous efforts that he’s the kind of filmmaker whose movies are not only must-sees but that you (impatiently) look forward to. The mere announcement of a Peele film is big news. This is because he’s already delivered a trio of thrilling,...
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Fight Coordinator Jeremy Marinas on Building Balletic Mayhem With Keanu Reeves & Co.
Editor’s Note: Leading up to the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 on March 24, 2023, The Credits is publishing a “Wick Week” of content, weaving stories about the film’s stunts, and cinematography, along with an interview with director Chad Stahelski. Some mild spoilers follow.
Jeremy Marinas knows how to fight. And for John Wick: Chapter 4,...
Tom Cruise Loved “The Flash” So Much He Called Director Andy Muschietti
Rarely has a superhero film that’s not out yet generated so much positive A-list attention. The Hollywood Reporter had this interesting scoop right as this past weekend was getting underway—Tom Cruise got a chance to see director Andy Muschietti’s The Flash, and he absolutely loved it.
We already know that new DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has seen the upcoming DC film (made before Gunn and co-chief Peter Safran took over DC Studios) and called it one of the best superhero movies he’s ever seen...
“Scream VI” Editor Jay Prychidny on Stitching Together an Epic Slasher
Scream VI is packed to the brim. It’s an ensemble horror movie with familiar and new characters, not to mention a new location and new rules to go along with the franchise’s history. There was no shortage of moving pieces for editor Jay Prychidny to help assemble.
Prychidny is a new addition to the Scream franchise. With directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, he took a more aggressive approach to the series...
“The Magician’s Elephant” Director Wendy Rogers on Her Charming Pixelated Pachyderm
Even in the time of Domee Shi, director of Pixar’s Oscar-nominated feature Turning Red, women as sole directors of animated features are a rare thing. This is partly what makes it so refreshing to see Netflix’s The Magician’s Elephant is helmed by veteran VFX supervisor Wendy Rogers in her feature directorial debut.
Adapted from Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning novel and animated by Animal Logic, the story follows Peter (Noah Jupe), who inadvertently brings hope to his town through a quest to find his long-lost sister...
Barry Keoghan is Circling Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” Sequel With Paul Mescal
Freshly minted Oscar-nominee and BAFTA-winner Barry Keoghan might be trading the misty islands of Ireland (where his award-winning performance in The Banshees of Inisherin was set) for ancient Rome.
Variety reports that Keoghan is in talks to join one of the most high-profile films currently being prepped—Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel. If the deal comes to pass, Keoghan would be joining another 2023 Oscar nominee and fellow Irishman, Paul Mescal (nominated for Best Actor for Aftersun),...
“Boston Strangler” Production Designer John Goldsmith Recreates a City’s Nightmare
There’s an entire film genre known as Boston movies, many of which are lampooned for their mangled accents. Good Will Hunting and The Town are two of the best, owing in large part to homegrown talents Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Boston Strangler, which debuts March 17 on Hulu, can be added to the short list of movies that get many things about Boston right. The film explores the city’s provincialism in the early 1960s and how its sense of identity shatters as 13 single women between the ages of 19 and 85 are murdered in their homes...
James Gunn Will Direct “Superman: Legacy”
Newly minted DC Studios co-chief James Gunn will be writing and directing Superman: Legacy in one of the studio’s most marquee upcoming movies.
Legacy will feature a younger actor in the role of Clark Kent, will be Gunn’s next directorial effort, and is one of the most important new films for the revamped studio under the new vision Gunn is implementing alongside his DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran. Gunn has been working on the script for a while now—since before he and Safran took the reigns at DC—and it’ll be the first film in their tenure and the first new stand-alone Superman film since Zack Snyder’s 2013 Man of Steel, ...
Quentin Tarantino Working on his 10th & Possibly Last Film
Quentin Tarantino has long said he would eventually stop making films, even offering a specific timeline for his retirement—either 10 films or by the time he was 60. Well, he’s made nine films thus far, and he turns 60 later this month. So, as he preps his new film, there’s widespread speculation that this will indeed be Tarantino’s final film.
The auteur behind some of the most iconic features of the last thirty years, from Pulp Fiction to Inglourious Basterds to his surprisingly lovely (but yes,...
“Champions” Cinematographer C. Kim Miles Found Inspiration Everyday on Set
Cinematographer C. Kim Miles has shot everything from TV superhero The Flash and Robert Zemeckis’ miniaturized soldier epic Welcome to Marwen to teen cannibalism drama Yellowjackets and Michelle Yeoh‘s upcoming miniseries The Brothers Sun, which he describes as “Crazy Rich Asians meets John Wick.” But until director Bobby Farrelly’s Champions came along, Miles had never worked with a cast of developmentally challenged actors...
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Review Round-Up: Bigger, Badder, Bolder
If any current franchise out there rivals Mission: Impossible and Fast & Furious for the sheer audacity of their action set pieces, it is John Wick. The series, centered on Keanu Reeves’ un-retirable hitman, is set to release its fourth chapter, and critics are saying it’s the craziest, biggest, boldest installment yet. How good is John Wick: Chapter 4? IndieWire‘s Rafael Motamayor writes that it’s the best action blockbuster since Mad Max: Fury Road. ...
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” Poster Reveals Tom Cruise’s Craziest Stunt
We have our first look at the official poster for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and it teases what is arguably the most insane stunt Tom Cruise has done in the entire franchise.
This is a statement neither Paramount nor we would make lightly, considering the history of lunacy Cruise and the Mission: Impossible stunt team has compiled. The poster captures the moment after Cruise’s Ethan Hunt has ridden a motorcycle off a cliff—in order to BASE jump...
