“Indiana Jones 5” Has Wrapped Filming
And that’s a wrap for Indiana Jones 5. Producer Frank Marshall has revealed director James Mangold’s Indy has finished principal photography, a major step for the secretive, highly-intriguing fifth installment in the venerable franchise. The cast alone is reason enough to be excited, but Mangold is a very special director, too, so it’s really the combination of talent involved that makes this project so much more than an attempt to revive the franchise.
New “Morbius” Video Reveals Jared Leto’s Vampire Antihero
When Dr. Michael Morbius first appeared in Marvel comics, he was very much a bad guy, appearing in “The Amazing Spider-Man” in 1971. Yet as Jared Leto explains in a new Morbius vignette, the character soon underwent an evolution from a straight-up villain to a more complicated antihero. What’s more, Leto explains how Marvel was, up until the creation of Morbius, “forbidden from using characters considered more on the supernatural side.” With Leto starring in the upcoming Morbius,
Micheal Keaton Reveals a Sneak Peek of his Batman Return
Michael Keaton has gently reminded the world that Robert Pattinson isn’t the only Batman coming to theaters. While Pattinson is starring as Bruce Wayne in The Batman, one of the year’s most eagerly-awaited films, Keaton is reprising his version of Bruce Wayne for another DCEU film, The Flash. Keaton returns to the role after 30-years, having last donned the Batsuit in Tim Burton’s 1992 film Batman Returns.
“Cyrano” Composer Aaron Dessner on Tuning Into Timeless Love
Director Joe Wright, known best for emotional period films like Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, has brought a new musical version of Cyrano to the screen, starring Peter Dinklage in the title role. Dinklage is receiving rave reviews for his part in the romantic classic, bringing a new depth to the brilliant wordsmith and swordsman who loves his best friend, the gorgeous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), from afar. The film is based on a theatrical version directed and written by Erica Schmidt,
Colin Farrell Went to Starbucks as the Penguin Unnoticed (And Ordered This…)
How unrecognizable is Colin Farrell in The Batman? The usually svelte, handsome actor is playing Oswald Cobblepot/the Penguin in the upcoming reboot, and he’s balding, portly, pockmarked, and scarred. The makeup and prosthetics took as long as four hours to apply, transforming the dapper Irishman into Gotham’s hulking villain. Farrell revealed to Collider that after his first day of doing prosthetics and makeup tests with designer Mike Marino,
Oscar-Nominated “Cyrano” Costume Designer Massimo Cantini on a New Vision For a Timeless Tale
Cyrano (in theaters on February 25) boasts megawatt talent – notably, Peter Dinklage in the title role – but newly minted Oscar-nominee, costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini, may be the film’s secret weapon. Parrini has won a bundle of European awards, mostly for his work in his native Italy. He came to Hollywood’s attention in 2020 when he was nominated for an Oscar for his costumes for Pinocchio,
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Recreates Iconic Meme to Reveal Digital & Blu-ray Release Dates
If you’re going to announce the digital and Blu-ray release dates for one of the most successful films of all time, why not recreate an iconic meme to do so? That’s what Sony Pictures has done with the below tweet, recreating a cartoon meme in which a multitude of Spider-Men point at each other. This meme has been used a lot over the years, deployed most often to point out blatant hypocrisy. In No Way Home,
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” Reveals First Image as Production Begins
Cameras are officially rolling on Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy as the titular American scientist and looking at his role in creating the atomic bomb. Universal Pictures revealed the first image from the film, which shows Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth. Oppenheimer was a notorious chain smoker, and would eventually suffer from throat cancer.
Writer/Director Jared Frieder’s Long Journey to Make “Three Months” Starring Troye Sivan
Imagine what you would do if, at one of the most pivotal moments in your life, you find out you’re at risk for a life-threatening disease? Jared Frieder turned the experience into a movie. That movie, Three Months, is out today on Paramount+.
Three Months, a funny and touching coming-of-age story, tells the story of Caleb (Troye Sivan), an unruly, gay high school senior who is days away from graduation and ready to pursue his dream of becoming a photographer.
“Blade” Casts Aaron Pierre in Mysterious Role Alongside Lead Mahershala Ali
A big piece of casting news has dropped on one of Marvel Studios’ most intriguing, most hush-hush upcoming films. The Underground Railroad and Krypton star Aaron Pierre has joined two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali in Blade. Pierre joins both Ali and the great Delroy Lindo in the revamped MCU film about the titular character, the first Blade film since Wesley Snipes’s last turn as the half-vampire hunter in 2004’s Blade: Trinity.
“The Batman” Limited-Edition Tourbillo Watch Includes an Actual Working Bat-Signal
If you ever wanted to look like Batman without submitting yourself to straight-up cosplay, we’ve got some news for you. You can own the official Batman Tourbillon Watch, made by Swiss design studio and manufacturer Kross Studio, for a cool $100,000. The design of the watch is inspired by the new Bat-Signal you’ll be seeing in writer/director Matt Reeves’s upcoming The Batman.
If you happen to be both a massive Batman fan and someone who can spend $100K on a watch,
Oscar-Nominated “Dune” Editor Joe Walker on Finding Intimacy in a Sci-Fi Epic
For editor Joe Walker, cutting Dune was about finding a resonating balance between the epic nature of the story and the intimacy of the characters’ journey. When we interviewed Walker on two occasions back in October of 2021, Dune had just been released and writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s vision for a second and final part had yet to be greenlit. A lot has changed since then. Dune was both a critical and commercial smash,
“Cyrano” Screenwriter Erica Schmidt on Adapting the Iconic Love Triangle for Film
It is one of the dramatic arts’ most famous and heartbreaking love triangles: Cyrano de Bergerac, in love with Roxanne, who loves Christian and he her, aided in his pursuit by Cyrano’s eloquent written and spoken words. Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play about the brilliant wordsmith and his unrequited passion has been adapted over the past century-plus for many stages and screens.
Director Joe Wright (Atonement) is the latest filmmaker to tackle the tale with MGM’s Cyrano (in theaters on February 25),
“Uncharted” Director Ruben Fleischer on His Epic Adventure With Tom Holland
The first time we see treasure hunter Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) in his element he’s knocked unconscious. When he wakes, he realizes his foot is caught in the netting of loose airplane cargo that’s whipping in the air like a tail on a kite. The timely snag has saved his life. He murmurs one of his famous Drake-isms: “Oh, crap.”
Director Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland) is at the helm of Uncharted (in theaters February 18),
First “Elvis” Trailer Reveals Baz Luhrmann’s Ode to the King
The first voice you hear in Elvis‘s official trailer doesn’t belong to the King himself (played by Austin Butler), but that of Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), Elvis’s notoriously unscrupulous manager. “There are some who’d make me out to be the villain of this here story,” the Colonel says at the outstart. “Are you born with a destiny,” Parker continues, “or does it just come knocking at your door?” For Parker,
“The Batman” New Photos Reveal a Long Dark Journey Into Night
A treasure trove of new photos for writer/director Matt Reeves’s The Batman has been revealed. Warner Bros. has revealed the largest batch of images we’ve seen of Reeves’s hotly-anticipated inaugural trip to Gotham. The photos show, among other things, a huge image of Paul Dano’s The Riddler projected onto a digital billboard during a Gotham City News 1 segment. The caption? “Serial killer livestreams.” This is what Robert Pattinson’s Batman is up against,
Robert Pattinson Says His Batman Was Partly Inspired by Kurt Cobain
Robert Pattinson has been teasing just how different his version of Batman is for a while now, but last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Pattison may have given us the best clue yet as to how this new iteration of the character was conceived. Pattison told Kimmel that during early conversations with writer/director Matt Reeves, he learned of Reeves’s surprising source of inspiration.
“One of the first things that Matt said to me — he’s like,
“The Batman” Writer/Director Matt Reeves Says a “Grounded” Mr. Freeze a Possible Villain for Sequel
Writer/director Matt Reeves knows a thing or three about picking villains. For The Batman, Reeves wrote a sizzling script that attracted so much heat a whole new franchise was rebooted based on the strength of his story, and that story includes a Rogue’s Gallery of villains. Robert Pattinson’s Batman will be facing two toplining villains in Paul Dano’s Riddler (the main event), and Colin Farrell’s Penguin (this role is smaller, but Farrell’s Penguin is getting his own HBO Max spinoff series to further explore the character).
J.J. Abrams Says “Star Trek 4” Happening With Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto & More
J.J. Abrams made a big announcement during Paramount’s Investors Day Presentation on February 15—Star Trek 4 is set to launch. Abrams revealed that Paramount is in negotiations to get Star Trek‘s stars back onto the bridge. The main cast includes Chris Pine as Kirk, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Zachary Quinto as Spock, John Cho as Sulu, Simon Pegg as Scotty, and Karl Urban as Bones. It seems they’re all prepared to head back to the Starfleet for their fourth mission.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” Anime Feature Coming in 2024
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation will release The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime feature on April 12, 2024. Variety broke the story about the upcoming film, a fresh addition to the growing list of cinematic adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s vast Middle-earth, which he explored at length and in astonishing detail in his now-iconic books “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.”
