Interview

Production Designer

“Death on the Nile” Production Designer Jim Clay Delivers Deadly Decadence

For production designer Jim Clay, details matter. In director Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, a pseudo-sequel to Murder on the Orient Express which returns sharp-witted investigator Hercule Poirot in another case of whodunit, the murder mystery transports viewers to the 1930s Egypt that entangles love and death in the most devilish ways – and may we say stylish? 

“Ken is meticulous in his planning ‘cause when he gets on set he wants to give time to the actors and the performance,” Clay shares with The Credits,

By Daron James  |  February 15, 2022
See Dwayne Johnson as “Black Adam” in 3 New Images

Warner Bros.’ 2022 film slate is massive. How massive? Just on the DC Extended Universe side of things, you’ve got a return trip to Gotham in Matt Reeves The Batman, the first stand-alone Flash film, and you’ve got Dwayne Johnson making his long-awaited entrance to the DCEU in Black Adam. To that end, Warner Bros. has revealed three new behind-the-scene images of Johnson in the role he was born to play.

By The Credits  |  February 15, 2022
Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas Shine Darkly in “Deep Water” Trailer

Now, this is a tasty little morsel of a teaser trailer. The first trailer for director Adrian Lyne’s Deep Water is a spare, expertly paced minimalist teaser that manages to evoke all sorts of menace and madness without so much as a raised voice or a single image save the two faces of our leads. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas star as a husband-and-wife who have an interesting relationship dynamic. Affleck plays the wealthy Vic Van Allen,

By The Credits  |  February 14, 2022
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Official Trailer Reveals Colossal Squid Monster

“Every night, I dream the same dream,” says Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) at the start of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness official trailer. “And then…the nightmare begins.”

Here, at last, is our longest look at director Sam Raimi’s film, which sees the director of the beloved Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 stepping into the modern MCU for the first time. Raimi’s working with a heckuva set-up here,

By The Credits  |  February 14, 2022
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Trailer Reveals a True Epic

“There are wonders in this world beyond our wandering” we hear early on the first trailer for Amazon’s long-simmering, surprisingly mysterious The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. These words are spoken by a young Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), and she’s not lying. Wonders do appear as you tuck into this first, extended look at one of TV’s most highly-anticipated new series. One of the most astonishing things about the trailer is the sheer scope and scale of Amazon’s new series,

By The Credits  |  February 14, 2022
Jordan Peele’s “Nope” Trailer Wows During Super Bowl

It’s safe to say the first trailer for Jordan Peele’s Nope is as deliciously potent a peek at a new movie as we’ve seen in a long, long time. This first look at Peele’s eagerly-anticipated third feature film was revealed during Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams, and it contained nearly as much excitement in two minutes as the game did in three hours. And it was a good game!

By The Credits  |  February 14, 2022

Interview

Costume Designer

“Death on the Nile” Costume Designer Paco Delgado on Killer Cruise Wear

Costume designer Paco Delgado grew up on a tiny island off the coast of West Africa, where he cultivated a vivid eye for color, shape, and texture. That aesthetic, developed at Institut del Teatre of Barcelona, has served him well. In 2011 he collaborated with the famously meticulous director Pedro Almodóvar on BAFTA Award-winning The Skin I Live In. Delgado then earned Oscar nominations for Les Miserable and The Danish Girl.

By Hugh Hart  |  February 11, 2022

Interview

Director

“Marry Me” Director Kat Coiro on Refueling the Rom-Com With J. Lo

February is the month of Galantine’s and Valentine’s Day, and both are the perfect time for the new musical rom-com Marry Me, which stars Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Maluma and hits theaters and Peacock on February 11. The story begins as pop superstar Kat Valdez (Lopez) and fiancé, Latin singing sensation Bastian (Maluma), are preparing to marry onstage. The fans and everybody else on the globe are invited, as it will be live-streamed during a concert.

By Leslie Combemale  |  February 11, 2022
“Jurassic World: Dominion” Trailer Reveals Epic Conclusion to Trilogy

We’ve got our long-awaited look at Jurassic World: Dominion, the third and final film in the new trilogy that began in 2015 with Jurassic World. The official trailer introduces new dinosaurs, some beloved old favorites, and a slew of Jurassic veterans, including the new trilogy’s leads, Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire Dearing. Dominion also brings back Jurassic Park’

By The Credits  |  February 10, 2022
Colin Farrell Spent 4 Hours Becoming The Penguin in “The Batman”

While Robert Pattinson has been talking about Bruce Wayne’s transformation into Batman (including how for one terrified Gothamite, Batman probably looked like a werewolf) in The Batman, Colin Farrell’s metamorphosis into the pockmarked, obese Penguin was an even harder transition. Physically, that is. Speaking with Variety at Sundance, Farrell revealed that at the beginning of The Batman filming, it took four hours to turn him into the iconic villain,

By The Credits  |  February 10, 2022
Robert Pattinson Describes His Batman as a Werewolf

Robert Pattinson was always going to bring something unique to his portrayal of Bruce Wayne. We knew this from the moment his casting was announced, as he’s chosen a post-Twilight career path that has been focused on characters in extremis. Whether it was playing a wildcard bank robber hellbent on freeing his brother from prison in the Safdie brothers insane Good Time to a lighthouse keeper barreling towards, then far,

By The Credits  |  February 9, 2022

Interview

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

“Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America” Directors & Writer/Producer on Relearning American History

The documentary Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America has won numerous awards at fests across the country, including the Audience Award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, and boasts a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is based on criminal defense and civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson’s work relearning American history and sharing knowledge that includes events and episodes either erased from in history books or never included in the first place.

By Leslie Combemale  |  February 9, 2022
“Mission: Impossible 8” Will Be Tom Cruise’s Last (and Craziest)

Mission: Impossible 7 has likely been Tom Cruise’s hardest challenge yet. This is due to several factors, the first, and most consistently pressing, was the pandemic. This next installment in Cruise’s now two-decade-old franchise has seen its production shut down due to COVID-19 multiple times, forcing Cruise, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, and the cast and crew to pivot, time and again, with each fresh delay. The second reason is Cruise’s own mentality, which is that each new Mission has to top the last in terms of the “wow”

By The Credits  |  February 9, 2022
Here’s Your First Peek at Jordan Peele’s Next Film “Nope”

It might only be a few seconds of footage, but getting even the tiniest peek at Jordan Peele’s third film is cause for excitement. Universal Pictures has just teased the writer/director’s upcoming Nope, which stars Peele’s Get Out star (and Oscar-winner) Daniel Kaluuya, his fellow Oscar-nominee from last year Steven Yeun, and rising star Keke Palmer. The few seconds of footage depict Kaluuya and Yeun’s characters looking mighty spooked as they peer up into the sky,

By The Credits  |  February 8, 2022
Chris Evans Lifts Off in “Lightyear” Official Trailer

Buzz Lightyear is one of Pixar’s most legendary characters, the Space Rangin’ ying to Woody’s wholesome cowboy yang. Voiced by Tim Allen, Buzz first touched down in 1995’s seminal Toy Story, alongside Tom Hanks’ aforementioned cowboy Woody and a whole room full of talking toys that changed animated films forever. Now, 27-years later (!!), Buzz is getting his own origin story, and none other than Chris Evans is stepping in to lend his voice to the younger,

By The Credits  |  February 8, 2022
“The Batman” Fan Screening Coming to IMAX Three Days Early

If you were hoping to take a trip to Gotham sooner rather than later, we’ve got good news for you. Writer/director Matt Reeves’ The Batman will be coming to IMAX three days before its March 4 release in special fan-only screenings. If you want to see Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne on the biggest screen possible, Fandango has got you covered.

Fandango made the news official with this Tweet:

Wanna see #TheBatman a lil early?

By The Credits  |  February 8, 2022
Oscar Nominations 2022 – The Full List

Your 2022 Oscar nominations have arrived. Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards on Tuesday morning. The ceremony arrives on March 27 and will be broadcast from Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. It’ll be an in-person ceremony, and, for the first time in three years, this year’s Oscars will indeed have a host. Or, possibly, multiple hosts. We’re still waiting to find out who will be MC’ing the ceremony,

By The Credits  |  February 8, 2022
“Aquaman 2” Star Patrick Wilson Teases New VFX Techniques

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will splash into theaters right in time for Christmas, on December 16, 2022. While we still haven’t even seen the first trailer for director James Wan’s hotly-anticipated sequel, we are starting to get a few tidbits about the film itself. It sounds as if the sequel will enjoy the benefits of brand new visual effects technology that DC is deploying on its upcoming slate of films.

While plot details are being kept under wraps (location;

By The Credits  |  February 7, 2022
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Swinging Towards History (And Past “Avatar”)

Spider-Man: No Way Home is swinging towards history. By this Tuesday, Sony and Marvel’s seemingly unstoppable mega-blockbuster should surpass James Cameron’s Avatar as the third highest-grossing film at the domestic box office in history. The villain-packed epic snared another $9.6 million this weekend to finish with $749 million in ticket sales. That means it’s less than $1 million away from swinging past Cameron’s Avatar original domestic haul of $749.8 million.

By The Credits  |  February 7, 2022

Interview

Special/Visual Effects

How the “Moonfall” VFX Team Tapped Physics to Destroy the Earth

Don’t look up! The moon is on a collision course with Earth. Filmmaker Roland Emmerich, who brought us Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012, returns with another global disaster movie in Moonfall (premiering February 4) that has a colossal twist. This time it’s up to NASA executive Jo Fowler (Halle Berry), astronaut Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson), and conspiracy theorist K.C.

By Daron James  |  February 4, 2022