Lupita Nyong’o Will Lead “A Quiet Place: Day One”
The sound-hunting aliens will have to contend with an Oscar winner.
Lupita Nyong’o will star in the A Quiet Place spinoff, A Quiet Place: Day One, leading Pig director Michael Sarnoski’s upcoming sci-fi thriller. The film, as the title suggests, will show us the first, full terrifying day of the alien attack that John Krasinski explored (at a much later date) in A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place: Part II. ...
New “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Teaser Offers Thrilling Glimpse Phase 4 Capper
In just ten days’ time, co-writer/director Ryan Coogler’s long-awaited Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in theaters. A new teaser hypes what is irrefutably one of the year’s most eagerly-anticipated films, the sequel to Coogler’s game-changing 2018 Marvel debut, although this time around, there’s even more emotionally at stake. That’s because, of course, Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s tragic passing in August of 2020, which led to a complete re-write of the script and an entirely new direction for the franchise...
Trusted Partner Network President Terri Davies on Cyber Security in 2022 & Beyond
Terri Davies became the president of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) this past February, and her role really couldn’t be more crucial. She was tapped to lead the Motion Picture Association (MPA)’s evolving TPN program into a flexible, multi-tiered model to better serve the vendor and content owner communities and align with the rapid changes in the film and television industry. This includes the introduction of cloud security assessments, overseeing the creation, publication, and ongoing management of MPA’s content security site and cloud best practices,...
Let “Hellraiser” Production Designer Kathrin Eder Take You To Hell With The Cenobites
The Cenobites are back and seeking new victims for their blood-letting games. This time, they have the perfect playground for their sadistic mission. Hellraiser production designer Kathrin Eder created a lavish and indulgent new environment for the inter-dimensional pain-seekers to explore.
Time doesn’t bind The Priest (Jamie Clayton), more commonly known as Pinhead, and their mutilated crew. Thirty-five years after Frank played around with the puzzle box, new mega-worshiper Roland Voight (Goran Visnjic) has dedicated his life and fortune to calling the creatures back to Earth...
Sinéad O’Shea on her Unflinching & Award-Winning Documentary “Pray For Our Sinners”
Dublin-based filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea wasn’t sure what she’d find when she returned to her small hometown of Navan, north of Dublin, last year to interview Mary Randles, who’d been a local doctor alongside her late husband Patrick. O’Shea did not expect to discover that, in addition to the Randles, other residents in Navan years ago stood up to injustices inflicted by the Catholic Church, which then controlled all aspects of life in their tiny town.
O’Shea’s documentary Pray For Our Sinners recounts the experiences of Mary,...
How “TILL” Costume Designer Marci Rodgers Captured the Racial Dynamics of 1955 America
Some of the most powerful stories are the most difficult to watch, but Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) knew there comes a time when we can’t afford to look away. When her son Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall) became one of the most tender and tragic victims of racial violence in America, she bravely shaped his legacy into a catalyst for the civil rights movement. TILL revisits the facts of the crime but focuses its lens on the heroic way Mamie made a statement from her suffering. ...
Filmmaker & TV Creator Mann Robinson on Getting it Done in Georgia
Mann Robinson gets it done. The former rapped-turned-filmmaker and television creator can do it all—write, direct, produce, edit—with a tirelessness that would seem inhuman if he wasn’t so even-keeled about how he approaches his work.
“What’s allowing me to have so many things coming up?” he says when we spoke toward the end of summer, as he took a rare break to chat about his career. “First thing I do in the morning is write whatever project I may be on at the time,...
From “Black Adam” to “The Batman 2” – Here’s How The Future of the DCEU Looks
With Black Adam bursting into theaters last week, the arrival of Dwayne Johnson’s bruising antihero signals a new phase for the DCEU. Johnson’s antihero has burst onto the scene in a year that included Matt Reeves’ excellent The Batman, a major shift in Warner Bros. leadership, and a slew of major films and series in the works that should further shape the future of Warner’s expanding DC Extended Universe. Johnson’s arrival isn’t just going to be felt on screen but off it,...
New “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Teaser Offers a Closer Look at the New Black Panther
“Without the Black Panther, Wakanda will fall.” These menacing words, spoken by Namor (Tenoch Huerta), open a new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teaser and they might be his downfall. This new look offers fresh images from director Ryan Coogler’s upcoming sequel, which carries on the story of the high-tech, highly secretive African nation of Wakanda after the loss of their king, T’Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman), mimicking the real-life loss of Boseman after he passed away tragically, at 43,...
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Tracking For Colossal Opening
The excitement for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is massive. In fact, early tracking indicates director Ryan Coogler’s eagerly-anticipated sequel will likely bring in the second biggest opening weekend box office haul of the year.
The firm NRG has Wakanda Forever eyeing a $175 million opening, yet even those eye-popping numbers might be on the low end. Multiple outlets, including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, write that rival studio executives believe those figures will grow after the reviews and word-of-mouth amp up the excitement even further...
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Reveals Stunning New Image of Namor
Marvel Studios has been known to pull a fast one when it comes to villains. Recall Ben Kingsley’s supposed villain Mandarin in Iron Man 3, a demented and terrifying terrorist who seemed to be the world’s biggest nightmare and Tony Stark’s biggest headache. It turned out that the Mandarin, in this case, was actually an actor named Trevor Slattery, pretending to be the dreaded supervillain at the behest (really, demand) of Guy Pearce’s truly demented Eric Savin. Now we’re not suggesting that something similar is going on with Tenoch Huerta’s Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever—there is no way Namor isn’t the real deal—but there’s an excellent chance he’s not a villain in the strictest sense of the word...
Lupita Nyong’o on the Bittersweet Beauty of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Lupita Nyong’o was nearly as stunned as the rest of the world when Chadwick Boseman, her co-star in Black Panther, passed away in August 2020. In a must-read interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nyong’o opened up about that loss (among other things) and what it meant to carry on his legacy in the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which arrives in theaters on November 11.
Nyong’o told THR that while she knew Boseman was sick,...
New “Armageddon Time” Clip Teases Writer/Director James Gray’s Most Personal Film
A young boy named Paul (Banks Repeta) is wearing his new private school uniform, which not only comes with a blazer and tie but also, absurdly, a briefcase. He’s unhappy about this development. His mother, Esther (Anne Hathaway), thinks he looks handsome, while his father, Irving (Jeremy Strong), sees the picture of a hard-working young man. “This says I am ready to work, I come as a student,” Irving says. Paul’s unhappiness increases at this comment. “You just want me to be like you,”...
Will Barry Keoghan Return as Joker in “The Batman 2”?
The most telling portion of Barry Keoghan’s brief but potent performance in The Batman arrived in an unusual way—a deleted scene that was revealed a few weeks after the film premiered. Sure, we briefly met Keoghan’s unnamed Arkham Asylum Inmate towards the end of the film, after Batman (Robert Pattinson) has finally nabbed the Riddler (Paul Dano). Alone in his cell, the Riddler’s having a meltdown until his friendly, happy-go-lucky neighbor in the next cell calms him down and promises him bigger things are in store...
Thrilling “Creed III” Trailer Announces Arrival of Michael B. Jordan the Director
Michael B. Jordan’s career has just shifted into a new, exciting phase.
The Creed III star is also making his directorial debut with the third film in the trilogy, and Jordan took to Twitter to share the first trailer. Safe to say, this first look is a knockout. This trailer arrives a day after Jordan gave us a look at two new posters featuring himself as Adonis Creed and Jonathan Majors as Damian Anderson,...
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Early Reactions: A Stop-Motion Masterpiece
There was never a question that Guillermo del Toro was going to do something distinctive with his Pinocchio adaptation. Now that the film had its international premiere in London, critics have had a chance to see just what the visionary director has done with his first animated film. The answer, at least thus far, is unsurprising—Del Toro has created a bracingly original, deeply personal stop-motion masterpiece.
Del Toro revealed last week why he chose to set his version of Pinocchio in fascist Italy during the reign of Benito Mussolini...
Exploring the “State of the Film Industry” at the Middleburg Film Festival
As part of the Motion Picture Association’s 100th year, the leading advocate in advancing the business and art of storytelling for the film, television, and streaming industry has found a new way to be of service by becoming a sponsor of the Middleburg Film Festival. Now in its 10th year in operation, this festival has become a significant player in the windup to Oscar season. As part of their partnership with the MFF, the MPA presented a “State of the Film Industry” panel to a packed crowd of industry insiders,...
Henry Cavill May Return as Superman
There is a lot happening within the DC Extended Universe right now. First and foremost, this Friday marks the arrival of Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam, a major event within the DCEU that will significantly impact the future of Warner Bros.’ comic book universe. Johnson’s arrival comes at an interesting time for DC, with Warner’s superhero firmament in a period of potentially fruitful flux. In fact, The Hollywood Reporter scoops that right now, some of the biggest names in Hollywood are looking to potentially join forces with the studio and help steer their stable of superheroes into the future...
Harrison Ford Joins the MCU With Role in “Captain America: New World Order”
Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mr. Ford.
Harrison Ford will be taking over for the late William Hurt in the role of General Ross in the upcoming Captain America: New World Order, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The film is the first MCU feature in which the mantle of Captain America is taken up by Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and the third Captain America standalone film. Sam Wilson’s acceptance of that role was the thrust of Marvel’s Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. ...
Michael B. Jordan Reveals “Creed III” Posters & Arrival of Jonathan Majors as Damian Anderson
Michael B. Jordan stepped into the director’s chair for Creed III, which will find his Adonis Creed meeting his toughest challenger yet—yes, even tougher than Florian Munteanu’s Viktor Drago from Creed II. That opponent is Jonathan Majors’ Damian Anderson, and we’ve now got our first look at how hard both Jordan and Majors worked to get into fighting shape for the upcoming film.
Jordan revealed two new posters for Creed III on Twitter,...
