“Elvis” Sound Guru Wayne Pashley on the Sonic Glue Holding Baz Luhrmann’s Biopic Together
Bursting through in the golden age of television, Elvis Presley had stunning good looks and taboo-shattering dance moves that instantly attracted legions of female fans, but his legacy rests in that sound. His voice was inimitable with the pain and power he had to share to survive.
Wayne Pashley, the re-recording mixer, sound designer, and supervising sound editor of Baz Luhrmann’s epic biopic Elvis bravely took up the mantle of resurrecting one of the most famous voices ever recorded...
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” Director Dean Fleischer Camp on His Big-Hearted Feature
Director Dean Fleischer Camp has turned Marcel the Shell, the itty bitty seashell turned YouTube sensation that he created with actress/comic Jenny Slate, into a feature film. But he and Slate, who provides the distinctive voice for the philosophical, one-eyed, one-inch mollusk, knew it had to be on their terms.
“I basically make movies to try to trick my dad into crying in public,” says Fleischer Camp who developed the script with Slate and Nick Paley...
Christian Bale Would Play Batman Again for Christopher Nolan
Perhaps you missed this bit of news from yesterday—Christian Bale mentioned to Screenrant that he’d be open to reprising the role of Batman again, but only if Christopher Nolan returned as director.
Nolan returning to Gotham is obviously a very big if, considering the director already put in years’ worth of work crafting his Dark Knight trilogy, and considering Warner Bros. already has a very viable new Batman franchise with writer/director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson’s The Batman and its upcoming sequel...
The “Hocus Pocus 2” Trailer Casts a Spell
Legend has it that a witch gets her powers on her 16th birthday. For three teenage girls living in modern-day Salem, what sounds like pure silliness turns out to be more like a warning. While celebrating a birthday, the three friends at the heart of Hocus Pocus 2 decide to spice up their lives with a birthday seancé, of sorts, and end up unwittingly conjuring the Sanderson Sisters. And abracadabra, new life is breathed into the Halloween classic of yore,...
How the “Top Gun: Maverick” Sound Team Ingeniously Captured Raw Emotion Mid-Flight
Mark Weingarten is no stranger to navigating the challenges of a production sound mixer. Over his accomplished career, Weingarten’s mixed on Christopher Nolan’s WWII epic Dunkirk, traveled to another dimension in Interstellar, captured the spirit of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, and tracked the drama behind The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In director Joseph Kosinski’s world-beating Top Gun: Maverick,...
“Thor: Love and Thunder” Video Tracks Chris Hemsworth’s Thor Legacy
A new Thor: Love and Thunder look gives you, among other pleasures, a glimpse at Chris Hemsworth’s screen test for the role that would change his career. Hemsworth, although a touch skinnier and a decade-plus younger, reads some of Thor’s lines and you marvel at how, even then, it seemed like nobody else could play the God of Thunder.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige discusses how one of the early decisions made at the studio was to bring the character of Thor to the big screen...
Daniel Kaluuya & Keke Palmer Highlight New “Nope” Trailer & Inside Look
A brand new Nope trailer and a behind-the-scenes video give us a clearer picture of the two stars of Jordan Peele’s third film. Both of these riveting peeks at the film came during last night’s BET Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (Nope stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer were on hand as presenters).
Kaluuya and Palmer play OJ and Emerald Haywood, a brother and sister who own a horse ranch in a dusty gulch in Southern California...
Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” Makes History Again
For the first time in his long career, Tom Cruise is part of the billion-dollar club. Top Gun: Maverick has now officially crossed the billion-dollar threshold, becoming the 50th movie in history to do so, after another strong showing this past weekend.
Maverick soared into this rarefied air this weekend after the final numbers were tallied, adding another $75 million globally. The film’s box office haul now stands at $521.7 million domestically and another $484.7 million overseas,...
“Elvis” Composer Elliott Wheeler on The King’s Music & That Doja Cat Collab
The dazzling visuals of director Baz Luhrmann’s spine-tingling biopic of Elvis, which were beautifully shot by cinematographer Mandy Walker, undoubtedly hold your attention. But it’s the rhythmic melodies of the soundscape that flutters the soul. Elvis is made to be seen (and heard) in the theater.
The journey explores the relationship between the legendary artist and his manager, a former carny named Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), who sees the potential profit in Elvis’s musical gift...
“Thor: Love and Thunder” First Reactions: A Vibrant, Hilarious, Surprisingly Moving Epic
It will likely come as no surprise to hear that the first reactions to Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder are raves. Waititi re-invigorated both Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Thor franchise with Thor: Ragnarok, his candy-colored cosmic romp that instantly turned the God of Thunder from Marvel’s dour beefcake into the funniest Avenger. What’s more, Ragnarok introduced us to Waititi’s vision of what a Marvel movie could look like—whimsical, wild, and passionately weird. ...
“The Black Phone” Co-Writer/Director Scott Derrickson & Co-Writer C. Robert Cargill Wring Our Nerves
The always versatile Ethan Hawke first teamed with writer-director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill on their 2012 horror film Sinister, in which he played a good guy protecting his family. In Derrickson and Cargill’s new horror movie The Black Phone (opening Friday), Hawke plays a very bad man. Wearing a mask and preying on children, Hawke portrays “The Grabber,” who’s partially based on serial killer John Wayne Gacy, according to Joe Hill, author of the original “Black Phone”...
“Nope” Behind-the-Scenes Look Reveals Jordan Peele’s Biggest Swing Yet
There is every indication that Jordan Peele’s Nope is going to be one of the year’s most thrilling films. Peele has, in just two previous films as writer/director, carved out a singular place for himself in the filmmaking firmament. His movies are instantly recognizable as films only he could make, and having proven himself with his Oscar-winning Get Out and his outrageously Oscar-snubbed, excellent Us, he had an even bigger palette to work with on his third feature...
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” Finale Delivers on The Tragedy of Darth Vader
*Spoilers ahead for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
There is a reason that Darth Vader is widely considered one of the greatest villains in the history of cinema. Imposing, imperial, and impeccably performed by the voice work of James Earl Jones and embodied by the 6’6″ David Prowse, just on aesthetics alone, Vader is hard to match. The black mask, black body armor, and black cloak all scream fascist terrorizer to our reptilian brain. When artist Ralph McQuarrie was getting to work on the earliest concept art of Vader,...
The Final “Elvis” Trailer Teases Baz Luhrmann’s Rollicking Biopic
The King has arrived. Well, almost—director Baz Luhrmann’s exuberant biopic Elvis premieres in just a few days—and Warner Bros. has released the final trailer. Unlike the first trailer, which was as much about Tom Hanks’s Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’s notoriously unscrupulous manager, as it was about Elvis (Austin Butler), the final trailer is more focused on the meteoric rise of the King himself and the cultural landscape in America that he inherited and then helped changed.
The King’s rise was,...
New “Thor: Love and Thunder” Images Tease Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor, Gorr, & Guardians
As we get ever closer to the premiere of co-writer/director Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder, you can practically hear the magical hammer Mjolnir whistling through the air. And whose hand is Mjolnir flying towards? Mighty Thor’s (Natalie Portman) of course!
Ever since we learned during 2019’s Comic-Con that Portman would be reprising her role as Jane Foster but with a twist— she’d also be Mighty Thor—we’ve been eager to see her suited up,...
Léa Seydoux Will Play Lady Margot in “Dune: Part Two”
Paul Atreides might be breathing a little easier today. Léa Seydoux has joined the cast of Dune: Part Two as Lady Margot, one of Paul’s (Timothée Chalamet) most crucial allies as he regroups and prepares for war against House Harkonnen.
Deadline reports that Seydoux has joined the gangbusters cast in co-writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel, which will begin filming later this year. Along with Chalamet, returning cast members include Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin,...
“LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation” Trailer Arrives With New Weird Al Yankovic Tune
Have you ever wondered what a LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation movie might be like if it starred Weird Al Yankovic and featured his music? Consider your curiosity satisfied! The first trailer for said movie has arrived, featuring a new tune from Yankovic, and revealing the summer fun to be had by all. LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation features Yankovic and Yvette Nicole Brown, as well as former Star Wars champs Kelly Marie Tran,...
Jordan Peele’s “Nope” Gets Epic Outdoor Screening Venue With Alamo Drafthouse
Now this is how you celebrate your 25th anniversary. Jordan Peele’s Nope will help the Alamo Drafthouse crew celebrate their 25th anniversary with an outdoor screening. What’s even better is that the setting for this outdoor cinematic event will mirror the setting of the film, creating an opportunity for viewers to fall even deeper into Peele’s singularly compelling storytelling. Imagine watching Get Out on the lawn of a fancy upstate house, or Us at a carnival in coastal California,...
New “Thor: Love and Thunder” Trailer Teases Thor Versus Gorr
Thor has learned a few things about epic team-building speeches in his history with the Avengers. Nobody was better at it than Captain America, as Cap showed again and again, perhaps most memorably in Avengers: Endgame, before the Avengers parted ways on a time-traveling quest to try and save the world. Again. But in Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s the God of Thunder’s turn to give a rousing speech. So how does he do?
Let’s say there are mixed results,...
“Father of the Bride” Director Gaz Alazraki on Re-Tooling the Story as Cuban-American Comedy
Spencer Tracy charmed moviegoers as the original Father of the Bride in 1950. Then Steve Martin reprised the wedding-overwhelmed dad in Nancy Meyer’s 1991 romantic comedy of the same name. Now, Andy García headlines a new reboot playing an old-fashioned Cuban-American patriarch hilariously bewildered by complications that arise when his very modern daughter announces she’s getting married.
Father of the Bride (opening Friday in theaters and on HBO Max), co-starring Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona,...
