“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”: A Closer Look at the New Black Panther
At the end of the official trailer for co-writer/director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, there’s a jaw-dropping moment when a new Black Panther arrives on the scene. While her identity remains a mystery, it is clear that this new person in a uniquely stylized Black Panther super-suit is a woman, and now, thanks to the character’s reveal, one of the pressing questions going into a film with a bunch of them will be,
Will Smith’s “Emancipation” Reveals Trailer & Surprise Release Date
Apple TV has revealed the first trailer for the Will Smith-led, Antonie Fuqua-directed Emancipation, which will be landing in 2022 after all. This is a bit of surprise, considering that Apple wasn’t quite sure how they would handle the film’s release after Smith slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony.
The first trailer gives us a sustained look at the film, which was a hot commodity after it debuted in the Cannes virtual market in 2020.
New “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Images Reveal Villain Namor & More
Today has given us a bounty of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever news. First, the official trailer dropped, revealing a Wakanda mourning the loss of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) after the star’s tragic passing in August of 2020. The trailer not only showed us how Wakanda grieves a fallen hero and king but also the new faces that will be both welcome in Wakanda, like Dominque Thorne’s Riri Williams, aka Ironheart, and unwelcome,
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Official Trailer Reveals a new Black Panther
We open with an image of the iconic Black Panther mask being carried by Shuri (Letitia Wright) during a funeral procession for the fallen hero. We know, of course, that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is carrying on without star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away at 43 in August of 2020. The somber notes and mournful tone of the official trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever feels that much more heartrending when you consider the performers,
An Eye For an Eye: Inside “House of the Dragon” Episode 7
An eye for an eye. It’s one of the oldest, coldest, cruelest forms of justice, the type of punishment that would, of course, fit perfectly in House of the Dragon. And so it was what Queen Alicent called for after her son, the clearly troubled, dragon-obsessed Prince Aemond (Leo Ashton), lost an eye in a post-dragon-ride scuffle with his half-nephews.
Episode 7 began in mourning, with the funeral, held on the island of Driftmark,
The Official Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” is a Creepfest
“Picture your mind…as a cabinet. Where you lock up your darkest thoughts and deepest fears. What would happen if you opened that cabinet for the world to see? We are about to find out.” So says visionary Guillermo del Toro in the opening seconds of the official trailer for his upcoming Netflix series Cabinet of Curiosities, and never have we felt more enthused about our minds becoming furniture. The man behind some of the great visual splendors of the modern filmmaking era,
Marvel’s “Armor Wars” With Don Cheadle Switching From a Series to a Movie
Marvel Studios’ Armor Wars is making a major shift. The project from writer Yassir Lester was initially conceived as a series for Disney+, but now, Marvel Studios has decided it makes more sense as a feature film, so it will be redeveloped with Lester staying on as screenwriter.
Armor Wars will feature Don Cheadle’s Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes, who, of course, becomes War Machine when he suits up. Cheadle’s War Machine,
First Trailer for “Barbarians” Season 2 Reveals Return of Netflix’s Underrated Epic
Season one of Barbarians was a visual feast of the bloody sort and a balm for the spirit for those of us still pining for another season of HBO’s short-lived, lavishly produced Rome. Barbarians also happens to be one of the better historical epics to grace the small screen in years, the equal of Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla. That first season took us back to the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD when Germanic tribes desperately try to stop the spread of the Roman Empire.
“She-Hulk” Composer Amie Doherty on Blending Megan Thee Stallion With Marvel’s Orchestral Bombast
With 2021’s Spirit Untamed, composer Amie Doherty became the first woman to score a DreamWorks animated feature film. Known for her work on The High Note and Happiest Season, she has also made a name for herself as an orchestrator. Her most recent project is as the composer for the Marvel series She-Hulk, where she has combined the bombastic, orchestral Marvel style with a very modern and beat-driven aesthetic that gives the show its unique sound.
Ryan Reynolds Explains How Wolverine is Alive for “Deadpool 3” After Dying in “Logan”
Last night, Ryan Reynolds revealed to the world that Hugh Jackman was reprising his star-making role as Wolverine in Deadpool 3. People were enthused. People were also confused. The confusion was over the fact that Wolverine definitely, without a doubt, dies at the end of Logan, director James Mangold’s brutal, beautifully executed film about Wolverine’s final, heroic act.
Sure, this is the MCU, so if Marvel wanted, they could simply have the Deadpool 3 version of Wolverine exist in a different universe than the Logan Wolverine.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Will Be One of the MCU’s Longest Films
It seems very fitting to hear that Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be one of the longest MCU films ever, considering the emotional heft of the film in the wake of the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman in 2020. This news comes courtesy of AMC Theaters (h/t Collider), which has Wakanda Forever clocking in at a healthy 2 hours and 41 minutes long.
“Blonde” Director Andrew Dominik on Painting a Different Kind of Portrait of Marilyn Monroe
Visually, writer-director Andrew Dominik wanted to surface the iconic imagery of Marilyn Monroe for his fictional adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s Blonde (now streaming on Netflix.) What found its way to the screen is a nearly three-hour collection of novellas that poetically paint Norma Jean’s life from childhood to stardom.
“The big visual idea of the movie was to have it almost look like a Google search of Marilyn Monroe,” Dominik shares with The Credits.
Hugh Jackman Returning as Wolverine in “Deadpool 3”
Ryan Reynolds made a major announcement on Twitter yesterday—he finally lured his good pal Hugh Jackman to come back to the role of Wolverine. Jackman will don the adamantium claws for Deadpool 3, which is due in theaters on September 6, 2024.
Jackman’s run as Wolverine, which spanned 17 years and made him a global superstar, began way back in 2000 with the very first X-Men. Jackman’s beloved portrayal of the temperamental,
“Halloween Ends” Final Trailer Pits The Shape vs. Laurie Strode One Last Time
It’s all coming to an end. The final battle between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers (Nick Castle) is just a few weeks away. Universal Pictures has released the final trailer for Halloween Ends, director David Gordon Green’s trilogy-capping film, which will give us the definitive end to one of the marquee matchups in the history of the horror genre.
Halloween Ends picks up four years after the events in Halloween Kills,
“Super/Natural” Producer Tom Hugh-Jones on How His New Nature Doc Will Blow Your Mind
They call him Sarcastic Fringehead, and the gargoyle-like fish with its glow-in-the-dark inflatable mouth must be seen to be believed. A resident of the Pacific Ocean, Sarcastic Fringehead is just one of 40 or so naturally gifted characters filmed in their native habitats for National Geographic’s Super/Natural show. Executive produced by James Cameron with voice-over narration from Benedict Cumberbatch, the eight-episode series (which debuted on Wednesday, Sept. 21) features creatures great (elephants) and small (Mexican fireflies) as they engage in stranger-than-fiction survival skills.
“Don’t Worry Darling” Cinematographer Matthew Libatique on Creating a Sinister World Beneath the Surface
There’s a menacing unreality looming beneath the surface in Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling that cinematographer Matthew Libatique (The Whale, A Star is Born) stitched together through a tapestry of largely subliminal clues, subconsciously pinning you to the story’s shocking twist.
Midsommar scene-stealer Florence Pugh steps into the role of Alice Chambers, a young housewife living her best life circa the 1950s.
Marvel’s Kevin Feige on Why They Didn’t Recast T’Challa for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“The world is still processing the loss of Chad,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Empire about the death of Chadwick Boseman, who passed away at 43 in August of 2020. Boseman’s death was a shock at a time of shocks, the loss of not only a rising star at the peak of his powers but a beloved husband, friend, and colleague. For the Black Panther family, Boseman was their North Star,
HBO Max Releases Long-Awaited & Decidedly Creepy Teaser Trailer for “The Last of Us”
At long last, we’ve got our best look yet at The Last of Us, HBO Max’s highly-anticipated adaptation of the popular video game series. The deliciously moody teaser trailer reveals creator Craig Mazin (Chernobyl)’s series, which follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they journey across a devastated American landscape in a post-apocalyptic world.
The teaser is a thing of bleak beauty, set to Hank Williams’
“Andor” Creator Tony Gilroy’s Intriguing Advice For His Team About Their “Star Wars” Series
Andor isn’t quite like any of the Star Wars live-action series we’ve seen thus far on Disney+. Compared to The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor is almost heroically unconcerned with the legends of the larger Star Wars galaxy, be they Boba Fett, Darth Vader, or Obi-Wan Kenobi himself. The show is a street-level view of regular people, most of whom living on the margins of society,
“Moonage Daydream” Director Brett Morgen on Following David Bowie Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s a bit of a miracle that director Brett Morgen survived creating Moonage Daydream, his kaleidoscopic deep dive into David Bowie’s unique sound and vision.
Morgen was six months into editing the film, the first project that had the full cooperation of Bowie’s estate. But assembling the massive volume of footage, some of it never before seen, was taking its toll on the filmmaker.
“It was traumatic because we’d run out of funding,
