The Next James Bond Will Be in his 30s
Now that Daniel Craig has finished his run as James Bond with 2021’s emotional sendoff No Time To Die, attention has naturally turned to who will become the next 007. This past June, franchise producer Barbara Broccoli said that a new Bond film was at least two years away and that casting was going to take time because they were doing a complete “reinvention of Bond.”
“Nobody’s in the running,” Broccoli said to Deadline at the time.
Jonás Cuarón Will Direct Bad Bunny in Sony’s Marvel Film “El Muerto”
Sony Pictures is putting together quite a collaboration. The studio has tapped Jonás Cuarón to direct their upcoming Marvel Studios film El Muerto, starring Bad Bunny (aka Benito A Martínez Ocasio), Deadline reports. Bad Bunny is coming off his first big movie role in Sony’s Bullet Train, co-starring with a little-known actor named [checking notes] Brad Pitt.
Cuarón, the director of the 2015 thriller Desierto,
“Los Espookys” Co-Creator/Writer/Director/Star Ana Fabrega Does it All (Literally)
Los Espookys, the surreal HBO comedy, has returned for a second season. Unlike anything currently on television, the series, created by Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega, and Fred Armisen, follows four horror-loving friends who run Los Espookys — a business that stages supernatural scenes and tricks people into thinking they are real.
Renaldo (Bernardo Velasco), Los Espookys’ leader, is also its heart and soul. Ursula (Cassandra Ciangherotti) is its makeup master.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Co-writer/Director Ryan Coogler on Losing Chadwick Boseman & Carrying On
Now that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a mere month and change from its release, the excitement for the sequel is palpable. This week we’ve seen the release of the film’s official trailer, a gorgeous, somber, and riveting sneak peek at co-writer/director Ryan Coogler’s follow-up to his 2018 global juggernaut. Yet, unlike any movie in Marvel Studios’ vaunted MCU, and frankly, unlike most movies, period, Wakanda Forever arrives with an equal amount of grief.
“Coco” and “Encanto” Composer Germaine Franco on Finding Musical Inspiration at its Source
In 2016, composer and multi-instrumentalist Germaine Franco was the first Latina and first woman of color invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences music branch. With 2021’s Encanto, she was the first woman to score a Disney animated feature and the first Latina to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. In a world where female composers still make up only a fraction of those hired for studio projects,
“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.
