“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,

Inside “House of the Dragon” Episode 6

Episode 6 of House of the Dragon takes us on a major jump forward in time, a leap in years that also includes the switch-over for the actresses playing two of the main roles. Out are the great Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra and Emily Carey as Queen Alicent, and in are Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, playing the Princess and the Queen, respectively. As episode 6 gets underway, Princess Rhaenrya is giving birth (a relatively mild birth scene by Game of Thrones standards),

This “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Clip Harnesses The Show’s Visceral Appeal

Before Amazon Prime’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debuted on the streamer on September 1, much of the talk surrounding the series was just how big of a swing it was. It was being hailed as the most expensive show of all time, a massive investment of time, money, and talent to create a series worthy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s creative vision and the six Peter Jackson films that have become popular culture touchstones and the defining adaptations of Tolkien’s work.

Vince Gilligan’s Next Show Coming to Apple With “Better Call Saul” Star Rhea Seehorn

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan is taking his talents to Apple. Not only that, but Gilligan’s next series, which has already gotten a two-season straight-to-series order at Apple, will star Better Call Saul‘s Rhea Seehorn. This is terrific news for all of us mourning the end of Better Call Saul‘s 6-season run, which just aired its finale this past August.

While details of the series are being kept under wraps,

“Bardo” Trailer Unveils Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s First Film Since “The Revenant”

You won’t see a more sumptuous, surreal trailer than Bardo anytime soon. This look at director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new feature, his first since his masterful 2015 epic The Revenant, received a six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. That screening latest three hours, but the new trailer reflects a trimmed-down version of the film (Iñárritu cut 22 minutes) that will be released theatrically in Mexico on October 27,

M. Night Shymalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” Reveals Creepy First Trailer Starring Dave Bautista

A knock at a cabin door is never just a neighbor asking for some sugar in an M. Night Shymalan movie. So, when that first knock arrives in the trailer for his aptly titled Knock at the Cabin, it brings with it a tremor of precognition. Things are about to get very, very bad.

The first look at Shymalan’s latest reveals that the trouble starts even before that fateful knock.

Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” in Full Swing With a Director & Writers On Board

Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four now has three of its most important pieces in place.

After naming WandaVision director Matt Shakman as the man helming the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four at Disney’s D23 Expo, Deadline reports that Marvel Studios has tapped Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer to write the script. The duo is new to Marvel, but they’ve recently had a hot streak,

New “Black Adam” Teaser Opens With a Nod to Batman, Superman & More

The new Black Adam teaser, titled “Legacy,” makes it case plainly from the start. That case is made by none other than Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), the black-ops antihero who led the other antiheroes of The Suicide Squad into battle (twice). “Before a world of heroes and villains, one power ruled it all.” As we hear Waller’s voiceover, what we’re seeing are glimpses of those heroes and villains—Batman’s throwing stars (known as Batarangs),

“The Woman King” Fight Choreographer Jénel Stevens on Raising a Warrior Army

There’s a reason that the battle sequences in The Woman King look so authentic. The actors, from star Viola Davis on down, worked for months to get into physical shape to play an army of women warriors. They learned all the right moves from a team of expert trainers that included fight choreographer Jénel Stevens.

A New York-based personal trainer with an extensive martial arts background, Stevens made the transition to movie stunt performer in 2015.

“Andor” First Reactions: A Gritty, Grounded “Star Wars” Series Unlike Any That Have Come Before

Andor is a major departure from the first three live-action Star Wars series that have aired on Disney+. This is one of the major through-lines of the initial, very positive reviews of the show, which follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance’s stand against the Galactic Empire. Unlike The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi before it,

New “Halloween Ends” Teaser Reveals Laurie Strode’s Final Reckoning With Michael Myers

“It’s a movie about a final reckoning,” Jamie Lee Curtis says at the top of this new look at Halloween Ends, the final film (presumably) that will feature her indomitable Laurie Strode facing off against the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers. “Michael Myers, in that mask, represents pure evil,” Curtis continues, “there is no rhyme or reason.”

That lack of a rhyme or reason is one of the aspects of Myers that has made the character such a potent fixture in our imaginations—the dude is just awful. 

Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Horror Series “The Midnight Club” Trailer Revealed

Netflix has a new horror series coming just in time for Halloween.

Doctor Sleep and The Haunting of Hill House director Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club will bring 10 episodes worth of supernatural creepiness to the streamer in early October. The series, based on a novel of the same name by Christopher Pike, is centered on a group of terminally ill patients at the Rotterdam Home who comes together—at midnight,

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Reveals New Poster & New Image of the Atlanteans

A beautiful, somber new poster has arrived for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. 

The new poster pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who passed away at the age of 43 in August of 2020, cutting off a spectacularly bright career. Boseman, of course, was Black Panther, playing T’Challa in Ryan Coogler’s game-changing 2018 smash hit Black Panther. The new poster reveals T’Challa’s iconic Black Panther mask and claw necklace,

“Confess, Fletch” Cinematographer Sam Levy Modernizes the Crime Caper

Being pegged as the main suspect in a murder may sound worrisome, but some cinematic shooting, scenic locales, and Jon Hamm’s charm can make such a predicament seem seductive, and Confess, Fletch both resurrects and modernizes the classic crime caper. Pulled from the pages of Gregory Mcdonald’s 1970s novels, Fletch now carries a smartphone, but still inhabits an atmospheric world of suspense and adventure. 

Cinematographer Sam Levy strikes a noir tone with contemporary clarity.

“House of the Dragon” Episode 6 Trailer Introduces Older Princess Rhaenyra & Queen Alicent

The upcoming 6th episode of House of the Dragon will propel us a few years into the future after the grim wedding between Princess Rhaenrya Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and Ser Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate) that anchored episode 5. That episode also hinted at the growing discord between the princess and her lifelong friend, Queen Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey), and now a new trailer for episode 6 introduces the adult versions of these two powerful young women.

Trainer Gabriela Mclain on Getting “The Woman King” Cast into Fighting Shape

Talk about reading the room: actress-producer Maria Bello pitched The Woman King directly to Viola Davis in 2015 while standing at the podium to present her with a Women Making History Award. Davis immediately embraced the fact-based story about General Nanisca, who, in the 1820s, led an army of fierce 19th-century women warriors from the West African kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin). On September 16, The Woman King opened with Davis in the title role alongside co-stars Thuso Mbedu,