Charlie Cox & Vincent D’Onofrio to Reprise Daredevil & Kingpin in Marvel’s “Echo”
Old enemies reuniting—how sweet.
Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio—not enemies in real life, mind you—will be making an appearance as Daredevil and Kingpin respectively in Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Echo. The series will be centered on Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, the breakout star from Marvel’s Hawkeye, and a woman who has every reason to loathe Kingpin as much as Daredevil does.
Cox and D’Onofrio had great chemistry as the superhero and supervillain of Netflix’s Daredevil (it ran on Netflix from 2015-2018) and quickly became fan favorites.
“Amsterdam” Trailer Reveals Margot Robbie, John David Washington & Christian Bale in Star-Studded Caper
Writer/director David O. Russell returns with a dream of a cast for his latest feature Amsterdam, which has the buzzy energy of his 2013 crime caper American Hustle. Here, Russell trades American Hustle‘s late 70s for the 30s with a wild story based on historical fact, but which carries the auteur’s trademark zest and A-list stars. Amsterdam is centered on three friends, played by Margot Robbie,
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” Composer Natalie Holt Finds the Force
The series Obi-Wan Kenobi concluded to great acclaim, especially for star Ewan McGregor’s emotional performance in the title role, Moses Ingram’s intensity as Inquisitor Reva, and the astonishing cat-and-mouse game between Obi-Wan and his former protogé, Darth Vader. Speaking of Vader, Hayden Christensen returned to the role and gave a haunting performance, creating a richer, more tragic character arc for one of the greatest villains of all time. As with other Star Wars projects for the small screen,
Viola Davis Reigns Supreme in “The Woman King” Trailer
We’ve got our first look at the Viola Davis-led The Woman King, one of the most intriguing films coming out this fall. This trailer is a thrilling glimpse at director Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s epic, which is based on true events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, a powerful state on the African continent in the 18th and 19th centuries. Prince-Bythewood wrote the script with Dana Stevens (based a story from Maria Bello),
“Stranger Things 4” Music Editor Lena Glikson on Cutting Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”
From the get-go, Netflix hit Stranger Things has excelled in the art and craft of needle drops. Encompassing eighties classics from David Bowie’s “Heroes” in Season One to “Everlasting Love” in Season Three, song choices curated by three-time Emmy nominated music supervisor Nora Felder have consistently amplified the characters’ emotions to uncanny effect.
But nothing in Stranger Things’ previous hit list prepared audiences for this summer’s zeitgeist-smashing anthem “Running Up That Hill.”
“Stranger Things 4” Makes History & Crosses Billion-Hour Viewing Mark
Move over Squid Game, you’ve got company. Stranger Things season 4 has now become the first English-language series, and only the second ever after the South Korean juggernaut, to cross the billion-hour viewing mark, Netflix says. With the final two episodes of season 4 released this past July 1, the show raced past that billion-hour threshold, reaching 1.15 billion hours of viewing time over season 4’s first 28 days of release.
Watch a Sneak Peek of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
A mysterious ball of light arcs across the sky at the start of a new teaser for Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. While the light itself isn’t explained in this bite-sized glimpse at the streamer’s upcoming fantasy epic, it does light the path towards the real sneak peek now available for Amazon Prime subscribers. There’s every reason to believe that the concern on the faces of the Middle-earth residents as they watch the light burn across the sky is warranted.
Critics Call “Thor: Love and Thunder” a Heartfelt Epic With a Marvelous Villain
Epic guitar riffs from Guns N Roses? Check. Even more insanity than Thor: Ragnarok? Check again. A full-throated cosmic adventure that pivots from gleeful lunacy to heartfelt emotions? Check and check. One of the best villains in any recent Marvel film? A final check. Co-writer and director Taika Waititi has been roundly praised for breathing new life into the Thor franchise in his first go-round with Ragnarok back in 2017, and now,
“Thor: Love and Thunder” Teaser Reveals Fresh Footage of Christian Bale’s Lunatic Gorr
As much fun as it must be to play Thor or Valkryie or Korg or even Miek in writer/director Taika Waititi’s candy-colored vision for Thor: Ragnarok and now Thor: Love and Thunder, Christian Bale looks like he had an extra good time playing the new film’s big bad. Bale plays Gorr the God Butcher, a ghostly pale sociopath hellbent on obliterating all gods and goddesses from the universe. In a new teaser for Love and Thunder,
James Cameron May Handoff Final “Avatar” Films to Another Director
This December marks a major moment in James Cameron’s career, with his long-awaited sequel to his 2009 game-changer Avatar hitting theaters. Avatar: The Way of Water will take audiences back to Pandora, the marvel of a planet Cameron conceived that required cutting-edge technology to create way back when. Now, 13 years later and mere months from The Way of Water hitting screens (which will no doubt be another visual marvel),
“Elvis” Editors Jonathan Redmond & Matt Villa on Keeping the King’s Story Rocking Along
The broad strokes of Elvis’s (Austin Butler) life are all there in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis — the precarious childhood, Army stint, loss of his beloved mother, marriage to Priscilla (Olivia DeJonge), glittering Las Vegas residency masking a perilous personal descent. But this isn’t a biopic. Rather, the director’s first feature since 2013’s The Great Gatsby is also an electrifying tale of rags to riches to ruin, this time set to a compelling score mixing the best of the King’s musical catalog with unexpected contemporary bops.
Go on a “Thor: Love and Thunder” Adventure in Electric New Look
Taika Waititi has more to do with turning Thor into the funniest Avenger than just about everybody not named Chris Hemsworth (and even Hemsworth might agree that Waititi deserves a pinch more credit). But the funny, abundantly talented Waititi isn’t one to go scarfing around for credit. In a new video released by Marvel Studios, “A Taika Waititi Adventure,” Hemsworth and the Love and Thunder cast and crew have a little fun with their director.
“Godzilla vs. Kong” Sequel Coming 2024, “Dune: Part Two” Moves to Thanksgiving 2023
That distant roar you hear is the approach of Godzilla and King Kong. Okay, the roar might be a little faint as they’re not that close, but, at least we can now see them coming. Warner Bros. and Legendary have announced the theatrical release plan for two of the biggest upcoming films, and that includes the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel.
Let’s start with the film that arrives first. Co-writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up to his beautifully wrought Dune is now coming out a month later than expected,
Cameron Diaz Coming Out of Retirement to Star in Netflix Movie With Jamie Foxx
Cameron Diaz has chosen the aptly titled film Back in Action to come out of retirement. Diaz is joining co-star Jamie Foxx in Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon’s film.
Jamie Foxx broke the news via Twitter, with a little help from NFL star Tom Brady, who knows a thing or two about coming out of retirement. “I was talking to Jamie, and he said you needed a few tips on how to unretire.
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” Production Designer Liz Toonkel Appreciates the Little Things
If you closed your eyes, could you picture the hardware on your kitchen cabinets? The knobs on your bathroom sink? When is the last time you stopped to notice your surroundings? Marcel the Shell (Jenny Slate) appreciates all the small things because to him, they’re very, very big.
The star of the viral videos, created by Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer Camp, is used to oversized adventures, but he is finally making his big screen debut.
The Next James Bond Will Likely Arrive in About Two Years
Bond 26 is coming a little sooner than we expected. Following the epic sendoff for Daniel Craig with 2021’s No Time To Die, Craig’s 5th and final assignment as James Bond, we figured it might be a long time until a new Bond would be coming our way. Happily, that appears not to be the case, as series producer Barbara Broccoli says we can expect a new Bond in the near-ish future.
“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,
