“The Survivor” Director Barry Levinson on His Astonishing Gut-Punch of a Film
Barry Levinson’s The Survivor is the type of film you fear you won’t be watching as much as enduring, as it’s centered on an unflinchingly brutal true story of a Holocaust survivor. A riveting Ben Foster plays Harry Haft, a Polish Jew who gets sent to Auschwitz in 1943. This, of course, was a death sentence, yet Harry manages to survive by inadvertently presenting himself as an intriguing source of entertainment for a pseudo-intellectual Nazi guard.
WarnerBros. Unveils New Footage of Michael Keaton as Batman in “The Flash” & More
WarnerBros. had a very big presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that included the news that The Batman 2 is happening, the first look at Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, and, at long last, more footage of Michael Keaton as that other Batman in The Flash.
Keaton drew big cheers from the crowd at CinemaCon when he appeared on screen in a new look at director Andy Muschietti’s The Flash,
Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” Reveals First Photo, Release Date at CinemaCon
Margot Robbie is getting into her pink convertible and zooming into theaters as Barbie on July 21, 2023.
The release date and the very first image from the hotly-anticipated film were part of Warner Bros. CinemaCon presentation on Monday night in Las Vegas. Robbie’s live-action film about one of the world’s most iconic dolls boasts the superstar at the center and a star-studded supporting cast. That cast includes Ryan Gosling, Alexandra Shipp,
“The Batman” Sequel is Officially Happening With Robert Pattinson & Matt Reeves Returning
It’s official—The Batman 2 will arrive. Warner Bros. made the sequel announcement at CinemaCon on Monday night as part of their eagerly anticipated presentation in Las Vegas.
“Matt took one of our most iconic and beloved superheroes and delivered a fresh vision,” Warner Bros. movie chief Toby Emmerich said at CinemaCon. “Matt Reeves, Rob Pattinson, and the entire team will be taking audiences back to Gotham with The Batman 2.”
Reeves’s noir take on Gotham,
Celebrating World IP Day’s Focus on Young Creators With Teenage TV & Film Buff Ruby Gentz
Earlier today, we published our video with teenage artist Patrick Jackson in part of our celebration World Intellectual Property Day. The connection is that this year, World IP Day is specifically focused on how young people across the globe are helping foster a brighter, more inclusive, and more robust creative future. The importance of protecting intellectual property is not just about securing the present for a vibrant creative community, but the future of all of our young artists.
Ethan Hawke is Insanely Creepy in New “The Black Phone” Trailer
Normally we’d advise against talking to dead people on the phone, but in the case of The Black Phone, an exception must be made. Writer/director Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) has returned to his horror roots and tapped none other than Ethan Hawke to play the exquisitely creepy child killer known as The Grabber. Universal Pictures has just delivered the second trailer for the film, which Derrickson co-wrote with C.
Celebrating World IP Day’s Focus on Young Creators With Teenage Artist Patrick Jackson
Today is World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s focus is on the ways in which young creators are making a big impact on safeguarding IP and making the world a more creatively vibrant place. As the World IP Day’s official site explains, “Across the globe, young people are stepping up to innovation challenges, using their energy and ingenuity, their curiosity and creativity to steer a course towards a better future.”
We thought one excellent way of celebrating World IP Day this year would be to shine a light on some of those young people who are going to help us create a better,
Sony Announces “Venom 3,” a new “Ghostbusters” & More at CinemaCon
Sony put on quite the show during the opening night of CinemaCon in Las Vegas. They were able to, at least for a little while before moving onto their slate of future films, bask in the staggering success of Spider-Man: No Way Home. But they didn’t bask for too long—there was plenty to look forward to.
One major announcement was that chart-topping rapper Bad Bunny will be their newest Marvel superhero,
Bad Bunny Will Star as Marvel Character El Muerto in Upcoming Sony Film
The powerhouse musician Bad Bunny—born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio—is your newest Marvel superhero. In Sony Pictures’ CinemaCon spotlight, the studio revealed that Bad Bunny will star in El Muerto as the titular Marvel superhero, joining Sony’s expanding roster of Marvel superheroes which now includes Jared Leto’s Morbius, Tom Hardy’s Venom, and, of course, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. El Muerto is due in theaters on Jan 12, 2024.
Bad Bunny was introduced by Sony Motion Pictures Group president Sanford Panitch at the annual gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas,
New “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Images Reveal Darth Vader & More
Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) is back. After being only hinted at in the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer, we have our first official look at the Sith Lord’s return, with Christensen reprising the role for the first time in 17-years, since George Lucas’s final film in his prequel trilogy, 2005’s Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith. In that film, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) might have beaten Annakin Skywalker (Christensen) in a lightsaber duel in the film’s climactic final battle,
Expect CinemaCon to Bring New Looks at “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar 2,” “Black Adam” & More
This year’s CinemaCon begins today in Las Vegas, and it offers a much brighter picture than the more modest Con that was held in August of 2021. The box office has roared back to life since then, with critical and commercial smashes like Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Warner Bros. The Batman, and, more recently, the success of family-oriented fare like Paramount’s Sonic: The Hedgehog 2 and Universal’s The Bad Guys.
Watch “The Batman” Chase Scene – The Greatest Batmobile Chase of All Time
There will no doubt be quibbles, but we’re putting our stake in the ground and calling this chase sequence in Matt Reeves’s The Batman the greatest single Batmobile scene of all time. There have been other, great scenes involving the Batmobile—Christopher Nolan notched a few in The Dark Knight alone—but pound for pound, we’re calling The Batman‘s epic second act sequence where Batman (Robert Pattinson) gets into his souped-up muscle car (a modified 1968-70 Dodge Charger,
“They Call Me Magic” Trailer Reveals the Rise of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
There are currently two Magic Johnsons streaming right now. There is the fictionalized Magic, played by Quincy Isaiah, on HBO’s dazzling, gleefully dramatic Winning Time, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.” And now, there is the actual Magic in Apple TV’s They Call Me Magic, a four-part documentary series that hopes to do for the Lakers legend and business titan what The Last Dance did for Michael Jordan—give Magic the kind of in-depth,
“The Man Who Fell to Earth” Creator Jenny Lumet Turns an Iconic Alien Tale Into a Modern Epic
The new Showtime limited series The Man Who Fell to Earth is inspired by the 1963 novel and subsequent 1976 cult classic of the same name. Highly anticipated, it is created by award-winners Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman, of Star Trek Discovery and Strange New Worlds. In this story, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as an alien called Faraday on an urgent mission to save his homeworld. He tracks down genius scientist Justin Falls (Naomie Harris) who somehow holds part of the secret to saving both his world and ours.
Nicole Kassell on Producing & Directing HBO’s Devilish New Comedy/Horror “The Baby”
Shooting a television series under any circumstance is arduous at best. But when your title character is too young to even walk, it certainly increases the degree of difficulty. Producer/director Nicole Kassell discovered this fact quickly on her latest project, The Baby, a sly horror/comedy created by Siân Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer.
“Even with everything I’ve already done before, I think this might have been the hardest shoot I’ve ever done,” says Kassell during a recent Zoom interview.
Natalie Portman’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” Poster Hails Marvel’s New Goddess
“The one is not the only.” This is the description on the new Thor: Love and Thunder poster that features Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, now transformed into Mighty Thor, weilding the magical hammer Mjolnir. Consider it the counter point to that other poster, featuring an unknown noob named Chris Hemsworth playing regular old Thor. That poster reads “The one and only.” Sorry, pal, but there’s a new Thor in town.
The posters are cheeky,
Chris Evans Heads to Space in 2nd Trailer for Pixar’s “Lightyear”
The second trailer for Pixar’s Lightyear is here (not to be confused with David Lynch’s mysterious project with the same title). Lightyear stars Chris Evans as none other than Buzz Lightyear, one of the original superstars of the Pixar canon that helped launched the animation studio in 1995’s seminal Toy Story. That original Buzz, voiced by Tim Allen, starred alongside Tom Hanks’ cowboy Woody and a whole room full of talking toys that changed animated films forever.
Zack Snyder Reveals Filming has Begun on His Sci-Fi Epic “Rebel Moon”
Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon has officially begun production. Snyder revealed on Twitter that his sci-fi epic for Netflix is now underway, and shared more than just the news—he provided a great image of Djimon Hounsou in character as General Titus. Rebel Moon is an entirely new sci-fi saga based on a script by Snyder, his Army of the Dead co-writer Shay Hatten, and his 300 co-writer Kurt Johnstad.
Vin Diesel Reveals Title of “Fast & Furious 10”
Vin Diesel has made it official. Not only did the star of the Fast & Furious franchise reveal the title of the 10th film in the franchise, but he also shared that the first half of the final two-part installment has begun production.
Diesel took to Instagram to reveal that the tenth film in the franchise will be called, appropriately enough, Fast X. The post also revealed that Diesel was sharing the news on “Day one…”
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Teaming for Film About Nike Landing Michael Jordan
One of the greatest stories in sports business history will be told by an A-list cast and crew. The Hollywood Reporter scoops that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reuniting (they just re-teamed on the script for Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel with co-writer Nicole Holofcener, in which they also starred in), this time to tackle one of the greatest sports marketing and business stories of all time. Affleck and Damon are teaming up to tell the true-life story of former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro for Amazon Studios and Skydance Sports,
