“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Recreates Iconic Meme to Reveal Digital & Blu-ray Release Dates
If you’re going to announce the digital and Blu-ray release dates for one of the most successful films of all time, why not recreate an iconic meme to do so? That’s what Sony Pictures has done with the below tweet, recreating a cartoon meme in which a multitude of Spider-Men point at each other. This meme has been used a lot over the years, deployed most often to point out blatant hypocrisy. In No Way Home,
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” Reveals First Image as Production Begins
Cameras are officially rolling on Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy as the titular American scientist and looking at his role in creating the atomic bomb. Universal Pictures revealed the first image from the film, which shows Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth. Oppenheimer was a notorious chain smoker, and would eventually suffer from throat cancer.
Writer/Director Jared Frieder’s Long Journey to Make “Three Months” Starring Troye Sivan
Imagine what you would do if, at one of the most pivotal moments in your life, you find out you’re at risk for a life-threatening disease? Jared Frieder turned the experience into a movie. That movie, Three Months, is out today on Paramount+.
Three Months, a funny and touching coming-of-age story, tells the story of Caleb (Troye Sivan), an unruly, gay high school senior who is days away from graduation and ready to pursue his dream of becoming a photographer.
“Blade” Casts Aaron Pierre in Mysterious Role Alongside Lead Mahershala Ali
A big piece of casting news has dropped on one of Marvel Studios’ most intriguing, most hush-hush upcoming films. The Underground Railroad and Krypton star Aaron Pierre has joined two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali in Blade. Pierre joins both Ali and the great Delroy Lindo in the revamped MCU film about the titular character, the first Blade film since Wesley Snipes’s last turn as the half-vampire hunter in 2004’s Blade: Trinity.
“The Batman” Limited-Edition Tourbillo Watch Includes an Actual Working Bat-Signal
If you ever wanted to look like Batman without submitting yourself to straight-up cosplay, we’ve got some news for you. You can own the official Batman Tourbillon Watch, made by Swiss design studio and manufacturer Kross Studio, for a cool $100,000. The design of the watch is inspired by the new Bat-Signal you’ll be seeing in writer/director Matt Reeves’s upcoming The Batman.
If you happen to be both a massive Batman fan and someone who can spend $100K on a watch,
Oscar-Nominated “Dune” Editor Joe Walker on Finding Intimacy in a Sci-Fi Epic
For editor Joe Walker, cutting Dune was about finding a resonating balance between the epic nature of the story and the intimacy of the characters’ journey. When we interviewed Walker on two occasions back in October of 2021, Dune had just been released and writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s vision for a second and final part had yet to be greenlit. A lot has changed since then. Dune was both a critical and commercial smash,
“Cyrano” Screenwriter Erica Schmidt on Adapting the Iconic Love Triangle for Film
It is one of the dramatic arts’ most famous and heartbreaking love triangles: Cyrano de Bergerac, in love with Roxanne, who loves Christian and he her, aided in his pursuit by Cyrano’s eloquent written and spoken words. Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play about the brilliant wordsmith and his unrequited passion has been adapted over the past century-plus for many stages and screens.
Director Joe Wright (Atonement) is the latest filmmaker to tackle the tale with MGM’s Cyrano (in theaters on February 25),
Legendary “Star Wars” Composer John Williams Wrote the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Theme Song
Outside of George Lucas, there are few people as deeply connected to the Star Wars galaxy as composer John Williams. Now, Variety confirms that the legendary composer has created the theme song for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the highly-anticipated upcoming series on Disney+. Williams is only three years removed from work on his 9th Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker, and there is no one alive better suited to nail the musical signature for Ewan McGregor’s return to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi,
“Uncharted” Director Ruben Fleischer on His Epic Adventure With Tom Holland
The first time we see treasure hunter Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) in his element he’s knocked unconscious. When he wakes, he realizes his foot is caught in the netting of loose airplane cargo that’s whipping in the air like a tail on a kite. The timely snag has saved his life. He murmurs one of his famous Drake-isms: “Oh, crap.”
Director Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland) is at the helm of Uncharted (in theaters February 18),
“Stranger Things” to End With Season 5, Massive Season 4 Coming This May
We finally know when Stranger Things season 4 is premiering on Netflix. It’s been three years since season 3 bowed, so it’s safe to say Stranger Things fans will be happy to hear they won’t be waiting much longer. And, we also now know that season 5 will cap Netflix’s juggernaut sci-fi show. Don’t fret quite yet, Stranger-heads—there’s a potential spinoff series in the works.
Netflix revealed the release date for season 4 via Twitter,
First “Elvis” Trailer Reveals Baz Luhrmann’s Ode to the King
The first voice you hear in Elvis‘s official trailer doesn’t belong to the King himself (played by Austin Butler), but that of Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), Elvis’s notoriously unscrupulous manager. “There are some who’d make me out to be the villain of this here story,” the Colonel says at the outstart. “Are you born with a destiny,” Parker continues, “or does it just come knocking at your door?” For Parker,
“The Batman” New Photos Reveal a Long Dark Journey Into Night
A treasure trove of new photos for writer/director Matt Reeves’s The Batman has been revealed. Warner Bros. has revealed the largest batch of images we’ve seen of Reeves’s hotly-anticipated inaugural trip to Gotham. The photos show, among other things, a huge image of Paul Dano’s The Riddler projected onto a digital billboard during a Gotham City News 1 segment. The caption? “Serial killer livestreams.” This is what Robert Pattinson’s Batman is up against,
Robert Pattinson Says His Batman Was Partly Inspired by Kurt Cobain
Robert Pattinson has been teasing just how different his version of Batman is for a while now, but last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Pattison may have given us the best clue yet as to how this new iteration of the character was conceived. Pattison told Kimmel that during early conversations with writer/director Matt Reeves, he learned of Reeves’s surprising source of inspiration.
“One of the first things that Matt said to me — he’s like,
“The Batman” Writer/Director Matt Reeves Says a “Grounded” Mr. Freeze a Possible Villain for Sequel
Writer/director Matt Reeves knows a thing or three about picking villains. For The Batman, Reeves wrote a sizzling script that attracted so much heat a whole new franchise was rebooted based on the strength of his story, and that story includes a Rogue’s Gallery of villains. Robert Pattinson’s Batman will be facing two toplining villains in Paul Dano’s Riddler (the main event), and Colin Farrell’s Penguin (this role is smaller, but Farrell’s Penguin is getting his own HBO Max spinoff series to further explore the character).
Director Sacha Jenkins on Confronting Racism in “everything’s gonna be all white”
Midway through Black History Month, Sacha Jenkins‘ documentary series everything’s gonna be all white debuted on Feb. 11 on Showtime. Introducing itself as “A tale of two Americas, one white, one not,” the three-part show offers a sprawling group portrait of Black, Native American, Korean-American, Puerto Rican, Afro-Peruvian, South Asian, and other citizens of color who go before the camera to offer their unvarnished views on racism in the United States,
J.J. Abrams Says “Star Trek 4” Happening With Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto & More
J.J. Abrams made a big announcement during Paramount’s Investors Day Presentation on February 15—Star Trek 4 is set to launch. Abrams revealed that Paramount is in negotiations to get Star Trek‘s stars back onto the bridge. The main cast includes Chris Pine as Kirk, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Zachary Quinto as Spock, John Cho as Sulu, Simon Pegg as Scotty, and Karl Urban as Bones. It seems they’re all prepared to head back to the Starfleet for their fourth mission.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” Anime Feature Coming in 2024
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation will release The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime feature on April 12, 2024. Variety broke the story about the upcoming film, a fresh addition to the growing list of cinematic adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s vast Middle-earth, which he explored at length and in astonishing detail in his now-iconic books “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.”
“Death on the Nile” Production Designer Jim Clay Delivers Deadly Decadence
For production designer Jim Clay, details matter. In director Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, a pseudo-sequel to Murder on the Orient Express which returns sharp-witted investigator Hercule Poirot in another case of whodunit, the murder mystery transports viewers to the 1930s Egypt that entangles love and death in the most devilish ways – and may we say stylish?
“Ken is meticulous in his planning ‘cause when he gets on set he wants to give time to the actors and the performance,” Clay shares with The Credits,
See Dwayne Johnson as “Black Adam” in 3 New Images
Warner Bros.’ 2022 film slate is massive. How massive? Just on the DC Extended Universe side of things, you’ve got a return trip to Gotham in Matt Reeves The Batman, the first stand-alone Flash film, and you’ve got Dwayne Johnson making his long-awaited entrance to the DCEU in Black Adam. To that end, Warner Bros. has revealed three new behind-the-scene images of Johnson in the role he was born to play.
First “Moon Knight” Images Reveal Oscar Isaac as Marvel’s Conflicted Superhero
Marvel Studios has started really giving us the Moon Knight goods in recent weeks. The first official trailer, the Super Bowl spot, and now a slew of new images have filled out the picture on what the upcoming Disney+ series will be like. Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant, a gift-shop employee who seems like he’d be spooked by his own shadow. When Moon Knight begins,
