Early Reactions to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Call Jason Reitman’s Film Nostalgia Done Right
Sony Pictures screened Ghostbusters: Afterlife for critics as part of their CinemaCon event, giving us a very early taste of what to expect for a film that doesn’t premiere until November 11 (after repeated delays due to the pandemic). Obviously, full reviews will be embargoed for quite some time, but these early reactions are an indication of how writer/director Jason Reitman approached this sequel to his dad’s two iconic 1980s films.
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First “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Images Reveal Peter Parker’s Multiverse Adventure
The first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home revealed that Peter Parker’s about to have the strangest adventure of his life. Yes, pun included (Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange is a major player in the new film), but also, we mean it. Even though Peter Parker has, before even graduating high school, traveled to distant planets and fought intergalactic psychopaths (paging Thanos), none of his adventures were as mind-meltingly bizarre as what he’s about to experience in No Way Home.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Trailer Reveals Peter Parker’s Strange Trip
For the first time ever in a Spider-Man film, everyone’s favorite web-slinger is no longer working undercover. Sony Pictures has revealed the first trailer for director Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: No Way Home, revealing that the repercussions from Spidey’s exposure at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home will have major implications in the new film. If you’re having trouble recalling what happened at the end of Far From Home,
Why The Action in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is So Epic
The quality of the action in director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is one of the aspects that the critics, in spoiler-free early reactions, have raved about. Whether it’s Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) fighting Razor Fist (Florian Munteanu) or Shang-Chi facing off against his own father, Wenwu (Tony Leung), the fight choreography is next level. A new behind-the-scenes featurette just released by Marvel gives us the best look yet at what makes the action in Shang-Chi so sensational.
New “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Video Teases a Power Stronger Than the Avengers—Combined
Just how powerful are the ten rings? In a new video released by Marvel, the power of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings titular magical trinkets are said to be more potent than any force in the universe. When this statement is made by Michelle Yeoh’s Ying Nan, who do we see? The assorted Avengers, including one very ticked off Hulk, making plain just how much power the MCU’s newest member,
“Succession” Season 3 Premieres This October
HBO has teased the third season of their hit series Succession via Twitter, revealing that the nest of vipers known as the Roy family is returning in October.
Things were looking very dire for the billionaire bad boys and girls of the Roy family when we last left them in season two’s cliffhanger for a finale. The long tortured firstborn son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) had turned the screws on his father,
Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals” Will Introduce A Brand New Mythology Into the MCU
Yesterday Marvel Studios released the final trailer for Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao’s first-ever MCU film Eternals, and it was as sweeping, lush, and epic as we’d hoped. It also revealed quite a bit more of the film’s plot than we’ve gotten before.
The film’s titular superheroes, the Eternals, came to Earth some 7,000 years ago to protect the planet from a vicious threat—the Deviants. Eternals promises to expand the MCU in ways no other Phase 4 film will because its central characters have been so outside the MCU.
“Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings” Reveals New Track From Swae Lee
We’ve already heard how seriously good director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings is, and one of the many facets of the film the critics called out for praise is the film’s soundtrack. In fact, time and time again critics wrote that not since Ryan Coogler’s 2018 game-changer Black Panther has an MCU film had this killer of a soundtrack. Now, Marvel Studios has revealed another song from Cretton’s epic,
New “Candyman” Video Puts The Focus On The Art Behind the Horror
“The art within Candyman is definitely about devolution to mirror his psychological descent,” says co-writer and director Nia DaCosta at the top of this new video. DaCosta’s film, co-written with Jordan Peele, is centered on Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Anthony McCoy, a talented artist looking for inspiration. This search will lead him to some seriously dark places. McCoy, along with his girlfriend Brianna (If Beale Street Could Talk‘s Teyonah Parris),
Anthony Mackie is Suiting Up For “Captain America” 4
Anthony Mackie is picking up the shield again, as we hoped (and expected) he would. The newly minted Captain America, fresh from taking on the mantle of Cap in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, is officially returning to the role for Captain America 4. What’s more, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier creator Malcolm Spellman is co-writing the script.
Mackie’s ascension as a flying Captain America in Marvel’s Disney+ series was a long-in-the-making coronation for the talented,
Watch the Stunning Final Trailer For Marvel’s “Eternals”
And now we finally have our first really good look at Chloé Zhao‘s Eternals. Marvel Studios has just released the final trailer for Zhao’s first MCU film, and it’s unsurprising that it looks ravishing—Zhao has made her name, in part, by creating films that are rich in visual splendor as they are in character depth and nuance. But the final trailer offers more than just a good look,
“Fast & Furious 10” Will Roar Into Theaters in April 2023
The franchise does not appear to be slowing down.
After F9 helped jumpstart the theatrical box office this summer with a big haul both domestically and internationally, it should surprise absolutely no one that F10 is in the works. Entertainment Weekly broke the news about the release date, revealing that Fast & Furious 10 is set to roar into theaters on April 7,
Denis Villeneuve Writing Script For “Dune 2” & Zendaya Will Star
Writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune might not have even hit theaters yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting to work on the sequel. Villeneuve’s long-awaited adaptation of Frank. Herbert’s colossal, best-selling sci-fi novel is slated to finally bow this October, after making its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month. (Not for nothing, fellow filmmaker and Venice juror Chloé Zhao has already seen it and was blown away.) Villeneuve has long made it clear that he had no intention of trying to capture the immensity of Herbert’s vision in a single film,
An Iconic Batman Returns: Michael Keaton on Picking Up The Cape & Cowl
“Frankly, in the back of my head, I always thought, ‘I bet I could go back and nail [Batman].’”
This is what Michael Keaton tells The Hollywood Reporter in a new feature profile, reflecting on the character that turned him into a massive star in 1989. Keaton first played the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s game-changing Batman, which reignited audiences love for the larger-than-life superheroes that have now come to dominate pop culture again.
“The Crown” Season 5 Images Reveal Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana & Dominic West as Prince Charles
The first images from The Crown season 5 reveal the season’s three most prominent new faces—Imelda Staunton is your new Queen Elizabeth (taking over for Olivia Colman), Dominic West is your new Prince Charles (taking over for Josh O’Connor), and Elizabeth Debicki is your new Princess Diana (taking over for Emma Corrin.) The newcomers are all stellar performers, which is par for the course on this remarkable show. Every two seasons, as the royals age,
First “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Social Reactions Are Raves
The first reactions to director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings are making the rounds on social media, and they are going to get you hype. Marvel’s first-ever Asian superhero was always in good hands with a director of Cretton’s ability and a star, in Simu Liu, with charisma to spare. Yet it’s still exciting to see these rave mini-reviews rolling in. Quite a few folks are saying Shang-Chi has the best fight sequences of any Marvel movie,
The Trailer For “Star Wars: Visions” Reveals Franchise’s First-Ever Anime Films
In many ways, of all the spinoffs and series that have been born from the original vision George Lucas had for Star Wars, perhaps none are intriguingly matched as Disney+’s upcoming short film collection Star Wars: Visions. That’s because the 7 shorts are the galaxy’s first-ever rendering in Japanese anime, which is in keeping with the spirit of Lucas’s vision for the original trilogy and of his Star Wars galaxy writ-larger.
Go Inside “Candyman” With Writer/Director Nia DaCosta and Co-Writer/Producer Jordan Peele
“I’ve always been fascinated with urban legends,” Candyman co-writer and producer Jordan Peele says at the top of this new behind-the-scenes video released by Universal Pictures. “Candyman,” Peele continues, “is the patron saint of the urban legend.” Peele co-wrote the script with rising star Nia DaCosta, who directs the film. DaCosta says that while growing up, Candyman wasn’t just attached to the 1992 film from director Bernard Rose,
How Underwater Cinematographer Ian Seabrook Got The Shots in “Jungle Cruise”
Disney’s latest blockbuster based on a ride, director Jaume Collet-Serra’s Jungle Cruise, is a banter-filled romp down the Amazon. Blue-blooded adventurer Lily (Emily Blunt) drags her fusspot brother, MacGregor (Jack Whitehall), to South America in pursuit of the petals of an all-powerful healing tree. Their guiding trinket is an arrowhead, pilfered with great difficulty from a retrograde London men’s scientific society. Upon landing on the other side of the world, the pair wind up in the hands of riverboat captain Frank (Dwayne Johnson),
“Free Guy” Co-Writer Zak Penn on The Art of the Re-Write
Zak Penn started his career on a high note when he sold his first script at age 23 and landed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the star. The thrill didn’t last long. Last Action Hero got re-written, Penn was relegated to a “story by” credit and the would-be blockbuster flopped at the box office.
But Penn survived the ignominy and 28-years later, he’s become an expert at crafting tentpole action epics like The Incredible Hulk,
