The Most Exciting Films and Series Coming From Disney & Marvel
Disney’s Investor Day presentation was probably the biggest reveal of exciting projects since 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con. There was just an absolute deluge of news, and so much of it was thrilling. On the Marvel side of the coin, we got our first look at Loki, our first look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the bittersweet news that Marvel will not recast Chadwick Boseman’s role in Black Panther II.
First Look at “Andor” Amid Disney’s Reveal of 10 New “Star Wars” Projects
The fruits of a four-hour investor presentation from Disney have been bountiful, to say the least. We got our first look at Loki, our first look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the bittersweet news that Marvel will not recast Chadwick Boseman’s role in Black Panther II.
In this post, we’re turning our attention to all things Star Wars.
First Look at “Loki” Reveals a Post “Avengers: Endgame” World
There’s just so much news that came out of Disney’s investor presentation yesterday, and one of the most intriguing bits was this first look at Loki. We finally get a peek at what Marvel’s most maladaptive supervillain/sometimes hero—so wonderfully played by Tom Hiddleston—has been up to since we saw him sneak away with the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame.
Loki comes from Michael Waldron, a Rick and Morty producer and one of the writers on Sam Raimi’s upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa Will Not Be Recast in “Black Panther II”
Yesterday was Disney’s big investor presentation, which revealed a huge bounty of entertainment news, including all things Marvel Studios-related. One of the most bittersweet things to come from the presentation was that T’Challa, better known as Black Panther, will not be recast in Black Panther II in the wake of the late, great Chadwick Boseman’s death. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige shared the news, which makes perfect sense and is not terribly surprising,
At Long Last Our First Look at “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Yesterday, December 10, was the Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day. This is the reason, folks, that you woke up this morning with a sudden bounty of first looks at some of the most hotly anticipated titles coming to Disney+. We begin with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which reunites Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes in the new Disney+ series.
“The legacy of that shield is…complicated.” This is the first line from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s teaser,
Javicia Leslie Makes Her Debut as “Batwoman” in Season 2 Trailer
Redesigned Batwoman suit? Check. Brand new Batwoman, period? Double check. The CW has just revealed our first extended look at Javicia Leslie as Batwoman, and it probably goes without saying that Leslie not only rocks the new Batwoman suit with ease, her taking up the cape and cowl augers an exciting new phase for Caroline Dries’ show.
Speaking of that cowl, the new suit boasts a new one that lets Leslie’s natural,
Bob Odenkirk is “Nobody” in First Trailer for Ilya Naishuller’s Film
There are few actors as reliably likable, no matter what kind of lowlife they might be playing, then Bob Odenkirk. In Breaking Bad, a series that was not only one of the best of the century but was bursting with great performances, Odenkirk still stood out as the scruples-free lawyer Saul Goodman. The performance was so good that AMC and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan spun the character off for his own,
Jo Ellen Pellman & Ariana DeBose on Finding Love & Acceptance in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”
Helmed by Ryan Murphy, the ebullient musical dramedy The Prom is bringing some much-needed holiday cheer to our December. Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, and Andrew Rannells play four fading Broadway performers who reach for relevance again by championing a newsworthy cause in small-town Indiana. Queer teen Emma (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman) wants to take her girlfriend Alyssa Greene (Ariana DeBose) to the high school prom,
Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle on Filming HBO’s “The Undoing” – Part II
As mentioned in Part I of our interview with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, a good many of The Undoing’s settings were shot on location in Manhattan, while the main interiors were built at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. Many of the locations were found in the Upper West Side, something that took some getting used to for Mantle. “We were very true to the Upper West Side, which I actually found hard to embrace because it’s not a world I’m drawn to,” he says,
“Wonder Woman 1984” IMAX Featurette Puts Focus on Epic Action
Two days ago we shared this big batch of new Wonder Woman 1984 photos that Warner Bros. released. In this haul were a bunch of shots of the Amazon Games, the highly competitive—and incredibly dangerous—triathlon held on Wonder Woman’s mystical home island of Themyscira. Now IMAX has revealed a new featurette that puts the focus on director Patty Jenkins’ commitment to capturing some of the film’s action set pieces, including those Amazon Games sequences,
Alfred Molina Returning as Doctor Octopus in “Spider-Man 3”
If we had to choose the absolute best villain from any Spider-Man movie, it might just have to be Alfred Molina’s portrayal of Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi’s excellent Spider-Man 2 from 2004. Now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Molina will be reprising the role—alongside Jamie Foxx’s return as Electro from Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from 2014—in Jon Watts third film in his Spider-Man trilogy.
Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle on Filming HBO’s “The Undoing” – Part I
When Nicole Kidman first began reading scripts for HBO’s hugely popular limited series from David E. Kelley, The Undoing, among the first things she noticed was intense scenes in which her very interior character said little, and gives away even less. When she wondered aloud about how best to handle such performances for the camera, director Susanne Bier simply replied, “I’ve got ideas.”
The limited series follows Grace (Kidman) and Jonathan Fraser (Grant),
Ravishing New “Soul” Clip Teases Joe’s Big Moment
There’s no reason to choose between two very different but we’re guessing equally uplifting big releases that are streaming this Christmas Day. On HBO Max you’ve got the long-awaited return of Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) in Wonder Woman 1984. On Disney+, you’ve got what promises to be a moving, gorgeous portrait of a man and his dreams—and what happens when those dreams are deferred—in Pixar’s Soul. In a new clip,
The 5 “Jingle Jangle” Moments That Will Save Christmas This Year
Prophet. Town Cryer. Carnival barker. Call me what you will, but I am hereby dedicating the remainder of this dismal, dreadful year to spreading the news of the man who can save the Christmas spirit. His name is Jeronicus Jangle and he has been sent to help us all believe again.
It is actually the women of Netflix’s Jingle Jangle who do the holiday heavy lifting, but we’ll get to that.
Huge Batch of New “Wonder Woman 1984” Photos Reveal Amazonian Olympics
We’ve shared Wonder Woman 1984’s latest teaser and the film’s meaty runtime (those stories and more linked below), but now it’s time to turn our attention to a bevy of new photos. Warner Bros. has kindly released a massive batch, which gives us some choice behind-the-scenes shots of director Patty Jenkins and her cast at work. The photos also show us Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) trying to make parachute pants work (spoiler: they don’t).
New “Wonder Woman 1984” Teaser Highlights Human Side to Diana’s Story
Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) might be immensely strong, incredibly brave, ageless, and able to literally ride the lightning with her lasso of truth (as you’ll see in the new teaser), but, she’s still just like us! Sort of. A new teaser trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 highlights the side to Diana’s story that’s more human in scale.
While the film is set in the titular year of 1984, Diana might not have aged a bit since we last saw her—during World War I—but her life has some very human-sized troubles.
“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” Might Arrive Earlier Than Expected
By now you’ve heard the big news that rocked the entertainment world yesterday—Warner Bros. will be sending all 17 of their 2021 films—including Dune, The Matrix 4, and The Suicide Squad—to HBO Max the same day they hit theaters. This decision was made after a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and was foregrounded by their decision to have Wonder Woman 1984 hit HBO Max on Christmas Day as well as theaters.
All the Warner Bros. Movies That Will Hit HBO Max & Theaters on Same Day in 2021
The big news to hit the entertainment world yesterday was that Warner Bros. will be sending all 17 of their 2021 films—including Dune, The Matrix 4, and The Suicide Squad—to HBO Max the same day they hit theaters. This unprecedented move, coming at the end of a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, was foregrounded by their decision to have Wonder Woman 1984 hit HBO Max on Christmas Day as well as theaters.
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Part 4 Teaser Hints at the Series’ End
The end is nigh. Netflix’s delightful Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is, sadly, coming to a close at the end of season 4. To that end, we’ve got the final trailer for the final season. It’s been a lushly designed, beautifully shot series. As production designer Lisa Soper told us, color was paramount when it came to creating the look of the show. “The world itself is built around the colors of fall and the representation of divine feminine energy.
“Wonder Woman 1984” Runtime Reveals a Meaty Sequel
We were hoping director Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 would be a big meal of a movie, and we’re happy to report that’s indeed the case. The runtime for the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince is a solid 2 hours and 31 minutes. That’s plenty of time for Wonder Woman to face off against Max Lord (Pedro Pascal), Cheetah (Kristen Wiig), and reunite with Steve Trevor (Chris Pine).
Jenkins told Collider a year ago that her first cut for the film was 2 hours and 45 minutes.
