Watch The Ultimate Fight Sequence From “Batman v Superman”
It’s Monday, which means that this video released by HBO Max really fits the mood. Sure, the new-ish streaming service released this nearly 5-minute sequence from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice yesterday, but it really jibes with the way we all feel right now. The clip is of arguably the most brutal fight sequence in DCEU history, in which a souped-up, super angry Batman (Ben Affleck) goes toe-to-toe with Superman (Henry Cavill).
Behold the Gleefully Weird First Trailer for Marvel’s “WandaVision”
Marvel and Disney+ revealed the first trailer for their eagerly anticipated new series WandaVision during Sunday night’s Emmys telecast. Folks—it delivers all the oddball charm you could hope for and more. While The Falcon and the Winter Soldier had initially been slated as the first live-action MCU series to stream on Disney+, the pandemic has reshuffled, well, everything. Yet we don’t think any Marvel fans are going to be disappointed that WandaVision will be first out of the gates.
Emmys 2020: “Watchmen,” “Succession,” & “Schitt’s Creek” Win Big
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired on Sunday night on ABC, was the most unusual ceremony in the telecast’s history. Yet, this virtual version of the awards ceremony managed to offer a lot of charming and satisfying moments, despite needing to take place remotely thanks to COVID-19. The evening’s big winners were HBO’s Watchmen and Succession, as well as Netflix’s Schitt’s Creek, which all piled on the awards.
How Hitchcock Influenced the Bold Design of Netflix’s “Ratched”
Ratched will keep you on edge. The pseudo-origin story follows nurse Mildred Ratched (Sarah Paulson) from Ken Kesey’s book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a character first enshrined by Louise Fletcher in the 1975 film adaption.
Penned as a spec script by Evan Romansky, who’s credited as a creator and executive producer, Ryan Murphy stepped in to purchase the rights and turn it into an eight-episode series on Netflix (it begins streaming today),
Tatiana Maslany to Play She-Hulk in Marvel Disney+ Series
A great actress just got a great big role. Deadline reports that Tatiana Maslany will star in the lead role of Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk. This news comes a few days learning that Marry Me director Kat Coiro would be helming the series and serve as executive producer. Maslany, an immensely gifted actress who most recently co-starred in HBO’s excellent Perry Mason,
“The Mandalorian” Nabs 5 Creative Arts Emmys
When we interviewed The Mandalorian‘s Emmy-nominated cinematographer Greig Fraser, we were blown away by his description of how he and his fellow crew members shot Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series. Now, we’re happy to report that Fraser has won the Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) for his work on season one’s episode 7, “The Reckoning.” Fraser shares the award with fellow DP Baz Idoine.
Emmy-Nominated DP Benedict Spence on Shooting “The End of the F***ing World”
Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World is based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel, is a beguilingly beautiful, darkly comedic series. Adapated by Charlie Covell, the story follows two teen outsiders with different ideas about their relationship. James (Alex Lawther) believes he’s a psychopath, and while he agrees to go on a road trip with Alyssa (Jessica Barden) to find her father, his real plan is to find the perfect time to kill her.
Composer Jay Wadley on Scoring Charlie Kaufman’s Bittersweet New Film
When you think of a Charlie Kaufman film, you start with his scripts. Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) made Kaufman that rare thing; the star screenwriter. Each of these films was fearlessly weird, often unsettling, and always bittersweet. They were funny, too. Then we started to get to know Kaufman the writer/director, beginning with Synecdoche, New York (2008),
Let’s Unpack the “The Mandalorian” Season 2 Trailer
The Mandalorian‘s season two trailer brought a bantha-sized bounty of enjoyment yesterday. There was The Child (better known as Baby Yoda), under Mando (Pedro Pascal)’s fierce protection, doing his adorable Baby Yoda thing. There was Mando himself, in his Beskar body armor, getting nasty with a stadium full of bad guys at a Gamorrean cage match. There were Mando’s friends, Greef Karga (Carl Weathers), and Cara Dune (Gina Carano), back in action and ready to help advance their own interests and Mando’s alike,
“The Mandalorian” Season 2 Trailer Introduces the Jedis
And here it is, our first look at The Mandalorian‘s season two trailer. Disney+’s hugely popular Emmy-nominated series, the first-ever live-action Star Wars show, wrapped filming its’ second season before COVID-19 shuttered productions around the globe. This means we get a fresh season this October, and frankly, who doesn’t want to be on another planet right now? The trailer opens with an eerily familiar image, however—an Earth-like planet (blue,
VFX Supervisor Laurent Spillemaecker on “The Umbrella Academy” Season 2
How were the superpowered siblings over at The Umbrella Academy going to top season 1’s armageddon-causing shenanigans? How about by dropping the whole family in Dallas, in the early 1960s, and setting their family squabbles in the context of the JFK assassination? The second season of Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater’s Netflix’s show, based on the comic book series by Gerard Way, managed to deliver on the promise of season one by forcing the super sibs to face not only their own demons but take stock of some of America’s demons to boot.
“Lovecraft Country” Director Cheryl Dunye on Shapeshifting & More in Episode 5
HBO’s Lovecraft Country, created by Executive Producer Misha Green, is being celebrated by viewers and critics alike. The story of two families that come together in the Jim Crow South to battle monsters and white racists in power has horrors both real and imagined, but there are many elements in the storytelling and many challenges to the characters that speak to the state of American race relations today. The misadventures of Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors),
Director Antonio Campos Explores Fanaticism and Faith in “The Devil All The Time”
Complicated characters are director/writer/producer Antonio Campos’ forte. There was the desensitized, internet-addicted prep-school student in his feature-length debut, Afterschool; the shockingly tragic television reporter in Christine; and the inexplicably violent young mother in the first season of The Sinner (Campos directed the pilot and served as that season’s executive producer).
Now, in his latest project, The Devil All the Time — streaming on Netflix starting Sept.
Meet James Bond’s Most Dangerous Adversary Yet
“What I really wanted from Safin was to make him unsettling,” Rami Malek says at the top of this brand new No Time To Die teaser devoted solely to his villain. Like many of the best villains, Malek reveals that his Safin actually thinks of himself as the hero. (It’s the rare villain that doesn’t—it’s why Heath Ledger’s Joker remains so indelible, he was just a psychopath that wanted to watch the world burn.) For Safin,
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” Teaser Reveals Aaron Sorkin’s Timely Netflix Film
Now seems like a particularly potent time for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 to debut on Netflix. The first teaser, released yesterday, reveals Sorkin’s take on the upheaval during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This is the legendary screenwriter’s second directorial effort, after 2018’s Molly’s Game, and it sees him working with a larger cast of top-flight talent tackling a particular moment in American history that feels extra resonant right now.
Meet the Background Actors Who Populate HBO’s “Perry Mason” – Part IV
Here are Parts I, II, and III of our deep-dive into the casting, costuming and prepping of Perry Mason’s background actor cast.
A large collection of background actors voicing their objections to a case on the City Hall steps or finding themselves under the spell of Sister Alice at the Radiant Assembly in HBO’s Perry Mason aren’t just dressed, sent over to the set and told,
Meet the Background Actors Who Populate HBO’s “Perry Mason” – Part III
Here are parts I, II, and IV of our deep-dive into how HBO’s Perry Mason finds, outfits, and directs its many background actors.
Even with all of the fitting and other work they’ve done prior to the shoot, before showing up to the set to film, background actors must prep the night before. Women are given sheets of paper with details for setting their hair in curlers (which should be in place when they arrive).
Meet the Background Actors Who Populate HBO’s “Perry Mason” – Part II
In Part I of our deep dive on the extras—properly known as background actors—in HBO’s Perry Mason, costume designer Emma Potter’s revealed just how much work goes into the wardrobes of folks we often only see on screen for only a matter of seconds. Potter’s approach to the design of the costumes for Perry Mason’s background actors was based on both her research and the sense of Los Angeles in 1932 that she got from reading the scripts for the first time.
Let’s Discuss the “Dune” Trailer Via These New Images
So the Dune trailer finally happened, and it wow, was it worth the wait. Not that anyone is really surprised that Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve wasn’t the perfect person to adapt Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel for the screen. For fans of Herbert’s creation, the wait has been long—the last director attempt an adaptation was none other than David Lynch way back in 1984.
The First Trailer For “Dune” is Here!
This is our first good look at Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and it’s a doozy. Your moderator for this virtual event is none other than Stephen Colbert, a fan of Frank Herbert’s original novel, who speaks with writer/director Dennis Villeneuve, star Timotheé Chalamet, who plays Paul Asteides, and many members of this incredible cast. Colbert chats with Josh Brolin (Gurney Halleck), Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson (Leto Atreides and Lady Jessica Atreides respectively),
