How Space Force Production Designer Susie Mancini Channeled Stanley Kubrick
Steve Carell is at the center of the new 10-episode Netflix series Space Force, which he co-created with Greg Daniels (The Office) and is streaming now. The inspiration for the show is the real US Space Force that was formed last year to ensure American military supremacy in space and was the brainchild of Donald Trump. The series, which also stars John Malkovich, Lisa Kudrow,
Judy & Punch Writer/Director Mirrah Foulkes Turns the Tables on Her Infamous Puppets
Judy & Punch kicks off with a male marionette thrashing a female doll-on-strings as a crowd of 17th-century tavern goers roars with delight. The camera soon shifts to witches, hangings, infanticide, beatings, magic brews, and lies as filmmaker Mirrah Foulkes bloodily re-imagines how the western world’s most famous pair of hand puppets got their start.
Set in and around an English village shortly after the Bubonic Plague, Judy & Punch (June 5,
Josh Gad & Kristen Bell on Their New Animated Musical Series Central Park
Before he was an adorable singing snowman named Olaf, Josh Gad was a Tony-nominated Broadway star (“The Book of Mormon”) and before that, he was a devoted fan of old-fashioned Broadway musicals, you know, the kind that begin with a big “I wish” song and use the music to reveal character and move the story along. He was also a fan of New York’s Central Park. And the animated TV series Bob’s Burgers.
Mission: Impossible 7 Eyeing a Return to Filming in September
The cast and crew of Mission: Impossible 7 have their own difficult mission ahead of them; restarting their massive, complicated shoot after production was shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking with the BBC (via Deadline), first assistant director Tommy Gormley said he believed that filming would begin again in September, and be wrapped by May 2021. The film is directed once again by Christopher McQuarrie,
Paul Dano Praises Matt Reeves Script for The Batman
One of the (many) unusual byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic suspending productions all across the globe is how it’s allowed the cast and crew to reflect on their projects before they’re even halfway done principal photography. This ability to assess a work-in-progress is not something filmmakers usually do publicly. This is what’s happened on Matt Reeves The Batman, and it’s led to some pretty intriguing quotes from Reeves himself, as well as members of his cast.
Joe Bob Briggs Declares This the Summer of the Drive-In
Two summers before a nightmarish virus began sweeping across the globe and altering our reality like a horror B movie, Joe Bob Briggs revived his long-running campaign to keep the drive-in alive. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs premiered in July of 2018 on AMC’s horror streaming service Shudder. The special was so popular, it crashed the site. Briggs said he was initially skeptical and envisioned the show airing once “for nostalgia sake.” Yet,
The High Note Director Nisha Ganatra on the Importance of a Diverse Cast & Crew
As a worthy follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2019 comedy Late Night, director Nisha Ganatra brings us The High Note, which was released this past May 29 for digital download. The film stars Dakota Johnson as aspiring producer Maggie Sherwoode, who works as personal assistant to iconic performer Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross). It’s a dramedy about women supporting each other as they reach for their highest goals and dreams.
Join us For Our Second Film School Friday Event Featuring Creators From Insecure, Batwoman & More
Join us today for our second Film School Friday event at 2 pm ET, which will feature leading Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) creators and continues our coverage of AAPI Heritage Month. Today’s virtual panel features creators from HBO’s Insecure, Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, The CW’s Batwoman, and more. Your host is John Gibson, the Motion Picture Association’s Vice President for External and Multicultural Affairs.
New Tenet TV Spot Highlights Christopher Nolan’s Pledge to Go “Somewhere New”
When discussing the spy genre, within which Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet is situated, the writer/director told Total Film (via IndieWire) that it’s “totally in my bones.” Therefore, while making Tenet, Nolan broke his own tradition; he didn’t have his cast screen the films that inspired the one they were working on. “And the reason was, I think we all have the spy genre so in our bones and in our fingertips,”
Watch The Trailer for the Timely Bruce Lee Documentary Be Water
Will Be Water be the next ESPN documentary sensation? It sure has the perfect protagonist. Riding high off the massive success of The Last Dance, which featured as its central protagonist the somehow still mysterious NBA legend Michael Jordan, ESPN’s vaunted 30 For 30 team have released the trailer for Be Water, which centers on the legendary martial arts expert and film star Bruce Lee.
Henry Cavill in Talks to Return as Superman
While productions are more or less still on hold across much of the globe (save for Avatar 2, which has resumed filming in New Zealand), there is a lot of big film news lately. Some of that has been made by HBO Max, which officially launched yesterday, and last week announced the 2021 release of the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League.
Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio’s Killers of the Flower Moon Headed to Apple
It looks like one of the biggest film projects in Hollywood has finally found a home. After a lot of behind-the-scenes negotiating, Deadline reports that Martin Scorsese‘s Killer of the Flower Moon has landed at Apple, with Paramount distributing the film theatrically worldwide. Scorsese’s project is based on the 2017 book by journalist David Grann, the full title of which is “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.”
Zack Snyder Shares Image of Darkseid For His HBO Max Justice League Cut
With the launch of HBO Max today, it’s fair to say the new streaming service has entered a very crowded market with some seriously strong momentum. That’s due not only to the huge trove of films, series, and more HBO Max will be offering, but because of what’s coming next year. Yup, we’re talking about the Justice League Snyder Cut, that years-in-the-tweeting dream of seeing director Zack Snyder’s fully-realized vision for the film he had to leave in the middle of production.
Director Doug Liman Will Film Tom Cruise in Outer Space
Back in early May word got out that Tom Cruise—of course it would be Tom Cruise—was going to be the first person ever to shoot a feature film in outer space. Now we know who will be going on this mission with Cruise, his longtime collaborator Doug Liman, who directed him in Edge of Tomorrow and American Made. Cruise and Liman will be teaming up with Elon Musk’s Space X and NASA to pull this off.
Avatar 2 Resumes Production in New Zealand
Avatar 2 has returned to production in New Zealand after shutting down—along with every other film and TV production, more or less—due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Producer Jon Landau, a longtime collaborator with director James Cameron, shared some details with RNZ about re-starting production:
“We feel very comfortable because of the actions of your government and also the responsibility the people took to really curb the virus there.
Why Christopher Nolan Used a Real Plane For an Epic Stunt in Tenet
When Warner Bros. dropped the new trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet last Friday, we were, to put it mildly, enthused. Nolan’s latest is a sci-fi epic on the scale of his brilliant, beguiling 2010 dreams-within-dreams caper Inception. In fact, according to star John David Washington, Tenet is even bigger. In an interview on Twitch TV on the gaming platform Fortnite, Washington said Tenet was far ahead of even Nolan’s past features: “We’re familiar with [Nolan’s] films,
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Makes TV History With Season 15 Renewal
There is some good news to savor on this otherwise bleak post-holiday Tuesday; FX has renewed It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for its 15th season, breaking The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet‘s record as the longest-running live-action comedy ever. Of course the gang made TV history!
FX’s gleefully insane, inane, and yet oh-so-brilliantly written and performed stalwart has somehow, miraculously, remained funny and charming for all of these years.
Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho Gets New Release Date
We’ve got a new official release date for co-writer and director Edgar Wright’s time-traveling psychological thriller Last Night in Soho. Focus Features will now release Wright’s latest, which he co-wrote with Oscar-nominated scribe Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917), on April 23, 2021. Last Night in Soho was originally due in theaters on September 25, 2020, until, well, you know.
Here’s Wright’s tweet relaying the news:
Haunted by someone else’s past,
The Future of Indiana Jones 5 Looks Bright
If you’re going to replace Steven Spielberg—and let’s be honest, nobody could ever replace him—you could hardly do better than director James Mangold. Spielberg stepped aside from directing Indiana Jones 5 so that the Logan and Ford v Ferrari auteur could take a crack. This makes Mangold the first person to direct an Indy movie not named Steven Spielberg.
Tickets for Drive-In Movie Theater Near Yankee Stadium on Sale This Sunday
We don’t know when, or even if, the 2020 major league baseball season will happen this year, threatening to leave the beloved Yankee Stadium eerily quiet this summer. Luckily for Bronx residents, MASC Hospitality Group decided to tap into their enterprising New York spirit and bring the borough the block party of a lifetime.
The food-focused event company specializes in food and beverage gatherings like the Bronx Night Market and Bronx Beer Festival.
