Ewan McGregor May Raise Lightsaber Again in Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi Series

It’s important to start with the fact that this has yet to be confirmed—but—Deadline is reporting that Ewan McGregor is in talks to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a Diseny+ series.

“The 48-year-old Scottish actor is in talks about reprising his role as the heartfelt but headstrong Jedi master known as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a yet-to-be-titled Disney+ series, Deadline has confirmed,” Dino-Ray Ramos and Geoff Boucher report.

By The Credits  |  August 16, 2019

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Voice Over Artist

Voice Over Artist Roy Samuelson on Bringing Films like Us & Spider-Man: Far From Home to the Blind

Voice over artist Roy Samuelson has been heard by millions of blind and low vision audiences in some of this year’s biggest films. Samuelson’s job is to narrate a special audio track in which he voices the visuals that are relevant to the plot. There are currently 26 million adults in America who are blind or low vision, so the work folks like Samuelson is doing is crucial. Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu currently include audio description,

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 15, 2019

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Actor

Emma Nelson on Nabbing her First Film Role Opposite Cate Blanchett in Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

It takes a special kind of confidence and poise to star opposite Cate Blanchett in your very first film. But that’s what teenager Emma Nelson does in the comedy Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Nelson goes toe to toe with the two- time Oscar winner in the plum role of Bernadette’s feisty 15-year-old daughter, Bee.

“It was intimidating for sure,” says Nelson over the phone during a recent press junket for the film which opens August 16.

By Loren King  |  August 15, 2019
Here’s Why Thanos was Able to Destroy Cap’s Shield in Avengers: Endgame

When Captain America wielded Thor’s hammer Mjolnir and started beating the holy hell out of Thanos at the end of Avengers: Endgame, things were looking pretty good for the Avengers. Then Thanos does the unthinkable; he uses his massive sword and starts slicing huge chunks out of Cap’s supposedly invincible Vibranium shield. Say what?

It turned out that Vibranium could be bested, apparently, by whatever the heck Thanos’

By The Credits  |  August 15, 2019
An Impossible-to-Spot Avengers: Endgame Easter Egg Revealed

With Avengers: Endgame available for digital download and Blu-Ray, we’ve been sorting through all the juicy reveals the bonus materials have provided us. We’ve gone through the commentary track from directors Joe and Anthony Russo and screenwriters Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, which gave us some awesome bits of trivia. We’ve parsed the comic book callbacks, the bloopers, and the creation of Smart Hulk.

By The Credits  |  August 15, 2019
Brad Pitt & Director James Gray on Their Space Epic Ad Astra

Mysterious abound in director James Gray‘s sci-fi epic Ad Astra, which stars Brad Pitt as an astronaut whose mission might reconnect him with his father, long thought dead, deep in outer space. There are plenty of reasons to be intrigued by Ad Astra. James Gray makes very, very good films. His Two Lovers (2008), The Immigrant (2013) and The Lost City of Z (2016) were all wildly different,

By The Credits  |  August 14, 2019
See a Delightfully Funny Emilia Clarke in First Trailer for Last Christmas

Emilia Clarke didn’t have many chances to flex her comedy muscles during her long run on Game of Thrones. As Daenerys Targaryen, Clarke was asked to be aggressively serious for 8 seasons as Dany plotted her epic, tortuous journey to the Iron Throne. That’s not the case in Paul Feig‘s comedy Last Christmas, in which Clarke stars as Kate, a young woman described as a “bundle of bad decisions”

By The Credits  |  August 14, 2019
New Ready or Not Clip Teases Highly Praised Horror-Comedy

With a star turn from its lead actress and delivering a deliciously dark satire on greed’s ghoulish manifestations, Ready or Not just might be a late summer sleeper hit.

The premise is as simple as it is devilish: Ready or Not follows a young bride Grace (Samara Weaving, earning raves) as she joins her new husband Alex (Mark O’Brien)’s rich, eccentric family (Adam Brody,

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 14, 2019
A Few New Details on James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Script

Writer/director James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad will begin filming soon. There has been very little plot information, of course, but we’ve learned about some of the stars, both returning and new, who will be in the film. Now we also have it on good authority that Gunn’s script is “really good.” This comes from—wait for it—Gunn’s brother and Guardians of the Galaxy actor Sean Gunn. Yes, you’re likely going to say that your brother’s script is great,

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 14, 2019
First Trailer for Little Women Reveals Greta Gerwig’s Vision for the Classic Tale

You know you’ve made a major splash with your directorial debut when people are breathlessly awaiting the trailer for your next film. Such is the case with Lady Bird writer/director Greta Gerwig, and her new film, Little Women. Gerwig has taken on the oft-adapted Louisa May Alcott classic and folks have been anxiously awaiting our first glimpse at her take. After properly teasing us yesterday,

By The Credits  |  August 13, 2019
Netflix Reveals Final Trailer for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

The last look we got at Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance was during Comic-Con, when the upcoming 10-episode series was one of the buzziest titles in San Diego. Now Netflix has released a new trailer for us to feast our eyes on, and we’re no less excited about this return to Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s world of gorgeous puppetry and richly realized worlds, only now benefited by fresh technologies and an incredible new cast.

By The Credits  |  August 13, 2019

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Script Supervisor

Good Boys Script Supervisor Patti Henderson on the Joys & Challenges of Comedy

Co-writer and director Gene Stupnitsky’s Good Boys is a new comedy that focuses on that age-old conundrum; what to do when the drone you’ve “borrowed” from your dad to spy on a couple of kissing teenagers gets destroyed, and your attempts to replace it lead to a series of cascading catastrophes? 12-year-old Max (Room‘s Jacob Tremblay) and his buddies are due to attend their first “kissing party,”

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 13, 2019
Eddie Murphy Returns in First Trailer for Star-Studded Dolemite is My Name

There are a lot of talented people involved in director Craig Brew (Hustle & Flow)’s new Netflix film Dolemite is My Name. Netflix released the first trailer yesterday, with the story following down-on-his-luck comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) striking upon a career-changing idea: the comic persona Dolemite. Moore’s genius idea was to recreate himself—with the help of some friends—into a brand new kind of film star.

By The Credits  |  August 13, 2019
The Juiciest Reveals From Avengers: Endgame Commentary Track

Now that Avengers: Endgame is available for digital download and Blu-ray, all the goodies that Marvel packed into their record-breaking epic have been revealed. We’ve recently shared the comic book callbacks, the bloopers, “Bro” Thor and Robert Downey Jr.’s screentest to nab the role of Tony Stark. The extras on the Blu-ray include six deleted scenes, seven featurettes, and more. For Marvel-heads looking for the juiciest stuff,

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 13, 2019
Little Women Teasers Arrive, Trailer Tomorrow

One teaser is just 14-seconds long and contains no dialogue. The second is a mere 17-seconds long and shows some happy attempts at flying a kite. Even though they’re bite-sized, these teeny tiny glimpses at Little Women give us plenty of reasons to be excited.

Writer/director Greta Gerwig, fresh off her triumphant directorial debut Lady Bird, adapts Louisa May Alcott’s iconic novel.

By The Credits  |  August 12, 2019

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Hair/Makeup

The Art of Racing in the Rain‘s Makeup Department Head on Working With Dogs, Kids, & More

Director Simon Curtis’s The Art of Racing in the Rain is based on Garth Stein’s beloved novel. Curtis (Goodbye Christopher Robin) and screenwriter Mark Bomback (War of the Planet of the Apes) have adapted the film, about a race car driver, his philosophical dog (yes, you read that correctly), and the growing family they both love. The film stars Milo Ventimiglia as Formula One race car driver Denny Swift,

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 12, 2019
Olivia Colman is Queen Elizabeth in First Teaser for The Crown

This will be one of those Tweets heard around the (TV) world. The great Olivia Colman, fresh off winning an Oscar for Best Actress thanks to her delicious turn as Queen Anne in The Favouriteis queen once again. This time, Colman is Queen Elizabeth, taking over for Claire Foy in season three of Netflix’s The Crown. Folks are excited. Very excited. Netflix dropped the first teaser on Twitter,

By The Credits  |  August 12, 2019
Watch the Creation of the Exquisitely Creepy Corpse in Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark

André Øvredal’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is based on the beloved collection of horror stories by Alvin Schwartz. These stories became iconic thanks to not only the storytelling but the ingenuity of the art by illustrator Stephen Gammell. His creations are subtly unsettling, daring precocious children to turn the page. A new video shows how one of Gammell’s creations, The Corpse, was built by hand in the film. When one of your co-writers and producers is Guillermo del Toro,

By The Credits  |  August 12, 2019

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Artist Steve Chorney on Crafting Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood‘s Poster & More

Movie poster artist Steve Chorney has been creating images for Hollywood films for decades, but he has rarely had his designs used as the key art. Also, traditionally illustrated movie posters are almost never commissioned anymore. For those reasons, Chorney was surprised and delighted to discover his hand-painted image has been used as the key art for Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood. He spoke to The Credits about his career,

By Leslie Combemale  |  August 12, 2019

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Production Designer

Production Designer Brent Thomas on Building the Emotional The Art of Racing in the Rain

With a career spanning 25 years in film and television, Brent Thomas can trace his love for the movies to the first time he saw plays as a kid. From that young age, he became captivated by live theatre, particularly the production design involved. In short, he was hooked.

“I went to school for theatre design at the University of Alberta, that’s where I started until movies called out. I think the reason I went into theatre design;

By Andy Logan  |  August 9, 2019