Spider-Man: Far From Home—A Tale Told on Three Bridges
Peter Parker’s summertime journey through Europe in Spider-Man: Far From Home is an American teenager’s dream. His science class trip hits Venice, Prague, Austria, and London, with Peter (Tom Holland) making Spider-Man work detours to Berlin and the Netherlands. In reality, the majority of the production relied on locations in Italy and the Czech Republic, with sets built on a backlot in the UK’s Leavesden Studios providing a backdrop for the film’s stunts and visual effects.
Mackenzie Davis’s Terminator: Dark Fate Character Will Break You
One of the most intriguing films (that we know about—there’s plenty of secrets to be revealed) coming to San Diego’s Comic-Con next week is director Tim Miller’s Terminator: Dark Fate. Miller knows a thing or two about Comic-Con—before he made his name directing Deadpool, he’d been coming to the Con for 25-years.
Miller spoke to Variety about coming to this year’s Con, where he’ll be joining his cast,
The Russo Brothers Tease Potential Major Marvel Reveal at Comic-Con
Few directors love to tease fan expectations quite as much as the Russo Brothers. They are on par with J.J. Abrams, another lover of the misdirection and the outright tease, and they’ve just about mastered it. In a new, cryptic tweet, the Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame directors have teased their upcoming trip to San Diego’s Comic-Con. With Marvel once again claiming time at SDCC’s vaunted Hall H,
Storm Reid Joins James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Another fresh face has joined James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad—enter Storm Reid, the rising star who has been very busy lately. Reid was the lead in Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, had a role in DuVernay’s must-see Netflix miniseries When They See Us, and is in two upcoming movies from Blumhouse studios, Don’t Let Go and the upcoming The Invisible Man.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Introducing Deadly new Sith Trooper
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi gave us one of the best lightsaber battles in any Star Wars, ever. Full stop. Even the folks who were, ah, frustrated with the direction that Johnson took things in Last Jedi would concede that Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)’s battle with the Praetorian Guards in Snoke’s Throne Room was epic (seen in the featured image above).
It: Chapter Two Director Andy Muschietti Going for “Overwhelming Experience” for Audience
You know you’ve got a good thing cooking when your sequel’s trailer is this scary. Director Andy Muschietti set the bar very, very high for himself with his 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic horror tome. That film went on to become the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie in film history. Now, Muschietti and the Losers Club are back for Chapter Two, with Muschietti once again working with screenwriter Gary Dauberman,
Star Trek: Picard Poster Reveals Patrick Stewart’s Return Includes a Dog
Jean-Luc Picard is back, and he’s not alone. The great Sir Patrick Stewart is reprising his role as the Starfleet’s most cerebral captain and he’s got a new best friend—a dog. A space dog, if you want to get technical about it. (How is ‘space dog’ technical? Good question—it’s just the way the pup is being described on the internet.) Stewart tweeted an image of a new poster for Star Trek: Picard and folks are freaking out—in a good way.
Listen to Beyoncé’s Single “Spirit” From The Lion King
The early reactions to the new, gorgeously rendered The Lion King hail a masterpiece of visual storytelling. Among the many aspects of director Jon Favreau’s updated take on the 1994 animated classic that wowed the critics was Beyoncé‘s turn as the lioness Nala. Now you can listen to Bey’s new single from the film, “Spirit,” which will be a part of an album she’s producing and curating for The Lion King.
Will Smith, Seth Rogen & More Pay Tribute to the Late, Great Rip Torn
Rip Torn, the talented actor of stage and screen, has passed away at 88. Torn earned an Oscar and Tony nomination, along with six Emmy nominations (he won in 1996) over the course of his long, singular career. He is likely best-known for his role as Artie on HBO’s groundbreaking The Larry Sanders Show. Artie was the tough, occasionally insouciant, yet surprisingly tender producer who steered late-night talk show host Larry (Garry Shandling) through cataclysms big and small.
The Lion King Early Reactions Hail A Roaring Achievement
Director Jon Favreau‘s The Lion King held its first screening last night, which means the initial reactions are now stampeding in. This reboot of the beloved 1994 animated classic had a lot to live up to. As he did for his 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, Favreau and his team used cutting edge technology to render, Simba, Mufasa and the rest of the animals of the African Serengeti in photo-realistic detail.
Warner Streaming Service Called HBO Max, Will Include Friends
The streaming service world has a new member. Enter HBO Max.
WarnerMedia has officially revealed HBO Max to the world. As the name suggests, the new service will include all your favorite HBO programming, including several original shows, and a huge, huge catalog of content on top of this. What’s more, HBO Max will have all 236 episodes of Friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCS4CaZ9dwg
The press release from WarnerMedia didn’t reveal what the new service will cost,
George R. R. Martin Reveals that the Starks Exist in Game of Thrones Prequel
The Game of Thrones prequel is currently filming in Northern Ireland, yet details about the project are as scarce as warmth beyond the Wall. You could fit the stuff we do know on the edge of Arya Stark’s sword Needle. Naomi Watts is starring, along with Harry Potter actress Miranda Richardson, rising star Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker),
New Images From Crawl Reveal Alligator-Infested Nightmare
Monsters are scary. Monsters underwater are a whole order of magnitude more terrifying. The premise of Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes)’s Crawl takes that concept and adds an environmental angle (a hurricane) to create what looks like a claustrophobic, “the water’s rising and there’s something in the water” nightmare. Now Paramount has released a bunch of new images from the film,
Mark Hamill Finally Explains The Last Jedi‘s Blue Milk
Rian Johnson‘s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was bold in so many ways. The writer/director took the narrative baton from J.J. Abrams after The Force Awakens and gave us a rich, complex middle trilogy film that challenged fans’ long-held beliefs about what made a Jedi and Rey (Daisy Ridley)’s parentage. There was also his decision to split up the three main good guys—Rey, Finn (John Boyega),
Todd Phillips Reveals the Plot of Joker is Entirely Original
The plot for Todd Phillips‘ Joker has been a well-guarded secret for a long time now. Even the excellent trailer left us with way more questions than answers. The script was co-written by Phillips and Scott Silver, and only the broad strokes have been more or less known for a while now. The film centers on Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, a man “disregarded by society” per Warner Bros.’
Angelina Jolie Breaks Bad in new Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Trailer
Angelina Jolie returns to the big screen (as an actress, that is) in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil for the first time since 2015’s By the Sea. Mistress of Evil is, of course, the sequel to 2014’s smash hit Maleficent. That film introduced us to Jolie’s titular villain, in which we found out her reasons (and there were plenty of them) for cursing her goddaughter,
New Images From Mulan Reveal Epic Warrior’s Tale
Now that we’ve gotten our first glimpse of director Niki Caro’s live-action remake of Mulan, we’re fully enthused. The story of the courageous young woman who disguises herself as a man so that she can take her ailing father’s place in the Imperial Army feels urgent and fresh. It’s helped by the fact that Caro and her cinematographer Mandy Walker have appeared to make a lush period war epic, not the type of descriptor you usually attach to live-action remakes of beloved Disney animated films.
The First Live-Action Mulan Trailer is a Stunner
The first trailer for Disney‘s live-action remake of Mulan is a thing of beauty. The last time we saw the story of the courageous young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to defend China from Northern Invaders, she, and everything else in the 1998 film, was animated. The new live-action retelling features a fantastic cast, stunning locations, and a director in Niki Caro (Whale Rider,
The Righteous Gemstones Trailer Reveals Danny McBride’s new HBO Comedy
For all of you Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals fans, today’s going to be a happy one. Behold the first trailer for writer/director/star Danny McBride’s The Righteous Gemstones. McBride brings the funny to a family of famous televangelists who preach the Word while dabbling in illegality and many a sin on the side. The cast is excellent, including John Goodman, Adam Devine, and Edi Patterson. McBride has also assembled some of his favorite collaborators.
Ari Aster’s Terrifying Midsommar Pulls Horror Into the Light
It was a safe bet that Ari Aster‘s follow-up to his terrifying 2018 debut Hereditary was going to be good. While the sophomore slump was once considered a very real phenomenon, it seemed unlikely that Aster would whiff with his next feature. The question was could he shock and terrify in a totally refreshing way after having done that, and more, with his nearly flawless debut? The answer seems to be a resounding yes.
