Marwan Kenzari on Becoming Jafar in Aladdin
There’s a lot more to Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari’s than even his highest profile role to date, the villain Jafar in Disney’s live-action musical Aladdin, might indicate.
A classically trained stage actor in his native the Netherlands, Kenzari auditioned for the role of sinister Jafar by singing; the character’s song never made it into the movie.
“I was talking to Alan Menken, the amazing writer of [the film’s] songs,
Vin Diesel Shares Video From 1st Day of Filming on Fast & Furious 9
As savvy as Vin Diesel has been in his career, even he couldn’t have known that he’d still be filming Fast & Furious installments 19-years after the original film was released. Yet here we are, with Fast & Furious alum Justin Lin back directing Diesel and his co-stars in Fast & Furious 9. This franchise has been so successful that two of Diesel’s co-stars, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham,
Avengers: Endgame Re-Release Includes new Poster & Deleted Scene
When we learned that Avengers: Endgame would be returning to theaters with some bonus footage, we were enthused. ComicBook.com‘s Brandon Davis spoke with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at the Spider-Man: Far From Home press junket in London, and was surprised to learn Marvel’s biggest film ever was returning for an encore run with some extra footage:
“We are doing that,” Feige told Davis about the return of an even bigger Endgame to theaters.
Check out This Sizzling Bond 25 Behind-the-Scenes Video
With director Cary Joji Fukunaga behind the lens for Bond 25, one thing we can be relatively sure about is that the venerable franchise will not be resting on its laurels for its’ 25th installment. Fukunaga is one of the best directors in the business at creating visually arresting, unbearably intense action (as he’s done on True Detective and Beasts of No Nation). Now our first solid look at what’s happening on the set of Bond 25 reveals that the cast and crew are making the most of their Caribbean location.
Los Espookys Co-Creator & Breakout Star Ana Fabrega on her new HBO Series
On June 30, New York City will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which catalyzed the contemporary gay rights movement as we know it. As a gay filmmaker and comedic performer who was born the year Stonewall took place, I’m thrilled that, especially in the last few years, mainstream entertainment has embraced a new unashamed and unfiltered breed of LGBTQ comedian. Case in point: The superb new HBO comedy Los Espookys.
Check Out All of Spidey’s New Suits in Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man (Tom Holland) is a man of many suits. This has been largely thanks to his connection to his mentor (and benefactor) Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). What we know about Spider-Man: Far From Home (aside from folks loving it) is that (spoiler alert) Peter is dealing with living in a post-Tony world. This means he’s going to have to step up. What it doesn’t mean, it turns out, is that Peter Parker won’t have a bunch of cool new suits just because of Tony’s sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame.
The First Queen & Slim Trailer Reveals Lena Waithe & Melina Matsoukas’s Hotly-Anticipated Collaboration
There’s a lot to be excited about here, folks. We’ve got our first look at Queen & Slim, the hotly-anticipated collaboration between Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe and visionary director Melina Matsoukas. Scripted by Waithe, the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None, Queen & Slim features Get Out and Widows star Daniel Kaluuya and newcomer Jodie Turner-Smith in a story that sets them on the run from the police.
How Mood & Lighting Established Tone in The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco marks the feature debut for director Joe Talbot, an allegory that puts a spotlight on the childhood dream and the effects of gentrification.
Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, Fails, with the help of his best friend Mont (Jonathan Majors), go on a journey to take back the family home his grandfather built but lost ownership of when he was a young child.
Laura Dern on Finding Renata in Big Little Lies
When Laura Dern took on the character of Renata Klein for HBO’s mammoth hit Big Little Lies three years ago, she knew exploring the emotional life of this alpha female wasn’t going to be her focal point. The character is tough, all business, and doesn’t have a lot of friends – not the least of which her co-stars’ characters, played by Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley and Zoe Kravitz (and,
Black Widow Adds the Excellent Ray Winstone to the Cast
While Marvel Studios has yet to officially confirm that they’re making a Black Widow prequel, all the pieces are falling into a place for their Black Widow prequel. Collider reports that the great Ray Winstone, best known to American audiences for playing Mr. French Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, has joined the cast. Winstone is the type of actor that a director loves, infinitely moldable into a variety of roles.
A new Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer Teases Big Trouble in Hawkins
“It doesn’t make sense,” Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) says at the opening of this new Stranger Things season 3 trailer. “I closed the gate.” Ah, but this is Hawkins, Indiana, kid—trouble can’t be locked out.
You have to hand it to Netflix, they’ve really kept season 3 of Stranger Things under wraps. We’ve only seen one trailer, one clip, a teaser,
Behold the Teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson & Thom Yorke’s Netflix Musical Anima
Yeah, this is a dream team.
Paul Thomas Anderson has teamed up—again—with a member of Radiohead. Anderson has deployed Radiohead’s polymathic musical genius Jonny Greenwood as his composer since his 2007 masterpiece There Will Be Blood, all the way up to his most recent film, 2017’s Phantom Thread. Now he and Radiohead’s genius frontman, Thom Yorke, have collaborated on a new short film for Netflix.
Jaws Created the Summer Blockbuster 44 Years Ago Today
It was on this day, 44-years ago, that Steven Spielberg created the summer movie season. Before Jaws, summer was a time for sunbathing, not heading out to the multiplex. Then on June 20, 1975, a 28-year old Spielberg delivered a film that changed the calculus of how films are distributed. His game-changing thriller about a rogue Great White with a taste for human flesh marks the moment the film industry changed.
What Secrets Might a Black Widow Movie Reveal?
Now that we know Marvel is returning to Comic-Con’s Hall H this July, we can start to speculate what they’re going to reveal in the grandest venue in San Diego. With Marvel’s Phase 3 about to officially come to a close with the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, there’s a lot of change afoot at Disney’s super studio. They wouldn’t be taking over Hall H if they weren’t ready to share their vision of what’s to come.
Early Reactions to Spider-Man: Far From Home Praise Post Endgame Adventure
As the concussive power of Avengers: Endgame finally starts to lift, Marvel is just about to release Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Far From Home, the final film in Phase 3. In the past, every Avengers film has been the shot and the follow-up film was the chaser. We went from the first Avengers to lighter Iron Man 3. Avengers: Age of Ultron was followed by the first,
Early Reactions to Midsommar Hype Horror Masterpiece
Jordan Peele loved it, and now it seems others who have gotten an early look at Ari Aster‘s Midsommar agree—this film is a wicked, wild horror masterpiece. It’s also funny! Early reactions to Aster’s follow-up to his smashing, terrifying 2018 debut Hereditary are starting to surface online. The reactions are essentially raves. Aster seems to have pulled off the very tricky feat of nailing his second film.
Avengers: Endgame Returning to Theaters With Extra Footage
If you thought that the original theatrical release of Avengers: Endgame could have been a little longer, you’re going to be very happy indeed. The Russo Brothers’ colossal critical and commercial smash is returning to theaters with additional footage. The scoop comes from ComicBook.com‘s Brandon Davis, who spoke with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at the Spider-Man: Far From Home press junket in London.
Marvel is Coming to Comic-Con’s Hall H—What are They Coming With?
Well, this is big news in the world of film. Deadline reports that Marvel is returning to Comic-Con’s Hall H after sitting out last year’s fest. So far, no one knows what kind of lineup they’re bringing to San Diego, which means there’s plenty of room for professional and amateur speculators to start guessing.
Considering we’ve just witnessed the culmination of a 22-film art with Avengers: Endgame,
The Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot has Begun Filming
If you’re still not quite over the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, you’re not alone. HBO’s record-breaking series has only just ended after a shortened, controversial final six episodes. Regardless of how you felt about the ending, GoT became something truly rare in our culture of atomized interests, infinite options and niche programming—must-see programming that millions of people dutifully waited to watch. Considering the success of the series and the richness of George R.
Former Mythbusters Cohost Built a Real-Life Iron Man Suit That Actually Flies
If anyone was going to be able to build an actual, working Iron Man suit, former Mythbuster cohost Adam Savage would have been a great bet to pull it off. Savage revealed the suit for the first episode of his new Discovery series Savage Builds. He worked with a group of engineers who helped him 3D-print a titanium suit that took its inspiration directly from Tony Stark himself.
