It’s a Wrap: New Photo Celebrates End of Birds of Prey Principal Photography
We’ve got a fresh photo from the set of director Cathy Han and star Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Producer and star Robbie is reprising her role as everyone’s favorite psychopath, Harley Quinn. It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with Birds of Prey. The new photo posted on Instagram by Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment celebrates the film wrapping principal photography.
Unpacking the Game of Thrones Episode 2 Trailer
So you watched the premiere, “Winterfell,” and are still working through its many twists and turns. We wrote this lengthy recap where we did our level best to sort out all that we learned—and all that was presaged—in the premiere. There were reunions, revelations, and tasty rebuttals (the Stark sisters had the episodes best lines.) Somehow, we only have five episodes left for all of these characters and their various issues, ambitions, and desires to coalesce.
A Visit to Theaterkunst, Germany’s Oldest and Biggest Costume Design House
What do Metropolis, Ben-Hur, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay all have in common? Their actors were outfitted, in full or in part, by a costume house in Berlin. And not just any costume house, but one that survived two world wars and Germany’s partitioning. It is now the country’s largest collection of historic and contemporary garments and accessories.
Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere Recap
The season 8 premiere of Game of Thrones offered a number of long-awaited reunions. For most of its 54-minutes, “Winterfell” was a satisfying if stately table setter, with a double dragon ride and some zesty clap backs. Then the episode went into overdrive for its final few minutes, ending with a reveal many years in the coming, a grisly scene that felt inspired by David Fincher’s Se7en, and a face-to-face that brought us all the way back to the pilot.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Title & Teaser Revealed
And there it is, folks. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the official title for the 9th and final film in the Skywalker Saga. What’s more—we’ve got our first look at J.J. Abrams’ Skywalker capper with a compelling, crackerjack teaser. The title and teaser were revealed during the Episode IX panel at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. The Rise of Skywalker is, needless to say,
Watch the Star Wars: Episode IX Panel Live
Stephen Colbert just burst onto the stage at the Star Wars celebration, folks. He’s excited. We’re excited. Are you excited? If you’re reading this then we bet you are!
There’s been a lot of Disney-related news lately. There was the historic acquisition of Fox, and yesterday’s in-depth reveal of their upcoming streaming service, Disney + news yesterday (read our breakdown of the Mouse House’s new streaming service here).
What you Need to Know About Disney +
The featured image is from the set of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the upcoming live-action Star Wars series that’s coming to Disney +. Now we finally know when. The Mouse House revealed the details about their upcoming streaming service, and there’s a lot to parse. We’ve put together this brief fact sheet to help you wrap your head around what Disney + is offering, how much it costs, and when it’s coming.
Here’s the Interestingly Weird Title for Marvel’s Scarlet Witch & Vision Series
Disney has now fully revealed their new streaming service Disney + yesterday. Disney + will offer a huge trove of titles. Disney’s historic acquisition of 20th Century Fox included a majority stake in Hulu, which will be bundled in the new Disney + service alongside ESPN+. Then, of course, there’s the Mouse House’s massive catalog of old Disney, Pixar, and National Geographic films. And, in case you’d forgotten—Disney also owns Lucasfilm—home of Star Wars—and Marvel Studios.
Rocket Suits up in new Avengers: Endgame Spot
Have you heard about this little movie coming out on April 26? It includes a feisty, weaponry-loving space raccoon and a bunch of superheroes banding together to fight a sociopathic purple alien and resurrect their dead friends and a few billion other people. Not ringing any bells? Well, it’s called Avengers: Endgame and comes from a scrappy little studio named Marvel. Scarlett Johansson’s in it. So is Robert Downey Jr.
The Dirt‘s Production Designer on Recreating Mötley Crüe’s Wild Ride
Netflix‘s The Dirt focuses on the wild, often sordid and ultimately stratospheric rise of the seminal heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Directed by Jeff Tremaine, The Dirt is based on the band’s 2001 New York Times best-selling autobiography, which detailed how they managed to go from sharing a truly disgusting apartment and booking gigs on the Sunset Strip to selling out stadiums and becoming one of the most infamous acts in the world.
Robert Pattinson on High Life & Working With Claire Denis
The career arc that took actor Robert Pattinson from teen heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen in five Twilight movies to one of independent cinema’s most adventurous actors has few parallels — except perhaps for his Twilight costar Kristen Stewart.
Like Stewart, Pattinson has reinvented himself since the blockbuster Twilight franchise as a go-to actor for ambitious indie projects, ranging from David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis (2012) to the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time (2017).
New Avengers: Endgame International Teaser Brings us Back to the Snap
It would be a lie to say it feels like yesterday when Thanos (Josh Brolin) shocked the world by beating the Avengers and destroying half of life in the universe. The Thanos snap, of course, was the somber ending to in the Russo Brother’s Avengers: Infinity War. Time has not exactly flown since then, yet the effects of that snap still feel fresh. It’s been almost a year since that game-changing conclusion,
Jeremy Renner-led Hawkeye Series in Works for Disney +
From Infinity War no-show to potentially starring in his own Disney + series, figuring out where Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye may or may not pop up is a fun game. Variety reports that the sharpshooting Avenger will likely have his own limited series on the upcoming streaming service Disney +. We know Hawkeye—with his fresh new haircut—has a role to play in the upcoming Avengers: Endgame.
J.J. Abrams on his Initial Fears & Current Excitement About Star Wars: Episode IX
When it was announced that J.J. Abrams was returning to co-write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, little did we know how initially apprehensive he was. Abrams had already successfully relaunched a new era of Star Wars with 2015’s A Force Awakens. The pressure and stress of taking on the most iconic film franchise in history was significant, to say the least. Abrams helped usher in a new era of stars and continued a saga begun by George Lucas in 1977.
Enemies, Frenemies, Family, Lovers: A Game of Thrones Explainer
The 8th and final season of Game of Thrones is a mere few days away. Even if you’re knowledgeable about what’s at stake and who the players are, it’s still fairly easy to get confused. Euron Grejoy is doing what again for Cersei? Bran Stark and Jaime Lannister are connected how? Sansa and Tyrion were once married? These survivors have years of history between them, and it’s been—wait for it—590 days since the season 7 finale,
The Official Lion King Trailer is a Stunner
The first official trailer for Jon Favreau‘s The Lion King is stunning. Favreau is now a veteran of transforming Disney classics with the best available computer animation technology in the business. His first crack at it was his critically acclaimed reboot of The Jungle Book, but as beloved as the 1967 animated film version was, The Lion King is a whole other kettle of fish.
Game of Thrones Creators Had Ending in Mind for Five Years
Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been working on Game of Thrones for 11-years. When they began the journey of adapting George R. R. Martin‘s “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series, they had a lot of narrative road to work with. Then Game of Thrones zoomed past Martin’s books. Once it was clear they’d finish their series before he finished his books, Benioff and Weiss met with Martin to discuss how he was planning on ending his saga.
Fosse/Verdon Hair Designer Perfects Art of the Comb-Over for Sam Rockwell
Director-choreographer Bob Fosse had nearly everything an auteur could desire in 1973. That was the year he became the only person in history to win one Oscar (Cabaret), four Emmys (Liza with a Z), and two Tonys (Pippin) inside of a year. He also had a gifted wife in the person of four-time Tony-winning dancer/muse/collaborator Gwen Verdon. But as portrayed by Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell in Fosse/Verdon (premiering Tuesday,
How Color Created Character in Brie Larson’s Unicorn Store
Captain Marvel aside, Brie Larson makes her feature-length directorial debut with Unicorn Store, now on Netflix. First screened at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the fantastical allegory written by Samantha McIntyre follows Kit (also played by Larson), a colorful art student who receives mysterious invitations to visit The Store where she’s granted owning the unicorn of her childhood dreams.
The use of color was fundamental to the story as it painted a metaphor for Kit finding her identity.
Game of Thrones Writer Says Watch These 21 Episodes Before Final Season
The countdown for the premiere of the 8th and final season of Game of Thrones is nearly over. This Sunday, April 14, marks the beginning of the end for our favorite dragon mothers, Hounds and water-dancing sprites (we’re talking about Arya here, naturally.) HBO has been flooding the zone with GoT promo material in recent weeks, highlighting the work of the hundreds of individuals it takes to pull off TV’s biggest series.
