Serenity Writer/Director Steven Knight on Creating a Twist no one Will See Coming
Writer-director Steven Knight is no stranger to making unconventional films. In the 2013 thriller Locke starring Tom Hardy, the entire plot takes place inside a car. For Serenity, underneath the allegory about a fisherman obsessed over catching an elusive bluefin tuna, lie deeper existential themes.
Knight admits directing can be daunting in a phone call having wrapped Peaky Blinders Season 5. “Every time I do,
Jeff Bridges Reappears as His Big Lebowski Character
SPOTTED: 20 years after he bowled his way into our heart, recent footage of The Dude has surfaced. Everyone’s favorite stoner mistaken for a millionaire shuffled onto Twitter today looking like he never changed a hair. Could this be his triumphant return?
Jeff Bridges shared the 15-second clip in which he appears as his famous lead role from The Big Lebowski. In his signature pajama pants, cardigan and jellies,
Billy Batson Won’t Get Any Special Treatment from His Enemies in Shazam!
As kids, we all dreamed of growing up and being big enough to take down all of our problems and conquer all of our fears. In reality, it turns out that life is just a constant barrage of frustrations, disappointments, and humiliations that none of us are equipped to combat. Which is why we need fun movies! Shazam! (Zachary Levi) is primed to be the most cheerful comic book movie of modern times,
How The Favourite‘s Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer Tony McNamara Twisted History
With 10 Oscar-nominations, Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite was matched only by Alfonso Cuaron’s elegiac masterpiece Roma for the largest haul of the year. The films couldn’t be much more different, but then again, every film Lanthimos makes couldn’t be much more different from his peers. The Favourite is nothing like anything the Oscar-nominated Lanthimos has made in the past, either, concerning itself with two rivals, Lady Sarah (Oscar-nominated Rachel Weisz) and Abigail (Oscar-nominated Emma Stone) for the affection and patronage of Queen Anne (Oscar-nominated Olivia Colman) in 18th century England.
Aquaman‘s DP on the Challenge of People Talking & Fighting Underwater
Of all the superheroes (and there are a lot of superheroes if you haven’t noticed), cinematographer Don Burgess was challenged to lens the one with the most problematic superpowers and origin story. Unlike Batman’s gritty Gotham, Superman’s soaring Metropolis or even Black Panther’s glorious Wakanda, there is no superhero who presents a tougher challenge to a filmmaker than Aquaman and his underwater kingdom of Atlantis.
“When When I met Sam Raimi to interview for Spider-Man,
Life’s a Party for Matthew McConaughey in The Beach Bum Trailer
Surf’s up, dude! Or…down? All of life’s pertinent questions will hopefully be answered in The Beach Bum, a sun-kissed, drug-filled comedy from the writer and director of Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine. In The Beach Bum, McConaughey plays Moondog, “a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules.” Not convinced yet? Check out the trailer below:
Alright, alright, alright! Another Oscar nomination for McConaughey,
The Final Episodes of Game of Thrones Will be Movie-Like
We’ve known for quite a while now that the final six episodes of Game of Thrones would be longer than average. We’ve known that because the shortened season involves the largest battle the show has ever filmed, and there’s no way they’d try to cram that into six normal-sized episodes. You don’t spend 55-days shooting likely the largest battle ever produced for television and then not use your considerable clout to get HBO to agree to longer-than-normal episodes.
The Game of Thrones Zombie Polar Bear Was Filmed Using a Flaming Wire Frame
More than a year after its debut, there is one Game of Thrones appearance that is still burning bright in our minds. Literally. While we wait for the final season to kick off in April, we still cannot get over that flaming zombie polar bear and a new video revealing how it was created has renewed our amazement.
In season 7 episode “Beyond the Wall,” Jon Snow and his men face the living corpse of a polar bear.
Katherine Langford Teases Her Fiery Avengers: Endgame Role
13 Reasons Why Star Katherine Langford has us all seeing red for her upcoming role in the Russo Brothers epic Avengers: Endgame. On Monday, the brunette star debuted her new copper color to her more than 13 million fans on Instagram, with the apt caption “She (red)y”.
View this post on InstagramHow Glass‘s Stunt Coordinator Channeled James McAvoy’s Inner Beast
M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable came out in 2000, and to get the movie made, the director deliberately billed it as a film about anything other than superheroes. Nineteen years on, a slew of superhero films have erupted from Hollywood, and they are by and large nothing like Shyamalan’s trilogy, which also includes 2016’s Split, and now, Glass. Is this final chapter even a superhero movie?
Wonder Woman Director Patty Jenkins discusses Chris Pine’s Return in Upcoming Sequel
After the box office success that was 2017’s Wonder Woman, fans of the film have been searching far and wide for clues to its upcoming sequel, Wonder Woman 1984. The second installment in the franchise takes the action from World War I… all the way into the 1980s.
Among the many questions left unanswered: why is Chris Pine’s character Steve Trevor making a return?
Brie Larson Jokes About Possible Captain Marvel Spoiler
Brie Larson may be the newest member of the MCU, but she probably holds the biggest secrets of any actor in the franchise. Captain Marvel will head back in time to introduce Carol Danvers and her incredible powers, but the fate of the Avengers may ultimately rest in her very capable hands. Larson has been a faithful guardian of all her Marvel knowledge so far, but she knows that some of her costars are better at staying mum than others.
Newest Shazam! Trailer Will Have You Yearning to be a Superhero
This week, Warner Bros. and DC Films unveiled a new trailer for Shazam!, starring Zachary Levi and Asher Angel. Hold on to your capes, and have a look below:
Yeah, we like what we’re seeing here. The hype is real – Twitter was lit with excitement since the trailer was posted online. We here at The Credits have been covering everything Shazam! since the film was announced during Comic-Con in 2017.
How Glass’s Production Designer Utilized a Defunct Psychiatric Ward
Are superheroes real? The central characters in Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s conclusion to the trilogy that began with Unbreakable 19 years ago and was followed by Split in 2016, aim to find out. Chief among them is Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson), an unorthodox psychiatric doctor who places David Dunn (Bruce Willis) and Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) under her care in a sparsely populated Philadelphia sanitarium.
Black Panther Makes History With Best Picture nod as Oscar Nominees are Announced
The first big piece of news in your 2019 Oscar nominations is that Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has made the list for Best Picture (one of 7 nominations the film received). This is historic; Black Panther is the first superhero film to ever earn the honor. Coogler’s Marvel epic joins BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born and Vice in this year’s Best Picture crop.
The Lego Movie 2 Has an Even Catchier Song than ‘Everything is Awesome’
The Lego Movie was a totally surprising, clever, and fresh take on THE toy that has defined all of our childhoods. The plot was adorable and the characters were so dang likable. However, it is impossible to think about the film without thinking of the hit movie that emerged with it. Yes, in Bricksburg ‘Everything is Awesome,’ but will that be the case in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part?
How Godzilla: King of the Monsters Pays Homage to the Original
Krampus has become one of my favorite films and one of the highlights was absolutely the creature building. The attic toy attack was a gruesome burst of creativity and the Christmas demon himself was fearsome and mesmerizing. That’s why I was thrilled to hear director Michael Dougherty would be helming the next installment of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
The franchise is picking directors on the rise and giving a few different creators a shot at the atomic lizard.
Oscar Watch: Writer/Director Nadine Labaki on her Riveting Drama Capernaum
Lebanese writer-director Nadine Labaki took to the streets to make her third feature, Capernaum, which centers on a neglected young boy. Furious with his parents after they sell his barely pubescent sister to an older man, the boy runs away from his ramshackle home. He befriends an Ethiopian refugee and then becomes the caretaker for her baby after the woman is arrested.
Playing a child who shares his own first name,
Halle Berry is John Wick’s Sole Protector in Parabellum Trailer
I feel powerful. It is John Wick (Keanu Reeves) against the world in the first trailer for Parabellum and his incredible focus and drive are very motivating. Also, I have never loved the use of Andy Williams’ The Impossible Dream more and man, have I loved it in my lifetime.
This might be one of the most exciting trailers released in recent years. The hunt is on for the hitman on the run and there appears to be only one person,
Know Before You Go: Five Things to Prepare You to See Glass
When M. Night Shyamalan released Unbreakable in 2000, it was initially met with confusion. The horror movie master had released a film with two of the day’s biggest stars, but it wasn’t typical scare fare. The thriller was deeply disturbing, but without things going ‘boo,’ the genius of Shyamalan’s approach was missed. In the years that followed, fans became more appreciative of the hidden surprises, but it really wasn’t until 2016 that things became as clear as,
