Interview

Special/Visual Effects

First Man‘s VFX Supervisor on Archival Footage, In-Camera Effects & the Biggest LED Screen Ever

Watching Damien Chazelle’s First Man offers the earthbound viewer the chance to finally realize they don’t have the right stuff. For folks of a certain age, becoming an astronaut used to be one of the coolest possible professions, the kind of thing you said you wanted to be when you were little and didn’t know what engineering was. Or math. Or physics. And, most crucially, you didn’t realize how insanely dangerous it is.

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 18, 2018
A New Fantastic Beasts Featurette is one for the Fans

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has not even been released yet, and already it is one for the fans. An early trailer revealed the famed Nicolas Flamel that Harry Potter fans have been waiting to meet. Jude Law turned back the clock on a character he’s always loved himself. Most surprising was the reveal that a seemingly new player was actually a familiar face. Claudia Kim will play the shapeshifting snake Nagini.

By Kelle Long  |  October 17, 2018
How the Halloween Makeup Designers Perfectly Recreated Michael’s Mask

As we busy ourselves preparing our costumes for Halloween this year, there is one mask that embodies the holiday unlike any other. Michael Myers’ haunting gaze is timeless and can strike chilling fear in all who see it. That empty white stare was immediately iconic with the release of John Carpenter’s 1978 masterpiece. There is so much about the new Halloween that gets this story right, but that mask is perhaps the most satisfying.

By Kelle Long  |  October 17, 2018
First Destroyer Trailer Reveals Nicole Kidman Like You’ve Never Seen her Before

There are three very good reasons to be excited about Destroyer. It’s from The Invitation filmmaker Karyn Kusama, it stars Nicole Kidman as an LAPD detective haunted by her past, and it’s from regular hit-factory Annapurna Pictures. Kidman stars as Erin Bell, a messy, messed up cop whose terrifying undercover work is dredged up afresh in the form of a gang leader who is back on the scene.

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 17, 2018
Tom Holland Shares new Black & Red Spidey Suit in Spider-Man: Far From Home Image

Filming has officially wrapped on Spider-Man: Far From Home, and to honor the occasion star Tom Holland has shared an image of Spidey’s new black and red suit. Holland took to Instagram to mark the end of Far From Home‘s production, posting an image of himself in the new suit next to co-star Zendaya, who plays Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones. The new black and red suit is not only eye-catching, it begs several questions.

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 17, 2018
Very Dumb Person Shoves Arthur Curry in new Aquaman TV Spot

It’s a classic moment we’ve seen countless times before, yet one that never gets old. A bunch of “tough guys” crowd the unusual newcomer and start mocking him. We saw it when Arnold Schwarzeneggar’s T-800 arrived (again) in Los Angeles in T2: Judgement Day, naked, and walked into a biker bar. We’ve seen it when a couple of goons were sent to rouse Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) from bed and rough him up in X-Men: First Class. 

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 17, 2018
Peter Dinklage Feels Good About Tyrion’s Conclusion in Game of Thrones

No, Peter Dinklage has not spilled the beans on how Game of Thrones ends. The man’s no fool, and considering he’s been one of the biggest stars on HBO’s biggest series, he’s not about to give away the game with but one (shortened) season to go. Dinklage was willing, however, to opine about how he feels about Tyrion’s fate, a character that has been, to a large degree, the stand-in for audiences around the globe,

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 16, 2018
J.K. Rowling Reveals Why Everyone Goes to Paris in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a journey, both literally and figuratively. The action is moving from New York City to Paris, as promised. J.K. Rowling explains in a new featurette that it will also be a real evolution for many of the characters. In fact, don’t believe everything you see. Even after this film ends, there are more surprises to come.

The nefarious Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured and unmasked near the end of the previous film,

By Kelle Long  |  October 16, 2018
Chris Evans Distances His Avengers 4 Tweet from Captain America’s Fate

There’s nothing harder to say than, “Goodbye.” Little goodbyes, big goodbyes, they’re all tough. At least, according to Avengers star Chris Evans. The Captain America actor sent the MCU into the most shock and confusion since Thanos’ big snap two weeks ago when he tweeted out an open-ended farewell to Avengers 4. It seemed to indicate a little more than just the last day of filming, however.

“Officially wrapped on Avengers 4,” Evans tweeted.

By Kelle Long  |  October 16, 2018
Mysterious Masked Figure Featured in First Look of HBO’s Watchmen

Who watches the watchmen? This is one of the most deathless lines from one of the most iconic graphic novels of all time, “Watchmen,” created in the late 80s by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The phrase is likely based on the Latin “quis custodiet ipsos custodes,” found in the work of a Roman poet named Juvenal, which is literally translated as “Who will guard the guards themselves.” This phrase, seen throughout “Watchmen”

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 16, 2018
Check Out Superman’s Black Suit in Arrowverse Crossover Image

Perhaps Clark Kent is trying to fit in with Batwoman? In a new image from the set of this year’s epic Arrowverse crossover event which is uniting the casts of the CW’s three superhero series (The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl), everyone’s talking about the one superhero who doesn’t even have his own show on the network. While Ruby Rose’s Batwoman is still the thing we’re most excited about (check out her incredible Batwoman suit here),

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 16, 2018
Don Cheadle Drops the Latest Hint about the Avengers 4 Title

There is no one who knows better to keep a lid on Marvel secrets than Don Cheadle. The actor unsuccessfully tried to save his co-star, Mark Ruffalo, from spoiling the ending to Infinity War. Luckily, Thanos must have wiped our memories, because it wasn’t until after the film was released that anyone realized the flub was authentic. Now, the biggest mystery in the MCU is what Avengers 4 will actually be titled.

By The Credits  |  October 15, 2018
Michael Sends a Terrifying Message in New Halloween Clip

Halloween is still 16 days away, but Halloween is a mere four. Michael Myers is back in all his gory glory, and Universal has shared one of the most grimacing scenes from the film ahead of the theatrical release. EW exclusively shared the terrifying moment between the maniac murderer and one of his many victims.

Rhian Rees plays Dana, a journalist pursuing the true story of what happened between Michael (James Jude Courtney) and Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) four decades ago.

By Kelle Long  |  October 15, 2018

Interview

Production Designer

Bad Times at the El Royale’s Production Designer’s Brilliant Build

When Laramie, a vacuum cleaner salesman with an off-sounding drawl (Jon Hamm), steps behind the bar to make a pot of a coffee in the lobby of the El Royale, no attendant to be seen, it’s clear this fancy yet faded, empty hotel isn’t your average roadside motel, no matter how welcoming the vintage neon sign outside. For a traveling salesman, Laramie seems to know an awful lot about the history of his abode for the evening,

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  October 15, 2018
Oscar Isaac Says the Cast of Star Wars: Episode IX is Going Off Script

Star Wars has been thrilling fans for more than 40 years. Episode IX will be the third film featuring Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and Poe. Now that we know these characters, there’s a little more room for experimentation. They can break from the rigidity of establishing the major players and move into feeling out just what these roles can offer the story. Oscar Isaac, who plays ace X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron,

By Kelle Long  |  October 15, 2018
Jon Favreau Shares new Image of The Mandalorian‘s Weapon

We’re loving the steady stream of images and plot nuggets we’re getting from Jon Favreau’s upcoming live-action Star Wars show The Mandalorian. First, we found out the series name and synopsis, which clued us in that it would take place between the fall of the Empire in The Return of the Jedi and the rise of the First Order in The Force Awakens. 

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 15, 2018
Russo Brothers Share Mysterious Image as Avengers 4 Officially Wraps

Okay internet sleuths, do your best. The Russo Brothers have shared the below image of a glowing white…something. Much like the last image they shared, this one is meant to bring out the inner Sherlock Holmes in us all, while also, just maybe, having a little fun at our expense. The last image they shared may have held hidden clues to what Avengers 4 title will be,

By Bryan Abrams  |  October 15, 2018
Dwayne Johnson Shares First Look at Hobbs and Shaw Co-Star Idris Elba

The Fast and the Furious series is virtually invincible. Each of the eight films keeps upping the ante and with Dwayne Johnson’s star power skyrocketing, the franchise shows no signs of putting on the brakes. Even if you thought there was a chase that the series would slow down around the curve, here is proof that things are accelerating. Spinoff Hobbs and Shaw has added superstar Idris Elba to the cast and Johnson shared the first look.

By The Credits  |  October 12, 2018

Interview

Art Director

Bad Times at the El Royale’s Art Director on Building the Lunatic Lodge

In Bad Night at the El Royale, location is everything. The titular lodge sets the mood and structures the interlocking plot twists suffered by seven shady characters who cross paths there on a stormy night in 1969. Director Drew Goddard wrote the story and production designer Martin Whist defined the vision. It was up to supervising art director Michael Diner to make sure all the physical pieces of the environment came together on time and on budget.

By Hugh Hart  |  October 12, 2018
Journey to the Cave of Wonders in the First Aladdin Teaser Trailer

What you are seeing is not a mirage. The teaser trailer for Aladdin is truly here, and it is a trip to the land of excitement and nostalgia.

There is pretty much a theme with these live action teasers now, which speaks to the fact that Disney films are so iconic. They need a mere symbol or suggestion to take you back to your childhood. Cinderella was introduced with 60 seconds of the glass slipper.

By Kelle Long  |  October 12, 2018