How the Strodes Honored the Past and Opened the Future of Halloween
The moment after seeing Halloween at TIFF, I was immediately squirming to talk about it with everyone everywhere. The time has finally come to do just that as virtually everyone and their babysitter has now seen the much-anticipated sequel. Halloween cut down the competition with a $33.3 million an opening day in October and raking in $77.5 million in the first weekend. Jamie Lee Curtis shattered dusty records paving the way for other women,
Jean-Marc Vallée to Direct John Lennon/Yoko Ono Film for Universal
Jean-Marc Vallée might not be a household name quite yet, but we bet that’s going to change. The Wild and Dallas Buyers Club director has made his mark on the big screen and small. Lately, his work on HBO has been phenomenal. He helmed every episode of two standout series; Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects. Now Deadline reports that Vallée has jumped on board Universal Pictures’
Emily Blunt Sings Our Troubles Away in New Mary Poppins Returns Trailer
Disney has released a musical, magical, marvelous look at Mary Poppins Returns. Everyone’s favorite nanny looks – and sounds – as lovely as ever and we get to see her enchanting abilities in action. From porpoises in the bath to flying over the city, there’s nothing Mary cannot do.
The sequel to the 1964 film will revive the brief period of Disney history that mixed animation with live action. The 2D animation has definitely undergone some sprucing with even more impressive integration than before.
Wonder Woman 1984 Returns to Its Original Release Date
While Wonder Woman fans are surely going to argue with this fact, it’s likely very good news that Wonder Woman 1984‘s release has been pushed back 8 months. Patty Jenkins’ follow has been slated for a November 1, 2019 premiere, but has now been moved back to June 5, 2020. Diana Prince herself Gal Gadot shared the news on Twitter:
Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape,
Rupert Everett on Writing, Directing & Starring in his Oscar Wilde Biopic The Happy Prince
Fans of both Rupert Everett and literary great Oscar Wilde have been patiently waiting for the release of the new film The Happy Prince, which has been 10 years in the making. The film Everett wrote, directed, and stars in is an unvarnished look at Wilde’s last few years, following his decline after release from a two-year imprisonment for homosexuality. We spoke to Everett about what inspired him as a first-time director,
Joker Actor Shea Whigham Says Something Special is Happening With This Film
There are so many phenomenal actors involved in Todd Phillips’ Joker. Obviously, you start with Joaquin Phoenix, who is playing Arthur Fleck, the man who will become Batman’s most psychotic, iconic villain. Then the great Zazie Beetz joined the cast, an actress who managed to steal Deadpool 2 from an ensemble of very talented performers. Beetz plays Sophie Dumond, who last we heard is a single mom who,
James Wan Drops new Aquaman Image of Patrick Wilson’s Orm Riding a Dinosaur
The last look we’d gotten at James Wan Aquaman was a new TV spot that showed a very dumb person shoving Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) in a bar. We’ll have to wait until the movie premieres to find out what happens to said dumb person and his fellow goons, but Wan has dropped a new image from the film, successfully drawing our attention back into the sea. The image shows Willem Dafoe’s Nuidis Vulko and Patrick Wilson’s King Orm on their oceanic steeds.
Writer/Director Felix van Groeningen on Music, Catharsis, and Crafting Beautiful Boy
Known for his critically-acclaimed film Broken Circle Breakdown, which was the Belgian entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, writer/director Felix van Groeningen has been courted for years by Hollywood producers to helm his first English language film. He found the perfect project in Beautiful Boy, based on two bestselling memoirs by writers David and Nic Sheff. David’s book, from which the film gets its title, is about his journey dealing with his crystal meth and drug-addicted son Nic.
For a Mere $300,000 You Can Own a Custom Fantastic Beasts Costume of Your Own
Imagine what it would be like to be fitted for your very own movie costume by one of Hollywood’s most celebrated costume designers. You would definitely win any Halloween costume contest and be the toast of every Comic Con. That very scenario is now possible, just not very practical. Neiman Marcus has teamed up with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald to offer someone with a very substantial chunk of change a collaboration with the film’s costume designer.
Tom Holland Sports His New Spider-Man: Far From Home Suit on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Spidey is changing his stripes again…or web? What we mean is he’s getting a new Spider-Man suit. Spider-Man: Far from Home star Tom Holland dropped into Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to retrieve his mask. The rest of his outfit, however, is what drew all the attention.
In a clever bit on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, Guillermo burst onto stage wearing Peter Parker’s mask.
John Krasinski Has the Idea for A Quiet Place 2
John Krasinski has more to say about A Quiet Place. Although a sequel was swiftly confirmed after the film was a smash hit, the first-time director took his time in committing to writing it. In fact, Krasinski actually told Paramount to hire another filmmaker. Now, the writer-director has had enough time to ruminate and will helm part two after all.
THR reported that Krasinski addressed questions about the sequel at a Q&A in Los Angeles this week.
Elizabeth Chomko on her Bittersweet & Beautiful Directorial Debut What They Had
Writer and first-time director Elizabeth Chomko’s What They Had is a searingly personal film that still manages to make you laugh (a lot, actually) through your tears. The story centers on the irrevocable slide into dementia of Ruth (Blythe Danner) and her family’s attempts—conflicted, confused, and often at odds with one another—to figure out the best way to handle it.
The film opens with Ruth wandering, as if in a daydream,
Composer Dustin O’Halloran Finds Music to Express The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give premiered at TIFF one day after the first airing of the Colin Kaepernick Nike ad. That the add went viral and became such a controversy only added to the fame and buzz around the composer of the music used in the ad, Dustin O’Halloran, who also provided the score for The Hate U Give. The films follows 16-year old Starr (an outstanding Amandla Stenberg) as she goes back and forth between her working-class Garden Heights neighborhood and the predominantly white Williamson Prep School across town—until a tragedy collapses the siloed world Starr had created.
Chris Hemsworth Shares Men in Black Set Photos as He Wraps on Filming
Hello, goodbye. It seems like we were just getting our first look at Chris Hemsworth on the set of Men in Black, and now it’s already come to an end. That’s probably because he shared that first photo just under a month ago. Today, the actor dished out a whole set of snapshots with a message about his last day on set.
“…cheers for the fun times, big laughs and solid memories.
How the VFX Team Changed Characters’ Sizes and Ages in Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp had some crazy visual effects elements. People were changing sizes, changing ages, and floating through walls. Oh yeah, there were also giant worker ants. Scott and Hope inhabit the most fun little corner of the MCU. The VFX team can go wild on the more experimental features and Marvel Studios’ VP of Visual Effects, Danielle Costa, breaks it all down for WIRED.
How The Hate U Give’s Cinematographer Captured an American Tragedy
Fresh out of film school, Romanian cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. jumped into the deep end when Francis Ford Coppola arrived in Bucharest eleven years ago to film his coming of age drama Youth Without Youth. “Francis shot ten days with ten different DP’s because he wanted to see who worked well with him,” Malaimare recalls. “Three of my teachers also auditioned for the job so I figured I didn’t have a chance.
Seth Rogen Shares an Awesome Lion King Cast Photo from the Studio
This cast photo from The Lion King will give you those ‘Hakuna Matata’ vibes all day long. Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, and director Jon Favreau had no worries as they posed in the recording studio together.
Rogen shared the photo on social media yesterday of the live action voice actors. Glover will star as Simba, the young heir to pride rock. Eichner and Rogen will play the lion’s jovial friends he meets in exile,
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.
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.
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.
