How Avengers 4 Could Resurrect Characters Without the Time Stone
Defeating Thanos will be the biggest goal of Avengers 4, but is there still hope to somehow revive all the heroes and civilians he demolished? VFX supervisor Dan DeLeeuw previously said that the Power Stone was the one that turned half the population to dust at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. So which stone will be powerful enough to undo that damage? The prevailing theory rests in the Time Stone...
Beautiful Boy‘s Production Designer Builds a World of Heartbreak & Hope
A desire for anonymity may be rare in the movie business, but production designer Ethan Tobman, whose credits include Room and most recently Beautiful Boy, doesn’t want audiences to notice his work.
“Whenever you’re designing contemporary drama, especially anything that’s inspired by real events, you want to support and create a unique world with an instant sense of intellectual and emotional empathy. And you want to do it subtly,” he says...
The Favourite‘s DP on Creating one of the Year’s Most Ravishing (and Funny) Films
Before The Favourite came his way, Robbie Ryan had never worked with Yorgos Lanthimos, but he did admire the Greek director’s offbeat art house films Dogtooth and Killing of a Sacred Deer. So when Lanthimos invited Ryan to shoot his 18th-century black comedy about Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) and rival courtiers (Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone), the Irish cinematographer, fresh off indie film triumph American Honey,...
Ruby Rose Reveals a Peek at Batwoman’s Personality on “Elseworlds”
We are nearing the Batwoman reveal on the CW and EW has the first action shot of Ruby Rose. She may be a newcomer to the DC empire, but Rose looks confident, collected, and cool. Just because this is her first time in the cape doesn’t mean it’s her character’s. Rose told EW that Kate Kane has suited up before and is completely comfortable in the role of Gotham’s defender.
When The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl combine in the “Elseworlds” special,...
First Trailer for Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s Kidnapping Thriller Everybody Knows
Real-life spouses and occasional on-screen co-stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are back together for the kidnapping thriller Everybody Knows, from Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman). This is the first time the pair have shared the screen since Ridley Scott’s brutal 2013 The Counselor, and it seems that, once again, Cruz and Bardem have put their considerable talent to use for a tough tale...
David Harbour Promises Stranger Things Won’t Leave Fans Hanging
Halloween may have felt cold and lonely this year without any Stranger Things to turn to. The spooky series is in a hiatus until season 3 drops next year. However, some things are worth the wait. David Harbour told CNET that good things are to come.
As soon as Stranger Things dropped on Netflix, it became an instant phenomenon. The freakishly talented cast, nostalgic tone, and thrilling adventure made getting sucked into the Upside Down a thrill...
Rosamund Pike & Director Matthew Heineman on Their Riveting Biopic A Private War
A Private War is the story of the intrepid journalist Marie Colvin, who endured terrible trauma including the loss of an eye and post-traumatic stress disorder before being killed in Syria during the siege of Homs. Rosamund Pike, who plays Colvin, and director Matthew Heineman talked to The Credits about blending documentary and narrative and about Colvin’s contradictions and convictions.
Tell me about how you created the physicality Marie Colvin,...
Birds of Prey Adds a Future Batgirl Character
New casting news out of the world of the DCEU may shed a little light on an upcoming project. Variety reports that young actress Ella Jay Basco is joining the cast of Birds of Prey. Basco will play the role of Cassandra Cain.
This news tells us a few things about the direction Birds of Prey is headed. First, Cain is one of the characters in the DC comics that eventually fill the role of Batgirl...
Elijah Finds the Equal He’s Been Searching for in New Glass Teaser
Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) brazenly challenges Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), the Beast (James McAvoy), and David Dunn (Bruce Willis) to prove to her that humans with powers exist. They’re probably not the best test subjects if you value your life in any way. A new teaser for Glass shows the diabolic duo of Glass and Beast unleashing on the world.
The climax of Split was uncovering the existence of the Beast within Kevin Crumb’s many personalities...
The Principal Cast of the Avatar Sequels Has Finished Filming
It has been nearly a decade since Jake Sully ventured to Pandora, but Avatar is ready for a resurgence. Director James Cameron revealed yesterday this week that not only Avatar 2 wrapped principal filming, but perhaps also Avatar 3, 4, and 5.
Cameron took to Twitter to reveal the scheduling status of the Avatar films while promoting upcoming release Alita: Battle Angel. “Today we’re capturing some stunt scenes,...
The Magical Official Trailer for Tim Burton’s Dumbo
When we got our look at the first teaser for Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo back in June, we naturally wanted more. It’s taken about five months, but Disney has finally obliged. Here then is the first official trailer for Burton’s take on the animated Disney classic, which is centered on a circus owner named Max Medici (Danny DeVito) who leans on former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his kids to take care of a newborn elephant named Dumbo with comically huge ears...
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Production Designer on How the West Was Built
Joel and Ethan Coen‘s new anthology western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs offers six darkly comic 19th-century vignettes designed by the brothers’ longtime collaborator Jess Gonchor. Oscar-nominated for his contributions to the Coens’ True Grit and Hail, Caesar!, Gonchor initially thought the movie, which launches Friday on Netflix, would be a snap. “When the guys gave me the script and I read it top to bottom, it seemed easy on the surface: ‘We’ll get a couple of covered wagons.’...
The Mandalorian Adds Gina Carano to the Cast
The Mandalorian floodgates seem to be opening. After weeks of mystery surrounding the project, we received confirmation yesterday that Pedro Pascal would star in the title role. Now, THR has reported more casting news. Gina Carano has officially joined the series.
Carano had a big break in 2016 when she appeared in Deadpool as Angel Dust. Prior to that, however, Carano was more famous for her MMA fighting. There are no details yet on the role she will play in The Mandalorian,...
A New George R.R. Martin Project May Land on Hulu
George R.R. Martin is gradually taking over our TV and we are completely fine with that. First came that little show based on Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire. Game of Thrones I think it is called? Next came the outer space saga Nightflyers. Game of Thrones will embark on a final season in April, but a prequel is looming starring Naomi Watts. Now,...
The Avengers‘ Only Hope of Defeating Thanos
What hope does anyone have against someone who controls time, space, and reality? With the laws of physics at your literal fingertips, are there really any consequences? Avengers: Infinity War was by far the most disheartening venture in the MCU. Every sacrifice the heroes made was thwarted. Their difficult decisions were derailed and denigrated like Star-Lord shooting Gamora or Scarlet Witch destroying the Mind Stone. If Thanos can undo any harm against him, will he ever be defeated?...
A Round-Up of Some of the Wonderful Stan Lee Tributes
The world mourns the passing of the great Stan Lee. It would be hard to overstate the impact this gentle giant has had on pop culture. Since he first put pen to paper, alongside ace collaborators at Marvel like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Lee created many of the superheroes that now dominate the film world. The Avengers, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Ant-Man (to name a few of the most iconic)...
Instant Family Writer/Director Sean Anders Plumbs his Personal Life for Foster Care Film
All films scripts have some degree of personal connection to the writer. But for Sean Anders, the writer-director best known for comedies like Sex Drive (2008), That’s My Boy (2012) and Daddy’s Home (2015), his latest, Instant Family, mixes heartfelt drama with laughs as it mirrors Anders’s own experiences adopting three kids through the foster care system seven years ago.
Instant Family is about a couple,...
Aquaman Behind-the-Scenes Video Reveals James Wan’s Underwater Epic
Warner Bros. has just dropped our best look yet at the epic undertaking that James Wan, his cast and crew took on with Aquaman. In a three minute behind-the-scenes video, Wan and his cast talk about bringing the world of Aquaman to the big screen, which included a massive amount of underwater shots, underwater stunt work, and the huge task of bringing an underwater world to life.
“The most important thing is the story that I’m telling,...
Pedro Pascal Joins The Mandalorian in Leading Role
Just over a month after Jon Favreau teased a brand-new Star Wars character, we now have a familiar face (although the character still has no proper name.) Variety confirms that Pedro Pascal will star in The Mandalorian on new streaming site Disney+.
Although Boba Fett has become one of the most popular characters in Star Wars canon, the new series will fall after we see the bounty hunter in The Empire Strikes Back...
Details Emerge About Godzilla vs. Kong As Filming Gets Underway
What will happen when two exceedingly destructive creatures collide? We are getting closer to finding out as Godzilla vs. Kong entered production. The ultimate showdown will come after Godzilla: King of Monsters is unleashed next year.
Both titans of the silver screen have had storied histories as villains and victors. They have incredible potential for devastation, but they have also been cast in a more redemptive light in this recent series. In Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla,...
