Olivia Colman Looks Truly Regal in First Photo from The Crown Season 3
Time goes on and so does the Queen. Olivia Colman is stepping into the role of Her Royal Majesty to tackle the 2nd decade of her reign. The Crown tweeted out the first look today with a pointed message to fans, “Patience.” Season 2 dropped in December, but we likely won’t be seeing the next era until 2019. The production still indicates, however, that filming is underway.
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— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) July 16,...
James Wan Can’t Resist Sharing a Peek at the Upcoming Aquaman Trailer
It is San Diego Comic-Con time again, and with it come first looks at upcoming blockbusters like Aquaman and Shazam!.
Aquaman director James Wan, who also helmed hits Furious 7 and The Conjuring, took to Twitter Sunday night to show just how hard he and his editing room are working to make the new trailer, and the movie itself, as sharp as possible.
Working overtime to put the finishing touches for this coming week!!...
Fortnite’s Dominance Reaches as Far as Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Drake popularized video game phenomenon Fortnite in the music industry. Antoine Griezmann took the game’s dances into the World Cup. Now, Simon Pegg just revealed how important the video game is to the IMF team in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
At the film’s red carpet premiere in Paris—the city star Tom Cruise admitted the film is a “love letter” to—actor Simon Pegg told CinemaBlend a little bit about how his character Benji spends his free time...
Frozen 2 Adds Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown to the Cast
The cast of Frozen 2 just got two major additions. The sequel to Disney’s juggernaut animated film already had an exceptional cast—Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad are all returning as Elsa, Anna, and Olaf, respectively. Now Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood and This is Us and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Sterling K. Brown are joining the ensemble. We have no idea who they’ll be playing,...
Marina Zenovich on Going Inside Robin Williams’ Mind in Her New HBO Doc
In making Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, premiering July 16 on HBO, director Marina Zenovich celebrates the life and comedic talent of the legendary performer who committed suicide in 2014, using Williams’s voice to tell much of his story as well as interviews with his first wife Valerie Velardi, son Zak Williams and many friends, including Mork & Mindy co-star Pam Dawber, David Letterman, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin and Bobcat Goldthwait...
Ben Foster on his Moving Portrait of Fatherhood in Leave no Trace
In Leave No Trace, Ben Foster plays a man who’s fled American society, carrying just a few things with him — most significantly his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin McKenzie). Foster’s Will is apparently a military veteran, but writer-director Debra Granik never tells his story. The character seems a bit like a post-traumatic version of the violent men Foster has played in such movies as Hell or High Water.
Foster is clearly proud of the starkly poignant film,...
Meet Your New Doctor Who in First Teaser
If you were one of the millions of people around the world watching France beat Croatia in the World Cup, then perhaps you also caught a glimpse of your new Doctor? That’s right, after a very long wait for us Who-Heads, we’ve finally got our first glimpse at Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor Who in the iconic sci-fi series’ history in a brand new teaser. Whittaker looks very comfortable as our new Time Lord...
The Last O.G.‘s Allen Maldonado on Riffing With Tracy Morgan, Writing Scripts & More
Allen Moldonado is a writer, performer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur, currently co-writing and co-starring in The Last OG, opposite Tracy Morgan. In an interview, he talked about his “Netflix for short films,” Everybody Digital, creating the character of Cousin Bobby as actor and writer, and surviving the “actor’s Olympics” of daily soap operas.
I love the idea of an app to watch short films. Tell me how it started.
I’m a short filmmaker,...
First Look at the Fisherman King and Royal Family of Aquaman
The Atlantis of Aquaman is shaping up to be incredibly elegant. The underwater world is materializing and looks dreamy. Today, EW premiered the first look at the Fisherman King (Djimon Hounsou) in full glory. Most importantly this is our best glimpse yet at the film’s stunning effects. The way director James Wan handles the aquatic scenes will be key to Aquaman‘s action and this image looks very promising.
Legend has it that when Atlantis first sank into the ocean,...
Black Widow Brings on Cate Shortland to Direct
The long awaited Black Widow film finally has a director. THR reported that Marvel has hired Cate Shortland to helm the Scarlett Johansson film. Shortland will become the first solo female director in the MCU, and only the second woman director overall. Anna Boden will co-direct Captain Marvel, also featuring a female protagonist, with Ryan Fleck.
Marvel has been making a conscious push to be more female focused, especially in extending opportunities to female directors...
Joaquin Phoenix on Taking on the Iconic Role of the Joker
Yesterday the news broke that Joaquin Phoenix was officially joining Todd Phillips’ standalone Joker film. It’s hard to think of another actor more suited to taking on arguably the most iconic villain in film than Phoenix. Obviously gifted, notoriously committed, and clearly fearless, Phoenix is not the type of performer who will shy away from taking the Joker into dark, twisted territory—precisely where you’d hope a standalone film about the psychotic clown prince of chaos would go...
A Downton Abbey Movie is Officially Happening
Lord and Lady Crawley are once again opening their deliciously scandalous Edwardian English country home to the public. At least for a few hours. The beloved Downton Abbey series is fulfilling the dream of every fan who has ever seen a series finale of a favorite show. Focus Features announced the Crawley family will return for a Downton Abbey movie.
The decadent series starred spectacular talent including Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, and Jim Carter...
Skyscraper‘s Production Designer Elevates the Mythic Subtext to Insane Heights
Production designer Jim Bissell faced a 226-story challenge when Skyscraper writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber enlisted him to create Hong Kong high rise “The Pearl.” Oscar-nominated for his work on Good Night, and Good Luck and experienced in the ways of architecture-driven action through his contributions to Tom Cruise’s dizzying skyscraper stunts in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Bissell needed to come up with a tower every bit as dramatic as the movie’s human star Dwayne Johnson...
Netflix Tops Most Nominated Network of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards
It is official. Great TV isn’t just on television sets anymore. The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and by the numbers, Netflix reigns supreme. Even with Game of Thrones back in the running, Netflix still edged out HBO for the most nods.
The streaming site only entered the Emmy playing field four years ago and has quickly risen to the top. Last year, even without a season of Game of Thrones eligible for voting,...
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Struggle for the Crown in First Mary Queen of Scots Trailer
The first trailer for Mary Queen of Scots is a stirring struggle of passion and power. I admit that I’m a royal enthusiast, but Elizabeth I has been done and done well. I wasn’t convinced we needed another regaling of the rivalry. And yet, I have been made a true believer. Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan are stunning.
The actresses never rest on the beautiful costumes and production design – although there is plenty of that...
Zachary Levi’s Bold Shazam! Costume Is a Teenage Superhero Dream
Imagine being transformed into a superhero at only 14 and having the opportunity to create your own suit. It would probably include bright colors, a cape, and things that lights up. After catching glimpses of Zachary Levi’s costume on Instagram, EW released the first image of Shazam’s suit, and it is everything from a fourteen-year-old’s superhero fantasy.
Here, Billy Batson is with his best friend from the orphanage, Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer), loitering and drinking sugary drinks as young teens do...
First Reactions Hail Mission: Impossible – Fallout as an Adrenalin-Jacked Masterpiece
Well that didn’t take long. We’ve spent the past couple of days enjoying the fresh Mission: Impossible – Fallout photos and videos that Paramount has been releasing, and now, we can share the first reactions to the film. As we predicted, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and star Tom Cruise have another smash on their hands. McQuarrie is the first director to return for a second mission in the franchise, and the continuity of the story and his familiarity with his stars and the material seem to have paid off. ...
See the World While Dangling off a Helicopter in new Mission: Impossible – Fallout Video
We’ve been talking about how Mission: Impossible – Fallout looks like it has the chance to be the most aggressively action-packed film in a franchise famous for it. We shared these new photos, which highlight Mission: Impossible‘s commitment to honoring that Impossible in the title with increasingly insane stunts. Today, we turn our attention to another cornerstone of the franchise—international locations. In a new video shared by Paramount,...
Neill Blomkamp to Direct RoboCop Returns
Sci-fi is a genre that District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp genuinely loves and respects. This is why he’s such a good choice to reboot the RoboCop franchise with RoboCop Returns. Deadline reports that Blomkamp’s new film will have the writing team behind the 1987 original, Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, on board to produce and executive-produce. Neumeier and Miner wrote a script for a RoboCop sequel years ago that never saw the light of day—until now...
Denzel Washington Makes His Surprising Return in New Clips for The Equalizer 2
There is nothing scarier for criminals than Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) showing up at your door. Especially for everyone who thought he was dead. Sony Pictures Entertainment recently released two new clips from the first sequel of Washington’s career, The Equalizer 2. The clips offer a snapshot of McCall’s signature combat style and reveal more about his cryptic past.
In the first clip, McCall walks into an apartment to get a young man, Miles (Ashton Sanders,...
