Mowgli Trailer Reveals Andy Serkis’ Darker Take on “The Jungle Book”
We can think of few better filmmakers to take another look at Ruyard Kipling’s iconic “The Jungle Book” about a feral child raised in the jungle than the multi-talented Andy Serkis. The actor, director and motion-capture trailblazer has been everywhere in recent years, from playing the chimpanzee Caesar in the consistently excellent Planet of the Apes trilogy to the gleeful super criminal Klaw in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther to the big bad Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
President and Mrs. Obama Will Bring Their Storytelling Skills to Netflix
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama worked their way up from young dreamers to the most powerful stage in the world. Their messages of hope and hard work was heard around the world and now they’re sharing their voice with others. Netflix announced the Obamas have signed a multi-year contract to produce content for the streaming service.
The couple has established ‘Higher Ground Productions,’ a reference to Mrs.
Check Out The Incredible Makeup Design of Deadpool 2
Earlier today we published our interview with Deadpool 2 makeup designer Bill Corso, and now, we’re sharing some brand new behind-the-scenes images that showcase the incredible work he and his team did. The most obvious—and crucial—makeup design was making sure Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) was just as hideous as we remember him from 2016’s Deadpool, but Reynolds asked Corso if he could find a way to cut down the amount of time it would take to turn the actor’s handsome mug into the Merc with the Mouth’s signature freak show of mottled,
Shogun World Felt Oddly Familiar to the Westworld Hosts
This is Maeve’s world and the rest of the hosts are just living in it. The mid-season finale of Westworld finally brought us into Shogun World, and it was a brutal introduction. The gorgeous parallels Jonathan Nolan has been teasing between the two parks really pays off in an interesting way. As always, HBO released a fascinating behind the scenes look at the latest episode, as well as a teaser for what’s to come in episode 6.
Your Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 Villain Might be Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio
Have you seen Avengers: Infinity War? If not, stop reading.
Still here? Great. So yes, despite the fact that Thanos killed Spider-Man (and Black Panther, and Doctor Strange, and half the universe, possibly including you), there will be a Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 (only it’ll have a different title), slated for a July 5, 2019 release. Now THR has it that Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play the villainous Mysterio in director Jon Watt’s sequel.
Deadpool 2 Has a Record Breaking Opening Day
Superhero movies are sort of a big deal, you may have heard. They just keep getting bigger, crazier, and more even more fun. Deadpool 2 took a winning formula from the first film and ramped it up, big time, to a massive opening weekend, smashing a few records in the mouth on the way. Andy Muschietti’s It opened last fall to a whopping $50.4 million— Deadpool 2 slid past with $53.3 million this past weekend,
Watch Wade Wilson Join the X-Men in Deadpool 2
You may have heard that Deadpool 2 hit theaters this past weekend, breaking records and firmly establishing the Merc with a Mouth (Ryan Reynolds) as a superstar superhero. Everyone seems to agree that Deadpool 2 is even crazier and more fun than the original. Yet even though Deadpool is a bonafide bada**, he still yearns for the cachet that his more established colleagues have. We’re talking about the X-Men,
Deadpool 2‘s Makeup Designer Bill Corso on Creating Wade’s Brutal Face
Makeup designer Bill Corso earned an Emmy Award nomination for crafting jowls and big ears for Bryan Cranston so he could look like President Lyndon Johnson in All the Way. But more often, Corso traffics in the realm of the fantastical as he does with Deadpool 2. Re-teaming with star Ryan Reynolds, Corso devised the hideous skin of cancer patient/medical experiment/mercenary Wade Wilson, whose mottled face appears in close-up during movie’s opening sequence.
Stunning War for the Planet of the Apes VFX Reel Captures Incredible Scope of Work
Planet of the Apes was a groundbreaking cinematic experience in 1968 and continues to be the vehicle for the most advanced filmmaking techniques today. The level of detail in War for the Planet of the Apes is absolutely mesmerizing. The actors’ performances have been fully translated into multiple species of ape characters. VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri once gave us a deep dive into the process of turning and actor into an ape.
Director Wim Wenders on his Unprecedented Access in Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
At 72, German-born auteur Wim Wenders defies categorization as a filmmaker. He is as much at home with Oscar-nominated documentaries that deal with the arts (1999’s music-filled Buena Vista Social Club; 2011’s Pina, about German choreographer Pina Bausch; and 2014’s The Salt of the Earth, about Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado) as he is with visually striking features (1984’s road-trip Western Paris, Texas, 1987’s angelic fantasy Wings of Desire).
It’s a T-Rex Versus a Lion in Ferocious new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Spot
At the 21-second mark in this new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom TV spot you’ll see the matchup you didn’t know you’ve been waiting for—a T-Rex versus a lion. While the two don’t actually tangle in the brief glimpse, the very fact they’re in the same place tells you Fallen Kingdom will be venturing off Isla Nublar and plunging the dinosaurs into populated areas, much like Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park did in 1997.
Clark Duke Isn’t Always Playing for Laughs on Season 2 of I’m Dying Up Here
Ron Shack was a struggling comedian who was so broke that he was living in a closet—an actual closet—with his best friend Eddie Zeidel during season one of I’m Dying Up Here.
Now, Ron is enjoying the sweet taste of success in season two of the Showtime drama series that follows standups working at a comedy club called Goldie’s in Los Angeles in the 1970s. In the second season opener of I’m Dying Up Here,
It: Chapter 2 Casts Two More Members of the Losers’ Club
Something enchanted is happening with the It cast. We’re not sure yet if it’s secretly evil or really as incredible as it seems. Pennywise knows how to lure people in and then unleash their deepest terror upon them, but if this is a trick, we’re all in. According to Deadline, It: Chapter 2 has added James Ransone and Variety reported that Andy Bean joined the already eerily perfect cast.
Deadpool Recounts the Long, Eventful Journey of the Two Film Franchise
If there’s anything to be said about Deadpool, it is that nothing is sacred. Not even the masterfully crafted and brilliantly delivered Marvel Universe in which he lives. The MCU has been enjoying a whiz bang ten-year anniversary since Iron Man launched the franchise. Black Panther roared to the top of the box office and Avengers: Infinity War is handily smashing the competition.
Will Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings Series Focus on Young Aragorn?
We’re hearing some exciting rumors from Middle Earth as of late. The One Ring recently tweeted that Amazon’s first season of its Lord of the Rings series will focus on the life of young Aragorn. Though we can’t confirm this report, we can confirm fans’ excitement over the possibility. Aragorn, played by Viggo Mortenson in the films, has a key role in the famous trilogy and his backstory is one for the ages.
How Avengers: Infinity War‘s “Head of Digital Humans” Created the Purple Face of Doom
Darren Hendler‘s been changing live action humans into digital creatures for nearly two decades. Since moving from South Africa to London and finally to Digital Domain in Los Angeles, the former electrical engineer has helped designed CG effects for such spectacles as I, Robot and Furious 7. With Avengers: Infinity War, he focused on the face. Deploying a new motion capture program called Masquerade, Hendler and his team rendered every pore on Josh Brolin’s skin with unprecedented accuracy.
How Black Panther‘s Visual Effects Team Infused the Panther Suits With Vibranium Technology
Some of the most revealing interviews you can get is with a film’s visual effects supervisor. Its where you find out, for example, how they created the planet of Vormir in Avengers: Infinity War (hint: by melding sand dunes from Brazil and mountains in Iceland). The VFX teams are expert at blending the real with the digital so that your eyes can’t tell what was actually shot and what was built on a computer.
Chris Pratt Has Trouble Checking His Luggage While Leaving Jurassic World
We have all had run ins with airport staff telling us our bag is oversized, or over weight, and we cannot possibly board. It’s a frustrating refrain, especially for those traveling with pets. Service animals call for even more proof that you really do need that capuchin monkey in your lap from New York to LA. Jurassic World’s Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) goes straight to the top of the animal kingdom for his travel companion.
The Baryonyx, Indoraptor & Mosasaurus Star in new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Spot
Yesterday we shared this new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom featurette which revealed that director J.A. Bayona’s film has more dinosaurs than every other film in the franchise—combined. Now Universal has released a new TV spot that features three of the film’s marquee prehistoric stars—the genetically modified indoraptor, the baryonyx, and returning champion, the colossal, aquatic mosasaurus. While the Jurassic franchise has two undisputed kings—the T-Rex and the velociraptor—you may recall that in Jurassic World,
Letitia Wright Breaks Down All of Shuri’s Best Black Panther Inventions
No one knows Wakandan technology like top inventor, Shuri. Her brilliant usage of vibranium to protect her country, and her brother, is truly inspiring. There are so many cool gadgets in Black Panther that it’s impossible to absorb them all in one sitting. Thankfully, we’ve got Letitia Wright here to help us out and showcase the coolest creations in Shuri’s arsenal in this awesome video from Vanity Fair.
When we are first introduced to Shuri’s lab,
