Does The Sisters Brothers Trailer Hint at The Next Great Western?
Westerns hold a special place in all of our hearts. The setting not only provides incredible images, but the sense of desperation that permeates the atmosphere also lends itself to more visceral emotions. Recent years has given us a few gems, with David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water a particularly good modern oater. With The Sisters Brothers, we may have a great one in store.
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George R.R. Martin’s Work Will Reach a Younger Audience with The Ice Dragon Adaptation
There are a lot of reasons to love George R.R. Martin’s complex fantasy worlds, but let’s be real. The absolute best part is the dragons. We have been enamored with Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion since season 1. However, they aren’t the only dragons around. Deadline reported that Warner Animation Group has sealed the deal to create an animated film based on Martin’s 1980 book, The Ice Dragon.
Although the title bears a resemblance to Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire,
Deadpool 2‘s Screenwriters on Living With Wade Wilson’s Voice in Their Heads
Armed with witty zingers from writing team Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynold’s deformed, foul-mouthed, self-healing superhero Wade Wilson powered through the profanity-laced Deadpool to such crowd-pleasing effect that Marvel Studios’ 2016 action comedy became the top-grossing R-rated movie of all time. Working on Deadpool 2, which topped the box office last weekend with a $301 million worldwide opening, Reese and Wernick tuned out the pressure and delivered another blockbuster.
What the Women Warriors of Star Wars Have Meant to Me
One of the first things my father taught me was to impersonate Princess Leia (the late, great Carrie Fisher, of course). He would say “Princess Leia!” and my not-even-two-year-old self would immediately scramble for the nearest cup-like objects before clapping them over my ears in a vague imitation of her iconic cinnamon roll side buns. I had no idea who Princess Leia was, or what she stood for, or even what the Star Wars saga was.
Writer/Director Paul Schrader on Seeing The Light in First Reformed
Perhaps best known for writing such Martin Scorsese films as Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ, Paul Schrader has also directed more than 20 movies. These include 1980’s American Gigolo, a commercial hit, although Schrader’s style and subject matters rarely attract a mainstream audience. His latest film, First Reformed, is a stark tale of personal despair and environmental crisis. Ethan Hawke plays Toller,
Clues About the Fate of our Heroes Emerge With the Early Avengers 4 Synopsis
For a long time now, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been steering the Avengers toward a confrontation with Thanos (Josh Brolin). Gamora (Zoe Saldana) specifically has been prepping us for the showdown with her father ever since Guardians of the Galaxy hit theaters in 2014. (Spoiler Alert). We knew he would be a unique force strong enough to unite the entire team—what we weren’t so prepared for was how thoroughly he demolished them.
Charlie Hunnam Attempts a Daring Escape in First Papillon Trailer
Alcatraz might be one of the most famous island-based prisons, but Papillon will explore the brutal prison in French Guiana that was made even more infamous in a famous book. The first trailer for the remake, based on Henri Charrière’s ‘Papillon’ autobiography, looks gritty, dark, and suspenseful. Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) stars as the title character alongside Rami Malek as Louis Dega, from director Michael Noer.
Dwayne Johnson Leaps From A Very Tall Building in new Skyscraper Trailer
Fight Jurassic-sized crocodiles and flying wolves? Check. Next up for the indefatigable, indestructible Dwayne Johnson is director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s Skyscraper, which sees the Rock one-upping Bruce Willis from his Die Hard days with an epic actioner set a mile in the sky. The second trailer for Skyscraper pits Johnson against the tallest building in the world, and both of them are smouldering.
Watch This Spoiler Filled, Freewheeling Conversation With Avengers: Infinity War‘s Screenwriters
If you’ve somehow still not seen Avengers: Infinity War, the title of this piece tells you that you do not belong here.
For the rest of you, this 45-minute interview Collider conducted with Infinity War screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely will likely answer a ton of your questions, as well as ones you never thought to ask. For example, was Hawkeye ever involved in the first part of Infinity War?
Liam Neeson Joins Chris Hemsworth & Tessa Thompson in Men in Black Spin-Off
The Men in Black spin-off keeps looking better and better. The Wrap is reporting that Liam Neeson is joining Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in director F. Gary Gray’s (Straight Outta Compton, The Fate of the Furious) upcoming film. Hats off to Gray and Sony for assembling a cast so good we might forget about Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (unlikely,
Ron Howard & Cast Speak Out About Solo: A Star Wars Story
How did Harrison Ford‘s Han Solo become such an irresistible rogue? To answer that question, Solo: A Star Wars Story presents a portrait of the wise-cracking outlaw pilot as a brash young man. Directed by Ron Howard and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan, who scripted The Empire Strikes Back, this rip-roaring origins story casts Alden Ehrenreich in the title role alongside Donald Glover as the young Lando Calrissian, Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke as Qi’ra,
Trevor Noah Had a Role in Black Panther And No One Noticed
Wakanda was designed with incredible care and respect for African traditions and the innovation and artistry of its peoples. One of the most incredible details was the language and dialect selected for the characters. The international cast of Black Panter worked with a dialect coach to get it just right and studied the Xhosa language for the correct pronunciation. They did it so well, in fact, that we completely missed a cameo by a famous Xhosa speaker.
How The Voice Production Design Inspires Musical Creativity
Tonight, Spensha Baker, Britton Buchanan, Brynn Cartelli or Kyla Jade will be crowned the newest winner of The Voice. Whether you’re Team Blake, Team Alicia, Team Kelly, or even Team Adam, The Voice is always an inviting place to spend time every week. The talent is astonishing, the rivalry is riotous, and the environment is electric. Production designer James Pearse Connelly is responsible for transforming a singing competition into a glamorous music haven where dreams are born.
Writer/Director Ramin Bahrani on the Spooky Timeliness of his Fahrenheit 451 Adaptation for HBO
We’re living in times that are increasingly concerning. Okay, that’s a massive understatement. After the election of Donald Trump, dystopian novels became increasingly popular again with reissues of novels like George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. The latter novel, which is now a bleak and hugely popular Hulu series, is a good example of the types of stories audiences have been looking to turn to in confusing and trying times.
How Annihilation‘s Team Created That Insanely Gruesome Bear
Alex Garland makes sci-fi films for people who love the genre’s malleability, the way it can contain other genres within itself like a Russian nesting doll. He wrote the twitchy, truly terrifying zombie thriller 28 Days Later, the brilliant, pared down artificial intelligence “romance” Ex Machina, the gorgeous, heartbreaking Arrival, and last year’s trippy, terrifying Annihilation. Each one was singular. Each one was a sci-fi film that relished in the genre’s plasticity.
Farewell to The Middle, One ‘Heck’ of a Show
There are few things in this world as simple and pure as a snow globe. A beautiful snapshot of an idyllic place that brings joy and comfort to those who cherish it. The Middle has been that rare perfect keepsake for nine incredible seasons, and tonight we say goodbye. Grab a jar of olives, meet at the fridge, and toast to the Hecks.
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Your First Look at Zachary Levi in his Shazam! Costume
Here’s your first look at Zachary Levi (Chuck) in his Shazam! costume, the first time we’ve seen the star of the upcoming Warner Bros./DC release in his superhero duds. Granted, it’s an image of Levi smiling in front of an ad with him in the suit, but it still gives us a glimpse of what director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation) is doing with the film.
Go Behind-the-Scenes of Andy Serkis’ Mowgli
In Andy Serkis’ new film Mowgli, the classic Rudyard Kipling children’s story “The Jungle Book” is getting an adaptation that is much closer in spirit to Kipling’s darker tone. The new trailer showed just how much Serkis was committed to capturing the story of a feral child torn between the home he has always known in the jungle, and the confusing, even more terrifying world of humans. Played by Rohan Chand,
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.
