Ryan Coogler Reveals the Alternate Ending he Considered for Black Panther
Spoiler alert, folks. We’re talking about Black Panther‘s ending here, so if you haven’t seen the film, now’s the time to click away.
There are many reasons why Black Panther made history this past weekend.The cast, the crew (responsible for helping to create the fictional African nation of Wakanda, including the sensational costume and production design), the incredible Dora Milaje,
Rian Johnson Changed Kylo Ren’s Special TIE Fighter After Seeing This Toy
Art imitates life (and life imitates art), and sometimes, both imitate toy design.
This was the case when Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson got a look at the toy version of Kylo Ren’s TIE fighter (called the TIE Silencer) and noticed that one element of the toy design was different from the film version: it had missiles on the side wings. And Johnson’s response? Let’s change the film version,
Learn the Secrets of The Oscar-Nominated Sound Department for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Quick, what’s the first thing you think of when you think of Star Wars? You might be surprised to find that what pops in your head isn’t a specific image, but perhaps a sound. Whether it’s the potent hum of a lightsaber, the deep, sonorous voice of Darth Vader (thank you, James Earl Jones), the beeps of R2-D2 or the high-pitched whine of a TIE-Fighter’s laser canons, Star Wars is as much a sonic experience as it is a visual one.
All Hail the King: Black Panther Smashes Records, Makes History
History has been made, and the future of film has hopefully been changed. Writer/director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has demolished old canards about what people want to see on the big screen.
Black Panther, which we’ve been covering extensively since the film was first announced, surpassed even the most optimistic estimates and made history over President Day’s weekend. Far more than just another superhero film,
Oscar-Nominated Doc Maker Steve James on his Gripping Immigrant’s Story Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Chicago filmmaker Steve James has a fraught history with the Oscars dating back to 1994, when his critically acclaimed box office hit Hoop Dreams failed to get nominated for an Academy Award. The snub outraged late movie critic Roger Ebert, prompted an Entertainment Weekly expose and inspired changes in Academy voting procedures. Cut to 2011, when James made The Interrupters, a gritty group portrait of reformed gang members fighting to stop murders on the streets of Chicago.
This Former Zombie is Hiding a Secret in New Clip from The Cured
Humankind is still in the throes of zombie mania, but like the sickness itself that turns people into flesh eating monsters, it’s starting to run its course. What is the next phase of the disease? A cure, of course. David Freyne’s The Cured explores what happens in a post-infected world in which modern medicine has triumphed over the zombies. Despite the hopefulness of finding a cure, it’s still a really bleak world.
Ellen Page plays a survivor and mother who lost her husband in the outbreak.
Bradley Whitford is Moving to Gilead for Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale
Bradley Whitford is possibly most famous for his Emmy award winning performance as Josh Lyman in The West Wing. The sharp and passionate political strategist is one of the most beloved characters in TV history. On the other hand, Whitford can be straight up creepy when he wants to be. That skill probably contributed to casting directors adding him to the season 2 cast of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Joseph Fiennes was dazzlingly evil in the first season,
Reviewers Say Wes Anderson’s Latest Work is Worth a Trip to the Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs made its premiere at Berlinale in Germany, and it promises to be characteristically charming. The quirky creator has a very unique view of the world and always frames it through a delightful lens. Those who saw it are calling the film “jaw dropping”, “extra funky”, and “joyful”. That’s a perfect description of Anderson’s whimsical style and it looks like Isle of Dogs will be another great addition to a long and pleasant career.
Black Panther Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on Creating the Iconic Panther Suit
Part of Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter‘s many responsibilities included steeping the characters of the fictional world of Wakanda in a wardrobe that spoke to the real Africa, while retaining the mythic quality that the reclusive, technologically advanced nation required. We saw this in her work on the bald, beautiful and bad ass Dora Milaje, the elite, all-female fighting force at the heart of the film. In part two of our interview,
Deadpool Director Tim Miller Set to Step into X-Men Universe
Another awesome X-Men concept is in the works that would unite a powerhouse team and dive deeper into the world of an incredible female character. Deadpool director Tim Miller is working on a standalone film that will feature Brian Michael Bendis’ creation, Kitty Pryde.
Seeing another strong female mutant in a lead role would be awesome. X-Men: Dark Phoenix has begun production with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) in the lead role as Jean Grey.
Leave Reality for the Oasis in new Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One has a brand new trailer, ingeniously set to a cover of “Pure Imagination,” the iconic song from 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Spielberg’s film, adapted by Zak Penn from Ernest Cline’s blockbuster novel, follows Wade Watts (X-Men‘s Tye Sheridan), a bored teenager who, like millions of other kids, finds purpose in the virtual world of the OASIS, where the only limit to who you can be and what you can do is what you can imagine.
Jon Favreau Lands a Role in Solo: A Star Wars Story
Jon Favreau is a man in demand. The actor/director/producer is fully entrenched in production for The Lion King. There’s next to nothing that could pull him away from those duties, short of the force.
Favreau has been tapped to voice a character in the soon to be released Solo: A Star Wars Story. He tweeted out a picture sandwiched between Solo director, Ron Howard, and screenwriter,
Parenting Isn’t Easy, Even for The Incredibles
Turns out parenting is always hard, even when you’re a superhero. Especially if your kids have superpowers of their own. The trailer for The Incredibles 2 finally premiered during the Olympics last night, and it’s everything we’ve been waiting for.
The trailer picks up after a battle with familiar villain, The Underminer. Following that victory, the Parrs try to go under the radar again. A rich benefactor approaches them to reenter the force.
What Makes Black Panther so Powerful?
By now we’ve given you about as much information as possible about writer/director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. We’ve interviewed costume designer Ruth E. Carter and production designer Hannah Beachler, who explained to us how they helped create the look of the people and the nation of Wakanda. We’ve discussed the film’s cultural impact, the critical rave reviews, and shared the feelings of the incredible cast.
Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on Designing Black Panther‘s Fierce Dora Milaje
Bald, beautiful, and ferocious, Black Panther‘s elite, all-female fighting force the Dora Milaje are quickly becoming some of the most iconic characters in Marvel history. Lead by Lupita Nyong’o’s Nakia, Danai Gurira’s Okoyoe, and Florence Kasumba’s Ayo, the Dora Milaje are the protectors of the titular Black Panther, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), whose ascendence to the Wakandan throne is the central storyline in Black Panther. Survival won’t be easy (Michael B.
Marvel’s Kevin Feige On Giving Black Panther The Resources It Deserved
Black Panther stands to make great strides in inclusive and diverse storytelling. Last year, Moonlight took home the Best Picture at the Oscars proving there is a demand for stories featuring the lives of people of color, women, gay, and other marginalized voices. The kingdom of Wakanda could solidify that notion on a larger scale with Marvel being one of the most dominant powers in Hollywood. In speaking with Vulture,
New Solo: A Star Wars Story Images Reveal a Radically Different Millennium Falcon
After what felt like a millennia of silence, we’ve begun to get a lot of looks at Solo: A Star Wars Story. Our first proper glimpse came during the Super Bowl with the teaser, and the following day with the proper trailer. Then we shared the first crop of new images, which included Alden Ehrenreich as the young Han Solo, the space train the Conveyex (which Han and Chewie are tasked with robbing),
How the Black Panther Production Designer Rooted the World’s Most Advanced Nation in African Culture
Everyone on the set of Black Panther felt the weight of being a trailblazer. Realizing Wakanda for the screen meant reclaiming a painful history, honoring a rich heritage, and imagining the hope of the future right now. It also has the potential to confirm the demand for more diverse storytelling. It was a challenge that would require the greatest talents of our time to come together. Miraculously, it seems they did.
Watch How They Made the Thunderbird, Obscurus & More in This Fantastic Beasts VFX Breakdown
It takes a small army (or sometimes a middle-sized one) to make a film like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. When you have a wizard losing a briefcase full of magical creatures in Jazz age New York City, you’re going to need a really good visual effects company. Thankfully for Warner Bros., director David Yates and his screenwriter J.K. Rowling (the original creator of the entire Wizarding world, of course) they had Double Negative Visual Effects.
Black Panther Tracking for Historic Opening Weekend
We’ve discussed why Black Panther is the movie of the moment, how the critics are raving, and have shared the thoughts of writer/director Ryan Coogler and the cast. Soon, we’ll be publishing our interviews with the film’s outstanding costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, and production designer, Hannah Beachler. The latest word on the juggernaut Marvel film is that the scorching pre-sale ticket numbers weren’t an anomaly—The Hollywood Reporter says that the film is tracking for a colossal opening weekend of $165 million,
