Anne Hathaway Eyeing Role in Iran-Contra Film, The Last Thing He Wanted
Dee Rees, the director of Mudbound, Pariah, and Bessie, is teaming up with Anne Hathaway for her next project. Variety reports that Rees will direct a big screen adaptation of Joan Didion’s 1996 novel, The Last Thing He Wanted.
Hathaway’s role has not yet been finalized, but she is currently in talks to play Washington Post reporter Elena McMahon. The fictional McMahon is at the center of the very real Iran-Contra affair,...
Casting News Could Spell the Death of a Favorite Walking Dead Character
If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead, you’ve definitely lost a favorite character by now. RIP Glenn, Abraham, Lori, Shane, and half the rest of the cast. The deaths are getting bigger and hitting harder, but I don’t think any of us could be emotionally prepared for the next character that seems to be in the ruthless Walking Dead crosshairs.
MAJOR POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD. STOP NOW IF YOU WANT TO BE COMPLETELY SURPRISED
One of the show’s long time stars has been struggling through contract negotiations and seems to be looking for the next move in their career...
Jessica Chastain is Totally Getting Our Hopes Up She’ll Appear in IT Chapter 2
After decades of horror, there is some good news coming to Derry, Maine. Variety reports that Jessica Chastain is in talks to star in the IT sequel as adult Beverly Marsh.
We’ve been hoping for this news ever since director Andy Muschietti expressed interest last fall and Chastain confirmed she was open to the idea. Muschietti directed Chastain in the 2013 horror flick, Mama.
Shortly after the first IT became a certified hit,...
Ryan Coogler’s Heartfelt Letter to the Cast, Crew & Fans of Black Panther
“Filmmaking is a team sport” Ryan Coogler writes in a heartfelt letter in the wake of Black Panther‘s historic opening weekend. Coogler is, of course, correct, yet he was Black Panther‘s undisputed leader. The rising star co-write and directed the film, and he is no doubt trying to square in his mind how in just his third film, he’s now a part of history. Coogler, his incredibly talented crew, and his cast have poured their hearts and souls into Black Panther, ...
How Writer-Director James Mangold Snagged Historic Oscar Nom for R-Rated Logan Script
Logan made Oscar history this year as the first comic book-based screenplay nominated for an Academy Award. The distinction’s due in no small part to director/co-writer James Mangold‘s extreme aversion to superhero clichés, which he wearily recites from his office on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. “Some new alien arrives with a new power that somehow challenges our heroes; our heroes are fractured among each other so they have to learn how to band together or get over whatever romantic scars they have between them to focus on the fight ahead of them;...
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, as this toy looks cool...
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, Black Panther‘s cultural significance,...
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, Lawrence Kasdan.
@RealRonHoward and Lawrence Kasdan #starwars #solo pic.twitter.com/VGSi2fH0Zs
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 2,...
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. The last time there was a villain seeking out the Incredibles,...
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. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger wants the throne and the technology that comes with it),...
