Check out the First Solo: A Star Wars Story Teaser & Trailer

Light on plot and heavy on atmospherics, Disney finally revealed a look at Ron Howard’s new Solo: A Star Wars Story, first, in a teaser during last night’s thrilling Super Bowl (the Philadelphia Eagles delivered a Rebel Alliance-like victory over the mighty Empire, the New England Patriots), and then in a longer, proper trailer just a few minutes ago. Obviously we’re sharing both, and our bottom line after seeing this two looks is that Solo looks thrilling...

By The Credits  |  February 5, 2018
Andy Serkis Addresses Snoke’s Return in Star Wars: Episode IX

Andy Serkis is everywhere these days. From Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes to Klaw in Black Panther, Serkis is dominating the blockbusters. He was, of course, the actor behind one of the most talked about scenes in The Last Jedi. Serkis played Supreme Leader Snoke who (SPOILER) was killed in the film.

Some fans expected the leader of the Dark Side to have a more dramatic story arc...

By The Credits  |  February 5, 2018
Castle Rock Trailer is a Stephen King Mash-Up

Stephen King is continuing his entertainment reign with Castle Rock set to launch on Hulu. The plot is incredibly unclear, but it’s the first trailer is an intriguing mash up of King’s greatest hits. Everyone looks very on edge, and it’s basically a slideshow of awesome actors, so we’re hooked.

André Holland plays a man who goes home to Castle Rock after receiving a call from Shawshank prison that seems to set the story in motion...

By  |  February 2, 2018
The Awesome Moment Okoye Owns Klaw in Black Panther

Okoye for Queen of Wakanda! Danai Gurira brought a brand new Black Panther clip to Jimmy Kimmel Live! and we are in awe. Silly Klaw (Andy Serkis) tries to attack Okoye and Nakia with mere bullets, but he is no match for their technology and super warrior skills. It only takes one shot for Okoye to totally wreck their car, and she does it in the most epic way possible. These ladies prove there is not a weak link in the entire nation of Wakanda...

By  |  February 2, 2018
The Definitive List of All of Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi Answers

Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a real reckoning for the galaxy far far away. It was all on director Rian Johnson to make some bold choices. The franchise had to go new places to keep things fresh and perpetuate the series, and to fulfill the huge promise of this great new cast and the momentum after J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens. That left fans with lots and lots of questions...

By  |  February 1, 2018
Game Night Gets Wildly Out of Hand in New Trailer

Game nights often get a dull reputation. If your suburban night of Pictionary and Charades could use a refresh, this couple has some suggestions. What could spice up a murder mystery party more than live ammo and kidnapping? Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) are here to find out. The new Game Night trailer dives deeper into the character development and wild antics we’ll see.

Bateman seems perfectly cast as the average joe amid madness...

By  |  February 1, 2018

Interview

Sound Designer

A Peek Inside the Baby Driver Sound Editing Bay

We recently spoke with Julian Slater who provided the sound design, editing, and mixing for Baby Driver. In conjunction with the amazing work of Oscar nominated editor, Paul Machliss, Baby Driver was one of the most stunning films of the year. Slater has since scored two Oscar nominations for his epic feat that synched the killer soundtrack with an incredible array of effects. IndieWire released a short video that will take you inside Slater’s editing bay to witness the magic in action...

By  |  February 1, 2018
Expect Your First Look at Solo: A Star Wars Story to Air During Super Bowl

While you’re watching the scrappy Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL’s version of Han Solo, play the mighty New England Patriots (the Empire, obviously) this Sunday night, you’ll likely also get your first look at Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film, which is due out on May 25, has yet to release a single still image, let alone a teaser trailer. As we speculated last week, and now all but confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, ...

By The Credits  |  February 1, 2018
Full Tracklist For Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther Soundtrack Revealed

Kendrick Lamar might not have won the album of the year at the Grammys this past Sunday, but his performance of his song “XXX,” from his most recent album “DAMN.,” both opened and stole the show. Lamar is, simply put, at the very top of the music world, a man respected and renown for his abilities as a performer, writer, hit-maker and a conscientious, forward-looking artist.

For this reason and many others, the film world was understandably thrilled when word got out that Lamar would be masterminding “Black Panther: The Album,”...

By  |  February 1, 2018
Zachary Quinto Will Become a Paranormal Investigator for In Search Of

Zachary Quinto is again going where Leonard Nimoy has gone before. The original Spock hosted docuseries In Search Of from 1977 to 1982. History Channel announced today that it is rebooting the show and has ordered 10 episodes.

Quinto has been tapped to take over hosting duties. The actor will investigate a paranormal topic in each episode from aliens to time travel. The Unsolved Mysteries style program will feature witnesses and experts in the field...

By  |  January 31, 2018
The Leftovers Director Will Helm the Watchmen Pilot

Good news for Rorshach and the gang. Damon Lindelof has recruited The Leftovers director Nicole Kassell to his new show, HBO’s Watchmen. Kassell, who drove the meaty storyline of priest Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) in The Leftovers, will direct the pilot.

It’s always a good sign when creative teams stick together on new projects, and Kassell has proven she is supremely talented. Kassell’s episodes No Room at the Inn and It’s a Matt,...

By  |  January 31, 2018
The First Purge Promotes the Deadly Tradition Through a Political Ad

The Purge: Election Year became the most popular of the franchise, bringing in $118.6 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. The premise, in which society purges all its homicidal desires in a single night, has grown more overtly political over the three films. The fourth is set to be a prequel revealing the rise of the violent election platform.

The trailer for The First Purge hits all the cringe spots that the films exploit...

By  |  January 31, 2018

Interview

Editor

Baby Driver‘s Oscar Nominated Editor Paul Machliss on Marrying Music to Mayhem

Of all the masterly edited films of 2017, it would be hard to argue any were quite as revolutionary as Baby Driver. Edgar Wright’s music-charged heist flick was so flawlessly designed and edited it seemed almost as if the songs on the soundtrack had been recorded specifically for the scenes they amplified. In our interview with supervising sound editor Julian Slater, we learned, among other things, that the brilliantly matched music-and-turbo-charged-getaways were so complicated, they had to use five different cars to sync the sounds between Baby’s (Ansel Elgort) red Subaru to the music,...

By  |  January 31, 2018

Interview

Living Biblically‘s Showrunner on Bringing the Bible to CBS—in a Comedy

A.J. Jacobs’ best seller, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, is now a new television sit-com that premiered on CBS on February 26, 2018. Mad Men’s Jay R. Ferguson plays Chip, a journalist who consults a priest (Ian Gomez) and a rabbi (David Krumholtz) for guidance when he is rocked by two life-changing events, the death of a friend and the news that his wife is having a baby...

By  |  January 31, 2018
Alexander Skarsgård Redefines the “Strong, Silent Type” In First Trailer for Netflix’s Mute

Blade Runner fans are in for a treat with Netflix’s new movie, Mute, by Warcraft director Duncan Jones. Alexander Skarsgård stars as a mute bartender, Leo, in futuristic Berlin. The movie is centered on Leo’s quest to find his girlfriend who has mysteriously disappeared. Despite his silence, Leo is not one to back down from a fight; the trailer opens with Leo throwing a bottle at and getting into a brawl with a patron who was a little too persistent with his girlfriend,...

By  |  January 30, 2018
Shazam! Production is Officially Underway

Lightning is about to strike in the DCEU. Shazam! Director David F. Sandberg announced that production has begun on the film with the classic shot of a clapboard. Shazam! will bring to life every kid’s fantasy of joining their favorite legion of superheroes in the fight against crime.

Let’s go!⚡️

A post shared by David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) on Jan 29, 2018 at 9:15am PST

Shazam!...

By  |  January 30, 2018
How Does Your Favorite Movie Monster Size Up?

The joy of monster movies is often seeing how much destruction an enormous mutant can wreak on a city, or lost island, as the case may be. Visual effects artists often fill the entire screen with King Kong’s eyes or dwarf Dwayne Johnson with a silverback gorilla that doesn’t even fit on the poster to emphasize their enormous proportions. Godzilla and Kong are slated for a showdown in 2020, but we often don’t get to see giants of the screen side by side...

By  |  January 30, 2018
First Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer Reveals Marvel’s Tiniest Super Duo

Well, we thought Marvel Studios might want until the Super Bowl to reveal the first Ant-Man and the Wasp trailer, but we’ve been wrong once before. Here’s your first look at director Peyton Reed’s sequel to his fun, funny caper original, which he took over from Baby Driver‘s Edgar Wright and, against the odds—considering how beloved Wright is and how excited fans were to see his vision for Ant-Man—delivered a delicious,...

By The Credits  |  January 30, 2018
The Lucky Ones Who Saw Black Panther Are Hailing the King

Black Panther premiered last night in Los Angeles, and the reactions are more electric than Wakandan vibranium. Reviews are embargoed until February 6, but the excitement already took over Twitter. Fans and critics alike are gushing over Ryan Coogler’s film. Perhaps USA Today’s Brian Truitt described it best as, “simply awesome.”

#BlackPanther is simply awesome. Extremely bold and as touching as it is thrilling, it boasts GOT-style intrigue, crazy innovative action and a deep bench of memorable characters...

By  |  January 30, 2018
Will Ferrell Brushes Off His George W. Bush Impression for Saturday Night Live

One of the most successful SNL alums returned on Saturday to reprise his most famous impersonation. The legendary sketch comedy show is in a heyday with golden material coming out of the White House. Will Ferrell returned to remind viewers, however, that former President George W. Bush used to be at the center of the show’s punchlines.

Ferrell retired as a regular cast member in 2005, but has returned as a guest host four time since...

By  |  January 29, 2018