The Secrets Behind how Filmmakers Made the Most Memorable Aliens of All-Time

The existence of aliens has been confirmed time and time again (in the world of movies). These beings span a wide variety of origins and appearances, genres and styles, as well as unique creative processes and innovative applications for visual and special effects (SFX) in film production. Extraterrestrials have been a rich source of inspiration for filmmakers since nearly the advent of the medium, and have become the stars of some of the most iconic films in history.

Learn how to Become Westworld‘s Wicked Bandit Armistice for Halloween

If you’ve been following our monsters-in-motion Halloween extravaganza, you’ll have learned about great spooky family classics, heard from the Jigsaw composer Charlie Clouser on how to construct a score for a film designed to scare you half to death, taken a trip inside the never-ending haunted house of Winchester, learned from the Happy Death Day cinematographer how to revive the teen slasher film and more.

Director Rob Reiner Talks Upcoming Biopic LBJ

Rob Reiner’s long list of directing credits includes An American President (1995), about the romance between a fictional widowed U.S. President (Micheal Douglas) and a lobbyist (Annette Bening) that was, in many ways, a precursor to the landmark TV series The West Wing (Aaron Sorkin wrote both).

Nathan Fillion to Headline The Rookie

The sting of Castle ending last year after eight seasons is still raw, but there is hope for something equally exhilarating to fill our bruised and battered hearts. Deadline reported that Nathan Fillion has signed on to star in The Rookie on ABC produced by Castle showrunner, Alexi Hawley.

Fillion’s guest appearances on Modern Family have kept us afloat, but this sound like a return to material that is much more similar to Castle’s format.

Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows May Get American Spin-Off

Taika Waititi is very soon to be known as “The Thor: Ragnarok guy,” but before that, he made the perfect-in-every-way-cult classic What We Do in the Shadows. Springing off of Waititi’s meteoric success, the vampire mockumentary may be developed into a TV series in the U.S.

Waititi told Fandango, “We’re trying to develop a U.S. version of What We Do in the Shadows.

Thor: Ragnarok Director Imagines a Funny Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow for a Spinoff

If you still don’t know the name Taika Waititi, enjoy your last weekend of being oblivious to his magic. Waititi directed Thor: Ragnarok, which is going to be a massive hit and has already garnered a ton of praise (the film opens next Friday, November 3). Waititi has collaborated with comedians like Jemaine Clement in the past, with films like What We Do in the Shadows, a delicious vampire comedy, and he used his comedic gifts to sculpt 

Black Klansman Adds Adam Driver to the Cast

Adam Driver nearly has his pick of projects these days. After his star turn as Kylo Ren in the Star Wars reboot, Driver was plucked by Martin Scorsese for the famous director’s passion project Silence. Deadline now reports that Driver has joined what is sure to be one of the most enthralling projects of next year, Black Klansman.

The movie, based on Ron Stallworth’s book of the same name,

Tom Hardy’s Venom Performance Will Utilize Motion Capture Technology

Andy Serkis has become the most famous face of actors who utilize motion capture. A pioneer of the art form, Serkis has created some of the most memorable characters in film, from Gollum in the Lord of the Ring series to his incredible performance as Caesar in the Planet of the Apes trilogy. The incredibly talented actor has shone a light on the tremendous results that can come from matching inspired casting with the technology.

Composer Carter Burwell Orchestrates Emotions for Music-Filled Wonderstruck

Carter Burwell scored 15 movies for the Coen Brothers, composed music for three Spike Jonze films and picked up an Oscar nomination for the lush score he wrote for Todd Hayne’s fifties-era melodrama Carol. But in terms of sheer magnitude, Wonderstruck marks Burwell’s biggest film scoring achievement to date. Describing his latest collaboration with Haynes on the kid-friendly adventure, Burwell says, “It’s 80 minutes of music, much more than I’ve written for a film before.”

The Great Ben Mendelsohn in Talks to Play Captain Marvel Villain

If we had our way, this casting rumor would already be a done deal. According to Variety, Rogue One villain, Bloodline star and perpetual scene-stealer Ben Mendelsohn is reportedly in talks to join the cast of Captain Marvel. Yes please!

Mendelsohn killed it as the evil Orson Krennic in the standalone Star Wars story, and was arguably the best part of Netflix’s Bloodline as the troubled,

Jigsaw Composer Dissects Why Music Scares Us

Former Nine Inch Nails band member Charlie Clouser knows how to give you a good scare. He’s composed the music for Wayward Pines, that creepy American Horror Story theme, The Stepfather, and The Neighbor, but it all began with Saw. His music is the subverbal terror you can’t name lurking in every one of Jigsaw’s torture rooms. Ever since the first Saw was released in 2004,

The Never Ending Haunted House of Winchester is Terrifying

The first trailer for Winchester: The House that Ghosts Built has been released, and it’s a chilling haunted house of horrors. The trailer alone will make you jump, so don’t watch this one with the lights out.

Helen Mirren stars as Sarah Winchester, a woman who continuously added on to her home to ward off the spirits of those who were killed by guns that her family manufactured. With hundreds of rooms,

X-23 to Pick Up the Wolverine Mantle Post Logan

Logan was an emotionally resonant film that, while cloaked in the fantasy world of superheroes, was a somber sendoff to one of the most beloved Marvel characters ever. It was also an introduction to the next generation of mutants and brought us rising star, Dafne Keen. Keen played Laura Kinney, Wolverine’s similarly talented daughter, also known as X-23.

Keen was so talented and the baton was passed in such a way that we couldn’t imagine filmmakers would pass on an opportunity to give Laura a starring role.

Happy Death Day Cinematographer on Resurrecting the Teen Slasher Genre

There’s nothing quite as horrifying as waking up in a strange dorm room after a night out in college. Except maybe being murdered in your sorority house and reliving your death over again until you identify your masked killer. Such is life for Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) in the most playful slasher film of the year, Happy Death Day. Cinematographer Toby Oliver set the tone for the coed killer movie where the scares are satisfyingly spooky.

Go Behind-the-Scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Chills-Inducing new Video

Watching the opening of this brand new behind-the-scenes featurette on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (via USA Today), you could be excused for forgetting how stellar a filmmaker writer/director Rian Johnson is, and instead focus on how much he sounds like you or me as he channels the emotions and feelings of any Star Wars fan finding themselves not only on set, but the one in charge.

Liam Neeson is in Some Rough Transit in The Commuter

If you think your ride to work is bad, check out the new trailer for The Commuter. Liam Neeson is just a guy trying to get home from work when he’s pulled into a deadly game. Neeson plays insurance salesman, Michael, who is targeted by a stranger, Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel), with a dangerous proposition.

Michael first thinks that it’s merely conversation to kill time on the train,

How They Pulled Off that Insane Airplane Fight in Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming featured some crazy stunts and effects that made it one of the most exciting films of the year. Last week, VFX Supervisor Theo Bilaik walked us through replicating Tom Holland’s movements to fill the stunt gaps with CGI. Now, Bialik is back with an inside look at that iconic show down between Spider-Man and Vulture on the surface of a speeding jet.

Turns out this battle wasn’t any kind of green screen tussle.

Tessa Thompson Confirms Thor: Ragnarok Character Valkyrie is Bisexual

Tessa Thompson is proving herself to be an awesome addition to the Marvel Universe. Not only is she an incredible actress, but she’s pushing the envelope for inclusion and equality in the franchise. Thompson, who plays Valkyrie in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, first suggested that we see an all-female Marvel film. Now, she has identified her character as bisexual, making her the first LGBTQ character in the franchise.

Fans started in on a Twitter squabble when one user made the ludicrous comment that a Valkyrie promo video depicted the character as too masculine.

Here’s the First set Photo From Sony’s Venom

We’re still surprised, and excited, that Sony is making a film for Eddie Brock, aka the antihero Venom, one of Marvel’s most inspired creations. Venom has always been both a beloved villain and a bit of a hard sell as a character that could support his own stand-alone film, considering what he’s made of. Granted, Brock/Venom’s journey via the pages of Marvel comics has seen him go from being an outright villain to an antihero, a complicated creature with human and alien components.

Thor: Ragnarok Breakout Characters & New Images

How good is the buzz surrounding Thor: Ragnarok?  Well first, there are the reviews. Not only are people loving the whiz-bang cosmic adventure that director Takia Waititi has cooked up with his insanely talented cast and crew, but Ragnarok is being hailed as one of the funniest films of the year, period. Then there’s the fact that Marvel is already planning on giving characters from the film more room in upcoming adventures.