Director Stephen Frears on Directing Dame Judi Dench in Victoria & Abdul
Stephen Frears steered Helen Mirren to an Oscar as The Queen and landed Meryl Streep in the Best Actress circle last year for Florence Foster Jenkins. But when it comes to Judi Dench, who stars in his latest film Victoria & Abdul (opening Friday //Sept. 22// in New York and L.A.) the veteran British filmmaker brushes aside any suggestion that he contributed in any significant way to her bravura performance as England’s 81-year-old Queen Victoria.
Fox Reveals that New Mutants May be the Scariest Superhero Film Yet
Long gone are the days of studios being in the business of curating movie stars, and it’s getting rarer to even see standalone films. Marvel has long had a multi-phase plan of building out its superhero universe and DC has begun to launch the Justice League era of film, but not much is yet known about the direction Fox will take their properties. New Mutants may be the answer to that question.
CW Developing a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch Project
Ever since Riverdale took the traditionally wholesome Archie comics series and turned it into a racy teen melodrama, fans have been clamoring to see more from the characters. Our wish has been granted in the form of a horror version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch that’s being developed by The CW.
The series will be based on Archie spinoff comic series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The company still prints the classic style you’re used to,
Check out the Glorious First Trailer for Wes Anderson’s Stop-Motion Animation Feature Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson has already made one modern stop-motion animation classic, his beautiful, Oscar-nominated 2009 film Fantastic Mr. Fox. Clearly Anderson loved working in the medium, hence his upcoming Isle of Dogs, and with the first trailer now available, we’ve got our first look at Anderson’s film about a near-future Japan where dogs have been banished to a trash-strewn island after a rash of dog attacks. Isle of Dogs is centered on a young boy who ventures to the island in search of his own dog,
Matthew Vaughn’s Idea for a Young Wolverine Movie May Still Happen
It is difficult to imagine a more fitting ending for Hugh Jackman’s run as Wolverine than Logan. Jackman first took on the role in 2000, and his final performance was incredibly moving. Although Jackman may have hung up his claws, Wolverine is one of the X-Men’s most satisfying characters and could be the focus of future films. Amidst promotion for Kingsman: The Golden Circle, director Matthew Vaughn revealed his vision for a young Wolverine film.
Jake Gyllenhaal & Jeff Bauman on Their Bond, Using Real Pain to Fuel Stronger
When it comes to cinematic accounts of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Stronger is the flip side to last year’s Patriots Day. The earlier film – an action thriller about catching the bad guys – focused on Beantown native Mark Wahlberg’s fictional composite-character cop being celebrated as a hero. Stronger, opening this Friday, instead is an intimate look at what happens when a survivor of a tragedy is seen as a hero while trying to recover from the loss of his legs as well as his former life.
Ron Howard Teases Millennium Falcon’s Iconic Kessel Run for Han Solo Film
More than 40 years after Star Wars fans first heard about Han Solo’s famous Kessel Run in the Millennium Falcon, it appears we’ll finally get to see the actual event. Finally, we’ll find out if Han really did make the run in twelve parsecs, as Han boasted in George Lucas’s original Star Wars in 1977.
Han Solo Director Ron Howard once again took to Twitter to drop a little clue;
Ali Fazal on Playing Queen Victoria’s Friend & Teacher in Victoria and Abdul
Victoria and Abdul director Stephen Frears said he had to go to India to find an actor to play the Muslim who was Queen Victoria’s friend and munshi (teacher) in the last years of her life. “I knew that you needed somebody from India,” he said, to get “that sort of wide-eyed quality….When Ali [Fazal] came in, by the time he left the room I said, ‘Well, I can see why she’ll like him.’ It was really as simple as that.”
Jordan Peele Developing TV Series About Nazi Hunters
After writing and directing the critical and commercial smash Get Out, Jordan Peele had his choice of next projects, and now it looks like one of those (he’s got a few in the works) will find the multi-talented star returning to TV, writing and directing a period thriller called The Hunt.
The show, inspired by true events, will follow Nazi hunters in the 1970s on the warpath for retribution.
Discover More About the Jumanji Avatars in the Latest Trailer
Choosing an avatar is always an important part of any video game. Each has their strengths and weaknesses, and in the new Jumanji trailer, we get to learn a little bit more about who each of the players has chosen.
Spencer chose Dr. Smolder Bravestone. A natural born leader, he’s also got a boost on the rest of the gang for speed and packs a super powered punch. Martha chooses Ruby Roundhouse,
Fifth Game of Thrones Prequel in Development at HBO
When you have a series as popular and beloved as Game of Thrones, it makes sense that you’d like to extend the story beyond the original series. It’s made doubly sensible for HBO considering George R. R. Martin’s multi-volume series is so richly detailed, with backstories and a sprawling history that amounts to several potential TV series worth of material. HBO was already considering four different GoT prequels once
Alicia Vikander is a Killer Lara Croft in the First Tomb Raider Trailer
Alicia Vikander is a certified action superstar in the making. Following her breakout role in Ex Machina, Vikander flexed her dramatic muscles with critically acclaimed performances in The Danish Girl (earning her an Oscar) and Tulip Fever. It’s her role in Jason Bourne, however, that clued us into the idea that she would be a perfect fit to be the next Lara Croft.
The first trailer for the Tomb Raider reboot was released today.
Thor: Ragnarok Director in Talks for Akira Film
The long awaited live-action Akira may finally be nearing production. Warner Bros. has rights to the popular manga story, but hasn’t yet found the right fit for a director. Deadline is reporting that Thor: Ragnarok Director Taika Waititi may be the man for the job.
Waititi began his career as a writer/director in New Zealand making and acting in his own film including What We Do in the Shadows and Boy.
Watch Alicia Vikander Become Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider Featurette
Alicia Vikander looks like the perfect choice to follow in Angelina Jolie’s footsteps to take on Lara Croft. We thought that when we heard the casting news, and we thought it again when we saw the teaser, and the trailer, and now we’re convinced of it after watching this robust behind-the-scenes featurette just released by Warner Bros. that details Vikander’s transformation into the intrepid adventurer.
The new Tomb Raider,
Behold the Brutal First Trailer for The Punisher
Everyone was more or less in agreement that Jon Bernthal‘s Frank Castle made Daredevil’s season two irresistible. As the most ungoverned of Marvel’s superheroes, a mirthless, shattered veteran who gave Daredevil a jolt in the best way. Now Bernthal’s unhinged brute has his own series, and Netflix has delivered the first trailer for The Punisher for your viewing pleasure.
As to be expected, The Punisher may exist in the same universe as the other Marvel characters we know and love,
It’s Happening: Damon Lindelof Teases Image From his Watchmen HBO Series
For those of us (and there are a lot of us) who adore “Watchmen,” the groundbreaking graphic novel by Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, we’ve long thought the best medium for the material would be a TV series. Zack Snyder gave the material his best shot with his 2009 feature film, but there’s just too much good stuff, and weirdness, in the source material to fit into a film. This is why word that Damon Lindelof,
Meet the Team Behind World’s First Fully Oil Painted Film, Loving Vincent
Every once in a while, a film comes along that profoundly alters how we perceive the images that flicker on the big screen. The animated biopic Loving Vincent , which recounts the final weeks of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s life as a murder mystery, is definitely one of those game-changers. The Polish-U.K. co-production that opens Friday is the world’s first fully oil-painted feature. The project ,10 years in the making on a tight $5.5 million budget,
New Star Wars : The Last Jedi Hi-Resolution Images Tease Tense new Chapter
With the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi now inching ever closer (December 15), Disney’s starting to give us a bit more of a taste of what’s to come. They’ve calibrated the perfect equation on just how much material to dole out without giving too much away, and in their latest release, they’ve dropped some brand new, hi-resolution images that give us our clearest look at the cast, new characters and locations,
TIFF 2017: The Films That Made the Biggest Splash
While no clear Oscar frontrunner emerged from this year’s TIFF which closed Sept. 17 after an 11-day cavalcade of 339 films, there were no real clunkers, either. Sure, anticipated titles such as George Clooney’s Suburbicon and Alexander Payne’s Downsizing may have underwhelmed, but there were surprisingly solid showings from many studio releases and indies, pointing to a spread-the-wealth awards season.
Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water.
mother! Metaphors We Missed
Yesterday we broke down the finer points of mother! and it’s biblically based inspiration. The point is to shock and provoke, but the plot is layered over a Judeo-Christian allegory. God and Earth, Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel were all easy to spot, but as the plot progresses, the chaos makes it more difficult to recognize the allegory. Thanks to another day of musing (and prompting from eagle-eyes at Vulture) here are a few of the metaphors we missed.
