Westworld‘s Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer on the Park’s Sinister Secrets

HBO’s Westworld hypnotized viewers this year. The titular park was a literal tourist trap, offering the well-heeled the opportunity to live out any fantasy without consequence, until the hosts get other ideas. Inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, the reboot was a hit featuring the clean, calm lines of the welcome center contrasted with the gritty Wild West themed park. Cinematographer Paul Cameron (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) disrupted the serene pretense upheld by the park’s producers to deliver a sense of foreboding about the sinister secrets within.

Blade Runner 2049 Short Film Focuses on Dave Bautista’s Sapper

The second of three Blade Runner 2049 short films, consider them mini prequels produced by director Denis Villeneuve and directed by artists he handpicked, connect Ridley Scott’s original film to Villeneuve’s sequel. We’ve already shared this short film, that fleshed out (a bit, anyway) Jared Leto’s replicant creator Niander Wallace, who appears to be the film’s main villain. In this new short, directed by Luke Scott, we get a bit more information on Sapper,

Here’s What Happens When You Call That Phone Number in The Disaster Artist Trailer

A longstanding icon of the Los Angeles skyline that has been both mocked and revered in its time was recently recreated. No, it’s not the Hollywood sign. We’re talking about the infamous billboard for cult classic The Room. The original signage touting the film that’s been called “the worst movie of all time” featured star and filmmaker Tommy Wiseau’s face. The film has become the subject of popular late night viewings and debate about its mysterious makings.

Jennifer Lawrence Dominates Red Sparrow Trailer Without a Word

While all the talk surrounding Jennifer Lawrence right now is for her riveting turn in Darren Aronofsky’s wild Mother!, 20th Century Fox has reminded us she’s got another big film coming out soon. In the first official trailer for Red Sparrow, directed by her Hunger Games collaborator, Francis Lawrence, Lawrence doesn’t say a word—and she doesn’t have to. Lawrence plays Dominika Egorova, a prima ballerina who also happens to be one of Russia’s most lethal intelligence officers. 

5 Records that could be broken at the Emmy Awards

Last year, Game of Thrones broke the record for most Emmy Award wins for a primetime show. The show has won 38 awards over the course of its first six seasons, beating the record once set by Frasier, which earned 37 awards over the course of its 11-season run. Game of Thrones also holds the record for most Emmy wins for a single season.

Game of Thrones to Shoot Multiple Endings to Ward off Spoilers

Even more dasterdly than the Night King and his entire army of the dead are the people who will stop at nothing to ruin Game of Thrones for the rest of us. Another way to look at the news that HBO is planning on shooting multiple endings to Game of Thrones is that its just an example of extreme caution, making sure that any member of the cast or crew who may accidentally (or otherwise) let slip how the world of Westeros is left once the last episode is over can’t spoil the show for the rest of us. 

Wonder Woman 2 Director Patty Jenkins Taps The Expendables Screenwriter

All is right in the Wonder Woman 2 world now that director Patty Jenkins has been confirmed to return (she signed a deal that makes her the highest paid female director of all time). With Jenkins back in the top spot, the Wonder Woman 2 creative team is being assembled, Justice League-like, to ensure that the sequel matches and hopefully surpasses the world-beating original. It’s a tall order, but one Warner Bros.

We’re Putting Our Full Faith in David Harbour After These Hellboy Images

Is that you, Detective Hopper? Stranger Things star David Harbour just debuted the first look at his take as demonic antihero Hellboy and he’s unrecognizable. Heavy prosthetics give the actor sunken eyes, a well-defined chin and the character’s trademark sawed off horns.

Harbour’s tweet reads, “Please allow [sic] to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste… #hellboy”

The image is in gritty black and white,

Behold Netflix’s Super NSFW Animated Series Big Mouth

If you’re at work, go ahead and pin this Big Mouth trailer for later. There isn’t really a single second of this two minute trailer that we can safely point you toward to check out at your desk.

Still here? Ok, go ahead and press play on one of the funniest (and raunchiest) animated trailers ever. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have teamed up with an impressive cast of pretty much every successful comedian in Hollywood to create an outrageous comedy about puberty.

Here’s What the Star Trek: Discovery Theme Song Sounds Like

CBS has released a sneak peak of the Star Trek: Discovery theme song ahead of the series’ premiere. The video features composer Jeff Russo, whose music you’ve heard on Legion and Fargo, leading the orchestra through his composition. We last spoke with Russo when Legion premiered to talk about his work on the new series, and it’s clear he hasn’t slowed down since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dYJ2dXKAIs

If the preview video is any indication,

Here’s When Star Wars: Episode IX Will Hit Theaters

Following yesterday’s announcement that J.J. Abrams would return to complete the modern Star Wars trilogy, Disney has announced the official Star Wars: Episode IX release date. Put a pin in your holiday plans for 2019 as the official opening will be December 20, 2019. Originally slated for a May 2019 release, the added months will give Abrams and his team ample time to round out the series as was intended.

M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass Will Finish Trilogy Connecting Split and Unbreakable

In 2000, writer/director M. Night Shymalan released Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis as David Dunn, the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. It turned out that Dunn’s survival was accidental; as the title suggests, he is actually something of an indestructible superhero. This is revealed to him by Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a mysterious stranger who appears to be the opposite of David—he’s afflicted with a condition that make his bones as brittle as glass.

Place Your Bets: Putting Odds on Our Favorite Game of Thrones Season 8 Predictions

Thanks to a touch of dragon’s fire, the Army of the Dead has breached the wall at Eastwatch. Jon Snow, er, Aegon Targaryen, thinks he has united Westeros to repel their invasion. Meanwhile, he is having carnal relations with Daenerys, who also happens to be his aunt, and the two each have a rightful claim to the Iron Throne.

But while one incestuous relationship blossoms, another withers when Jamie Lanaster peels himself from his sister Queen Cersei’s bed.

More on J.J. Abrams Returning to Co-Write & Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

By far the biggest story in entertainment news today is J.J. Abrams return to co-write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams will be co-writing the script with Oscar-winning Argo screenwriter Chris Terrio. The news comes about a week after the world found out that former Episode IX writer/director Colin Trevorrow left the project due to creative differences. The initial reports seemed to indicate that 

Breaking: J.J. Abrams to Write & Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

Major news on the Star Wars front, gang—J.J. Abrams is returning to direct the final film in the new trilogy, currently titled Star Wars: Episode IX. The Force Awakens director is a natural fit, of course, having successfully launched Lucasfilm and Disney’s new Star Wars trilogy in 2015. A statement from Lucasfilm and Disney posted on StarWars.com confirms the huge news:

J.J.

Rian Johnson Confirms a Major Cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

We’re getting some great information from Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s writer/director Rian Johnson’s Japanese press tour. Yesterday, we wrote about how Johnson told the Japanese press he had never imagined he’d be directing Episode IX (note, he doesn’t explicitly say he won’t or wouldn’t), and today, we find out that Johnson has confirmed a very special cameo in The Last Jedi. 

Matt Damon Dreams Big by Getting Small in 1st Downsizing Trailer

Director Alexander Payne is a master of the biting comedy, having honed his craft in some of the most whip-smart comedies of the past two decades. From 1999’s Election, an absolutely brilliant film about monstrous teenage ambition and monstrous middle-aged mediocrity, to the boozy, woozy Sideways (which cemented Paul Giamatti’s career and marked Thomas Hayden Church’s comeback), to the soulful, searching and ultimately very moving Nebraska (which marked the return of Bruce Dern),

TIFF 2017: Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water Swimming in Oscar Buzz

For fans of Guillermo del Toro (and we are legion), the success of The Shape of Water thus far is not surprising, but it is hugely welcome. The auteur behind the phenomenal Pan’s Labyrinth has had his share of ups and downs, losing dream projects like The Hobbit and his long-suffering and ultimately thwarted attempt to adapt H.P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness,” delivering bombastic,

Rian Johnson Says he Doesn’t Expect to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

The biggest job in Hollywood remains open—for now. In the wake of Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow’s exit from Star Wars: Episode IX, suddenly the most coveted director’s gig in the universe became open. Whoever ends up directing Episode IX, they’ll be helming Lucasfilm’s final installment in their new trilogy, and likely the movie that ends the Skywalker saga for good (with new Star Wars-related sagas to come).

Creative Arts Emmy Awards: SNL, Stranger Things & Westworld win big

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, spread over two nights, bestowed a bevy of awards to perennial powerhouse HBO (19!), but also had a lot of love for Netflix (16) and NBC (9) for what was another very strong year on the small screen. It shouldn’t be surprising that NBC’s Saturday Night Live was a big winner, with five awards, thanks to a ton of attention to show’s lampooning of the 2016 presidential election and standout,