Emmy Nominated Planet Earth II Composers on Scoring the Most Interesting Animals in the World
Ten years after the original series aired, BBC returns to explore our natural world in Planet Earth II. The stunning exploration of the green planet’s jungles, grasslands, deserts and more spawned a viral video of a daring iguana escaping certain death that couldn’t be more hair-raising if it had been scripted. The show’s dynamic score earned composers Jasha Klebe and Jacob Shea of Bleeding Fingers Music an Emmy nomination. The duo had worked separately on major blockbusters including
Here’s Your First Look at Zazie Beetz as Deadpool 2‘s Mutant Assassin Domino
20th Century Fox has a very good marketing team, but for Deadpool, there is no one more affective than star Ryan Reynolds. He’s been keeping us updated on all the happenings on Deadpool 2, and now he delivered our first look at Zazie Beetz as Domino, the mutant assassin who will be partnered with Josh Brolin‘s Cable in the film.
Beetz looks right at home as she literally crushes Ryan Reynolds’ Merch with the Mouth,
Crucial Questions After Watching Game of Thrones‘ “The Queen’s Justice”
Game of Thrones thrives on the power of the unanswered question, and last night’s episode gave fans several more to grapple with. Never a series to short change the unknown, while “The Queen’s Justice” addressed some questions, those answers proved to be double-edged swords, leaving fans with a lot of room to question and wonder.
Jon and Daenerys’ first meeting was a loaded one, yielding a lot of uncertainty.
Watch This Glorious Video Detailing the History of Movie Title Sequences
Thanks to shows like Game of Thrones, the title sequence is now an expected part of any movie or show, often engrained in the identity of a series. But it wasn’t always that way. Filmmaker IQ recently put together a video explaining the complex evolution of these sequences, from the earliest days of the silent film through to recent releases, like films in The Avengers series.
Way back during the time of the Lumiere brothers,
Watch the Bonkers Teaser for Darren Aronofsky‘s mother! Starring Jennifer Lawrence
Director Darren Aronofsky is one of the best in the business at creating films that get under your skin. He made his name with the drug fueled screamer Requiem for a Dream, a truly astonishing film that was hard to shake. As was his super low budget Pi, about a delusional mathematician with some seriously bad headaches. In Black Swan, Aronofksy managed to turn the ballet into a body horror romp that was a totally bracing,
Watch 300 Jedi Fight 60,000 Medieval Soldiers
Ever wondered how medieval soldiers would fair in battle against Jedi warriors? I, personally, have not, but I’m glad someone else did. Thanks to some enquiring minds, a battle simulator that pits fan-favorites (like the Jedi) against other fighting forces has found its way to the web. One of the latest videos featuring this simulator shows several iterations of footmen facing off with Jedi, with the simulation operator steadily working to find the number of soldiers it takes to bring down a lightsaber-wielding knight.
Game of Thrones Recap: “The Queen’s Justice”
Awkward helloes and brutal goodbyes animated “The Queen’s Justice,” an episode that brought people together in various, mostly uncomfortable scenarios. Before we touch upon the main course, that tasty nice-to-meet-you that took place in Dragonstone, let’s briefly pay a few words to the bizarre Stark reunion up north. What to make of Bran finally arriving in Winterfell, reunitied with Sansa for the first time in years? It was odd and painful, the two Starks have suffered so much since they last saw each other,
Head of The Defenders Makeup Department on Juggling Four Marvel Superheroes
The Netflix residents of the Marvel Universe are all coming together for the first time on screen to team up as The Defenders. Makeup department head Sarit Klein had an intimate knowledge of the show’s characters going into production. She also worked as makeup head of previous installments Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
See how this Insane Stunt in Atomic Blonde Was Pulled Off
Director David Leitch is one of the film world’s premiere stunt choreographers. The former stunt coordinator made his name helming the first John Wick, and he brought his talents for creating mesmerizing, death-defying stunts to his next film, Atomic Blonde. Starring Charlize Theron as an MI6 agent who is sent alone into Berlin to retrieve a priceless dossier, while the city is becoming completely destabilized (the wall is about to come down) and just about everyone she comes into contact with wants to kill her.
How Blade Runner 2049 Director Denis Villeneuve Incorporated Original Film’s DNA
Given Comic Con’s status as a nerd paradise, it is unsurprising that the director of the Blade Runner sequel, Denis Villeneuve, made an appearance at the event. Collider’s Steve Weintraub caught up with Villeneuve to discuss some of the more technical aspects of Blade Runner 2049, which is set to premiere this October 6. (Re-watch the fantastic trailer here.)
As the upcoming film is a sequel,
What to Know About This new Adaptation of Stephen King’s It
Between Stephen King’s hefty novel – the thing that started it all – and the 1990 television miniseries, audiences might think they know everything about It. They should think again. New details about the upcoming feature film, due out on September 8, indicate that this latest iteration of the story will be doing everything but treading old ground. Collider recently gathered an extensive list of things to know about the film,
Check out This Potentially Deadly Omission in Tyrion’s Letter to Jon Snow
A meeting between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen has long topped the wish list of Game of Thrones fans everywhere. And it appears as though this wish will be granted (finally) this Sunday, with the teaser for this season’s third episode showing what appears to be Jon and Davos arriving at Dragonstone. Yet those hoping for a swift and sure alliance between Jon and Dany – two of the most beloved characters in the whole series – might be disappointed.
Lisanne Skyler on her Warhol HBO Doc Brillo Box (3¢ OFF)
Most people are familiar with the groundbreaking artistry of the late Andy Warhol, known for replicating the packaging of popular consumer products. For filmmaker and documentarian Lisanne Skyler, Warhol’s take on pop culture hit close to home, even in it. Skyler’s parents bought a Warhol “Brillo Box (3¢ off)” for $1,000 in 1969 — managing to get him to sign it — and displayed it in their house for two years before trading it for another artwork.
Thor: Ragnarok‘s Tessa Thompson Talks Post-Credits Scenes
Post-Comic Con fans are getting extremely excited for Thor: Ragnarok, especially because it is the last MCU movie before Avengers: Infinity War.
Tessa Thompson (Westworld) who plays Valkyrie, spoke to Collider about the insane amount of reshoots that took place after filming. In a pretty much unprecedented move, there were two weeks of additional photography with over 500 setups.
First Trailer for George Clooney’s Suburbicon, Written by the Coen Brothers
Here’s a great combinatino of talents; a film directed by George Clooney, written by the Coen Brothers, and featuring an outrageous cast that includes Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, and Oscar Isaac. Behold the first trailer for Suburbicon, Clooney’s dark comedy.
The film is centered on father Gardner Lodge (Damon) whose life is upended when some guys show up at his home and kill his wife. It turns out that the peaceful town of Suburbicon has a seriously dark underbelly,
Mahershala Ali Will Star in True Detective Season 3
There are few actors we could think of who could enliven HBO’s resurrected True Detective series better than Mahershala Ali. The Oscar-winning actor who was so instantly memorable in Moonlight, and so excellent on TV in Luke Cage and House of Cards, has been confirmed for season three of True Detective by HBO’s president of programming Casey Bloys. Scripts for the first five episodes have already been written,
Game of Thrones Episode 3 Images Hint at Epic Meeting in Dragonstone
After six seasons of waiting for Daenerys to make it to Westeros, for Jon to rise and become the leader he is, and, for the two possible siblings to finally meet, things are happening at lightning speed here in season seven of Game of Thrones. In the upcoming episode, only the third of the season, Jon will land in Dragonstone and have that face-to-face with Dany fans have been clamoring for.
New images released by HBO show Jon,
Key and Peele Production Designer Reflects on a Career of Comedy
Production designer Gary Kordan is setting the scene for some of the funniest shows on television. From instantly iconic sketch comedy to powerhouse sitcoms, Kordan has built backdrops for some of the top comedians in Hollywood. His work adds realism and exceptional detail to outrageous scripts by heavyweights like Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
“Key and Peele is the gold coin in my pocket as a job in the television industry for a production designer,” Kordan said of the Peabody award winning sketch comedy show.
The Last Game of Thrones Scripts Have Already Been Written
We are only two episodes into season seven, but all of Game of Thrones final six scripts for season eight have already been written. The only thing HBO and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have yet to announce is a season 8 premiere date.
The final four episodes of the series were penned by Benioff and Weiss, with Dave Hill writing season 8’s premiere and Bryan Cogman writing the second episode.
Comic-Con 2017: Dissecting The Walking Dead Season 8 Trailer
Comic-Con did not disappoint The Walking Dead fans in Hall H and beyond over the weekend. A trailer for the upcoming Season 8 was released, chock full of details for the taking. With the eighth season premiere also marking the show’s 100th episode, big things loom ahead for the series. Using the comic books as a guide, there are plenty of standout moments and references to be found in the trailer.
