“King Ivory” Cinematographer Will Stone Illuminates John Swab’s Fentanyl Crime Drama
“This was a very important script for him,” says cinematographer Will Stone about writer-director John Swab and his latest project, King Ivory, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Swab is a recovering drug addict, and with his feature film Body Brokers (2021), he took first-hand accounts of time he spent in drug rehabilitation centers to deliver a visually gritty narrative about scammers profiting off keeping people in recovery.
Eye on the Emmys: “Abbott Elementary” Hair & Makeup Maestros Moira Frazier and Constance Foe
*Ahead of the 2024 Emmy Awards on September 15, we’re looking back at our interviews with some of this year’s nominees. Hair Department Head Moira Frazier is nominated for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for season 3’s 12th episode, “Mother Day.” This story was originally published on June 10, 2024.
As school is starting again for millions of kids across the country, let us spare a moment to reflect on the fire looks our teachers were serving last year—or in this case,
“The Perfect Couple” Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut on Framing Netflix’s Sun-Soaked Nantucket Noir
“It was one of the most stress-free jobs I’d ever done,” cinematographer Shane Hurlbut tells The Credits during a video call about the Netflix murder mystery The Perfect Couple. Based on a book of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, the mini-series is created by Jenna Lamia and stars Nicole Kidman and Liv Schreiber as husband and wife living in a breathtaking beachfront property on the tiny island of Nantucket.
“Wicked” Casts a Spell and Causes Commotion in a Brand New Trailer
“Fellow Ozians, the Wicked Witch of the West is dead!”
So begins the second trailer for director John M. Chu’s Wicked, inviting us to find out what happened before Dorothy dropped into Oz and attitudes were cemented about that Wicked Witch.
Chu’s Wicked is the first big-screen adaptation of the juggernaut Broadway show, and he’s deployed two multitalented superstars to help enchant Universal’s adaptation.
“Masters of the Universe” Casts Alison Brie as Villain Evil-Lyn in Amazon MGM’s He-Man Movie
Alison Brie is ready to get evil with a capital E.
The Hollywood Reporter scoops that Brie has been cast in Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe, Amazon MGM’s live-action adaptation of Mattel’s He-Man toy brand, which became ubiquitous in the 1980s. Brie joins The Idea of You star Nicholas Galitzine, who plays He-Man, and Camila Mendes, who plays Teela, captain of the royal guard.
How “Afraid” Writer/Director Chris Weitz Cracked the Artificial Intelligence Code in His First Horror Film
What happens when a charming AI device makes itself indispensable to an unsuspecting family of five? In Chris Weitz‘s new horror film Afraid, the smooth-talking “AIA” aims for nothing short of total domination. The film stars John Cho, who caught his first acting break when Weitz and his brother Paul cast him in their directorial debut, American Pie. Katherine Waterston co-stars as Cho’s wife, with Lukita Maxwell, Wyatt Lindner, and Isaac Bae portraying their kids.
“A Minecraft Movie” Teaser Finds Jason Momoa and Jack Black in the Overworld
In the world of Minecraft, creativity is essential for survival.
Warner Bros. has unboxed the first teaser for A Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black in the first big screen, live-action adaptation of the best-selling video game ever.
A Minecraft Movie comes from director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and centers on Momoa’s Garrett “The Garbage Man”
The Villain Returns to Venice as “Joker: Folie à Deux” Makes its World Premiere
Five years after winning the Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, DC’s most iconic villain is back on the Lido. Co-writer director Todd Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga walked onto the Lido on Wednesday to discuss their hotly-anticipated sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, ahead of its world premiere at the fest.
Venice was the place where Phillips and Phoenix’s Joker burst onto the screen and set off in what would become an Oscar-laden,
Amy Adams Unleashes the Beast in First “Nightbitch” Trailer
Amy Adams is on the prowl in the first trailer for director Marielle Heller’s horror-comedy Nightbitch.
Searchlight Pictures unleashed the beast for the Adams-led feature, co-starring Zoë Chao, Scoot McNairy, and Mary Holland. Heller’s film is centered on Adams’ frustrated stay-at-home mom of a two-year-old, an artist who now fills her time chasing after her son, cleaning up after her son, and talking about her son with other parents. She’s asked how wonderful it is to be able to stay at home with him,
New “Joker: Folie à Deux” Teasers Unveil Gotham’s Killer New Crooners
“There’s a romance to Arthur in the first film, like when he dances in the bathroom, Arthur has music in him, and that was a logical leaping off point for the sequel,” says Joker: Folie à Deux co-writer/director Todd Phillips about Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) at the start of a new featurette on the upcoming sequel’s music.
“We started talking about music very early on,” star Joaquin Phoenix adds. “We wanted it to feel dirty in a way that people don’t typically see.
A New “The Penguin” Teaser Reveals Gotham’s Mean Streets
In a moody new teaser for HBO Max’s The Penguin, we’re taken back to the gritty, grimy streets of Gotham as envisioned by Matt Reeves in his excellent 2022 film The Batman, which introduced Robert Pattinson as the new Caped Crusader and which included a standout performance from Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot, the rotund gangster better known as the Penguin.
The teaser makes it clear that The Penguin exists in a dark,
New “Agatha All Along” Teaser Connects Marvel’s Latest Disney+ Series to “WandaVision,” its First
With Agatha All Along, Marvel Studios’ latest Disney+ series is directly connected to its very first—the stunning period piece WandaVision, which tracked Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen)’s witchy work in resurrecting her lost love, Vision (Paul Bettany) by mesmerizing an entire town in New Jersey. Wanda’s sweet, bubbly neighbor Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) seemed another piece in Wanda’s dimensional chess match, easily moved and manipulated. Yet for fans of WandaVision,
Giovanni Ribisi on Shooting JT Mollner’s Must-See Horror “Strange Darling”
About 15 years ago, I was editing a magazine out of this small audio shop off Cahuenga Blvd. in Los Angeles, and in walked Giovanni Ribisi. At the time, the actor was already ten years removed from one of movie history’s most harrowing death scenes in Saving Private Ryan and was coming off the recent billion-dollar success of Avatar. But Ribisi wasn’t there for anything acting-related. He was looking for an audio cable for a recent camera purchase.
New “Jurassic World” Film Reveals Title, Plot, & First Images of Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali
Universal Pictures has invited you back to the world of dinosaurs living in our midst.
Their latest Jurassic World film now has an official title, a revealed plot, and two brand-new images. Director Gareth Edwards is at the helm of Jurassic World: Rebirth, which stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali, all of whom are pictured in the new images.
Jurassic World: Rebirth is set five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion.
“Blink Twice” Production Designer Roberto Bonelli on Crafting the Sinister Façade of Zoë Kravitz’s Thriller
For her feature directing debut, actor-turned-director Zoë Kravitz (Big Little Lies, The Batman) has chosen a visually luscious, sinister psychological thriller, which she co-wrote with screenwriter E.T. Feigenbaum. Exploring themes ranging from trauma and misogyny to sexual exploitation and greed, Blink Twice also shines a light on the vast chasm between the haves and have-nots. Cocktail cater-waitresses Frida (Naomi Ackie) and roommate Jess (Alia Shawkat) are struggling to make ends meet when they are lured by the seemingly endearing and handsome tech mogul,
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Scares Up Standing Ovation & Rapturous Reception at Venice Film Festival
Talk about a riveting return from the grave.
Twenty-six years after Tim Burton and Michael Keaton delivered their roguishly charming 1988 horror comedy, the dynamic duo, along with other original Beetlejuice stars Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, were on hand in Venice to unveil their long-awaited sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The wait was worth it.
Burton and his cast were welcomed to Venice with a boisterous standing ovation in Venice before their film’s world premiere on Wednesday night.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” Second Unit Director & Stunt Coordinator George Cottle on Capturing Those Cameos
In the last installment of our conversation with Deadpool & Wolverine’s second unit director and stunt coordinator George Cottle, we covered the hysterical dance/action opening sequence and what it took to shoot the bone-crunching brawl inside a real Honda Odyssey minivan. Smashing box office records on every level—the first R-rated movie to open domestically over $200 million, the sixth biggest domestic opening of all time—the film joined the billion-dollar club just 23 days after opening in theaters,
Gambit Lives: “Deadpool & Wolverine” Deleted Scene Confirms Channing Tatum’s Remy LeBeau Survived
The Ragin’ Cajun lives on.
Deadpool himself, Ryan Reynolds, has confirmed that Channing Tatum’s card-slinging superhero Gambit survived the climactic clash at the end of Deadpool & Wolverine. Reynolds shared a deleted scene on social media, proving that Gambit made it through the battle at the film’s end that included a host of other long-ago discarded superheroes, including Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Wesley Snipes’ Blade,
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Trailer Shines a Light on Keanu Reeves’ Shadow
Keanu Reeves has entered the fastest movie franchise not named Fast & Furious.
The official trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has sped online, unleashing the superstar as the character Shadow. Reeves is trading in his signature black suit from John Wick for the black fur of the speedy hedgehog who was first introduced in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2 as a character who’s just as fast as Sonic,
“Terminator Zero” Sneak Peek Unveils High Stakes Action on the Highway
Netflix has released a nearly two-minute sneak peek at a scene from its upcoming animated series Terminator Zero, an eight-episode expansion to the iconic sci-fi franchise.
The sneak peek is a highway standoff in which a soldier sent back from the future to protect scientist Malcolm Lee (voiced by André Holland) rams her truck into what appears to be a worker on the bridge, smashing him and the car behind him over the railing.
