New War for the Planet of the Apes Clip Shows Astonishing Leap in Performance Capture Technology
In this new clip from War for the Planet of the Apes, the performance capture technology that star Andy Serkis (he plays Caesar in the film) has helped usher in is shown in all its glory. The clip, titled "Meet Bad Ape," shows us the moment when Caesar meets this old, wizened ape he mistook for a human (Bad Ape wears clothes). Bad Ape is an escapee from a zoo,
Watch Video That Captures Every Single Death in Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones became a cultural phenomenon in part due to the show’s fearlessness with which it approached the death of major characters. Granted, this was in large part because show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were committed to staying as true to George R.R. Martin’s source material as possible, but it was still a shock to see arguably the main character, Sean Bean’s Ned Stark, get killed in season one.
Brilliant Sound Design on Display in new Dunkirk Spot
We wrote earlier today about how seeing the Dunkirk trailer on the big screen before Wonder Woman was breathtaking, and now a new 30 second TV spot has been released, making brilliant use of sound design and proving, once again, just how masterful the folks editing trailers have become.
The film chronicles the crucial events of May 1940, when time was running out on the Allied forces chance to evacuate hundreds of thousands of French,
Check out how Unsettling the Afterlife is in the First Flatliners Trailer
When we think back to the early 1990s, we usually think of Steven Spielberg’s game-changing Jurassic Park, which premiered in 1993. However for a certain segment of the population, the decade started off properly in 1990 with a wild, creepy thriller, Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julian Roberts and Billy Baldwin. Now, 27 years later, Sutherland returns in Niels Arden Oplev’s remake, which stars Ellen Page (Juno),
Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel Gets Release Date
Woody Allen’s new film Wonder Wheel, a drama set during the 1950s in Coney Island,will hit theaters this December 1. The cast includes Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake, and Kate Winslet. This will be the first Winslet’s first time working with Allen after having to drop out of the 2005 film Match Point for family reasons.
Amazon Studios will be distributing the film, which continues their growing relationship with the tireless writer/director.
Meet the Fire Starters: Go Behind-the-Scenes With Game of Thrones‘ Special Effects Team
Last week we told you that Game of Thrones had likely entered the Guinness Book of World Records with a massive stunt they pulled off for season 7. In the upcoming season, thanks to Dany's dragons now being the size of 747s, the stunt, visual and special effects department cooked up a massive sequence in which 20 stunt professionals were set on fire simultaneously. Now,
Japanese Actress Shioli Kutsuna Cast in Deadpool 2
Any key role that's filled in Deadpool 2 is a big deal, so this news, fresh from Deadline, that Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna has been cast in Fox/Marvel’s upcoming sequel is pretty major. While her role is being kept under wraps, Kutsuna joins a growing cast that will surround the Merc with the Mouth himself, Ryan Reynolds, in the sequel fans are salivating over. as the Merc with the Mouth.
The Most Thrilling Trailer That Played Before Wonder Woman in the Theater Was…
By now you've seen Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, and like us, probably loved it. We're curious, however, about what your favorite trailers were that played before Gal Gadot's Diana Prince started teaching Steve Trevor and the rest of the Allied forces to believe in her? We saw a bunch of very strong trailers (and one very brief, intriguing teaser), but there was one that stood out—Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk.
Remembering Adam West
Friday night, the world lost the original Batman, Adam West. West, 88, passed away after a short battle with leukemia.
West played the original Batman in the 1960s television series. Following his run on the show, he went on to pursue other ventures in his acting career, and was beloved for never taking himself too seriously, being kind to those both in and outside the industry, and forever making Batman a part of the American cultural landscape.
Ryan Coogler & Marvel President Kevin Feige Talk Black Panther Trailer
Everybody's talking about the phenomenal Black Panther trailer. It looks as if director Ryan Coogler has delivered a Marvel film unlike any other, and the glimpse the trailer offered of Wakanda, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and life in the technologically advanced, secretive African nation has gotten the entire internet buzzing. While you can find a ton of frame-by-frame breakdowns online today, you're not going to do any better than Entertainment Weekly's conversation with Coogler and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige on what,
New Vignette Details Spidey Suit Upgrades in Spider-Man: Homecoming
It only this past Friday we were enjoying what we thought would be the last Spider-Man: Homecoming teaser to exclusively center on Peter Parker's (Tom Holland) enhanced Spidey suit, made for him by his new friend Tony Stark. Now, Sony Pictures has dropped his new vignette that goes into even greater detail about the capabilities Spider-Man will now enjoy that his previous predecessors, who lacked the Tony Stark connection,
See how Edgar Wright Built Baby Driver Around 35 Songs
If you're Edgar Wright, writer/director of hits like Shuan of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and The World's End, you can get just about anybody to read your latest screenplay. When that screenplay arrives with a thumbdrive containing 35 songs, songs that the script was built around, you listen while you read, and you marvel at both his audacity and his skill. Baby Driver
Luke Hemsworth on Playing Legendary Wild West Gunslinger in Hickok
Luke Hemsworth’s younger brothers Chris (Thor) and Liam (The Hunger Games) are known for blockbusters, and now Luke Hemsworth (Westworld) is making a name in some smaller projects. His latest is the title role in Hickok, a western about the legendary gunslinger, co-starring Kris Kristofferson and Trace Atkins. In an interview, Hemsworth explained why Wild Bill Hickok wears his gun handles facing toward the back and shared the show business advice he got from an Oscar-winning legend.
The Black Panther Teaser Trailer is Even Better Than you Expected
At long last, Marvel Studios has released the first teaser trailer for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, and unsurprisingly the young auteur looks like he’s got another hit on his hands. Having proven himself one of the most promising young directors after his debut Fruitvale Station and his hit Rocky spinoff Creed, Coogler joined the Marvel team to give Black Panther his first stand-alone film,
Check out the First Black Panther Poster, Trailer Arrives Tonight
The last time we checked in on writer/director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, Marvel had recently screened a small portion of it to some select journalists, and their reaction was more or less WOW. The action, the acting, the costumes—as we wrote back in April, all of it was working, with journalists from outlets like Vulture, Vanity Fair and The Verge enthusing about what they’d seen.
Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer Shows Off Spidey’s Suit
We’ve gotten a peek inside Spidey’s brand new, Tony Stark build suit before, but never like this. In this new international trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the suit is center focus. One of our favorite moments in this new trailer can be summed up in two words: web grenade. Tony Stark has really kitted Peter Parker (Tom Holland) out with the best Spidey suit we’ve ever seen.
The new trailer actually takes us back to Spidey's racuous introduction in
More Monsters and Horror Coming in Season Two of Stranger Things
Season two of Stranger Things is going to be all hands on deck for the VFX team. Season one rekindled the excitement of 1980s era mastery of practical effects that was seriously amped up by digital techniques. The CGI was awesome and anyone who watched the series had at least one nightmare about the deadly demogorgon. As VFX supervisor Marc Kolbe told us, "What the Duffers saw [in season one] can be done digitally,
Zoe Lister-Jones on her Directorial Debut Band Aid
Zoe Lister-Jones has a robust career as a comic and dramatic actress. She’s a regular on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces and had a featured role as then-Senator Joe Biden’s assistant in HBO’s 2016 drama Confirmation about the Clarence Thomas hearings famous for the testimony from Anita Hill.
But in the indie film world, Lister-Jones has thrived by creating her own roles and wearing many production hats.
Watch This Nearly 10 Minute Extended Preview for Logan
Now that Logan is out on Blu-ray and available for digital download, we imagine most of the superhero loving world, and a whole lot of film lovers in general, have seen James Mangold and Hugh Jackman's brutal masterpiece. This nearly ten minute long extended preview will give any holdouts ample reason to watch the film, showcasing the patience, and the passion, of the filmmaking.
While much hay was made about
Transformers: The Last Knight International Trailer Reveals Dark Optimus Prime
The synopsis for Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last Knight reads like this:
Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Now, it's up to the unlikely alliance of Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), Bumblebee, an English lord (Anthony Hopkins) and an Oxford professor (Laura Haddock) to save the world.
