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, and while there is a great deal of information already out there,...
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. Four decades later,...
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. What’s happening now is that Weiss and Benioff are storyboarding all six episodes to determine how long they think season 8’s shoot will need to be...
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.
We see Tara and Carol perched atop an overpass as the dead swarm underneath...
What Does Arya’s Reunion With her Direwolf Nymeria Mean for Game of Thrones
The Starks have long been poster children for misfortune and loss, outdone perhaps only by their direwolves. Of the original six that were found by Robb Stark in the first season of Game of Thrones, four of the direwolves have been killed off. Often used as symbols for various members of the Stark family, the mythical wolves have be subject to much abuse, ending up dead more often than not.
Last season alone saw the deaths of two of the direwolves,...
James Cameron Wants to Make a new Terminator Trilogy
For people of a certain generation, the only Terminators that rate are the ones made by James Cameron. The first two in the franchise were all his, 1984’s The Terminator, and 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and they were groundbreaking works of sci-fi. Now, the maestro of robot mayhem wants to bring about a new trilogy of Terminators. This coming from a guy who is fairly busy already; Cameron is working on the Avatar sequels (2,...
Is There a Secret Hidden in Game of Thrones‘ Opening Credits?
If you think the Emmy-winning title sequence of Game of Thrones is simply a pretty recap of Westeros geography, think again. It is well-known by now that the locations featured in the opening credits change each week based upon what takes place in the following episode. But with Season 7 underway, some eagle-eyed viewers (with a h/t to Buzzfeed for finding them) have noticed some landscape changes that could have big implications for show...
It’s Official—Wonder Woman 2 is Coming in 2019
How good was Wonder Woman? So good, The Hollywood Reporter writes that Warner Bros. has earmarked a major release date for the sequel—December 13, 2019—right in the heart of the holiday season. While the film’s star, Gal Gadot, and director, Patty Jenkins, have yet to ink their deals, the two will almost definitely be returning after their smashing debut this past May.
Warner Bros. made the news official after showcasing some of their major upcoming films at Comic-Con this past weekend...
How Emmy Nominated Queen Sugar and 13th DP Kira Kelly is Breaking the Mold
It was a no brainer for cinematographer Kira Kelly to take the call when director Ava DuVernay sought her out. The project they initially discussed didn’t pan out, but Kelly was soon tapped for DuVernay’s stirring documentary 13th. Kelly’s mesmerizing work was the perfect fit for the high pressure interviewees she filmed and earned her an Emmy nomination alongside her co-DP Hans Charles. Following the success of 13th, DuVernay brought Kelly on to season two of her hit show Queen Sugar...
Comic-Con 2017: See some of the Footage From Black Panther That Wowed Hall H
We’ve shared a bunch of Black Panther related news from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, easily one of the films that enjoyed the warmest reception. There was the panel that included the films’ production designer, Hannah Beachler, the panel that featured the films’ composer, Ludwig Göransson, and the enthusiastic response from Hall H to new footage from the film. In the below video from Comic-Con, created by ScreenSlam, ...
Get Your First Look at one of Godzilla 2‘s Monsters—Mothra
Although Warner Bros. is calling the film Godzilla 2, its instructive to know it was once called Godzilla: King of Monsters. This is because, as we’ve written before, the massive lizard might be king, but as any Game of Thrones fan knows, there will always be people, or monsters, out there looking to take your throne. In Godzilla 2, those forces are three legendary monsters; Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah...
Comic-Con 2017: Our Favorite new Images From Thor: Ragnarok
Every glimpse we’ve gotten of Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi’s take on the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) and his adventure with colleague/sometime combatant Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) has been thrilling. In the latest trailer, released during Comic-Con, is even more enjoyable the first trailer, which was the most watched trailer in Marvel and Disney history in the first 24 hours. Along with the new trailer, Marvel and Disney have uploaded a bunch of new photos from ...
