“House of the Dragon” Season 2’s Most Intriguing New Power Couple
While calling them a “power couple” is certainly a stretch, in the second episode of season 2, “Rhaenyra the Cruel,” the embattled Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) found herself an unlikely ally in Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno), a whisperer of the Red Keep with secrets aplenty known as the White Worm.
Rhaenyra was rocked in episode 2 by twin revelations—her desire to see Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) executed for murdering her son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) had been botched,
Writer/Director Andrew Haigh Revisits His Career at the Provincetown International Film Festival
Each June for 26 years, the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) unspools a singular mix of first-rate features, documentaries, and shorts; in-person filmmakers; and an unpretentious vibe that’s uniquely Provincetown.
A highlight this year was British writer-director Andrew Haigh, who was feted with the PIFF’s highest honor, the annual Filmmaker on the Edge Award. Haigh traveled from London to appear at the historic Town Hall to accept the award and converse with director John Waters,
How Hugh Jackman Saved “Deadpool 3”
While it might seem like Ryan Reynolds and his team have an endless stream of ideas, one-liners, plot twists, and lunatic sequences for their Deadpool franchise, it turns out that Reynolds and co. were having some trouble finding the story for Deadpool 3. He knew he already wanted to work with his The Adam Project and Free Guy director Shawn Levy on the project, and they were just trying to figure out the right story to tell.
Kevin Feige Confirms That “The Fantastic Four” is Set in the 1960s
It’s finally official—Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has confirmed what many have long suspected, especially after Marvel’s Valentine’s Day post on Instagram—The Fantastic Four is definitively a period piece set in the 1960s.
Feige appeared on the new Official Marvel Podcast, revealing that The Fantastic Four will begin production late this summer, the day after San Diego’s Comic Con wraps—you know they’ll have a few things to reveal about the film there.
Ryan Gosling and Amazon MGM Set to Sink Teeth Into Zombie Comedy “I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale”
Ryan Gosling is set to produce a zombie comedy film with an unbeatable title—I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale—based on a short story by the twins Adam and Daniel Cooper that they’ll now adapt. Amazon MGM gobbled up the project, which will track a story about former zombies trying to adapt to a changed world.
Gosling will produce alongside Jessie Henderson, his partner at their production company General Admission,
“Green Lantern” Series a Go at HBO as DC Studios Locks in First Live-Action Show
At long last, the Green Lanterns will light a path on TV.
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios has successfully gotten their first live-action series a pick-up at HBO, which has grabbed Lanterns for a straight-to-series order for an eight-episode opener. Lanterns will be led by showrunner Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark).
Lanterns also boasts Watchmen and The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof and Tom King (Supergirl) as executive producers and co-writers alongside Mundy.
Final “A Quiet Place: Day One” Trailer Finds Frodo the Cat in Danger
The final trailer for Paramount’s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One combines new footage with quotes from critics, many of whom were blown away by director Michael Sarnoski’s prequel. The final peek also reveals the lengths people will go to for a beloved cat, in this case, Frodo (played by two kitties, Nico and Schnitzel). We see both Lupita Nyong’o’s Sam and Joseph Quinn’s Eric do their level best to protect the kitty from the alien hunters who have arrived,
Killer Pairing: First “Gladiator II” Trailer to Debut in Theaters Ahead of “Deadpool & Wolverine”
Talk about a killer pairing. Collider learned that the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II will unsheathe its sword in theaters ahead of Shawn Levy’s Deadpool & Wolverine, the only Marvel Studios film releasing in 2024. These are easily two of the most hotly anticipated films of the year, and pairing them together is one heck of a mid-summer treat.
Scott’s Gladiator II is the long-awaited follow-up to his 2001 Best Picture Oscar winner,
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Are Officially Reunited for “Freaky Friday 2”
Disney has released the first behind-the-scenes look at Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis’s long-awaited reunion for Freaky Friday 2. Lohan and Curtis are back at it as Anna and Tess Coleman, respectively, as filming is underway.
Their first go-round as a stressed out, overworked mom and rebellious daughter who can’t see eye to eye on anything dropped in 2003 from director Mark Waters, based on Mary Rodgers’s novel and adapted by screenwriters Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon.
“Nosferatu” Trailer Unleashes the Iconic Vampire in Robert Eggers’ Latest
The official teaser trailer for writer/director Robert Eggers’ Nosefratu has arrived, putting a bit more meat on the bone for one of the most intriguing films slated for the end of the year. The last peek at Eggers’ latest was during this year’s CineamCon, where the audience in Vegas was properly jolted by the auteur’s take on the iconic tale, so this longer look is as welcome as a sharp stake when a vampire comes calling.
“House of the Dragon” Cast & Crew Discuss That Brutal Funeral in Episode 2
Child murder is nothing new to the world of Game of Thrones, and so it must go for House of the Dragon. The first Game of Thrones spinoff to make it to air, House of the Dragon has proven itself a satisfying slow burn that metes out its corporeal punishments judiciously, but when they come, they’re all the more brutal for it. In the season 2 premiere,
“A Quiet Place: Day One” First Reactions: A Thrilling Prequel Led By Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, and Frodo the Cat
The first reactions are pouring in (or are they purring in?) for Paramount’s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One, indicating that writer/director Michael Sarnoski has pulled off a properly satisfying lens-widener on the sci-fi horror franchise created by John Krasinski. Krasinski established the after-effects of a world dominated by blind but exquisitely lethal aliens who hunt by sound in A Quiet Place (2018) and A Quiet Place: Part II (2020).
“Ahsoka” Composer Kevin Kiner on Scoring Jedis, Sith Lords, and Space Whales
There are few people alive with more Star Wars experience than composer Kevin Kiner. While Kiner would be the first to point out that the legendary John Williams has him beat, when it comes to the number of minutes—and hours—of music composed for a galaxy far, far away, Kiner is a proper Jedi. For more than a decade, Kiner has been working with George Lucas and Dave Filoni to score every season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and has added to his endless Star Wars credits scroll Star Wars: Rebels,
“The Bikeriders” Costume Designer Erin Benach’s Vintage Vibes for Rough Riders
They never achieved the notoriety of the Hell’s Angels, but during the 1960s, when the California biker gang became infamous outlaws, the Vandals were wreaking their own brand of hog-riding havoc in Chicago. The Bikeriders (in theaters June 21) dramatizes the rise and fall of the Midwest club led by Tom Hardy’s “Johnny” and his violent right-hand man Benny (Austin Butler), as observed through the often-astonished eyes of Benny’s wife Kathy (Jodie Comer).
Callum Turner on Accents, B-17s, and Crew Glue in “Masters of the Air”
Based on Donald L. Miller’s 2007 book of the same name, Masters of the Air on Apple TV+ has been praised as theatrical television that’s both true to history and beautiful to watch. Created by John Shiban and John Orloff, the show marries vast set builds with painstakingly correct CGI to depict the tragedies and heroics of the 100th Bomb Group, which flew over 300 combat missions and received two Distinguished Unit Citations but also suffered heavy losses of 177 aircraft during World War II.
“Silo” Creator Graham Yost Unseals the Secrets of Season 1
Graham Yost had his work cut out for him when he set out to tackle author Hugh Howey’s apocalyptic sci-fi trilogy series “Silo,” all of which are set in the titular structure (none of Howey’s books are actually titled “Silo”) and deal with the society that lives within it’s 144 heavily monitored floors. The denizens of the Silo live in a claustrophobic brutalist tower outfitted with retrofuturistic touches that include clunky computers, a large screen in the cafeteria showing what appears to be a denuded,
The “Shōgun” Sound Team on Recreating 17th-Century Japan One Katana Clash at a Time
Praised for its authenticity, beauty, and sensitive storytelling, FX’s Shōgun has just been renewed for two more seasons. Created by Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, the show follows the plot of James Clavell’s 1975 novel, set in Japan in 1600. English pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) and his ship’s crew run aground in a Japanese fishing village, and after a brief imprisonment, Blackthorne is taken on by Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada, also one of the series’ producers) to share his knowledge on European warfare and the Portuguese merchants and priests insinuating themselves into Japanese society.
“Inside Out 2” Writer Meg LeFauve on the Power of Adolescent Anxiety
Inside Out earned its co-writer Meg LeFauve a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination en route to becoming 2015’s seventh-highest-grossing movie. Last weekend, Inside Out 2 hit the box office jackpot again. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the Pixar sequel opened with $295 million worldwide by animating the emotional roller coaster experienced by 13-year-old Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman) when she enters puberty amid an avalanche of new feelings. Joy (Amy Poehler) tries to maintain a semblance of normality with her sidekicks: Sadness (Phyllis Smith),
How “SNL” Costume Designer Tom Broecker Recreated Barbenheimer for Ryan Gosling’s Sensational Monologue
It’s the week of April 13th and on the call sheet to host the 17th episode of SNL’s 49th season is Ryan Gosling, an actor who’s been capturing the hearts of hopeless romantics since The Notebook. The Canadian’s filmography is a treasure trove of unforgettable performances, from Blue Valentine, Drive, The Big Short, La La Land,
“Silo” Director/Executive Producer Morten Tyldum on Helming Rebecca Ferguson’s Sci-Fi Mystery
Apple TV+’s Silo, created by Graham Yost, is an ingeniously constructed sci-fi series that nevertheless opens with a shot worthy of any classic western—a Sheriff’s badge—and goes on to meld elements of that genre, along with police procedural and conspiracy thriller, in 10 satisfying episodes. The series’ claustrophobic setting, the titular Silo, serves as a character almost every bit important as Rebecca Ferguson’s resourceful, remorseful Juliet, an engineer plucked from the obscurity of the Silo’s lowest levels to take over for the last lawman,
