Prepare for the Star Wars 40th Anniversary With This Bizarre, Awesome Montage
Next week marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, which means there’s going to be all sorts of wonderful weirdness coming your way. There will be cos-play, screenings, video montages, mash-ups, and all sorts of galactic goofiness. To get in the mood, one Los Angeles theater has teased their upcoming celebration of George Lucas’s world-beating franchise with a very odd, and awesome, video montage. This is ahead of their Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars event on May 25,
Director James Wan Shows off Amber Heard’s Mera in Aquaman
Aquaman director James Wan has released the first shot of Amber Heard as Mera. While Heard’s Mera has a role in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Justice League, she’ll be a much bigger presence in Wan’s stand-alone Aquaman film. Here's a look at Heard in both Justice League and Aquaman, where her look changes quite a bit:
Amber Heard in Justice League.
Watch Marvel’s The Defenders Come to Life on the Page
Marvel's latest TV series, coming to Netflix this August, is The Defenders. The entire roster of Marvel TV superheroes will finally be together—Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Iron Fist (Finn Jones) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) are all joining forces to try and take down a secretive assassin collective called The Hand. It's big news for Marvel fans. Here's the trailer to get you up to speed.
Check out the new Black Lightning Trailer
The CW has become the best place to watch live-action superhero shows outside of Netflix, and now, with Black Lightning, the little network that could has earned a lasting place in our heart. We’ve enjoyed Smallville, we’ve been tickled by The Arrow, we’ve been satisfied by The Flash, we’ve been impressed by DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, we've loved Supergirl,
Talking to Writer/Director Robin Swicord About Wakefield
It’s been a decade since screenwriter Robin Swicord’s directorial debut, The Jane Austen Book Club, opened in theaters and managed to gross slightly more than its $6 million budget in worldwide ticket sales. Since that time, she has struggled to find backers for a sophomore effort – despite being Oscar-nominated for her contributions to the adapted screenplay for 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
It’s a situation that many females in the industry know all too well.
Director Steven James on his Crucial Doc Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
When discussing the 2008 financial crisis, the word "big" comes up a lot. The big banks, The Big Short, too big to fail. But the first American financial institution to be indicted for mortgage-lending misconduct after 2008 was not big, as director Steve James acknowledges in the title of his new documentary, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, which opens in New York on May 19.
"I had to inform them today that they have dropped from being the 2,651st largest bank to the 2,652nd largest bank,
New Star Trek: Discovery Trailer Continues Sci-Fi’s Glorious Revival
The fact that Star Trek will be back on the air is news we all can use. Not only has the Star Trek reboot on the big screen been a massive success (led by J.J. Abrams), but the entire sci-fi genre is experiencing the kind of sustained excellence that speaks to just how malleable it is at telling stories we want to hear. Whether the narrative involves the human need for connection,
Watch David Fincher’s Mastery with Special Effects in Rare Alien 3 BTS Clip
David Fincher is now one of Hollywood’s most accomplished directors, but before he was the man behind Seven, Fight Club and The Social Network, he cut his teeth working in the special effects department, most notably on Return of the Jedi, then on to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Never Ending Story.
Russell Crowe’s Dr. Jekyll is the Key Figure in The Mummy
Dr. Henry Jekyll (Russell Crowe) is the prime mover in The Mummy, and may just be one of the crossover characters that show up in Universal's shared monster universe. While the film’s main star is, of course, Tom Cruise, Crowe’s Jekyll knows more about what's going on than any other character, and some of what he knows, like what's inside himself, will no doubt have a huge impact on how the story unfolds,
Your 70th Cannes Film Festival Watch List
The most glamorous film festival in the world is upon us, where many a career has been made, re-made, and once in a while, nearly ruined. The 70th Cannes Film Festival begins today with a slate of intriguing films in various stages of production that are getting a lot of attention. Here's a look at some films you need to know about that will likely be the talk of Cannes in one way or another.
Director Paul Verhoeven
Logan Noir Trailer Shows Off Stunning Black & White Version
Logan is back to the big screen tonight in a glorious black and white version, something director James Mangold had been planning for before the film’s proper full color release. If there’s an Alamo Drafthouse location near you, that’s where you’ll be able to see Logan Noir.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bGpyQm7bPU
Mangold had this to say about releasing a black and white Logan Noir:
“During production of Logan I took many black and white photographs and noticed how striking and dramatic our gritty settings and characters appeared in monochrome.
Check out The Final, Epic Trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes
The Colonel (Woody Harrelson) takes one last stand against Caesar (Andy Serkis) in the highly-anticipated final trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes. After yesterday's brilliant teaser, which drew an intriguing connection between Charlton Heston's character from the original Planet of the Apes and Serkis's Caesar as the film's emotional core, the final trailer gives you your proper antagonist, as Harrelson's Colonel gathers an army to try and put down Caesar and his ape army for good.
Watch Dafne Keen’s Astonishing NSFW Audition for Logan With Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine was a major reason why people turned out in droves for Logan, but once they left the theater, Dafne Keen was also very much on their mind. Jackman’s diminutive co-star managed to nearly steal the film, portraying Laura, the young mutant known as X-23, with a phenomenal amount of screen presence and chutzpah. Now, 20th Century Fox has shared her audition tape with Jackman,
Watch Wolverine & Caliban in Extended Deleted Scene From Logan
If you haven’t seen Logan yet, SPOILER ALERT. This deleted scene from the film (one of a few that will be included in the Blu-Ray) is definitely not something you want to see ahead of seeing the movie itself, which was Hugh Jackman's last turn as Wolverine. In the deleted scene, you’ll get a much longer version of a sequence that was already spectacular in the film; a crucial encounter between Wolverine and Caliban (Stephen Merchant).
Upfronts: Watch Trailers for NBC’s Upcoming Slate of new TV Shows
Now that it’s upfronts week, we turn our attention to the small screen. This is the week that the networks gather in New York to celebrate, and promote, their upcoming seasons, introducing us to the new shows they’ll be airing. Let’s start with NBC.
You’ve got revivals, spin-offs, and fresh shows all joining the network’s schedule. The big ticket revival is the return of Will & Grace, while Law &
Twin Peaks Featurettes Revisit the Phenomenon That Changed TV
“A dead girl. This is what got us going, me and Mark,” says Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch, speaking, of course, about Laura Palmer, the murdered girl who was at the dark, deliriously weird heart of his and Mark Frost’s iconic creation. Showtime has uploaded two new featurettes, totaling nearly 10 minutes, that delves into just how unusual, and trailblazing, the original Twin Peaks was. Once the pilot aired, the show became a phenomenon,
International Wonder Woman Trailer Reveals First Glimpse of Villain Ares
In just a bit over two weeks, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman will become the first female superhero to get her own big screen adventure all to herself. With the film tracking for a big opening, Warner Bros. is making sure as many people as possible are aware, and excited, for Patty Jenkins’ take on the origin story for Diana Prince. What’s pretty interesting is that even this close to the films’
This new War for the Planet of the Apes Teasers Brings us Back to the Original
In a fantastic new teaser for Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes, we are brought back to the film that started this franchise (and one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time), with Charlton Heston’s character from the original Planet of the Apes, in voice over, rallying against the end of his kind.
“I refuse to accept the end of man,”
Kurt Russell & Dave Bautista Talk Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
In his long and epic career, Kurt Russell has worked with some of the best directors alive, which makes his praise for James Gunn, the visionary behind the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy (he’s staying on board to see the franchise through its first narrative cycle) all the sweeter. Russell joined Vol. 2 in a crucial role, as Ego, the Living Planet, who also happens to be Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) father.
Behold Sir Paul McCartney in a New Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales Photo
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has a history of enlisting legendary British musicians in crucial cameos. You recall that none other than the Rolling Stones deathless guitarist Keith Richards played Jack Sparrow’s father in At World's End, and now, in Dead Men Tell No Tales, they’ve managed to employ possibly the only man even more iconic than Keith—Sir Paul McCartney. Now, for the first time,
