The Mummy Takes Tom Cruise Across the Globe
Marvel’s got their MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), and this Friday, DC’s Extended Universe will see their next big installment, Wonder Woman, hit theaters across the country (and the reviews are already excellent). Not to be outdone, Universal’s Dark Universe, which makes use of their rich canon of gods and monsters, will release their first official film, Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy,
Extended Wonder Woman ‘Making Of’ Featurette a Must-Watch
We’ve written about how critics are in agreement; Wonder Woman is the best film in the DC Extended Universe by a wide margin. If you want some insight into what director Patty Jenkins, star Gal Gadot and the whole Wonder Woman team did to make a truly excellent superhero film, this extended featurette is just what you’re looking for.
This new featurette looks at how Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) went from being a princess on the remote Amazonian island of Themyscira to World War I-era London,
Here’s How Justice League Will Connect to Aquaman
This week marks a major moment for Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe with the release of Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman on June 2. The reviews are pouring in, and they are gushing, which bodes very well for the future of DC's films, which included Justice League, due in theaters on November 17, and Aquaman, due out December 21, 2018. While Jenkins' film is Diana Prince (Gal Gadot)'s origin story, set during World War I,
Matt Smith on Playing Petulant Royalty in Netflix’s The Crown
One of television’s priciest shows to date, the first season of The Crown offers a faithfully detailed portrait of Elizabeth II’s early years as sovereign. Claire Foy plays the graceful if young queen; the difficult glory faced by her husband, Prince Philip, is portrayed equally well by the British actor Matt Smith (previously one of the doctors on Dr. Who). A lauded naval officer during World War II, Philip had to give up his career as he transitioned into being,
Check out Finn’s new Blaster From Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The new blaster that Finn (John Boyega) picks up in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a choice piece of protection. Boyega showed off his new weapon on his Instagram page (apparently writer/director Rian Johnson let him take the prop home with him), and it's a beauty of practical design. It's also probably a good thing that Finn is using a blaster in the new film—his work with a lightsaber in
The Crown & Game of Thrones’ Costume Designer Michele Clapton
Costume designer Michele Clapton, who won an Emmy for her work on Game of Thrones, swapped the diabolical Lannister family for the Windsors to work on Netflix’s The Crown. We talk to Clapton about why a man’s shirt was one of the most pivotal pieces Claire Foy’s Elizabeth wore, why she hates costumes that look like costumes and how she was drawn back to Game of Thrones.
Rave Reviews Bode Well for Wonder Woman‘s June 2 Premiere
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot enter the home stretch before the film's June 2 premiere with the knowledge that critics absolutely love what they've done. Sitting at a glorious 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Wonder Woman looks like it's going to be the critical and commercial smash Warner Bros. needed for their relatively young DC Comics cinematic universe. While Man of Steel,
The Stormtrooper who hit his Head Finally Comes Clean, 40 Years Later
Of all the great pieces that were published yesterday to honor the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, we tip our hats to The Hollywood Reporter and writer Ryan Parker for the scoop of the day. One part of Star Wars lore involves a certain Stormtrooper hitting their head on a blast door as he and his comrades move about the Death Star looking for R2-D2 and C-3PO.
Black Mirror‘s Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones on TV’s Most Twisted Show
British sci-fi series Black Mirror reflects with chilling plausibility myriad ways in which technology brings out the worst in human behavior — one freestanding episode at a time. Creator Charlie Brooker and producer Annabel Jones, in Los Angeles on a break from shooting the fourth season of their Netflix limited series, say they hate repeating themselves and love the anthology format. "It's lunacy but by doing each episode as a one-off 50-minute film,
Director Stephen Daldry on The Creation & Execution of Netflix’s Brilliant The Crown
Rumoured to be the most expensive television show ever produced, the first series of Netflix’s lush period drama The Crown delves deep behind the palace doors into the events around Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne. Director Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliot), chats to The Credits about how the idea for The Crown came about, diverting from the truth,
Sony Taps Beyond the Lights Director to Helm Spider-Man Spinoff
Sony has a hot hand right now when it comes to Spider-Man and Spidey-related projects. On the Spider-Man: Homecoming front, the studio recently released this new trailer, which further teased the large role Tony Stark will play in the film, and, gave us our first glimpse inside the suit he made for Peter Parker. Then there was the universally praised news that Tom Hardy has been cast to play Venom,
Netflix Teases new Castlevania Animated Series
Nostalgia itself is no reason to create a film or a television series, but as inspiration, or merely a starting point, it can lead to some pretty spectacular creations. The 1980s have been very good to Netflix; their smash hit Stranger Things, which conjured the decade by way of Steven Spielberg, was enlivened by the passion and wit of the Duffer brothers, the show’s creators, to become much more than mere pastiche.
Happy Birthday, Star Wars! The Franchise Turns 40 Today
Star Wars is officially 40 years old. Premiering on this day, May 25, in 1977, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (back then it commonly known simply as Star Wars) first introduced the world to Luke (Mark Hamill), Leia (Carrie Fisher), Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), a certain Wookie and two droids. While hype is the lingua franca of Hollywood,
Tony Stark Invites Spider-Man Over for the NBA Finals
Yesterday Sony released the latest trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, which featured a look inside the new Spidey suit that was created by Tony Stark. Jon Watts' Homecoming is making the most of the father/son (or perhaps more accurately, rich uncle/nephew) relationship between Tony and Peter (Tom Holland), and the new suit Tony provides "the kid," as he calls him, is by far the most high-tech in the history of the Spider-Man franchise.
Dead Men Tell No Tales DP on how They Made the Splashiest Pirates Film of All Time
Ever since Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) first set sail in Curse of the Black Pearl, nothing says summer like a rum soaked Caribbean cruise with a swashbuckling gang of rogue miscreants. Friday will mark the fifth time that Disney has ushered in blockbuster season with a Pirates of the Caribbean adventure. Dead Men Tell No Tales introduces the undead Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem) who has a vendetta against Jack.
Game of Thrones Drops Thrilling Official Season 7 Trailer
Game of Thrones has dropped their season 7 trailer, putting into sharp focus just how action-packed things are going to be. The trailer hints at what stars Kit Harington and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau mentioned in a recent interview; season 7 is going to start fast and stay that way. Everything you're excited about—colossal dragons involving themselves in massive battles, the Starks reunited, the Lannisters plotting, Dany in Westeros with her army,
Talking to Writer/Director/Star Demetri Martin About his new Film Dean—Part II
In part I of our interview with the comedian-turned-filmmaker, Demetri Martin explained how he came to make his first semi-autobiographical feature, Dean. The second part begins with Martin’s discussion of the way he incorporated aspects of his own experiences into supporting characters in his script.
"They're not based on anybody, and the story didn't happen to me. My mom sold our house years ago. I was happy about that.
Talking to Writer/Director/Star Demetri Martin About his new Film Dean—Part I
Although best known from TV, beginning with The Daily Show in 2005, actor-comedian Demetri Martin has acted in such movies as Contagion, Taking Woodstock, and In A World…. Now he adds a few more hyphens to his resume as the writer-director-star of Dean, a comedy about a New York-based illustrator who flees to Los Angeles after his mother dies.
Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Trailer Looks Fantastic
Luc Besson‘s adaptation of Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières’ comic books Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets looks visually stunning. With a summer movie slate that will give you plenty of well known entities, from The Mummy and Transformers: The Last Knight to Spider-Man: Homecoming and War for the Planet of the Apes,
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Characters and City Revealed
The Star Wars Show is pretty much the best place to get 100% accurate scoops on any Star Wars related film, considering they're an official part of the galaxy. So you can take the news delievered in this new clip to the bank—these characters and this city from Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi are the real deal. What makes this scoop doubly accurate is they're getting their information this time around from
