Independence Day: Resurgence Viral Video Highlights Alien Tech
This summer the world will be pushed to the brink of extinction. Nope, we're not talking about what will happen if the Donald seems poised to win the presidential election, but rather the return of the nastiest aliens of them all in Independence Day: Resurgence. To get you in the mood for galactic warfare, 20th Century Fox has dropped this new video that reflects on “The War of 1996,” the conflict that redefined what a summer blockbuster could be in the original Independence Day. ...
Game of Thrones: Watch Tyrion Tame the Dragons
If you're not caught up with Game of Thrones, stop reading.
As we discussed yesterday in our recap of "Home," director Jeremy Podeswa shot a gorgeous scene between Tyrion and Dany's dragons that has made one of the most delicious Game of Thrones theories seem entirely credible—Tyrion has Targaryen blood, connecting him to Dany and her dragons.
First, let's just take a moment to appreciate the way the scene between Tyrion and the dragons was shot...
The History of Apocalypse Revealed in new X-Men: Apocalypse Featurette
20th Century Fox has released a much deeper dive into the back story of the big baddie in X-Men: Apocalypse. One of the many interesting reveals of this featurette is that Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) is said to have brought civiliazation to mankind. This comes straight from director Bryan Singer, who goes on to explain that in giving the world civilization, Apocalypse felt that he was humanity's rightful God. Clearly, things didn't work out that way, but now he's back,...
See How They Created The Incredible Beasts in The Jungle Book
At the end of the The Jungle Book, one of the most immersive live-action/CGI films of all time, there is a note on the screen about where the film was shot—downtown Los Angeles. Despite having spent the entire run time in the Indian jungle amongst gloriously life-like beasts, from tigers (Shere Khan, voiced by Idris Elba) and panthers (Bagheera, voiced by Ben Kingsley) to giant pythons (Ka, voiced by Scarlett Johansson) and a Gigantopithecus (a now extinct species of ape,...
Rian Johnson Shares Set Photos From Star Wars: Episode VIII
Director Rian Johnson has really bought into the TGIF feeling: he's shared Star Wars: Episode VIII set photos on his Tumblr. Like The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, Johnson and the Episode VIII team have been secretive about production—there's even a story that they've got drones on set designed to take down other drones who might be trying to snap some photos—yet he has shared a few images from production in the past...
Tour the X-Mansion in a new X-Men: Apocalypse Video
We've shared the first clip from X-Men: Apocalypse, and now 20th Century Fox has released a new behind-the-scenes look at the X-Mansion. Production designer Grant Major, supervising art director Michele Laliberte, art director Veronique Meunier, director Bryan Singer and a few of the film's stars discuss why the X-Mansion is so critical to the film, and how in Apocalypse, it's bigger and better than ever. Just take one look at the jet hangar in the basement of the X-Mansion (and the runway that's entirely lit up) and you'll see that this is not your father's X-Mansion...
It’s National Superhero Day, so Maybe That Means There’s an Iron Man 4 Announcement?
Folks, it's National Superhero Day (we know what you're thinking—isn't every day National Superhero Day at this point?), and on April 28, we honor the men and women who use their extraordinary abilities for good rather than evil. Or, in the case of Deadpool, for good and for being a wise-ass.
With that in mind, it's the perfect day to share with you this clip from ABC News in which Robert Downey Jr...
Watch the 1st Clip From X-Men: Apocalypse
The first X-Men Apocalypse clip has arrived, and it features the return of Rose Byrne’s Moira MacTaggert giving Professor X (James McAvoy) the low down on some seriously disturbing information. MacTaggert reveals that her work has been focused on tracking down a certain all-powerful mutant. Further, if the stories are too be believed, MacTaggert explains that this original mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), was said to have recruited four super mutants to help aid him in his quest for world domination. Or so the old stories go...
How They Created Deadpool‘s World, Including his Mask
Deadpool will likely be one of 2016's biggest surprise hits. The film was a monster success with audiences, with Ryan Reynold's trash talking, fourth wall breaking red masked vigilante bringing some much needed chutzpah to the Marvel cinematic universe. Now, we're getting a glimpse at how Deadpool's world were built, from the breathtaking action to the breathable (supposedly) red mask.
First, check out Atomic Fiction's VFX breakdown reel showcasing their incredible work creating computer generated characters,...
HBO’s Vinyl Brings Big Business to New York
For everyone who missed out on the heady, hedonistic and dangerous days of 1970s New York, specifically the music scene, then HBO’s Vinyl is as good a time machine as you're likely to find. Starring Bobby Canavale as a record-label president trying to save his company in 1970s New York City, Vinyl's pedigree is undisputed: your executive producers are Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, two men who were right there in the thick of things when New York City was the epicenter of the music world,...
Key & Peele & Kittens: How the Duo Went From Indie Improv to Keanu
Despite growing up miles from each other in Detroit and New York City respectively, the comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have formed an unshakable (and brandable!) comedic bond in the form of both their Peabody-award winning Key & Peele and their collaborations since. But the two comedians, who seem so perfectly matched that it seems possible they were truly destined to be, have backgrounds that make their collaboration seem almost inevitable.
The first,...
The First Trailer for Oliver Stone’s Snowden is Here
Far be it for Oliver Stone to wade into political intrigue and controversy for a film. Sarcasm aside, Stone wrote and directed this feature about the world's most famous whistler blower, or traitor, depending upon your politics. Snowden stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the former NSA employee turned wanted criminal, and is based on journalist Luke Harding's book "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man," which detailed Harding's investigations for The Guardian into the Snowden's astonishing disclosures about the NSA's extensive surveillance of regular citizens. ...
A Spoiler Free Captain America: Civil War Review
Captain America: Civil War is the most satisfying Marvel film to date. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have essentially crafted the third Avengers film in everything but the title (including the omission of two major characters), and while they've scaled down the stakes (for a Marvel film), leaving the global population relatively safe no matter the outcome, they've managed to intensify the emotional investment. For a film situated inside a colossal "cinematic universe,"...
Here’s new Spider-Man Footage From Captain America: Civil War
With Captain America: Civil War currently sitting at a whopping 97% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes, it's safe to say that Marvel's latest, already all but guaranteed to be a commercial smash, is a critical darling to boot. One of the things critics have been raving about is Spider-Man's inclusion into the already packed ensemble cast. As we head to the press screening in just a few minutes, we'll be checking back in with a spoiler-free review...
This new Keanu Trailer has 500% More Cats
As we wrote back in March, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's Keanu is a laugh riot. The story revolves around the fate of the titular kitten, who ends up at Rell's (Peele) apartment, immediately pulling him out of a girlfriend-inspired funk (he'd been recently dumped) as he falls deeply in love with the little feline. Only Keanu is stolen by some local gangsters (which mimics the plot device that gets John Wick back in the game),...
Enter Wolverine: Final Trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse
The moment you X-Men fans were hoping for has arrived; Wolverine makes his appearance in this final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse. There's a ton of new footage here to parse, and with the timeline scrambled so thoroughly in director Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past, it's hard to predict just where our favorite characters like Wolverine are going to end up by the time Apocalypse ...
Game of Thrones Recap: “The Red Woman”
Hands up for everyone who saw the Red Queen revealing herself to be a very, very old woman coming. Right.
Okay, before we get to that bizarre piece of business, let's mull the opening shot of Game of Thrones season six premiere, "The Red Queen," which confirmed that Jon Snow is, at least for right now, very, sincerely dead. The long shot of his corpse in the snow (all that blood!) seemed to beg for some twitch of his leg or gasp for breath,...
Building a Ghost City in the Desert for Tom Hanks’ A Hologram for the King
In A Hologram for the King, Tom Hanks' American businessman Alan Clay visits an eerily deserted "city of the future" eager to firm up his appointment with the King of Saudi Arabia. Instead, he learns only that a meeting might happen at some vague point in the future. "It's a very strong image to see Tom in his black suit standing there in the middle of the desert," says Hologram writer-director Tom Tykwer...
Remembering Prince
By now you know that Prince, inarguably one of the most talented, singular musicians of his (or any other) generation, died on Thursday at his home, Paisley Park, in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He was 57. The cause of his death is unknown at this time.
The incredibly prolific singer, songwriter, showman, and producer was a musical polymath that had mastered the guitar, keyboards and drums, and who bent rock, R&B, funk and pop to his will. He was a musical prodigy, a sex symbol,...
The Huntsman: Winter’s War and the Tradition of Fairy Tale Film
Though the classic fairy tales of the Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Andersen were penned hundreds of years ago, their fantastical sensibilities and moral allegories are still the stuff of fascination, and remain deeply entrenched in our culture even today. With today's release of The Huntsman: Winter’s War, we will yet again be treated to a fantasy vision of well-known fairy tale characters like Queen Ravenna from Snow White (Charlize Theron) and Freya,...
