Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” Gets Boost With Addition of “The Bear” Star Ayo Edebiri
Marvel Studios just added an ace actor to their ever-expanding universe. Ayo Edebiri, who broke out with her fantastic performance in Hulu’s critically acclaimed The Bear, is now entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe in one of the biggest and most mysterious of their upcoming films.
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Edebiri will join Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and more in Thunderbolts, which is centered on a team of antiheroes and otherwise less-than-noble Marvel characters as they’re tasked with facing down a grave threat.
“Succession” Season 4 Trailer Finds the Roy Children United Against Logan
Oh, the Roy family. You have to wonder what they’d do if they all got everything they wanted. Then again, there is no conceivable outcome in which every member of the Roy family is satisfied; their very natures preclude them from contentment, a statement you could probably make about most people, but in their case, seems like a genuinely pathological affliction. The first teaser for Succession season four finds the Roy kids ready and willing to go to war with their father,
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” Second Trailer Reveals Greek Goddesses Gone Berserk
The second trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods is steeped in Greek mythology and the potency of some seriously charismatic new foes. Within the first few seconds, we’re introduced to Lucy Lui’s Kalypso and Helen Mirren’s Hespera, two heavyweight goddesses from the Greek pantheon who have arrived to hunt down Billy Batson (Asher Angel) and his superhero alter ego Shazam (Zachary Levi) and their super-powered friends.
“Children stole the power of the gods,”
“Alice, Darling” Director Mary Nighy on Her Chilling, Emotionally Resonant Feature Debut
Alice, Darling, Mary Nighy’s feature film directorial debut explores an insidious form of emotional and psychological abuse: coercive control. In its stirring portrait of Alice, a young woman in denial about her partner’s manipulative and oppressive behavior — played with dazzling depth by Anna Kendrick — the film takes an honest look at the unsettling impact of such abuse. When Alice spends a few days away with her two best friends, she is forced to face her reality and make a life-altering choice.
Rian Johnson’s New Mystery Series “Poker Face” With Natasha Lyonne is a Royal Flush With Critics
Who better to revive the mystery-of-the-week concept than Mr. Knives Out himself, Rian Johnson, and Ms. Russian Doll herself, Natasha Lyonne? The pairing is too perfect, and the conceit of their new mystery series is too delicious, so you’d be forgiven for assuming that Poker Face (Peacock) would merely deliver a pleasing new diversion, a pair of Jacks if you will. Instead, critics are calling Poker Face a royal flush.
New “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” Video is a Trip to The Quantum Realm
We’re now just a few weeks away from the official start of Marvel Studio’s Phase 5 with the premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantamnia. To that end, Marvel has released this behind-the-scenes look at director Peyton Reed’s upcoming film, which finds Scott Land (Paul Rudd), his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton), Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) venturing into the Quantum Realm. It’s there they’ll find an Avengers-level threat in Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors),
Trailer for Netflix’s “Bill Russell: Legend” Reveals First Look at the Icon’s Life & Legacy
Netflix has revealed the first trailer for Bill Russell: Legend, filmmaker Sam Pollard‘s doc about the life and legacy of the most dominant NBA player of all time, and, a major force for good off the court. Pollard is the perfect person to lead this effort (past films include Black Art: In the Absence of Light, MLK/FBI, Atlanta Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children),
Sundance 2023: Netflix Nabs Buzzy Psychological Thriller “Fair Play”
Netflix has made its play.
The streamer has bought one of the buzziest films at this year’s Sundance, writer/director Chloe Domont’s psychological thriller Fair Play, for $20 million, Deadline reports. The film is already getting great reviews after its Sundance premiere, with Dumont’s debut film depicting the brutally cutthroat world of a New York investment firm. Netflix ultimately won the film’s rights after a bidding war with a few other competitors.
Sundance 2023: A24 Grabs Australian Horror Film “Talk to Me”
A24 has nabbed the buzzy Australian horror film Talk to Me after the film’s debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Variety had the scoop and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the studio, always so deft at delivering chilling, interesting horror films, bought the film after its screening in the Midnight Selections lineup in a deal reported to be in the high seven figures.
Talk to Me stars Sophia Wilde as a grieving teenager named Mia,
What a Marvel: Angela Bassett Makes MCU History With “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Oscar Nom
All hail the Queen.
Angela Bassett has made history as the first actor to nab an Oscar nomination for their performance in a Marvel film. Bassett is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her moving work as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
This is Bassett’s second Oscar nomination, which makes her only the fourth Black Woman in history to earn multiple Oscar nominations (her first nomination,
Your 2023 Oscars Nominations Are Here
Your 2023 Oscar nominations are in.
The Best Picture category includes war epics historical (All Quiet on the Western Front), imagined (Top Gun: Maverick), alien (Avatar: The Way of Water), and one between friends (The Banshees of Inisherin). The category also includes one Spielberg (The Fablemans), a couple of directing Daniels (Everything Everywhere All At Once),
Sundance 2023: Filmmaker Razelle Benally on Her Showtime Doc Series “Murder in Big Horn”
The Sundance staff and execs have always believed it essential to honor Indigenous people as part of their film festival and institute, as exampled by their Native Lab and Indigenous Program. This year, there is an even greater focus on Native cultures, both inside and outside the cinemas, with 11 Indigenous films as part of the program. 2023 also marked the inaugural year for The Indigenous House, which provided a gathering space for community members and allies,
HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Delivers Astonishing Second Ep For Largest-Ever Viewership Growth
If you watched the riveting second episode of HBO’s The Last Of Us, you were a part of history. The series delivered the largest-ever viewership growth for a drama from a premiere episode to its second, according to measurements by Nielsen. Episode two bested the premiere’s gangbusters numbers by bringing in 5.7 million viewers across linear airings across HBO and HBO Max. That’s a 22% jump from last week’s record-breaking 4.7 million haul.
A New “Knock at the Cabin” Video Takes You Inside M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest Thriller
When you’re watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie, even the most common sounds are terrifying. And nothing, it turns out, is scarier than the sound of a knock at the door, especially when you’re renting a cabin in the woods for a weekend and not expecting any company. What’s even worse is when the person doing the knocking is Dave Bautista’s Leonard.
In a new behind-the-scenes look at Shyamalan’s latest released by Universal Pictures,
New “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” Trailer Delights in Derring-do
We’ve got a fresh look at Paramount’s long-awaited Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and the vibes are groovy. The star-studded epic from directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (the pair behind Game Night) is led by Chris Pine as Edgin, a rakish sort who teams up with Regé-Jean Page’s Xenx, Justice Smith’s Simon, and Michelle Rodriguez’s Holga on an adventure that’ll pack in plenty of action, hijinx, and danger.
Sundance 2023: Jonathan Majors’ Astonishing Transformation for “Magazine Dreams”
Jonathan Majors is turning heads and earning major buzz for his astonishing transformation in Magazine Dreams. Granted, Majors’ star has been rising for a while now, and the man was already in extremely good shape, but what he did to prepare for the role of amateur bodybuilder Killian Maddox is astonishing.
Majors revealed at the Variety Studio at the Sundance Film Festival that his training regimen to transform his already ripped physique into a bodybuilder’s hulking frame included eating more than 6,000 calories a day and working out three times daily.
Writer/Director Elegance Bratton on His Breakout Film “The Inspection”
Writer/director Elegance Bratton’s autobiographical The Inspection is one of the year’s breakout films. Bratton stuck with the project for years because it most reflected who he is: a gay Black man who was homeless as a teenager, a Marine Corps veteran, and a Columbia University and NYU-educated filmmaker.
Bratton’s struggles began practically at birth with that unusual, magnificent name. “My mother named me Elegance but had a problem with me being gay,” Bratton said over the phone from his home in Baltimore.
Jason Momoa’s Future in the DC Universe Sounds Very Bright
For those of you wondering— and worrying—about Jason Momoa’s future with DC in light of all the recent news and shakeups, the man himself is here to put you at ease.
As you’re no doubt aware by now, the new co-chairs of DC Studios are Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad writer/director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran. They took over the studio with the goal of getting all of the stories that DC tells across film,
“Tron 3” in the Works With Jared Leto
The Tron train might be finally leaving the station.
After years of potential sequels going nowhere, Tron 3 is moving forward at Disney, with Jared Leto set to star. Leto has been championing the project for half a decade and will now lead the feature, with director Joachim Ronning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) potentially helming the film.
First Teaser for Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” Gives a Glimpse of His Sci-Fi Epic
When Netflix revealed their full slate of films for 2023, one of the biggest has got to be Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon. We learned last April that Snyder had begun filming his sci-fi epic for Netflix. Then, Netflix revealed its release date, December 22. And now, Snyder and one of his stars, Cary Elwes, have shared a few more looks at the upcoming film, including an 8-second teaser and an image of star Sofia Boutella.
