Nicolas Cage set to Star in Live-Action Spider-Man Noir Series

Nicolas Cage is slipping on Spider-Man Noir’s trenchcoat in a live-action series at MGM+ and Amazon Prime called Noir.

Cage is reprising his role from the Oscar-winning animated sensation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, only this time he’ll get to literally flesh out his character. The announcement was made ahead of Amazon’s upfront presentation to advertisers on Tuesday in New York.

“Expanding the Marvel universe with ‘Noir’ is a uniquely special opportunity,

By The Credits  |  May 14, 2024
“Game of Thrones” Spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” Nabs “Black Mirror” Director

One of the most beloved episodes of Black Mirror is, without question, “San Junipero,” and now its helmer, Owen Harris, has been tapped to board one of HBO’s biggest productions.

Harris is joining HBO’s next Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, only the second spinoff series that will have made it to air—House of the Dragon was the first—and now it has a stellar director in Harris,

By The Credits  |  May 8, 2024
“House of the Dragon” Season 2 Timeline Revealed

Leave it to Lord Corlys to clue us in on House of the Dragon‘s season 2 timeline.

Actor Steve Toussaint, who plays Lord Corlys, aka “The Sea Snake,” gave us a major clue regarding the timeline for season 2 of House of the Dragon during a panel at CCXP. Toussaint revealed that season 2 will begin a mere 10 days after the end of season 1. This is intriguing news for a series that ambitiously took a massive time jump in season 1,

By The Credits  |  May 8, 2024
“Blade Runner 2099” Adds Michelle Yeoh to Cast in Leading Role

Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 just got a major talent upgrade.

Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh has joined the cast in a lead role, adding a major star to one of TV’s most mysterious, exciting new projects. Yeoh joins a limited series that comes from showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) and is executive-produced by original Blade Runner director Ridley Scott. The Blade Runner 2099 team also includes director Jonathan van Tulleken (Shogun),

By The Credits  |  May 7, 2024
Jake Gyllenhaal is Caught in a Deadly Affair in “Presumed Innocent” Trailer

Jake Gyllenhaal is in some serious trouble in the first trailer for Apple TV+’s new limited series Presumed Innocent. 

Gyllenhaal stars as Rusty Sabich, a chief deputy prosecutor in Chicago’s Prosecuting Attorney’s office who has all the trappings of a successful, highly well-adjusted life: an important job, a loving wife, Barbara (played by Ruth Negga), and a family. But Sabich finds himself irresistibly drawn to his colleague, Carolyn (Renate Reinsve). The trailer sets the stage for what happens next—once Rusty and Carolyn begin an affair,

By The Credits  |  May 1, 2024

Interview

Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Person

“Shōgun” Stunt Coordinator Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle on Lady Mariko’s Last Stand

In part one of our conversation with Shōgun’s stunt coordinator and second unit director, Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle, he shared details about the extensive choreography training for the cast and what made Lord Toranaga’s (Hiroyuki Sanada) fighting style distinctive. Now, we turn toward Toranaga’s two allies, the “Anjin,” English sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), and the woman Toranaga tasks with acting as Blackthorne’s translator, Lady Mariko (Anna Sawai).

When an assassin breaks into Blackthorne’s house to kill him in episode 2,

By Su Fang Tham  |  May 1, 2024
Carrie Coon Confirms “The White Lotus” Season 3 is About Death

Mike White’s The White Lotus season 3 will once again skewer the clueless rich as the first two seasons did with such gleeful precision, but it’s being built around a single theme just as seasons one and two did. This isn’t just pure speculation; it comes from season 3 cast member Carrie Coon, who will be one of the tourists idling away at the White Lotus in Thailand.

White’s anthology series has depicted both the staff and the guests of the titular White Lotus resort—Hawaii in season 1 and Sicily in season 2—with most of the guests falling somewhere on the Extreme Bozo end of the rich and entitled spectrum.

By The Credits  |  April 30, 2024
“Let It Be” Trailer Reveals the Fully Restored 1970 Film After a 50 Year Wait

The first trailer for the fully restored “Let It Be” has arrived.

Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s original 1970 film about The Beatles has been meticulously restored by Peter Jackson, following Jackson’s deep dive docuseries The Beatles: Get Back, which was released on Disney+ in 2021. Let It Be will arrive on Disney+ on May 8, marking the first time it’s been available in over 50 years.

Let It Be was first released at a tumultuous time,

By The Credits  |  April 30, 2024

Interview

Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Person

The Samurai Sword and the Flaming Arrow: Inside the Stunts of “Shōgun” – Part One

It has been a very busy year for stunt coordinator Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle. Not only is he on one of this season’s most-watched scripted series on broadcast—Tracker on CBS—he is also the second unit director on FX’s critically acclaimed hit, Shōgun. Still maintaining its 99% Rotten Tomatoes score after a 10-week run, the historical saga based on James Clavell’s bestselling novel is shaping up to be a frontrunner at the upcoming Emmy Awards.

By Su Fang Tham  |  April 30, 2024

Interview

Director

From Feudal Japan to Tokyo’s Neon Underworld: “Shōgun” & “Tokyo Vice” Director Takeshi Fukunaga Unmasks Japan

Japan is enjoying a moment. Godzilla Minus One landed a Best Visual Effects Oscar and a record U.S. box office for a Japanese live-action film; Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron scored a Golden Globe for best-animated feature, while Shōgun (将軍) and Tokyo Vice have won fans and plaudits around the globe.

As the only local director on both those acclaimed series set in Japan,

By Gavin Blair  |  April 29, 2024
Who is The Ghoul? Watch Walton Goggins Become the Gritty Gunslinger in Prime Video’s “Fallout”

If you haven’t heard yet, Prime Video’s new series Fallout, an adaptation of the super-popular video game from showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, is a critical smash. It’s currently sitting at 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics hailing its vivid and captivating universe, its fearless weirdness, and its singular approach to transforming a world well-known to millions of gamers into a universe accessible to newcomers. In short, Fallout is a blast.

By The Credits  |  April 17, 2024
Dreams Come True: Ryan Gosling Delivers “Papyrus 2” Sequel Sketch on “Saturday Night Live”

Ryan Gosling returned in triumphant fashion this past weekend to host Saturday Night Live, the first time he’s been back to Studio 8H since way back in 2017. Gosling was once again on point, delivering a pitch-perfect cold open that revisited a beloved alien abduction sketch he first did back in 2017, then using his opening monologue to do a big song and dance number devoted to his last role,

By The Credits  |  April 15, 2024
Penelope and Colin Conspire in First “Bridgerton” Season 3 Trailer

Your return trip to the ‘Ton is duly booked, your carriage awaits, and a fresh season of intrigue will greet you in a month’s time.

The first trailer for season 3 of Bridgerton has arrived, revealing quite the unique arrangement between Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton), who have decided to band together to find Penelope the man of her dreams. Or, more accurately, a husband.

Julie Andrews again voices Lady Whistledown as she welcomes us back to the ‘Ton.

By The Credits  |  April 11, 2024
Ryan Gosling is Returning to “Saturday Night Live” 7 Years After Iconic “Papyrus” Sketch

Ryan Gosling is returning to host Saturday Night Live this weekend, the first time he’s been back to Studio 8H since way back in 2017, which is significant considering he delivered one of the all-time great SNL moments courtesy of a digital short. In fact, if we absolutely had to pick our favorite Saturday Night Live digital short of the last ten years, the choice would be the Gosling-led Papyrus. 

By The Credits  |  April 9, 2024

Interview

Cinematographer

“3 Body Problem” Cinematographer Martin Ahlgren on Creating the Series’ Most Shocking Set Piece

The scope of 3 Body Problem is planetary. Adapted by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, alongside Alexander Woo, Netflix’s ambitious sci-fi series presents a grand depiction of a war between humanity and aliens. Prior to the aliens’ arrival, a team of beleaguered scientists and a clandestine agency led by Thomas Wade (Liam Cunningham) engage in both intellectual and physical warfare as they try to find ways to cope with the mind-melting reality of their situation,

By Jack Giroux  |  April 9, 2024
“Stranger Things” Star Maya Hawke Teases Mind-Boggling Final Season

Stranger Things is creeping toward its fifth and final season on Netflix, the culmination of one of the most successful, consistently engaging shows on the streamer since it burst onto the scene in 2016. And now, one of the series stars, Maya Hawke, who plays the beloved and brave nerd Robin Buckley, has offered a tiny teaser for what fans can expect from the final season of Matt and Ross Duffer’s juggernaut sci-fi show.

By The Credits  |  April 8, 2024

Interview

Composer

Legendary Composer Charles Fox Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

On Friday, April 5, composer Charles Fox was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in recognition of his remarkable career creating themes for television series like Love, American Style, Happy Days, The Love Boat, scores for more than 100 movies like Foul Play and 9 to 5, and the Grammy-winner, “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” His orchestral compositions include three full-length ballets. His awards include two Emmys,

By Nell Minow  |  April 5, 2024
“Dead Boy Detectives” Trailer Unveils Netflix’s Supernatural Sleuthing Series

Netflix has revealed the trailer for Dead Boy Detectives, which finds two sleuthing teenagers who are committed to helping folks struggling with intrusive ghosts and mean-spirited demons. The catch? These two teens are not among the living, as the title suggests.

The trailer introduces us to Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), our two heroes behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Edwin and Charles have found each other in death,

By The Credits  |  April 3, 2024
New “Daredevil: Born Again” Image Reveals Jon Bernthal’s Return as The Punisher

Marvel Studios is following up on the success of their gritty crime series Echo with a new, street-level superhero show in their upcoming reboot Daredevil: Born Again. Now, we’ve got a look at one of the toughest, most ruthless characters in Marvel’s canon, and we’re not even talking about Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, the main villain in Echo and the bruiser who will be returning in a big way in Daredevil: Born Again.

By The Credits  |  April 1, 2024
First “The Sympathizer” Trailer Reveals Robert Downey Jr.’s Twisty New HBO Series

HBO has revealed the official trailer for The Sympathizer, one of the most intriguing new series set to launch this year. The seven-episode limited series boasts a sensational cast and phenomenal source material—Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name—and the first trailer offers a taste of the globetrotting and subterfuge to come. It also bears the imprimatur of co-showrunner, executive producer, writer, and director Park Chan-wook, one of the best in the business.

By The Credits  |  March 28, 2024