First Look at “Andor” Amid Disney’s Reveal of 10 New “Star Wars” Projects
The fruits of a four-hour investor presentation from Disney have been bountiful, to say the least. We got our first look at Loki, our first look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the bittersweet news that Marvel will not recast Chadwick Boseman’s role in Black Panther II.
In this post, we’re turning our attention to all things Star Wars.
First Look at “Loki” Reveals a Post “Avengers: Endgame” World
There’s just so much news that came out of Disney’s investor presentation yesterday, and one of the most intriguing bits was this first look at Loki. We finally get a peek at what Marvel’s most maladaptive supervillain/sometimes hero—so wonderfully played by Tom Hiddleston—has been up to since we saw him sneak away with the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame.
Loki comes from Michael Waldron, a Rick and Morty producer and one of the writers on Sam Raimi’s upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Javicia Leslie Makes Her Debut as “Batwoman” in Season 2 Trailer
Redesigned Batwoman suit? Check. Brand new Batwoman, period? Double check. The CW has just revealed our first extended look at Javicia Leslie as Batwoman, and it probably goes without saying that Leslie not only rocks the new Batwoman suit with ease, her taking up the cape and cowl augers an exciting new phase for Caroline Dries’ show.
Speaking of that cowl, the new suit boasts a new one that lets Leslie’s natural,
Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle on Filming HBO’s “The Undoing” – Part II
As mentioned in Part I of our interview with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, a good many of The Undoing’s settings were shot on location in Manhattan, while the main interiors were built at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. Many of the locations were found in the Upper West Side, something that took some getting used to for Mantle. “We were very true to the Upper West Side, which I actually found hard to embrace because it’s not a world I’m drawn to,” he says,
Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle on Filming HBO’s “The Undoing” – Part I
When Nicole Kidman first began reading scripts for HBO’s hugely popular limited series from David E. Kelley, The Undoing, among the first things she noticed was intense scenes in which her very interior character said little, and gives away even less. When she wondered aloud about how best to handle such performances for the camera, director Susanne Bier simply replied, “I’ve got ideas.”
The limited series follows Grace (Kidman) and Jonathan Fraser (Grant),
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Part 4 Teaser Hints at the Series’ End
The end is nigh. Netflix’s delightful Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is, sadly, coming to a close at the end of season 4. To that end, we’ve got the final trailer for the final season. It’s been a lushly designed, beautifully shot series. As production designer Lisa Soper told us, color was paramount when it came to creating the look of the show. “The world itself is built around the colors of fall and the representation of divine feminine energy.
Elliot Page’s Powerful Open Letter About Coming Out as Transgender, Non-Binary
“I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,” Elliot Page wrote in a statement heard around the entertainment industry and the world on Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated actor and one of the stars of Netflix’s current hit series The Umbrella Academy announced he is transgender. Formerly known as Ellen Page, Elliot shared this news via a moving Instagram post.
Crafting the Singular Look of “Selena: The Series”
The official trailer for Netflix’s Selena: The Series revealed a plethora of looks that have Selena fans eagerly anticipating its premiere on December 4. The glimpses offered reminded us that not only was she a singing sensation, but Selena was also a fashion icon to millions, too. Everything about her, from her hairstyles to her hoop earrings to her lipstick to her outfits, were so relatable they seem lifted from an album of any given Latinx family.
Here’s What’s Coming to Netflix in December
Earlier today we shared the new titles coming to HBO Max this December—now it’s time to turn our attention to Netflix. There are three major new films coming to the streamer, all of which promise to be worth your time. From an emotional standpoint, we have no trouble admitting that Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, featuring Chadwick Boseman in his final performance, is the film we’re most looking forward to in the most bittersweet of ways.
Here’s What’s Coming to HBO Max in December
There’s a lot coming to HBO Max this December, with arguably no single title quite as big, or as hotly anticipated, as Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984. The return of Gal Gadot in the title role was supposed to be one of the year’s biggest theatrical releases, but, we know just how difficult 2020 has been. Instead, Wonder Woman 1984 will bow in select theaters and on HBO Max on December 25.
Moses Ingram on her Debut role as Jolene in “The Queen’s Gambit”
Moses Ingram stepped off the stage at Yale and immediately onto the set of The Queen’s Gambit. The acting newcomer had only two weeks between graduating from the Yale School of Drama in May of last year and flying to Toronto to begin filming.
“The first scene I filmed was a little snippet of the car pulling up and [me] stepping out of the car,” Ingram said. “I definitely overthought it though because I’m like driving in this old-school,
HBO Max’s Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between The World And Me” Free to Stream This Thanksgiving
HBO Max has given us all something to savor this Thanksgiving that’s not filled with tryptophan (dissing on turkey here) and much, much better for the mind—Kamilah Forbes’ adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between The World and Me” will be free to stream beginning on November 25 through November 20.
.@HBO special event #BetweenTheWorldAndMe is available to stream for free on https://t.co/WJkYI0Dg3K beginning Nov. 25 through Nov.
Writer/Producer’s Ron Leshem on His Groundbreaking HBO Max Series “Valley of Tears”
Writer/producer Ron Leshem has gained international recognition as the creator of the Israeli TV series Euphoria and executive producer of its U.S. adaptation. Along with his longtime collaborator Amit Cohen, Leshem is also known for creating the series The Gordin Cell, Allegiance, and No Man’s Land. But for a decade, the Israeli-born duo have been wanting to produce a story about one of the most important moments in their homeland’s history — the Yom Kippur War.
Editor Michelle Tesoro on Checkmate Pacing in “The Queen’s Gambit”
A girl triumphing in a boys’ world of midcentury competitive chess is at the crux of Netflix’s limited series The Queen’s Gambit, which manages to make the board game not only thrilling but evocatively stylish, spanning Beth Harmon’s (Anya Taylor-Joy and Isla Johnston, as young Beth) bleak 1950s-era childhood in a Kentucky orphanage through her jet-setting young adulthood during the 1960s. Beth, drawn from Walter Tevis’s novel of the same name,
Supervising Sound Editor on Capturing the Sound of “Ted Lasso” Remotely
Ted Lasso began life nearly a decade ago, in what must now seem like a more innocent time, as a character in a series of promos for NBC as they embarked on coverage of Britain’s Premier League. That character, created and portrayed by SNL alum Jason Sudeikis, is an American football coach, hot off a miracle season with a perpetually struggling college, who is hired by England’s mythical AFC Richmond squad to coach,
Will Smith Reveals “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Reunion Trailer
The Fresh Prince himself has revealed the trailer for HBO Max’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special, and it’s precisely what you need—what we all need—on a Friday. Will Smith is back with series regulars Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and Alfonso Ribeiro. The reunion wouldn’t be complete without recurring co-star and longtime Smith collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, who’s also on hand. The whole gang is back at the Banks household,
New Photos & Official Release Date for “WandaVision” Revealed
It was only two days ago we were discussing how exciting the pending premiere of Marvel Studios’ first Disney+ series WandaVision was. The show sounds absolutely bizarre in the best possible way, and the heaps of talented people involved, both in front of and behind the camera, and their collective excitement to share their work, had us and every other Marvel fan counting down the days until the premiere.
“Inside Pixar” Premieres Tomorrow on Disney+
While a lot of the oxygen around Disney+ series understandably gets suctioned into the engines of the Falcon Crest (we’re making a joke about The Mandalorian‘s massive popularity, gang), the streaming channel has had some really excellent documentary series, too. From Into the Unknown: Making of Frozen 2 to Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney+ has offered viewers fascinating inside looks at some of these beloved franchises.
Prepare Yourself for Something Very Different With Marvel’s “WandaVision” on Disney+
Ever since WandaVision‘s title was released, there’s been a growing sense of fun and weirdness around Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series. And, owing to the pandemic and the production delays it caused, WandaVision will now be Marvel’s first Disney+ series to premiere, having leapfrogged over The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The buzz only grew as we saw initial images and that Super Bowl spot, revealing that the series would be set in some alternate reality where not only was Vision (Paul Bettany) somehow alive (he was killed by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War after all),
Dave Chappelle Returning to “SNL” Four Years Later
You might recall the last time Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live. Perhaps you watched the show in a daze of bewilderment and dread. The date was November 12, 2016. Chappelle was the first SNL host of the Trump era, taking to studio 8H just a couple of days after Trump bested Hillary Clinton in the presidential election on November 8. The country was still in collective shock,
