Introducing Independence Day: Resurgence‘s 40 Ton Space Tug

20th Century Fox dropped an exclusive first look at the space tug used by Liam Hemsworth’s character ESD Pilot Jake Morrison in Independence Day: Resurgence over at ComingSoon.net. Think of a tug boat in space, only for Resurgence, the crew actually built this 40 ton monster so the actors could interact with and act in a real space. It's this kind of commitment to real sets and props that has set recent sci-fi films,

Writer/Director Whit Stillman on his Jane Austen Comedy Love & Friendship

Most of the characters in Metropolitan, writer-director Whit Stillman's 1990 debut, are wealthy young Manhattan sophisticates with an enthusiasm for the artifacts of a refined past — notably, the novels of Jane Austen. Stillman's movie just happened to be followed by a rush of Austen adaptations.

Now the filmmaker has made his own Austen movie, Love & Friendship, which opens in limited release today, May 13.

The Lobster Continues Director Yorgos Lanthimos’s Singular Path

Yorgos Lanthimos has come far since his film debut 15 years ago, with his name now a veritable indie-film buzzword after creating such cinematic oddities as Alps and Dogtooth. The director is set to make his English-language debut with the Colin Farrell-starring The Lobster, but the Greek native has been making films for fifteen years now, establishing a backlog of films worth a closer look.

The Man Behind the Brilliant Sets on Key & Peele & Time Traveling Bong

Gary Kordan was the production designer for the entire Key & Peele comedy series, the legendary sketch comedy show that was not just brilliantly performed, but ambitiously produced, from the costumes and sets to the direction. Kordan also helped build multiple eras for Time Traveling Bong, a three-part miniseries starring Ilana Glazer and Paul Downs from Broad City. Kordan created sets for a dozen different times in history,

Captain America: Civil War Directors Joe & Anthony Russo

As the much-anticipated third installment of Marvel’s Captain America franchise hits theaters today, we catch up with directors Anthony and Joe Russo. The brothers discuss how they addressed the challenge of cramming so many of Marvel’s superheroes into Captain America: Civil War, how they subverted the genre by creating a film with no clear villain and playing good cop bad cop on set.

Captain America: Civil War is getting great reviews.

The Good Wife director Rosemary Rodriguez Talks About the Show’s End

When The Good Wife premiered in 2009, it was a different type of show. It had many of the elements of a procedural — weekly court cases and stand-alone proceedings — but it also featured a strong premise that helped the show build intriguing long-term storylines, strong relationships and truly memorable characters. Even when cable and premium shows began dominating many of the major Emmy categories, CBS’ The Good Wife stood out and was the last network show to be nominated for best drama at the Emmys (a feat it accomplished in 2011). 

Chatting With Elvis & Nixon Director Liza Johnson

In December 1970, Elvis Presley decided he wanted to become a federal anti-drug agent, and that the right man to give him the badge was no less than President Richard Nixon. As a much-reproduced photograph proves, the meeting really did happen. Elvis & Nixon, director Liza Johnson's third feature, reconstructs the event, with Michael Shannon as the King and Kevin Spacey as the Prez. The cast also includes Colin Hanks and Evan Peters as Nixon aides Egil Krough and Dwight Chapin,

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,

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,

Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room & the Anarchy of Punk Violence

Three years ago, Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin appeared on the festival circuit and with it, came the almost deafening cry from critics in high and low places, praising the precision and tangibility of the director’s meticulously directed sophomore effort. Blaringly violent and narratively understated, many waited with baited breath to see what the newly matured film writer/director would deliver next.

The answer comes Friday with Green Room,

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,"

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,

Talking to Documentarian Randall Wright About Hockney

Filmmaker Randall Wright has documented painters Lucian Freud (Lucian Freud: A Painted Life) and David Hockney (2003’s Secret Knowledge) which Wright made for the BBC. But his latest, Hockney, which opens April 22, is a far more in-depth and personal look at the artist, now 77, known for his sun-drenched California pools and domestic scenes. Hockney gave the director access to his personal archive of photographs and films;

Inside Game of Thrones Season 6: Visual Effects

Back in March we shared this great behind-the-scenes look at the crucial work the Game of Thrones prosthetics department does. "GOT prosthetics designers like Barrie Gower help conceptualize, design and make the prosthetics that turn fine actors into some of the most fearsome characters on the show," we wrote, pointing out that characters like the Night's King are created not just by the fine work of actor Richard Blake,

Talking to The Jungle Book‘s VFX Supervisor Robert Legato

Based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories, Disney’s sweeping, epic, live action version of The Jungle Book is an immersive delight. We talk to Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Robert Legato about creating realistic worlds using computers, why it’s an exciting time to be working in visual effects and how they can make a The Revenant sequel minus the grueling shoot.

Congratulations on The Jungle Book.

Check out the Incredible Stunts in Captain America: Civil War

You know what's even cooler than watching how some of the stunts were done in Captain America: Civil War? Watching them in slow motion. Especially the truck flipping over—and through—a bridge. 

The gang at Screen Slam were on the set of Civil War and got this incredible footage of some of the stunt work that went into the film. Some of the coolest stuff is watching the incredibly talented Heidi Moneymaker,

Director Karyn Kusama on the Quietly Sinister The Invitation

Despite her early success with Girlfight (and later Aeon Flux and Jennifer’s Body), it’s been nearly eight years since Karyn Kusama has directed a film, preferring instead to work in television, directing episodes of shows as varied as AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire and Hulu’s Casual. Thankfully, the filmmaker has ended her cinematic drought with The Invitation,

Writer/Director Ben Falcone on The Boss, Working With Wife Melissa McCarthy & More

In The Boss Melissa McCarthy stars as Michelle Darnell, a megalomaniacal businesswoman who has to rebuild her life with the help of her long-suffering former assistant (Kristen Bell) after a stint in federal prison. We speak to director, co-writer, co-producer, and McCarthy’s husband Ben Falcone, about working with his wife again- he also directed and co-wrote the 2014 McCarthy vehicle Tammy– how they resolve problems and geeking out over Peter Dinklage.

Daisy Ridley Answers Your Star Wars: The Force Awakens & Episode VIII Questions

Okay, she's not giving away any spoilers for Episode VIII, of course, but this 30-minute Q&A session with Daisy Ridley is still plenty informative. Ridley, who we don't need to tell you but are duty-bound to write it, anyway (she played Rey in The Force Awakens, there) sat down with StarWars.com’s Andi Gutierrez for a Q&A session broadcast live on on Facebook, answering questions from fans around the world.

Actress Rachel Brosnahan on Louder Than Bombs & House of Cards

Actress Rachel Brosnahan has been steadily building an admirable career on screens both large and small. While entertainment aficionados probably know her best as Rachel Posner, a young prostitute at the center of a political scandal in House of Cards on Netflix, Brosnahan now plays another principal figure in Manhattan on WGN America, and continues to showcase her talent in a variety of independent and studio films.