Francis Ford Coppola didn’t want Megalopolis to be seen as “some woke Hollywood production” and included “cancelled” actors in the cast. Francis Ford Coppola told Rolling Stone that he didn’t want Megalopolis to be looked upon as “some woke Hollywood production,” which is why the cast includes a few controversial actors. Megalopolis features a sprawling … Read more
The third Guardians movie — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — and the third Ant-Man — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.— actually have a lot in common from a story and character perspective. But one movie was a huge critical and commercial hit, and the other struggled at the box office and failed to connect with audiences, to the … Read more
A year or two ago it looked like Michael Keaton was on the verge of a full-fledged and long term comeback as the new (old) Batman. He co-starred as an older version of the character in The Flash, and then filmed a similar supporting turn in HBO Max’s Batgirl film. For a moment, it seemed like Keaton was … Read more
If you look back on the original X-Men movie now, it does seem fairly dated. And the thing is now almost 25 years old, so that’s not totally shocking. At the time, it looked cutting-edge and almost daring in its willingness to throw a Marvel comic up on the screen. Compared with modern superhero movies now, though, it … Read more
Watching your films, I think about Greil Marcus’ term about the old, weird America—you’re often examining these aspects of American life that aren’t always shown. How much are your movies about that other, less-represented America? Turner: It’s the unseen part of the glacier. It’s an ongoing conversation about American mythology, American individuality, regionalism, the colloquialisms … Read more
Ryan Gosling initially didn’t want to perform I’m Just Ken at the Academy Awards, saying, “There’s a lot of ways that can go wrong.” Ryan Gosling singing “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie at the Oscars was a definite highlight of the ceremony, but the actor originally turned down the Academy when he was first asked … Read more
Ian Fleming would have preferred Richard Burton, James Mason or James Stewart to play the first James Bond. The name’s Fleming, Ian Fleming. And boy did he have some problems with how his James Bond character was being adapted for the big screen. As we all know, Sean Connery was cinema’s first 007, but Fleming … Read more
Christopher Nolan was “on the fence” about directing The Dark Knight as he didn’t want to be typecast as a superhero movie director. Christopher Nolan has one of the best superhero trilogies under his belt with Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises, but he once considered calling it quits after the … Read more
The main reason to remake a film is the main reason to make a sequel or a reboot or anything else connected to existing intellectual property: Brand name value. Everyone in Hollywood wants a hit, and at least according to conventional wisdom, the quickest and easy way to produce one is to make something with a built-in audience. And … Read more
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga director George Miller explains why he didn’t digitally de-age Charlize Theron for prequel. It didn’t used to be an issue when a character was recast with a younger actor for a prequel or flashback scene, but with digital de-aging, directors can choose to have the same actor portray a character … Read more