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
James Gunn says he’s done “one day of reshoots on my past two films combined” and doesn’t expect to have to do any on Superman. Most major blockbusters involve some degree of reshoots, be they one day or even several months, but it sounds like James Gunn isn’t expecting to do any on his upcoming … Read more
There’s also a Max-like figure played by Tom Burke who becomes important for a couple of chapters and whose bond with Furiosa is fascinatingly portrayed as something more akin to a couple of pack animals bonding than as a couple of human lovers. Of course, he dies a gruesome death. There are a lot of gruesome … Read more
Russell Crowe doesn’t have a ton of sympathy for Dakota Johnson post-Madame Web. While there are directors with strong opinions on comic book films, often targeting the face of it all, Marvel Studios, there is no shortage of impressive actors who have starred in these superhero films. You have actors like Robert Downey Jr., Mark … Read more
The Fall Guy star Ryan Gosling doesn’t want to take on roles that put him in a “dark place” for the sake of his family. Tomorrow brings the much-anticipated release of The Fall Guy. The action comedy looks like a hell of a lot of fun, and fun is the name of the game for … Read more
Saturday Night Live alum doesn’t think her Debbie Downer character could sustain a 90-minute feature film. Saturday Night Live skits have given us some of the funniest and most enjoyable movies of their eras. OK, there aren’t many – we’re really mostly talking about The Blues Brothers, the Wayne’s World double feature and MacGruber – … Read more
With the recently announced Poohniverse, one thing has become abundantly clear: franchises are getting out of control. A few months ago I talked about the onslaught of Public Domain Horror Films we were being subjected to. And while these films would have been relegated to straight to DVD in a different era, Fathom Events has … Read more
Barbie’s Greta Gerwig has finally given her thoughts on being snubbed for Best Director, saying she was more pulling for Margot Robbie. Greta Gerwig arrives at a photo call for “Barbie,” Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) When the Academy Award nominations were announced last … Read more
Cillian Murphy says that Wes Craven’s Red Eye isn’t a good movie but reveals what attracted him to the role. Just two months after the release of Batman Begins, Cillian Murphy was back in theaters with Red Eye, a psychological thriller directed by Wes Craven. Although the film received decent reviews and was a box-office … Read more
You know it’s a slow box office weekend when the big news story revolves around a film that won’t open for three more weeks. Dune: Part Two, you see, is tracking to open at around $65 million, according to box office analysts, which is welcome news considering the middling numbers this weekend. Argylle retook the … Read more