Margot Robbie is producing a Monopoly movie. She will pass Go. (She will collect way more than $200.) The film was announced today at CinemaCon, the annual industry event dedicated to hyping the upcoming studio blockbusters coming to movie theaters in the months ahead. The seeds for this project were planted just a few months ago, when Lionsgate … Read more
In a recent career retrospective, Michael Keaton reminiced about making Multiplicity, fondly recalling Harold Ramis and Andie McDowell. In a recent sit-down with GQ, while promoting his new film Knox Goes Away, the great Michael Keaton took some time to look back at his favorite roles. One of them, of course, was Batman, which we … Read more
Matthew Vaughn is not only looking to reboot Kick-Ass — he’s already working on multiple movies that will connect with the new version of the film create a Kick-Ass cinematic universe. The original film, which came out in 2010, was directed and co-written by Vaughn, and based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. The … Read more
While musical biopics are big sellers in Hollywood, some of the most coveted stories are deemed untouchable, but Sony plans to go all-in on The Beatles. Last week, it was revealed that American Beauty and Skyfall director Sam Mendes conceived and has signed on to take on the monumental task of telling the story of … Read more
Most of what I cover here on ScreenCrush are blockbusters. These are the movies with the biggest budgets in history. And yet lately, I find that more and more of them look downright bad. I don’t know if they’re made by directors lacking in vision or hands-on effects experience, or they’re worked on by too many disparate … Read more
Linda Hamilton has no interest in returning to the Terminator franchise. The 67-year-old actress played the role of heroine Sarah Connor in three movies in the sci-fi action series but has no desire to reprise the part after the disappointing response to the 2019 flick Terminator: Dark Fate. Speaking to Business Insider, Linda said: “I’m … Read more
Cheap Public Domain Horror needs to die a quick death and the focus needs to go back to making entertaining films. There’s a pandemic going on right now. It involves filmmakers taking characters that have recently fallen under Public Domain and making a horror film with them. This isn’t an issue on its own, as … Read more
For generations of kids, the words hot and wheels have been synonymous with toy cars. That’s the sort of name brand recognition that makes Hollywood executives salivate. So you can’t be surprised that someone pounced on the idea of making a Hot Wheels series. It was bound to happen sooner or later. As announced today, the animated show will be … Read more
Sebastian Stan is “excited” to be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 41-year-old actor will reprise his role as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in the superhero movie Thunderbolts and admits that he has “missed” playing the character. Stan told Variety: “I’m excited. I’m going to go back in a month or so. I’ve missed it. It’s … Read more
One teacher (James Le Gros) even calls out the value of surprise in his own work. “There’s spontaneity in that pot. It’s its own thing,” he says, as he passes a vase around a circle of students. The sentiment applies to all of the art in the film: the way Lizzy intends for her sculptures … Read more