Following the casting of Emmy winner Evan Peters in Tron: Ares, Disney has officially listed two new actresses. Both will star opposite Oscar winner Jared Leto in the long-in-development project. According to Variety, After Yang actor Jodie Turner-Smith and Past Lives breakout Greta Lee have been tapped to join the Tron 3 cast. Further details … Read more
John Landis calls streamers the “bad guys” in the movie industry Director John Landis says streamers and the pandemic have put a monumental tooth in the theatergoing experience. 11 hours ago What Does ‘The Flash’ Ending Mean for the DCU? ‘The Flash’ has already had a historically bad run at the box office, but what … Read more
Director John Landis says streamers and the pandemic have put a monumental tooth in the theatergoing experience. With 50 years in the movie business, pet house, The Blues Brothers and Trading Places director John Landis has plenty of experience to weigh in on the state of the industry. Now, he’s mourning the rise of streaming … Read more
Cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau took to Instagram to confirm that production on Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated Captain America: Brave New World has finally been completed. This marks Morgenthau’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe project after previously serving as the Director of Photography for Thor: The Dark World. The fourth installment to the blockbuster franchise is currently scheduled to … Read more
So you think Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Pale Fire, a “fake” poem followed by an addled “annotation” that adds up to a sardonic yet tragic narrative, is some kind of triumph of modernism? Well, yeah, it is, but in Eco’s collection, there’s an 18th-century book by Thémiseul de Saint-Hyacinthe called The Masterpiece of an Unknownwhich is … Read more
But back to the action/adventure stuff. Before he can put his retirement gift away, Indy is whisked off on an adventure with Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), the daughter of Basil and goddaughter of Indy. It turns out that Basil became obsessed with the dial after their encounter with it a quarter-century ago, and Indy told … Read more
Gal Gadot says that her Cleopatra movie is still happening and that it will “change the narrative” of the Queen. It may have been a little while since we last heard of the Cleopatra movie starring Gal Gadot, but the actress told Vogue Hong Kong that the project is still moving forward and that it … Read more
When a movie is successful, that’s a pretty clear indicator that audiences would enjoy a second installment. Especially if that movie can be classified as science fiction, action, or children’s entertainment. These are the types of films that lend themselves well to franchises — simply add a few new characters, incorporate a new location, and … Read more
“The Passengers of the Night” takes place from 1981—with jubilation in the streets over the election of President François Mitterrand—through 1988. But a constant throughout the movie’s many life changes is the presence of the late-night radio show that gives the film its title. During the wee hours, people call in to share intimate, personal … Read more
“Nimona” feels more like a dramatized checklist of stylistic tics and emotional beats from both Pixar and DreamWorks’ animation studios’ greatest hits. There’s some lightly likable dad-friendly puns, sight gags, and a bunch of angsty declaiming about questioning authority, being true to yourself, and other bumper-stick-ready slogans. “Nimona” also features a bunch of post-post-punk anthems … Read more