Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis explain why they’re returning to Middle-earth for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. As the Lord of the Rings franchise has pulled in nearly $6 billion over the course of six movies, it was only natural that Warner Bros. would return to the well. That’s why it didn’t … Read more
Peter Jackson has already made six films set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels. And now he’s going back to Middle-earth to help create two new The Lord of the Rings films. These movies were officially announced by Warner Bros. today; the first of the pair is tentatively titled Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Warner Bros. … Read more
The ever-articulate and principled Peter Weller has told us a lot about ourselves in his roles as an actor and director. Learning more about this gifted storyteller and true Renaissance man can tell us even more. But Weller hasn’t been seen in a major motion picture since 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness, which ended a … Read more
The first official trailer for Peter Five Eight is here, previewing Kevin Spacey’s first feature role in a few years. Alongside Spacey, the film also features Jet Jandreau. Jandreau plays Sam, “a glamorous real estate agent who is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dark secret.” Rebecca De Mornay also plays … Read more
Peter Crombie, who terrorized the Seinfeld gang during the fourth season, has passed away following a brief illness. Peter Crombie, best known for his disturbed character Crazy Joe Davola on Seinfeld, has passed away at the age of 71. While no specific details have been released, it’s said that Crombie died after a brief illness. … Read more
Modern Beatles chronicler Peter Jackson partners with Sean Ono Lennon and Pixar’s Dave Mullins for War is Over music video from WETA Digital. So, this is Christmas, and Peter Jackson recently helmed the music video for the new Beatles song Now and Then, which controversially used AI to finish John Lennon’s vocals on the previously … Read more
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in moving trailer for Memory, a drama written and directed by Michel Franco. Ketchup Entertainment has released the first trailer for Michel Franco’s Memory, a gut-wrenching drama starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. If you’ve dealt with dementia in your own family, it certainly hits home. Jessica Chastain stars … Read more
They are calling it “The Last Beatles Song.” It started as a John Lennon demo called “Now and Then” that Yoko Ono had given to Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr during the work on The Beatles Anthology in the 1990s. While Paul, George, and Ringo did work on the song at that time, it … Read more
Yeah, it reminds me of the films from Laika studios (“Coraline,” “Paranorman,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”). You have done spoken-word performances in the past. I think on your “Shag Tobacco” tour in 1996, you did some. Was this a logical extension of that? Or did it feel different because it was someone else’s story? … Read more
With The Toxic Avenger remake set to premiere at Fantastic Fest, the first image and some teaser art have arrived online Two years have passed since filming wrapped on writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it HERE), and now the movie is finally about to make its way out into the world! … Read more