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William Hurt Gave One Of His Briefest Yet Best Performances In A History Of Violence New Line Cinema By Joshua Meyer/March 14, 2022 9:53 am EST The death of William Hurt over the weekend brought renewed interest to his work, as is always the case, sadly, when an actor or artist of any kind passes away. In recent years, Hurt became known to a new generation of movie fans for his role as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Dune Universal Pictures Denis Villenueve’s take on “Dune” is easily among the most anticipated films of 2021, but it won’t be the first time a brilliant auteur adapted Frank Herbert’s complex sci-fi novel for the screen. After cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky planned an ambitious version that fell apart (detailed in the 2014 documentary “Jodorowsky’s Dune”), David Lynch experienced similar difficulties bringing the first “Dune” to life. Lynch was not given final cut, and the film failed to earn back its budget following harsh reviews — Roger Ebert claimed it was the worst movie of the year....

Mice and Mystics Z-Man Games Complexity: Medium Light, Price: $74.95 (Z-Man Games) While most of the games on this list are best suited for experienced gamers, a few titles (including this one) will serve more as gateway games for those warming to the RPG experience. Like “Stuffed Fables” (also published by Z-Man Games), “Mice and Mystics” is a family affair. It features an RPG-like system with just the right combination of scary storytelling and rewarding gameplay to set an impressionable youth down a cardboard-laden path....

DC League Of Super-Pets Footage Reaction: Cats And Dogs In A Superhero Movie Together — Mass Hysteria! [CinemaCon 2022] Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/April 26, 2022 9:42 pm EST Superheroes are cool, but after awhile, seeing a bunch of people in spandex fighting crime sort of feels a little samesy. Luckily for us, the folks at Warner Bros. and DC Comics have the cure for possible superhero fatigue: a film centered on all of the faithful furry, scaly, feathery, and adorable animal companions of all of our favorite superheroes....

For All Mankind Season 3 Trailer: The Alternate History Space Race Heads To Mars AppleTV+ By Jeremy Mathai/May 16, 2022 12:20 pm EST What if Russia beat the U.S. to the moon back in the 1960s? What if, in turn, that pivotal moment led to the Cold War heating up to the point of militarizing NASA in the 1980s and the threat of all-out nuclear disaster spilling over into space? And to keep this ripple in the time pond going, what if another decade went by and the frantic space race finally took the competing world powers all the way to the distant and dusty orb of Mars?...

Going back to the firehouse Sony Pictures As for the “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” sequel, the plan is to build on the movie’s post-credits tease by staging a “return to the original films’ New York City and Firehouse setting.” To jog your memory, “Afterlife” ends with a credits scene revealing that Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) became a very wealthy man and started a family in the years between 1989’s “Ghostbusters II” and “Afterlife,” even buying the Ghostbusters’ old firehouse and keeping the lights on at his pal Ray Stantz’ (Dan Aykroyd) book shop, Ray’s Occult Books....

Witness the weirdness from the comfort of your couch Marvel As with all Phase IV Marvel stories, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” picks up post-“Avengers: Endgame,” and sees Stephen Strange meet multiverse-hopping teenager America Chavez. After appearing in Strange’s dreams, America clues him in to some of the secrets of the multiverse, and the pair end up in an alternate version of Earth, with a bereft Scarlet Witch, influenced by an ancient text called the Darkhold, hot on their heels....

How The Martian Led To Benedict Wong Landing A Role In The MCU Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 3, 2022 1:33 pm EST When Benedict Wong landed his MCU role as the stoic sorcerer who is also named Wong, he didn’t have an agent — or even a lawyer — only a few major acting credits under his belt. Since the 2016 film “Doctor Strange,” the British actor has portrayed the character alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s titular superhero....

How Top Gun Became A Gay Classic Paramount By Kayleigh Donaldson/May 25, 2022 10:02 am EST Over 36 years since the release of “Top Gun”, its long awaited sequel is finally premiering in theaters. “Top Gun: Maverick” sees the return of Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the hot-shot Navy pilot with a need for speed and a penchant for ignoring the rules. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, taking over from the late great Tony Scott, the movie has received near-universal praise from critics, thanks to its astounding stunt work and evolution of its central character....

John Wick: Chapter 4 Delayed Until 2023 Lionsgate By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 22, 2021 3:56 pm EST Bad news, John Wick fans: We won’t be returning to the Continental until 2023. “John Wick: Chapter 4” has been pushed back once more. While it was originally set to come out opposite “The Matrix Resurrections” on May 21, 2021, COVID-19 forced those plans to go out the window. The movie was pushed back to May 27, 2022, which would have put it opposite “Top Gun: Maverick,” another major action contender....

Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Described As A ‘Horror Epic,’ So What Does That Mean? Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 14, 2022 9:00 am EST Jordan Peele has quickly proven himself to be a master of contemporary horror, with “Get Out” completely changing the landscape (and inspiring a flurry of knock-offs), “Us” proving that his brilliance was not a one-time thing, and “The Twilight Zone” showcasing his ever-expanding range of terror. Now, Peele is back with the highly-anticipated film “Nope,” and while the trailer has already inspired a rush of theories and predictions across social media, the official synopsis may have a clue to what the hell is going on in that trailer....

Mira Nair Was Uniquely Prepared To Bring The Namesake To The Big Screen Searchlight Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/May 21, 2022 10:23 am EST There are two great films in which Kal Penn plays a pot-smoker who rebels against leading a life his parents would readily approve of. One of them is 2004’s “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,” and the other is 2006’s “The Namesake,” based on the 2003 novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri....

Balancing the scales of justice Disney+ Unable to ward off his “sleepwalking” tendencies, Steven is somehow whisked into the countryside while asleep, and the mild-mannered gift shop employee is as confused about everything as the viewers. There, he encounters Harrow’s cult, which he later learns is dedicated to the ancient Egyptian deity Ammit (also known as Ammut in Marvel Comics, but changed, apparently, to Ammit for the MCU), also known as the Devourer of the Dead in the comics....

Oscar Isaac Wanted To Take A Break From Big Projects, But Moon Knight Changed His Mind Marvel By Kaylee Dugan/March 24, 2022 8:21 am EST The kids are wild about “Moon Knight,” and by the kids, I mean Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke (but probably also the kids in a general sense). The latest Marvel series, which premieres on Disney+ on March 30, 2022, has broken away from some of the conventions that the MCU has become known for in the past few years, instead opting for a show that feels like it has an extra layer of grit, and clearly that was the appeal for a few of its big stars, Isaac and Hawke included....

Pete Davidson To Star As Himself In Lorne Michaels-Produced Comedy Series Bupkis Universal Pictures By Jenna Busch/March 10, 2022 5:29 pm EST There’s this guy named Pete Davidson out there in the world. Have you heard of him? No, of course you haven’t. No one ever talks about him, scores of famous women don’t date him, and he’s not on my newsfeed every single solitary day. I’m sorry. I wasn’t kidding about the news feed though....

Steven Soderbergh Played An Interesting Role In Her’s Post-Production Warner Bros. By Mike Shutt/March 28, 2022 1:57 pm EST When a lot of artists are knee-deep in the creation of their latest work, they can get a little lost in the weeds of what they are making. A filmmaker has been living with the material for years, which can often make them lose sight of the overall picture they are making....

The Bad Guys Wins The Box Office With A $24 Million Domestic Haul DreamWorks Animation By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 25, 2022 11:38 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. An animated family film about criminal animals pretending to go good has managed to best a Viking revenge drama and a Nicolas Cage delight. Universal’s “The Bad Guys” has earned an estimated $24 million at the domestic box office this past weekend, which is enough to top “The Northman” and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” at the box office....

The Daily Stream: Eureka Follows An Average Guy In A Town Full Of Geniuses NBC Universal By Jenna Busch/April 23, 2022 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Series: “Eureka” Where You Can Stream It: Peacock The Pitch: Imagine a town named Eureka, where everyone is a genius....

The Matrix Resurrections Cinematographer Daniele Massaccesi On Embracing Natural Light [Interview] Warner Bros. By Jack Giroux/Dec. 27, 2021 10:16 am EST Lana Wachowski is embracing quantum magic moments now. In the past, “The Matrix Resurrections” director wanted to control the image and the light as much as possible. Now, she often wants to wait and see what happens. “When I was very young, I was afraid of the sun,” she once said....

She runs like a scream Warner Bros. In 2016 and 2017, Zach Snyder’s Batmobile, driven by Ben Affleck in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League,” flattened out the military design of Nolan’s Tumbler into something a little sleeker yet still angular in places. A few years later, in October 2021, after the DC Fandome trailer for “The Batman” dropped, we sang the praises of Reeves’ new “Christine”-inspired Batmobile, with its muscle-car momentum, powered by a classic turbo booster and “some kind of sweet new Bat-hydraulics....