Why Henry Fonda Walked Out Of The Room The First Time He Saw 12 Angry Men MGM By Joshua Meyer/March 21, 2022 8:49 am EST Henry Fonda starred in some of the greatest movies of all time, from “The Grapes of Wrath” to “Once Upon a Time in the West.” However, even on projects where he carried a producer’s responsibilities, Fonda remained one of those actors who did not like watching himself onscreen....
A Sinking Ship Sent Jaws’ Crew Scrambling To Save Film Universal By Jeremy Smith/June 20, 2022 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The litany of snafus experienced by the cast and crew of “Jaws” could fill a book. In fact, it did. It’s “The Jaws Log” by the film’s co-writer Carl Gottlieb, and if you love crazy behind-the-scenes stories, you should order it immediately....
A clash of King-Bobs Marvel Studios It’s worth noting that Chapek’s appointment as Disney’s CEO was met with unhappy social media reactions from those familiar with the decisions he made during his tenure as the head of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. Under his watch, Disney’s theme parks saw an uptick in hard-ticket events and reduced operating hours that, combined with ticket price increases, served to make the park-going experience even more expensive....
The most powerful man in the known universe Warner Bros. Someone needs to tell Denis Villeneuve his version of “Dune” was supposed to be less campy than Lynch’s, because there is no way they are going for absolute seriousness and stoicism with Walken playing the big villain. Whether it’s a larger than life headless Hassian, or an archangel on a mission to kill the second coming of Christ, Christopher Walken is the man you want to give your villain an over-the-top flair....
Elizabeth Olsen And Sam Raimi Need To Make More Movies Together, Immediately Marvel By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 7, 2022 1:00 pm EST Note: this article includes detailed discussion of SPOILERS from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Elizabeth Olsen is the best bloody thing about “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” with emphasis on the bloody. The actress, whose turn as grief-stricken Wanda Maximoff in “WandaVision” wowed audiences last year, here transforms into a scalding, single-minded source of torrential violence....
Even Millie Bobby Brown Thinks The Stranger Things 4 Cast Is Too Big Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/May 24, 2022 10:39 am EST If there’s one thing the marketing for “Stranger Things” season 4 has been keen to impress upon viewers, it’s that this is by far the Netflix series’ biggest outing yet. That’s particularly the case when it comes to the cast, which has only grown by leaps and bounds since the Duffer brothers’ show got its humble start back in the summer of 2016....
Fargo Gets A Season 5 Renewal From FX FX By Ryan Scott/Feb. 17, 2022 1:17 pm EST FX is taking is back on another trip to “Fargo” country as the anthology series is coming back for a fifth season. The network made the news official today about a year and a half after the acclaimed fourth season made it to air. Creator Noah Hawley will be back and this time, they’re bringing the action back (almost) to current times with a story set in 2019 when we were all blind to the notion that a global pandemic was about to upend our way of life....
Good Omens Brings Back Jon Hamm Along With A Host Of Heavenly Creatures By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 16, 2021 5:14 pm EST Good Omens Castings Joining Hamm for this next go-around will be Doon Mackichan (“Toast,” “Smack the Pony”) as the angel Michael and Gloria Obianyo (“Dune,” “High Life”), who returns to play the angel Uriel. “‘Good Omens 2’ just would not be the same without the astonishing Jon Hamm as Gabriel, everyone’s worst boss....
Horror Remakes That Are Better Than The Originals Dark Castle By SlashFilm Staff/July 1, 2022 5:00 pm EST Horror remakes; they’re contentious. If done correctly, as with John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” they become the stuff of legends; Iconic additions to the horror cannon that will truly stand the test of time. If they’re not approached properly, however, then you wind up with “The Wicker Man” and a lot of memes but not much else....
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Spoilers (Thanks To Wrestling) WWE By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 28, 2021 3:05 pm EST Back in 1999, during the height of the WWF vs. WCW Monday Night Wars, Mankind was set to face reigning WWF Champion The Rock in a no disqualification match for an episode of “Monday Night Raw.” The same night, rival NWO faction leaders Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash were facing off for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship....
How The Boys Gets Around A Big Game Of Thrones Problem Prime Video By Michael Boyle/June 24, 2022 5:00 pm EST With this week’s very explicit episode of “The Boys,” it’s worth taking a moment to look back at the last big TV show that was famous for its heavy amount of nudity: “Game of Thrones.” (Okay, so there is also “Euphoria,” but that’s a whole other can of worms.) Before the epic fantasy show was being bashed for its poor plotting and questionably-concluded character arcs, the big recurring complaint critics had about it was the way showrunners used sex and sexual assault, particularly when it came to its female characters....
“They’re never going to let you do that.” Warner Bros. The idea of you, a director, directing a director making a middle school version of “Little Shop of Horrors” is very funny to me. Totally. All the jokes about, “Oh, you’re the director.” I had never directed even a meta scene within a scene before. I never directed any kind of production where you got backstage and everything. Manny [Jacinto] is fantastic and he played it so well....
IMAX Teases An Ambitious Post-Blockbuster Future [CinemaCon 2022] Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/April 26, 2022 7:37 pm EST CinemaCon is currently taking place in Las Vegas, and the industry convention is all about the future of, well, cinema. To that end, IMAX was present at the event this year and the company that has been a staple of the big-screen experience for decades teased what’s to come in the future. And what does that future consist of, exactly?...
Johnny Depp To Star As King Louis XV In Next Film From French Director Maïwenn Warner Bros. Pictures By Jenna Busch/Jan. 22, 2022 12:43 pm EST Johnny Depp is set to star as a French king, in case you were wondering which weird character with a wig he was going to take on next. Depp will play the role of King Louis XV in the upcoming as-yet-unnamed film from French director and actress Maïwenn (“Mon Roi,” “Polisse”), according to the French website Satellifax (via Variety)....
Khonshu Has Blessed Moon Knight With A ‘Certified Fresh’ Rating On Rotten Tomatoes Marvel By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 2, 2022 4:04 pm EST The Disney+ era of live-action Marvel series is now five for five: “Moon Knight” has officially reached Certified Fresh status on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. The show joins “WandaVision,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” “Loki,” and “Hawkeye” in the designation, which signifies acclaim across the board with over 20 positive reviews....
Let’s Talk About Who Was Inside That Sarcophagus In Moon Knight Episode 4 Disney+ By Rafael Motamayor/April 20, 2022 2:10 pm EST “Moon Knight” is one of the most interesting Marvel projects to date — a deeply weird, complex show that is constantly changing genres, and adding layer upon layer of mystery. The fact that the show shares so little connective tissue with the larger MCU that even placing it within the franchise timeline is hard makes helps make it stand out....
Men Trailer: Alex Garland Is Back With A New Nightmare A24 By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 9, 2022 9:14 am EST Author turned screenwriter turned master of slow-burn science-fiction horror Alex Garland is back, and boy does his highly-anticipated third feature film look like something we’re going to hyper analyze and debate until our jaws and typing fingers fall off. Much like a presidency or the Olympics, we seem to get a new Garland movie every four years, starting with “Ex Machina” in 2014, “Annihilation” in 2018, and now “Men....
Nope Featurette: Meet OJ & Emerald Haywood Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/June 27, 2022 4:10 pm EST The highly-anticipated third directorial effort from Jordan Peele, “Nope,” is creeping closer with every passing day. After completely changing the horror landscape with his Academy Award winning film “Get Out,” Peele again terrified audiences with the doppelganger nightmare, “Us.” Now, Peele is trying his hand at a bonafide sci-fi horror film with “Nope,” and bringing UFOs into the fold....
No future for me FX One thing that’s important to remember about the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols is that most of the band members were rather young. Vicious was only 21 when he died, and the rest of the band were similarly in their early twenties. They were barely young adults, fresh out of adolescence and trying to survive in a real meat-grinder of a world. It’s no wonder that several members turned to drugs and alcohol to chase away their pain, though the series wisely doesn’t glorify these moments....
Real Steel Series Is In The Works At Disney+ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 13, 2022 4:26 pm EST It’s a great day to be a fan of giant mecha robots punching each other, because Disney+ is reportedly in the early stages of developing a series version of “Real Steel” for the streaming app. The series would be based on both Richard Matheson’s short story, “Steel” and the 2011 Hugh Jackman film adaptation....
