Posted on Sunday, February 16th, 2020 by Ben Pearson
I always love it when actors test their limits and push themselves to try things they’ve never done before. That’s why I’m thrilled that Samuel L. Jackson will be playing – get this – a retired hitman in a new untitled movie from the directors of Focus. Jackson as a hitman? What a concept! Read More »
Posted on Sunday, February 16th, 2020 by Chris Evangelista
In this edition of TV Bits:
Posted on Sunday, February 16th, 2020 by Chris Evangelista
Get ready to Run with a trailer for a new HBO series from executive producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson are college sweethearts who haven’t seen each other in over a decade – and that’s about to change. The duo made a pact 17 years ago to run away from whatever their lives may be if they sent each other a one-word text – a pact they now intend to honor.
Posted on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 by Ethan Anderton
Writer/director Taika Waititi is coming off an Oscar win for Best Adapted Screenplay thanks to his sharp anti-hate, Nazi-centric satire Jojo Rabbit. Now there’s a chance the filmmaker may be teaming with Jude Law for a new satirical project at Showtime called The Auteur, a series aimed right at the heart of Hollywood and its eccentric filmmakers. Read More »
Posted on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 by Josh Spiegel
In this edition of Theme Park Bits:
Posted on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 by Ethan Anderton
Elvis Presley has been prominently featured in a number of films, ranging from the horror comedy of Bubba Ho-Tep to the meeting of Elvis and Tricky Dick in Elvis & Nixon. But there hasn’t been a definitive biopic about the man who was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll. That’s about to change with Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrman tackling the musician’s life, and another name has just been added to the film’s cast. Rufus Sewell (A Knight’s Tale, The Man in the High Castle) has joined the Elvis biopic as The King’s “reserved, soft-spoken” father Vernon Presley. Read More »
Posted on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 by Christopher Stipp
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?
This week we get religious with a look at Scientology, travel really far for a good time, see Donny Yen become the martial arts version of The Nutty Professor, watch a scandal unfold in Toronto, and have our hearts broken by a swindler.
Posted on Friday, February 14th, 2020 by Ethan Anderton
Are you going to pre-order the new Marvel’s Avengers video game? Where is The Suicide Squad shooting now? How many Kids’ Choice Awards nominations did Marvel Studios get? Who is returning for the 100th episode of Supergirl? Could The Batman‘s symbol on his chest be made of something from his past? Who is rumored to direct and star in a developing Spider-Woman movie? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Read More »
Posted on Friday, February 14th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui
We’re finally getting an NSYNC movie, but there are some strings attached. First of all, it’s not quite an NSYNC movie. And second, there’s no hope of Justin Timberlake reuniting with his old boy bandmates. The untitled NSYNC movie, which TriStar Pictures has just picked up, will center around NSYNC…superfans who followed the boy band on tour in 2001.
Posted on Friday, February 14th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui
Paul Feig was not happy that the internet guessed the twist in Last Christmas. But sometimes, in the words of the great George Michael, you gotta have faith. Of course, there was a chance that someone would guess the premise of Last Christmas, which takes its inspiration from the Wham! song of the same name, but that Feig was “not pleased” that audiences wouldn’t get the chance to be blown away as he was when he read Emma Thompson’s script.
“I was just really emotional when I read it. It really came as a surprise,” Feig told /Film in an interview in conjunction with the Last Christmas Blu-ray and Digital releases. “I couldn’t even read the last five pages, I was so thrown and blown away by what happened.”
/Film spoke with Feig about Last Christmas for the film’s Blu-ray and Digital release, and the relative ease that he moves between genre, from the raunchy female-led comedy of Bridesmaids, to a spy comedy, to the soapy brilliance of A Simple Favor. “Sky’s the limit, I just love genres,” Feig said. We spoke with Feig about dabbling with genre, the legacy of George Michael, and how everything the director does all goes back to Freaks and Geeks.
5/24: Aladdin, Booksmart, Brightburn
6/21: Child's Play', Toy Story 4
6/28: Yesterday
7/19: The Lion King
8/14: The Angry Birds Movie 2
8/23: Angel has Fallen
9/06: It: Chapter 2
9/20: Ad Astra, Rambo: Last Blood
10/04: Joker
Future:
