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The Hardest Scene To Shoot In The Four John Wick Movies [Comic-Con] Lionsgate By Jeremy Mathai/July 23, 2022 10:16 am EST No award exists for “Toughest Film Shoot” (okay, on second thought, maybe it does), but nevertheless there remains a high degree of interest in the types of productions that challenge filmmakers and test them to their very limit. In the era of endless blockbuster spectacle and the all-too-common “We’ll fix it in post!...

Cobra Kai won’t be allowed in the new Karate Kid dojo Columbia Pictures “Cobra Kai” creator Jon Hurwitz has been bombarded by questions on Twitter since the “Karate Kid” movie news dropped and he finally responded with a disappointing revelation: The guys and I would love to make Karate Kid and Cobra Kai movies and hope to someday. But this one isn’t from us or focused on the Cobra Kai cast....

The Rings Of Power’s Big Battle Scene Took Weeks Of Planning [Exclusive] Prime Video By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 7, 2022 10:28 am EST It’s nothing less than tradition, at this point. When approaching any adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, filmmakers can reasonably expect to have at least a few large-scale, ambitious, and technically challenging battle sequences to pull off. Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is filled with these moments, beginning as early as the prologue scenes depicting (spoiler alert!...

The Rings Of Power Showrunners Compare Sauron In Season 2 To Breaking Bad’s Walter White AMC, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 14, 2022 1:47 pm EST Warning: this article contains spoilers for the finale of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Well, we finally know who Sauron is in “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The reveal came midway through the eighth episode of the dazzling and deliberately paced prequel series, and it turned out the dark lord wasn’t either of the mysterious figures we’d been focusing on all season....

The Simpsons Crew Isn’t Ready For A New Movie Yet, Maybe Because The First One Gave Them PTSD [D23] By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 9, 2022 7:34 pm EST In a wide-ranging discussion that also included insights into the show’s future guest stars and a super-sized Treehouse of Horror special, the team declined to confirm whether or not more “Simpsons” movies are on the horizon. The topic came up when actor Yeardley Smith, who plays Lisa and moderated the panel, asked writer Tim Long how it feels to watch old episodes of the show....

Why Martin Scorsese Is Our Greatest Living Filmmaker Masterclass By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 7, 2022 8:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese had just quit seminary for cinema when he caught wind of Michael Powell’s “Peeping Tom.” The 1960 film about a serial killer obsessed with capturing the dying moments of his female victims had provoked a furor in the filmmaker’s native England. Critics responded with invective so harsh and condemnatory that Powell’s career never fully recovered....

Why Marvel Studios Can’t Give Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Namor His Own Solo Movie (Yet) Marvel Studios By Devin Meenan/Nov. 26, 2022 1:02 pm EST When a character shows up in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, it’s usually to set them up for a spin-off. After the debut of Riri Williams/Ironheart (Dominique Thorne) in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” she’s set to head to Disney+. However, you shouldn’t hold your breath for a solo project about the movie’s true break-out star: Namor the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta Mejía)....

X-Men Taught Matthew Vaughn What Not To Do With Stardust Paramount Pictures By Lyvie Scott/Aug. 12, 2022 1:00 pm EST Over the years, Matthew Vaughn has built a reputation as a decisive (if not a bit picky) filmmaker. He’s known to choose his projects carefully, and he’s never been afraid to step away from the director’s chair if he doesn’t like the direction things are taking. Creative control is important to Vaughn....

Andor Episode 10 Gives Us A Better Idea Of The Timeline For The Rise Of The Empire Lucasfilm By Bryan Young/Nov. 9, 2022 8:44 am EST There will be spoilers for “Andor” Episode 10 – “One Way Out.” From the very first frames of “Andor,” the filmmakers behind it have been clear about exactly when this show takes place. The first season is set a firm five years before the events of the Battle of Yavin....

Austin Butler Gets Silly And Serenades On An Uneven Christmas Episode Of Saturday Night Live NBC By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 18, 2022 2:53 pm EST Every season, the Christmas episode of “Saturday Night Live” packs the late night sketch comedy series with holiday-themed laughs. Typically, there are some big guest stars who pop up just for the hell of it, but due to a big announcement just hours before the episode aired, the show hosted by “Elvis” star Austin Butler became somewhat of a bittersweet affair....

Brandon Cronenberg And Mia Goth’s Infinity Pool Was Originally NC-17, Surprising No One A24 By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 19, 2022 4:04 pm EST Brandon Cronenberg, son of horror maven David Cronenberg and quickly becoming one of the most exciting voices in the genre, has an upcoming sci-fi thriller called “Infinity Pool,” and it had to be re-edited in order to avoid an NC-17 rating. The NC-17 rating is typically reserved for the kind of adult films you’d find in the “back room” of a video store (or my personal collection, if I’m being honest) and is usually viewed as a death sentence for any film pursuing a theatrical release....

Michael Caine as John Lennon Universal In a 2017 interview with Vulture, Cuarón reflected on the newfound acclaim that “Children of Men” has received over the years and touched on working with Caine, even if they happened to be on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Ten years on at that point, right-wing populism was on the rise in the age of Trump and Brexit, and Cuarón commented on how “Children of Men” felt like it may have been making predictions about our future....

House of Darkness First up, Saban Films has provided us with an exclusive clip from “House of Darkness,” the new thriller starring Justin Long coming off his major success with last weekend’s #1 movie “Barbarian.” Written and directed by the acclaimed Neil LaBute (“In the Company of Men,” “Nurse Betty”), the gothic horror-mystery-comedy co-stars Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin, and Lucy Walters. It is now available in theaters, on digital, and on demand....

Hawkeye Directors Are Making A Big Thunder Mountain Movie For Disney Disney+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/Aug. 16, 2022 5:00 pm EST Disney is once again turning to theme park rides as inspiration for movies, so let’s hope this next one is more of a “Pirates of the Caribbean” than a “The Country Bears.” According to Deadline, the new project will be based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a gold rush-themed roller coaster that’s been a part of Disneyland since 1979....

Knock At The Cabin Trailer: M. Night Shyamalan Presents An Apocalyptic Thriller (With A Twist) Universal Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 26, 2022 10:37 am EST Say what you will about M. Night Shyamalan, but only he would make an alien invasion movie that largely takes place on a farm or a superhero film mostly set in a psychiatric hospital (well, okay, “The New Mutants” did that too, but technically M. Night did it first)....

Leslie Jordan Was A TV Guest Star You Were Always Happy To See NBC By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 25, 2022 6:00 pm EST Family, friends, and fans of the incomparable Leslie Jordan are still reeling after his untimely passing yesterday at the age of 67, but the body of work Jordan leaves behind is filled with nothing but a delightful array of joy and talent. Leslie Jordan was a multi-hyphenate performer, with the gay icon enjoying countless roles as a character actor, vocalist, writer, and personality across a multitude of genres....

Light And Magic Review: How Industrial Light And Magic Changed Movies Forever Walt Disney Studios By Chris Evangelista/July 18, 2022 11:59 am EST If you’re a movie nerd who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s there’s a good chance you worship at the altar of Industrial Light & Magic. The special effects company founded by George Lucas to make “Star Wars” turned into the stuff of legend and mythology; a place where a bunch of dorky, talented special effects artists with scraggly beards and laid-back attitudes became superstars for helping to craft, well, magic....

Loki Season 2 Brings In Blindspotting Star Rafael Casal HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 15, 2022 2:35 pm EST For reasons that have everything to do with the cast, season 2 of “Loki” just climbed to the top of my must-watch list: According to Deadline, “Blindspotting” star Rafael Casal is set to join the Disney+ series. The actor, writer, producer, and all-around performer is said to be taking on a major role in the second season of the Tom Hiddleston-led show....

Woman-in-transition Carole Bethuel / Les Films Pelléas The woman-in-transition is French widow Sandra (Léa Seydoux), a professional translator raising her 8-year-old daughter Linn (an impish Camille Leban Martins). Sandra has reached a devastating point in her adulthood. Her father (Pascal Greggory in a heartbreaking performance) is diagnosed with Benson’s syndrome, a neurodegenerative disorder. He’s fading from consciousness and receding into a moving and muttering shell of a man as he clings to dear life for his memories....

Patrick Stewart Would Love To Do One Final Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Paramount By Ben F. Silverio/July 23, 2022 5:48 pm EST After seven seasons spanning 178 episodes over the course of seven years, followed by four feature films, the crew of the USS Enterprise from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” flew off into the sunset at the conclusion of the 1994 movie “Star Trek: Nemesis.” But thanks to the dawn of streaming services, Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard found life again thanks to his own series that picks up with the iconic Starfleet captain as the stars call him to embark on a new adventure....