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Attention to interior lives Relativity Media Christian Bale credits his Maserati-like ability to flip on his acting switch to the attention he pays to his characters as fully realized people. He’s able to transform physically and vocally because he pays a great deal of attention to who these characters are even when they’re not on screen. In the EW interview, he said one of the things that drew him toward working with Scott Cooper initially was because the role of Russell Baze in “Out of the Furnace” was so different from himself....

When and where can you watch The White Lotus Season 2 HBO The much-anticipated second season of “The White Lotus” will be premiering on October 30, 2022 on HBO and HBO Max. If the second season follows the same release schedule as the first, then expect new episodes to air weekly on HBO. During its first outing, “The White Lotus” was an instant sensation, culminating in a season finale that pulled in 1....

This Was The Biggest Challenge In Filming Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s Famous Elevator Fight [Exclusive] Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/Oct. 25, 2022 12:15 pm EST Marvel Cinematic Universe films are a curiosity among modern superhero movies in that they’re lauded for their general spectacle but not so much for their action scenes. What’s more, at the risk of kicking the proverbial hornet’s nest, this is one area where recent DC films have surpassed their Marvel peers....

WALL-E Ending Explained: It’s Good To Be Home Pixar Animation By Steven Ward/Nov. 24, 2022 1:00 pm EST Few films offer as romantic a view of a bleak dystopian future than “WALL-E.” Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, the movie is one part a playful romance between (literally) star-crossed robot lovers, and two parts a depressing vision of the future. But it’s the blossoming infatuation WALL-E has with EVE, his first companion other than a cockroach, that takes center stage....

Watching Charles Bronson Go From Movie Villain To Leading Man Left An Impression On Quentin Tarantino Paramount Pictures By Drew Tinnin/Nov. 22, 2022 3:14 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Continuing to promote his first nonfiction book “Cinema Speculation,” Quentin Tarantino has been given the opportunity to relive his formative years as an obsessive moviegoer. Although it’s a much more detailed, refined piece of writing that’s more in line with Pauline Kael’s seminal compendium “I Lost it At the Movies,” Tarantino’s deep dive into the male-driven, violent movies of the 1970s maintains a spirit of film-geekery that’s also reminiscent of Patton Oswalt’s memoir “Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film....

With Great Power Comes Irresponsible Adults: Peter Parker’s Mentors, Ranked Sony Pictures By Shania Russell/Aug. 26, 2022 12:00 pm EST Letting superheroes run rampant is an all-around terrible idea, but as “Captain America: Civil War” went out of its way to prove, trying to reign them in would be even crazier. How dare we (i.e. civilians) demand accountability! If it’s a choice between letting aliens destroy the planet or letting our heroes decimate a city or two, it’s a no-brainer!...

Everyone’s Bleeding … Well, Almost Everyone Showtime The entire soccer team has synced up, and the girls have bloody makeshift pads freely boiling and hang-drying. Captain Jackie is whining about her cramps as if she’s the only one who has them, and is passive-aggressively volun-told to go collect fresh water where she finds Lottie standing aimlessly in the lake. “I thought it would be warmer,” she tells Jackie. Oh, you sweet thing....

‘The Ferengi were the most human of creatures’ Paramount Domestic Television As a casual “Star Trek” fan, I had forgotten the Ferengi even appeared in “The Next Generation” and only remembered Quark and his brother, Rom (Max Grodénchik), from “Deep Space Nine.” So I guess that means Armin Shimerman succeeded in obliterating the early appearances from at least one viewer’s memory. Although of course, there may be some hardcore Trekkies who will never forget....

Becoming Morticia For The Addams Family Was An ‘Exhausting’ Process For Anjelica Houston Paramount By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 7, 2022 1:45 pm EST Morticia Addams is #GothGirlGoals, but Anjelica Houston had a heck of a time portraying the macabre matriarch in the 1992 classic “The Addams Family.” While Morticia is fairly fond of torture, Huston wasn’t exactly a fan of the lengths required to create the cartoonish appearance of her creepy character....

Behind The Monsters Trailer This sneak peek of “Behind the Monsters” features some very unsettling footage. I’m not talking about the faceless, knife-wielding Chucky doll — the bigger scare is the two teens chanting “Candyman” into a mirror. It’s like they learned nothing from the movie! As promised, the series delves into six modern horror icons and their origins, offering extra insight from interviews, and looking back on their lasting legacies....

Playing Namor is ‘an honor’ Marvel Studios Toward the end of the Marvel panel, director Ryan Coogler brought Tenoch Huerta up on stage to introduce him to the audience. Huerta expressed his happiness at being able to take part in the MCU and called the experience “an honor.” He took his time on stage to talk a lot about inclusion, commenting that he’s from “the hood” but thanks to the inclusion of the MCU, he’s now “here....

The Day of the Jackal series comes to Sky and Peacock Universal Pictures A “The Day of the Jackal” series is coming to Peacock and Sky to warm the hearts of airport paperback thriller fans everywhere. The drama series will feature the talents of screenwriter Ronan Bennett (“Public Enemies,” “Top Boy”) as writer and showrunner, while Brian Kirk (“Game of Thrones,” “Penny Dreadful,” “21 Bridges”) will serve as the lead director on the series....

Loungefly’s Empire Strikes Back Final Frames Collection Loungefly First up, we have a new crossbody bag that features Luke Sykwalker and R2-D2 looking to the distance on the swamp planet of Dagobah as they begin their search for the great Jedi Master called Yoda. The rest of the bag features images of Luke battling Darth Vader on Cloud City, where he finds out that the villain is actually his father...

Cutting The Trailers For Full Metal Jacket Became A Bitter Battle Against Stanley Kubrick Warner Bros. By Joe Roberts/Dec. 26, 2022 7:44 pm EST After Stanley Kubrick died, his widow Christiane reflected on a lesson her late husband never quite seemed to learn. As she told the BFI, “He would start the longest and most difficult jobs with this optimism and say, ‘Oh, it won’t take long.’ He never learned the lesson that it does....

Deadline U.S.A. Proved More Demanding Than Humphrey Bogart Expected By Demetra Nikolakakis/Oct. 29, 2022 3:00 pm EST Humphrey Bogart was the type of smooth leading man that made film noir great. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: whenever you watch his movies, he always seems to ooze a kind of tough coolness. Maybe it’s no surprise — the actor was allegedly just as nonchalant and quick-witted in real life....

How Universal Saved Vin Diesel’s Pitch Black From A Straight-To-Video Fate Universal Pictures By Erin Brady/Aug. 13, 2022 11:59 pm EST PolyGram Filmed Entertainment might be a name you’re not entirely familiar with, but they actually had quite a few successful and iconic films under their belt. “An American Werewolf in London,” “Fargo,” “Dead Man Walking,” and countless others were among PolyGram’s output until the company finalized deals with MGM and Universal Pictures in 1998....

Hulu’s Devil In The White City Loses Director Todd Field Following Keanu Reeves Exit Lev Radin/Shutterstock By Erin Brady/Oct. 10, 2022 5:47 pm EST It’s looking a bit less likely that Hulu will be adapting Erik Larson’s 2003 novel “The Devil in the White City,” after all. Variety reports that the adaptation has lost its main director, Todd Field, mere days after Keanu Reeves left the project. What in tarnation is going on?...

Karl Urban Isn’t The Lord Of The Rings’ Only Connection To Xena: Warrior Princess New Line Cinema By Steven Ward/Aug. 28, 2022 12:57 pm EST Before Karl Urban was in “The Boys,” he played characters who love swords and shields as much as Billy Butcher loves killing supes. There’s his role as Skurge in “Thor: Ragnarok” and as Éomer in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, as well as the box-office dud “Pathfinder” or any of his various appearances in the Riddick films as Vaako....

Beauty and the Blog GKIDS From early reviews, the film deals heavily with bullying and the pros and cons of online life, which isn’t surprising considering that the trailer is filled with artistic interpretations of online imagery. While the story might sound straightforward enough, the visuals will take the classic concept and elevate it to something a little more interesting. “Belle” isn’t only seeing good reviews from critics — audiences (at least the ones who have been able to see it) are all in as well....

Marvel Studios Announces Phase 5 Slate [Comic-Con] Marvel Studios After taking a hiatus for a few years due to the ongoing pandemic, San Diego Comic-Con is back to business as usual this year. With fans in attendance, some of the biggest names in all of entertainment are descending upon SoCal with exclusive collectibles, geeky gatherings, and general fandom fellowship. That also means that epic Hall H panels will return for massive announcements about some of the most exciting and highly-anticipated projects in film and television....