Not enough water Picture it. Bright-eyed bushy tailed Fischer newly arrived to Los Angeles, and she books a gig to be one of the first people to ride Jurassic Park: The Ride. So, what was the experience shooting it like? As she shared with Kingsley, the shoot lasted for about 12 hours and she was paid about $100 for her gig. Mind you, this was in the ’90s, so that $100 stretched a bit farther than you’d think....
Why Jupiter Ascending Bombed At The Box Office, And What We Can Learn From It Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Aug. 23, 2022 5:54 pm EST 2015’s “Jupiter Ascending” was meant to be a glorious return to ambitious sci-fi for Lilly and Lana Wachowski, the duo that brought us “The Matrix,” one of the most significant genre films of all time. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned for the filmmakers, as the film went on to become one of the biggest bombs of the decade, barely making back its massive production budget in ticket sales, representing huge losses for Warner Bros....
Watch the new teaser for Willow In the latest teaser for the long-awaited follow up to the fan favorite fantasy film, Willow must find the adult Elora Danan in order to defeat a great evil that aims to destroy them all. He will be joined by a new generation of unlikely allies consisting of Ruby Cruz (“Mare of Easttown”), Erin Kellyman (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Ellie Bamber (“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”), Tony Revolori (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”), and Amar Chadha Patel (“Aladdin”) as they travel across the land and try to find Elora....
Winnie The Pooh Is Getting A Prequel Film That Will Apparently Be Like Paddington Walt Disney Pictures By Shania Russell/Dec. 14, 2022 4:09 pm EST All heroes deserve an origin story. And all stuffed bears deserve a cultural resurgence. At long last, everyone’s favorite honey-loving woodland creature will get both: Winnie the Pooh is returning to theaters in 2024 via a prequel film to A.A. Milne’s classic book. The newest iteration of Pooh Bear and pals comes courtesy of Baboon Animation (the multi-Emmy winning studio behind “Angry Birds” and “Gigantosaurus”) and IQI Media, Inc....
Zack Snyder’s ‘Inner Circle’ Wanted Him To Leak His Justice League HBO Max By Jeremy Mathai/July 19, 2022 3:56 pm EST Ideas of creative freedom, auteur theory, and the debate over which artist should receive the lion’s share of credit for a movie or show — whether it be the director, the writer(s), the producers, or all the below-the-line talent who make these productions possible in the first place — is almost a tale as old as time....
A Certain Star Wars Rebels Character Makes A Cameo In Tales Of The Jedi Lucasfilm By Bryan Young/Oct. 26, 2022 6:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. Life in the Jedi Temple is hectic. Younglings, padawans, masters, and apprentices are constantly moving about and there is no telling who one will run into there. In the new animated series “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi,” there are many scenes in the Jedi Temple and cameos from a number of Jedi....
Shuffling the deck Warner Bros To fill the void left by the aquatic Justice League teammate, David F. Sanberg’s “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” will now be released on March 17, 2023, presumably taking advantage of the vacant IMAX screens that are now available on that date. In Billy Batson’s previous release window, the premium ticket sales would have been dominated by “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Next year will also see two films that were originally slated for HBO Max getting a theatrical release date....
Dario Argento’s Next Movie Will Star Isabelle Huppert, Begin Production Early Next Year Sony Pictures Classics By Eric Vespe/Oct. 10, 2022 9:44 pm EST Dario Argento has been shocking audiences for five decades now and the 82-year-old director isn’t stopping anytime soon. He has a new horror film under his belt right now called “Dark Glasses” and while at the acclaimed Sitges Film Festival the Italian director announced he has his next film lined up already that will start production in spring 2023....
Decision To Leave Director Park Chan-Wook Isn’t Solely Responsible For His Compelling Female Characters MUBI By Erin Brady/Oct. 19, 2022 1:58 pm EST Park Chan-wook’s movies can largely be seen as character studies. While there certainly are external plot factors driving the story, most of his films are driven by the beliefs and actions of his central protagonists. Well, protagonists in the sense that they are the most essential characters in the story — Park is well-known for populating his movies with morally gray people, oftentimes caught in between the center and the fringes of society....
Watch an exclusive Glorious clip Who among us can’t relate to an adorable teddy bear bringing back all sorts of unpleasant memories of a ruined relationship? Unfortunately, what Wes will presumably stumble upon next will be unlike anything most of us could even fathom. It’s safe to say that this relatively ordinary-looking scene doesn’t quite reflect the madness that the story will ultimately unleash. “Glorious” is directed by Rebekah McKendry, best known for writing and directing 2018’s “All the Creatures Were Stirring,” and written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull, and David Ian McKendry....
How Star Trek: Discovery Keeps Its Sci-Fi Stories Feeling Real Paramount+ By Witney Seibold/Sept. 1, 2022 9:28 pm EST “Star Trek: Discovery” ended its fourth season back in March, wrapping up a story that involved a mysterious, destructive spatial phenomenon called simply the Dark Matter Anomaly, or DMA. After a good deal of galactic investigation, the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery found that the DMA was created by an outside, non-humanoid, non-verbal alien species called Species 10-C....
I Flew A Top Gun Stunt Plane And Survived Paramount By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2022 2:00 pm EST The call sign: Desert Power. The mission: fly in a stunt plane like the fighter jets they flew in “Top Gun: Maverick” and not get sick. The status: kind of succeeded. I was invited with a group of journalists to participate in the “Top Gun: Maverick Flight School” at Sky Combat Ace in San Diego, where we were given the opportunity to fly in a 330 horsepower Extra 330LC, a two-seat aerobatic monoplane that can reach speeds of up to 253 MPH, to celebrate the digital video release of one of the biggest movies of the year — and maybe of all time....
Oliver Stone Thinks Quentin Tarantino Sunk Natural Born Killers’ Critical Chances Warner Bros By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 10, 2022 3:57 pm EST Oliver Stone’s five-year, seven-movie run of “Salvador,” “Platoon,” “Wall Street,” “Talk Radio,” “Born on the Fourth of July,” “The Doors” and “JFK” remains unprecedented in the realm of studio filmmaking. The sheer polifiicity, regardless of budget, is impressive in its own right, but to work so efficiently at such a high artistic level on an often massive scale is staggering....
Pretty Red Dress Review: An Uplifting, Insightful Study Of Masculinity [London Film Festival] Protagonist Pictures By Barry Levitt/Nov. 1, 2022 10:00 am EST Music is a big part of “Pretty Red Dress,” the debut feature from writer-director Dionne Edwards. It’s essential to its characters as well. The film opens with an electric musical performance that channels the best of the 1960s before settling into itself. Music is central to Candice (Alexandra Burke), as she dreams of being a star in London — since she has been blessed with immense musical talent, her dreams may just become reality....
‘We set out to accomplish a lot with a little’ Paramount Pictures So how are you feeling after the premiere last night? Your big movie, at Fantastic Fest. How does it feel? Amazing. I can’t think of a better audience to have debuted in front of. It just felt electric in the room. The reason I made the movie was for audiences like that. This is your first feature. A lot of people make a small movie first....
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Trailer Breakdown: More Spider-People, More Problems Sony Pictures Animation By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 13, 2022 4:40 pm EST “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was truly a unique film. The 2018 film managed not only to be one of the best “Spider-Man” movies of all time, and one of the best movies of its year, but it was an animated movie that changed the game, bringing about a wave of movies unafraid to explore highly-stylized visuals rather than imitate Disney’s hyper-realism....
The Most Powerful Aliens In The MCU Ranked Marvel Studios By Liam Gaughan/July 24, 2022 9:49 am EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to move in an intergalactic direction. The first three phases of the MCU have been dubbed the “Infinity Saga” by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. This era of the MCU focuses on the formation of the Avengers and how they battle the alien leader Thanos (Josh Brolin). Thanos searched the universe for the six “Infinity Stones,” which gave him the power to complete his “Infinity Gauntlet....
The Rings Of Power’s Charles Vickers Doesn’t Believe That Scene With Galadriel Was Romantic By Lyvie Scott/Oct. 14, 2022 12:21 pm EST Warning: major spoilers below for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” finale. From the moment “The Rings of Power” first graced our screens, the (true) identity of Sauron was the question on everyone’s lips. The fact that the dark lord is a notorious master of disguise injected the series with an exhilarating twinge of mystery....
What Happened To Professor Duncan On Community? NBC By Michael Boyle/Aug. 17, 2022 3:20 pm EST Watching the pilot episode of “Community” for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking John Oliver’s Professor Duncan will be a major part of the show. After a brief interaction with Abed (Danny Pudi), Duncan is the first character Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) talks to. In fact, Jeff and Duncan’s conversation in the pilot’s cold open is the first full, proper scene of the series....
Why Creed III Needed To Start After A Time Jump MGM By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 18, 2022 12:45 pm EST “Creed III” boasts two intriguing firsts: it’s the first film in the “Rocky” franchise to not feature Sylvester Stallone, and it marks star Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut. As the ninth film in the series, it was probably time to put the Italian Stallion out to pasture; the character’s mentorship of Adonis Creed was complete at the end of “Creed II,” while, off-screen, Stallone has publicly groused of late that Irwin Winkler, a Hollywood veteran who’s produced every film in the series, stole the franchise from him....
