George Lucas Sees Darth Vader As Ultimately A ‘Pathetic Guy’ By Matt Rainis/Dec. 3, 2022 8:00 pm EST At the risk of having the first sentence of this article seem like it was written by a six-year-old, Darth Vader is awesome. From the iconic mask to the all-black outfit, to the slow, labored breathing that heralds his arrival in a scene, everything about the artist formerly known as Anakin Skywalker just oozes cool....
Golden Wind Reunited Two Key Talents From The Early Days Of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Netflix By Adam Wescott/Sept. 23, 2022 7:30 am EST “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” has a devoted audience in Japan, but it took years before it found a following in the United States. Conventional wisdom says that it was David Production’s anime adaptation of the series that led to its acceptance abroad. I would be even more specific and say that it was the anime’s theme songs that were responsible....
‘If he is stepping into a leadership position, he’s reluctant to do so’ Lucasfilm If Din Djarin had his way, one strongly suspects that he’d be perfectly at peace taking care of Grogu, collecting Beskar for odd jobs, and otherwise being left alone entirely. Unfortunately, that wouldn’t make for the most exciting season of “The Mandalorian” so far, so Mando will just have to suck it up and deal with pesky inconveniences like “plot developments” and “character arcs” and such....
The Munsters come to Blu-ray Universal Pictures Home Entertainment “The Munsters” will arrive on Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand platforms on September 27, 2022. It will hit these platforms ahead of its streaming debut on Netflix, where they will be pitted up against an old foe for the first time in six decades (hint: snap, snap). Coming to everyone’s favorite dwindling streaming service this September Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Though we do not have a definitive release date yet, we do know that “The Munsters” will premiere in September 2022....
Quentin Tarantino Considers Our Era To Be One Of The Worst In Film History Sony Pictures By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 18, 2022 4:00 pm EST Esteemed writer and director Quentin Tarantino is pretty frank about his opinions, and on a recent episode of his podcast with Roger Avary, “The Video Archives Podcast,” he had some harsh words for the current state of movies. The director, whose work is heavily inspired by the cinema of the 1960s and ’70s, said that the current era is “the worst in Hollywood history....
Skinamarink Trailer: The Creepiest Horror Movie Trailer Of The Year Shudder By Lex Briscuso/Dec. 9, 2022 11:27 am EST One of the most hyped indie horror movies of the year, “Skinamarink,” has everyone and their mom talking about how utterly game-changing the film is. Now, you can gauge for yourself if you’re digging what it’s offering with the film’s new theatrical trailer. In the sneak peek (which released on Shudder’s YouTube channel), we get the sense that something is going very wrong in a suburban home where two children live seemingly in darkness — darkness that is only broken by a constant loop of static-ridden, dated cartoons....
Stranger Things Changed The Way Brett Gelman Thinks About Himself As An Actor Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Oct. 27, 2022 8:57 am EST Brett Gelman can do it all — he plays the obnoxious, alcoholic, abusive husband to Claire on “Fleabag,” and he’s a fun action hero on “Stranger Things.” The actor-comedian is best known for his role on the big-budgeted Netflix sci-fi series, where he plays Murray Bauman, a former journalist-turned-translator who serves as a reliable source to the main cast, always ready to take down the bad guys....
Superhero Bits: Shazam! Fury Of The Gods Wraps Production, An Angry Wolverine In Deadpool 3 & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Oct. 31, 2022 4:53 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....
The Ferris Bueller Spin-Off Will Let Us Revisit Key Scenes Through Other Characters’ Eyes, According To Jon Hurwitz Paramount Pictures By Michael Boyle/Sept. 15, 2022 2:23 pm EST Has ’80s nostalgia in Hollywood gotten out of hand? Yes. But then again, it’s not like we’re gonna complain about a spin-off of the best ’80s movie of all time. Rather than attempting any sort of remake or sequel, “Sam and Victor’s Day Off” will take us through the day of the two valet drivers who took the Ferrari on a joy ride and caused Cameron (Alan Ruck) so many headaches....
‘I don’t feel there’s something to live up to’ Prime Video One thing I was struck by while watching the first episode was how you all had so much responsibility, sort of as the equivalent of what Frodo and Sam and the hobbits do in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. I was wondering, Sara, because we were probably closer to the same age when it came out, did you feel that level of responsibility, that legacy of having to live up to “The Lord of the Rings,” or you sort of put your blinders on and you don’t even think about that while you’re reading the scripts and while you’re filming?...
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Showrunners Promise An Even Bigger Scale For Season 2 Prime Video By Jenna Busch/Oct. 5, 2022 4:07 pm EST Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has only two episodes remaining in its premiere season. There have been critiques and praise alike for the show, and you can’t argue with ratings regardless of which side you fall on....
The Moment John Wick’s Director Realized They Made A Great Movie [Comic-Con] Lionsgate By Jeremy Mathai/July 23, 2022 1:03 am EST For a series of movies that now seems like a total no-brainer of franchise, the truth behind the humble origins of “John Wick” is liable to surprise those who weren’t on board right from the very start in 2014. The modestly-budgeted first film earned a respectable — though not sensational – $86 million worldwide, turning what seemed like a questionable (and oddly-marketed) B-movie premise into a word-of-mouth critical darling that slowly but steadily earned a loyal and intensely passionate fanbase....
Rosemary’s (Alien) Baby 20th Century Studios Prior to Damon Lindelof’s involvement, “Prometheus” began as an unambiguous “Alien” prequel film titled “Alien: Engineers” and written by Jon Spaihts (who would go on to co-pen “Doctor Strange” and “Dune: Part One”). Lindelof confirmed that the squid creature Elizabeth gives birth to in “Prometheus” was a chest-burster in Spaihts’ script, just like the Xenomorph in “Alien.” He added: “It is going to be scary, it is going to be visceral, and it is going to play into every woman’s fear of something wrong with the baby inside....
The River Wild: Everything We Know So Far About The Thriller Remake Universal Pictures By Jenna Busch/July 15, 2022 10:03 pm EST In 1994, Universal Pictures released the thriller “The River Wild” starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. It was the story of a couple, their kid, and a dog who are white water rafting on the Salmon River in Idaho. They ultimately run into some criminals and find out that the rapids are the least of their worries on this dangerous family outing....
The Showrunner Of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has One Small Regret About Season 1 Paramount By Devin Meenan/Oct. 4, 2022 10:42 am EST The first season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” was lauded for its back-to-basics approach. Every episode was just that, an episode, with self-contained stories, characters’ journeys, and messages. This episodic approach mixed a healthy dose of optimism brings the series more in line with the “Star Trek” ethos than its parent series, “Star Trek: Discovery....
Things Got Sweaty For Cillian Murphy On The Set Of Peaky Blinders Season 4 Netflix By Drew Tinnin/Nov. 1, 2022 2:45 pm EST The rise of “Peaky Blinders” over six seasons has been slow and steady, much like the ascent of Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) up the social ladder from the streets of Birmingham to the halls of Parliament. First airing on BBC Two with a non-existent advertising budget, the series found new dedicated fans thanks to Netflix and a growing obsession with the overall look and 1930’s fashion donned by the main characters....
John Kramer’s legacy never dies Lionsgate Though the film is set for a fall 2023 release date, it sounds like production on the next “Saw” film is off to a promising start. “Spiral” screenwriter Josh Stolberg spoke about the script on Twitter back in March, calling the script his favorite of the three “Saw” films he’s written so far. In December 2021, he also alluded to the script in a tweet, saying, “What I can promise you is that this is gonna make John Kramer fans very happy!...
Two hearts, believing in just one mind Warner Bros. Pictures As established in the “Batman: The Animated Series” episode “Mad Love,” Harley Quinn’s origin story is that she was the Joker’s psychiatrist while he was in Arkham Asylum. Dr. Quinzel became fascinated by Mr. J and eventually fell in love with him, helping him to break out of Arkham Asylum and changing her look and her name to match his aesthetic....
He trained with a dialect coach Buena Vista Pictures Doc Holliday was an enigmatic character. Despite his raucous ways as a known gambler and drinker, in “Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend,” author Gary L. Roberts points out that Holliday was brought up as a “Southern gentleman” in Georgia. After becoming a dentist, he moved West, where he befriended legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. He developed tuberculosis at a young age, which drove him to the dry Arizona climate....
Why Diddy Didn’t Make The Cut For Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday Warner Bros. Pictures By J. Gabriel Ware/Nov. 5, 2022 5:06 pm EST Sean “Diddy” Combs is many things: record label executive and entrepreneur, Grammy Award-winning artist and dance extraordinaire. We can add actor to that list too; he had movie roles, including in “Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power” and the 2008 adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun.” But his breakout performance could’ve came in Oliver Stone’s 1999 sports drama “Any Given Sunday....
