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Tom Cruise Did 13,000 Practice Runs To Prepare For Mission Impossible 7’s Motorcycle Jump Paramount Pictures By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Dec. 20, 2022 2:59 pm EST Even at 60 years old, Tom Cruise is obsessed with raising the bar for himself and his daredevil Hollywood persona. But where do you go after the halo jump and helicopter chases in 2018’s critically beloved “Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” or learning to fly real jet planes for “Top Gun: Maverick” (a legacy sequel that ranks as the highest earning film of 2022 at the time of writing)?...

Voice Actors Suzie Yeung And Sarah Wiedenheft Talk About The Complexities Of Chainsaw Man [Exclusive Interview] Crunchyroll By Ernesto Valenzuela/Nov. 17, 2022 4:25 pm EST “Chainsaw Man” took the world by storm long before it received its anime adaptation from the talented Studio MAPPA. The manga, created by mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto and released in the pages of “Weekly Shonen Jump” from 2018-2020, is often praised for its hyper-violent action and surprisingly hefty (and sometimes existential) story....

What You Need To Know About The New Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, And What It Means For The Studio Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images By Ryan Scott/Aug. 4, 2022 3:16 pm EST David Zaslav is a name that most movie fans probably haven’t heard until very recently. Yet, the man’s name has been uttered many times as of late, mostly because he is currently serving as the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, the gigantic media company that formed in early 2022 as a result of the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery....

A great season doesn’t equal an instant renewal Nickelodeon “They did not pick it up after season 2,” Ehasz shared. “The ratings were not strong enough!” The series’ second season, titled “Book 2: Earth,” follows Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) and his allies as they train to face off against Fire Lord Ozai (Mark Hamill). Along the way, they discover a brainwashed city, learn about an eclipse that can help them beat the Fire Nation, and lose and find their beloved pet flying bison, Appa....

Why James Cameron Doesn’t Think He Could Pull Off His Own Aquaman Movie Warner Bros. Pictures By Lyvie Scott/July 30, 2022 6:00 pm EST James Cameron’s track record is, frankly, impressive in any universe. In ours, he’s helmed some of the highest-grossing films of all time, but Cameron is an equally successful director in the world of “Entourage.” Cameron famously played himself in the HBO series, but with one small difference: Before breaking the box office with “Avatar,” he directed movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) in an adaptation of “Aquaman....

Avatar: The Way Of Water VFX Supervisors On Expanding Pandora And High Frame Rate [Exclusive Interview] 20th Century Studios By Bill Bria/Dec. 21, 2022 2:00 pm EST Director James Cameron has the pioneering spirit of an explorer. That spirit has been on full display throughout his career; each of his movies attempt to reach higher, climb faster, and break new ground in building worlds with which to tell emotionally resonant stories....

David Gordon Green’s Halloween Trilogy Pays Homage To The Entire Franchise Universal Pictures By Witney Seibold/Oct. 17, 2022 2:02 pm EST To begin with something benign: David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Ends,” now in theaters and streaming on Peacock, employed an unusual font for its opening titles. As has been discussed in the pages of /Film recently, both John Carpenter’s 1978 original and Green’s 2018 sequel employed an orange ITC Serif Gothic Heavy font....

The Web of Nostalgia Throughout Wright’s Ouvre Universal Pictures When asked if “Last Night in Soho” was a reaction to his earlier work, Wright had a deep, thought-out answer. While his earlier work is certainly nostalgic (“Shaun of the Dead” is an homage to zombie king George Romero; “Hot Fuzz” is a tribute to action movies), he doesn’t regret those movies being sentimental about their subject matter: I mean, not directly to the films, because there’s nothing I regret about those movies, and I feel the same affection for the films that we pay homage to in those movies, I feel the same affections for them now....

‘We just lost our minds’ Ollie Upton/HBO We see part of the scene that almost broke Cooke and D’Arcy in the trailer, where Cooke’s Alicent draws a knife in D’Arcy’s face. Sapochnik calls this whole exchange the “Eye for an Eye” scene. “It’s basically in episode seven when Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke get to go at each other for the first time in a fit of rage that’s been building for seven episodes,” he explained....

How Each Black Adam Character Relates To Dwayne John’s Antihero Warner Bros By Jeremy Smith/Sept. 8, 2022 8:30 pm EST Dwayne Johnson’s “Black Adam” is about to shake up the DC Extended Universe. Based on the character created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck, Black Adam is an agent of extreme chaos. In the comic books, he is typically the archenemy of Shazam. In Jaume Collett-Serra’s film, he will be portrayed as an antihero, one who has the potential to be a powerful ally of the Justice Society of America or one of its most dreaded foes....

How Pearl Became A Pandemic Movie, In More Ways Than One [Exclusive] A24 By Mike Shutt/Sept. 16, 2022 9:39 am EST How certain films have decided to handle the pandemic has been fascinating. A film like “Three Thousand Years of Longing” reflects the world fairly accurately, where some people wear masks in public and others don’t. “Confess, Fletch” makes an off-hand comment about the pandemic as to why Kyle MacLachlan’s character doesn’t shake hands....

Jordan Peele Fans Can Experience Even More Horror With His New Podcast Quiet Part Loud Paramount+ It’s a busy world and people don’t always have time to read anymore — or watch movies, apparently, since we’re just coming off the worst Thanksgiving weekend in box-office history. But what if you could somehow combine the storytelling sensibilities of Jordan Peele with those of a fiction podcast, perfect for those who like to multitask?...

‘I felt sick’ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer According to Marilyn Monroe’s autobiography, the head of M.G.M.’s talent scout department called her and told her to let her agent know there might be a role for her in an upcoming John Houston film. Monroe’s long time friend, agent, and hype man, Johnny Hyde, believed in her potential, and escorted Monroe to Houston’s office. Monroe recalled meeting the legendary director, who she believed was, “a genius – the first [she’d] ever met....

MCU Superpowers That Don’t Quite Make Sense Marvel Studios By Joe Garza/July 22, 2022 2:54 pm EST One of the best things about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is seeing countless beloved characters from the comics up on the big screen with their superpowers so wonderfully depicted. Ever since “Iron Man” hit theaters in 2008, Kevin Feige and co. have spared no expense in ensuring that these characters are as accurately portrayed as possible, using only the most cutting-edge visual effects wizardry to bring these superhuman and often otherworldly powers to life....

Sci-Fi Heroes That Could’ve Beaten Thanos Marvel Studios By Liam Gaughan/July 10, 2022 5:09 pm EST Thanos was the fearsome villain that the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe built up to. After the original Avengers narrowly survive their battle with Loki (Tom Hiddleston) during their first team-up in Joss Whedon’s 2012 film, a post-credit scene revealed that an even more intimidating antagonist was in their future. Thanos’ plan to bring together the Infinity Stones became clear in the subsequent films....

A possible franchise in the making Paramount Pictures The deal makes a lot of sense. In the wake of “It” and “It: Chapter Two,” not to mention the recent surprise success of “Terrifier 2,” creepy clowns are all the rage. Plus, “Smile” has grossed nearly $200 million at the box office up to this point. From a business perspective, it’s all there. So, what exactly can we expect? A synopsis for the book reads as follows:...

Superhero Bits: DC’s Legion Of Super-Heroes Trailer, An Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Star Stirs MCU Speculation & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/Nov. 16, 2022 5:22 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 Banshees Of Inisherin Review: Martin McDonagh’s Best Film Is Wordsmithing At Its Wisest [Venice] Searchlight Pictures By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 5, 2022 1:12 pm EST “I just don’t like you anymore,” says Brendan Gleeson’s world-weary Colm at the start of “The Banshees of Inisherin.” It’s the first shot in a cold war between an aging Irishman entering his twilight years and Colin Farrell’s Pádraic, his one-time chum. But the temperature rises in their tensions as Colm’s suggestion that Pádraic is “dull” lodges so firmly in the latter’s head that it begins to dictate his actions....

The Batman Crew Was Relentless In Building The World Of The Riddler Warner Bros. Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Aug. 10, 2022 2:29 pm EST Matt Reeves’ first foray into the superhero genre with “The Batman” is by far one of the most critically-acclaimed films of 2022. After reinvigorating the “Planet of the Apes” franchise, Reeves delivered an instant classic for the Caped Crusader that is chock-full of nuanced storytelling and a villain for the ages in Paul Dano’s Riddler....

The Daily Stream: Avenue 5 Is An Absurd Delight HBO By Jenna Busch/Sept. 19, 2022 5:59 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Series: “Avenue 5” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Forty years in the future, leisure space travel is a thing....