-
+14 +1
Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in Carl Sagan Biopic From Sebastián Lelio
Garfield and Edgar-Jones will play Sagan and his wife, Emmy-winning producer Ann Druyan, in the upcoming feature, which FilmNation is shopping to buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
-
+17 +1
Steven Spielberg “Mounting A Big Production” For Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Napoleon’; Project Is Set As Seven-Part Limited Series For HBO
One of Stanley Kubrick’s lost projects, a large-scale biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, has been in the works for HBO for the last seven years. Steven Spielberg, who has been involved for at least ten years, now says he is “mounting a big production” and the project will become a seven-part series for the premium cable network.
-
+19 +1
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: Latest Entry in Keanu Reeves Franchise Is Pure, Over-the-Top Action Spectacle
Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard and Scott Adkins are among the newcomers for this new installment of the big-screen series about the hitman who just can't stay successfully retired.
-
+15 +1
Ray Liotta's Final Scene in Cocaine Bear Was Made Less Gory After His Death
Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks and her husband/producer Max Handelman say they made some changes to the rather gory death scene of the Ray Liotta character after the actor sadly passed for real last May.
-
+2 +1
New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies in the Works at Warners, New Line
The studios have struck a multiyear pact with Swedish gaming giant Embracer Group, which holds the film rights to the property.
-
+19 +1
Can “The Last of Us” Break the Curse of Bad Video-Game Adaptations?
For decades, games’ stories have been lost in translation. Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin are charting a different path.
-
+12 +1
'Avatar' sequel misses estimates, but theater executives not concerned: 'Moviegoers are waiting'
Disney's (DIS) "Avatar: The Way of Water" delivered director James Cameron his first $100-million opening weekend — but missed industry expectations of $170 million-plus. The much-anticipated sequel, which runs 3 hours and 12 minutes, secured roughly $134 million in domestic markets — tying with Warner Bros.' (WBD) "The Batman" as the fifth-highest opener of 2022, according to Comscore data. Disney, which saw shares slump 3% in early trading on Monday, had anticipated a range between $135 million to $150 million.
-
+21 +1
'Avatar: The Way of Water's' Murderous Villain Tells All
YOU’D SEEN THAT square jaw before, whether as fast-talking tabloid journalist Freddy Lounds in Manhunter, Col. Nathan Jessup of Broadway’s A Few Good Men, cowardly Ike in the Western Tombstone, or one of the FBI agents who gunned down Dillinger in Public Enemies. But it wasn’t until decades into Stephen Lang’s career, in 2009’s Avatar, that the character actor par excellence transformed into an international name.
-
+13 +1
Daniel Craig Says He Has No Regrets About Leaving James Bond: ‘He’s Not Really Dead’
Daniel Craig says he has no regrets about leaving James Bond behind and has revealed that he discussed killing the character with franchise producer Barbara Broccoli. “No, none at all,” Craig said when asked by Martha Kearney on BBC Radio 4’s “Best of Today” podcast. “I had an incredibly fortunate 17 years of my life making this. I literally want to spend the next 20 years of my life trying to unhook it all and try and put it into a place because it was incredible.
-
+19 +1
Harvey Weinstein Jurors Posed a Question and Asked to Hear Testimony, But Still No Verdict
The jurors in the Harvey Weinstein trial asked a question and sought readback of testimony from the trial last week, court officials confirmed on Tuesday. The jury has been deliberating for seven days on charges of rape and sexual assault against the producer. There is still no sign of a verdict, and the jury has also not indicated that they are deadlocked.
-
+19 +1
‘Iron Man,’ ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Added to National Film Registry
Marvel’s original superhero blockbuster “Iron Man,” Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal’s classic romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally” have been selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. Every year, the Librarian of Congress names 25 motion pictures that are at least 10 years old and register as “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.
-
+24 +1
Ridley Scott Turns 85: Why the Academy Should Give Him an Honorary Oscar
Ridley Scott is one of Hollywood’s undeniable masters of science fiction, with an unadulterated visual flair that permeates each film he helms. The British director has been bringing his vision to our movie screens for over 50 years. After Australian director Peter Weir received an honorary Oscar earlier this month, Scott, celebrating his 85th birthday, should undoubtedly be next on the Academy’s list to get a statuette at next year’s Governors Awards.
-
+14 +1
Brendan Fraser Defends Wearing Prosthetics to Play Obese Man in 'The Whale': 'It Was Accurate'
Brendan Fraser is standing by using prosthetics to embody his character in The Whale. In the film from director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), the actor plays a gay 600-lb. reclusive writing instructor who is struggling to reconnect with his teenage daughter (Sadie Sink) amid his failing health.
-
+18 +1
Disney’s Willow puts a queer romance front and center — and it was ‘just organic,’ says creator
Ron Howard and George Lucas’ 1988 fantasy epic Willow aimed to do for fantasy cinema what Star Wars had done for science fiction. While it didn’t quite live up to that lofty promise, Willow remains a cult favorite, a pillar of the crop of 1980s fantasy films that delighted adults and both terrified and enthralled children.
-
+11 +1
Rolling back the years: can Hollywood make Harrison Ford look 40 years younger?
Technology to de-age actors on screen has been in use for years – with varied success. But producers of the new Indiana Jones film are promising a breakthrough.
-
+17 +1
Amazon to invest $1 billion yearly to produce movies for theaters
Yahoo Finance Live’s Akiko Fujita discusses reports that Amazon could soon invest $1 billion a year to produce movies for theaters.
-
+3 +1
Steven Spielberg to Be Honored by Berlin Film Festival
Steven Spielberg will be honored by the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival with an homage and the fest’s honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. Spielberg’s latest film, “The Fablemans,” his semi-autobiographical look at growing up as a film-obsessed teenager in Arizona and Northern California, will also screen at the festival which runs Feb. 16-26, 2023. Universal Pictures Germany will release the film in German theaters in March.
-
+18 +1
Ke Huy Quan Still Gets Christmas Gifts From Steven Spielberg, 38 Years After ‘Indiana Jones’ Debut: ‘He Has Not Forgotten Me’
Steven Spielberg gave Ke Huy Quan his first movie role at 13 years old when he got cast as Short Round opposite Harrison Ford in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” Flash forward 38 years and Spielberg is still sending Quan a Christmas gift every holiday season. Quan, who is currently making the awards season press rounds in support of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” revealed the heartwarming tidbit in a new interview with The Guardian.
-
+24 +1
Box Office: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Claws Up $84 Million Opening Day
Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is reigning over the box office. The superhero sequel earned $84 million from 4,396 locations on its opening day. That figures includes $28 million in Thursday previews, which marked the 15th-highest preview gross in history and bested the first “Black Panther’s” figure by $3 million. It’s also the second biggest opening day of the year, behind the $90.4 million earned by fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe entry “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
-
+13 +1
Tears in rain? Why Blade Runner is timeless
One of the greatest science fiction films ever made is about to be screened across the country in its definitive version. With its towering cityscapes, dreamy Vangelis soundtrack and nods to film noir, the movie offers a vision of a dystopian future devoid of human emotion.
Submit a link
Start a discussion