While the scenes of Carrie Fisher’s performance as General Leia in The Rise of Skywalker were constructed using unused footage from The Force Awakens, writer Chris Terrio has revealed that the flashback sequence with Luke and Leia was crafted using footage from Return of the Jedi. “We also had access to the dailies from the Original Trilogy, and […]
The Irishman featurette breaks down the digital de-aging of De Niro, Pacino and Pesci
Netflix has released a featurette for The Irishman which includes interviews with director Martin Scorsese and the visual effects team who discuss how the digital de-aging VFX used in the acclaimed mob epic took decades off stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci; watch it here… Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe […]
Matt Reeves confirms Colin Farrell is Penguin in The Batman
As production on The Batman has finally begun in London, director Matt Reeves has officially confirmed via Twitter Colin Farrell (Widows) will star in the film as Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin. The Penguin is one of the oldest members of Batman’s rogues gallery, first appearing in Detective Comics #58 in 1941. Modern comics have usually depicted Penguin as […]
Joker leads nominations for 2020 British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Warner Bros.’ Joker leading the pack with eleven nominations in total including Best Film, which it will contest with 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Parasite. The Irishman and Once […]
Superhero horror thriller The New Mutants gets a new trailer
Putting an end to months of speculation about the film’s status, Disney has debuted a new trailer for the long-gestating X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, which is set to finally receive its release this April. Check out the new trailer here… 20th Century Fox in association with Marvel Entertainment presents “The New Mutants,” an original […]
Timothée Chalamet set to play Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic
The success of Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman has lit the touchpaper for studios to announce whatever musical biopics they can rush into pre-production. So while we impatiently wait for the day that the MC Hammer movie is announced, Deadline is reporting that another musical icon is to be given the big-screen treatment in the form […]
New posters for Sonic the Hedgehog movie
With Sonic the Hedgehog set to speed into cinemas next month, two new posters have been released for the live-action/CG-hybrid video game adaptation which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Sonic the Hedgehog international trailer features Baby Sonic Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG tells the story of […]
Bandai’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters S.H. MonsterArts Burning Godzilla figure revealed
Sideshow has unveiled Bandai’s S.H. MonsterArts Burning Godzilla figure which is based on the Kaiju’s appearance in the final battle scene of the third instalment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse movie franchise, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $90.00; check out the promotional images here… Burning Godzilla, which appeared […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in musical adaptation Fun Home
According to The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye, Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in a feature film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, which he will also produce through his Nine Stories production banner. Based on American cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, Fun Home explores Bechdel’s discovery of her own sexuality and her […]
Kathy Bates praises Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Arthur Fleck in Joker
American Horror Story and Misery star Kathy Bates has praised Joaquin Phoenix’s Golden Globe-winning performance as Arthur Fleck in the Todd Phillips directed film, Joker. In an interview with Deadline, Bates said she found Phoenix’s performance to be “electrifying” and it has inspired her to “do better” with her own performances and to see what’s possible. “Well, recently […]
