J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that the film and finishing the saga was the most challenging thing he has ever worked on. With any Star Wars project, there is huge pressure placed on the creatives, this is doubly true for theatrical movies. The task for J.J. Abrams is […]
The MCU gets a VR experience with Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Damage Control trailer
Marvel Studios has teamed with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, the studio behind Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, to put fans right in the middle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the upcoming VR experience Avengers: Damage Control, and an official story trailer has been released which features heroes such as Spider-Man, Hulk, Falcon, Black Panther, […]
Comic Book Preview – J.J. Abrams’ Spider-Man #2
J.J. Abrams and Henry Abrams’ Spider-Man series continues this coming Wednesday as the second issue hits comic book stores, and we have a preview for you here courtesy of Marvel… The most anticipated comic event of the year continues from J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost, Alias), Henry Abrams and Sara Pichelli (SPIDER-MAN, GUARDIANS […]
Black Mirror gets the Pop! Vinyl treatment from Funko
Funko has unveiled a wave of Pop! Television vinyl figures for the acclaimed anthology series Black Mirror which includes Kelly and Yorkie from ‘San Junipero’, Robert Daly and Nanette Cole from ‘USS Callister’, and the Ashley Too Doll from ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’; check them out here… Via Funko Blog
Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie reuniting for Le Convoyeur remake
Having broken out together with their work on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, actor Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie are now set to reunite for a remake of the 2004 French film Le Convoyeur. The revenge-based action thriller will see Statham taking on the role of H, “a cold and mysterious […]
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt embark on a Jungle Cruise in trailer for Disney’s new adventure film
Walt Disney Studios has debuted the first trailer and a poster for Jaume Collet-Serra’s upcoming adventure film Jungle Cruise. Inspired by the Disneyland theme park ride, the movie features a cast that includes Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti, Quim Gutierrez, Veronica Falcon, Dani Rovira and Andy Nyman; check […]
The Disturbed Outsider: A Cinematic Pathway Leading to Joker
In the wake of Joker’s success, Tom Jolliffe looks at similar cinematic examples of the disturbed outsider… With a quarter billion in takings and counting, as well as divisive reviews, media attention up the wazoo, and a status (particularly among the 18-30 viewers) as a cinematic masterpiece, Joker’s depiction of disturbed isolation and disconnect from […]
Damon Lindelof says his Watchmen series is one self-contained season
As the clock counts down to Watchmen’s premiere on HBO this month, creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof has been talking to Deadline about his “spiritual sequel” to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal comic book epic, revealing that the story was designed to be told as a single self-contained season. “I’m not being flippant when […]
Movie Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019. Directed by Vince Gilligan. Starring Aaron Paul, Matt Jones, Charles Baker, Jonathan Banks, and Larry Hankin. SYNOPSIS: Picking up after the events of Breaking Bad, Jesse Pinkman is on the run. How do you follow up Breaking Bad, a show that is consistently named as one of the […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop remake gets the green light from HBO as TV series
Way back in 2014 it was announced that Drive filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn was looking to produce a remake of the cult 1988 slasher Maniac Cop with director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Regeneration). While the project has been on and off over the past five years, Deadline now brings word that it is officially moving […]
