Production on Steven Spielberg's dystopian sci-fi blockbuster Ready Player One is about to be in full swing, and so are the first of the (allegedly) unsanctioned image and video tweets. (See below) Based on the YA novel by Ernest Cline, Ready Player One is the near-future reality of 2044 in which society is so immersed into the virtual reality [...]
Accio Hero. In preparation for this fall's Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, author (and, for the first time, screenwriter) J.K. Rowling hosts a featurette that introduces us to the new trilogy's central character, Newt Scamander. Played by Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne, Newt will guide us back into the wizarding world. This time [...]
"He's pounding other human beings into oblivion." That's how Matt Damon describes the return of Jason Bourne in this new 2-minute featurette titled "Jason Bourne Is Back", a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming 5th installment of the Bourne series titled, simply, Jason Bourne. I know a lot of you out there are geeking for this [...]
Filmed in Downtown Los Angeles. That's the most staggering credit for the new box office juggernaut live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. The term "live-action" is a bit deceiving, though, given that most of this world is entirely fake. But it'd have to be, since the story is set entirely in a real jungle and not the [...]
"I understand why people are skeptical, and why many of them bring their theological checklists.” - director Cyrus Nowrasteh, on reactions by Christians to recent Hollywood Bible movies The Young Messiah, the new film about Jesus at the age of 7 (based on Anne Rice's novel "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt"), opens in theaters on Friday March [...]
Okay, so it's not really anything different than what we saw at the end of The Force Awakens, but watching this behind-the-scenes footage of writer/director Rian Johnson continuing the saga is a perfect litmus test for just how much of a Star Wars geek you are. Apparently I'm an even bigger nerd than I thought, because even [...]
The Revenant hit movie theaters as a big question mark, a gamble. Would audiences be willing to sit through a grueling 2 1/2 hour endurance test that was driven by a contemplative, philosophical spirit - and cost $135 million to make? At a $108 million dollar gross so far going into its third weekend of wide [...]
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