Two of the biggest brands in all of Moviedom are tracking for so-so launches. That perspective is, of course, extremely relative, but still interesting to see in context of their brand histories, particularly when you also consider the growth of higher IMAX and 3D ticket prices in recent years. Doctor Strange, the latest evolution in [...]
The Cloverfield Universe keeps expanding, and this time quite literally. Busy Hollywood hyphenate J.J. Abrams has been working secretly - as he's wont to do - as a producer on another long-gestating sci-fi pet project called God Particle. Now The Wrap reports that God Particle will be another entry into the Cloverfield universe, following the [...]
Well hello, what have we here? With the coolest announcement in the galaxy, Lucasfilm and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller confirmed that they've found their Lando for the upcoming Young Han Solo Movie. It's Donald Glover, a geek fan favorite who rose to fame on NBC's Community before taking off as a stand-up comic and creative [...]
Cancel your plans and call in sick, muggles. You've got a limited engagement to Hogwarts and the Wizarding World on IMAX - and it's going to disappear before you know it. Starting Thursday night, October 13th, and ending Friday October 14th, all 8 films from the original Harry Potter franchise will play on participating IMAX [...]
In most blockbuster movies - and in the Potterverse especially - it's the music that completes the magic. The first official track from the score to Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them has been released (which you can listen to, below), and it has the rousing orchestral sweep you expect, transitioning [...]
It's a whole real world. And based on Disney's recent track record, we should all be very excited. A live action Mulan was first announced recently when Disney confirmed that their Untitled Disney Fairy Tale for 11/2/18 would be the Mulan adaptation. In recent days, they've also confirmed that the cast - including the love [...]
Disney continues to embrace creative Girl Power. After the success of the Academy Award-winning instant classic Inside Out (which had, arguably, the best Pixar script ever), Disney has tapped that film's Oscar-nominated co-writer Meg LeFauve to co-direct Gigantic, an animated adventure that reimagines the "Jack and the Beanstalk" fable. LeFauve, who's also busy co-writing Marvel's female superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel (starring [...]
The Lion King live action movie is a go. At Walt Disney, the circle of life for nearly every property involves the symbiotic cycle that triangulates between animation, live action, and live theatre. Regardless of where a story may debut on that triad, if it reaches a reasonable level of success and pop culture saturation it will [...]
Andrew Garfield's next two films are each passion projects by Mel Gibson and Martin Scorsese - directors known for their stark violent content - and in both he'll play a Christian on a mission. Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge has been well-publicized (and likely will continue to be, leading up to its November 4 release), but Scorsese's film wrapped shooting as far back as [...]
For as great a stylist as director Zack Snyder can be, he's occasionally been tagged with pejorative of being derivative. Now, it seems, he's coping himself. Snyder tweeted out the first-look image of Batman in his "Tactical Batsuit", which will make its debut in the upcoming DC film Justice League. For anyone familiar with Snyder's adaptation of The [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 