What a difference six months can make. After suffering the first box office failure of their 20 year history with last November's The Good Dinosaur, Pixar came swimming back stronger than any animated movie ever with Finding Dory (my review). The sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo was exactly what audiences were waiting for as they turned out [...]
Well this decision should be pop-uuuUUU-lar. Universal Studios announced today that the long-awaited film adaptation of the smash Broadway musical Wicked will finally hit theaters in 2019. Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliott, The Hours) will direct and Marc Platt will produce. Both are currently producers of the stage production. No casting decisions have been announced, but certainly there [...]
Imagine your once talkative baby suddenly falling silent at the age of 3, and then for the next 3 1/2 years he doesn't speak - until he breaks his silence with a comment about a Disney movie. That's the story of writer and author Ron Suskind and his son Owen. First told in a New [...]
Well that was well-timed. On the heels of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton sweeping this year's Tony Awards with 11 trophies, Walt Disney Studios - no stranger to synergy - debuts the first teaser trailer for Moana (below), their new animated musical with songs by the showtune-rapping star himself. The tale of an adventurous young Hawaiian heroine who sets [...]
If ever a movie called for a sequel, it's the most famous one about the death of Jesus. And according to screenwriter Randall Wallace, it's happening. Reluctantly confirming rumors to The Hollywood Reporter, Wallace said that he is currently scripting a sequel to director Mel Gibson's blockbuster biblical epic The Passion Of The Christ. It remains the [...]
Jimmy Kimmel crossed the casting streams of Ghostbusters ensembles old and new, first in his prime time pre-NBA Finals kickoff special and then later on his late night talk show. The new cast talks about the interweb haters who've been having a conniption fit over the all-female reboot, the old cast shares memories, and both cap it [...]
Another first for John Williams. On Thursday night June 9, the American Film Institute will honor the legendary film composer with their Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be the first time in the 44 year history of the award that the honor will go to an artist that's not a director or actor. (The ceremony will be televised on June 15 at 10pm EST, 9pm [...]
Even though it's less than a month away, I wonder how many of you were actually aware that there's a big budget Tarzan movie hitting theaters nationwide on July 1. Warner Bros. marketing seems to be dropping the ball given how much money they've invested into this project, and how much they need it to be [...]
The power of the Hamilton juggernaut continues. At long last, and after some false start efforts that fell apart, Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut Broadway hit musical In The Heights - which won 4 Tony Awards in 2008 (of the 13 it was nominated for), including Best Musical - will make it to the big screen. This comes on [...]
Studios have been looking for the next Deadpool. Sony may have found it. Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and directed by action comedy maestro Shane Black (The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, screenwriter of Lethal Weapon), Doc Savage promises to have that perfect mix of wild, unpredictable comedy with high octane action, all jacked to [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 