How VFX Artists Kept Ryan Gosling’s Head From Being Smashed (and More) in Blade Runner 2049
When we interviewed Blade Runner 2049 sound designer Theo Green, one of the sequences he discussed was the very first in the film—the epic brawl between Ryan Gosling’s Officer K and Dave Bautista’s hulking replicant Sapper. Officer K is there to “retire” Sapper, a euphemism if ever there was one, and the fight that ensues is brutal, made all the more intense by the size difference in the two combatants.
VFX Supervisor Swaps Man For Primate in Oscar-Shortlisted War For the Planet of the Apes
“I’ve pretty much spent my last decade doing almost nothing but monkeys and apes.” That’s Oscar-winning visual effects artist Dan Lemmon talking about his adventures in motion capture on behalf of the re-booted Planet of the Apes trilogy and Peter Jackson’s 2005 gorilla spectacle King Kong. “Between that and The Jungle Book I’ve been pretty busy,” says Lemmon during a recent visit to Los Angeles. New York born,
The Last Jedi, Blade Runner 2049 & Wonder Woman Among Oscar’s Visual Effects Shortlist
The Oscar race for Best Visual Effects this year might be the stiffest in recent memory. The Academy has released this year’s shortlist, and it stands to reason that this could be the most challenging group of films they’ve had to winnow down in a few years. A few of the reasons include the wide range of genres these effects were deployed in, the culmination of a groundbreaking trilogy (the Apes franchise), and creature features from some of the most creative filmmakers on the planet.
Black Mirror Trailer for ‘Metalhead’ is Intense and Mysterious
Tomorrow will mark the long awaited conclusion of the Netflix rollout of the Black Mirror season 4 trailers. What that means we can’t say for sure, but we hope it brings us much closer to the full episode drop. Five of the six announced episodes have now been teased with Black Mirror tweeting out a mysterious trailer for ‘Metalhead’ yesterday.
The plot of this episode is by far the most cryptic of the season’s trailers.
Stranger Things is Officially Coming Back for Season 3
Poor Hawkins, Indiana has been through a lot. Detective Hopper has been doing his best to battle the evils of the Upside Down, but there are more monsters to come. Netflix announced that Stranger Things has secured a third season.
FOR THE LOVE OF STEVE, DUH! So hold tight baby darts — season 3 is officially happening.
— Netflix US (@netflix) December 1, 2017
Netflix posted a poll on Friday asking followers if there should be a season 3.
Daisy Ridley Likely Done With Rey After Star Wars: Episode IX
As we rapidly approach the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on December 15th, it has been announced that Daisy Ridley is planned to say goodbye to the fierce heroine, Rey, once the trilogy concludes. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the cast (Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver) and director Rian Johnson discussed their experience working on the Star Wars films and what viewers should expect to see in future episodes, Collider reports.
Margot Robbie Reveals the Development of Another Harley Quinn Spinoff
In Suicide Squad, Margot Robbie’s performance as the provocatively twisted, baseball bat swinging supervillain, Harley Quinn, earned high praise for being brilliantly over the top. Although a supervillain, fans immediately fell in love her sweet yet psychotic personality. Thus, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. plans to feature her character, once again, in four upcoming DC films-one of which includes a Harley Quinn solo movie.
Initially perceived as a sidekick and ‘daddy’s little monster’ to her lunatic boyfriend the Joker in the comic book series,
The Ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Changed at the Last Second
With Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiering in just a few short weeks on December 15, we’re being treated to major cover stories, timed to pique interest (as if we really needed it) right before the film takes over the world. These have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Empire and Rolling Stone recently, and while the filmmakers and folks from Lucasfilm were careful not to let any spoilers spill,
The First Mary Magdalene Trailer Shows a Close Bond Between Jesus and His Follower
Rooney Mara takes on one of the most controversial characters in one of the most famous stories of all time. Mara plays the title role in the big screen retelling of Mary Magdalene. The trailer, released this week, teases tender private moments alongside famous public scenes between Jesus and his most famous female follower.
Joaquin Phoenix costars as Jesus, and honestly, we can’t believe no one has cast him in the role before.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Supreme Leader Snoke is not a Sith Lord
You’d have been forgiven for assuming that Supreme Leader Snoke, played by Andy Serkis, was a Sith Lord. While we only saw him in holographic form in The Force Awakens, it was made crystal clear he was the man—er, being—in charge. Both General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) genuflected before him like two squabbling brothers before their overbearing, terrifying father. And while Hux complained to Snoke that Kylo Ren’s petulance was hurting the First Order’s cause, it was clear that Snoke liked,
Watch the First Trailer for All the Money in the World With Christopher Plummer in Kevin Spacey’s Role
Here is your first trailer for Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World that features Christopher Plummer, who now famously stepped in—after production had wrapped—to reshoot all of the scenes once occupied by Kevin Spacey, who was fired after allegations of sexual harassment and assault surfaced. Scott made the decision that he was going to remove Spacey from the film completely, somehow managing to conduct the reshoots and still hit the already set release date.
VFX Artist Dream Big & Think Small for Downsizing
Writer-director Alexander Payne has won two Academy Awards and 17 more Oscar nominations for films that specialize in low key stories about flawed characters. But unlike Nebraska, The Descendants, About Schmidt and Sideways, his new movie Downsizing (opening Dec. 22) goes high concept: Matt Damon stars as a five-inch human who tries to leave his problems behind by living in the pint-sized “Leisure Land”
The First Trailer Tease for Avengers: Infinity War is one for the Fans
The first thing to know about this Avengers: Infinity War trailer teaser is there’s no actual footage from the upcoming, mega-sized film. Yet, you’ll still likely get the chills (if you’re an MCU fan, that is), as this teaser links together a ton of defining moments from nearly every Marvel film to date to prep you for the actual Infinity War trailer, which drops today. The focus in the teaser is on the fans,
Kevin Feige Calls Avengers 4 a Finale, Promises Cataclysmic Events
If there’s one long story you want to read about the film industry today, look no further than Vanity Fair’s piece on Marvel’s ten-year anniversary, in which all the stars (and we do mean all) from the studio’s massive cinematic universe gathered over the course of a few days to be interviewed and photographed. Writer Joanna Robinson and photographer Jason Bell got to sit down with the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU),
Luke’s Back in the Fight in new Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV Spot
Earlier today we shared this brief but awesome look at how the luminous crystal foxes were created for Rian Johnson’s upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Now, as we rapidly approach the film’s December 15 premiere date, Lucasfilm and Walt Disney are giving us glimpses of new footage in new TV spots, like this latest one titled “Back.”
The main thrust of this new spot, and the meaning of its’
Watch how the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Team Created the Crystal Foxes
While the porgs have sucked up a lot of the oxygen when it comes to describing the new, adorable creatures coming to us in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, none look quite as spectacular as the crystal foxes we’ve glimpsed in the trailers. Now, the good people over at Lucasfilm and Walt Disney have released this mini featurette, which describes the evolution of these fantastic creatures from an idea in Johnson’s head to the alien animals we’ve seen (briefly) on screen.
Here’s Your First Look at Benicio del Toro’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi Character
Benicio del Toro’s mysterious Star Wars: The Last Jedi character DJ (this might not even be his actual name in the film) has been of major interest to fans, thanks in no small part to del Toro’s long, incredible career. He’s the rare character actor who could easily be a leading man, but has staked his career on his chameleon-like ability to play good guys, bad guys, and every shade in between. He’s a scene stealer,
After Years In the Making, Pixar’s Coco is Finally Here
Pixar movies are famously time-intensive, and for a good reason: they’re beautiful. The studio’s latest film Coco is no exception. After six years in development (that’s two more years than Toy Story, which, incidentally, was released 22 years ago today), Coco premiered in October at the Morelia Film Festival in Mexico, coinciding with the marigold-bedecked Día de Los Muertos season that it depicts on screen. One month later,
Two Decades in the Making, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Drops First Official Trailer
When Paul McGuigan’s Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool premiered at the Telluride Film Festival this past September, critics praised this emotionally walloping story of a May-December romance for the ages. Based on Peter Turner’s memoir, the film revolves around the true story a life changing phone call that Turner, played by Jamie Bell, received on September 29, 1981. His former lover, the actress Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening), had collapsed in a hotel in Lancaster and was refusing medical attention.
Watch the new Teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Gorgeous Phantom Thread
A fresh look at what we feel will likely be one of the best films of the year has been delivered. We’re talking about Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming drama Phantom Thread, starring Daniel Day-Lewis in his last film. A new minute-long trailer, which reveals that sneak preview screenings will be taking place in New York and Los Angeles from November 24th through November 30th, highlights once again the electric pairing of Anderson and Day-Lewis,
