Along With “The Amateur,” Sate Your Spy Appetite With These 6 Can’t-Miss Classics

In the wake of the release of director James Hawes’ The Amateur, starring Rami Malek as a CIA decoder who sets out to avenge his wife’s murder despite reluctance from his CIA superiors, now is the perfect time to revisit the genre’s rich history. From breathtaking sets to complex narratives complete with moral dilemmas and characters emblematic of the struggle between good and evil, the spy genre has everything a viewer could want.

The Architecture of Espionage: Maria Djurkovic on Designing Rami Malek’s Revenge in “The Amateur”

Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar winner Rami Malik switches it up in The Amateur to play buttoned-down CIA analyst-turned-warrior Charlie Heller, who goes rogue in Europe to hunt down the terrorists responsible for the murder of his wife (Rachel Brosnahan). Tough-as-nails CIA handler (Laurence Fishburne) spearheads the Agency’s efforts to squash Charlie’s self-appointed mission, but he soon learns he’s dealing with a determined, lethally intelligent, and remarkably savvy operator who isn’t above blackmailing his own agency to get the revenge he seeks.

Calculated Frames: DP Martin Ruhe on Capturing “The Amateur’s” Deadly Chess Game

In the first part of our conversation with cinematographer Martin Ruhe about his latest film, The Amateur, he discussed director James Hawes’ grounded approach to Rami Malek’s CIA analyst-turned-vigilante by focusing on how his character’s humanity and intelligence were the keys to his playing a deadly game with trained spies and assassins. He’s able to do this not only because of his superior intelligence, but also because he blackmails his superiors (who have been ordering unsanctioned black ops) who know more than he does about the specifics of spycraft,

Lethal Intelligence: How DP Martin Ruhe Shot a Decoder’s Revenge in “The Amateur”

Tapping into nostalgia for ‘90s spy thrillers of late, 20th Century Studios’ globe-trotting espionage revenge thriller features Rami Malek’s quietly ingenious CIA decryption analyst as the everyman reluctant hero. “He’s not a killer, he’s not trained with weapons, he probably wouldn’t survive in a fist fight. So, he has to be smarter than everybody else,” says German cinematographer Martin Ruhe (Showtime series The Agency, The Tender Bar) of Malek’s Charlie Heller.

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Unveils Sizzling Trailer at CinemaCon

James Cameron’s more or less right on time with his third Avatar installment. The ever-ambitious filmmaker was able to reveal footage from Avatar: Fire and Water at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, wowing movie theater owners and industry insiders.

Fire and Water‘s spot-on timing benefited greatly from the fact that Cameron shot the second and third films in the franchise, The Way of Water and Fire and Water,

Disney Circling Martin Scorsese’s Hawaii-Set Crime Thriller Starring DiCaprio, Johnson, & Blunt

You’d be hard pressed to find a more exciting film project than Martin Scorsese‘s Hawaii-set crime caper with this cast—DiCaprio, Johnson, and Blunt—so why wouldn’t Disney come scoop it up?

Deadline reports that the studio is nearing a deal for the project, which is being described as a kind of Goodfellas on the Hawaiian islands, with Robert De Niro’s Jimmy the Gent character instead a Hawaiian crime boss,

Director Wes Ball & Oscar-Nominated VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist on the Groundbreaking Visuals of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes took the franchise to new heights of photorealism and immersive filmmaking. The groundbreaking series has pushed the envelope in motion capture and beyond, starting with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes and carrying on through three subsequent films. The latest film, Wes Ball‘s 2024 epic Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards,

A Secret “Predator” Movie is Coming Out Next Year

We already knew that a new Predator film was headed our way—Predator: Badlands—the sequel to 2022’s Dan Trachtenberg’s hit Prey. But now, thanks to a conversation between 20th Century Studio Boss Steve Asbell and The Hollywood Reporter‘s Borys Kit, we now know there’s a secret, additional Predator film lurking on the 2025 release schedule.

Designed to Shred: How “Alien: Romulus” Costume Designer Carlos Rosario Stylized Horror

Previously, we talked to Alien: Romulus costume designer Carlos Rosario about how American farmers’ attire from the 1940s-1960s inspired some of the wardrobe for our Jackson’s Star inhabitants and several sartorial callbacks from the first two films in the franchise. 

In part two, Rosario discusses how director Fede Alvarez’s approach to his ferocious interquel helped the designer account for the wear and tear on the costumes, caused,

“Alien: Romulus” Costume Designer Carlos Rosario’s Retro Vision & Vintage Style Blends – Part One

The only film so far to take this summer’s box office juggernaut Deadpool & Wolverine off the #1 spot for a spell was Fede Álvarez’s sci-fi horror Alien: Romulus, which brought back one of the most frightful monsters in cinematic history—the lobster-like face-strangling Xenomorphs! Taking place between Ridley Scott’s 1979 revered original and James Cameron’s 1986 fan-favorite sequel, Aliens, the cortisol-triggering interquel from 20th Century Studios centers on a new generation of colonists in their 20s,

“Alien: Romulus” Images Reveal Last Look at the Legendary Xenomorph, Cinema’s Gnarliest Monster

The wait is over—director Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus is here, and with its arrival comes the return of one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time.

While the film stars Cailee Spaeny (coming in for rave reviews), alongside a cast of young stars like Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Aileen Wu, Alien: Romulus brings back the xenomorph, which for our money might be the most viscerally terrifying creature from any sci-fi film,

Everything You Need to Know About “Alien” & “Aliens” Before You See “Alien: Romulus”

With the first reactions to Alien: Romulus calling it a genuinely terrifying sci-fi experience, we thought it was a good idea to give you some grounding in precisely where the film is situated before you brave the theater to see it. Romulus is the rare interquel, connecting what happened in the 57 years between the fateful Nostromo mission of 1979’s Alien and sole survivor Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) next mission,

First “Alien: Romulus” Reactions Call it a Genuinely Terrifying Sci-Fi Horror Experience

The first reactions to director Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus are here after 20th Century Studios unleashed the film on audiences at the world premiere in Los Angeles. Romulus is the eighth installment in the iconic sci-fi franchise, which began in Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien and is set between that film and James Cameron’s thrilling 1986 sequel Aliens. 

To ensure he had his mythology right,

From Ripley to Rain: New “Alien: Romulus” Teaser Connects Cailee Spaeny & Sigourney Weaver’s Heroines

“What was so great about what Sigourney did, it was incredible; it holds such an iconic space in cinematic history,” Cailee Spaeny says at the top of a new look at director Fede Alvarez’s upcoming Alien: Romulus. Spaeny stars as Rain Carradine, a young woman who makes a really, really bad decision when she tries to change up her life by joining a crew of space colonizers who go to scavenge a decommissioned space station to find the technology they need to finally leave their doomed planet.

“Alien: Romulus” Trailer Bridges the Gap Between the Two Most Iconic Installments

You know the old adage, made famous by Ridley Scott’s original Alien, that in space, no one can you hear scream? You can be sure there will be screams aplenty in director Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, an interquel that bridges the gap between Scott’s 1979 game changer and James Cameron’s fantastic 1986 sequel Aliens. 

Alvarez’s film has the distinction of having been approved by both Scott and Cameron.

A Ferocious Fight is Brewing in New “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” IMAX Trailer

20th Century Studios has just released a big, brawny new IMAX trailer for director Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which boasts perhaps the franchise’s most photo-realistic warring apes yet. The new installment promises a ton of action, as the story is set hundreds of years after the events in Matt Reeves’ 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes. and finds apes reigning supreme, with humanity reduced to a feral existence on the margins.

First “Alien: Romulus” Images Unleash the Xenomorph in Fede Alvarez’s Upcoming Interquel

Yesterday, we got our first glimpse at director Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, the latest installment in the Alien franchise, yet one that is taking a different approach from the more recent films. Alvarez, with the blessing of both Ridley Scott and James Cameron, has made an “interquel,” a film that connects Scott’s groundbreaking 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien and Cameron’s sizzling 1986 follow-up Aliens. 

This means that because he’s set his Romulus in the 57-year span between Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) battle with a vicious Xenomorph aboard the spaceship the USCSS Nostromo in Alien and Ripley’s rematch with another Xenomorph (an alien queen,

First “Alien: Romulus” Trailer Reveals the “Interquel” Connecting Franchise’s Most Iconic Films

The Alien franchise is taking us back to its roots.

Director Fede Alvarez has unveiled the first look at his Alien: Romulus, which has been approved by both Ridley Scott and James Cameron and is connected to their films in the venerable sci-fi horror franchise. Getting Scott and Cameron’s approval is the highest possible praise the director could get, especially for a film that’s being billed as an “interquel,”

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” Big Game Trailer Finds Rivals Vying for Supremacy

The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers weren’t the only formidable foes battling it out last night. During the Super Bowl, 20th Century Studios revealed the official trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which is set hundreds of years after the events in Matt Reeves’ 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes. The apes reign supreme in this latest franchise installment, with humanity reduced to a feral existence on the margins.

First “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” Trailer Reveals Brilliant Apes, Feral Humans

The apes talk in the very first trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. We know what you’re thinking—well, sure, they also spoke in the last Planet of the Apes movie, director Matt Reeves’ excellent 2017 trilogy capper War for the Planet of the Apes—but in director Wes Ball’s new film, they speak with a fluency and clarity that surpasses the humans they’ve displaced at the top of the food chain.