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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Blumhouse's Fantasy Island Gets Updated Dreams and Wishes Granted
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Blumhouse's Fantasy Island Gets Updated Dreams and Wishes Granted
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Earth-Shattering Decisions Made in Captain America #12
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Earth-Shattering Decisions Made in Captain America #12
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James Wan Returning to Horror Genre for Next Directorial Project
Aquaman filmmaker James Wan is heading back to his indie horror roots for his next project. Before he moves to Aquaman 2, which he is producing and is expected to direct, Wan will helm an untitled original thriller that is due to begin production this fall. The project — based on a a story by Wan and Ingrid Bisu - is expected to be a slice of horror Wan hasn't yet explored and plot details are being kept secret.
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James Wan Returning to Horror Genre for Next Directorial Project
Aquaman filmmaker James Wan is heading back to his indie horror roots for his next project. Before he moves to Aquaman 2, which he is producing and is expected to direct, Wan will helm an untitled original thriller that is due to begin production this fall. The project — based on a a story by Wan and Ingrid Bisu - is expected to be a slice of horror Wan hasn't yet explored and plot details are being kept secret.
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Paul Walter Hauser Up for Cruella Role
Paul Walter Hauser (“I, Tonya,” “BlackKkKlansman”) is in talks to join “Cruella,” the live-action Cruella de Vil movie starring Emma Stone, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. According to an insider, “Cruella” is eyeing a September start date. Disney has slated “Cruella” to open on Dec. 23, 2020.
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Paul Walter Hauser Up for Cruella Role
Paul Walter Hauser (“I, Tonya,” “BlackKkKlansman”) is in talks to join “Cruella,” the live-action Cruella de Vil movie starring Emma Stone, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. According to an insider, “Cruella” is eyeing a September start date. Disney has slated “Cruella” to open on Dec. 23, 2020.
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Sc-Fi Movie Fast Color Being Developed as Series for Amazon
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Sc-Fi Movie Fast Color Being Developed as Series for Amazon
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Nic Cage Will Go Primal on Predator-Filled Noah's Ark
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Nic Cage Will Go Primal on Predator-Filled Noah's Ark
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Darkseid and the Female Furies Will Be in New Gods
New Gods co-writer/director Ava DuVernay has confirmed on Twitter that Darkseid and the Furies will be featured the upcoming Warner Bros. film. The film, which is co-written by Mister Miracle comic book writer Tom King, has not been scheduled for release.
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Darkseid and the Female Furies Will Be in New Gods
New Gods co-writer/director Ava DuVernay has confirmed on Twitter that Darkseid and the Furies will be featured the upcoming Warner Bros. film. The film, which is co-written by Mister Miracle comic book writer Tom King, has not been scheduled for release.
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Game Night Directors Cast Their Dice with New Dungeons and Dragon Movie
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Game Night Directors Cast Their Dice with New Dungeons and Dragon Movie
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Tigers Are Not Afraid in New Trailer for Genre Darling [VIDEO]
A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents.
Filmmaker Issa López creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget.
In theaters August 2019.
Tigers Are Not Afraid in New Trailer for Genre Darling [VIDEO]
A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents.
The Flashes Need Help in Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 [PREVIEW]
Batman reunites with Joe Chill - and the Flashes - in a preview of this week's Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2. The world has been destroyed, and Batman is on a quest to find out who’s responsible. But when villains from his past begin to complicate things for the Dark Knight, he finds an unlikely ally in a place known as “the Plains of Solitude.”
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The Flashes Need Help in Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 [PREVIEW]
Batman reunites with Joe Chill - and the Flashes - in a preview of this week's Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2. The world has been destroyed, and Batman is on a quest to find out who’s responsible. But when villains from his past begin to complicate things for the Dark Knight, he finds an unlikely ally in a place known as “the Plains of Solitude.”
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Third Walking Dead Series Gets Trailer with Concept Art and Cast Glimpse
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Third Walking Dead Series Gets Trailer with Concept Art and Cast Glimpse
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Team of Kirby Experts Recruited for New Gods Movie
Ava DuVernay wants to get her New Gods movie right, so she’s making sure to bring in some experts. The filmmaker already recruited comic writer Tom King to pen the script. Now King has revealed he brought in an entire team of experts on Jack Kirby – the original creator of the New Gods.
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Team of Kirby Experts Recruited for New Gods Movie
Ava DuVernay wants to get her New Gods movie right, so she’s making sure to bring in some experts. The filmmaker already recruited comic writer Tom King to pen the script. Now King has revealed he brought in an entire team of experts on Jack Kirby – the original creator of the New Gods.
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Scarlet Johansson Isn't the Only Black Widow in Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson will be back as Black Widow in the Black Widow movie – but she’s not going to be the only person to use that codename. It sounds like there are in fact multiple Black Widows. According to co-star Rachel Weisz, she and fellow co-star Florence Pugh are also Black Widows. And there are even more we’re not aware of yet.
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Scarlet Johansson Isn't the Only Black Widow in Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson will be back as Black Widow in the Black Widow movie – but she’s not going to be the only person to use that codename. It sounds like there are in fact multiple Black Widows. According to co-star Rachel Weisz, she and fellow co-star Florence Pugh are also Black Widows. And there are even more we’re not aware of yet.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer and So Does James Wan
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I Know What You Did Last Summer and So Does James Wan
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Luca Guadagnino in Negotiations to Direct Lord of the Flies
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Luca Guadagnino in Negotiations to Direct Lord of the Flies
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Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson Enter The Lighthouse [VIDEO]
The Lighthouse is a 2019 black-and-white psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers and written by him and Max Eggers. It stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe.
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson Enter The Lighthouse [VIDEO]
Monday, July 29, 2019
Check Out the Trailer for Batman: Curse of the White Knight [VIDEO]
The Moon Landing Reveals Rom: Dire Wraiths
IDW Publishing Declassifies the Inhuman Menace Our Astronauts Faced!
IDW Publishing is proud to debut Rom: Dire Wraiths, a three-part comic book miniseries about Earth’s incomparable heroes – the astronauts whose mission among the stars brought them face-to-face with the Dire Wraiths, the shape-shifting scourge of the universe!
They made it past the initial nail-biting part of the journey, with a speedy liftoff from Merritt Island. They were thrown left and right against their straps in spasmodic little jerks as they rode into orbit and steered insanely fast into space. But that would not be the biggest challenge they would face. As they set foot on the moon, they found something inhuman waiting for them, ready to hitch a ride back to Earth! With Rom the Spaceknight seemingly nowhere in sight, only a handful of intrepid astronauts can prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind!
“Returning to Rom for any reason is a happy occasion,” says writer and IDW Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall, “Being able to use this story as a way to celebrate the monumental journey of American heroes is even better.”
Debuting in October, Rom: Dire Wraiths includes a special back-up story with art by Guy Dorian (Rom, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero) and Rom legend Sal Buscema (The Incredible Hulk, Spectacular Spider-Man), answering the question of where Rom is during the crisis.
Rom: Dire Wraiths #1 will feature variant covers by Luca Pizzari, Corin Howell, and a collaboration between Guy Dorian and Sal Buscema.
The Moon Landing Reveals Rom: Dire Wraiths
IDW Publishing Declassifies the Inhuman Menace Our Astronauts Faced!
IDW Publishing is proud to debut Rom: Dire Wraiths, a three-part comic book miniseries about Earth’s incomparable heroes – the astronauts whose mission among the stars brought them face-to-face with the Dire Wraiths, the shape-shifting scourge of the universe!
Meet the Hatchling Eggs from The Angry Birds Movie 2 [VIDEO]
The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level in The Angry Birds Movie 2! When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride), and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) recruit Chuck’s sister Silver (Rachel Bloom) and team up with pigs Leonard (Bill Hader), his assistant Courtney (Awkwafina), and techpig Garry (Sterling K. Brown) to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely superteam to save their homes.
Meet the Hatchling Eggs from The Angry Birds Movie 2 [VIDEO]
Pennywise Will Terrify You for Nearly 3 Hours in It Chapter Two
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Pennywise Will Terrify You for Nearly 3 Hours in It Chapter Two
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New Teaser Trailer for Disney XD's Animated Rocketeer Premieres [VIDEO]
A new hero rises! The Rocketeer coming Fall 2019 on Disney Junior.
New Teaser Trailer for Disney XD's Animated Rocketeer Premieres [VIDEO]
Minnie Mouse Voice Actor Russi Taylor Dies at 75 - Voiced for Scooby-Doo
It was only a couple years ago that I was genuinely taken aback by the depth of talent present in the voice of Russi Taylor. You may have only heard Ms. Taylor’s name for the first time over the weekend, but if you’re reading this, I’d submit that it’s impossible you never heard her voice before. There was her work on The Simpsons as the prissy nerd Martin Prince, her roles in films like Babe, and then, of course, one other part that she played for nearly 35 years: Minnie Mouse. She died last Friday, at age 75.
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Minnie Mouse Voice Actor Russi Taylor Dies at 75 - Voiced for Scooby-Doo
It was only a couple years ago that I was genuinely taken aback by the depth of talent present in the voice of Russi Taylor. You may have only heard Ms. Taylor’s name for the first time over the weekend, but if you’re reading this, I’d submit that it’s impossible you never heard her voice before. There was her work on The Simpsons as the prissy nerd Martin Prince, her roles in films like Babe, and then, of course, one other part that she played for nearly 35 years: Minnie Mouse. She died last Friday, at age 75.
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Jon Favreau Reveals the Only True "Live-Action" Shot in The Lion King
While many people tend to refer to the new The Lion King remake from Disney as “live-action”, it’s anything but. Instead, it’s a computer-animated film with photo-realistic characters. But there actually is one live-action shot in the movie – and director Jon Favreau just revealed it online. Yep, that’s it. There’s one legit landscape shot nestled within The Lion King.
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Jon Favreau Reveals the Only True "Live-Action" Shot in The Lion King
While many people tend to refer to the new The Lion King remake from Disney as “live-action”, it’s anything but. Instead, it’s a computer-animated film with photo-realistic characters. But there actually is one live-action shot in the movie – and director Jon Favreau just revealed it online. Yep, that’s it. There’s one legit landscape shot nestled within The Lion King.
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A New Behind-the-Scenes Video for Lord of the Rings Hits Twitter
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A New Behind-the-Scenes Video for Lord of the Rings Hits Twitter
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Saturday, July 27, 2019
MGF Reviews: Battlestar Galactica (the ’04 SYFY Reboot)
Filmed in a shaky-cam documentary style with CGI that still holds up, the Battlestar Galactica reboot (BSG ’04 moving forward) is the spiritual descendant of Babylon 5. Like Babylon 5, it is an emotionally complex story that uses key figures to explore the epic Wagnerian drama that drives the story. Even in the dogfights the Vipers will use the “spin on their axis to shoot backwards” maneuvers that Babylon 5 introduced into the sci-fi space battle genre. But beyond the aesthetics and attempts at a more grounded feel to the show, the real legacy of B5 that BSG ’04 gets right: every character is flawed, broken, and ultimately human.
The show never shies away from hard questions about life, suffering, politics, religion, forgiveness and regret. Where most sci-fi shows look for easy answers and resolutions, BSG ’04 gives you realistic problems and very human characters trying to figure them out. A central theme to the show is the delicate balance between pragmatism and idealism. Where a Picard or a Janeway are usually rewarded for their idealistic views of the world, Adama (the military leader of the fleet) deals with the consequences the world usually dishes out when your ideology doesn’t account for reality. In fact, often times the problems live in a world of grey; born out of humans failing morally or psychologically due to stress or ego, just like in the world we all inhabit. The characters of BSG ’04 marry the wrong people, love the wrong people, are self-destructive, make mistakes and constantly second guess themselves. While this would seem like a miserable, navel-gazing mess, I assure you it is anything but that.
BSG ’04 is fun, and ultimately uplifting because it is predicated on hope, a hope that we often forget or lose sight of in our day-to-day routine, just like they do. Characters lose their way but find their way back, enemies become friends, and friends become families. This show explores what it means to be human without covering up our failures or ignoring our successes. And it can do this while being exciting and fun because amongst the human drama, realistic battle tactics, and philosophical exposition each episode is packed with story. At no point do you feel bogged down or like you’re watching a filler episode. The writers of BSG ’04 had a story to tell and they were going to tell it, which leads me to my last point: the story.
I promised no spoilers and I’ll stick to it, so I’ll need to be very precise for the rest of this. As I noted earlier, the writers use individuals to explore this epic narrative where the very survival of the human race hangs in the balance and in doing so explores mankind’s relationship with religion and the meta-physical. Where Babylon 5 changed science fiction’s relationship with religion by acknowledging the importance of religion in people’s lives, BSG ’04 not just embraces religion in general but people’s religious experiences and the idea of the supernatural itself. Far from rejecting the supernatural elements of our reality, the writers of BSG ’04 actually make the supernatural a character in the show. That sounds odd, I know, but it is true. The invisible (and not-so-invisible) hand of the supernatural is at work in nearly every episode and the writers utilize it so well. The show has a definite and interesting perspective and yet never becomes preachy, rather it asks you to explore this reality with the show through the eyes of atheists, believers, agnostics and those who aren’t really sure what they are. Just as the writers never flinch from real human pain and tragedy, the writers don’t hide from the ugly side of religion, the terrible things we do in its name, but it also never demeans religion or undermines its importance. Rather the writers do an excellent job of pointing out and showing that the problems of the world aren’t the fault of angels, gods, God, or the universe… but humanity.
Ultimately, the question BSG ’04 asks is: Does humanity deserve to live? With all our faults, our jealousies, our ego, our insecurities, do we as a species deserve to live? Do we as individuals have value? The show gives us an answer, if you’re willing to work on it. I won’t spoil it here, but I will say this. If you want a great show that isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions and make you work for the answers, then I suggest you watch Battlestar Galactica ’04.
P.S. This doesn’t really fit into the article I was writing but I really wanted to talk about the aesthetics of the show so I’m doing it here. As an artist I love this show’s decision to use many real-world objects (mostly old) to give everything a grounded feeling. Even though the cultures that make-up the BSG ’04 universe aren’t from earth, they are humans living in a universe not unlike our own so they would make tools and technology and uniforms and artwork that is familiar to us. Perhaps my favorite little nugget of the real-world, are the Czechoslovakian made pistols used as side-arms. I noticed this because my father had a weird love of the CZ 50 which is often wielded by the Viper pilots in their adventures. By using these real-world objects the show feels very familiar the people feel very familiar and in that way we relate to them more.
I also really appreciate that the command deck of the Galactica looks like a sci-fi version of a submarine. There’s no centralized armchair with a big screen, there’s a centralized display that just shows blips and data, there’s a large lighted table used to chart navigation and play out battle plans. Everything from the dot-matrix printers and corded phones that receive static filled and modulated radio transmissions adds to this sense of realism. Odds are when we’re blasting at each other with our own spaceships it won’t quite look like this, but it’ll sure as the world will look a lot more like this than the bridge of the Enterprise.
Posted by Jason McLean