The Reasons Why Sequels Are Failing To Find Audiences This Summer One of the big stories of this summer is what Hollywood is calling “the sequel slump.” The average sequel makes more than eight times the average original release, which explains why we have more of them than ever before. But the sequels of summer 2016 are failing to find audiences. Why aren’t movie theatergoers flocking to sequels as they have in the past?...
This Is What Frank Miller Would Do With The Batman Franchise The Batman is ingood handsright now. Putting aside whatever you think ofZack Snyder’s portrayal of the character, it’sBen Affleckwho has the keys to Batman franchise. The director ofGone Baby Gone,The Town, andArgois making the next Batman film, so there’s reason to look forward to the future of these movies. We still don’t fully know what to expect from Affleck’s vision for Batman, but we do know what the franchise would look like ifThe Dark Knight ReturnswriterFrank Millerhad his druthers....
Three Great David Fincher Audio Commentaries The start of aDavid Finchercommentary is kind of like the start of a David Fincher movie: you know you’re in store for something good. Sometimes after listening to hours upon hours of commentary tracks, I question how I spend my time, but listening to Fincher’s commentaries is always time well spent. He’s concise and candid, he’s as funny as his movies, and he’s a great storyteller....
Tick, Tick… BOOM! Star Robin De Jesús Knows What Makes A Good Movie Musical [Interview] Robin de Jesús began his theatrical career in one of Broadway’s longest running and most beloved shows: Jonathan Larson’s “Rent.” Just three years later, he was back on Broadway in Lin Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights.” So you can imagine the joyous serendipity he would feel about a decade later, when Miranda decided to adapt the work of Jonathan Larson into a musical biopic....
Tubi Makes Deal With STX, Will Stream ‘Den Of Thieves’, ‘The Edge Of Seventeen’, And More The Internet is choked with streaming services and, at this point, some people might not know aTubifrom a Quibi. However, Tubi, which is a division ofFoxEntertainmentand purports to offer over 30,000 titles, has at least one thing going for it that other services don’t: it’s free. It has also now entered into a content deal withSTXfilmswhich will give it an exclusive AVOD (advertising-based video on demand) window for movies likeDen of Thieveswith Gerard Butler and 50 Cent,I Feel Prettywith Amy Schumer,Peppermintwith Jennifer Garner,The Edge of Seventeenwith Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson, and more....
Will ‘Men In Black III’ Be The First True Studio Disaster Of The New Decade? IsMen in Black IIIa total oddity in the studio world or merely the next step in the lineage of films like thePirates of the Caribbeansequels andIron Man, which famously went into production without solid scripts in place?Men in Black IIIstarted production last November, but shooting started with only part of the script fully in place. A hiatus was built into the production, officially to make the most of New York tax incentives and weather conditions, but in reality more than half the script was still not finalized....
‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Trailer: Ava DuVernay’s Fantasy Film Looks Truly Divine Traveling 91 billion light years has never looked so surreal and fantastic. A new trailer forAva DuVernay’s adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle fantasy classicA Wrinkle in Timehas been released by Disney, and it continues the film’s parade of lush visuals and trippy space-time travel. Watch A Wrinkle in Time Trailer The trailer follows young Meg Murray (Storm Reid) as she embarks on an unexpected quest to find her missing scientist father (Chris Pine), aided by the celestial beings Mrs....
‘Black Rock’ Trailer: Mumblecore Stars Katie Aselton And Mark Duplass Make A Generic Horror Thriller Married coupleKatie AseltonandMark Duplasshave worked together on a range of projects, includingThe Puffy ChairandThe League, but their latest collaboration looks like a pretty sharp change of pace. Unfortunately for them, different doesn’t always mean better. Directed by Aselton (The Freebie) from a script by Duplass,Black Rockcenters around three women (Aselton,Kate Bosworth, andLake Bell) on a camping trip on a remote island....
‘Captain Marvel’ First Look Features Brie Larson In A Power Rangers-Looking Costume Brie Larson’s first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently filming, and the first look at the actress in herCaptain Marvelcostume has just popped-up online. The results are…surprising, and even a bit Power Ranger-ish. See theCaptain Marvelfirst look below. The first look at Brie Larson’sCaptain Marvelis here, courtesy of a set photograph. Take a gander. See the first photos of Brie Larson as Captain Marvelhttps://t....
‘Fargo’ Season 2 Casts ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Alum As Crime Boss The cast ofFargoSeason 2 just gets better and better. The newest member of the family isMichael Hogan, whom TV geeks will recognize as Colonel Saul Tigh fromBattlestar Galactica. He joins a sprawling cast that also includesPatrick Wilson,Ted Danson,Jesse Plemons, andKirsten Dunst. Get character details and more after the jump. TheWrapreported on theFargoMichael Hogan casting, and describes the character as follows:...
‘Fear Street Trilogy’ Teaser: R.L. Stine’s R-Rated Horror Trilogy Streams On Netflix Over Three Weeks Get ready to spend your summer on Fear Street. Netflix is releasing all three movies comprising its R-ratedFear Street Trilogy, based on R.L. Stine’s beloved book series, over the course of three weeks in July, giving a whole new definition to binge-watching. Watch theFear Streettrilogy teaser below. Fear Street Trilogy Teaser Netflix knows you like binge-watching, which is why the streamer is giving itsFear Streetfilm trilogy a unique release: releasing all three movies over three consecutive weeks this July....
‘Ghostbusters’ Gear Featurette Discovered On Paranormal Studies Lab Viral Site This morningbrought the first trailerforPaul Feig’s reboot ofGhostbusters, and as someone who is a huge fan of the original franchise, I don’t think it looks half bad. Sure, the humor is over the top, but I’m fine with this having a different comedic tone. But I think the ghosts look cool, the action looks entertaining, and I love the newGhostbustersgear....
‘Hannibal’ Writer Takes On ‘Friday The 13th’ The nextFriday the 13thfilm will shoot later this year, and is already set for a May 2016 release. But there’s still work to be done on the script before the shoot date arrives, and nowHannibalwriterNick Antoscawill take a crack at the return of Jason Voorhees. THRreports that Antosca (Hannibal,Believe) will do a new draft;Richard NaingandIan Goldbergwrote the previous draft. The trade also mentions the idea of this film being found-footage, but that concept has been thoroughly debunked in the past months....
