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Kit Harington recently spoke about his experience working on the MCU film Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao and revealed how he felt quite surprised to have filmed shots on location. Marvel films have been known to utilize green screens and film indoors since much of the films are often loaded with fictional locations that are created in post with CGI. Harington, who many know played the titular character of Jon Snow in Game of Throne drew comparisons to his HBO role. Harington praised Zhao in her direction sharing, “The interesting thing about Thrones is that it was so location-based. We shot so much not on a sound stage. And I expected with a Marvel movie to be in a sound stage the whole time, and all of my stuff was on location. So that was a real gift and that was Chloe. You asked how i...

As Warner Bros. and HBO Max close out their hybrid theatrical and streaming premiere partnership — dubbed “Project Popcorn” — the studio is supposedly interested in producing movies for the streaming service in 2022. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is looking to make 12 feature films for theaters and 12 original movies for HBO Max next year — a departure from its pre-pandemic schedule of 18-23 theatrical films. The reports arrive as Warner Bros. CEO and Chair Ann Sarnoff confirmed that they will not continue the same-day theatrical and streaming premiere practice, adding that a film will only arrive on HBO Max 45 days after its theatrical release. “And, no great surprise, the ones we’re putting in theaters are the ones we think we’ll work. I’s not just about budget size, ...

HBO has officially renewed its Emmy-winning drama series Succession for a fourth season. The news arrives just two episodes in the latest season, with the season premiere earning over 1.4 million viewers across all platforms and setting a record for the best launch night on HBO Max. Deadline also reports that Season 3 saw a 13% increase in viewership since its predecessor. “With each season of Succession, Jesse Armstrong has continued to surpass our wildest expectations, pulling us deeper into the Roy family’s inner sanctum with indelible wit, humanity and precision. This season is undoubtedly no exception, and we couldn’t be more excited for all that’s in store in this next season ahead, Francesca Orsi, EVP of HBO Programming, said in a statement. The beginning of the third season se...

With the official announcement of Dune: Part 2, director Denis Villeneuve shared that he wants to turn his sci-fi epic adaptation into a trilogy. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the filmmaker revealed that he “always envisioned” Dune to be three movies. “It’s not that I want to do a franchise, but this is ‘Dune,’ and ‘Dune’ is a huge story. In order to honor it, I think you would need at least three movies. That would be the dream. To follow Paul Atreides and his full arc would be nice.” Villeneuve continued, “[Frank] Herbert wrote six books, and the more he was writing, the more it was getting psychedelic, so I don’t know how some of them could be adapted. One thing at a time. If I ever have the chance to do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Dune Messiah,’ I’m blessed.” The announcement of Part 2 c...

20 years after the film’s release, director Richard Kelly has recently teased plans to bring back Donnie Darko. In a recent interview with NME, Kelly said that he has plans to return to the world of Donnie Darko. He specifically shared, “Hopefully we’ll have something to show people soon that will really blow everybody’s minds. I hope to expand this universe.” The film, which was Jake Gyllenhaal‘s breakout role, followed his character, a troubled high school student known to sleepwalk, navigate through life as his imaginary six-foot rabbit friend called Frank tells him that the world is ending. Meanwhile its sequel S. Darko was released in 2009 but received negative reviews from many critics. In 2017, the director also teased another storyline that might have been in the works. A...

Disney and Pixar have dropped off the teaser trailer for the upcoming animated Toy Story spinoff Lightyear. The film, directed by Angus MacLane (Finding Dory) from a script written by Pete Docter, will chronicle the origin story of how the young test pilot became the titular Space Ranger that made way for the famous Buzz Lightyear action figure in Pixar’s Toy Story movies. Chris Evans stars in the film as a voice actor for the namesake test pilot. “Set in the world of Toy Story is kind of weird. Another way to get at it, it’s a straightforward sci-fi action film about the Buzz Lightyear character,” MacLane, co-director of Finding Dory and several Toy Story shorts for Pixar, told EW. “In the Toy Story universe, it would be like a movie ...

The Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin rivalry will continue to develop in Tiger King 2. The next installment of the saga is set to hit on Netflix on November 17. Gearing up for the long-awaited release of the hit series, a new trailer is out, previewing what’s in store for viewers come this season. The first season left off with Exotic trying to hire hitmen to kill rival zookeeper Baskin. Now behind bars, Exotic claims innocence while the operations of his big cat zoo remain in full swing. On the outside, the ongoing campaign for his freedom is documented in cuts of women proclaiming “free Joe Exotic” and a bus painted with a message of appeal to then-President Donald Trump. “If I have to make a deal with the devil, I will make a deal with the devil,” Exotic says from inside the prison. The vid...

Netflix has shared the trailer for its upcoming seven-episode limited series True Story, starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes. Helmed by Narcos and Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman, the series takes place during a tour stop for Kid (Hart) in his hometown of Philadelphia, where he reunites with his older brother, Carlton (Snipes), before things head south and threaten to destroy his career. Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein, Theo Rossi, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London, Billy Zane also star in the series. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kevin Hart shared his initial reaction to joining the project: “This was an opportunity for me to step outside of my norm and partake in a genre of this craft that I never imagined that...

After LeBron James shared his thoughts about the ending of Squid Game, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, the creator of the wildly popular South Korean Netflix series, has now responded to the NBA star. LeBron made his comments during a post-game press conference while talking to his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis about the show. Speaking to The Guardian, Hwang addressed LeBron’s criticism of Squid Game and ideas about a sequel, while delivering a not-so-subtle jab at Space Jam 2. “Have you seen Space Jam 2? LeBron James is cool and can say what he wants. I respect that. I’m very thankful he watched the whole series. But I wouldn’t change my ending. That’s my ending. If he has his own ending that would satisfy him, maybe he could make his own sequel. I’ll check it out and maybe send him a messag...

Netflix has officially released the trailer for its Cowboy Bebop live-action adaptation series. The Jon Cho-starring series will consist of 10 episodes and follows an action-packed space Western sequence surrounding three bounty hunters, also known as “cowboys.” Each of the characters navigates the storyline as they try to run away from their past. Cho plays Spike Spiegal, Mustafa Shakir plays Jet Black and Faye Valentine plays Daniella Pineda. Together, the three work together to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals, but only if the price is right. The trailer gives a sneak peek at the highly stylized action fans can expect from the series. It begins with a scene of Spike Spiegel standing on the deck of the Bebop, catching up with his friend Anna. Fans get a glimpse of Sp...

Bill Murray could be making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. According to translated quotes by Variety, The French Dispatch actor disclosed the news to German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). “You know, recently I made a Marvel movie,” he said, supposedly seemingly regretting sharing the news, then adding, “I probably won’t tell you, but never mind.” Murray indirectly explained that director Peyton Reed was the reason why he decided to try out the MCU project, despite its films not really being in his wheelhouse. “In any case, some people were quite surprised why I decided on such a project,” he shared. “But for me the thing was quite clear: I got to know the director — and really liked him very much. He was funny, humble, everythin...

This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s Eternals. Director Chloé Zhao recently spoke to Collider regarding bringing the first love scene and first LGBTQ relationship to the Marvel cinematic universe. Zhao had confirmed that the introduction of Phastos in Eternals, MCU’s first openly gay superhero was long “written in the story” before she joined as the director. Zhao wanted to ensure that the audiences felt that the story was “authentic and real” because the “audience has to feel that to care.” She also made it a point to mention that they needed to make sure that “they are not just existing on the screen for the sake of existing,” otherwise there was no point in including them. Following the premiere of the film, critics worldwide discussed the film’s brief sex scene between two of the m...