Quentin Tarantino was set to bring an end to his movie-making career with a tenth and final film called The Movie Critic. However, that is no longer the case.
Earlier this year reports suggested that Brad Pitt was set to reunite with the acclaimed director for the movie. They have previously collaborated on Inglorious Basterds and Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood.
A new report revealed that Quentin‘s plans have seemingly changed.
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline reported that Qunetin had shelved the project and would no longer be moving forward with it. As for a reason why, they wrote that he “simply changed his mind.”
The outlet noted that Quentin seemingly was not happy with the script, prompting a rewrite.
Quentin has stepped back from projects in the past. He once stopped work on 2015′s The Hateful Eight, though he did eventually finish the project.
It...
Earlier this year reports suggested that Brad Pitt was set to reunite with the acclaimed director for the movie. They have previously collaborated on Inglorious Basterds and Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood.
A new report revealed that Quentin‘s plans have seemingly changed.
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline reported that Qunetin had shelved the project and would no longer be moving forward with it. As for a reason why, they wrote that he “simply changed his mind.”
The outlet noted that Quentin seemingly was not happy with the script, prompting a rewrite.
Quentin has stepped back from projects in the past. He once stopped work on 2015′s The Hateful Eight, though he did eventually finish the project.
It...
- 4/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Quentin Tarantino is going back to the drawing board for what will be his 10th and final film. Tarantino is stepping away from “The Movie Critic” as his 10th feature and will no longer be making it, IndieWire has confirmed.
The news is a major shock, as the project had Brad Pitt in talks for the lead role and even rumors that Sony was circling the project to release it after previously releasing his prior film, 2019’s “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.” The film even secured a California tax credit to shoot in Los Angeles and was meant to begin shooting earlier this year, but was delayed due to Tarantino reportedly rewriting his script.
But a source says Tarantino has now had a change of heart and moved on from the film entirely. It’s now unclear what he intends for his next film, presumably still meant to be his last.
The news is a major shock, as the project had Brad Pitt in talks for the lead role and even rumors that Sony was circling the project to release it after previously releasing his prior film, 2019’s “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.” The film even secured a California tax credit to shoot in Los Angeles and was meant to begin shooting earlier this year, but was delayed due to Tarantino reportedly rewriting his script.
But a source says Tarantino has now had a change of heart and moved on from the film entirely. It’s now unclear what he intends for his next film, presumably still meant to be his last.
- 4/17/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Quentin Tarantino is no longer planning to make “The Movie Critic,” which he had earlier said would be his final film as a director. It was confirmed Wednesday that the director had given the project a thumbs down.
“The Movie Critic” would have been Tarantino’s tenth feature film, but sources say he won’t be looking to rewrite the script or revive the project, instead making plans to move on to something new.
Brad Pitt had been cast in a lead role in the film. At one point, Tarantino had said the 1977-set film was abouta small-time movie critic who wrote smart reviews for a porn magazine. It was also rumored that Pitt would play some form of his “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” character Cliff Booth, who in Tarantino’s novelization of the feature was a big movie buff.
Tarantino talked briefly about “The Movie Critic” before...
“The Movie Critic” would have been Tarantino’s tenth feature film, but sources say he won’t be looking to rewrite the script or revive the project, instead making plans to move on to something new.
Brad Pitt had been cast in a lead role in the film. At one point, Tarantino had said the 1977-set film was abouta small-time movie critic who wrote smart reviews for a porn magazine. It was also rumored that Pitt would play some form of his “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” character Cliff Booth, who in Tarantino’s novelization of the feature was a big movie buff.
Tarantino talked briefly about “The Movie Critic” before...
- 4/17/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Well, this is an interesting about-face, and so much for the rumors about the recent start dates. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has decided to scrap “The Movie Critic” as his final film. He’s changed his mind; he won’t make it, and what he will substitute for his supposed tenth and final film is unclear.
According to Deadline, the rumors are true that Brad Pitt was going to star, and apparently, many of the previous members of Tarantino’s repertory company were eyeing roles, but it’s all moot now, and the film has been scrapped.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Scraps ’The Movie Critic’; Brad Pitt Would Have Reprised Cliff Booth Role From ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ at The Playlist.
According to Deadline, the rumors are true that Brad Pitt was going to star, and apparently, many of the previous members of Tarantino’s repertory company were eyeing roles, but it’s all moot now, and the film has been scrapped.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Scraps ’The Movie Critic’; Brad Pitt Would Have Reprised Cliff Booth Role From ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ at The Playlist.
- 4/17/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
So’s the power of Quentin Tarantino that an aborted project will carry more weight than most filmmakers’ fussed-over opuses. Though it’s been almost a year since the announcement he would conclude his filmmaking career with The Movie Critic, which would star Brad Pitt––and supposedly feature “many from the casts of his past films”––Deadline has learned some rather thunderous news: the film is being altogether cancelled, Tarantino having “simply changed his mind” and now back to square one for his final film. Almost as fascinating, per THR, is that recent rewrites fashioned it into a Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood spin-off that would’ve found Pitt playing Cliff Booth, a character Tarantino greatly expanded upon in that film’s novelization.
Comparisons to The Hateful Eight‘s cancellation and subsequent resurrection will no doubt be drawn, though its early script leak and less-burdensome status as a point along the career,...
Comparisons to The Hateful Eight‘s cancellation and subsequent resurrection will no doubt be drawn, though its early script leak and less-burdensome status as a point along the career,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Quentin Tarantino is going back to the drawing board for his 10th and final film. The auteur had been preparing to start shooting The Movie Critic this year, but is backing away from the project, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Tarantino had been honing The Movie Critic for months. Set in 1977 California, it initially drew inspiration from a cynical movie critic that the filmmaker grew up reading. But sources say it morphed along the way into a film that would feature Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, the stuntman he portrayed in an Oscar-winning performance in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It is unclear if this film was going to be a prequel or a 1970s-set sequel to Hollywood. But in recent weeks, Tarantino had a change of heart again and moved away from the film entirely.
The project was going to shoot for one day in August...
Tarantino had been honing The Movie Critic for months. Set in 1977 California, it initially drew inspiration from a cynical movie critic that the filmmaker grew up reading. But sources say it morphed along the way into a film that would feature Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, the stuntman he portrayed in an Oscar-winning performance in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It is unclear if this film was going to be a prequel or a 1970s-set sequel to Hollywood. But in recent weeks, Tarantino had a change of heart again and moved away from the film entirely.
The project was going to shoot for one day in August...
- 4/17/2024
- by Aaron Couch and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Movie Critic was set to be the tenth and final film from Quentin Tarantino, but according to Deadline, the director has decided to scrap the movie and start from scratch. That’s some shocking news.
It was expected that production on The Movie Critic would have gotten underway later this year, but the report states that Tarantino had recently rewritten the script, which caused a delay. This gave him time to think about what he truly wanted to be his final work, and apparently, that’s not The Movie Critic. Deadline said that Tarantino “simply changed his mind.“
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It was expected that production on The Movie Critic would have gotten underway later this year, but the report states that Tarantino had recently rewritten the script, which caused a delay. This gave him time to think about what he truly wanted to be his final work, and apparently, that’s not The Movie Critic. Deadline said that Tarantino “simply changed his mind.“
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- 4/17/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino’s movies are always full of surprises, and here is one about The Movie Critic we did not expect. Deadline can reveal that Tarantino has dropped the film as his 10th and final project. He simply changed his mind, Deadline has been told.
Tarantino was going to have Brad Pitt as the principal star, which would have marked their third teaming after Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. There were rumors that many from the casts of his past films might take part, and Sony was preparing to make the film after doing such a superb job on the last one.
Word is that Tarantino had rewritten his script, which delayed the start of production. But this is his 10th and final film, and Tarantino simply decided The Movie Critic will not be it.
This is the biggest surprise to Tarantino fans since years...
Tarantino was going to have Brad Pitt as the principal star, which would have marked their third teaming after Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. There were rumors that many from the casts of his past films might take part, and Sony was preparing to make the film after doing such a superb job on the last one.
Word is that Tarantino had rewritten his script, which delayed the start of production. But this is his 10th and final film, and Tarantino simply decided The Movie Critic will not be it.
This is the biggest surprise to Tarantino fans since years...
- 4/17/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
For 40 years, the Sundance Film Festival has been the United States' preeminent market and showcase for independent film. Over this span, the festival has become famous not just for the groundbreaking movies it's premiered, but its wintry Park City, Utah setting. January is peak ski season in the once-sleepy resort town, which gives Hollywood execs, producers and artists extra incentive to skip town and squeeze in some time on the slopes while watching loads of new movies from some of the most talented and excitingly unconventional filmmakers on the planet.
This annual tradition could be coming to an end.
Today, the Sundance Institute announced that it is soliciting bids to relocate the 10-day festival. According to festival director Eugene Hernandez:
"We are in a unique moment for our festival and our global film community, and with the contract up for renewal, this exploration allows us to responsibly consider how...
This annual tradition could be coming to an end.
Today, the Sundance Institute announced that it is soliciting bids to relocate the 10-day festival. According to festival director Eugene Hernandez:
"We are in a unique moment for our festival and our global film community, and with the contract up for renewal, this exploration allows us to responsibly consider how...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Ian Nathan, author of Alien Vault, Terminator Vault, Stephen King at the Movies, The Legend of Mad Max, and books about filmmakers James Cameron, Ridley Scott, David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, the Coppolas, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and Clint Eastwood, is teaming up with Creatorvc, the production company behind documentaries like the In Search of Darkness trilogy, In Search of Tomorrow, and First Person Shooter to bring us a new documentary called Aliens Expanded, a 4-hour examination of writer/director James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. Copies are available for pre-order through Aliens-Expanded.com, and they say if you get in your order before May 5th you’ll get your name in the credits. Digital copies are expected to be delivered in June, with physical copies shipping out in July.
Featuring interviews with Cameron, Aliens cast members Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein,...
Featuring interviews with Cameron, Aliens cast members Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is based on war correspondent Damien Lewis’s book of the same name, which tells the true story of an unsanctioned British military mission to sink the German ships that supplied all of their U-boats around the Spanish island of Fernando Po during World War II. The film also makes a point of announcing that the story comes from documents from Winston Churchill’s first term in office that were declassified in 2016, introducing each shrewd and ruthlessly efficient member of the ragtag crew carrying out this mission with a litany of their qualifications.
Narratively, the film plays out like a traditional historical thriller, yet it turns these men into impossibly proficient, virtually invincible killing machines who dispose of Nazis with such casual ease that they might as well be superheroes. And not only is the leader of this vicious, unruly pack, Major Gus March-Phillips,...
Narratively, the film plays out like a traditional historical thriller, yet it turns these men into impossibly proficient, virtually invincible killing machines who dispose of Nazis with such casual ease that they might as well be superheroes. And not only is the leader of this vicious, unruly pack, Major Gus March-Phillips,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
A year ago, trades announced that Oscar-nominee Austin Butler (“Dune: Part Two“) would be leading a feature film adaptation of the famous Don Winslow crime saga novel “City On Fire”. A potential franchise starter for Sony, the crimed dra awould explore two criminal empires, Irish and Italian syndicates, that control New England and has been compared to the scope of something on the level of “The Godfather.” It’s been a long minute since we’ve heard an update, but Deadline reports the project has landed an impressive screenwriter to tackle the script.
Continue reading ‘City On Fire’: Austin Butler Crime Saga Adds ‘Challengers’ Writer Justin Kuritzkes at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘City On Fire’: Austin Butler Crime Saga Adds ‘Challengers’ Writer Justin Kuritzkes at The Playlist.
- 4/16/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Stunt double / stunt coordinator Zoe Bell – who has also built up a solid acting career over the years, including a prominent and memorable role (as herself) in Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse movie Death Proof – is set to make her feature directorial debut with the rock-climbing thriller Free Fall, and Variety reports that Zachary Levi of the Shazam movies and the TV series Chuck is on board to star in the film.
Scripted by Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker, Free Fall will tell the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air. Production is set to take place in New Zealand later this year.
Tom Hern and Nua Finau of Tavake are producing the film, with Levi and the screenwriters serving as executive producers alongside Navid McIlhargey and Erik Olsen.
Scripted by Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker, Free Fall will tell the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air. Production is set to take place in New Zealand later this year.
Tom Hern and Nua Finau of Tavake are producing the film, with Levi and the screenwriters serving as executive producers alongside Navid McIlhargey and Erik Olsen.
- 4/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A stuntwoman, stunt coordinator and actor, Zoë Bell (Kill Bill, Death Proof) is on board to direct the upcoming action-survival thriller Free Fall, Variety has reported this morning.
Zachary Levi (Shazam) will star in the upcoming film. From XYZ Films, Free Fall “tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air.”
Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker wrote the screenplay.
“This script is the perfect combo of heartfelt and heart-stopping,” Zoë Bell said in a statement shared by Variety. “Between the producing team, the cast and the New Zealand crews, words don’t do justice to how thrilled I am to be bringing this film home.”
Producers Tom Hern and Nua Finau said, “We are stoked to be teaming up with the guys at XYZ again...
Zachary Levi (Shazam) will star in the upcoming film. From XYZ Films, Free Fall “tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air.”
Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker wrote the screenplay.
“This script is the perfect combo of heartfelt and heart-stopping,” Zoë Bell said in a statement shared by Variety. “Between the producing team, the cast and the New Zealand crews, words don’t do justice to how thrilled I am to be bringing this film home.”
Producers Tom Hern and Nua Finau said, “We are stoked to be teaming up with the guys at XYZ again...
- 4/16/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Shazam” star Zachary Levi is set to headline rock-climbing action thriller “Free Fall” for XYZ Films, with acclaimed New Zealand stuntwoman and stunt coordinator Zoë Bell tapped to direct.
The film — written by Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker — tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air. Production is set to start later this year in New Zealand. Tom Hern and Nua Finau of Tavake are producing, with Navid McIlhargey and Erik Olsen executive producing alongside Finegan, Parker and Levi.
Bell began her career as a stunt performer on “Xena: Warrior Princess” and then alongside Quentin Tarantino as a stunt woman and coordinator over a decades-long relationship. She has worked on films such as “The Hateful Eight,” “Django Unchained,” “Kill Bill,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,...
The film — written by Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker — tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air. Production is set to start later this year in New Zealand. Tom Hern and Nua Finau of Tavake are producing, with Navid McIlhargey and Erik Olsen executive producing alongside Finegan, Parker and Levi.
Bell began her career as a stunt performer on “Xena: Warrior Princess” and then alongside Quentin Tarantino as a stunt woman and coordinator over a decades-long relationship. She has worked on films such as “The Hateful Eight,” “Django Unchained,” “Kill Bill,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
In “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” British Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorizes an illicit mission to undermine Hitler’s fleet of German U-boats during World War II. The plan calls for renegades with little respect for the rules, led by a cocky ex-criminal named Gus March-Phillipps (Henry Cavill), who’s released from prison and called into a top-secret briefing. Oblivious to etiquette, Gus helps himself to a tall glass of Scotch whisky, steals an entire box of cigars and struts over to the desk where a priggish-looking officer sits. Gus swipes his lighter, making a fool of the uptight chap, who identifies himself as “Fleming, Ian Fleming.”
It doesn’t take an intelligence expert to put two and two together: Gus March-Phillipps would later serve as a prototype for Fleming’s James Bond character. Since “No Time to Die,” there’s been much talk about who might fill Daniel Craig’s shoes,...
It doesn’t take an intelligence expert to put two and two together: Gus March-Phillipps would later serve as a prototype for Fleming’s James Bond character. Since “No Time to Die,” there’s been much talk about who might fill Daniel Craig’s shoes,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
With 2023’s compelling Jake Gyllenhaal vehicle The Covenant, Guy Ritchie took a more serious dramatic turn, away from the flashy action, glib humor and mashup of period settings with contemporary attitude that had characterized many of his biggest commercial successes. With its typically Ritchie-esque ensemble of quippy rascals, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare sees the director back on more customary territory. Sort of. Chronicling a covert World War II mission manned by a band of renegades, the movie is diverting but remains awkwardly stuck between a larkish caper and a more gripping combat action thriller.
Scripted by Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel and Ritchie, based on the nonfiction book by war specialist Damien Lewis, the remarkable story comes from British War Department documents dating back to Winston Churchill’s first term in office, which were declassified in 2016.
The film follows the semi-fictionalized covert special forces mission manned by a...
Scripted by Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel and Ritchie, based on the nonfiction book by war specialist Damien Lewis, the remarkable story comes from British War Department documents dating back to Winston Churchill’s first term in office, which were declassified in 2016.
The film follows the semi-fictionalized covert special forces mission manned by a...
- 4/16/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Walton Goggins has been making waves across the globe with his latest role in Jonathan Nolan’s adaptation of the popular video game series Fallout. However, the actor had reached his peak a long before acting in one of the biggest series projects of modern times. With roles ranging from corrupt police officers to post-apocalyptic bounty hunters, Goggins has the variety and range most actors can only dream of and more.
Walton Goggins [Credit: Washington Post]But even equipped with such a rare talent, Goggins does fall prey to human flaws that once resulted in a breakup with fellow co-star Timothy Olyphant while filming Justified. And the reason behind the rift was just as much understandable as it was unnecessary.
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Walton Goggins Reveals the Cause of Rift With Justified Star
For Walton Goggins,...
Walton Goggins [Credit: Washington Post]But even equipped with such a rare talent, Goggins does fall prey to human flaws that once resulted in a breakup with fellow co-star Timothy Olyphant while filming Justified. And the reason behind the rift was just as much understandable as it was unnecessary.
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Walton Goggins Reveals the Cause of Rift With Justified Star
For Walton Goggins,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
Kicking off this news round-up is a small but notable update that Quentin Tarantino plans to launch production on his final feature The Movie Critic this fall in Los Angeles, according to Production Weekly. With Brad Pitt currently the only confirmed cast member, it’ll follow a movie critic in 1977 wherein Tararantino will reimagine the production of a number of films.
Lynne Ramsay has been developing a handful of projects following 2017’s You Were Never Really Here, and we now finally have an update on which one is likely to shoot first. As reported by Variety out of Reykjavik’s Stockfish Film & Industry Festival, Ramsay confirmed she’s prepping to shoot the Jennifer Lawrence-led Die, My Love, based on Ariana Harwicz’s novel “about a woman living in isolation in rural France who loses her mind amid marriage and motherhood.”
Walter Hill isn’t hanging up his directing hat,...
Lynne Ramsay has been developing a handful of projects following 2017’s You Were Never Really Here, and we now finally have an update on which one is likely to shoot first. As reported by Variety out of Reykjavik’s Stockfish Film & Industry Festival, Ramsay confirmed she’s prepping to shoot the Jennifer Lawrence-led Die, My Love, based on Ariana Harwicz’s novel “about a woman living in isolation in rural France who loses her mind amid marriage and motherhood.”
Walter Hill isn’t hanging up his directing hat,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of Hollywood's most frustrating recent news stories is that Francis Ford Coppola is having trouble finding distribution for his self-funded passion project, "Megalopolis" (via The Hollywood Reporter). In a just world, making "The Godfather" would grant Coppola a lifetime blank check, but that has never been the world we've lived in.
What you may not be aware of is one of Coppola's influences for his magnum opus. Like his friend "Star Wars" director George Lucas, Coppola looked to Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. While Lucas took after Kurosawa's Jidaigeki (historical) films, Coppola looked to one of the director's contemporary-set films: "The Bad Sleep Well."
Released in 1960 and starring his go-to leading man Toshiro Mifune, the movie is one of Kurosawa's (comparatively) more obscure ones. It was especially overshadowed by "High and Low," the masterful kidnapping thriller that Kurosawa and Mifune released in 1963. Both movies are set in the world of...
What you may not be aware of is one of Coppola's influences for his magnum opus. Like his friend "Star Wars" director George Lucas, Coppola looked to Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. While Lucas took after Kurosawa's Jidaigeki (historical) films, Coppola looked to one of the director's contemporary-set films: "The Bad Sleep Well."
Released in 1960 and starring his go-to leading man Toshiro Mifune, the movie is one of Kurosawa's (comparatively) more obscure ones. It was especially overshadowed by "High and Low," the masterful kidnapping thriller that Kurosawa and Mifune released in 1963. Both movies are set in the world of...
- 4/15/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Paramount is looking to get a new Star Trek film in cinemas in 2025 – but why this adventure, and where might things go? A few thoughts.
Another week, another Star Trek film announcement. So currently goes the online discourse for the seemingly endless array of Star Trek cinematic announcements we have experienced for almost ten years since the last big screen endeavour, Star Trek Beyond, in 2016.
As I in part chronicle in my book Lost Federations: The Unmade History of Star Trek, that decade has seen us face promises of movies including Chris Hemsworth returning as Captain James T Kirk’s legendary father in a time travel installment; Noah Hawley of Fargo fame penning a tale about a deadly virus (perhaps understandably shelved after a certain pandemic…); directors including Matt Shakman and Sj Clarkson coming and going; even Quentin Tarantino considering turning The Original Series gangster episode ‘A Piece of the Action’ into a movie event.
Another week, another Star Trek film announcement. So currently goes the online discourse for the seemingly endless array of Star Trek cinematic announcements we have experienced for almost ten years since the last big screen endeavour, Star Trek Beyond, in 2016.
As I in part chronicle in my book Lost Federations: The Unmade History of Star Trek, that decade has seen us face promises of movies including Chris Hemsworth returning as Captain James T Kirk’s legendary father in a time travel installment; Noah Hawley of Fargo fame penning a tale about a deadly virus (perhaps understandably shelved after a certain pandemic…); directors including Matt Shakman and Sj Clarkson coming and going; even Quentin Tarantino considering turning The Original Series gangster episode ‘A Piece of the Action’ into a movie event.
- 4/15/2024
- by A J Black
- Film Stories
Quentin Tarantino sets up a Cannes farewell for his directorial career, as The Movie Critic is set to start filming towards the end of 2024.
Following the now-established narrative, writer/director Quentin Tarantino will be bringing his directorial career to a close with his next film. It’s many years since he announced this plan, and in recent years there’s been no shortage of speculation as to what that final feature will be.
Speculation on that front is over: he’s written, and will be directing, The Movie Critic. To save you reading one of those arduous ‘here’s everything we know about the film’ articles, the guts of it are that the movie has been inspired by a real, unnamed individual. There was speculation it might be the late critic Pauline Kael, but apparently not so.
Instead, Quentin Tarantino will be looking for a male lead to play the title character.
Following the now-established narrative, writer/director Quentin Tarantino will be bringing his directorial career to a close with his next film. It’s many years since he announced this plan, and in recent years there’s been no shortage of speculation as to what that final feature will be.
Speculation on that front is over: he’s written, and will be directing, The Movie Critic. To save you reading one of those arduous ‘here’s everything we know about the film’ articles, the guts of it are that the movie has been inspired by a real, unnamed individual. There was speculation it might be the late critic Pauline Kael, but apparently not so.
Instead, Quentin Tarantino will be looking for a male lead to play the title character.
- 4/15/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Typically, a manga’s popularity sees an enormous boost after being adapted into an anime; however, Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man is an exception. It has been one of the highest-selling manga series and has an across-the-board fanbase due to its lively and enjoyable characters and intriguing theme.
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man
To write relatable characters who can click with the audience, the author needs to have a similar personality and should interact with the audience. Tatsuki Fujimoto constantly achieves this via his X account, where he disguises himself as his little sister; however, the biography of Fujimoto’s sister account states that she is in her third year of elementary school, making her around 12 years old, which resulted in X banning the account.
Chainsaw Man author Tatsuki Fujimoto got his X account banned due to a prank
If you are looking for a series filled with gore, an impactful storyline,...
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man
To write relatable characters who can click with the audience, the author needs to have a similar personality and should interact with the audience. Tatsuki Fujimoto constantly achieves this via his X account, where he disguises himself as his little sister; however, the biography of Fujimoto’s sister account states that she is in her third year of elementary school, making her around 12 years old, which resulted in X banning the account.
Chainsaw Man author Tatsuki Fujimoto got his X account banned due to a prank
If you are looking for a series filled with gore, an impactful storyline,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Jiyad Shaikh
- FandomWire
In previous articles, we have taken a look at stars of the past we would like to see make a comeback – and there are a lot of them! It was too hard to narrow it down to just a few, so now we’ve put together another list of 80s stars we want back, including a couple of Freddy victims, some 1980s beauties we miss, and a lady we’ve only seen twice on our screens.
Michael Beck
It’s a sad tale of a promising career being kneecapped by bad luck… actually, by a bad movie. Playing the character Swan in the 1979 classic The Warriors, Michael Beck proved he had what it took to be a badass leading man. It looked like his career would be soaring onward and upward from there. But his momentum came to a screeching halt the following year when he had the misfortune of...
Michael Beck
It’s a sad tale of a promising career being kneecapped by bad luck… actually, by a bad movie. Playing the character Swan in the 1979 classic The Warriors, Michael Beck proved he had what it took to be a badass leading man. It looked like his career would be soaring onward and upward from there. But his momentum came to a screeching halt the following year when he had the misfortune of...
- 4/13/2024
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
Beyoncé recently sampled Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” in her new track “Ya Ya.” Sinatra revealed she once begged an icon from a different medium to use that song. He made Sinatra’s dream come true, but in the process, he created a scene with a troubling undercurrent.
Nancy Sinatra wanted ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin” in a famous movie
Sinatra’s cover of Cher’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” was used quite literally in a sequence in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. During a 2004 interview with Hot Press, Sinatra discussed this scene. “I’m a huge Tarantino fan, so him choosing me over Sonny & Cher was very humbling,” she opined. “I had a similar experience when a year before Full Metal Jacket came out I got word that Stanley Kubrick wanted ‘Boots’ for the soundtrack. I sent him a telegram saying,...
Nancy Sinatra wanted ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin” in a famous movie
Sinatra’s cover of Cher’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” was used quite literally in a sequence in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. During a 2004 interview with Hot Press, Sinatra discussed this scene. “I’m a huge Tarantino fan, so him choosing me over Sonny & Cher was very humbling,” she opined. “I had a similar experience when a year before Full Metal Jacket came out I got word that Stanley Kubrick wanted ‘Boots’ for the soundtrack. I sent him a telegram saying,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This is a stacked weekend for movies that could get awards attention but probably won’t, both in theaters and on digital platforms. First up is a lively ode to one of cinema’s musical masters.
The contender to watch this week: “Ennio”
Giuseppe Tornatore‘s documentary about influential composer Ennio Morricone has been a long time coming, and not only because Morricone’s career dates back to 1946. “Ennio” premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021 and was released in Italy in 2022. But don’t take its delayed domestic debut as a bad omen: The movie is a spellbinding tribute to the two-time Oscar winner, who wrote the scores for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Untouchables,” “The Hateful Eight,” and Tornatore’s own “Cinema Paradiso.” The talking heads include Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Quincy Jones, and Bruce Springsteen. Following a theatrical run in February,...
The contender to watch this week: “Ennio”
Giuseppe Tornatore‘s documentary about influential composer Ennio Morricone has been a long time coming, and not only because Morricone’s career dates back to 1946. “Ennio” premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021 and was released in Italy in 2022. But don’t take its delayed domestic debut as a bad omen: The movie is a spellbinding tribute to the two-time Oscar winner, who wrote the scores for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Untouchables,” “The Hateful Eight,” and Tornatore’s own “Cinema Paradiso.” The talking heads include Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Quincy Jones, and Bruce Springsteen. Following a theatrical run in February,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
When audiences seek movies based on brands, that usually means the likes of Marvel, DC Comics, and Pixar — not studios or distributors.
The exception is A24. It’s something acknowledged by its peers (however grudgingly) and among a growing section of younger cinephiles, for whom “an A24 movie” means something a little weird and potentially cool, maybe great — and reason to take a chance on going to a theater.
Alex Garland‘s “Civil War,” the company’s most expensive film (a reported $50 million) opens this week with tracking that suggests it could open to $20 million or more. That would top any previous A24 opening; its best is “Hereditary,” which opened to $13.5 million in 2018.
Garland’s film checks many of the boxes that have translated into A24’s success. Its director has a strong following, including prior A24 films “Ex Machina” and “Men.” “Civil War” also had a widely publicized festival premiere at SXSW last month.
The exception is A24. It’s something acknowledged by its peers (however grudgingly) and among a growing section of younger cinephiles, for whom “an A24 movie” means something a little weird and potentially cool, maybe great — and reason to take a chance on going to a theater.
Alex Garland‘s “Civil War,” the company’s most expensive film (a reported $50 million) opens this week with tracking that suggests it could open to $20 million or more. That would top any previous A24 opening; its best is “Hereditary,” which opened to $13.5 million in 2018.
Garland’s film checks many of the boxes that have translated into A24’s success. Its director has a strong following, including prior A24 films “Ex Machina” and “Men.” “Civil War” also had a widely publicized festival premiere at SXSW last month.
- 4/12/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Dune: Part Two,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures © 2024 Warner Bros Austin Butler is on a Hollywood hot streak! The Academy Award-nominated actor keeps teaming up with some of the biggest names in filmmaking. Quentin Tarantino in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Baz Luhrmann in Elvis, and now Denis Villeneuve in Dune: Part Two. That’s a seriously impressive track record. Stepping into the world of Dune: Part Two wasn’t easy, but Butler felt welcomed by the cast and crew. He raved about Villeneuve’s directing style – kind, thoughtful, and totally brilliant. (Click on the media bar below to hear Austin Butler) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Austin_Butler_Working_with_Co_writer_Director_Denis-Villeneuve_Dune_2_.mp3 Dune: Part Two is now playing theaters.
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- 4/12/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Paramount Pictures has finally unclogged the Star Trek franchise on the big screen – and a new film is landing in 2025.
Since 2016 and the release of Star Trek Beyond, it’s little secret that Paramount Pictures has been struggling to work out what to do with big screen Trek. While the franchise is thriving on the small screen, getting a new film going has proven taxing. Infamously, Quentin Tarantino was noodling with a possible project at one point, while director Sj Clarkson was hired at one stage too, before she went on to do Madame Web instead.
There’s been uncertainty as to whether the ‘Kelvin’ crew from the last three films would be back, and there’s been uncertainty over whether it’s all going to have a day-one reboot.
Now? We have an answer. Earlier this year there was the suggestion that Paramount was looking to do a Star Trek origin film.
Since 2016 and the release of Star Trek Beyond, it’s little secret that Paramount Pictures has been struggling to work out what to do with big screen Trek. While the franchise is thriving on the small screen, getting a new film going has proven taxing. Infamously, Quentin Tarantino was noodling with a possible project at one point, while director Sj Clarkson was hired at one stage too, before she went on to do Madame Web instead.
There’s been uncertainty as to whether the ‘Kelvin’ crew from the last three films would be back, and there’s been uncertainty over whether it’s all going to have a day-one reboot.
Now? We have an answer. Earlier this year there was the suggestion that Paramount was looking to do a Star Trek origin film.
- 4/12/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Jujutsu Kaisen is inevitably one of the most intriguing fictional universes ever created, with its cursed spirits and jujutsu sorcerers using cursed tools and cursed energy manipulation to exorcise those curses. Out of all of them, the strongest sorcerer was unarguably Gojo Satoru. However, despite being the strongest, he didn’t have a record for using the most Black Flashes.
Jujutsu Kaisen.
In fact, that record is held by none other than his colleague Nanami Kento, with Gojo being unable to surpass his record. Because of the immense power Gojo possessed, fans just couldn’t understand the reason behind this. That was until the recently released chapter 256 of the manga itself revealed the real reason why: Because of Gojo’s biggest asset.
Warning: Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 256 Spoilers Ahead!
The Real Reason Why Gojo Couldn’t Have More Black Flashes Than Nanami
In the Jujutsu Kaisen lore, the record to...
Jujutsu Kaisen.
In fact, that record is held by none other than his colleague Nanami Kento, with Gojo being unable to surpass his record. Because of the immense power Gojo possessed, fans just couldn’t understand the reason behind this. That was until the recently released chapter 256 of the manga itself revealed the real reason why: Because of Gojo’s biggest asset.
Warning: Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 256 Spoilers Ahead!
The Real Reason Why Gojo Couldn’t Have More Black Flashes Than Nanami
In the Jujutsu Kaisen lore, the record to...
- 4/11/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Gorgo promotional imageImage: Courtesy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Why do we love kaiju movies so much? Is it the sight of an enormous creature stomping its way through a metropolis, tapping into our secret desires to see them leveled? Or the representation of nature’s wrath against humanity for its mistreatment of the planet?...
Why do we love kaiju movies so much? Is it the sight of an enormous creature stomping its way through a metropolis, tapping into our secret desires to see them leveled? Or the representation of nature’s wrath against humanity for its mistreatment of the planet?...
- 4/10/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Sydney Sweeney is an iconic actress who received worldwide fame and acclaim when she starred in the iconic role of Cassie Howard in the 2019 HBO show Euphoria. Having a plethora of movies to her name, Sweeney’s recent mega film was Madame Web.
But before she found herself starring alongside Dakota Johnson, Sweeney had her fair share of nervous encounters with big celebrities. Working in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Sydney Sweeney revealed that she freaked out when she met Leonardo DiCaprio!
Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell in Anyone But You When Sydney Sweeney Met Leonardo DiCaprio!
Although Sweeney wasn’t so famous at that time, the actress was offered a minor role in Quentin Tarantino’s highly regarded film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and, Margot Robbie in the lead roles, the film was naturally, a successful one.
Sydney Sweeney...
But before she found herself starring alongside Dakota Johnson, Sweeney had her fair share of nervous encounters with big celebrities. Working in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Sydney Sweeney revealed that she freaked out when she met Leonardo DiCaprio!
Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell in Anyone But You When Sydney Sweeney Met Leonardo DiCaprio!
Although Sweeney wasn’t so famous at that time, the actress was offered a minor role in Quentin Tarantino’s highly regarded film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and, Margot Robbie in the lead roles, the film was naturally, a successful one.
Sydney Sweeney...
- 4/10/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Jujutsu Kaisen has been scoring one win after another ever since its second season managed to impress fans worldwide. The anime industry is full of fan animations and edits that not only help in expressing creativity but are enclosed within what can only be described as Pandora’s box. Some of these edits are beautiful enough to linger in one’s mind.
Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen
While there are some that get engraved in ways that would leave someone scarred. One fan edit brings together the world of two of the biggest anime; Naruto and Gege Akutami’s magnum opus. Pitting two characters against each other is nowhere near a new concept, but to see Sasuke Uchiha go up against the King of Curses?
Jujutsu Kaisen: Gojo Satoru’s Greatest Asset Was the Reason He Couldn’t Have More ‘Black Flashes’ Than Nanami – Explained
Now that is another story altogether.
Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen
While there are some that get engraved in ways that would leave someone scarred. One fan edit brings together the world of two of the biggest anime; Naruto and Gege Akutami’s magnum opus. Pitting two characters against each other is nowhere near a new concept, but to see Sasuke Uchiha go up against the King of Curses?
Jujutsu Kaisen: Gojo Satoru’s Greatest Asset Was the Reason He Couldn’t Have More ‘Black Flashes’ Than Nanami – Explained
Now that is another story altogether.
- 4/9/2024
- by Adya Godboley
- FandomWire
Spoiler Alert: The following essay discusses key plot points, including the ending.
Last weekend, I took in “Le Samouraï” for what must have been the sixth or seventh time, relishing the new 4K restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece (now playing at Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles). As I exited the screening, I discreetly eavesdropped on my fellow audience members. Most seemed impressed. A few were still processing what they’d seen: an existential study of a lone killer, told with radically little dialogue. “That wasn’t at all what I expected,” one woman told her friend. “I thought we were going to see some kind of samurai movie.”
It’s a reasonable assumption, given the film’s title, although the 1967 crime classic takes place half a world away, in Paris, almost exactly a century after Japan’s samurai era came to an end. I first saw “Le Samouraï” in the late ’90s,...
Last weekend, I took in “Le Samouraï” for what must have been the sixth or seventh time, relishing the new 4K restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece (now playing at Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles). As I exited the screening, I discreetly eavesdropped on my fellow audience members. Most seemed impressed. A few were still processing what they’d seen: an existential study of a lone killer, told with radically little dialogue. “That wasn’t at all what I expected,” one woman told her friend. “I thought we were going to see some kind of samurai movie.”
It’s a reasonable assumption, given the film’s title, although the 1967 crime classic takes place half a world away, in Paris, almost exactly a century after Japan’s samurai era came to an end. I first saw “Le Samouraï” in the late ’90s,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
When you first see The Ghoul in “Fallout,” the most pronounced feature of Walton Goggins’ character is what’s missing. Just under the brim of his weathered cowboy hat and just above his wrinkled upper lip — you know, where his nose should be — there isn’t one. You can see the narrow nostril-dividing tissue, but there are no nostrils to divide. Instead, there’s just an A-shaped hole in his face. A cavity. An absence. So even though it’s obvious the handsome charmer from “Justified” is there, buried under a pound of latex, Prime Video viewers may not realize the physical demands of a role visibly defined by what’s been removed.
“I can’t see so well. I mean, I could see, but your periphery is gone,” Goggins said in an interview with IndieWire. “I’ve got these things over my teeth, so it’s hard to talk.
“I can’t see so well. I mean, I could see, but your periphery is gone,” Goggins said in an interview with IndieWire. “I’ve got these things over my teeth, so it’s hard to talk.
- 4/9/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
We all know that Danny Trejo has spent time in prison, with a criminal record going back to his youth and extending into the ‘60s, long before he got his acting going. And it was during one of his latter stints that Trejo came across a fella who had yet to get his music career off the ground: none other than Charles Manson, who himself was a career criminal when the two encountered each other. Fortunately, Trejo took a considerably different path than being responsible for maybe the most notorious murders of the century…but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a unique experience with the cult leader.
Danny Trejo recalled meeting Charles Manson in the early ‘60s and even offering him protection. In turn, Manson introduced Trejo to the ways of hypnosis. “There were three people in my cell, and when we found out Charlie could hypnotize us,...
Danny Trejo recalled meeting Charles Manson in the early ‘60s and even offering him protection. In turn, Manson introduced Trejo to the ways of hypnosis. “There were three people in my cell, and when we found out Charlie could hypnotize us,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Actor Walton Goggins has been active in the industry since he made his television debut back in 1989. Since then, he has worked on many acclaimed projects – both in TV and cinema – and has even been nominated for an Emmy, for his work on the neo-crime drama, Justified. He has also collaborated with legendary directors like Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino, having worked with them in movies like Lincoln and Django Unchained.
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder in Justified
So far in his career, Goggins has played some really interesting and equally iconic roles. And now, he is coming back with yet another iconic role – The Ghoul – in the upcoming live action adaptation, Fallout. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for Amazon Prime Video, the series features Goggins as a mutated bounty hunter in a post-apocalyptic world.
Walton Goggins Has a Way With Dialogues
Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch in...
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder in Justified
So far in his career, Goggins has played some really interesting and equally iconic roles. And now, he is coming back with yet another iconic role – The Ghoul – in the upcoming live action adaptation, Fallout. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for Amazon Prime Video, the series features Goggins as a mutated bounty hunter in a post-apocalyptic world.
Walton Goggins Has a Way With Dialogues
Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch in...
- 4/8/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
Opening night of the TCM Classic Film Festival next week will also serve as a Pulp Fiction reunion.
Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosanna Arquette and Harvey Keitel are among those joining John Travolta on April 18 for the 30th anniversary, 35mm screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fellow actors Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, Frank Whaley, Phil Lamarr and Burr Steers, producer Lawrence Bender and executive producers Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are expected to be there as well.
As previously announced, actor Billy Dee Williams and makeup artist Lois Burwell will be honored at the 15th annual festival; author Jeanine Basinger will receive the Robert Osborne Award; and Jodie Foster will partake in a hand- and footprint ceremony.
The festival, with the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” runs through April 21 at venues including the rejuvenated Egyptian Theatre.
Among those...
Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosanna Arquette and Harvey Keitel are among those joining John Travolta on April 18 for the 30th anniversary, 35mm screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fellow actors Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, Frank Whaley, Phil Lamarr and Burr Steers, producer Lawrence Bender and executive producers Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are expected to be there as well.
As previously announced, actor Billy Dee Williams and makeup artist Lois Burwell will be honored at the 15th annual festival; author Jeanine Basinger will receive the Robert Osborne Award; and Jodie Foster will partake in a hand- and footprint ceremony.
The festival, with the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” runs through April 21 at venues including the rejuvenated Egyptian Theatre.
Among those...
- 4/8/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Calling all Latino filmmakers, John Travolta wants to work with you. Swinging by Panama to present his 1978 musical rom-com “Grease” at the 12th Panama International Film Festival (Iff Panama), Travolta professed his great love for “Mexico, Central America, South America, all of its parts.”
“There is an incredible humanity that prevails and is different from anywhere else in the world,” he told Variety.
Surprised to hear that Robert de Niro had starred in the Argentine series “Nada,” Travolta exclaimed: “I would have loved that, I would have enjoyed being lured to South America to play a part for a while.”
The closest he’s come to working with a Latino director was with Alfonso Cuarón, who produced the short film streaming on Disney+ “The Shepherd,” based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1975 novella, which follows a young Royal Air Force pilot flying home for Christmas across the North Sea. When the pilot...
“There is an incredible humanity that prevails and is different from anywhere else in the world,” he told Variety.
Surprised to hear that Robert de Niro had starred in the Argentine series “Nada,” Travolta exclaimed: “I would have loved that, I would have enjoyed being lured to South America to play a part for a while.”
The closest he’s come to working with a Latino director was with Alfonso Cuarón, who produced the short film streaming on Disney+ “The Shepherd,” based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1975 novella, which follows a young Royal Air Force pilot flying home for Christmas across the North Sea. When the pilot...
- 4/8/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the best and most popular anime and manga series of all time. A supernatural and manga phenomenon, it has successfully garnered a huge fan following across the world. Thanks to its gripping storyline and dynamic characters, the mythos has become an integral part of pop culture.
Jujutsu Kaisen
While its alluring characters and intriguing narrative are to be hailed as the reason for its worldwide popularity, the series’ numerous pop cultural references have also played a pivotal role. From Michael Jackson to Quentin Tarantino, the manga and anime have made several iconic references.
So, without further ado, here are 5 of the best pop-culture references that Jujutsu Kaisen has made:
1. Hakari pulling an Mj pose Hakari pulling the Mj pose in Jujutsu Kaisen manga
Kinji Haraki, a third-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, is a tall man with a pretty muscular build. known for his self-absorbed nature,...
Jujutsu Kaisen
While its alluring characters and intriguing narrative are to be hailed as the reason for its worldwide popularity, the series’ numerous pop cultural references have also played a pivotal role. From Michael Jackson to Quentin Tarantino, the manga and anime have made several iconic references.
So, without further ado, here are 5 of the best pop-culture references that Jujutsu Kaisen has made:
1. Hakari pulling an Mj pose Hakari pulling the Mj pose in Jujutsu Kaisen manga
Kinji Haraki, a third-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, is a tall man with a pretty muscular build. known for his self-absorbed nature,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Actress Sydney Sweeney (“Immaculate”) poses for the April 2024 issue of “Harper’s Bazaar” (Spain) magazine, photographed by David Roemer:
Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)... ...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018).
In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria"...
... and guest starred in the dramatic TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy", "In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
Sweeney also had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" (2019).
She appeared in the first season of the TV series “The White Lotus”…
…and can be currently seen in the features “Anyone But You”, “Madame Web” and “Immaculate”.
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Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)... ...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018).
In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria"...
... and guest starred in the dramatic TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy", "In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
Sweeney also had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" (2019).
She appeared in the first season of the TV series “The White Lotus”…
…and can be currently seen in the features “Anyone But You”, “Madame Web” and “Immaculate”.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy films of the 2000s won fans’ hearts across the globe. While the story was already popular among readers of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy adventure books, the films introduced the epic Middle Earth saga to millions more.
They also made director Peter Jackson and lead actor Elijah Wood, household names. However, many are unaware that at a point, the trilogy’s visionary director had almost been cut out of the project. The Lord Of The Rings trilogy was almost doomed when Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax held its film rights.
Screenshot from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Production Diary | Peter Jackson – YouTube Harvey Weinstein Continually Threatened to Fire The Lord Of The Rings Director
The Lord Of The Rings’ Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson and disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein’s vision for the epic fantasy saga’s big-screen adaptation could not be more different. The...
They also made director Peter Jackson and lead actor Elijah Wood, household names. However, many are unaware that at a point, the trilogy’s visionary director had almost been cut out of the project. The Lord Of The Rings trilogy was almost doomed when Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax held its film rights.
Screenshot from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Production Diary | Peter Jackson – YouTube Harvey Weinstein Continually Threatened to Fire The Lord Of The Rings Director
The Lord Of The Rings’ Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson and disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein’s vision for the epic fantasy saga’s big-screen adaptation could not be more different. The...
- 4/7/2024
- by Disha Kandpal
- FandomWire
Michael J. Fox might not have any regrets about retiring from acting due to his ongoing struggle with Parkinson’s Disease — but he’s not ready to rule out future opportunities either.
In a recent conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Fox reflected on life after his acting career and the ways that his priorities have shifted after stepping away from performing.
“My biggest goal, I think, was to raise a family. We have four amazing kids, and that’s been the big thing,” Fox said. “And then the other is with the [Michael J. Fox] foundation.”
Still, Fox refused to entirely shut the door on Hollywood. He explained that he would be open to returning to acting if offered the right role at the right time, citing the 2023 documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” as evidence that he still loves the spotlight in small doses.
“If something came up that I could put...
In a recent conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Fox reflected on life after his acting career and the ways that his priorities have shifted after stepping away from performing.
“My biggest goal, I think, was to raise a family. We have four amazing kids, and that’s been the big thing,” Fox said. “And then the other is with the [Michael J. Fox] foundation.”
Still, Fox refused to entirely shut the door on Hollywood. He explained that he would be open to returning to acting if offered the right role at the right time, citing the 2023 documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” as evidence that he still loves the spotlight in small doses.
“If something came up that I could put...
- 4/6/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Arnold Schwarzenegger still regrets losing a blockbuster film to Nicolas Cage in 1996. Cage starred alongside Sean Connery in the action thriller film, The Rock. The producers of the film, Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, initially approached Schwarzenegger for the role of FBI chemical weapons specialist Stanley Godspeed. However, they came with a half-baked script to meet with the Predator star, who asked them to come back when they were completely done with the script.
The Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger lost one role to Nicolas Cage that he regrets even today
The film received critical acclaim and was even nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Sound. Schwarzenegger admitted that he missed out on a great opportunity but still believed that a completed script is crucial to commit to a role.
Nicolas Cage Accepted A Hit Movie Role That Arnold Schwarzenegger Turned Down Nicolas Cage appeared alongside Sean...
The Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger lost one role to Nicolas Cage that he regrets even today
The film received critical acclaim and was even nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Sound. Schwarzenegger admitted that he missed out on a great opportunity but still believed that a completed script is crucial to commit to a role.
Nicolas Cage Accepted A Hit Movie Role That Arnold Schwarzenegger Turned Down Nicolas Cage appeared alongside Sean...
- 4/6/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Despite broken limbs, financial strains, and a Covid-lockdown shoot, the biggest hurdle facing “Monkey Man” might be India’s Central Board of Film Certification, or the Cbfc. Actor Dev Patel’s directorial debut, which is set in India, released in U.S. theaters on April 5, but faces an uphill battle with Indian censors because of its content. Specifically: Its violence, sexual imagery, and political and religious themes.
According to a previous listing on Indian ticketing site BookMyShow, Patel’s blood-soaked action-thriller was scheduled for an April 19 release but recent reports indicate that it will no longer make this date.. These reports also indicate that the delay could involve a lengthy editing process once the movie is screened for the Cbfc, who, a source tells IndieWire, have not yet seen the movie.
The Cbfc is a government entity that works according to India’s Cinematograph Act of 1952, and while it claims...
According to a previous listing on Indian ticketing site BookMyShow, Patel’s blood-soaked action-thriller was scheduled for an April 19 release but recent reports indicate that it will no longer make this date.. These reports also indicate that the delay could involve a lengthy editing process once the movie is screened for the Cbfc, who, a source tells IndieWire, have not yet seen the movie.
The Cbfc is a government entity that works according to India’s Cinematograph Act of 1952, and while it claims...
- 4/5/2024
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Indiewire
Michael J. Fox was a heartthrob back in the ’80s and ’90s thanks to his many memorable roles in the Back To The Future series, Teen Wolf, The Hard Way, Life with Mikey, and more. The actor’s memorable performances and down-to-earth personality earned him a huge fan following.
Hence, many hearts across the world were broken when he revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1998. However, the actor had been secretly fighting the progressive degenerative disorder for seven years at that point. Despite his disease, the actor appeared in many hit projects throughout the 2000s and 2010s. He was a regular in the CBS drama series The Good Wife which aired from 2010 to 2016.
However, in 2020, the star announced his retirement from onscreen work. The decision came due to Parkinson’s impacting his ability to memorize and remember lines. Now, four years later, he is willing to return to acting under one sole condition.
Hence, many hearts across the world were broken when he revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1998. However, the actor had been secretly fighting the progressive degenerative disorder for seven years at that point. Despite his disease, the actor appeared in many hit projects throughout the 2000s and 2010s. He was a regular in the CBS drama series The Good Wife which aired from 2010 to 2016.
However, in 2020, the star announced his retirement from onscreen work. The decision came due to Parkinson’s impacting his ability to memorize and remember lines. Now, four years later, he is willing to return to acting under one sole condition.
- 4/5/2024
- by Disha Kandpal
- FandomWire
Starting his Hollywood career at a young age, Walton Goggins has ventured through the entertainment industry from critically acclaimed films like The Hateful Eight to MCU’s superhero flicks. Now, the actor is set to appear in Jonathan Nolan’s Amazon Prime show Fallout, an adaptation of the popular video game franchise, set to premiere on April 11.
Walton Goggins in Fallout
Sitting for an interview with Rolling Stone ahead of his show’s release, Walton Goggins discussed how he’s playing a dual role in Fallout. Shedding light upon his filmography and all the characters he played previously, the actor claimed that perhaps his acting choices drew him closer to his mythical character, Ghoul.
Walton Goggins’ Acting Choices Supposedly Drew Him Closer to Ghoul
Leaving behind Georgia as a teenager with the dream of becoming a Hollywood star, Walton Goggins had once made his way to the entertainment industry. Thereafter,...
Walton Goggins in Fallout
Sitting for an interview with Rolling Stone ahead of his show’s release, Walton Goggins discussed how he’s playing a dual role in Fallout. Shedding light upon his filmography and all the characters he played previously, the actor claimed that perhaps his acting choices drew him closer to his mythical character, Ghoul.
Walton Goggins’ Acting Choices Supposedly Drew Him Closer to Ghoul
Leaving behind Georgia as a teenager with the dream of becoming a Hollywood star, Walton Goggins had once made his way to the entertainment industry. Thereafter,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Michael J. Fox’s retirement from acting might not be permanent. The actor recently told Entertainment Tonight that he’d be open to returning to the profession bearing the right role. The “Back to the Future” and “Family Ties” star stepped back from acting in 2020 as his Parkinson’s disease made it increasingly difficult to remember dialogue.
“My biggest goal, I think, was to raise a family. We have four amazing kids, and that’s been the big thing,” Fox said about retiring from acting. “And then the other is with the [Michael J. Fox] foundation…[however] if something came up that I could put my realities into it — my challenges — if I could figure it out.”
While Fox has not acted in a film or television show since his 2020 guest role on “The Good Fight,” he hit the press circuit last year in support of his Apple TV+ documentary “Still.” He said participating...
“My biggest goal, I think, was to raise a family. We have four amazing kids, and that’s been the big thing,” Fox said about retiring from acting. “And then the other is with the [Michael J. Fox] foundation…[however] if something came up that I could put my realities into it — my challenges — if I could figure it out.”
While Fox has not acted in a film or television show since his 2020 guest role on “The Good Fight,” he hit the press circuit last year in support of his Apple TV+ documentary “Still.” He said participating...
- 4/5/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The iconic Michael J. Fox may have retired due to the worsening of his tragic condition, but the legendary star would still make the festival rounds when a documentary about his life premiered to great acclaim last year. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie brought him back to the movies, except this time, he would be himself on camera. Fox may have decided to retire from the acting world, but let’s not forget that he is also a self-proclaimed “incurable optimist.” The Back to the Future star would recently talk to Entertainment Tonight and revealed that there is still a possibility of taking on a part if it’s right.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox told Et that his priorities changed back in 1991 when he first received his Parkinson’s diagnosis. “My biggest goal, I think, was to raise a family. We have four amazing kids, and that’s been the big thing,...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox told Et that his priorities changed back in 1991 when he first received his Parkinson’s diagnosis. “My biggest goal, I think, was to raise a family. We have four amazing kids, and that’s been the big thing,...
- 4/5/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Film icon Pam Grier has teamed with Village Roadshow Pictures to develop a project based on her bestselling 2010 memoir, “Foxy: My Life in Three Acts.”
Known as the queen of 1970s Blaxploitation classics like “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown,” plus Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated film “Jackie Brown,” Grier is enjoying her latest act thanks to movies like 2023’s “Cinnamon.” That film kicked off her relationship with Village Roadshow Pictures, which produced the title under the company’s Black Noir Cinema banner for Tubi.
“Foxy: My Life in Three Acts” details Grier’s legendary screen career; her relationships with Richard Pryor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Freddie Prinze, among others; her experience as a Black female star in an era with rampant racism and sexism; and her battle with stage-four cervical cancer, diagnosed in 1988, when she was told she had 18 months to live.
The production is in the early stages of development, so fans...
Known as the queen of 1970s Blaxploitation classics like “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown,” plus Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated film “Jackie Brown,” Grier is enjoying her latest act thanks to movies like 2023’s “Cinnamon.” That film kicked off her relationship with Village Roadshow Pictures, which produced the title under the company’s Black Noir Cinema banner for Tubi.
“Foxy: My Life in Three Acts” details Grier’s legendary screen career; her relationships with Richard Pryor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Freddie Prinze, among others; her experience as a Black female star in an era with rampant racism and sexism; and her battle with stage-four cervical cancer, diagnosed in 1988, when she was told she had 18 months to live.
The production is in the early stages of development, so fans...
- 4/4/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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