A few days ago, we reported on a rumor that True Detective's Cary Fukunaga might be directing Stanley Kubrick's dream project Napoleon for HBO. Now we have official confirmation that Fukunaga is definitely in talks for the show, with Steven Spielberg producing.
With Captain America: Civil War amping up interest in the Marvel/Sony reboot of Spider-Man: Homecoming, it is only natural that speculation increase over what villains might appear in that film. On that note, actor Michael Keaton is reportedly once more in talks to join the cast, prompting new speculation on what part he'll play.
Man, we have had a lot of X-Men films. So many, in fact, that it's becoming very difficult to remember who appeared in what film, in what timeline, and in what story arc. One of the more interesting X-Men characters is Jean Grey, played by Famke Janssen in the first three films that ended with The Last Stand. Now Grey is portrayed by Sophie Turner, who takes on the mantle in the new series. While X-Men: Apocalypse only spent a small fraction of its runtime on investigating the arc of Grey's character as she grapples with her powers, there's a good chance that future films will hasten to turn her into the Dark Phoenix.
Ah. If you thought that the Star Wars hype would ever calm down, think again. It might seem like only yesterday that we were speculating on the title of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars episode, and now here we are, speculating on the title of director Rian Johnson's follow-up, Star Wars: Episode VIII. While nothing is yet confirmed, the Internet is abuzz with speculation that a leaked video may have revealed the title.
You can all relax now: Netflix's hotly anticipated revival of Gilmore Girls finally has an official title, at least according to leading actress Lauren Graham. The show shall be called: Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life. Granted, not the most intensely exciting title of all time, but at least it says what's in the package.
As director Nikolaj Arcel's The Dark Tower film adaptation finally gets moving, speculation abounds about what the movie will (or won't) include from the iconic, somewhat messy book series by Stephen King. The author himself has had some rather arcane things to say on the subject, but none as intriguing as an image he recently Tweeted, which fuels speculation that this time the adventure of gunslinger Roland (Idris Elba) could end a bit differently from the source novels.
I have seen many films, some good, some bad, some mind-boggling in their awfulness. I can safely say that no film has ever been delivered to me in a package that contained a condom, a pill bottle full of Tic-Tacs, and an H&M bikini top. But when I received Dirty Grandpa, now on Blu-ray from Lionsgate, that little goodie bag came spilling out. Oh dear, I thought, gazing upon the strange pile of trinkets. This does not bode well.
Udi Aloni’s Junction 48, which won the Best International Narrative Feature Award at the Tribeca Film Festival last week, cuts down Western notions of the good and the bad, cleaving its way through concepts of villainous Israelis, repressed Palestinians, violent Arabs, or wronged Jews. It tells a story about a multifaceted, complex culture coming out of the wastelands of violence, intolerance, and confused conflict.
There’s something delicious about a horror film that indulges in nasty, grotesque jokes at the expense of innocent – and not so innocent – people. Michael Dougherty’s dark and hilarious Krampus reminds us of the origins of Christmas, and the combination of darkness and light that makes the holiday so special, spectacular, and potentially destructive.
