Birdman may have fired both Alejandro G. Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki to Oscar glory last year, but the creative pairing aren't known for resting on their laurels. After crafting an intricate and hyper-kinetic drama in the controlled environment of a theatre play, Iñárritu and Lubezki set their sights on the American frontier, ultimately hatching the nascent idea for The Revenant.
Given that Jonathan Blow's idyllic platformer The Witness first reared its head during Sony's unveiling of the PlayStation 4 all the way back in February 2013, there's no question that the auteur's latest work is a tale that grew immensely in the telling. As a matter of fact, when the developer and his studio slated the new IP for a January release, it was claimed that the final build was more than ten times the size of what was originally planned.
Entertainment Weekly is the latest outlet to open another window in the proverbial Deadpool advent calendar, as 20th Century Fox's marketing campaign begins to near its crescendo with the release of the film's brand new trailer on Christmas Day.
Though he may have tragically passed away at the age of 29, legendary country singer Hank Williams left a defining mark on the music industry that few have replicated. It's fair to say that have burned the candle at both ends, succumbing to drug addiction and alcohol that ultimately triggered his untimely passing, and that's a fall from grace played brilliantly in the new international trailer for I Saw The Light.
Jonás Cuarón is perhaps best known for lending support to his father's sci-fi gem Gravity in 2013, but the screenwriter is no stranger to stepping behind the lens himself. Having already directed a pair of Mexican short films Aningaaq and Año uña, Jonás Cuarón is gearing up to release a full-length feature in Desierto.
When a film teeters on the edge of becoming a global phenomenon, you can readily expect that a parody flick is right around the corner. And true enough, eager to capitalize on the aftermath of Focus Features' racy Fifty Shades of Grey adaptation, Marlon Wayans has reteamed with screenwriter Rick Alvarez and director Michael Tiddes for Fifty Shades of Black.
It's been an awful long time coming - and for a while, it seemed as though it would never come at all - but Tom Hanks is set to reprise his role as religious sleuth Robert Langdon for Inferno, and today's batch of official photos find the famed professor back on the case.
Few TV shows have made a first impression quite like Sam Esmail's tech-savvy thriller Mr. Robot. Thrusting Rami Malek into the role of the reclusive yet brilliant Elliot Anderson, the acclaimed drama has rose through the ranks to become one of the most talked about series on the air, not least for its pressing themes of democracy and cyber-terrorism.
Truth be told, you'd search high and wide to find a well-held criticism of Star Wars: The Force Awakens based on the onslaught of positive reviews - not to mention those record-shattering box office receipts - but one of the more resounding, say, disappointments is that Disney, Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams play it remarkably safe in the film, adhering to a tried and tested formula that evokes more than a few memories from A New Hope.
For the longest time, Spider-Man stood as Marvel's white whale, and any chance of the webslinger joining the roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes was contingent on a deal being arranged between Sony and Marvel. And while it isn't necessarily tit-for-tat, fans have been clamouring for a Hulk standalone movie ever since Mark Ruffalo turned in an eye-catching performance during The Avengers in 2012.
