Forbes has released their annual list of the highest-paid actors and the common denominator throughout the list is Netflix and the amount of money they are willing to pay to have a major star headline one of their movies.
You know, Nicolas Cage gets a lot of criticism for acting in straight-to-digital movies these days. But for every Vengeance: A Love Story or The Humanity Bureau, he sprinkles in little seen gems like Mandy and Color Out of Space as well as a memorable performance in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He’s also set to play Joe Exotic, so at least he still tries to challenge himself. Bruce Willis, on the other hand, has officially thrown in the proverbial towel.
This year marks the 20-year anniversary of the release of X-Men. While Spider-Man, which hit theaters two years later, seems to get a lot of praise for jumpstarting the superhero craze of today, X-Men was really the first post-Batman & Robin comic book adaptation that was not only well made, but a hit at the box office, too.
It seems to be a prerequisite that if you make a Star Wars movie these days, there has to be more drama behind the camera than in front of it. The folks at Lucasfilm and Disney apparently do not have a talent for hiring their top choice to direct, so they have to eventually replace them during production and Solo: A Star Wars Story is a prime example of this.
Rogue One is arguably the best Star Wars movie since the franchise was reborn. In fact, it’s the one film with the fewest nitpicks. But certainly the most criticized aspect of the Gareth Edwards pic is its portrayal of Grand Moff Tarkin.
It’s hard to imagine a world where the casting of Keanu Reeves would be met with criticism. But back in 2005 when Constantine came out, fans of the DC/Vertigo comic were less than pleased with two aspects of Reeves’ performance. The first was that he wasn’t going to be British and the second was that he would not be wearing the signature brown coat from the comics.
Here’s a crazy what-if in the world of movie casting. The Rock revealed on Instagram that he was strongly considered to play Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the remake of the Billy Wilder classic from the ‘70s.
There's been a lot of revealing material coming out of this weekend's Justice Con. Whether it was a new clip from Zack Snyder’s Justice League featuring Superman in a black suit, the release date for the first teaser trailer or Ray Fisher doubling down on his harsh words for Joss Whedon, the event was certainly insightful.
