Category: Movies
Wish Trailer #2 is Granted
Today, Disney finally released an extended trailer for Wish, their Thanksgiving release for this year. This clip reveals King Magnifico’s (Chris Pine) MO of monopolizing the granting of wishes. We also learn that Asha’s (Ariana DeBose) wish is unique in that it does not go through him. C...
Read MoreThe Writers’ Strike is Over
The Writer’s Strike is officially over. As of 12:01 AM Pacific on Wednesday, September 27, the members of the WGA will be allowed to go back to work, as the deal between the union and the AMPTP has been… okay, not approved but “suggested” by union leaders. WGA members will now vote on whethe...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Wanted The Departed to be a Franchise
You don’t often think a legend like Martin Scorsese would have trouble in Hollywood, but he has. In an interview with GQ (the same one where he argued for “saving cinema” from superhero films), Scorsese revealed that he got pushback from controlling studios over some of his movies. First, he ...
Read MoreMartin Scorsese Wants to “Save Cinema” from Superheroes
Martin Scorsese is pissing off superhero movie fans again, this time for things he didn’t say. In a new GQ interview (which is behind a paywall, but you can read his relevant comments at Variety), the legendary director said, “we’ve got to save cinema” from the genre, which has dominated th...
Read MoreDeal Tentatively Struck in Writers’ Strike
The writers’ strike may be coming to an end. The WGA and the AMPTA have reached a tentative agreement, which the WGA described as “an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” in an email to “strike captains.” In other words, nothing is final ...
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro Almost Made a Star Wars Movie
Of the many Star Wars projects that have fallen by the wayside, this one may raise the interest of even the most cynical Star Wars critic (like me). While appearing on the podcast Happy Sad Confused, veteran screenwriter David Goyer (Blade, Batman Begins, Dark City) revealed that he was working on ...
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