MaryAnn’s quick take… The cinematic equivalent of Trump and Brexit as awfulness brought upon ourselves. Incoherent and cheap-looking. There are no heroes, and everything is broken. I’m “biast” (pro): loved Wonder Woman, liked Man of Steel…
I’m “biast” (con): …but not a fan of the other Dceu movies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
These are the times that try woman’s soul. Trump. Brexit. Harvey Weinstein. Al Franken. (Really? Damn.) Global warming. Syria. Everything is awful. Everything is broken. Blake Shelton is People’s Sexiest Man alive? Christ, someone make it stop.
So it’s actually rather brilliant of Warner Bros and DC to fully embrace the everything-is-shit zeitgeist with a movie that just throws up its hands and agrees that the world and those in charge of it are garbage. Justice League is almost a meta exegesis of reality in...
I’m “biast” (con): …but not a fan of the other Dceu movies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
These are the times that try woman’s soul. Trump. Brexit. Harvey Weinstein. Al Franken. (Really? Damn.) Global warming. Syria. Everything is awful. Everything is broken. Blake Shelton is People’s Sexiest Man alive? Christ, someone make it stop.
So it’s actually rather brilliant of Warner Bros and DC to fully embrace the everything-is-shit zeitgeist with a movie that just throws up its hands and agrees that the world and those in charge of it are garbage. Justice League is almost a meta exegesis of reality in...
- 11/17/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Kai Cole is an American producer, actress an architect who was born in New York City. She was interested in becoming an actress from a young age but decided to opt for a career in production when she reached adulthood, although she has had some small parts in her own movies. She is best-known for producing movies including ‘Professor Marston & the Wonder Woman’, ‘In Your Eyes’, and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. She predominantly stayed out of the limelight, despite working in the film industry for many years, until she married a famous producer. Here are five more things you
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Kai Cole...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Kai Cole...
- 8/26/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
As half the duo who created the now-defunct comedy series “Key & Peele,” Keegan-Michael Key knows a lot about being funny. Perhaps just as notably, neither he nor longtime collaborator Jordan Peele will let themselves be defined by it.
While the pair co-wrote and starred in last year’s missing-cat romp “Keanu,” their more recent work shows considerable effort to work outside the confines of comedy. Peele recently made his directorial debut with the wildly successful racially themed horror film “Get Out,” and Key has cast a wide net with his acting gigs. Last year, he had a major role in Mike Birbiglia’s ensemble piece about an improv troupe, “Don’t Think Twice,” and he’s currently shooting Shane Black’s big-budget reboot “The Predator.” This month, he’ll surface in “Win It All,” Joe Swanberg’s latest effort, which is produced by Netflix and will premiere at the SXSW...
While the pair co-wrote and starred in last year’s missing-cat romp “Keanu,” their more recent work shows considerable effort to work outside the confines of comedy. Peele recently made his directorial debut with the wildly successful racially themed horror film “Get Out,” and Key has cast a wide net with his acting gigs. Last year, he had a major role in Mike Birbiglia’s ensemble piece about an improv troupe, “Don’t Think Twice,” and he’s currently shooting Shane Black’s big-budget reboot “The Predator.” This month, he’ll surface in “Win It All,” Joe Swanberg’s latest effort, which is produced by Netflix and will premiere at the SXSW...
- 3/10/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Untitled X-Men series set up at Fox is rounding out its cast. The Matt Nix-created series cast Stephen Moyer earlier this week, and now THR reports that Amy Acker, Emma Dumont, and Percy Hynes White have signed on to the show.
Of course, fans of Joss Whedon will be familiar with Acker, who had significant roles in Angel and Dollhouse and brought down the house as Beatrice in his Much Ado About Nothing. She also spent several seasons on Person of Interest. Acker will play Kate Stewart, “a woman who is struggling with her separation from her husband, Reed (the aforementioned Moyer), and her increasingly challenging teenage children. When her family situation takes a dark turn, she finds that she's stronger than she thinks.”
I’m sure you all remember Dumont as a ballerina/roller derby girl on Bunheads, because GeekTyrant readers were definitely among the ten people who watched that show.
Of course, fans of Joss Whedon will be familiar with Acker, who had significant roles in Angel and Dollhouse and brought down the house as Beatrice in his Much Ado About Nothing. She also spent several seasons on Person of Interest. Acker will play Kate Stewart, “a woman who is struggling with her separation from her husband, Reed (the aforementioned Moyer), and her increasingly challenging teenage children. When her family situation takes a dark turn, she finds that she's stronger than she thinks.”
I’m sure you all remember Dumont as a ballerina/roller derby girl on Bunheads, because GeekTyrant readers were definitely among the ten people who watched that show.
- 3/3/2017
- by Mily Dunbar
- GeekTyrant
Seattle’s cultural scene may still linger in the shadow of grunge rock, but it’s also a moviegoing town, and hosts one of the biggest film festivals in the country. Now, the person responsible for that celebrated gathering has decided to move on.
Longtime Seattle International Film Festival head Carl Spence is leaving the festival after more than 20 years. He is transitioning out of his role as Chief Curator and Festival Director today and will continue to serve in an advisory capacity at Siff through spring 2017. During his time at Siff, Spence led the launch of its year-round film center, Siff Cinema, in addition to the programming and operations of two other theaters, the Siff Uptown and the Egyptian.
Read More: Dan Ireland: ‘Whole Wide World’ Director Who Co-Founded Seattle International Film Festival Dies at 57
“I like creating things,” Spence told IndieWire in a phone conversation last week.
Longtime Seattle International Film Festival head Carl Spence is leaving the festival after more than 20 years. He is transitioning out of his role as Chief Curator and Festival Director today and will continue to serve in an advisory capacity at Siff through spring 2017. During his time at Siff, Spence led the launch of its year-round film center, Siff Cinema, in addition to the programming and operations of two other theaters, the Siff Uptown and the Egyptian.
Read More: Dan Ireland: ‘Whole Wide World’ Director Who Co-Founded Seattle International Film Festival Dies at 57
“I like creating things,” Spence told IndieWire in a phone conversation last week.
- 10/4/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Though Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series “Firefly” was cancelled after one season almost 14 years ago, its cult fandom rages on well into this decade. Since the series ended in 2002, there has been the feature-length film continuation “Serenity,” as well as a series of comics and even a role-playing game, but the fans are a major part of keeping the series alive in the cultural memory. Case in point: Artist and fan Stephen Byrne recently created a short animated tribute to the series entitled “The Animated Adventures of Firefly Teaser,” featuring the entire Serenity crew. It’s garnered over 250,000 views and earned the seal of approval from star Nathan Fillion. Watch the teaser below, as well as a production diary created two years prior.
Read More: Alan Tudyk Wants to Read Your ‘Firefly’ Fan Fiction (But Don’t Make It Dirty)
Set in 2517, “Firefly” follows the adventures of the renegade Serenity...
Read More: Alan Tudyk Wants to Read Your ‘Firefly’ Fan Fiction (But Don’t Make It Dirty)
Set in 2517, “Firefly” follows the adventures of the renegade Serenity...
- 8/17/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Though Joss Whedon was instrumental in helping develop the unstoppable behemoth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has never really felt destined for a lifetime of making big Hollywood movies. He has always seemed more at home as a behind-the-scenes creative type, a TV guru or a passionate auteur making adaptations like Much Ado About Nothing. His two big goes at the blockbuster game, The Avengers and... Read More...
- 7/25/2016
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
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This week's Castle is a Shakespeare-tinged affair, featuring Firefly's Jewel Staite as a special guest star...
This review contains spoilers
8.20: Much Ado About Murder
Much Ado About Murder. The title alone pulled me in simply because, well, I’m a scholar of Shakespeare and the Renaissance and I think Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, in which Nathan Fillion played Dogberry, showed us that the man can legitimately pull off the Bard. Add to that the allure of former Firefly shipmate Jewel Staite showing up, and, boy-howdy, I’m in.
Did the episode actually live up to my hopes? Sorta. But certainly not the way I expected it to.
For starters, it was actually pretty light on the Shakespeare, all things considered. The plot revolves around the murder of an actor, who himself is potentially on the point of murdering Shakespeare. The episode opens with the performer,...
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This week's Castle is a Shakespeare-tinged affair, featuring Firefly's Jewel Staite as a special guest star...
This review contains spoilers
8.20: Much Ado About Murder
Much Ado About Murder. The title alone pulled me in simply because, well, I’m a scholar of Shakespeare and the Renaissance and I think Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, in which Nathan Fillion played Dogberry, showed us that the man can legitimately pull off the Bard. Add to that the allure of former Firefly shipmate Jewel Staite showing up, and, boy-howdy, I’m in.
Did the episode actually live up to my hopes? Sorta. But certainly not the way I expected it to.
For starters, it was actually pretty light on the Shakespeare, all things considered. The plot revolves around the murder of an actor, who himself is potentially on the point of murdering Shakespeare. The episode opens with the performer,...
- 5/9/2016
- Den of Geek
Fran Kranz was nervous about taking on Shakespeare for Joss Whedon. The Buffy creator’s charming film adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing has received tons of praise, including for Kranz’s performance as Claudio, but at the time when the 12-day, secret production of the film was about to start, Kranz was nervous. “I maybe had lost a little of confidence with the language,” said Kranz, who had performed in several Shakespeare productions in high school and at Yale University but not yet professionally. It was Whedon and the intimate way he shot the film — in his own house, a familiar place to his friends and frequent collaborators — that Kranz says calmed his nerves and reinstilled in him confidence with the Bard’s words. Whedon filmed his take on the comedy at his Santa Monica, CA home after having hosted evenings of Shakespeare readings with his friends there for several years.
- 4/28/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Fran Kranz, one of Joss Whedon's go-to actors who you might recognize from Dollhouse, The Cabin in The Woods, or Much Ado About Nothing, has joined the growing cast of The Dark Tower.
The film adaptation of Stephen King's series of novels already has Idris Elba locked for gunslinger Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the evil Man in Black, Tom Taylor as the young Jake Chambers, Jackie Earle Haley as Richard Sayre, and Abbey Lee as Tirana. We already knew that the movie would not be a straight adaptation of the first book in the series, and Kranz's casting further confirms that fact: according to THR, he's playing Pimli, who doesn't even show up until the seventh book in the series.
I've only read the first novel, The Gunslinger, so I'm a little out of my depth here, but this character is described as "the right-hand man of the Man in Black,...
The film adaptation of Stephen King's series of novels already has Idris Elba locked for gunslinger Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the evil Man in Black, Tom Taylor as the young Jake Chambers, Jackie Earle Haley as Richard Sayre, and Abbey Lee as Tirana. We already knew that the movie would not be a straight adaptation of the first book in the series, and Kranz's casting further confirms that fact: according to THR, he's playing Pimli, who doesn't even show up until the seventh book in the series.
I've only read the first novel, The Gunslinger, so I'm a little out of my depth here, but this character is described as "the right-hand man of the Man in Black,...
- 4/22/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
It will never become normal to see casting news about The Dark Tower. After decades of fans wanting to see it happen, and years of attempts, the first film is truly moving forward. And now it has taken another step. The newest member of the Dark Tower cast will look familiar to fans of the work of Joss Whedon. Fran Kranz has reportedly taken the role of Pimli Prentiss. Fran Kranz will be most recognizable to fans as one of the regular players in Joss Whedon.s pool of talent. He played Topher Brink, the young scientist responsible for the mind replacement tech in Dollhouse, as well as stoner Marty in Cabin in the Woods and even Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing. Kranz.s new role role will be of a character named Pimli who The Hollywood Reporter describes as the "right hand of the Man in Black", the...
- 4/22/2016
- cinemablend.com
The Man in Black has added another character to his ranks, as Fran Kranz has been cast as Pimli in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower book series.
THR revealed that Kranz is set to play Pimli, “the right-hand man of the Man in Black”, in Sony’s The Dark Tower film. No other details about the film version of the character have been revealed, but readers of The Dark Tower series are familiar with Pimli Prentiss as a warden who worked for the Crimson King and guarded imprisoned telepaths at Algul Siento.
Kranz is well-known to genre fans for his hilarious and heartfelt role as the stoner Marty in The Cabin in the Woods, and he recently starred as an office worker turned vampire slayer in Bloodsucking Bastards. In addition to The Cabin in the Woods, Kranz also collaborated with Joss Whedon by appearing in...
THR revealed that Kranz is set to play Pimli, “the right-hand man of the Man in Black”, in Sony’s The Dark Tower film. No other details about the film version of the character have been revealed, but readers of The Dark Tower series are familiar with Pimli Prentiss as a warden who worked for the Crimson King and guarded imprisoned telepaths at Algul Siento.
Kranz is well-known to genre fans for his hilarious and heartfelt role as the stoner Marty in The Cabin in the Woods, and he recently starred as an office worker turned vampire slayer in Bloodsucking Bastards. In addition to The Cabin in the Woods, Kranz also collaborated with Joss Whedon by appearing in...
- 4/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Titles include Tallulah starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney, and Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America (pictured); Next strand also announced.Scroll down for full list
Sundance Institute has announced the 65 films selected for the Us Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition Next categories set to screen at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21-31) in Park City.
Us Dramatic Competition selections include Sian Heder’s Tallulah with Ellen Page and Allison Janney; Antonio Campos’ Christine; Clea DuVall’s feature directorial debut The Intervention; and Richard Tanne’s Southside With You, about Barack Obama’s first date with the First Lady.
Among the Us Documentary Competition selections are: Holy Hell by undisclosed; Jeff Feuerzeig’s Author: The Jt LeRoy Story; and Sara Jordenö’s Kiki.
The World Cinema Dramatic Competition entries include: Belgica (Belgium-France-Netherlands), Felix van Groeningen’s follow-up to The Broken Circle Breakdown; Manolo Cruz and Carlos del Castillo’s Between Sea And Land (Colombia); and Nicolette Krebitz’s Wild...
Sundance Institute has announced the 65 films selected for the Us Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition Next categories set to screen at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21-31) in Park City.
Us Dramatic Competition selections include Sian Heder’s Tallulah with Ellen Page and Allison Janney; Antonio Campos’ Christine; Clea DuVall’s feature directorial debut The Intervention; and Richard Tanne’s Southside With You, about Barack Obama’s first date with the First Lady.
Among the Us Documentary Competition selections are: Holy Hell by undisclosed; Jeff Feuerzeig’s Author: The Jt LeRoy Story; and Sara Jordenö’s Kiki.
The World Cinema Dramatic Competition entries include: Belgica (Belgium-France-Netherlands), Felix van Groeningen’s follow-up to The Broken Circle Breakdown; Manolo Cruz and Carlos del Castillo’s Between Sea And Land (Colombia); and Nicolette Krebitz’s Wild...
- 12/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Burbank, CA (October 29, 2015) – When Batman goes missing, it will take the entire Bat “family” – including new additions Batwoman and Batwing – to keep the peace in Gotham City and unravel the mystery behind the Dark Knight’s disappearance in Batman: Bad Blood. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the all-new DC Universe Original Movie will be available from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on February 2, 2016 on Blu-Ray™ Deluxe Edition, Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and DVD.
Batman: Bad Blood will be available on Blu-rayTM Deluxe Edition for $29.96 Srp, Blu-rayTM Combo Pack for $24.98 Srp and on DVD for $19.98 Srp. The Blu-rayTM Combo Pack includes a digital version of the movie on Digital HD with UltraViolet. The Blu-ray™ Deluxe Edition will include the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack, along with an exclusive Nightwing figurine in a numbered limited edition gift set. Fans can also own Batman: Bad Blood in...
Batman: Bad Blood will be available on Blu-rayTM Deluxe Edition for $29.96 Srp, Blu-rayTM Combo Pack for $24.98 Srp and on DVD for $19.98 Srp. The Blu-rayTM Combo Pack includes a digital version of the movie on Digital HD with UltraViolet. The Blu-ray™ Deluxe Edition will include the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack, along with an exclusive Nightwing figurine in a numbered limited edition gift set. Fans can also own Batman: Bad Blood in...
- 11/14/2015
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
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It's a sad state of affairs when the combination of Castle and Beckett stops being fun to watch...
This review contains spoilers.
8.5 The Nose
One of the things that we heard going into this week’s episode, The Nose, was that it was going to be a return to the early more campy days of Castle. Now, I’m not exactly sure what that means, since campiness is a quality that is pretty evenly distributed throughout the series. In fact, way back in the day, before the series really found its legs (letting Fillion fully be Fillion) and it was just another stereotypical procedural with a tough-as-nails female detective and her less by-the-book partner, most of the camp was relegated to the ridiculousness of the premise, rather than a major driver of episode plots.
But I digress…
The point is, camp is as much of the show...
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It's a sad state of affairs when the combination of Castle and Beckett stops being fun to watch...
This review contains spoilers.
8.5 The Nose
One of the things that we heard going into this week’s episode, The Nose, was that it was going to be a return to the early more campy days of Castle. Now, I’m not exactly sure what that means, since campiness is a quality that is pretty evenly distributed throughout the series. In fact, way back in the day, before the series really found its legs (letting Fillion fully be Fillion) and it was just another stereotypical procedural with a tough-as-nails female detective and her less by-the-book partner, most of the camp was relegated to the ridiculousness of the premise, rather than a major driver of episode plots.
But I digress…
The point is, camp is as much of the show...
- 10/23/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Whether you're a complete newbie or if the very words “Joss Whedon” make you do the Dance of Joy, the biography Joss Whedon: Geek King of the Universe, by Amy Pascale, is an excellent, fascinating, almost comprehensive read.
It's written in such a way that even if you know nothing about Joss Whedon or his work, it's nevertheless completely accessible, since the context is always explained. It's the fascinating, in-depth story of the progression of the life and career of a creative person, and the impact that has on the others around them.
However, even if you're an avid watcher of Joss Whedon's shows, and have a Giles-like knowledge of his work, there will still be anecdotes that you haven't read before, and those that you have already read will be contextualised organically within the development of his various stories. The book does an excellent job of this,...
It's written in such a way that even if you know nothing about Joss Whedon or his work, it's nevertheless completely accessible, since the context is always explained. It's the fascinating, in-depth story of the progression of the life and career of a creative person, and the impact that has on the others around them.
However, even if you're an avid watcher of Joss Whedon's shows, and have a Giles-like knowledge of his work, there will still be anecdotes that you haven't read before, and those that you have already read will be contextualised organically within the development of his various stories. The book does an excellent job of this,...
- 8/25/2015
- Shadowlocked
Twitter has lost another great. Joss Whedon has left the social media site, and geeks will likely mourn his departure just about as much as they grieved over Damon Lindelof’s. (Okay, guys, Lindelof is divisive in the geeksphere, but, man, did he kill at Twitter.) Visit the URL for Whedon’s account now, and you’re met with a “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!” message. His last tweet, apparently, was sent out around 12 p.m. Est today and said, “Thank you to all the people who’ve been so kind and funny and inspiring up in here.” Whedon leaves Twitter right after “Avengers: Age of Ultron” had its massive U.S. opening weekend. He joined Twitter as @JossWhedon in May 2013 shortly before his “Much Ado About Nothing” adaptation hit theaters, after first tweeting from the @MuchAdoFilm account. The timing could suggest that having fulfilled his Twitter-related duties for the “Ultron” opening,...
- 5/4/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
The best thing about Wayward Pines, the new, short-run effort coming to Fox, is watching how it attempts to learn from the mistakes of similar shows that have come before.
From the less-than-stellar “remake” of The Prisoner with Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen, to the largely goofball Persons Unknown (which was, sort of, The Prisoner 2: The Group), and everything else in the “trapped in a town” genre, the story can’t work if the characters are empty plot devices.
Wayward Pines is a rare example of setting out with the tropes and traps of a genre in order to dodge the pitfalls inherent in telling a type of story that can never fully distance itself from the fact that it’s pretty goofy. The problem is that while the show clearly tries to look at what made other efforts fall apart, and do those things differently, it isn’t...
From the less-than-stellar “remake” of The Prisoner with Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen, to the largely goofball Persons Unknown (which was, sort of, The Prisoner 2: The Group), and everything else in the “trapped in a town” genre, the story can’t work if the characters are empty plot devices.
Wayward Pines is a rare example of setting out with the tropes and traps of a genre in order to dodge the pitfalls inherent in telling a type of story that can never fully distance itself from the fact that it’s pretty goofy. The problem is that while the show clearly tries to look at what made other efforts fall apart, and do those things differently, it isn’t...
- 4/28/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Tom Savini’s Nightmare City remake has met its indiegogo goal, but you can still support it during its final campaign days to help provide the Umberto Lenzi-presented project with more resources. Also featured in our latest round-up is an excerpt from Scott Shoyer's zombie novel, Outbreak: The Hunger, as well as details on how you can watch the first episode of Fox's Wayward Pines ahead of its May 14th debut.
Tom Savini’s Nightmare City Remake: Tom Savini, the Godfather of Gore, is fittingly set to direct and supervise the special effects on the Monsta Worx remake of Umberto Lenzi's zombie movie, Nightmare City. Lenzi himself is associate producing and presenting the project, with shooting slated to begin late this year in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. In addition to his duties behind the camera, Savini is also attached to play a role in the film, along with...
Tom Savini’s Nightmare City Remake: Tom Savini, the Godfather of Gore, is fittingly set to direct and supervise the special effects on the Monsta Worx remake of Umberto Lenzi's zombie movie, Nightmare City. Lenzi himself is associate producing and presenting the project, with shooting slated to begin late this year in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. In addition to his duties behind the camera, Savini is also attached to play a role in the film, along with...
- 4/24/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Not without problems, but continues the Avengers tradition of big, bold blockbusters that don’t need to toss away thoughtfulness to remain pure popcorn fun. I’m “biast” (pro): love the Marvel movies
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Sneaky superhero movie! It was another caped-crusader tradition that gave us the idea that heroes who don’t die in the line of duty live to become villains, but it took The Avengers to let it play out onscreen. The bad guys in Age of Ultron? Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. For real.
In Tony’s case, his villainy is externalized in Ultron, an AI creation that he has been working on for years but which he can finally bring to fruition now that the Avengers have reacquired Loki’s wondrous scepter from what’s left of Hydra (this is the...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Sneaky superhero movie! It was another caped-crusader tradition that gave us the idea that heroes who don’t die in the line of duty live to become villains, but it took The Avengers to let it play out onscreen. The bad guys in Age of Ultron? Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. For real.
In Tony’s case, his villainy is externalized in Ultron, an AI creation that he has been working on for years but which he can finally bring to fruition now that the Avengers have reacquired Loki’s wondrous scepter from what’s left of Hydra (this is the...
- 4/23/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Joss Whedon chats to us about Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Jason Statham, what he's up to next, and more...
Joss Whedon: assembler of Avengers, slayer of vampires, houser of dolls, vlogger of Doctor Horrible, and now, um, ageist of Ultron. To be fair, Joss Whedon is geek royalty, and needs no introduction. So hopefully, he won’t mind that we gave him such a naff one.
We got to chat with the man himself at the Avengers: Age Of Ultron press event, and here’s what happened...
From what we’ve heard about this one, it sounds like you had to trim down a lot in the editing room. Was there any particular favourite scene you wish you could have saved?
Well, there was more shirtless Thor. The DVD extras are going to be enormously popular. But no, for me, it’s really a couple of little exchanges that...
Joss Whedon: assembler of Avengers, slayer of vampires, houser of dolls, vlogger of Doctor Horrible, and now, um, ageist of Ultron. To be fair, Joss Whedon is geek royalty, and needs no introduction. So hopefully, he won’t mind that we gave him such a naff one.
We got to chat with the man himself at the Avengers: Age Of Ultron press event, and here’s what happened...
From what we’ve heard about this one, it sounds like you had to trim down a lot in the editing room. Was there any particular favourite scene you wish you could have saved?
Well, there was more shirtless Thor. The DVD extras are going to be enormously popular. But no, for me, it’s really a couple of little exchanges that...
- 4/22/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
The inevitable Avengers: Age Of Ultron press train has left the station and reached top speed, now that critics have begun reviewing the film – due to arrive for mass consumption on April 23rd in the UK, and May 1st in the Us. In amongst the cacophony of interviews and photo calls, writer-director Joss Whedon has been reiterating his choice to exit stage-left from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having left it all on the screen, as it were. At the recent press event for the European release of the sequel to his 2012 Avengers behemoth, Whedon confirmed that his priority now is to simply do nothing.
“I don’t think I’ll ever get that far away from it. I plan a rest – a longer rest – perhaps an eternal rest. I have no immediate plans.”
While it is entirely understandable that Whedon might have avoided lining up prospective projects to follow Avengers: Age Of Ultron,...
“I don’t think I’ll ever get that far away from it. I plan a rest – a longer rest – perhaps an eternal rest. I have no immediate plans.”
While it is entirely understandable that Whedon might have avoided lining up prospective projects to follow Avengers: Age Of Ultron,...
- 4/22/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Blockbuster season is already visible on the horizon, and it's already been widely acknowledged that 2015's tentpole line-up is one for the ages.
Kicking off this year in style is Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron, the follow-up to his record-breaking 2012 superhero team-up which will reunite Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, concluding Marvel Studios' Phase Two in the process.
Digital Spy spoke to a snowed-under but characteristically insightful Whedon on the film's set last summer, alongside other journalists. Read on for the full Q&A, in which Whedon gets into Age of Ultron's new relationships, his fear of complacency, and why this is Marvel's first bona fide superhero movie in years.
How much pressure do you feel following on from the astronomical success of The Avengers?
"There's a certain amount of expectation obviously, but for me the expectation is about can I make this more interesting?...
Kicking off this year in style is Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron, the follow-up to his record-breaking 2012 superhero team-up which will reunite Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, concluding Marvel Studios' Phase Two in the process.
Digital Spy spoke to a snowed-under but characteristically insightful Whedon on the film's set last summer, alongside other journalists. Read on for the full Q&A, in which Whedon gets into Age of Ultron's new relationships, his fear of complacency, and why this is Marvel's first bona fide superhero movie in years.
How much pressure do you feel following on from the astronomical success of The Avengers?
"There's a certain amount of expectation obviously, but for me the expectation is about can I make this more interesting?...
- 3/4/2015
- Digital Spy
We consider the controversies surrounding BBC Two's sumptuous Wolf Hall adaptation, feat. Damian Lewis, Mark Rylance and Claire Foy...
2015’s roster of prestige dramas is particularly dense, but the BBC’s take on Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall might just have already claimed its crown as the most controversial. It arrived freighted with the baggage always attached to adaptations of acclaimed novels, and further burdened by some thorny controversies all of its own. Mantel’s spirited attack on philosopher-saint Thomas More and equally fervent defence of his nemesis and her hero, Thomas Cromwell, was always bound to ignite debate. That, of course, is before we even touch on the subject of that rogue c-word and the choice to film night-time scenes by candlelight. We want accuracy, but only on our terms; when it jars with our perceptions of the past, out it goes.
Despite its name, Wolf Hall is...
2015’s roster of prestige dramas is particularly dense, but the BBC’s take on Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall might just have already claimed its crown as the most controversial. It arrived freighted with the baggage always attached to adaptations of acclaimed novels, and further burdened by some thorny controversies all of its own. Mantel’s spirited attack on philosopher-saint Thomas More and equally fervent defence of his nemesis and her hero, Thomas Cromwell, was always bound to ignite debate. That, of course, is before we even touch on the subject of that rogue c-word and the choice to film night-time scenes by candlelight. We want accuracy, but only on our terms; when it jars with our perceptions of the past, out it goes.
Despite its name, Wolf Hall is...
- 3/3/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
I know that M. Night Shyamalan has become a bit of a joke in the film world, and I think that’s a little sad. I count The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable among my favourite movies of all time, but even I can admit that it’s only been a downward slide since then. I’ve been hoping for a return to form for a while but could that hope have finally been realized with a TV series?
A new trailer for his (he’s a producer and directed the pilot) new series Wayward Pines looks extremely promising. Many wrote this off as a wannabe Twin Peaks, and while there definitely is a major Twin Peaks vibe happening here, but I think it could surprise us and turn into something unique.
Come May 14th, I’ll be on board to check this out. This trailer definitely has me more intrigued...
A new trailer for his (he’s a producer and directed the pilot) new series Wayward Pines looks extremely promising. Many wrote this off as a wannabe Twin Peaks, and while there definitely is a major Twin Peaks vibe happening here, but I think it could surprise us and turn into something unique.
Come May 14th, I’ll be on board to check this out. This trailer definitely has me more intrigued...
- 2/20/2015
- by Kevin Fraser
- City of Films
Yet another Valentine’s Day is almost here, dear readers. Enjoy the holiday, and hopefully none of you will be dragged to see Fifty Shades of Grey by your significant others. In the meantime, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column is a change of pace from the last couple weeks, with a look at the upcoming indie drama Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter.
Premise: Struggling twenty-something Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) lives in utter solitude in a cluttered, cramped apartment in Tokyo with her pet rabbit, Bunzo. She works a dead-end job under an awful boss, is intimidated by her well-off peers, and nagged incessantly by her overbearing mother. The only joy in her life comes from a grainy VHS tape – an American film in which a man buries a satchel of money in the snowy plains of the Midwest. Kumiko becomes convinced that this treasure is real, and obsesses over its discovery.
Premise: Struggling twenty-something Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) lives in utter solitude in a cluttered, cramped apartment in Tokyo with her pet rabbit, Bunzo. She works a dead-end job under an awful boss, is intimidated by her well-off peers, and nagged incessantly by her overbearing mother. The only joy in her life comes from a grainy VHS tape – an American film in which a man buries a satchel of money in the snowy plains of the Midwest. Kumiko becomes convinced that this treasure is real, and obsesses over its discovery.
- 2/13/2015
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
Could the man that cemented Marvel as a powerhouse in movies really be leaving? It seems likely after his second feature with the company, Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters this spring.
Joss Whedon spoke with Buzzfeed on Friday to clarify comments he made earlier about the end of his time at Marvel and whether he would consider directing the upcoming Captain Marvel for the comic book juggernaut. While Whedon didn’t want to set his departure in stone, he clearly seems to be leaning towards leaving the company following this year’s Age of Ultron.
“I would never rule anything out, because I like working here. By the same token, the biggest thing for me is that I need to do something that I create myself. It’s been way too long since I created a universe,” Whedon said. “The last thing I did before The Avengers was [directing an episode of] Glee,...
Joss Whedon spoke with Buzzfeed on Friday to clarify comments he made earlier about the end of his time at Marvel and whether he would consider directing the upcoming Captain Marvel for the comic book juggernaut. While Whedon didn’t want to set his departure in stone, he clearly seems to be leaning towards leaving the company following this year’s Age of Ultron.
“I would never rule anything out, because I like working here. By the same token, the biggest thing for me is that I need to do something that I create myself. It’s been way too long since I created a universe,” Whedon said. “The last thing I did before The Avengers was [directing an episode of] Glee,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Zach Dennis
- SoundOnSight
For legions of TV and film fans, Joss Whedon is in a class of his own. Not only is he responsible for the legendary series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, he also wrote Toy Story, The Cabin In The Woods and delivered one of the best screen versions of Much Ado About Nothing ever made, during his 2012 summer vacation. But, it was his work for Marvel that cemented his status as creative icon, with writing and directing Marvel’s The Avengers – a box office blockbusting juggernaut that brought together the studio’s greatest heroes in live action for the first time – closely followed by the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Now that the second Avengers instalment – Avengers: Age Of Ultron – is almost upon us, the world awaits the news of where Whedon will now wander.
It is not just Whedon’s body of work that has gained him a devoted fan following,...
It is not just Whedon’s body of work that has gained him a devoted fan following,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Not content with creating one of the financially successful comic book movies of all time, Joss Whedon now wants to create his own universe. And it's not a Marvel one. In a recent interview Whedon says "The biggest thing for me is that I need to do something that I create myself. It’s been way too long since I created a universe. The last thing I did before The Avengers was [directing an episode of] Glee, and in between I did Much Ado About Nothing. So I haven’t created my own universe for over five years. That feels wrong. You know, my own universe might be a book of haiku. I’m not necessarily saying I’ve got a grand scheme." With Avengers: Age Of Ultron only a short 2 months away, what sort of Universe does Whedon have in mind? "I will say that when I was thinking about, Well, if I...
- 2/3/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
He's directed The Avengers and Avengers: Age Of Ultron. But don't expect Joss Whedon to be back for the Infinity War two-parter...
As he puts the finishing touches to his fourth feature as director, Joss Whedon has confirmed that Avengers: Age Of Ultron is likely to be his final Avengers movie behind the camera.
Marvel already has plans for Avengers: Infinity War Part I in May 2018, and Infinity War Part II in May 2019. The rumour for a while has been that those two films will be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, who are about to helm Captain America: Civil War (having scored a sizeable success with Captain America: The Winter Soldier). And, chatting to Empire magazine, Whedon seems to indicate that he will indeed be moving on.
"I couldn't imagine doing this again", he said. "It's enormously hard and it'd be, by then, a good five years since I...
As he puts the finishing touches to his fourth feature as director, Joss Whedon has confirmed that Avengers: Age Of Ultron is likely to be his final Avengers movie behind the camera.
Marvel already has plans for Avengers: Infinity War Part I in May 2018, and Infinity War Part II in May 2019. The rumour for a while has been that those two films will be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, who are about to helm Captain America: Civil War (having scored a sizeable success with Captain America: The Winter Soldier). And, chatting to Empire magazine, Whedon seems to indicate that he will indeed be moving on.
"I couldn't imagine doing this again", he said. "It's enormously hard and it'd be, by then, a good five years since I...
- 1/27/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
This week's Castle takes its name from a 90s Arnie action spoof, but does it deliver on that meta promise? Here's Laura's review...
This review contains spoilers.
7.9 Last Action Hero
Sometimes, the hardest thing about reviewing something is overcoming the expectations that you take in with you. In some cases, this is purely a result of the individual makeup of the reviewer. In others, it’s because the producers created those expectations. For me, this week, with Castle, it’s both. And that’s because a) the writers chose to title last week’s episode Last Action Hero, and b) I may be the only critic alive to have really enjoyed the 1993 John McTiernan film of the same name, starring/spoofing Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What sold me on the movie, aside from Charles Dance as a dastardly villain and its metanarrative, was its satire. As an action-movie fan who is also...
This review contains spoilers.
7.9 Last Action Hero
Sometimes, the hardest thing about reviewing something is overcoming the expectations that you take in with you. In some cases, this is purely a result of the individual makeup of the reviewer. In others, it’s because the producers created those expectations. For me, this week, with Castle, it’s both. And that’s because a) the writers chose to title last week’s episode Last Action Hero, and b) I may be the only critic alive to have really enjoyed the 1993 John McTiernan film of the same name, starring/spoofing Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What sold me on the movie, aside from Charles Dance as a dastardly villain and its metanarrative, was its satire. As an action-movie fan who is also...
- 12/7/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The offbeat comedy, which bowed at Tribeca earlier this year, stars Fran Kranz (Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The Cabin in the Woods") as a manchild with a proto-Bieber haircut, various delusions, and who lives at home with his mother (Blythe Danner). Just coincidentally, all of Greene's children, ages seven to 20, live with their mother. "Yeah, people are surprised I have so many kids, but I started kind of young," said fledgling director Greene, whose father was a star of the longtime NBC western "Bonanza" and, later, the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. She met her husband, director Sam Raimi, when she was 20 and they had their first when she was 25. "Which isn't that young, but I never even liked kids. I never babysat, I was an only child, I never got all excited about babies. But when I had my first child I just fell in love.
- 12/2/2014
- by John Anderson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Consistency isn't necessarily Castle's strong suit, as its previous two episodes prove...
This review contains spoilers.
7.4 Child's Play & 7.5 Meme Is Murder
Of all the adjectives I can think of that might be used to describe a television series, the one I would most shy away from with Castle is “consistent.” The show is fun—most of the time. Formulaic—sometimes. Inventive—on occasion. Inspired—once in a while. But unfortunately, good or bad, it’s none of these things consistently.
Last week’s Child’s Play and this week’s Meme Is Murder are effective examples of this.
In Child’s Play, Beckett and Castle investigate the death of the driver of an old-fashioned ice-cream truck. Found in the last place one would try to sell frozen treats to the little ones, the truck also yields a field-trip permission slip which leads the duo to a classroom of second graders.
This review contains spoilers.
7.4 Child's Play & 7.5 Meme Is Murder
Of all the adjectives I can think of that might be used to describe a television series, the one I would most shy away from with Castle is “consistent.” The show is fun—most of the time. Formulaic—sometimes. Inventive—on occasion. Inspired—once in a while. But unfortunately, good or bad, it’s none of these things consistently.
Last week’s Child’s Play and this week’s Meme Is Murder are effective examples of this.
In Child’s Play, Beckett and Castle investigate the death of the driver of an old-fashioned ice-cream truck. Found in the last place one would try to sell frozen treats to the little ones, the truck also yields a field-trip permission slip which leads the duo to a classroom of second graders.
- 11/3/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Actor Fran Kranz is currently playing Tony Kirby in the revival of You Can't Take it With You, which opened on Broadway September 28 at the Longacre Theater. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Kranz in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBrideKranz' Broadway credits include Death of a Salesman. Off-Broadway Bachelorette Second Stage. TV Dollhouse, The Good Wife, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Frasier. Film Mojave, Last Weekend, Murder of a Cat, Cabin in the Woods, Much Ado About Nothing, The Village, Donnie Darko, Training Day, Matchstick Men. Education Yale.
- 10/3/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Actor and frequent Joss Whedon collaborator Fran Kranz (Cabin In The Woods, Much Ado About Nothing) recently tweeted (and then deleted) and interesting list of names. Luckily, the guys over at OhNoTheyDidnt were able to screencap the tweet. Needless to say, it's Very intriuging. Robbie Baldwin became known as Speedball after his body was bombarded with interdimentional energy during a freak accident. Gifted with an exterior shell of kinetic energy, Speedball eventually becomes a member of the New Warriors, a team of young heroes including Night Thrasher, Namorita, Nova, Marvel Boy and Firestar. The team would later be involved in a reality show gone wrong which results in the destruction of a small neighborhood and leads into Marvel's Civil War. In a fit of guilt for surviving the incident, Baldwin ditches the Speedball moniker and takes up the name Penance as a member of Norman Osborne's Thunderbolts In other speculatory news,...
- 9/30/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA Entertainment have jointly acquired North American rights to Scott Foley's directorial debut Let's Kill Ward’s Wife. Foley, who also wrote the screenplay, stars alongside Amy Acker (Much Ado About Nothing), James Carpinello (Gangster Squad), Dagmara Dominczyk (The Immigrant), Marika Dominczyk (Brothers & Sisters), Donald Faison (Scrubs), Greg Grunberg (Heroes), Nicollette Sheridan (Desperate Housewives) and Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring). See more 'Scandal': Everything to Know About ABC's Buzzy Drama From A-z Let's Kill Ward's Wife is a dark comedy about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary. Everyone hates Ward's wife (Dagmara Dominczyk)
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- 9/23/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To hear Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. frontman Clark Gregg tell it, “the world’s shortest casting conversation” led to Whedonverse fave/his Much Ado About Nothing costar Amy Acker filling the Season 1 role of Audrey Nathan aka Coulson’s ex-love, The Cellist.
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And while any Whedonite can avow that Acker is indeed something special, could it be that her awesomeness extends into actually possessing a superpower?
In the above exclusive clip from the “Cello Duet” featurette included in the complete first season DVD and...
Related Fall TV Spoilerpalooza: Exclusive Scoop and Photos From 42 Returning Favorites, Including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
And while any Whedonite can avow that Acker is indeed something special, could it be that her awesomeness extends into actually possessing a superpower?
In the above exclusive clip from the “Cello Duet” featurette included in the complete first season DVD and...
- 9/9/2014
- TVLine.com
Michael Almereyda’s latest offering, gritty crime caper Cymbeline, premieres tomorrow at the Venice Film Festival. So, to tantalize those of us unable to pop to the watery metropolis, two new videos have landed online; a new trailer and the first clip. Based on one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known works, it’s already bagged the mystique of the unknown. Meaning there’s less chance of offending literary toffs.
A modern day retelling with a reputable cast, the story lifts from Shakes’ typical go-to themes. Love, loss, revenge, betrayal, poisoning, bludgeoning, and of course, car chases. Here’s the movie’s official synopsis:
King Cymbeline, leader of the Briton Motorcycle Club, clashes with the corrupt Roman Police while his radiant but disobedient daughter Imogen fends off assaults on her honor and her life. Cymbeline’s wife and her son aspire to take over the king’s empire, and Imogen’s marriage...
A modern day retelling with a reputable cast, the story lifts from Shakes’ typical go-to themes. Love, loss, revenge, betrayal, poisoning, bludgeoning, and of course, car chases. Here’s the movie’s official synopsis:
King Cymbeline, leader of the Briton Motorcycle Club, clashes with the corrupt Roman Police while his radiant but disobedient daughter Imogen fends off assaults on her honor and her life. Cymbeline’s wife and her son aspire to take over the king’s empire, and Imogen’s marriage...
- 9/2/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Alexander Payne’s Nebraska is one of a few relatively high-profile black-and-white films to have been released over the past couple of years, a small group that also includes such films as Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha and recent Best Picture winner […]...
- 8/6/2014
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Written by Amy Pascale | Published by Aurum Press Ltd | Format: Hardcover, 448pp
There are certain people who are happy to take the mantle “King of the Geeks” and I normally cringe that the very thought of them accepting it, but for me there is one man who would. Joss Whedon is arguably one of the most important people in this generation to provide the so-called “geeks” with their life blood, he created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and he even helped make Toy Story the movie we all love. In Joss Whedon: Geek King of the Universe by Amy Pascale we find out just how he became the idol he is today.
When the book starts off with an introduction by Nathan Fillion that it’s going to be good. Readers will know Fillion worked with Whedon on not only Buffy but mostly on Firefly which he is more famous for.
There are certain people who are happy to take the mantle “King of the Geeks” and I normally cringe that the very thought of them accepting it, but for me there is one man who would. Joss Whedon is arguably one of the most important people in this generation to provide the so-called “geeks” with their life blood, he created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and he even helped make Toy Story the movie we all love. In Joss Whedon: Geek King of the Universe by Amy Pascale we find out just how he became the idol he is today.
When the book starts off with an introduction by Nathan Fillion that it’s going to be good. Readers will know Fillion worked with Whedon on not only Buffy but mostly on Firefly which he is more famous for.
- 8/6/2014
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
While most people know of the relationship between Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion as being a Firefly - and, by extension, Serenity - thing, there really is so much more than that to their collaboration. Even before Fillion became Captain Malcolm Reynolds, he was working with Whedon on Season 7 episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and the years since their sci-fi show was cancelled they've found time to work together on projects like Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Much Ado About Nothing. They have the kind of friendship where if one were to have a biography written about them, the other would write the introduction. And, believe it or not, that's exactly what has happened. We recently brought you the heartfelt email exchange between Tom Hiddleston and Joss Whedon that was published in the new book about writer/director/showrunner, and now USA Today has published -in full - the...
- 8/5/2014
- cinemablend.com
While most people know of the relationship between Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion as being a Firefly - and, by extension, Serenity - thing, there really is so much more than that to their collaboration. Even before Fillion became Captain Malcolm Reynolds, he was working with Whedon on Season 7 episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and the years since their sci-fi show was cancelled they've found time to work together on projects like Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Much Ado About Nothing. They have the kind of friendship where if one were to have a biography written about them, the other would write the introduction. And, believe it or not, that's exactly what has happened. We recently brought you the heartfelt email exchange between Tom Hiddleston and Joss Whedon that was published in the new book about writer/director/showrunner, and now USA Today has published -in full - the...
- 8/5/2014
- cinemablend.com
Lucy Lawless' character and more roles from Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 have been revealed...
A few days into filming on Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two - a show that even the most steadfast fan will agree, took a little while to find its feet - a bunch of new characters and actors have been announced.
First up is the role played by geek favourite, Lucy Lawless, that of Isabelle Hartley, described in Variety as "a tough, longtime S.H.I.E.L.D. veteran who is good with a knife."
Next comes UK actor Nick Blood (Trollied, Him & Her, The Bletchley Circle), who'll be playing "mercenary Lance Hunter", a character "best known for being the director of S.T.R.I.K.E., a British intelligence agency that worked with Captain America and Captain Britain to defeat Red Skull".
Next for the newcomers we have Reed Diamond,...
A few days into filming on Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two - a show that even the most steadfast fan will agree, took a little while to find its feet - a bunch of new characters and actors have been announced.
First up is the role played by geek favourite, Lucy Lawless, that of Isabelle Hartley, described in Variety as "a tough, longtime S.H.I.E.L.D. veteran who is good with a knife."
Next comes UK actor Nick Blood (Trollied, Him & Her, The Bletchley Circle), who'll be playing "mercenary Lance Hunter", a character "best known for being the director of S.T.R.I.K.E., a British intelligence agency that worked with Captain America and Captain Britain to defeat Red Skull".
Next for the newcomers we have Reed Diamond,...
- 7/28/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
If you're a geek, chances are the words “Joss Whedon” are already synonymous in your mind with “Geek King of the Universe”. In that case, a book entitled Joss Whedon: Geek King of the Universe, with the title in the same font as The Avengers, with a background from Marvel's Agents of Shield, and featuring pictures on the cover of Joss Whedon himself, Woody from Toy Story, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm Reynolds from Serenity, and Iron Man, is obviously perfect for you.
But if you're just a casual fan looking to see what all the fuss is about, this biography will fill you in on the man's life and work right up to Much Ado About Nothing.
To enter for a chance to win a copy of the book, simply like Shadowlocked's Facebook page,...
But if you're just a casual fan looking to see what all the fuss is about, this biography will fill you in on the man's life and work right up to Much Ado About Nothing.
To enter for a chance to win a copy of the book, simply like Shadowlocked's Facebook page,...
- 7/24/2014
- Shadowlocked
Matt Sayles/AP/Press Association Images
With exclusive images having been unveiled by Entertainment Weekly recently, and surely plenty of news to come from this years San Diego Comic-Con, fans are understandably getting excited about The Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Joss Whedon’s sequel to his own 2012 comic book blockbuster, it is the latest film to come from one of cinema’s most diverse talents.
Throughout the last decade alone he has brought a whole variety of fictional worlds to the screen; from sci-fi western Serenity, to Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing, and game changing horror The Cabin In The Woods, he has also realised these visions as a writer, director, producer, and even composer. This is to say nothing of those which he worked on beforehand, such as Toy Story and Alien Resurrection, and the low budget indie In Your Eyes, which was made available to rent online earlier this year.
With exclusive images having been unveiled by Entertainment Weekly recently, and surely plenty of news to come from this years San Diego Comic-Con, fans are understandably getting excited about The Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Joss Whedon’s sequel to his own 2012 comic book blockbuster, it is the latest film to come from one of cinema’s most diverse talents.
Throughout the last decade alone he has brought a whole variety of fictional worlds to the screen; from sci-fi western Serenity, to Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing, and game changing horror The Cabin In The Woods, he has also realised these visions as a writer, director, producer, and even composer. This is to say nothing of those which he worked on beforehand, such as Toy Story and Alien Resurrection, and the low budget indie In Your Eyes, which was made available to rent online earlier this year.
- 7/22/2014
- by Ian Coomber
- Obsessed with Film
Guillermo del Toro is planning a small-scale film in the style of Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing.
The director has said that he will film the black and white feature ahead of Pacific Rim 2.
The mystery project will shoot early next year before he begins pre-production of the Kaiju movie sequel in August 2015.
"It's a very small cast," del Toro told Collider.
"I would love to have John Hurt, and there's an actress that I have in mind that is not well-known but I've seen her in a short film. That's all she's really done, one feature and one short, but she has an incredibly interesting taste and I'm gonna try her out for the main role."
He did not reveal any details of the plot other than to say that there is "one great creature in it".
Whedon followed The Avengers with the Shakespeare adaptation filmed in secret at his home.
The director has said that he will film the black and white feature ahead of Pacific Rim 2.
The mystery project will shoot early next year before he begins pre-production of the Kaiju movie sequel in August 2015.
"It's a very small cast," del Toro told Collider.
"I would love to have John Hurt, and there's an actress that I have in mind that is not well-known but I've seen her in a short film. That's all she's really done, one feature and one short, but she has an incredibly interesting taste and I'm gonna try her out for the main role."
He did not reveal any details of the plot other than to say that there is "one great creature in it".
Whedon followed The Avengers with the Shakespeare adaptation filmed in secret at his home.
- 7/10/2014
- Digital Spy
We learned last month that Guillermo del Toro is set to bring Pacific Rim 2 to theaters in 2017, but the Pan's Labyrinth helmer today tells Collider that he's going to be making a small-scale film first. Not unlike how Joss Whedon followed Marvel's The Avengers with his Much Ado About Nothing, del Toro is planning on shooting it in black and white.
- 7/9/2014
- Comingsoon.net
The Academy has announced the new class of invited members for 2014 and, as is typical, many of which are among last year's nominees, which includes Barkhad Abdi, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Lupita Nyong'o and June Squibb in the Actors branch not to mention curious additions such as Josh Hutcherson, Rob Riggle and Jason Statham, but, okay. The Directors branch adds Jay and Mark Duplass along with Jean-Marc Vallee, Denis Villeneuve and Thomas Vinterberg. I didn't do an immediate tally of male to female additions or other demographics, but at first glance it seems to be a wide spread batch of new additions on all fronts. The Academy is also clearly attempting to aggressively bump up the demographics as this is the second year in a row where they have added a large number of new members, well over the average of 133 new members from 2004 to 2012. As far as...
- 6/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Pop quiz: What do Chris Rock, Claire Denis, Eddie Vedder and Josh Hutcherson all have in common? Answer: They could all be Oscar voters very soon. The annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences invitation list always makes for interesting reading, shedding light on just how large and far-reaching the group's membership is -- or could be, depending on who accepts their invitations. This year, 271 individuals have been asked to join AMPAS, meaning every one of them could contribute to next year's Academy Awards balloting -- and it's as diverse a list as they've ever assembled. Think the Academy consists entirely of fusty retired white dudes? Not if recent Best Original Song nominee Pharrell Williams takes them up on their offer. Think it's all just a Hollywood insiders' game? Not if French arthouse titans Chantal Akerman and Olivier Assayas join the party. It's a list that subverts expectation at every turn.
- 6/26/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
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