Lakeith Stanfield has entered into negotiations to star in and produce a feature adaptation of the hit neo-noir video game ‘El Paso, Elsewhere’.
The story will follow James Savage (Stanfield), who, while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
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The production of an upcoming project will be a collaborative effort between Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures, known for their work on blockbuster franchises such as Transformers and G.I. Joe, and Colin Stark. Both parties will be actively involved in the production process.
Stanfield’s most recently appeared in ‘The Book of Clarence’ and is known...
The story will follow James Savage (Stanfield), who, while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
Also in news – Steve Buscemi joins season 2 of ‘Wednesday’
The production of an upcoming project will be a collaborative effort between Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures, known for their work on blockbuster franchises such as Transformers and G.I. Joe, and Colin Stark. Both parties will be actively involved in the production process.
Stanfield’s most recently appeared in ‘The Book of Clarence’ and is known...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
An indie action game akin to Max Payne, El Paso, Elsewhere is to become a film, with Lakeith Stanfield in talks to star.
Developed by indie studio Strange Scaffold – headed up by designer Xalavier Nelson Jr – third-person action videogame El Paso, Elsewhere was released to glowing reviews in 2023. Less than a year later, the Max Payne-esque shooter is to be adapted into a movie, it’s been announced.
Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura has picked up the rights to the game though his company – the logically-named Di Bonaventura Pictures – meaning it’ll share a figurative stable with such properties as Transformers and GI Joe.
According to Variety, Lakeith Stanfield – whose latest film, the irreverent comedy The Book Of Clarence, is in UK cinemas now – is to star in the adaptation.
El Paso, Elsewhere is about a vampire hunter named James Savage, whose ex-girlfriend – named Draculae – is rather awkwardly a vampire herself.
Developed by indie studio Strange Scaffold – headed up by designer Xalavier Nelson Jr – third-person action videogame El Paso, Elsewhere was released to glowing reviews in 2023. Less than a year later, the Max Payne-esque shooter is to be adapted into a movie, it’s been announced.
Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura has picked up the rights to the game though his company – the logically-named Di Bonaventura Pictures – meaning it’ll share a figurative stable with such properties as Transformers and GI Joe.
According to Variety, Lakeith Stanfield – whose latest film, the irreverent comedy The Book Of Clarence, is in UK cinemas now – is to star in the adaptation.
El Paso, Elsewhere is about a vampire hunter named James Savage, whose ex-girlfriend – named Draculae – is rather awkwardly a vampire herself.
- 4/23/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
He's been back on our screens recently, reuniting with writer/director Jeymes Samuel for Biblical comedy drama The Book Of Clarence, but Lakeith Stanfield has his eye on something quite different. He's now joining forces with Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to develop and potentially star in a film adaptation of neo-noir vampire video game El Paso, Elsewhere.
The game, developed and published by Strange Scaffold in September last year, has become a success, and takes its inspiration from the Max Payne games, with retro graphics. It follows a vampire hunter tasked with stopping his ex-girlfriend's (a vampire! Sound the irony klaxon!) evil schemes.
You want an official logline for the movie version? Step right up: "Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the...
The game, developed and published by Strange Scaffold in September last year, has become a success, and takes its inspiration from the Max Payne games, with retro graphics. It follows a vampire hunter tasked with stopping his ex-girlfriend's (a vampire! Sound the irony klaxon!) evil schemes.
You want an official logline for the movie version? Step right up: "Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the...
- 4/22/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Lakeith Stanfield, whose credits include Get Out, The Book of Clarence, Sorry to Bother You, Atlanta, The Harder They Fall, and Haunted Mansion, has signed on to star in the video game adaptation El Paso, Elsewhere, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Stanfield will also be producing the film alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura (who is best known for being behind the Transformers franchise) and Colin Stark.
Developed and published by Strange Scaffold, El Paso, Elsewhere is a third-person shooter video game that follows a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka Draculae), who seeks to bring about the end of the world.
The producers of the film adaptation provided the following logline: Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal...
Developed and published by Strange Scaffold, El Paso, Elsewhere is a third-person shooter video game that follows a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka Draculae), who seeks to bring about the end of the world.
The producers of the film adaptation provided the following logline: Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal...
- 4/22/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Last year’s monster hunting shooter El Paso, Elsewhere is headed to the screen, with THR reporting that Lakeith Stanfield (Haunted Mansion) will star in the live action film adaptation.
Stanfield will also produce the film alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
THR notes in today’s report, “There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.”
In the upcoming movie version of El Paso, Elsewhere, “Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Lakeith Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his...
Stanfield will also produce the film alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
THR notes in today’s report, “There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.”
In the upcoming movie version of El Paso, Elsewhere, “Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Lakeith Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his...
- 4/22/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lakeith Stanfield, who most recently starred in The Book of Clarence for Sony, is teaming up with veteran producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for El Paso, Elsewhere, an adaptation of the neo-noir vampire video game from publisher Strange Scaffold.
Stanfield is in talks to star in the feature and will also produce along with di Bonaventura, who is known for his action movies such as the Transformers franchise. Colin Stark will also produce
There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.
The game centers on a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka...
Stanfield is in talks to star in the feature and will also produce along with di Bonaventura, who is known for his action movies such as the Transformers franchise. Colin Stark will also produce
There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.
The game centers on a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka...
- 4/22/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Academy Award nominee Lakeith Stanfield (The Book of Clarence) is in talks to star in and produce a feature adaptation of the hit neo-noir video game El Paso, Elsewhere, Deadline has learned.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures and Colin Stark will also produce.
The film will center on James Savage (Stanfield), who while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
Released in September 2023, the game was developed by Strange Scaffold, the development label of BAFTA nominee Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Known for roles in films like Judas and the Black Messiah, The Book of Clarence, Knives Out and Selma, Stanfield has...
Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures and Colin Stark will also produce.
The film will center on James Savage (Stanfield), who while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
Released in September 2023, the game was developed by Strange Scaffold, the development label of BAFTA nominee Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Known for roles in films like Judas and the Black Messiah, The Book of Clarence, Knives Out and Selma, Stanfield has...
- 4/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The first trailer for Transformers One debuted like no movie trailer ever has: In Space! Check out the highlights above!
This long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the “Transformers” universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to become sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron, debuted its trailer on Thursday, April 18th. The launch kicked off at 6am Pt with a live-streamed countdown showing the journey into space. After one hour, the craft reached its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth, revealing the trailer with a custom introduction video from our stars: Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. The event was streamed from @TransformersMovie social accounts, The Paramount Pictures YouTube channel and co-streamed by Chris Hemsworth on Instagram.
Synopsis: Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
This long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the “Transformers” universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to become sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron, debuted its trailer on Thursday, April 18th. The launch kicked off at 6am Pt with a live-streamed countdown showing the journey into space. After one hour, the craft reached its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth, revealing the trailer with a custom introduction video from our stars: Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. The event was streamed from @TransformersMovie social accounts, The Paramount Pictures YouTube channel and co-streamed by Chris Hemsworth on Instagram.
Synopsis: Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
- 4/21/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
After launching the first Transformers One trailer in space yesterday, Paramount is ready for the robots in disguise to roll out for new character posters. The posters feature the young Autobots (and one eventual Decepticon) standing tall against tranquil cosmic backgrounds. The prints feature Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth), Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry), Elita-1 (Scarlett Johansson), and Bumblebee (Keegan Michael-Key). Looking closely, you’ll notice Optimus, Elita-1, and Bumblebee have blue energy in the eye sockets, while Megatron has a corrupted yellow swirl. Additionally, the three Autobots are smiling while Megatron is scowling.
Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once, they were friends who bonded like brothers and forever changed the fate of Cybertron. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, Transformers One features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi,...
Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once, they were friends who bonded like brothers and forever changed the fate of Cybertron. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, Transformers One features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Following the trailer release earlier this week, Paramount Pictures has also released four Transformers One posters, which you can view below. The animated film will open in theaters on September 20.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron.
The film is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies. Once, they were friends who bonded like brothers and changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Directed by Josh Cooley, the movie stars Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), and Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
From Paramount Animation and Hasbro, in association with New Republic Pictures, Transformers One is based on Hasbro’s Transformers action figures. You can still watch the trailer by clicking here.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron.
The film is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies. Once, they were friends who bonded like brothers and changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Directed by Josh Cooley, the movie stars Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), and Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
From Paramount Animation and Hasbro, in association with New Republic Pictures, Transformers One is based on Hasbro’s Transformers action figures. You can still watch the trailer by clicking here.
- 4/19/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
With Transformers: Rise of the Beasts failing to hit big last year, the upcoming entry, starring Chris Hemsworth, is taking the franchise back to its roots. Considering the IP initially gained traction following the release of the 1986 animated flick, The Transformers: The Movie, Transformers One is taking a similar approach to its predecessor.
But while excitement regarding the upcoming animated release was high, it’s even higher now, thanks to Paramount launching the first trailer 125000 feet above the Earth.
Paramount Took Transformers One’s Trailer Debut to New Heights Transformers One | Paramount One
Instead of giving Transformers One‘s first trailer a normal release, Paramount took it out of this world. On Paramount Picture’s YouTube channel, the trailer’s hour-long journey to space in a weather balloon was streamed, which was unveiled at 125,000 feet above Earth.
During its launch to space, Brian Tyree Henry, who will voice Megatron in the film,...
But while excitement regarding the upcoming animated release was high, it’s even higher now, thanks to Paramount launching the first trailer 125000 feet above the Earth.
Paramount Took Transformers One’s Trailer Debut to New Heights Transformers One | Paramount One
Instead of giving Transformers One‘s first trailer a normal release, Paramount took it out of this world. On Paramount Picture’s YouTube channel, the trailer’s hour-long journey to space in a weather balloon was streamed, which was unveiled at 125,000 feet above Earth.
During its launch to space, Brian Tyree Henry, who will voice Megatron in the film,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Paramount has delayed “Aang: The Last Airbender” to 2026 and moved “Transformers One” back by one week.
The animated “Avatar: The Last Airbender” spinoff was previously set for Oct. 10, 2025, and will now open on Jan. 20, 2026. Dave Bautista and Eric Nam are headlining the voice cast for the film, which is in development at Paramount and Nickelodeon Studios. Plot details haven’t been revealed, but Bautista will voice a villain character.
Lauren Montgomery, who worked on the original “Avatar: The Last Airbender” television show, is directing the project with William Mata. Series creators Michael Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko are serving as executive producers alongside Eric Coleman.
Elsewhere on Paramount’s release calendar, “Transformers One” will debut on Sept. 20, 2024, instead of Sept. 13. On its new date, the animated “Transformers” adventure will play in Imax and open in theaters on the same day as Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot.”
Chris Hemsworth...
The animated “Avatar: The Last Airbender” spinoff was previously set for Oct. 10, 2025, and will now open on Jan. 20, 2026. Dave Bautista and Eric Nam are headlining the voice cast for the film, which is in development at Paramount and Nickelodeon Studios. Plot details haven’t been revealed, but Bautista will voice a villain character.
Lauren Montgomery, who worked on the original “Avatar: The Last Airbender” television show, is directing the project with William Mata. Series creators Michael Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko are serving as executive producers alongside Eric Coleman.
Elsewhere on Paramount’s release calendar, “Transformers One” will debut on Sept. 20, 2024, instead of Sept. 13. On its new date, the animated “Transformers” adventure will play in Imax and open in theaters on the same day as Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot.”
Chris Hemsworth...
- 4/18/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Transformers One, is going now on Sept. 20 instead of Sept. 13.
The move gets Transformers One further away from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice which is going to eat up the September box office. However, already on this weekend is DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s Wild Robot. Two big animated movies are certainly not going to live on the same weekend.
The release date change also comes in the wake of the great reception that Transformers One received out of CinemaCon last week. Late September has been a rich bed for family animated movies including Hotel Transylvania 2 ($48.2M opening), Hotel Transylvania ($42.5M opening) and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ($34M opening).
Transformers One is among one of Paramount’s highest tested movies in the studio’s history.
Today, Paramount outdid itself and launched the first trailer for the Optimus Prime and Megatron origin buddy movie — in space on a weather balloon. Watch Chris Hemsworth...
The move gets Transformers One further away from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice which is going to eat up the September box office. However, already on this weekend is DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s Wild Robot. Two big animated movies are certainly not going to live on the same weekend.
The release date change also comes in the wake of the great reception that Transformers One received out of CinemaCon last week. Late September has been a rich bed for family animated movies including Hotel Transylvania 2 ($48.2M opening), Hotel Transylvania ($42.5M opening) and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ($34M opening).
Transformers One is among one of Paramount’s highest tested movies in the studio’s history.
Today, Paramount outdid itself and launched the first trailer for the Optimus Prime and Megatron origin buddy movie — in space on a weather balloon. Watch Chris Hemsworth...
- 4/18/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Forget trailer debuts during football game halftimes or shown through “Fortnite,” the next frontier of debuting movie trailers is watching it on a screen that happens to be orbiting the Earth.
The first trailer for “Transformers One,” Paramount Animation and Hasbro’s animated “Transformers” origin movie, was screened inside a spacecraft that an hour ago launched from the Earth and traveled 125,000 feet into outer space. Paramount, via star Chris Hemsworth’s Instagram, did a livestream of the spacecraft launch followed by the first look at the trailer.
Why do this? “The sky is the limit” for the film, Hemsworth said in announcing the stunt.
Okay, technically, we first all saw it on ground level at CinemaCon last week, 3-D glasses and all. “Transformers One” is the first animated “Transformers” movie in 40 years, and to inaugurate the 40-year anniversary of the Transformers brand, the film is an origin story for how...
The first trailer for “Transformers One,” Paramount Animation and Hasbro’s animated “Transformers” origin movie, was screened inside a spacecraft that an hour ago launched from the Earth and traveled 125,000 feet into outer space. Paramount, via star Chris Hemsworth’s Instagram, did a livestream of the spacecraft launch followed by the first look at the trailer.
Why do this? “The sky is the limit” for the film, Hemsworth said in announcing the stunt.
Okay, technically, we first all saw it on ground level at CinemaCon last week, 3-D glasses and all. “Transformers One” is the first animated “Transformers” movie in 40 years, and to inaugurate the 40-year anniversary of the Transformers brand, the film is an origin story for how...
- 4/18/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Paramount Pictures has revealed the official trailer for Transformers One, which will open in theaters on September 20, 2024. The trailer launch kicked off at 6 a.m. Pacific Time with a live-streamed countdown showing a craft’s journey into space.
After one hour, the craft reached its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth and revealed the trailer with a custom introduction video from stars Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron.
Directed by Josh Cooley, the animated film stars Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), and Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
From Paramount Animation and Hasbro, in association with New Republic Pictures, Transformers One is based on Hasbro’s Transformers action figures.
After one hour, the craft reached its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth and revealed the trailer with a custom introduction video from stars Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron.
Directed by Josh Cooley, the animated film stars Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), and Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
From Paramount Animation and Hasbro, in association with New Republic Pictures, Transformers One is based on Hasbro’s Transformers action figures.
- 4/18/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
The first trailer for Transformers One has arrived straight from space! With a highly comedic tone that might rub some fans the wrong way, the animated movie tells the “long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to become sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron.“
Paramount Pictures really did go above and beyond to promote the movie, with the trailer making a live-streamed journey into space. When the craft reached 125,000 feet above the Earth, the Transformers One trailer was revealed, along with a custom introduction from stars Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry, who star as Orion Pax/Optimus Prime and D-16/Megatron, respectively. The cast also includes Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion. Josh Cooley directs from a script by Andrew Barrer, Steve Desmond,...
Paramount Pictures really did go above and beyond to promote the movie, with the trailer making a live-streamed journey into space. When the craft reached 125,000 feet above the Earth, the Transformers One trailer was revealed, along with a custom introduction from stars Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry, who star as Orion Pax/Optimus Prime and D-16/Megatron, respectively. The cast also includes Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion. Josh Cooley directs from a script by Andrew Barrer, Steve Desmond,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Autobots, assemble: Paramount has released a trailer for “Transformers One,” the animated prequel film led by the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson.
Hemsworth voices young Optimus Prime, when he was just known as Orion Pax. Henry is D-16, before he became Optimus’ rival Megatron. The trailer shows the two starting out as simple worker bots, unable to transform into anything. But soon they gain the ability to change into vehicles and gain weapons, as a battle against a mysterious, plant-like villain unfolds on the Transformers’ home planet of Cybertron.
Other cast members include Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion. Hemsworth and Henry introduced a first look at the prequel film April 11 at CinemaCon.
The franchise first hit the big screen with an animated movie in 1986 before director Michael Bay launched a live-action series...
Hemsworth voices young Optimus Prime, when he was just known as Orion Pax. Henry is D-16, before he became Optimus’ rival Megatron. The trailer shows the two starting out as simple worker bots, unable to transform into anything. But soon they gain the ability to change into vehicles and gain weapons, as a battle against a mysterious, plant-like villain unfolds on the Transformers’ home planet of Cybertron.
Other cast members include Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion. Hemsworth and Henry introduced a first look at the prequel film April 11 at CinemaCon.
The franchise first hit the big screen with an animated movie in 1986 before director Michael Bay launched a live-action series...
- 4/18/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount is going to great lengths to promote the highly anticipated animated film Transformers One by debuting a trailer for the upcoming feature in space! The Transformers One trailer previews the film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry as Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively. The trailer will debut on Thursday, April 18. The launch starts at 6 a.m. Pt with a live-streamed countdown showing the journey into space.
According to Paramount’s Transformers One trailer press release:
After one hour, the craft will reach its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth, revealing the trailer with a custom introduction video from Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. The event will be streamed from @TransformersMovie‘s social accounts and Paramount Pictures’ YouTube channel. Chris Hemsworth will co-stream it on Instagram.
The movie opens nationwide on September 12, 2024, with Josh Cooley directing from a script by Andrew Barrer, Steve Desmond, and Gabriel Ferrari. Focusing...
According to Paramount’s Transformers One trailer press release:
After one hour, the craft will reach its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth, revealing the trailer with a custom introduction video from Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. The event will be streamed from @TransformersMovie‘s social accounts and Paramount Pictures’ YouTube channel. Chris Hemsworth will co-stream it on Instagram.
The movie opens nationwide on September 12, 2024, with Josh Cooley directing from a script by Andrew Barrer, Steve Desmond, and Gabriel Ferrari. Focusing...
- 4/16/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The fans are highly anticipated for the Transformers-G.I. Joe crossover after it was teased at the end of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The crossover between the two renowned franchises based on Hasbro’s popular toy lines has been on the charts for a long time. However, Paramount’s planning for the crossover can be controversial among the ardent fans of both franchises.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hints G.I. Joe crossover
According to the comments by the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the upcoming crossover project may be a multiversal feature. It cannot be denied that multiverse is presently a hot cake in pop culture. Nevertheless, the Transformers and G.I. Joe fans did not expect the makers to connect the franchises by opting for the multiversal way.
Will Transformers x G.I. Joe be a multiverse project? A still from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts...
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hints G.I. Joe crossover
According to the comments by the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the upcoming crossover project may be a multiversal feature. It cannot be denied that multiverse is presently a hot cake in pop culture. Nevertheless, the Transformers and G.I. Joe fans did not expect the makers to connect the franchises by opting for the multiversal way.
Will Transformers x G.I. Joe be a multiverse project? A still from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts...
- 4/15/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
Showrunner Todd A. Kessler and executive producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura joined Deadline’s Contenders TV: Los Angeles event to discuss inspiration, casting and balancing facts with fiction for Apple TV+’s latest historical series The New Look.
The series, set under the Nazi occupation of Paris during WWII, tells the story of fashion designers Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), and their contemporaries as they navigate the horrors of World War II and launch modern fashion. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as a world-famous fashion designer is jeopardized.
Even in a world mostly comprised of silky fabrics and glittering emblems, bringing a historical drama to life is not without its challenges. Carefully unraveling the spools of thread regarding the complex involvement of fashion icons during a pivotal moment in world history was at the forefront of...
The series, set under the Nazi occupation of Paris during WWII, tells the story of fashion designers Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), and their contemporaries as they navigate the horrors of World War II and launch modern fashion. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as a world-famous fashion designer is jeopardized.
Even in a world mostly comprised of silky fabrics and glittering emblems, bringing a historical drama to life is not without its challenges. Carefully unraveling the spools of thread regarding the complex involvement of fashion icons during a pivotal moment in world history was at the forefront of...
- 4/13/2024
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Hemsworth has a busy slate this year. The Australian actor has been working nonstop since the MCU’s Infinity Stone saga ended. He has been a part of several exciting franchises already, and his upcoming projects promise a lot more.
Hemsworth is currently at CinemaCon, promoting two of his films. One of them happened to be Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which was met with thunderous applause. His other film, and one that has received an even bigger welcome, is Transformers One.
Transformers One received thunderous applause (Source: Paramount)
Transformers One, starring Chris Hemsworth, has fans excited about what’s in store
The Transformers has become one of the most loved film franchises of all time. Now, Paramount is set to release the animated film Transformers One, exploring the origins of the Hasbro toys.
Suggested“I think for me he is the complete article”: Chris Hemsworth’s Marvel...
Hemsworth is currently at CinemaCon, promoting two of his films. One of them happened to be Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which was met with thunderous applause. His other film, and one that has received an even bigger welcome, is Transformers One.
Transformers One received thunderous applause (Source: Paramount)
Transformers One, starring Chris Hemsworth, has fans excited about what’s in store
The Transformers has become one of the most loved film franchises of all time. Now, Paramount is set to release the animated film Transformers One, exploring the origins of the Hasbro toys.
Suggested“I think for me he is the complete article”: Chris Hemsworth’s Marvel...
- 4/12/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Chris Hemsworth joined forces with fellow Marvel actors Brian Tyree Henry and Lupita Nyong’o while attending 2024 CinemaCon on Thursday (April 11).
The 40-year-old Thor actor took the stage at The Colosseum in Las Vegas, Nevada to promote his new movie Transformers: One.
The animated project premieres later this year and also stars Scarlett Johansson and Brian, who is a fellow MCU alum after starring in Eternals.
While she wasn’t able to attend, Scarlett introduced the pair to the stage, and they premiered the trailer for the audience, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep reading to find out more…
Chris and Brian also got together with Lupita, who joined the MCU via Black Panther, for a group photo!
Chris and Brian also posed for photos with Paramount head Ramsey Naito. They were also joined by director Josh Cooley and producers Zev Foreman, Aaron Dem, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. We...
The 40-year-old Thor actor took the stage at The Colosseum in Las Vegas, Nevada to promote his new movie Transformers: One.
The animated project premieres later this year and also stars Scarlett Johansson and Brian, who is a fellow MCU alum after starring in Eternals.
While she wasn’t able to attend, Scarlett introduced the pair to the stage, and they premiered the trailer for the audience, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep reading to find out more…
Chris and Brian also got together with Lupita, who joined the MCU via Black Panther, for a group photo!
Chris and Brian also posed for photos with Paramount head Ramsey Naito. They were also joined by director Josh Cooley and producers Zev Foreman, Aaron Dem, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. We...
- 4/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Paramount wasn’t messing around during their CinemaCon panel today, giving attendees previews of movies like Smile 2, Gladiator II, A Quiet Place: Day One, Transformers One, and If, revealing The Running Man casting news, and announcing several movies, including a live-action comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Scary Movie 6, a Transformers / G.I. Joe crossover, and a live-action, R-rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. They also unveiled several titles on their 2024 – 2026 slate, and we can’t possibly cover them all… so we have gone ahead and dropped the full list into this article. Scroll down to see what Paramount has in store for us over the next couple years.
If
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Written and Directed by: John Krasinski
Producers: Allyson Seeger, p.g.a., John Krasinski, p.g.a., Andrew Form, p.g.a., Ryan Reynolds
Executive Producers: John J. Kelly, George Dewey, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio
Cast: Cailey Fleming,...
If
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Written and Directed by: John Krasinski
Producers: Allyson Seeger, p.g.a., John Krasinski, p.g.a., Andrew Form, p.g.a., Ryan Reynolds
Executive Producers: John J. Kelly, George Dewey, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio
Cast: Cailey Fleming,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Yo, Joe! The crossover your inner child has been screaming for became a reality after Paramount shared plans to develop a G.I. Joe and Transformers crossover film! Paramount Pictures teased the project in last year’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and now it’s official! Steven Spielberg is producing the live-action clash of two of the most legendary properties in entertainment, with the plot inspired by a story in the 1980s Marvel-published comics. No director is attached to the project, at least not yet. Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura returns alongside Mark Vahradian, Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto, and Don Murphy.
Despite the story of the G.I. Joe and Transformers crossover taking inspiration from the Marvel comics era, both franchises are gaining popularity with new fans thanks to the current comic book runs published by Skybound. Skybound has published issues of the G.I. Joe comics Duke and Cobra Commander for several months,...
Despite the story of the G.I. Joe and Transformers crossover taking inspiration from the Marvel comics era, both franchises are gaining popularity with new fans thanks to the current comic book runs published by Skybound. Skybound has published issues of the G.I. Joe comics Duke and Cobra Commander for several months,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
CinemaCon on Thursday morning got a first look at the extended trailer for and a 3D scene from Paramount’s animated Transformers One. The origins story movie is due for release on September 13. From Paramount Animation and Hasbro in association with New Republic Pictures, it’s directed by Josh Cooley.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin tale of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to becoming sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron. This is the first animated Transformers movie in nearly 40 years.
Chris Hemsworth stars as Orion Pax alongside Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 and Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1. Also starring are Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Related: New Live-Action ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie In Works At Paramount – CinemaCon
Chris Hemsworth onstage Thursday at CinemaCon
Via video message, Johansson introduced Hemsworth to the Colosseum stage.
Transformers One is the long-awaited origin tale of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to becoming sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron. This is the first animated Transformers movie in nearly 40 years.
Chris Hemsworth stars as Orion Pax alongside Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 and Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1. Also starring are Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Related: New Live-Action ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie In Works At Paramount – CinemaCon
Chris Hemsworth onstage Thursday at CinemaCon
Via video message, Johansson introduced Hemsworth to the Colosseum stage.
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Hemsworth, the voice of a young Optimus Prime, and Brian Tyree Henry, the voice of a young Megatron, got an enthusiastic welcome at CinemaCon as they introduced a first look and 3D scene from “Transformers One,” Paramount’s animated origin story based on the Hasbro toys. “This origin story is how they transformed from brothers in arms to sworn enemies,” said Henry from Las Vegas on Thursday.
In the clip, Optimus Prime, Megatron and their friends “proven worthy” are given their powers to transform — and awkwardly get accustomed to using those powers. They then enter a cargo train and for the first time see the surface of their home planet Cybertron, where the movie is set. The stylized look of the surface is a vast environment of rock-like structures that, like the bots, grow and transform.
During the presentation, Hemsworth also paid tribute to Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime for four decades,...
In the clip, Optimus Prime, Megatron and their friends “proven worthy” are given their powers to transform — and awkwardly get accustomed to using those powers. They then enter a cargo train and for the first time see the surface of their home planet Cybertron, where the movie is set. The stylized look of the surface is a vast environment of rock-like structures that, like the bots, grow and transform.
During the presentation, Hemsworth also paid tribute to Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime for four decades,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- Variety Film + TV
The final moments of last year’s live action movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts set the stage for an interesting franchise crossover. The main character of the film, Noah (Anthony Ramos), is invited to join the top secret G.I. Joe team, suggesting that a future movie in the Transformers franchise will bring both iconic properties together for an epic mashup.
But how serious was Paramount about that tease? The studio revealed at CinemaCon this afternoon that they are definitely planning on making that Transformers x G.I. Joe movie!
Deadline reports out of CinemaCon, “Steven Spielberg is executive producing. No filmmaker attached, despite the idea being hatched by filmmaker Steven Caple. Jr. in Rise of the Beasts.”
The site adds in today’s report, “Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is returning along with Mark Vahradian, Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy.”
This won’t be the first time the...
But how serious was Paramount about that tease? The studio revealed at CinemaCon this afternoon that they are definitely planning on making that Transformers x G.I. Joe movie!
Deadline reports out of CinemaCon, “Steven Spielberg is executive producing. No filmmaker attached, despite the idea being hatched by filmmaker Steven Caple. Jr. in Rise of the Beasts.”
The site adds in today’s report, “Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is returning along with Mark Vahradian, Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy.”
This won’t be the first time the...
- 4/11/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
There’s more than meets the eye at CinemaCon this year, with Paramount rolling out new footage for Transformers One, the animated film starring Chris Hemsworth as the voice of Optimus Prime. The movie opens nationwide on September 12, 2024, with Josh Cooley directing from a script by Andrew Barrer, Steve Desmond, and Gabriel Ferrari. Focusing on an origin story set on Cybertron, Transformers One revolves around the relationship and rivalry of Autobot Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and the Decepticon Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry). Other stars joining the cast include Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion.
During today’s Paramount panel at CinemaCon, Scarlett Johansson (in a video from New York) introduced Chris Hemsworth. After paying tribute to Peter Cullen, Hemsworth said he was honored to share the part of Optimus Prime with Cullen and become a part of the character’s legacy.
During today’s Paramount panel at CinemaCon, Scarlett Johansson (in a video from New York) introduced Chris Hemsworth. After paying tribute to Peter Cullen, Hemsworth said he was honored to share the part of Optimus Prime with Cullen and become a part of the character’s legacy.
- 4/11/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
One year after Paramount Pictures broke news at CinemaCon that Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Tyree Henry had signed on for the animated Transformers One — the first animated film in the franchise in nearly four decades — the studio welcomed that trio back to introduce their work.
Hemsworth, Johansson and Henry had official duties during Paramount’s studio presentation by pumping a new extended trailer that played for the gathering of theater owners (ahead of a wide launch April 18) as well as pulling back the curtain on the first scene from Transformers One in 3D. Johansson appeared on the big screen in a recorded message from New York, where she’s at work on her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.
“I’m so incredibly proud of the the work that we’ve all done,” the actress said, teasing that the film is “unlike anything you’ve ever seen onscreen.”
Hemsworth...
Hemsworth, Johansson and Henry had official duties during Paramount’s studio presentation by pumping a new extended trailer that played for the gathering of theater owners (ahead of a wide launch April 18) as well as pulling back the curtain on the first scene from Transformers One in 3D. Johansson appeared on the big screen in a recorded message from New York, where she’s at work on her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.
“I’m so incredibly proud of the the work that we’ve all done,” the actress said, teasing that the film is “unlike anything you’ve ever seen onscreen.”
Hemsworth...
- 4/11/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We knew this was coming as indicated in the coda of last summer’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, but the G.I. Joe team and Transformers are getting together. It was a storyline played out for the Hasbro brands in their 1980s Marvel published comics.
Steven Spielberg is executive producing. No filmmaker attached yet, despite the idea being hatched by filmmaker Steven Caple. Jr. in Rise of the Beasts.
Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is returning along with Mark Vahradian, Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy. di Bonaventura’s production deal at the Melrose Lot was re-upped per Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins this Am at CinemaCon.
Steven Spielberg is executive producing. No filmmaker attached yet, despite the idea being hatched by filmmaker Steven Caple. Jr. in Rise of the Beasts.
Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is returning along with Mark Vahradian, Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy. di Bonaventura’s production deal at the Melrose Lot was re-upped per Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins this Am at CinemaCon.
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, April 10: Additional top talent has been confirmed for Deadline’s Contenders Television, which will take place this weekend, April 13-14, at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Full details for the event, which can also be livestreamed, and an RSVP link can be found here here.
The new names added to the lineup include Jodie Foster, Kurt Russell, Quinta Brunson, Owen Wilson, Tyler James Williams, William Stanford Davis, Chris Perfetti, Aaron Moten and Ella Purnell.
They join previously announced roster that includes Tom Hiddleston, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Kristen Wiig, Rebecca Ferguson, Lily Gladstone, Maya Rudolph, David Oyelowo, Common, Jimmy Fallon, Giancarlo Esposito, Joey King, Andrea Riseborough, Sebastian Maniscalco, Bill Pullman, Kiefer Sutherland, Logan Lerman, Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer, Tim Robbins, Josh Lucas, Jonathan Bailey, Tony Shalhoub, Maya Erskine, Nathan Fielder, Skeet Ulrich, Jeff Probst, Omar J. Dorsey, Harriet Dyer, Patrick Brammall, Sophia Di Martino, Sarayu Blue,...
The new names added to the lineup include Jodie Foster, Kurt Russell, Quinta Brunson, Owen Wilson, Tyler James Williams, William Stanford Davis, Chris Perfetti, Aaron Moten and Ella Purnell.
They join previously announced roster that includes Tom Hiddleston, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Kristen Wiig, Rebecca Ferguson, Lily Gladstone, Maya Rudolph, David Oyelowo, Common, Jimmy Fallon, Giancarlo Esposito, Joey King, Andrea Riseborough, Sebastian Maniscalco, Bill Pullman, Kiefer Sutherland, Logan Lerman, Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer, Tim Robbins, Josh Lucas, Jonathan Bailey, Tony Shalhoub, Maya Erskine, Nathan Fielder, Skeet Ulrich, Jeff Probst, Omar J. Dorsey, Harriet Dyer, Patrick Brammall, Sophia Di Martino, Sarayu Blue,...
- 4/10/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
SYNOPSISMadame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures…if they can all survive a deadly present. Disc Details And Bonus Materials
4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ & Digital Extras
o Gag Reel
o Easter Eggs
o Oracle Of The Page
o Fight Like A Spider
o Future Vision
o Casting The Web
o Deleted Scene
DVD
o Future Vision
o Casting The Web
4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ & DVD include a digital code for movie and bonus materials as listed above, redeemable via Movies Anywhere for a limited time. Movies Anywhere is open to U.S. residents age 13+. Visit MoviesAnywhere.com for terms and conditions. Cast And CREWDirected by: Sj Clarkson...
4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ & Digital Extras
o Gag Reel
o Easter Eggs
o Oracle Of The Page
o Fight Like A Spider
o Future Vision
o Casting The Web
o Deleted Scene
DVD
o Future Vision
o Casting The Web
4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ & DVD include a digital code for movie and bonus materials as listed above, redeemable via Movies Anywhere for a limited time. Movies Anywhere is open to U.S. residents age 13+. Visit MoviesAnywhere.com for terms and conditions. Cast And CREWDirected by: Sj Clarkson...
- 4/9/2024
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Actor Kevin Costner is regarded as one of the most talented actors in the entertainment industry. He rose to prominence by appearing in movies including The Untouchables, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, JFK, The Bodyguard, and more. Over the years, Kevin Costner has portrayed various characters on screen, which has cemented his place in the industry as well as his fans’ hearts.
The actor’s portrayal of John Dutton in Paramount Network’s original drama series Yellowstone is highly lauded by the audience and critics. Costner earned a Golden Globe Award along with securing a nomination at the Screen Actors Guild Award for the role. Kevin Costner, however, was considered for the lead role in one of the biggest and most successful franchises in the world, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen.
Kevin Costner starred as John Dutton in Yellowstone Kevin Costner could have played Neo in The Matrix
Directed and written by the Wachowskis,...
The actor’s portrayal of John Dutton in Paramount Network’s original drama series Yellowstone is highly lauded by the audience and critics. Costner earned a Golden Globe Award along with securing a nomination at the Screen Actors Guild Award for the role. Kevin Costner, however, was considered for the lead role in one of the biggest and most successful franchises in the world, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen.
Kevin Costner starred as John Dutton in Yellowstone Kevin Costner could have played Neo in The Matrix
Directed and written by the Wachowskis,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
The Matrix franchise has to be one of the greatest sci-fi movie series ever made that has pushed the genre to a new height. But it was never easy to make it. There were a lot of changes in the cast of several characters, including Neo and Trinity. But interestingly, the Wachowskis presented the script in a very different way.
Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix films
Directed by the Wachowski siblings; Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, The Matrix franchise started on a weird note, at least not what Warner Brothers expected. The duo reportedly presented the script in a format that was beyond the wildest imagination of the studio. No wonder they picked it up after several rejections from so many different studios.
The Unusual Presentation Of The Matrix Script By The Wachowskis Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski. Credit: Creative Commons
The first installment of The Matrix was...
Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix films
Directed by the Wachowski siblings; Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, The Matrix franchise started on a weird note, at least not what Warner Brothers expected. The duo reportedly presented the script in a format that was beyond the wildest imagination of the studio. No wonder they picked it up after several rejections from so many different studios.
The Unusual Presentation Of The Matrix Script By The Wachowskis Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski. Credit: Creative Commons
The first installment of The Matrix was...
- 4/1/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
"Whoa." This is the famous word uttered by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" that has become a meme, one of the actor's most quoted lines, and perhaps the best way to sum up this movie's unexpected impact on cinema when it arrived in 1999. The movie is now immortalized as one of the most heralded and groundbreaking blockbusters of all time. But 25 years ago, this seemed like anything but a sure bet.
From a pair of underdog directors to visuals that had never been pulled off in film before, this is a movie that had just about everything working against it. Every movie is a miracle, but this movie is perhaps the miracle of all miracles. It is — not to overstate the point...
"Whoa." This is the famous word uttered by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" that has become a meme, one of the actor's most quoted lines, and perhaps the best way to sum up this movie's unexpected impact on cinema when it arrived in 1999. The movie is now immortalized as one of the most heralded and groundbreaking blockbusters of all time. But 25 years ago, this seemed like anything but a sure bet.
From a pair of underdog directors to visuals that had never been pulled off in film before, this is a movie that had just about everything working against it. Every movie is a miracle, but this movie is perhaps the miracle of all miracles. It is — not to overstate the point...
- 3/30/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
After 2007’s Transformers became a huge box office hit, Hasbro would pull from another of their popular properties that also had a place in pop culture with an 80s cartoon — G.I. Joe. However, G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra would not do the kind of numbers that Transformers had brought in, and the style was surprisingly geared more towards the Michael Bay film with some sci-fi twists rather than a more straight-forward military combat movie with colorfully eccentric characters. The sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, would offer more of what many would come to expect from the property and had actually become more successful commercially (mostly thanks to Dwayne Johnson‘s star power).
Then, 2021 saw a sort of prequel spin-off of one of the most popular characters from the franchise with the solo film Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Henry Golding, who shot up to fame with the success of Crazy Rich Asians,...
Then, 2021 saw a sort of prequel spin-off of one of the most popular characters from the franchise with the solo film Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Henry Golding, who shot up to fame with the success of Crazy Rich Asians,...
- 3/28/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Henry Golding is convinced that Paramount has "grand plans" for the 'G.I. Joe' franchise.The 37-year-old actor played the lead role in the 2021 film 'Snake Eyes' based on the Hasbro toy and expects more movies to follow in the series despite the underwhelming reception for his picture.Speaking to ComicBook.com, Henry said: "I mean, Lorenzo di Bonaventura is a busy man and a phenomenal producer, and it's in safe hands."Whatever happens, I think it's going to be a combination of what has come and what is to come. I think Paramount have some grand, grand plans."A crossover between the 'G.I. Joe' and 'Transformers' franchises was teased at the end of last year's film 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' and Golding previously stated that the concept was "100 per cent possible".The 'Crazy Rich Asians' actor told CinePop: "It's 100 per cent possible."I...
- 3/27/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
The underperforming and much-mocked Madame Web has arrived on streaming services for purchase or rent, allowing audiences to make their own decisions.
Synopsis
Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures…if they can all survive a deadly present.
Digital Extras*
o Gag Reel
o Easter Eggs
o Oracle Of The Page
o Fight Like A Spider
o Future Vision
o Casting The Web
o Deleted Scene
Cast And Crew
Directed by Sj Clarkson
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Based on The Marvel Comics
Story by Kerem Sanga and Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless
Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker & Sj Clarkson
Executive Producers: Adam Merims,...
Synopsis
Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures…if they can all survive a deadly present.
Digital Extras*
o Gag Reel
o Easter Eggs
o Oracle Of The Page
o Fight Like A Spider
o Future Vision
o Casting The Web
o Deleted Scene
Cast And Crew
Directed by Sj Clarkson
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Based on The Marvel Comics
Story by Kerem Sanga and Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless
Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker & Sj Clarkson
Executive Producers: Adam Merims,...
- 3/15/2024
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The realms of G.I. Joe and Transformers have long captured the imaginations of fans. While both franchises have had crossover in Marvel comics, a full-fledged cinematic meeting has remained a dream.
One of the most famous crossover events was in a comic book series by Marvel (1987) called G.I. Joe and the Transformers, where Autobots end up working with G.I. Joe.
G.I. Joe and the Transformers (Credits: Marvel Comics)
However, a recent fan-made concept trailer of Transformers: War of the Beasts got people all hyped. It showed G.I. Joe teaming up with the Autobots to fight Unicron, the big bad.
Transformers: War of the Beasts Teases Epic Alliance in a Fan-Made Trailer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer of Transformers, has confirmed that the franchise’s crossover with G.I. Joe is in development.
Speaking with ComicBook.com, di Bonaventura admitted that there hasn’t been much progress on the crossover yet.
One of the most famous crossover events was in a comic book series by Marvel (1987) called G.I. Joe and the Transformers, where Autobots end up working with G.I. Joe.
G.I. Joe and the Transformers (Credits: Marvel Comics)
However, a recent fan-made concept trailer of Transformers: War of the Beasts got people all hyped. It showed G.I. Joe teaming up with the Autobots to fight Unicron, the big bad.
Transformers: War of the Beasts Teases Epic Alliance in a Fan-Made Trailer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer of Transformers, has confirmed that the franchise’s crossover with G.I. Joe is in development.
Speaking with ComicBook.com, di Bonaventura admitted that there hasn’t been much progress on the crossover yet.
- 3/15/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Keanu Reeves appeared in 2005’s superhero horror movie Constantine, directed by Francis Lawrence which was loosely based on the DC Comics/Vertigo Comics Hellblazer graphic novels. The actor portrayed the character of a cynical exorcist in the movie, which also starred Tilda Swinton, Shia Labeouf, Rachel Weisz, and more.
Upon its release, Constantine received mixed reviews from the audience and the critics but over the years managed to attain the status of a cult film. Fans of Keanu Reeves were excited when a sequel was announced back in 2022 and the movie is currently in development but an actor recently revealed, they’d not be returning for the sequel.
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Director Francis Lawrence confirmed back in 2022 that they...
Upon its release, Constantine received mixed reviews from the audience and the critics but over the years managed to attain the status of a cult film. Fans of Keanu Reeves were excited when a sequel was announced back in 2022 and the movie is currently in development but an actor recently revealed, they’d not be returning for the sequel.
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Director Francis Lawrence confirmed back in 2022 that they...
- 3/2/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
[The following story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of Apple TV+’s The New Look.]
The New Look not only marks creator Todd A. Kessler’s first series for Apple TV+, but it’s also his first project in years without his previous writing partners, his brother Glenn and collaborator Daniel Zelman, with whom Kessler co-created Damages and Bloodline.
Instead, Kessler has partnered with veteran film producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, through their dB-ak production company, on the series about how Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and other French fashion designers of the time dealt with the struggles of World War II and launched modern fashion. The name refers to how Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Carmel Snow described Dior’s 1947 collection.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter recently, both Kessler and Di Bonaventura were enthusiastic about their new professional pairing. When asked how working on this series was different than his previous endeavors, Kessler was quick to offer praise.
“It was amazing in that we...
The New Look not only marks creator Todd A. Kessler’s first series for Apple TV+, but it’s also his first project in years without his previous writing partners, his brother Glenn and collaborator Daniel Zelman, with whom Kessler co-created Damages and Bloodline.
Instead, Kessler has partnered with veteran film producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, through their dB-ak production company, on the series about how Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and other French fashion designers of the time dealt with the struggles of World War II and launched modern fashion. The name refers to how Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Carmel Snow described Dior’s 1947 collection.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter recently, both Kessler and Di Bonaventura were enthusiastic about their new professional pairing. When asked how working on this series was different than his previous endeavors, Kessler was quick to offer praise.
“It was amazing in that we...
- 2/22/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Dakota Johnson is not making headlines this time around for her role in a romantic drama or a gripping thriller. Instead, it is due to her disappointment with the cast of the recently released superhero film, Madame Web. The actress, 34, participated in extensive driving stunt training for Sony’s film, but she was not permitted to do any “crazy things” while working on the film.
During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Johnson was asked if she was excited to be doing her own stunts in Madame Web, helmed by the British director S. J. Clarkson. The film is based on the same-named character from Marvel Comics. Johnson plays Cassandra Webb, better known as Madame Webb, a clairvoyant with the ability to foresee future occurrences in the ‘spider world’.
Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb/ Madame Web in Sony’s Madame Web
Madame Web’s Dakota Johnson...
During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Johnson was asked if she was excited to be doing her own stunts in Madame Web, helmed by the British director S. J. Clarkson. The film is based on the same-named character from Marvel Comics. Johnson plays Cassandra Webb, better known as Madame Webb, a clairvoyant with the ability to foresee future occurrences in the ‘spider world’.
Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb/ Madame Web in Sony’s Madame Web
Madame Web’s Dakota Johnson...
- 2/21/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Lorenzo di Bonaventura wanted to keep 'Madame Web' detached from the rest of Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe.The 67-year-old producer has worked on the new superhero film and revealed how he and director S.J. Clarkson felt it would be better for the development of Dakota Johnson's character Cassie Webb if a standalone approach was taken.In an interview with Collider, Lorenzo said: "Before I was involved there was a script, and before S.J. was involved as well. Both of us really saw the advantage in not having the burden of the attachment of all this other stuff that has gone on."You'd be silly to think you don't pay homage to it and some acknowledgement, which we do, but it really freed us in a way to tell a pure story."Di Bonaventura explained that the isolated story allowed them to focus completely on the plot,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is experienced in big projects. In the ’90s, he worked at Warner Bros. and played a major role in getting The Matrix made and getting the rights to the Harry Potter books. Recently, he partnered with Sony to bring Madame Web to the screen.
Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb/ Madame Web
Madame Web is the newest big project for Di Bonaventura, who recently worked on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Meg 2: The Trench, and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, all released last year.
Despite his work, he has made a controversial comment about Marvel and DC movies. As a result, he is getting a lot of criticism online. The producer believes that numerous comic book movies are currently facing difficulties because they seem like “homework” to viewers.
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Madame Web...
Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb/ Madame Web
Madame Web is the newest big project for Di Bonaventura, who recently worked on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Meg 2: The Trench, and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, all released last year.
Despite his work, he has made a controversial comment about Marvel and DC movies. As a result, he is getting a lot of criticism online. The producer believes that numerous comic book movies are currently facing difficulties because they seem like “homework” to viewers.
SUGGESTEDDakota Johnson’s Madame Web hasn’t Even Surpassed Demon Slayer’s New Movie with First Day Sales
Madame Web...
- 2/16/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Spider-Verse films are always a great piece of attraction for comic book fans and connoisseurs who enjoy watching superheroes save the day. Marvel’s Madame Web also had high hopes from the fans, as it featured Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Roberts, and many more. However, upon its release, the film was so disappointing that it amassed negative reviews from fans and critics alike.
Dakota Johnson as Cassie Webb
Madame Web was disappointing for a plethora of reasons, one being the dialogues were poorly written. In spite of the backlash, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer of the Marvel film is hopeful that the film will produce a sequel, which is surprisingly optimistic. The Marvel fans were surprised by the statement and expressed their surprise and disappointment on social media.
Madame Web’s Producer is Optimistic For a Sequel in The Future
Madame Web tells the origin story of Cassie Webb aka Madame Web,...
Dakota Johnson as Cassie Webb
Madame Web was disappointing for a plethora of reasons, one being the dialogues were poorly written. In spite of the backlash, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer of the Marvel film is hopeful that the film will produce a sequel, which is surprisingly optimistic. The Marvel fans were surprised by the statement and expressed their surprise and disappointment on social media.
Madame Web’s Producer is Optimistic For a Sequel in The Future
Madame Web tells the origin story of Cassie Webb aka Madame Web,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
The New Look cast and creatives are giving viewers a glimpse behind the curtain timed to the series premiere on Apple TV+ as they sat down to discuss their complex characters in TV Insider’s 2024 Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour Studio. The series follows how the fashion icon Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) and his fellow designers such as Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) navigate the horrors of World War II and how they launch modern fashion. Joining them in the series are Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior and John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong. Together the stars and series creator Todd A. Kessler and fellow executive producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura help shine a light on the stories at the center of this tale through specific quotes and lines. (Credit: Apple TV+) Regarding the line, “Creation is survival,” Mendelsohn says that his character is “in a terrible life situation, and the only...
- 2/15/2024
- TV Insider
2024 is going to be light on superhero movies (relatively speaking) but comic book cinema will be present on the big screen on Valentine's Day. Sony's latest "Spider-Man" spin-off movie "Madame Web" is hitting theaters, introducing several brand new spider-heroes into the ever-growing Marvel multiverse.
Following in the footsteps of movies like "Venom" and "Morbius," as well as this year's "Kraven the Hunter," Sony is once again making the most of the Marvel Comics characters it has the rights to in the larger "Spider-Man" franchise. Specifically, it sees Dakota Johnson bring Cassandra Web, aka Madame Webb, to life alongside an impressive supporting cast.
But is this a one-and-done? Or is the studio setting up more for the future? We're going to discuss the movie's post-credits scene situation in spoiler-free fashion. Seriously, we're not going to spoil anything. We're just here to arm you with information so you can be ready on opening weekend.
Following in the footsteps of movies like "Venom" and "Morbius," as well as this year's "Kraven the Hunter," Sony is once again making the most of the Marvel Comics characters it has the rights to in the larger "Spider-Man" franchise. Specifically, it sees Dakota Johnson bring Cassandra Web, aka Madame Webb, to life alongside an impressive supporting cast.
But is this a one-and-done? Or is the studio setting up more for the future? We're going to discuss the movie's post-credits scene situation in spoiler-free fashion. Seriously, we're not going to spoil anything. We're just here to arm you with information so you can be ready on opening weekend.
- 2/13/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Get ready, fans! The worlds of Transformers and G.I. Joe are about to collide, and it’s going to be epic. If you caught the end of ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’, you saw Noah Diaz, played by Anthony Ramos, getting a sweet invite to join G.I. Joe. Since then, everyone’s been buzzing about when this big crossover will happen.
We’ve all been on the edge of our seats, waiting for news on what’s next for these iconic franchises. Well, good news is on the horizon. The folks behind the scenes are just as excited to bring these worlds together as we are.
ComicBook.com got the scoop from Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the big name behind Transformers. While chatting about his latest project, ‘Madame Web’, the topic of the much-anticipated crossover came up. Di Bonaventura was candid, admitting there’s still some stuff to figure out, but...
We’ve all been on the edge of our seats, waiting for news on what’s next for these iconic franchises. Well, good news is on the horizon. The folks behind the scenes are just as excited to bring these worlds together as we are.
ComicBook.com got the scoop from Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the big name behind Transformers. While chatting about his latest project, ‘Madame Web’, the topic of the much-anticipated crossover came up. Di Bonaventura was candid, admitting there’s still some stuff to figure out, but...
- 2/13/2024
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
According to Deadline, Scarlett Johansson is set to star in Featherwood, a true-crime thriller about Carol Blevins, an FBI informant who brought down members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.
Based on the award-winning Dallas Morning News series by Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Farwell, Featherwood tells the story of Blevins, “a heroin addict and ‘Aryan Princess featherwood’ (property of a gang member) who became one of the FBI’s most important informants during an epic, six-year investigation into the murderous, neo-Nazi crime and drug syndicate known as the Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas. Blevins, who lived with the gang, memorized details, pre-empted murders and interrupted robberies, helped convict 13 members of the group. However, her harrowing journey left her with significant physical and mental scars and she lives under constant threat of reprisal by the Abt.” Sounds intense, and Deadline states that many buyers are already seeing awards potential.
Featherwood is set...
Based on the award-winning Dallas Morning News series by Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Farwell, Featherwood tells the story of Blevins, “a heroin addict and ‘Aryan Princess featherwood’ (property of a gang member) who became one of the FBI’s most important informants during an epic, six-year investigation into the murderous, neo-Nazi crime and drug syndicate known as the Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas. Blevins, who lived with the gang, memorized details, pre-empted murders and interrupted robberies, helped convict 13 members of the group. However, her harrowing journey left her with significant physical and mental scars and she lives under constant threat of reprisal by the Abt.” Sounds intense, and Deadline states that many buyers are already seeing awards potential.
Featherwood is set...
- 2/10/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Stars including Michael Douglas, Carol Burnett, Maya Rudolph and many others made their way through monsoon-like weather Monday to the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., for the first day of the winter portion of the semi-annual Television Critics Association’s press tour as Apple showcased new and returning shows Loot, The New Look, Palm Royale, Franklin and more.
The iPhone maker opened the day with a preview of its 2024 slate, which features rookie series including Manhunt, Sugar, Presumed Innocent and returning programs The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy, Acapulco and Loot.
Here are highlights from Apple’s time before the press corps at TCA:
Premiere dates
Historical fashion drama The New Look, from Todd A. Kessler and starring Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche as Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, respectively, bows Feb. 14. The 10-part docuseries The Dynasty: The New England Patriots launches Feb. 16. Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin also debuts Feb.
The iPhone maker opened the day with a preview of its 2024 slate, which features rookie series including Manhunt, Sugar, Presumed Innocent and returning programs The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy, Acapulco and Loot.
Here are highlights from Apple’s time before the press corps at TCA:
Premiere dates
Historical fashion drama The New Look, from Todd A. Kessler and starring Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche as Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, respectively, bows Feb. 14. The 10-part docuseries The Dynasty: The New England Patriots launches Feb. 16. Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin also debuts Feb.
- 2/6/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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