When the Teen Wolf movie cast was announced earlier this year, it featured several cast members who left the series before its series finale.
Arden Cho was one of those names.
If you watch Teen Wolf online, you know Cho played Kira Yukimura from 2014 to 16, with the character not getting an on-screen goodbye.
As a result, there was hope that Cho would join her fellow co-stars for the Paramount+ movie.
Cho reportedly refused to join the cast after being offered half the salary of her returning female co-stars.
In a new interview with The Cut, Cho said that the salary she was offered was actually less than what was reported.
"I think I was actually offered even less," the star explained.
"I probably would’ve never shared it."
"I could probably, off the top of my head, think of over ten Asian American actors I know who were paid significantly less than their counterparts,...
Arden Cho was one of those names.
If you watch Teen Wolf online, you know Cho played Kira Yukimura from 2014 to 16, with the character not getting an on-screen goodbye.
As a result, there was hope that Cho would join her fellow co-stars for the Paramount+ movie.
Cho reportedly refused to join the cast after being offered half the salary of her returning female co-stars.
In a new interview with The Cut, Cho said that the salary she was offered was actually less than what was reported.
"I think I was actually offered even less," the star explained.
"I probably would’ve never shared it."
"I could probably, off the top of my head, think of over ten Asian American actors I know who were paid significantly less than their counterparts,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Two-time Oscar winner and former Un Certain Regard Jury President Guillermo del Toro kicked off a filmmaker symposium at Cannes today, discussing the future of cinema, particularly as it’s been rattled by the pandemic.
The participants at today’s festival conference was a complete surprise, including del Toro, who was joined by Final Cut filmmaker and The Artist Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius, Costa-Gravas, Claude Lelouch, Gasper Noe, and The Great Beauty Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino, and more.
Without specifically using hard industry terms like theatrical day-and-date or window crunching, del Toro spoke about all those themes surrounding the battle between streaming and cinema and which bucket movies go into.
Quipped Hazanavicius toward the latter part of the panel, “It’s comforting to talk about the death of cinema.”
“We shouldn’t enshrine the past and try to preserve, it’s not going to hold,” advised del Toro, “the future will present itself,...
The participants at today’s festival conference was a complete surprise, including del Toro, who was joined by Final Cut filmmaker and The Artist Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius, Costa-Gravas, Claude Lelouch, Gasper Noe, and The Great Beauty Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino, and more.
Without specifically using hard industry terms like theatrical day-and-date or window crunching, del Toro spoke about all those themes surrounding the battle between streaming and cinema and which bucket movies go into.
Quipped Hazanavicius toward the latter part of the panel, “It’s comforting to talk about the death of cinema.”
“We shouldn’t enshrine the past and try to preserve, it’s not going to hold,” advised del Toro, “the future will present itself,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba and producer Darya Bassel are teaming up on a documentary about Ukraine’s refugee crisis after their last collaboration, “Outside,” premiered at Copenhagen’s Cph:dox festival this year.
The project, with a working title “Displaced,” is being produced by Bassel’s Kyiv-based Moon Man production outfit in co-production with Germany’s Koberstein Film and Denmark’s Final Cut for Real.
Zhurba began filming not long after the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, capturing footage of the thousands of Kyiv residents who had flocked to the capital’s railway station for safety. She’s now in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city and the site of intense fighting in recent weeks. “The material is very strong. It’s just heartbreaking,” said Bassel. “Even I could not watch it more than one time.”
Bassel, who’s in Cannes as part of the Producers Network’s Ukrainian Producers Under the Spotlight initiative,...
The project, with a working title “Displaced,” is being produced by Bassel’s Kyiv-based Moon Man production outfit in co-production with Germany’s Koberstein Film and Denmark’s Final Cut for Real.
Zhurba began filming not long after the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, capturing footage of the thousands of Kyiv residents who had flocked to the capital’s railway station for safety. She’s now in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city and the site of intense fighting in recent weeks. “The material is very strong. It’s just heartbreaking,” said Bassel. “Even I could not watch it more than one time.”
Bassel, who’s in Cannes as part of the Producers Network’s Ukrainian Producers Under the Spotlight initiative,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
With movie theaters fully back up and running, HBO Max no longer has any major film releases to point to with its list of new releases for May 2022. That’s alright though as the streamer is leaning into the HBO side of its branding to offer up some fun TV releases.
The biggest HBO Max original this month is undoubtedly the return of Hacks on May 12. The first season of this comedy starred Jean Smart as a venerated Vegas comedy and Hannah Einbinder as her new millennial assistant. The first batch of episodes was excellent and even won an Emmy or two for its troubles and now season 2 will look to keep up the good vibes.
Premiering on May 15, is The Time Traveler’s Wife. This series adaptation of the 2003 novel (which in turn became a a 2009 movie) keeps up with two star-crossed lovers who can never quite make the timing work…...
The biggest HBO Max original this month is undoubtedly the return of Hacks on May 12. The first season of this comedy starred Jean Smart as a venerated Vegas comedy and Hannah Einbinder as her new millennial assistant. The first batch of episodes was excellent and even won an Emmy or two for its troubles and now season 2 will look to keep up the good vibes.
Premiering on May 15, is The Time Traveler’s Wife. This series adaptation of the 2003 novel (which in turn became a a 2009 movie) keeps up with two star-crossed lovers who can never quite make the timing work…...
- 5/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Michel Hazanavicius‘ horror-comedy, “Z (Comme Z)” (known as “Final Cut” in the U.S. thus far), was supposed to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, but when things went virtual, sale agents Wild Bunch International pulled the film from the fest. Arguably, it has a better slot now as it was announced as the opening night film of the Cannes Film Festival out of competition.
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Continue reading ‘Z (Comme Z), Final Cut’ Trailer: Michel Hazanavicius’ B-Movie Horror Stars Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo & Is Opening Cannes at The Playlist.
- 4/14/2022
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
The CMT Music Awards aired for the first time on CBS and Paramount Plus on Monday night, drawing 5.16 million viewers for the live telecast in early Nielsen numbers, which is up 521 from last year’s show on Paramount-owned cable channel CMT.
The 5.16 million total viewer tally accounts for both linear ratings on Cba, and live streams via television sets for Paramount Plus and other digital CBS platforms. The final Live + Same Day ratings for the 2022 CMT Awards, including out-of-home-viewing, will be released later on Tuesday. CBS is currently projecting a final viewership of 5.5 million.
That’s nowhere near the 8.9 million that CBS scored with this year’s Grammys on April 3, a number that is just modestly above what the 2021 Grammys settled for as a record low, but is impressive for an award show making its broadcast debut.
Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, who led the Nashville-based ceremony from home after...
The 5.16 million total viewer tally accounts for both linear ratings on Cba, and live streams via television sets for Paramount Plus and other digital CBS platforms. The final Live + Same Day ratings for the 2022 CMT Awards, including out-of-home-viewing, will be released later on Tuesday. CBS is currently projecting a final viewership of 5.5 million.
That’s nowhere near the 8.9 million that CBS scored with this year’s Grammys on April 3, a number that is just modestly above what the 2021 Grammys settled for as a record low, but is impressive for an award show making its broadcast debut.
Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, who led the Nashville-based ceremony from home after...
- 4/12/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Kacey Musgraves, Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Willie Nelson will all perform at a new California country music festival. The Palomino Festival is set for Saturday, July 9, at the Brookside grounds at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
The lineup leans hard into the alt-country sound, highlighting artists who mainly work outside of the mainstream Nashville system. Orville Peck, Charley Crockett, Sierra Ferrell, Low Cut Connie, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Valerie June are all on the bill.
The Palomino Festival is presented by Goldenvoice, the company behind...
The lineup leans hard into the alt-country sound, highlighting artists who mainly work outside of the mainstream Nashville system. Orville Peck, Charley Crockett, Sierra Ferrell, Low Cut Connie, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Valerie June are all on the bill.
The Palomino Festival is presented by Goldenvoice, the company behind...
- 3/28/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
In the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Danish producer Monica Hellström (“Flee”) and Sundance-winning helmer Simon Lereng Wilmont have joined forces to support the evacuation of some of the subjects portrayed in their Oscar-shortlisted documentary “The Distant Barking of Dogs.”
Hellström told Variety that she and Lereng Wilmont quickly got in touch with assistant director and local production coordinator to help them in their efforts to evacuate Oleg Afanasyev and his grandmother Alexandra, the protagonists of “The Distant Barking of Dogs,” from their war-torn village of Hnutove in Donetsk. The news was first reported by the website Nordic Film and TV News.
Meanwhile, the children at the shelter that was the focus of “A House Made of Splinters,” which just earned Lereng Wilmont a best director award at Sundance last month, have also been evacuated to a safer area after facing a bombing threat.
Hellström, who produced “Flee,...
Hellström told Variety that she and Lereng Wilmont quickly got in touch with assistant director and local production coordinator to help them in their efforts to evacuate Oleg Afanasyev and his grandmother Alexandra, the protagonists of “The Distant Barking of Dogs,” from their war-torn village of Hnutove in Donetsk. The news was first reported by the website Nordic Film and TV News.
Meanwhile, the children at the shelter that was the focus of “A House Made of Splinters,” which just earned Lereng Wilmont a best director award at Sundance last month, have also been evacuated to a safer area after facing a bombing threat.
Hellström, who produced “Flee,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
"Blade Runner" is one of those classic films that has existed in numerous versions over the years. The original 1982 domestic and international cuts gave way to a so-called "Director's Cut," and then the "Final Cut," which featured additional involvement from director Ridley Scott. Since the Final Cut — released in 2007 as the movie marked its 25th anniversary — is the only one that Scott oversaw without an intermediary, fans may be inclined to regard it as the definitive version. However, Scott's fellow filmmaker, Christopher Nolan, has a different take, and it may be a hot one, if you're not used to hearing much love for Harrison...
The post Christopher Nolan Has a Hot Take About Blade Runner appeared first on /Film.
The post Christopher Nolan Has a Hot Take About Blade Runner appeared first on /Film.
- 2/21/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Maybe the Ayer Cut isn’t so Dead(shot).
Will Smith, who played “Batman” villain Deadshot in David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad” in 2016, told Variety that he supports the director’s cut of the DC superhero film.
“Let me tell you, there’s a whole lot that stayed on the floor for ‘Suicide Squad,'” Smith said. “I’m into it. I love that world. I love what was created in both versions. I absolutely would love to [see it].”
Following the HBO Max release of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” Ayer tweeted that his #AyerCut would be “easy” to structure and finally capture his original “Suicide Squad” storyline.
“It would be incredibly cathartic for me,” Ayer wrote. “It’s exhausting getting your ass kicked for a film that got the ‘Edward Scissorhands’ treatment. The film I made has never been seen.”
Since the film’s release, Ayer has been vocal about how...
Will Smith, who played “Batman” villain Deadshot in David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad” in 2016, told Variety that he supports the director’s cut of the DC superhero film.
“Let me tell you, there’s a whole lot that stayed on the floor for ‘Suicide Squad,'” Smith said. “I’m into it. I love that world. I love what was created in both versions. I absolutely would love to [see it].”
Following the HBO Max release of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” Ayer tweeted that his #AyerCut would be “easy” to structure and finally capture his original “Suicide Squad” storyline.
“It would be incredibly cathartic for me,” Ayer wrote. “It’s exhausting getting your ass kicked for a film that got the ‘Edward Scissorhands’ treatment. The film I made has never been seen.”
Since the film’s release, Ayer has been vocal about how...
- 2/11/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Prime Video announces the exclusive world premiere of three films from Puneeth Rajkumar’s Prk Productions directly on the service Man of the Match, One Cut Two Cut and Family Pack
The streaming service will also make five of late Puneet Rajkumar’s most popular movies, free for all customers starting February 1.The collaboration aims to carry forward late Puneeth Rajkumar’s cinematic vision and bring the best of stories for his fans in India and across the globe
Paying a tribute to the legend, Prime Video will also make five of his most memorable movies— Law, French Biryani, Kavaludaari, Mayabazaar and Yuvarathnaa, available to watch for free, even for non-Prime members, for 1-month starting February 1. Not just limiting to Prime members and making these five movies free-to-stream worldwide on the service for anyone who has an Amazon account is a modest attempt to allow wider audiences and fans to...
The streaming service will also make five of late Puneet Rajkumar’s most popular movies, free for all customers starting February 1.The collaboration aims to carry forward late Puneeth Rajkumar’s cinematic vision and bring the best of stories for his fans in India and across the globe
Paying a tribute to the legend, Prime Video will also make five of his most memorable movies— Law, French Biryani, Kavaludaari, Mayabazaar and Yuvarathnaa, available to watch for free, even for non-Prime members, for 1-month starting February 1. Not just limiting to Prime members and making these five movies free-to-stream worldwide on the service for anyone who has an Amazon account is a modest attempt to allow wider audiences and fans to...
- 1/25/2022
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
The Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hkac) presents Masterclass on Screen Adaptation: A Conversation Between Chung Seo-kyung and Fruit Chan as part of New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival, a moving image programme financially supported by the Film Development Fund, Create Hong Kong, in festival partnership with the Busan International Film Festival (Biff), at 5:15pm on 16 January 2022, at Louis Koo Cinema, Hkac.
Chung Seo-kyung, Korean screenwriter known for her frequent collaboration with Park Chan-wook, and Fruit Chan, award-winning Hong Kong writer-director, will be in conversation about their experience on cinematic adaptation of literature. The masterclass will be preceded by screenings of the guests’ acclaimed literary film adaptations – Dumplings directed by Fruit Chan, and Thirst penned by Chung Seo-kyung and Park Chan-wook. Tickets are going fast. Don’t miss the rare opportunity!
About New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival
Through an integrated series of screenings, talks, workshops...
Chung Seo-kyung, Korean screenwriter known for her frequent collaboration with Park Chan-wook, and Fruit Chan, award-winning Hong Kong writer-director, will be in conversation about their experience on cinematic adaptation of literature. The masterclass will be preceded by screenings of the guests’ acclaimed literary film adaptations – Dumplings directed by Fruit Chan, and Thirst penned by Chung Seo-kyung and Park Chan-wook. Tickets are going fast. Don’t miss the rare opportunity!
About New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival
Through an integrated series of screenings, talks, workshops...
- 1/3/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
San Francisco, Jan 2 (Ians) Google has expanded the library of Stadia games by adding five Stadia Pro games for January 2022. Darksiders III, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut, and DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of the New Riders are now available for […]...
- 1/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
“Be precise in life. It makes all the difference.”
The Fast family returns in the latest adrenaline-charged installment with a never-before-seen Director’s Cut of F9. The blockbuster film has generated more than $600 million worldwide and now fans can own the global box-office phenomenon that features “unbelievable, jaw-dropping action” (io9) on Digital September 7, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on September 21, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring the original theatrical release, the Director’s Cut and more than an hour of exclusive bonus content – including a behind-the-scenes look at the gravity-defying stunts and nitro-charged cars, a gag reel and even more justice for Han – fans can now add F9 to their collection to watch again and again!
Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of F9. We Are Movie Geeks has one to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie in...
The Fast family returns in the latest adrenaline-charged installment with a never-before-seen Director’s Cut of F9. The blockbuster film has generated more than $600 million worldwide and now fans can own the global box-office phenomenon that features “unbelievable, jaw-dropping action” (io9) on Digital September 7, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on September 21, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring the original theatrical release, the Director’s Cut and more than an hour of exclusive bonus content – including a behind-the-scenes look at the gravity-defying stunts and nitro-charged cars, a gag reel and even more justice for Han – fans can now add F9 to their collection to watch again and again!
Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of F9. We Are Movie Geeks has one to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie in...
- 9/20/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
September usually means the beginning of the traditional fall TV season. As such, Hulu’s list of new releases for September 2021 contains some impressive TV swings.
For starters, all of ABC and Fox’s (both now united under the Disney banner alongside Hulu) fall season offerings will be made available to stream on Hulu the next day. More impressively, however, two FX on Hulu originals make their way to the streaming world this month.
The first is the long-awaited adaptation of the classic comic Y: The Last Man. The story of a virus that destroys every mammal with a Y-chromosome (save for one escape artist and his monkey) is set to premiere on September 13. Shortly after that, the B.J. Novak-produced anthology series The Premise arrives on September 16. Even those who are fatigued from timely anthology concepts will want to check this one out.
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For starters, all of ABC and Fox’s (both now united under the Disney banner alongside Hulu) fall season offerings will be made available to stream on Hulu the next day. More impressively, however, two FX on Hulu originals make their way to the streaming world this month.
The first is the long-awaited adaptation of the classic comic Y: The Last Man. The story of a virus that destroys every mammal with a Y-chromosome (save for one escape artist and his monkey) is set to premiere on September 13. Shortly after that, the B.J. Novak-produced anthology series The Premise arrives on September 16. Even those who are fatigued from timely anthology concepts will want to check this one out.
Read more TV How Y: The...
- 8/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Innovative, diverse and personal stories won the awards of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Eastern Promises industry program on Monday, taking honors in three sections focused on emerging filmmakers in both narrative and docu genres.
Karlovy Vary industry head Hugo Rosak said the decision by Eastern Promises to allow fiction and non-fiction films to compete alongside each other – a new approach that parallels the fest’s newly reformatted main competition category – is based on the premise that “both categories, despite their differences, possess the same artistic value.”
Jurors from a host of film biz and development organizations gave the Works in Progress Post-Production Development Award, which funds services at Prague’s Upp post house and Soundsquare studio to Iranian-French film “An Owl, a Garden and the Writer,” directed by Sara Dolatabadi, and produced by Dolatabadi, Amir Naderi and Farhad Mohammadi.
The film focuses on the “poetic revelation of one...
Karlovy Vary industry head Hugo Rosak said the decision by Eastern Promises to allow fiction and non-fiction films to compete alongside each other – a new approach that parallels the fest’s newly reformatted main competition category – is based on the premise that “both categories, despite their differences, possess the same artistic value.”
Jurors from a host of film biz and development organizations gave the Works in Progress Post-Production Development Award, which funds services at Prague’s Upp post house and Soundsquare studio to Iranian-French film “An Owl, a Garden and the Writer,” directed by Sara Dolatabadi, and produced by Dolatabadi, Amir Naderi and Farhad Mohammadi.
The film focuses on the “poetic revelation of one...
- 8/16/2021
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Following the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League finally seeing the light of day earlier this year, the Dceu expands with a new gang of anti-heroes in The Suicide Squad, streaming today on HBO Max.
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After 2016’s Suicide Squad, this is the second attempt to adapt the superhero franchise for the big screen, following director David Ayers’ version. Margot Robbie once again returns as the bubbly and only semi-destructive Harley Quinn, with Viola Davis also reprising her role as Amanda Waller from the original.
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After 2016’s Suicide Squad, this is the second attempt to adapt the superhero franchise for the big screen, following director David Ayers’ version. Margot Robbie once again returns as the bubbly and only semi-destructive Harley Quinn, with Viola Davis also reprising her role as Amanda Waller from the original.
- 8/5/2021
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Though we hope against hope that Francis Ford Coppola can one day—one day soon—craft his dream project Megalopolis, there has been the rather touching project of excavating his past and rewriting it for new generations. In just the past couple years we’ve seen Apocalypse Now: Final Cut, The Cotton Club Encore, and (deep breath) Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone—be they canonized masterpieces, maligned would-bes, or unbearably complicated legacies, all are subject to a fresh pair of eyes.
It’s a surprise, still, that he would return to his (more or less) debut feature Dementia 13, a Roger Corman haunted-house picture that doesn’t quite portend a master but has style and atmosphere to spare—a good night at the movies. Odds say you’ve never seen it, making opportune the arrival of Dementia 13: Director’s Cut, running 69 minutes...
It’s a surprise, still, that he would return to his (more or less) debut feature Dementia 13, a Roger Corman haunted-house picture that doesn’t quite portend a master but has style and atmosphere to spare—a good night at the movies. Odds say you’ve never seen it, making opportune the arrival of Dementia 13: Director’s Cut, running 69 minutes...
- 8/5/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Suicide Squad director David Ayer is taking his criticism of the released version of his comic book film to a new level.
With James Gunn’s upcoming reboot The Suicide Squad drawing early praise — and comparisons to Ayer’s disappointing 2016 effort — Ayer accused Warner Bros. of dramatically recutting his film from his original vision.
“I put my life into Suicide Squad,” Ayer wrote in a lengthy tweet titled “My Turn.” “I made something amazing. My cut is intricate and emotional journey with some bad people who are shit on and discarded (a theme that resonates in ...
With James Gunn’s upcoming reboot The Suicide Squad drawing early praise — and comparisons to Ayer’s disappointing 2016 effort — Ayer accused Warner Bros. of dramatically recutting his film from his original vision.
“I put my life into Suicide Squad,” Ayer wrote in a lengthy tweet titled “My Turn.” “I made something amazing. My cut is intricate and emotional journey with some bad people who are shit on and discarded (a theme that resonates in ...
- 7/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
If the reveal of Death Stranding: Director’s Cut left you wondering why, exactly, the upcoming PS5 re-release is being referred to as a “director’s cut,” it turns out your not alone. Even Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima doesn’t seem to know why that name was chosen.
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In the game, it is not what was cut, but what was additionally produced that was included. Delector's Plus? So, in my opinion, I don't like to call "director's cut".
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) July 12, 2021
Yes, after fans spent weeks asking why Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is called a director’s cut when the director of the game clearly had nearly total creative control over the “retail” version of the title, Kojima himself has stepped in to suggest that the name was not his decision and that he feels it is not entirely accurate.
We naturally assume that Death...
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In the game, it is not what was cut, but what was additionally produced that was included. Delector's Plus? So, in my opinion, I don't like to call "director's cut".
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) July 12, 2021
Yes, after fans spent weeks asking why Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is called a director’s cut when the director of the game clearly had nearly total creative control over the “retail” version of the title, Kojima himself has stepped in to suggest that the name was not his decision and that he feels it is not entirely accurate.
We naturally assume that Death...
- 7/12/2021
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Former Chief of Staff Reveals What It's Like Working for the Couple
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's former chief of staff, Catherine St-Laurent, is opening up about her experience working for the couple. In a recent interview with The Cut, the 40-year-old communications advisor reflected on her time working for the couple with fondness and spoke of their ability to be "influential." "It was an incredible experience," she shared. "They are incredibly talented and creative leaders. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to do that, to be able to be with them on their journey. The time that I spent with them was incredibly fulfilling." Not only has Catherine had the experience of working as their chief of...
- 7/6/2021
- E! Online
Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch Productions has revealed that the previously rumored Director’s Cut version of the game will be released for PS4 and PS5 on August 20.
“We’ve thought a lot about how to expand Jin’s story, and we’ve also spent the last year poring over all of your feedback about how we could improve the experience of playing Ghost of Tsushima,” says Sucker Punch Productions communication manager Andrew Goldfarb in a recent PlayStation Blog post. “We’ve been hard at work on a brand new edition of the game, which not only includes a new chapter in Jin’s journey, but also some new updates that are a direct response to some of the community’s most-requested features.”
Based on everything we know so far, here are the major differences you can expect to see in Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut when it...
“We’ve thought a lot about how to expand Jin’s story, and we’ve also spent the last year poring over all of your feedback about how we could improve the experience of playing Ghost of Tsushima,” says Sucker Punch Productions communication manager Andrew Goldfarb in a recent PlayStation Blog post. “We’ve been hard at work on a brand new edition of the game, which not only includes a new chapter in Jin’s journey, but also some new updates that are a direct response to some of the community’s most-requested features.”
Based on everything we know so far, here are the major differences you can expect to see in Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut when it...
- 7/1/2021
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Mario has had roughly as many jobs as Homer Simpson over the years, but in the hearts and minds of millions, he’ll always be a plumber. As the recently released “Extended Cut” of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie reminded us, Mario has even previously relied on his plumbing abilities to topple empires and save the princess.
Mario being a plumber is one of those facts that has become so common over the years that many of us probably never stopped to ask, “Wait, why is Mario a plumber in the first place?”
The answer to that question is actually quite odd and requires you to take a trip back to a time when Mario wasn’t a plumber. Yes, I’m talking about Mario’s debut in the 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game. Though the human in that game was initially an unnamed protagonist later referred to as Jumpman, he was eventually officially named “Mario.
Mario being a plumber is one of those facts that has become so common over the years that many of us probably never stopped to ask, “Wait, why is Mario a plumber in the first place?”
The answer to that question is actually quite odd and requires you to take a trip back to a time when Mario wasn’t a plumber. Yes, I’m talking about Mario’s debut in the 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game. Though the human in that game was initially an unnamed protagonist later referred to as Jumpman, he was eventually officially named “Mario.
- 6/4/2021
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
In Netflix's Halston, one of the most turbulent parts of the titular designer's (Ewan McGregor) life was his up-and-down relationship with Victor Hugo (Gian Franco Rodriguez). We already know what you're thinking: no, his partner wasn't the writer of Les Misérables, but he did make a significant impact on Halston's life nonetheless. From the onscreen adaptation of the style icon's career, you could easily extrapolate that his 12-year relationship was turbulent, to say the very least. While there aren't many accounts of their torrid love affair, the few snippets we do have show just how rocky it was.
Victor Hugo was a young artist, window dresser, and student from Venezuela when he met Halston. Their relationship was often on again and off. By many records, Hugo frequently said that his surname was supposed to be a pun on his "huge-o" physical endowment (as he claims in the Netflix miniseries...
Victor Hugo was a young artist, window dresser, and student from Venezuela when he met Halston. Their relationship was often on again and off. By many records, Hugo frequently said that his surname was supposed to be a pun on his "huge-o" physical endowment (as he claims in the Netflix miniseries...
- 5/17/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Anyone who thinks Warner Bros. is itching to greenlight more Snyderverse films beyond “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” might want to guess again. If a new interview with Zack Snyder and is any indication, the relationship between filmmaker and studio remains strained at best.
Read More: ‘Army Of The Dead’: Zack Snyder Understands The Zombie Assignment In A Bleak Tale Of Late-Stage American Capitalism [Review]
Snyder has been promoting his buzzed-about zombie flick “Army of The Dead” and, of course, his time working on the Dceu and the Snyder Cut, a source of fascination to fans and average folks interested in the behind-the-scenes drama behind the making of “Justice League,” keeps coming up.
Continue reading Zack Snyder Says Working On SnyderCut With Warner Was “Torture”; “I Don’t Know Why I’m Such A F*cking Pain In Their Ass” at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Army Of The Dead’: Zack Snyder Understands The Zombie Assignment In A Bleak Tale Of Late-Stage American Capitalism [Review]
Snyder has been promoting his buzzed-about zombie flick “Army of The Dead” and, of course, his time working on the Dceu and the Snyder Cut, a source of fascination to fans and average folks interested in the behind-the-scenes drama behind the making of “Justice League,” keeps coming up.
Continue reading Zack Snyder Says Working On SnyderCut With Warner Was “Torture”; “I Don’t Know Why I’m Such A F*cking Pain In Their Ass” at The Playlist.
- 5/14/2021
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Tsuburaya Productions and Netflix have partnered up for an Ultraman animated movie.
“Tsuburaya Productions has announced that it is teaming with Netflix and Industrial Light and Magic to create an entirely original Ultraman animated movie at Netflix, separate from the streaming service’s current anime series. Directed by Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima, the movie follows a young baseball superstar, Ken Sato, who returns to Japan to inherit the powers of the Ultra Warriors and become the next Ultraman.”
Read more at Gizmodo.
HBO Max has announced a release date for Friends cast’s 2021 reunion. Here’s everything you need to know.
“Ever since Friends fans first found out that a reunion special was in the works, news of its progress has mainly centered around pandemic-related delays. Now, we finally have some good news. In a new teaser trailer, HBO Max revealed that the special will be available to stream...
“Tsuburaya Productions has announced that it is teaming with Netflix and Industrial Light and Magic to create an entirely original Ultraman animated movie at Netflix, separate from the streaming service’s current anime series. Directed by Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima, the movie follows a young baseball superstar, Ken Sato, who returns to Japan to inherit the powers of the Ultra Warriors and become the next Ultraman.”
Read more at Gizmodo.
HBO Max has announced a release date for Friends cast’s 2021 reunion. Here’s everything you need to know.
“Ever since Friends fans first found out that a reunion special was in the works, news of its progress has mainly centered around pandemic-related delays. Now, we finally have some good news. In a new teaser trailer, HBO Max revealed that the special will be available to stream...
- 5/14/2021
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
Say what you will about Zack Snyder’s Justice League, but the director’s streaming superhero redux managed to branch the DC Extended Universe movies off into its own tangential timeline, which has since been dubbed the “SnyderVerse” by the fandom that now passionately hashtags for its restoration in the studio’s main continuity. While recent revelations about Snyder’s rough relationship with Warner make this restoration unlikely, the director isn’t entirely shutting the door on such a notion.
We know that Snyder, once the driving creative force behind Warner’s Dceu, was already the odd man out with the studio by the time a personal tragedy incited him to relinquish the director’s chair of 2017’s Justice League to Joss Whedon, but a recent comment from the director has stamped the idea with a powerful punctuation. While Snyder’s focus right now may be this month’s release of his new feature,...
We know that Snyder, once the driving creative force behind Warner’s Dceu, was already the odd man out with the studio by the time a personal tragedy incited him to relinquish the director’s chair of 2017’s Justice League to Joss Whedon, but a recent comment from the director has stamped the idea with a powerful punctuation. While Snyder’s focus right now may be this month’s release of his new feature,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers.
The second episode of The Bad Batch, “Cut and Run,” sees our heroes searching out a clone deserter to find out how to survive after the Republic’s war is over and the Empire’s has begun. Naturally, it proves difficult for all parties involved to gain their footing in a galaxy changing so quickly.
There are not a lot of wink-nudge Star Wars references in this one. Instead it’s an episode that brings back some familiar characters and creatures.
Here’s what we spotted:
Cut Lawquane
The most significant connection to The Clone Wars is the clone the Bad Batch run to after their escape from Kamino. Introduced in the season two episode “The Deserter,” Cut left the army out of a desire to embrace his individuality and do what he wanted with his life. Captain Rex sees him as a coward,...
The second episode of The Bad Batch, “Cut and Run,” sees our heroes searching out a clone deserter to find out how to survive after the Republic’s war is over and the Empire’s has begun. Naturally, it proves difficult for all parties involved to gain their footing in a galaxy changing so quickly.
There are not a lot of wink-nudge Star Wars references in this one. Instead it’s an episode that brings back some familiar characters and creatures.
Here’s what we spotted:
Cut Lawquane
The most significant connection to The Clone Wars is the clone the Bad Batch run to after their escape from Kamino. Introduced in the season two episode “The Deserter,” Cut left the army out of a desire to embrace his individuality and do what he wanted with his life. Captain Rex sees him as a coward,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
Film4 and Match Factory execs also selected for Nfts scheme from 11 territories.
Amazon Studios and Paramount Pictures executives are among those selected for the 2021 Inside Pictures training and leadership initiative, run by the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts).
The annual scheme has chosen 20 participants, representing 11 territories, from sectors including acquisitions, development, production, sales, distribution, finance, marketing, publicity, exhibition, legal and business affairs.
Scroll down for full list of participants
This year’s industry mentor is Fiona Lamptey, director of UK features for Netflix, who will provide support and expertise to the producers and executives throughout the programme,...
Amazon Studios and Paramount Pictures executives are among those selected for the 2021 Inside Pictures training and leadership initiative, run by the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts).
The annual scheme has chosen 20 participants, representing 11 territories, from sectors including acquisitions, development, production, sales, distribution, finance, marketing, publicity, exhibition, legal and business affairs.
Scroll down for full list of participants
This year’s industry mentor is Fiona Lamptey, director of UK features for Netflix, who will provide support and expertise to the producers and executives throughout the programme,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Throughout his career, French director Michel Hazanavicius has been more interested in mining film history than forging original paths. After parody riffs on spy films, recreating the silent film era, revisiting the careers of Fred Zinnemann and Jean-Luc Godard, and more, he’s now set his sights on remaking a recent Japanese hit for his next film.
Screen Daily reports the director has embarked on shooting a remake of Shinichiro Ueda’s zombie comedy One Cut for the Dead outside of Paris. Released in 2017, the movie follows a film crew making their own zombie horror film when real zombies turn up and the director keeps rolling. With a budget of just $25,000, it went on to gross over $30 million worldwide.
Led by Romain Duris, who will be playing the director, the film also stars Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz, Sébastian Chassagne, Raphaël Quenard, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Lyes Salem, Simone Hazanavicius and Luana Bajrami.
Screen Daily reports the director has embarked on shooting a remake of Shinichiro Ueda’s zombie comedy One Cut for the Dead outside of Paris. Released in 2017, the movie follows a film crew making their own zombie horror film when real zombies turn up and the director keeps rolling. With a budget of just $25,000, it went on to gross over $30 million worldwide.
Led by Romain Duris, who will be playing the director, the film also stars Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz, Sébastian Chassagne, Raphaël Quenard, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Lyes Salem, Simone Hazanavicius and Luana Bajrami.
- 5/3/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
There always seems to be a general reaction of hesitation when impressive and successful international features get the “domestic reboot treatment.”
Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021
As Screen Daily reports, this trend continues, albeit on a much smaller scale, with French director Michel Hazanavicius’s reworking of the 2017 Japanese cult horror “One Cut of the Dead.” Hazanavicius’s film, titled “Final Cut” (or “Z (comme Z)” in French), has just started principal photography in Paris.
Continue reading Michel Hazanavicius Remaking Zombie Comedy ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ With Bérénice Bejo & Romain Duris at The Playlist.
Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021
As Screen Daily reports, this trend continues, albeit on a much smaller scale, with French director Michel Hazanavicius’s reworking of the 2017 Japanese cult horror “One Cut of the Dead.” Hazanavicius’s film, titled “Final Cut” (or “Z (comme Z)” in French), has just started principal photography in Paris.
Continue reading Michel Hazanavicius Remaking Zombie Comedy ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ With Bérénice Bejo & Romain Duris at The Playlist.
- 4/30/2021
- by Tyler Casalini
- The Playlist
Hong Kong auteur Fruit Chan’s upcoming satirical horror anthology film “Coffin Homes” is set to be released in local theaters in August, distributor Edko Films announced on Wednesday.
“Coffin Homes” revolves around Hong Kong’s housing problems caused by the lack of space and sky high property prices. “Hong Kong’s property prices are so expensive that they are out of reach to most people. This is what the film is trying to say,” Chan said in a statement.
The film and its subject matter expand on Chan’s social realist depictions of Hong Kong’s grassroots life and anxieties over the city’s future, expressed through his iconic debut “Made in Hong Kong” to horror drama “Dumplings.” His oeuvre has also included horror sci-fi “The Midnight After” and the controversial drama “Three Husbands.”
Chan said he chose the black comedy treatment in order to portray Hong Kong people...
“Coffin Homes” revolves around Hong Kong’s housing problems caused by the lack of space and sky high property prices. “Hong Kong’s property prices are so expensive that they are out of reach to most people. This is what the film is trying to say,” Chan said in a statement.
The film and its subject matter expand on Chan’s social realist depictions of Hong Kong’s grassroots life and anxieties over the city’s future, expressed through his iconic debut “Made in Hong Kong” to horror drama “Dumplings.” His oeuvre has also included horror sci-fi “The Midnight After” and the controversial drama “Three Husbands.”
Chan said he chose the black comedy treatment in order to portray Hong Kong people...
- 4/29/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’s third episode was another important step forward for Marvel’s second Disney+ series. The hour found Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) springing Captain America nemesis Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl) from prison and heading off to new Marvel location Madripoor.
Even more thrilling than the introduction of Mardipoor, however, was the reveal of Baron Zemo: Dancing King. For, as the mismatched trio entered a Lowtown night club, Zemo decided to blend in and let off some steam with a little dance.
Zemo’s dance took all of three seconds, but what a glorious three seconds it was! The Internet, always a font of good taste, immediately latched onto Zemo’s hesitant shimmy like a moth to a flame.
Soon, however, The Internet discovered that it had been cruelly robbed of more Zemo dancing content.
“It was a long dance,” Brühl told EW.
Even more thrilling than the introduction of Mardipoor, however, was the reveal of Baron Zemo: Dancing King. For, as the mismatched trio entered a Lowtown night club, Zemo decided to blend in and let off some steam with a little dance.
Zemo’s dance took all of three seconds, but what a glorious three seconds it was! The Internet, always a font of good taste, immediately latched onto Zemo’s hesitant shimmy like a moth to a flame.
Soon, however, The Internet discovered that it had been cruelly robbed of more Zemo dancing content.
“It was a long dance,” Brühl told EW.
- 4/9/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
In addition to being a rare four-hour blockbuster, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a.k.a. the Snyder Cut, has been one of the most fascinating movie experiments in some time.
Due in part to an unfailingly passionate fan campaign, Warner Brothers’ major DC superhero team-up got two bites at the apple, first with the studio-favored Justice League (2017), then with director Zack Snyder’s cut on HBO Max last month. The existence of the pair has provided an interesting case study in exactly what audiences really prefer. Based on fan response, it would appear that a singular, auteur’s vision wins out creatively.
But what about financially?
In an article about Godzilla v. Kong’s record-breaking opening weekend, Variety reports a fuller picture of Zack Snyder’s Justice League’s streaming performance. The data from streaming media analysis firm TVision (via Observer) indicates that Zack Snyder’s Justice League drew...
Due in part to an unfailingly passionate fan campaign, Warner Brothers’ major DC superhero team-up got two bites at the apple, first with the studio-favored Justice League (2017), then with director Zack Snyder’s cut on HBO Max last month. The existence of the pair has provided an interesting case study in exactly what audiences really prefer. Based on fan response, it would appear that a singular, auteur’s vision wins out creatively.
But what about financially?
In an article about Godzilla v. Kong’s record-breaking opening weekend, Variety reports a fuller picture of Zack Snyder’s Justice League’s streaming performance. The data from streaming media analysis firm TVision (via Observer) indicates that Zack Snyder’s Justice League drew...
- 4/7/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
(This article contains some spoilers for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” but only for the two scenes with Martian Manhunter)
For regular folks who sit down and watch “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” — as in, not die-hard fans of DC Comics — there’s one brand-new character in the Snyder Cut that will no doubt cause some confusion: That weird shapeshifting green guy who disguised himself as Martha Kent for a scene with Lois Lane, and then had a weird chat with Batman at the end. His name is J’onn J’onzz, but he’s better known as the Martian Manhunter.
While almost all of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” was built from footage that Snyder shot when the film was originally in production in 2016 and 2017, there were two major additions: Another vision of an apocalyptic future for Batman, and Harry Lennix as Martian Manhunter. These bits were shot specifically for this HBO Max release.
For regular folks who sit down and watch “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” — as in, not die-hard fans of DC Comics — there’s one brand-new character in the Snyder Cut that will no doubt cause some confusion: That weird shapeshifting green guy who disguised himself as Martha Kent for a scene with Lois Lane, and then had a weird chat with Batman at the end. His name is J’onn J’onzz, but he’s better known as the Martian Manhunter.
While almost all of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” was built from footage that Snyder shot when the film was originally in production in 2016 and 2017, there were two major additions: Another vision of an apocalyptic future for Batman, and Harry Lennix as Martian Manhunter. These bits were shot specifically for this HBO Max release.
- 4/2/2021
- by Phil Owen and Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Godzilla is notoriously difficult to pin down for interviews. But after months of back and forth negotiations with his representatives, /Film was finally able to lock down a one on one discussion with the King of the Monsters himself timed to the release of his new movie, Godzilla vs. Kong. Check out the interview below. […]
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- 3/31/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
A dead Batman, Superman takes over the Justice League and Wonder Woman battles Darkseid … Zack Snyder has revealed his vision for a five-movie plan. Pity it’ll probably never happen
The idea that Zack Snyder is a visionary still doesn’t sit quite right, even following his surprisingly excellent Justice League re-cut. After all, this is the director of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a movie that always seemed as if it had been named by the marketing department and only then sent to the scriptwriter. Was Snyder’s Batman always intended from the start to be a brutish, gun-toting meanie? Or was he forced to reimagine him that way because somebody at DC was determined to see Kal-El and the Dark Knight battle it out on the big screen? It is hard to imagine Michael Keaton or Christian Bale’s good-hearted superheroes suddenly deciding to destroy the last son of Krypton.
The idea that Zack Snyder is a visionary still doesn’t sit quite right, even following his surprisingly excellent Justice League re-cut. After all, this is the director of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a movie that always seemed as if it had been named by the marketing department and only then sent to the scriptwriter. Was Snyder’s Batman always intended from the start to be a brutish, gun-toting meanie? Or was he forced to reimagine him that way because somebody at DC was determined to see Kal-El and the Dark Knight battle it out on the big screen? It is hard to imagine Michael Keaton or Christian Bale’s good-hearted superheroes suddenly deciding to destroy the last son of Krypton.
- 3/26/2021
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
After viewing the college admission scandal documentary Operation Varsity Blues, David, Devindra, and Jeff reflect on the future of higher education in America. For the feature review, the cast, along with Dan Murrell, is tackling the highly anticipated “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. Subscribe to Dan’s YouTube channel. Listen to Dan’s podcast, All My Movies. Back Dan on Patreon. The Slashfilmcast is launching a […]
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- 3/25/2021
- by Slashfilmcast
- Slash Film
The long-awaited Snyder Cut of “Justice League” has been on HBO Max for almost a full week. But yet, the discussion surrounding Zack Snyder’s superhero magnum opus has yet to die down. And according to the filmmaker, the Snyder Cut itself might not have actually been finished if he stood strong about one cut the studio demanded that he make.
Read More: WarnerMedia CEO Shoots Down More Snyderverse DC Films & Says No Ayer Cut Of ‘Suicide Squad’ Is Coming
According to an interview on the ReelBlend podcast (seen below), Snyder talked about the already-discussed scene that was originally intended for the “Justice League” director’s cut but was left on the cutting room floor involving Green Lantern.
Continue reading ‘Justice League’: Zack Snyder Almost Quit The Snyder Cut After WB Told Him To Remove A Green Lantern Scene at The Playlist.
Read More: WarnerMedia CEO Shoots Down More Snyderverse DC Films & Says No Ayer Cut Of ‘Suicide Squad’ Is Coming
According to an interview on the ReelBlend podcast (seen below), Snyder talked about the already-discussed scene that was originally intended for the “Justice League” director’s cut but was left on the cutting room floor involving Green Lantern.
Continue reading ‘Justice League’: Zack Snyder Almost Quit The Snyder Cut After WB Told Him To Remove A Green Lantern Scene at The Playlist.
- 3/24/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
In a recent interview with Variety, WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff condemned Snyder Cut bullies on social media and stressed that follow-up viral movements urging Warner Bros. to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse and #ReleaseTheAyerCut (referring to David Ayer’s original cut of “Suicide Squad”) will not have a similar outcome to “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.” The release of the Snyder cut on HBO Max last week brought the project’s toxic fandom back into the conversation. Not only were critics and WarnerMedia executives not in support of the Snyder cut harassed by fans on social media over the last four years, but reviewers who disliked the Snyder Cut were also subject to social media bullying over the weekend.
“We’re not tolerating any of that. That behavior is reprehensible no matter what franchise you’re talking about or what business you’re talking about. It’s completely unacceptable,” Sarnoff told Variety. “I’m...
“We’re not tolerating any of that. That behavior is reprehensible no matter what franchise you’re talking about or what business you’re talking about. It’s completely unacceptable,” Sarnoff told Variety. “I’m...
- 3/23/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff says that the release of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” will complete the director’s superhero trilogy, reinforcing the studio’s desire to move past the social media campaign to hand back control of the DC film universe to the filmmaker.
Instead, Sarnoff believes that the future of DC is more than just movies. She’s excited about a multi-platform future, one that sees Batman, Superman, the Flash, and other Justice League members popping up on streaming shows, video games, television spinoffs, and big screen outings. It’s a vision that echoes what Marvel has been doing with its Avengers characters, taking superheroes like the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Loki, who have previously appeared only in movies, and giving them streaming shows of their own. The WarnerMedia Studios chief is also excited about the diverse range of creators she’s been enlisting to tell some of these stories,...
Instead, Sarnoff believes that the future of DC is more than just movies. She’s excited about a multi-platform future, one that sees Batman, Superman, the Flash, and other Justice League members popping up on streaming shows, video games, television spinoffs, and big screen outings. It’s a vision that echoes what Marvel has been doing with its Avengers characters, taking superheroes like the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Loki, who have previously appeared only in movies, and giving them streaming shows of their own. The WarnerMedia Studios chief is also excited about the diverse range of creators she’s been enlisting to tell some of these stories,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The most gabbed-about pop culture event of, well, at least this past weekend was Zack Snyder’s “Justice League,” made available in its full, nearly-four-hour vision on HBO Max on March 18. It’s now restored from the supposed hack job done upon the project by Joss Whedon once he stepped in for the original 2017 release. And while releasing the Snyder Cut was key to HBO Max’s path to the 150 million subscribers it needs to be a leading force in streaming, that doesn’t mean we’re going to be seeing more “Justice League” movies anytime soon.
Snyder recently revealed that Warner Bros. hasn’t expressed any inclination toward making more movies with him, and to that point, it does seem the studio is taking its DC Extended Universe in a different direction: “Justice League” cast members like Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill aren’t reappearing in upcoming reboots of “The Batman” and “Superman,...
Snyder recently revealed that Warner Bros. hasn’t expressed any inclination toward making more movies with him, and to that point, it does seem the studio is taking its DC Extended Universe in a different direction: “Justice League” cast members like Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill aren’t reappearing in upcoming reboots of “The Batman” and “Superman,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
David Ehrlich (Senior Film Critic): Well, it actually happened. Just when it seemed like America was done capitulating to the will of its most toxic online communities, a massive telecom — potentially throwing good money after bad in a desperate bid to feed its insatiable new streaming platform — has decided to validate the movie world’s very own QAnon and #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. Congratulations to all of the keyboard warriors out there who recommitted their adult lives to tweeting death threats at film critics, you guys have truly proven yourselves worthy stewards of Superman’s legacy.
Of course, the Dceu fandom isn’t all bad, and the story of how we got here isn’t quite that simple. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to spend the last four years living in a tiny Scandinavian fishing village so remote that it takes Bruce Wayne six days to get there (exactly how big...
Of course, the Dceu fandom isn’t all bad, and the story of how we got here isn’t quite that simple. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to spend the last four years living in a tiny Scandinavian fishing village so remote that it takes Bruce Wayne six days to get there (exactly how big...
- 3/20/2021
- by David Ehrlich, Kate Erbland, Chris O'Falt and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
It looks like The Signifier is getting a Director’s Cut including some new content and next-gen upgrades. “Developer Playmestudio and publisher Raw Fury have unveiled The Signifier: Director’s Cut, the definitive edition of 2020’s psychological tech-noir thriller featuring new story content, enhanced performance and visuals, and a variety of expanded features. Marking the game’s console debut, The Signifier: Director’s Cut will launch later this year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC and Mac.” If you’re like me and haven’t heard about the game until now, here’s your chance to learn everything you need to
What’s New in The Signifier: Director’s Cut?...
What’s New in The Signifier: Director’s Cut?...
- 3/20/2021
- by Ben Hestad
- TVovermind.com
In the modern age of widescreen televisions and 4K ultra HD streaming, it likely took a few viewers by surprise. When you load up Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max, the streaming service offers the following notice: “This film is presented in a 4:3 format to preserve the integrity of Zack Snyder’s creative vision.”
In other words, no, you cannot adjust your TV or HBO Max account to make the black bars on the side of the image go away. Zack Snyder’s Justice League was filmed in a square frame, and that’s the way Snyder wants you now to see it. Amusingly, this makes the Snyder Cut the first major superhero movie to be presented in the “Academy Ratio” (or something close to it), which was the cinematic standard throughout most of the Golden Age of Hollywood, going into the 1950s. Snyder has spoken candidly a...
In other words, no, you cannot adjust your TV or HBO Max account to make the black bars on the side of the image go away. Zack Snyder’s Justice League was filmed in a square frame, and that’s the way Snyder wants you now to see it. Amusingly, this makes the Snyder Cut the first major superhero movie to be presented in the “Academy Ratio” (or something close to it), which was the cinematic standard throughout most of the Golden Age of Hollywood, going into the 1950s. Snyder has spoken candidly a...
- 3/19/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Jared Leto makes his return as the Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which premiered Thursday on HBO Max and spoke to Stephen Colbert on Thursday night about taking on the “incredible” role once again.
Appearing on A Late Show, Leto expressed how grateful he was to be a part of Snyder’s Justice League and referred to the “Snyder Cut” as “one for the ages.” The film will mark Leto’s first return as the Joker after portraying the classic DC villain in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Colbert was quick to mention how it’s discussed that Leto’s appearance in Justice League could mark a ...
Appearing on A Late Show, Leto expressed how grateful he was to be a part of Snyder’s Justice League and referred to the “Snyder Cut” as “one for the ages.” The film will mark Leto’s first return as the Joker after portraying the classic DC villain in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Colbert was quick to mention how it’s discussed that Leto’s appearance in Justice League could mark a ...
- 3/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jared Leto makes his return as the Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which premiered Thursday on HBO Max and spoke to Stephen Colbert on Thursday night about taking on the “incredible” role once again.
Appearing on A Late Show, Leto expressed how grateful he was to be a part of Snyder’s Justice League and referred to the “Snyder Cut” as “one for the ages.” The film will mark Leto’s first return as the Joker after portraying the classic DC villain in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Colbert was quick to mention how it’s discussed that Leto’s appearance in Justice League could mark a ...
Appearing on A Late Show, Leto expressed how grateful he was to be a part of Snyder’s Justice League and referred to the “Snyder Cut” as “one for the ages.” The film will mark Leto’s first return as the Joker after portraying the classic DC villain in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Colbert was quick to mention how it’s discussed that Leto’s appearance in Justice League could mark a ...
- 3/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Although it may be difficult to believe, it's already been nearly five years since the release of the slasher board game Mixtape Massacre, and the Bright Light team is celebrating with a Kickstarter launch for Mixtape Massacre: Director's Cut!
A second edition of Mixtape Massacre, the Director's Cut features updates galore (and gore!) and plenty of additional content for gamers to enjoy.
Mixtape Massacre: Director's Cut became fully funded in less than three hours, but there are still stretch goals to be unlocked with additional support, so be sure to visit the official Kickstarter page for more details, and check out the press release, blood-soaked video, and images below!
Press Release: Bright Light is excited to announce Mixtape Massacre: Director’s Cut, a 2nd Edition printing and reworking of the cult-favorite horror board game, Mixtape Massacre, originally released in 2016.
The game was fully funded in under 3 hours on Kickstarter and is now unlocking stretch goals.
A second edition of Mixtape Massacre, the Director's Cut features updates galore (and gore!) and plenty of additional content for gamers to enjoy.
Mixtape Massacre: Director's Cut became fully funded in less than three hours, but there are still stretch goals to be unlocked with additional support, so be sure to visit the official Kickstarter page for more details, and check out the press release, blood-soaked video, and images below!
Press Release: Bright Light is excited to announce Mixtape Massacre: Director’s Cut, a 2nd Edition printing and reworking of the cult-favorite horror board game, Mixtape Massacre, originally released in 2016.
The game was fully funded in under 3 hours on Kickstarter and is now unlocking stretch goals.
- 3/18/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This article contains Zack Snyder’s Justice League spoilers.
Let it be said that to the very end, Zack Snyder did it his way. In an era where superhero entertainment, and all other branded media, is shaped by what conference rooms think fans want, Snyder somehow pushed through a transgressive view of DC icons like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman that was brooding, unsettling… and memorable. Fans certainly haven’t forgotten Snyder’s self-described “deconstructionist” Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or that it was meant to carry onward into Justice League.
It’s that diehard loyalty among true believers which did the seeming impossible: It made a media conglomerate walk back its decision to lighten and truncate a director’s vision. Almost four years after Joss Whedon dramatically changed the tone and tenor of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the Snyder Cut has debuted on HBO Max. And whatever...
Let it be said that to the very end, Zack Snyder did it his way. In an era where superhero entertainment, and all other branded media, is shaped by what conference rooms think fans want, Snyder somehow pushed through a transgressive view of DC icons like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman that was brooding, unsettling… and memorable. Fans certainly haven’t forgotten Snyder’s self-described “deconstructionist” Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or that it was meant to carry onward into Justice League.
It’s that diehard loyalty among true believers which did the seeming impossible: It made a media conglomerate walk back its decision to lighten and truncate a director’s vision. Almost four years after Joss Whedon dramatically changed the tone and tenor of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the Snyder Cut has debuted on HBO Max. And whatever...
- 3/18/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
This article contains Zack Snyder’s Justice League spoilers.
Whether you love or hate his style, there is no denying Zack Snyder is an original. From 300 to Watchmen, and Man of Steel to Justice League, his characters often hover above the screen as much as occupy it. They’re mythic figures who’ve stepped off a Botticelli canvas, or at least Frank Miller comic book panels, and they’re imbued with such a sense of scale from their director that the aesthetic is nigh impossible to duplicate. That is only clearer now thanks to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a restored four-hour edit of Snyder’s original vision for the DC superhero movie team-up and their universe at large.
Admittedly, you’ve seen the movie’s tale before, back when Warner Bros. released a truncated, heavily reshot version into theaters in 2017. But that two-hour theatrical cut of Justice League,...
Whether you love or hate his style, there is no denying Zack Snyder is an original. From 300 to Watchmen, and Man of Steel to Justice League, his characters often hover above the screen as much as occupy it. They’re mythic figures who’ve stepped off a Botticelli canvas, or at least Frank Miller comic book panels, and they’re imbued with such a sense of scale from their director that the aesthetic is nigh impossible to duplicate. That is only clearer now thanks to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a restored four-hour edit of Snyder’s original vision for the DC superhero movie team-up and their universe at large.
Admittedly, you’ve seen the movie’s tale before, back when Warner Bros. released a truncated, heavily reshot version into theaters in 2017. But that two-hour theatrical cut of Justice League,...
- 3/18/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
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