Category: Director News
-
Matrix 4 – why Keanu Reeves is excited to return to the Matrix
Keanu Reeves spent three movies fighting to free himself from The Matrix. Eighteen years after the last Matrix movie — Matrix Revolutions — Reeves is excited to take the blue pill this time and return to his legendary role of Neo. In a recent interview with Variety, Reeves revealed why — after all this time —…
-
RunPee Weekly Newsletter 10th edition (May 20th, 2020)
The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. A New Hope: Thor Director Taika Waititi Tapped to Fix Star Wars Combine the best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the potential of stories to be told in the Star Wars…
-
A New Hope: Thor Director Taika Waititi Tapped to Fix Star Wars
Remember when Taika Waititi fixed Thor? Well, now he gets the chance to show he can fix Star Wars. Waititi was already tapped to direct the hugely popular Disney+ Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian. The serialized Bounty-Hunter-meets-[Redacted for Spoilers] premise was greeted with nearly galactic reactions of relieved happiness. Star Wars was looking good…
-
Jean-Luc Picard Writes a Quarantine Starlog – A playful Star Trek ‘episode’ for troubled times
The newest Star Trek television show, called simply Picard, is not immune to the effects of the world (galaxy?) spanning quarantine. Star Trek: Picard showrunner, writer, and director Akiva Goldsman playfully imagines what Trek would be like in the wake of social distancing and isolation. Here’s our favorite ex-captain, ex-ambassador Jean-Luc himself, drafting a Starlog…
-
New Hunger Games Prequel Movie Announced
A new Hunger Games movie? Yes, please! The new movie title is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and it’s a prequel. Author Suzanne Collins is writing the novel right now, which should be published by May 19th. Of course the movie rights are already picked up by Lionsgate, according to Variety. Is this any…
-
A Gift of Gunn: The Complete Awesome Mix is now Available
The Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix volumes are now complete! James Gunn’s entire list of Meredith Quill’s favorite songs are on a playlist everyone can listen to. It’s Gunn’s personal quarantine gift to the world. Fantasy website Tor.com reports: “James Gunn is staying active on Instagram, giving shout-outs to his cast and crew, sharing pictures…
-
Bad guys can’t use an iPhone on camera
Apple does not allow bad guys to use an iPhone on camera in a movie. Seriously, this is a thing. You can hear Knives Out director Rian Johnson spill the secret in this entertaining video below, where he breaks down a scene from Knives Out. I’ve linked the video to the specific spot (2:50) where he discusses…
-
Top 10 Stories from Sundance Film Festival 2020
The Sundance Film Festival recently wrapped up. The festival, founded by Robert Redford, is intended to give exposure to new and diverse voices. Often, there are movies that debut at Sundance that we end up talking about all year. For instance, Golden Globe nominee The Farewell. As always, a lot happened over the course of…
-
Is Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey a Sequel, Soft Reboot, or a Standalone Movie?
Margot Robbie reprises her standout role from Suicide Squad as Harley Quinn, epic psychotic ex-lover of the Joker. But is this a continuation of 2016’s Suicide Squad, or a soft reboot of the popular character with the same actress? How will this fit into the upcoming Suicide Squad 2, helmed by the beloved James Gunn?…
-
Interview with John Wick director Chad Stahelski – from stunt double to director
—
Remember the 1990s movie The Crow, staring Brandon Lee who was tragically shot on set during filming? In order to finish the movie, a young Chad Stahelski went from stunt double to actor double. Now here he is, decades later, as one of the brightest new directors in Hollywood. Read the full interview at Yahoo.com. Movie…
