The second movie «Alien: Romulus» will take the franchise into «uncharted waters», — director
Fede Alvarez revealed that he has practically started preparing to work on the sequel “Alien: Romulus”. The second movie will showcase a part of the franchise “where we have never been”.
«I'm expensive, but I'm damn talented»: Ridley Scott postponed filming Bee Gees biopic because Paramount didn't like his demands
Initially, the shooting of Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie about the pop group Bee Gees was planned for the beginning of 2025, but the director reported that they had to be postponed — due to problems with the deal with Paramount.
Trailer «The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep» — Netflix anime based on Sapkowski's story will be released in February
Netflix released the trailer for the anime “The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep” based on the story by Andrzej Sapkowski “A Little Sacrifice”. A lot of familiar elements, but everyone’s faces are like supermen’s.
«I have seen it five times»: Quentin Tarantino names the movie he considers one of the best directorial debuts in history
The director of “Pulp Fiction,” Quentin Tarantino, often provokes the community with his unconventional approach to choosing “good movies”, among which, actually, there are quite a few quite decent works.
Until Dawn — first look at Sony's horror film and Peter Stormare's return to the role of Dr. Gill
Sony has revealed the first teaser for the horror movie Until Dawn — an adaptation of the computer game by Supermassive Games from the year 2015.The film will follow new characters, played by Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Yu Ji-en, Odessa A’zion, Maya Mitchell, and Belmont Cameli. Peter Stormare will return to the role of Dr. Hill.
The Russo brothers refused to make «Avengers: Secret Wars» with Robert Downey Jr. until they found an interesting idea
Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo directed the last two “Avengers” for Marvel, but did not want to shoot “Avengers: Secret Wars” with Robert Downey Jr. without an interesting story, which they eventually found.
Andrés Muschietti says that «The Flash» failed, «because viewers don't care about the character» — but forgot another obvious fact
The director of the superhero movie “The Flash,” Andres Muschietti, believes that the film did not become popular in theaters because it failed to attract the attention of people whom Hollywood identifies as “four quadrants” — males and females over and under 25 years old.
Christopher Nolan named the movie he considers the most underrated in his career: «Proud of for personal reasons»
Christopher Nolan is perhaps best known to modern audiences as the director of the buzzed-about 2023 movie “Oppenheimer,” for which he won an “Oscar”, as well as for sci-fi films “Interstellar” and “Tenet.” However, the early works of the creator also contain many interesting projects — not properly…
The third season of Severance is already in the works — the creators hinted at the finale
One of the most popular Apple TV+ series, “Severance,” will have at least three seasons — the second debuts this Friday, while the third is already “in the works,” according to director and executive producer Ben Stiller.
For his role in «Nosferatu», Bill Skashgård wore 60 prosthetics — face and hand makeup alone took 4 hours
For Bill Skarsgård, heavy makeup is nothing new, considering his role as Pennywise in “It,” however, according to the stylists of “Nosferatu,” his look in Robert Eggers’ film required even more effort — just for the face makeup before each shoot, the actor spent over 4 hours in the chair, while about 60 prosthetics…
«Better Man» started at the box office with «a meager» $10 million — with a production budget of $110 million
Biopic “Robbie Williams: Better Man” with a CGI-monkey in the lead role earned a modest $10 million in its debut at the box office. The international market brought the movie $8.8 million, while North American theaters contributed a sum that barely exceeded $1 million.
Movie review «Ad Vitam»
On January 10th, the crime thriller/action movie «Ad Vitam» starring French cinema star and Marion Cotillard’s boyfriend Guillaume Canet in the leading role was released on Netflix. Whether there’s something in the movie worth spending your time on — read the review below. «Ad Vitam» Genre crime thriller, action Director Rodolphe…
Review of the animated series «Creature Commandos»
On January 9, the first season of the animated adventure superhero series mixed with dark comedy «Creature Commandos» concluded on the Max platform, based on the eponymous team of characters from DC Comics. This project marks a new chapter in the DC cinematic universe rebooted by James Gunn and Peter Safran, and it does so […]
Movie review «Better Man»
From January 9, the musical biopic «Better Man» began screening in cinemas, which, as you might guess, is dedicated to the popular British performer Robbie Williams. A distinctive feature of the film is that the main character appears here as an anthropomorphic CGI chimpanzee. So in the review below, we will analyze what such a […]
Sony boss responsible for «Madame Web» and «Craven the Hunter» leaves the studio after 10 years
Palak Patel worked at Sony for 10 years, and in addition to overseeing films with Tom Holland, he also managed the “Venom” trilogy and other films featuring “supporting” characters from Spider-Man—specifically the unsuccessful “Kraven the Hunter”, “Madame Web”, and “Morbius”.
Rory McCann from «Game of Thrones» will replace Ray Stevenson in the second season of «Ahsoka»
Scottish actor Rory McCann, known for the role of Sandor Clegane in “Game of Thrones”, will replace Ray Stevenson in the sequel to the series “Ahsoka”.
There will be no Cillian Murphy in «28 years later», but Danny Boyle will make another movie with the actor (new footage and plot details)
Producer Andrew McDonald confirmed that actor Cillian Murphy will not appear in the film “28 Years Later,” but may reprise his role “closer to the end of the trilogy.”
MAL'OPUS Publishing House has opened a pre-order for the art book «Arkane» at a price of 1150₴
Since yesterday, the artbook for the animated series “Arcane” from MAL’OPUS publishing is available for pre-order.
The movie «Star Wars» by James Mangold will take place 25,000 years before «The Phantom Menace»
Director James Mangold in an interview with MovieWeb provided several interesting details about his upcoming “Star Wars” film, announced back in April 2023.
The first trailer «In the Lost Lands» — of the dark fantasy about the witch Alice based on the story by George Martin
After 10 years of waiting, the adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s dark fantasy “In The Lost Lands” is finally ready to hit the big screen — and the first trailer is now available for viewing.
The second season of «Squid Game» contains a movie gag similar to the Starbucks cups in «Game of Thrones»
Publication Games Radar pointed out an interesting goof in one of the episodes of “Squid Game”, which featured a person among the participants who had no relation to the plot.
«One of the best series of the year»: the second season of Severance debuted with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
The long-awaited continuation of the series “Severance” debuts on Apple TV+ in just a week, but journalists have already published reviews of the previews — and it seems the season turned out to be perfect.
«The Squid Game 2» garnered 126.2 million views in 11 days — faster than any other series on Netflix
The second season of the series “Squid Game” is confidently making its way to becoming the most popular on the platform.
Count Orlok in «Nosferatu» was to be played by Mads Mikkelsen, and Bill Skashgård was supposed to play a different role
“Nosferatu,” a Gothic horror film by Robert Eggers, which is currently being shown in theaters, could have had a completely different cast.
Sony is working on films based on Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ghost of Tsushima will get an anime series
During the main keynote at CES 2025, the head of PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash and the president of Screen Gems Ashley Brooks announced that they will continue their joint work on movie adaptations of games after The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted.
Trailer The Last of Us — first look at Abby in season two and official release date
The showrunner of “The Last of Us” Neil Druckmann at CES 2025 showcased a new trailer for the second season and confirmed the release date — the show will return to HBO and Max in April 2025 (but without specific dates).
The «Sonic the Hedgehog» franchise has earned more than $1 billion at the global box office — fourth film in the works
As of today, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” has raked in over $330 million globally, pushing the franchise’s total earnings to $1 billion (the previous films earned $725 million together).
«Golden Globe 2025»: the triumph of «Brutalist», «Shogun» and other winners
Last night, the 82nd Golden Globe Awards kicked off, continuing the award season for cinema and television for 2024.
«Nosferatu» earned $100 million in 10 days of release
The gothic horror film “Nosferatu” has crossed the $100 million mark at the box office on its 10th day of release — a milestone that has been rare for art-house films in post-pandemic times.
Movie review «Nosferatu»
Starting January 2, the gothic horror film «Nosferatu» hit Ukrainian theaters. This is a remake of the legendary classic of the horror genre and German Expressionism in particular—the 1922 film «Nosferatu. A Symphony of Horror» by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. The daring reimaginer of this classic is the well-known horror filmmaker Robert Eggers…
Review of the series «Missing You»
On the first day of the year, Netflix released the detective thriller «Missing You», based on the eponymous novel by American author Harlan Coben, published in 2014. Coben also served as the executive producer of the project. Whether this 5-episode miniseries is worth your time — read our review below. «Missing You» Genre thriller, detective…
Review of the series «Earth Abides»
At the end of December, the first season of the post-apocalyptic drama «Earth Abides» wrapped up on MGM+. The plot is based on the novel of the same name by George R. Stewart, published back in 1949. Below, we dive into how intriguing it is to watch yet another screen adaptation of a post-apocalyptic scenario […]
Warner Bros. wanted «Harry Potter» to be directed by David Fincher — but the director offered a «too creepy» version
Turns out, David Fincher, the creator of the cult film “Fight Club”, could have been one of the directors for “Harry Potter”, but he turned down the job because he had “different visions” with Warner Bros.
The star of the series «The Squid Game» was disappointed with the finale of Season 2 and expected «curses from the audience»
The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” has become the biggest launch in Netflix history, breaking the record of its predecessor, but it has faced some criticism from viewers.
Warner Bros. is working on «Dune 4» without Denis Villeneuve — and a new series in the same universe (insider)
Even though “Dune 3” (“Dune: Messiah”) hasn’t even started shooting, Warner Bros. and Legendary are already working on a fourth film—according to an industry insider report by Daniel Richtman.
The most interesting new series of January 2025
If the creators of big TV show premieres had any strategy for 2025, they clearly didn’t bet on January — the first month of the year offers more intriguing continuations of various shows than new ones. As usual, we’ve got a few options for «evening viewing» from the reliable content provider Netflix, another showdown between […]
The most interesting new movies of January 2025
In January, viewers can expect not one, but two music biopics — about Robbie Williams and Bob Dylan, an encounter with the legendary vampire Count Orlok and the iconic werewolf Man-Wolf, the return of Cameron Diaz after a 10-year acting hiatus, and even the death of Putin, although just on screen. Additionally, the January lineup […]
«This is not the end»: the creator of the series «Peaky Blinders» announced other projects after the movie
Steven Knight, the creator of the “Peaky Blinders” franchise, has announced more projects in the “universe” of the wildly popular Shelby crime family following the conclusion of the feature film.
«She is not John Wick»: Ana de Armas explains what makes her character in «Ballerina» unique
The actress emphasizes the differences between her character Eva Macarro and Keanu Reeves’ character.
Tom Cruise to star in new film by «The Revenant» and «Birdman» director
Tom Cruise is returning to auteur cinema with a new film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The Mexican director is known for the film “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Editor's choice: ITC.ua names the movie of the year 2024
If we were asked to characterize the year 2024 for the film industry, it could probably be summed up in just two words — “sequel triumph.” In March, the much-anticipated “Dune 2” launched with a decent box office, and later its success was matched and even surpassed by the third “Deadpool” and the sequel to…
«Squid Game 2» broke the record of the first season and topped the Netflix charts in all countries
The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game,” although it disappointed some fans, set a new record in Netflix history.
Netflix requires that writers «voice over the actions of characters» — for viewers watching content in the background
Netflix screenwriters told N+1 Magazine (via World of Reel) that the streaming execs have a specific demand when it comes to content creation, which makes life easier for those viewers who watch movies and series “with one eye” — meaning in the background while doing other stuff.
«Nosferatu» earned $40 million in 5 days of release «at home» — record for Robert Eggers' films
“Nosferatu” scored Robert Eggers’ best debut among his films, raking in $40 million in just 5 days in North America — which, by the way, is about 50% of the total box office of “The Northman,” another popular flick by the director.
Movie review «Sonic the Hedgehog 3»
On December 26 (and in some theaters even earlier), the release of the sci-fi adventure comedy «Sonic the Hedgehog 3» kicked off, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series from Sega. In the third installment of the adventures of the relentless alien hedgehog and his friends, audiences will witness the mighty rival of […]
Review of the series «Dune: Prophecy»
The series «Dune: The» Prophecy was released on November 17, 2024 on HBO. It is a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s films, set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s main novel. The plot focuses on the rise of the secretive female order of the Bene Gesserit, which plays a key role in the political […]
Review of the second season of the series «Squid Game»
On December 26th on Netflix, one of the main series premieres of the year took place — the release of the second season of the sensational South Korean show «Squid Game», which became a true sensation and a viral cultural phenomenon. In this review, we dig into what the second season of the deadly children’s […]
Movie review «Poolman»
Since December 26, Ukrainian cinemas have been showcasing the premiere of the comedy detective «Poolman», an idea that struck Hollywood actor Chris Pine during a chat with director Patty Jenkins. They had previously collaborated on the superhero blockbuster «Wonder Woman» (2017) and its sequel, and in «Poolman», Pine took the director’s…
The director of «Nosferatu» may remake the cult film «Labyrinth», starring David Bowie
Robert Eggers, director of «Witch» and «Nosferatu», will create a new version of the fantasy musical «Labyrinth». This was announced by insider Jeff Snyder.
Sony boss: «Madame Web» and «Craven Hunter» — these are «good» movies that were destroyed by critics, provoking bad reviews
Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra, in an interview with Los Angeles Times (via Variety), stated that “Madame Web” was a good movie, but it tanked at the box office because it got review-bombed by the media.
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