Martin Scorsese will adapt «The Devil in the White City» — the story of a serial killer starring Leonardo DiCaprio
20th Century has resumed work on the adaptation of Erik Larson’s bestseller “Devil in the White City” — Martin Scorsese has retained the director’s chair, and Leonardo DiCaprio will play the lead role.
The creator of «Nosferatu» has taken on the next movie — a story about a werewolf in the setting of 13th century England
Robert Eggers, who this year released highly rated by critics and audience horror “Nosferatu”, announced his upcoming horror film with the working title “Werwulf”. The story, expectedly, will focus on a werewolf and will take place in 13th century England.
«Is this a spoiler? To hell with»: Benedict Cumberbatch will get a «central» spot in «Avengers: Secret Wars» but will skip «Doomsday»
Benedict Cumberbatch in an interview with Variety discussed the role his character, Doctor Strange, will play in future Marvel projects, particularly in the renewed “Avengers”.
«Slow Horses» and «Severance» brought Apple TV+ $200 million each — but there is a leading series that earned three times as much
The first season of the series “Severance” brought Apple TV+ over $200 million in earnings.
«Joker 2» received a record 7 nominations for the «Golden Raspberry» award, and Joaquin Phoenix «will compete for the» title of worst actor
The jury of the American satirical film award “Golden Raspberry” announced the main contenders for the title of the worst films and actors of 2024 — “Joker 2” leads the list with seven nominations (including acting ones for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga).
«Star Wars» by Shawn Levy: Ryan Gosling is in the running for the lead role, and shooting is planned for the fall
Ryan Gosling is negotiating a role in the new “Star Wars” film, which will be directed by Shawn Levy (“Deadpool and Wolverine”). There are no plot details yet, however, filming is tentatively scheduled for fall, notes THR.
James Gunn explains the new DCU canon — Creature Commandos only
Co-head of DC Studios James Gunn clarified on the social network Bluesky the canonicity of the DC universe reboot projects. “Creature Commandos” — is the standard.
You’re fu**ing Captain America! Anthony Mackie thought that in «Avengers: Endgame» his character would die because «didn’t finish the script»
Turns out, the star of the future movie about “Captain America” Anthony Mackie did not know during the work on “Avengers: Endgame” that the fate of his character Sam Wilson would develop.
Director Paul Schrader ordered scripts from ChatGPT: «Why should screenwriters spend months looking for an idea that AI creates in seconds?»
Director, screenwriter, and film critic Paul Schrader tried ordering screenplay ideas from ChatGPT. It seems the artist is thrilled and does not understand the crisis of ideas among screenwriters.
«You’ll laugh, scream and cry»: first reactions to the horror film «The Monkey», based on the story by Stephen King
Critics shared their first reactions to the horror movie “The Monkey” — and they are extremely positive.
The star of the TV series Severance is watching new episodes on DVD because he does not have Apple TV+ equipment
Actor Christopher Walken, who played Bert in the series “Severance”, in a new interview revealed that he has not yet watched all the episodes of the show, as he does not have the equipment necessary to connect to Apple TV+.
«There will be sunshine»: more street scenes promised in the third season of Silo
The story of the series Silo makes it not too bright, and the second season was dimmer than the previous one. Showrunner Graham Yost says that there will be more street in the third.
«Oscar» in question: the movie «Brutalist» used artificial intelligence to edit Adrian Brody’s voice and some drawings
For editing the Hungarian pronunciation of actor Adrien Brody in the movie “The Brutalist,” a tool from the Ukrainian AI startup Respeecher was used.
Mark’s running scene in the series Severance was filmed for five months, studying Tom Cruise’s «technique»
The second season of the series Severance, which debuted on Apple TV+ last Friday, started with a long scene of Mark Scout running through the corridors of Lumon Industries — and, although it might seem too simple to the viewer, the creators spent about five months on it alone.
«Moana 2» earned more than $1 billion at the box office — the third movie of 2024 to reach this milestone (all from Disney)
The animated film «Moana 2», which was originally planned for release on streaming, reached an important milestone at the global box office — it has now earned over $1 billion, repeating the achievements of «Deadpool and Wolverine» and «Inside Out 2» (i.e. all three of the highest-grossing films of 2024 were created by Disney).
Movie review «Back in Action»
On January 17th, the streaming service Netflix released the comedic spy action film «Back in Action», in which Cameron Diaz returned to acting after a 10-year hiatus. Her co-star on set was Jamie Foxx, for whom this is already the fifth project on Netflix in the last five years. In the review below, we discuss […]
Movie review «Wolfman»
«Wolfman» (2025) is a chilling new story from Blumhouse that offers audiences a classic horror story combined with psychological drama. Director Lee Vonnell, known for his work on the cult thriller «The Invisible Man», once again creates a tense atmosphere in his new film, where every step the characters take heightens the audience’s…
Review of the second season of the series «Silo»
On Friday, January 17, the second season of the post-apocalyptic dystopia «Silo» concluded on Apple TV+, based on a series of novels by American writer Hugh Howey. The first season of the show received high ratings from viewers and critics and rightfully entered the top best series of 2023 according to many media, including ITC.UA. […]
Review of the series «Star Wars: Skeleton Crew»
On January 14th, the first season of the adventurous sci-fi series «Star Wars: Skeleton Crew» concluded on Disney+, taking place during the same timeframe as the hit show «The Mandalorian». While Din Djarin and the little Grogu are getting ready to conquer the big screens, and Star Wars fans eagerly await the second season of […]
The showrunner of the series Silo explained the «strange» finale of the second season and said that the third one is being filmed right now
Showrunner of the series Silo Graham Yost in an interview The Wrap explained the final scene of the second season and announced that the filming of the third «is already underway».
The «The Chronicles of Narnia» Greta Gerwig movie will be released in theaters before debuting on Netflix — exact date known
Netflix has agreed to a limited release of the upcoming film from the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, directed by “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig.
The second season of Severance — has been released on Apple TV+ and already has a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes
Starting today, the continuation of the sci-fi series Severance — is broadcast on Apple TV+, with the first episode available for viewing, while the rest will be released every Friday.
Legendary director David Lynch passes away
At the age of 78, the brilliant director of the 20th and 21st centuries, David Lynch, has passed away. “Twin Peaks”, “Dune”, “Mulholland Drive”, “Lost Highway”, “The Elephant Man”.
James Cameron talks about «Avatar: Fire and Ash» and shows new artwork — Oona Chaplin to play tribal leader
Director James Cameron added some details about “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and also showcased additional images of the movie. It is known who Oona Chaplin will play.
The procedure «brain split» from the TV series «Severance» has been known since the 1940s — neuropsychologists explain how it works in reality
Science fiction series «Severance», which debuts its second season on Apple TV+ tomorrow, shows a world where people use a surgical procedure to split the human brain — into working and personal parts. One has no idea what’s going on at home, and the other has no idea what the worker is doing in the office, and, as neuropsychologists…
Warner Bros. is working on «Gremlins 3» (scripted by Chris Columbus) and the sequel to «The Goonies»
Warner Bros. plans to revive at least two 1980s blockbusters — currently in the “development” stage is the movie “Gremlins 3”, and a reboot of the adventure comedy “The Goonies” is also planned.
«Who the hell is Harrison Ford?»: financiers persuaded Ridley Scott to replace the actor in the movie «Blade Runner»
Harrison Ford played the leading role in the science fiction movie “Blade Runner” and returned in the 2017 sequel — however, as director Ridley Scott notes, his financiers initially doubted the choice of actor because they didn’t know “who the hell this Harrison Ford was.”
Trailer of the series «Daredevil: Born Again» — with the return of Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio
Disney released the first trailer for the series “Daredevil: Born Again,” with Charlie Cox reprising his role as Matt Murdock.
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.
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