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In a revealing profile for the New York Times, Ben Affleck suggested that his decision to step down as Batman was due in part to concerns that he could possibly drink himself to death if he made another film as the Caped Crusader. Affleck, who is in early stages of his big screen comeback attempt as he promotes his aptly titled upcoming film The Way […]
David Ayer has expressed additional remorse regarding that time he said “Fuck Marvel.” The Suicide Squad director, who just last November publicly lamented how that movie turned out, responded to a tweet on Sunday in which someone who clearly did not approve of the “Fuck Marvel” utterance questioned Ayer’s co-sign of a message of fandom unity from […]
Director Francesca Gregorini is reportedly suing M. Night Shyamalan (and several others) after she claims that her 2013 film was stolen from for the AppleTV+ series Servant. Apple is also named in the suit. Gregorini contends that the 2013 psychological film she wrote and directed, The Truth About Emanuel, has been ripped off for the AppleTV+ […]
A new research brief from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that 10.6 percent of the directors of the top movies of 2019 are women. Our newest study is out today with good news for female directors. There’s still need for improvement but 2019 was a 13-year high for women […]
*Warning: Spoilers ahead* If you saw The Rise of Skywalker at some point over the past 10 days and wondered how they got Harrison Ford, a man who publicly revealed that he wished George Lucas had killed off Han Solo in 1983’s Return of the Jedi, to reprise his role in the franchise then you’re […]
Marvel-themed wrapping paper was on the gift-unveiling agenda for the Scorsese crew. As has been discussed for months now, Martin Scorsese (whose excellent The Irishman is now available for Netflixing) let loose a few comments about his assessment of Marvel movies and where they fit in the current cinematic landscape. Those comments, of course, resulted in […]
**Major Spoilers Ahead** Director, J.J. Abrams, was prepared for the criticism that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has received before the film even hit theaters. During a recent event hosted by Vanity Fair’s Anthony Breznican, Abrams said that he knew that “pleasing everyone” would be impossible. He explained that he appreciates those who didn’t like the movie […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is just weeks away from hitting theaters, but it was almost a very different film. Before J.J. Abrams was tapped to direct and co-write, the ninth and final episode in the Skywalker Saga was to be helmed and co-written by Colin Trevorrow of Jurassic World fame/infamy. As Making Star Wars claims, Trevorrow […]
Original Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director Colin Trevorrow will donate his residuals from the film to charity. Though Trevorrow departed the film, which ultimately saw the return of The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, he’s still got a story credit alongside Derek Connolly. The profits from that credit, Deadline reports, will be donated to […]
Amid a series of answered fan inquiries on Instagram over the weekend, filmmaker James Gunn let loose some insight on a personal creative reinvigoration that’s taking place while putting together the upcoming The Suicide Squad. Asked if being a director feels “more like a job” now due to money matters and whatnot, Gunn confirmed the opposite […]
