Mickey Rourke & Ving Rhames Both Almost Stole Kurt Russell's Death Proof Role
Death Proof cast Kurt Russell over heavyweights Mickey Rourke and Ving Rhames, although the actor still used them as peripheral influences.
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The Correct Order To Watch The Death Race Franchise
The Death Race movies are as incoherent as they are ridiculously entertaining. Here's the best way to go about making sense of this franchise. -
Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Hit Back At Critics Of The Films' Length
Dune director Denis Villeneuve not only feels the films are the perfect length, but he also believes young people like longer movies in general. -
Director George Lucas Made A Heroic Gesture To Save Apocalypse Now
When director Francis Ford Coppola's war epic Apocalypse Now was in trouble, his old pal George Lucas stepped in to offer a financial lifeline. -
Total Recall's Director Wanted To Make The Three-Breasted Woman Even Weirder
Total Recall director Paul Verhoeven almost made the infamous three-breasted women's design even more extreme before (wisely) being talked out of it. -
Kurt Russell Gave Guardians Of The Galaxy's CGI Team Some Constructive Criticism
Kurt Russell convinced Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's creative team to not rely solely on CGI to de-age his character Ego. -
Austin Powers' Box Office Opening Got Beat By A Kurt Russell Movie
Kurt Russell's 1997 thriller Breakdown opened opposite the first Austin Powers movie at the box office, and the comedy had Breakdown's director sweating. -
Eli Wallach Died With One Regret Over 1960's The Magnificent Seven
Eli Wallach had one regret about playing the villain in John Sturges' 1960 classic The Magnificent Seven, and it involved Elmer Bernstein's masterful score. -
How 1989's Batman Made Tim Burton A Box Office Superhero
Batman (1989) paved the way for today's superhero movie culture and smashed the box office in the process. -
How Steven Spielberg Set Denis Villeneuve On The Path To Dune
Dune's Denis Villeneuve credits his interest in filmmaking to one man: Steven Spielberg. Here are some times the two have crossed paths and traded compliments. -
Jeff Nichols' Alien Nation Has Been Repurposed Back Into An Original Sci-Fi Film [Exclusive]
The Bikeriders director Jeff Nichols tells us that his Alien Nation remake is still in the works, but at a different studio and with a different title. -
Kurt Russell's Daily Commute For Breakdown Was Anything But Ordinary
When Kurt Russell starred in Jonathan Mostow's 1997 thriller Breakdown, he was able to secure a somewhat unusual deal for his daily commute to the set. -
Godzilla Vs. Kong Fans Petitioned For A Reference That Was Already Planned
There was no way Adam Wingard wasn't going to include an homage to the most famous moment of Godzilla vs. Kong in his movie. -
Donald Sutherland Wrote A Perfect Letter To Give The Hunger Games Movies A New Perspective
When Donald Sutherland was cast in The Hunger Games, he wrote a letter talking about the strengths of his character, Corolanius Snow. Here are some excerpts. -
An Unexpected Swap In The Dirty Dozen Led To Donald Sutherland's M*A*S*H Role
Donald Sutherland was cast in M*A*S*H thanks to a last-minute role swap in The Dirty Dozen. -
How To Watch Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes At Home
Apes together strong! Here's how to watch Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes at home. -
Director Kevin Costner's Western Horizon Poised To Bomb At The Box Office
Kevin Costner's costly Western film Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 is projected to open weakly at the box office. -
The Wildest Action Scene In Godzilla X Kong Was The First Moment Conceived For The Movie
The wonderfully silly zero gravity fight scene in Godzilla x Kong was actually the first thing cooked up by the filmmakers. -
Gerard Butler Worried About Making A Sequel To One Of His Best Movies
Gerard Butler, the maestro of trash cinema, feared How to Train Your Dragon 2 wouldn't live up to the first movie in the beloved animated franchise. -
Jude Law's Best Movie Ever, According To Rotten Tomatoes
Jude Law's high-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes isn't one of his star vehicles, although he does play an essential role in it. -
Lethal Weapon 5 May Be Happening With An Unexpected Director
Lethal Weapon 5 is apparently not only happening, but with none other than Mel Gibson acting as director. -
How To Watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga At Home
Lady and gentlemens, start your engines! Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is coming to the home market. -
Godzilla's New Look In Godzilla X Kong, Properly Explained By The Filmmakers
In Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Godzilla gets a new look. Here's why. -
A Legendary VFX Company Is Making Great Animated Movies Again – And Transformers One Is Just The Start [Annecy]
ILM is back after a decade away from animated movies with the one-two punch of Ultraman: Rising and Transformers One. -
How Star Wars Found Someone Willing To Suffer Through The Pain Of A Wampa Suit
The wampa suit isn't exactly comfortable, but Industrial Light & Magic artist Howie Weed wasn't going to pass up the chance to be in a Star Wars movie. -
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die's Box Office Success Re-Cements Will Smith's A-List Star Status
The box office numbers for Bad Boys: Ride or Die indicate that Will Smith's Oscars slap has been forgiven by moviegoers (or maybe they never cared). -
The Best Post-Apocalyptic Movie Of The Year Stars A Cat (And Has No Dialogue) [Annecy]
Gints Zilbalodis' Flow is an animated movie like none other, focusing on a cat as it tries to survive the post-apocalypse.
