Oh No! There Goes Tokyo In The New Godzilla Minus One Trailer
Post-war Japan finds itself facing more losses, this time wrought by a giant lizard, in the trailer for Godzilla Minus One.
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How Harry Potter Saved Children Of Men From Getting Scrapped For Good
Children of Men, with its bleak subject matter, wasn't an easy sell. Thankfully, director Alfonso Cuarón made a hit Harry Potter movie first, and that helped.
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The Spock And Kirk Problem J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Set Out To Solve
When it came time for director J.J. Abrams to put his spin on Star Trek, he wanted to overcome a Spock and Kirk problem that all came down to characterization.
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The Only MCU Recap You Need Before Loki Season 2
The God of Mischief has had a far-reaching impact on the MCU. Here's what you need to know about his multiversal adventures before "Loki" Season 2 premieres.
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Jack Nicholson Manipulated An Oscars Bigwig To Promote Tim Burton's Batman
Jack Nicholson was so proud of Tim Burton's Batman that he had no problem singing its praises to then-MPAA president Jack Valenti.
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All The Pink On Barbie's Set Created A Magenta Nightmare For The Lighting Crew
All the pink on the Barbie set created a lighting challenge for cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, who looked to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg for inspiration.
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Star Wars' Forgotten Han Solo Knows Exactly Why He Failed
Perry King's failed Han Solo audition may have cost him Star Wars on screen, but it earned him the chance to play Han in a different capacity.
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Val Kilmer Was In A Different Kind Of Batcave When He Was Cast In Batman Forever
Val Kilmer found out he had been cast in Batman Forever while hanging out with a bunch of bats. No, seriously.
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A Legendary Singer Influenced Both Megatron & The Cave Of Wonders From Disney's Aladdin
Voice actor Frank Welker drew inspiration from a legendary singer when it came time to create voices for characters like Transformers' Megatron.
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There's Some Real Science Behind The MCU's Time Travel Shenanigans
The screenwriters of Avengers: Endgame brought in actual scientists to weigh in on the ideas behind Marvel Studios' version of time travel in the MCU.
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Why James Mangold Couldn't Give Indiana Jones The Same Morbid Outcome As Logan
Fans were worried that James Mangold might do what Steven Spielberg couldn't, by ending Indiana Jones in the same manner as Logan. But he never wanted to.
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Alan Rickman Played A Foul Prank During A Serious Harry Potter Scene
One scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban involved a prank featuring Alan Rickman, a sleeping bag, and ... well, read the story and see.
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Bottoms Goes Wide At The Box Office And Shoots For $3.7 Million Labor Day Weekend
Emma Seligman's lesbian high school fight club comedy Bottoms expanded to 715 theaters this weekend, and it's quietly kicking ass.
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Playing Darth Vader In Star Wars Wasn't What David Prowse Expected At First
David Prowse is the man behind Darth Vader's iconic gait and bearing. But he almost played another Star Wars character equally infamous for his stature.
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How Optimus Prime's Original Voice Actor Convinced Michael Bay To Cast Him In Transformers
The voice behind Optimus Prime is one of the signature elements of Michael Bay's Transformers films. Thank goodness he had the sense to cast a pro voice actor.
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Riddick Became A Box Office Success Because Vin Diesel Refused To Let His Passion Project Die
Did you know Vin Diesel used a cameo in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift to get the rights to his Pitch Black character and make Riddick the way he wanted?
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The 2019 Oscars Needed A Massive Overhaul In Best Actor
Biopics dominated the Best Actor category at the 2019 Oscars, proving the Academy needs to reevaluate what makes a great and awards-worthy performance.
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How Greta Gerwig's Barbie Put A Wes Anderson Technique To Good Use
Greta Gerwig looked to Wes Anderson's work for how to juse Barbie's numerous props and well-furbished sets to serve the film's storytelling.
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Sean Connery Didn't Have A Very High Opinion Of The Literary James Bond
Sean Connery is arguably the blueprint for James Bond, even more so than the character in the original novels. Here's why that's a good thing.
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The Alfred Hitchcock James Bond Film That Never Came To Be
Alfred Hitchcock was almost the first director to bring a James Bond film to the big screen, but his version of Thunderball was never made.
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Star Wars' Original Darth Vader Actor Had A Lot Of Issues With The Phantom Menace
Original Darth Vader actor David Prowse had issues with The Phantom Menace when it first came out, including Maul's fate in the Star Wars prequel.
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The James Bond Series Casting Christopher Lee Proved Controversial Behind The Scenes
Christopher Lee played one of the best Bond villains in The Man With the Golden Gun, but the film's writers weren't happy with the actor's casting for the role.
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How A Quirky French Indie Romcom Gave John Wick 4 One Of Its Best Fights
Chad Stahelski is a fan of the quirky French indie rom-com Amélie, and when it came time to find locations for John Wick 4, he used the film as inspiration.
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There's A Common Thread Between Indiana Jones And Logan
James Mangold has a way with heroic swan songs, but the similarity the director sees between Logan and Indiana Jones may surprise you.
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Greta Gerwig's Barbie Took Unexpected Inspiration From Shakespeare
Greta Gerwig is not comparing her work to that of William Shakespeare, but admits to the powerful inspiration his work had on hers, including Barbie.
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The Five Nights At Freddy's Trailer Proves That 2023 Is The Year Of Practical Horror Puppets
Between M3GAN, Five Nights at Freddy's, and Chucky, 2023 has been an ode to the power of practical animatronics and puppets in horror.
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X-Men's Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry Built Their Own Backstory For Storm & Wolverine
Storm and Wolverine have lots of backstory in the X-Men comics, but that was cut from the films. Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman decided to rectify that.
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