The Hail Mary Email That Landed Oscar Isaac His Role In Dune
When Oscar Isaac heard that director Denis Villeneuve was going to make a film adaptation of Dune, Isaac emailed him and offered his services to the movie.
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Unlike The Dinos Of Jurassic World, Twisters Evolved With The Real Science Of Tornadoes
Twisters takes its tornadoes to the next level by incorporating recent scientific research - something the Jurassic World franchise could learn from. -
Kurt Russell Unknowingly Destroyed A Priceless Artifact In The Hateful Eight
Kurt Russell smashed a priceless antique guitar while filming Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. -
A Long-Awaited Marvel Moment In Deadpool & Wolverine Had Grown Men Sobbing On Set
Before filming even began, some crew members working on Deadpool & Wolverine were reduced to tears. -
Hulk Actor Mark Ruffalo Was Scorned By Studios Before He Joined The Avengers
Before he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mark Ruffalo's work in rom-coms had him scorned by some studios. -
Beetlejuice 2's MPA Rating Has More Intense Warnings Than Tim Burton's 1988 Original
While Tim Burton's Beetlejuice miraculously landed a PG rating, its sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, carries a more intense warning from the MPA. -
Data's Prosthetics In Star Trek: First Contact Led To A Super Glue Mishap
Data's (Brent Spiner) Star Trek: First Contact prosthetics taught makeup designer James MacKinnon a valuable lesson about not messing with super glue. -
The Horrors Of Swallow Explained
The film Swallow initially presents itself as a strange body-horror story before delving, sensitively, into the real-life condition of pica. -
Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2 Recasts The Same Character Twice
A character from the first Gladiator now in Gladiator 2 was recast twice. -
Shelby Oaks Review: A Stellar Supernatural Mystery That Reframes Found Footage Horror [Fantasia Fest 2024]
Shelby Oaks is a promising horror debut from YouTube film enthusiast-turned-filmmaker Chris Stuckmann. Here's our review. -
Johnny Depp's Hilarious 21 Jump Street Cameo Came With One Stipulation
Johnny Depp's cameo in 21 Jump Street may be one of the best surprises ever (even if it was somewhat expected), but the actor had one stipulation for appearing. -
One Classic Movie Was A Huge Hit Without Advertising – Thanks To One Shrewd Studio Move
Fred Zinnemann's Oscar-winning classic From Here to Eternity was a shockingly huge hit thanks to Columbia's bold marketing strategy. -
The 5 Best Summer Horror Movies You Need To Watch
You've probably already seen Jaws or I Know What You Did the Last Summer, but here are some of the best lesser-known summer horror flicks. -
Stephen King Compares His Cameos To A Legendary Director
Stephen King once compared his many cameos to those of legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. -
Brad Pitt's Sci-Fi Role In 12 Monkeys Left Him Struggling To Move
Brad Pitt poured everything into his livewire 12 Monkeys performance, but it took a heavy physical toll. -
Winona Ryder Agreed To Join Stranger Things Under One Condition
When the Duffer Brothers recruited Winona Ryder to play Joyce Byers in Stranger Things, the actor had one stipulation about taking the role. -
Jeff Goldblum Got Covered In K-Y Jelly For A Cut Scene From The Fly
In a behind-the-scenes doc about the making of David Cronenberg's sci-fi classic The Fly, Jeff Goldblum recalled being covered in K-Y Jelly for a deleted scene. -
Twisters Sucks Up $80 Million At The Box Office In Opening Weekend
Disaster movie Twisters has blown past projections in its opening weekend at the box office, and is on track for an estimated $80.5 million debut. -
Deadpool Broke Box Office Records By Breaking The Marvel Mold
In honor of Deadpool & Wolverine, let's look back at the record-breaking success of 2016's Deadpool and see if there are any lessons to be gleaned from it. -
Russell Crowe Has Mixed Feelings About Ridley Scott's Gladiator II
The existence of Gladiator II has Russell Crowe forlornly remember a time in his life when he still had tendons. -
Stephen King Exchanged Heated Words With Children Of The Corn's Screenwriter
Stephen King had a problem with the script for the first Children of the Corn movie. -
Having Leonard Nimoy As Director For Star Trek 4 Caused Some Tension
Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek producer Harve Bennett had a push-pull partnership that extended to Nimoy directing The Voyage Home. -
Why Stephen King Didn't Write Creepshow 2
Stephen King did not write the script for the horror sequel Creepshow 2. Here's why. -
One Avatar Actor Came Close To Being In An Earlier James Cameron Sci-Fi Movie
Avatar cast member Stephen Lang almost appeared in James Cameron's sci-fi action epic Aliens first. -
How Blazing Saddles Pinpointed The Perfect Number Of Farts
Mel Brooks realized there's such a thing as too many farts while making Blazing Saddles. -
Upcoming Sci-Fi Sequels We Can't Wait To See In Theaters
Over the next few years, there are plenty of upcoming sci-fi sequels to be excited about, from Dune: Messiah to TRON: Ares and some Ninja Turtles too. -
Twisters Makes One Glaring Omission (And It's On Purpose)
Twisters deliberately avoids mentioning a real-world problem, which might've been a mistake.
