With Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga hitting theaters soon, I figured now would be a good time to look back at the character’s origins in Mad Max: Fury Road. Like every other entry in the Mad Max franchise surprisingly enough, both Furiosa and Fury Road were released a substantially long time after the previous film and went through several major changes throughout development. In … Read more
Christopher Nolan replaced the longtime collaborator with a star-studded cast in Oppenheimer. Renowned for his visionary filmmaking, Christopher Nolan has established a strong working relationship with a select group of actors, including Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, and Michael Caine, who has starred in every Nolan film since Batman Begins, including The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, The Prestige, … Read more
‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ might fail to cross the epic milestone currently led by Dune: Part 2, as per recent predictions. Disney and 20th Century’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has been going strong since the opening weekend. Garnering overall positive reviews, the movie projected a staggering domestic range. Later, the film … Read more
Zoe Saldaña could be a part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Dune is a franchise best known for its cast and how talented they are. The films feature some of the most critically acclaimed and respected actors from all corners of Hollywood. With all the skill that is coursing through the series, one more addition would only add … Read more
The claim states that Godzilla was conceived as a way to allocate the budget for a film that was canceled due to Indonesia pulling out of a joint production with Japan. Godzilla is one of modern pop culture’s most recognizable monsters, being the trope codified for an entire genre of films. While there have been … Read more
The possibility exists that T.J. Miller’s character’s demise in Transformers 4 was a consequence of Michael Bay’s unfiltered pettiness, sparked by their on-set conflict. What’s even Hollywood without a dash of vendetta? Behind the scenes, conflicts and tensions can simmer, but perhaps none have reached the dramatic heights seen on the set of Transformers: Age of … Read more
Photo by Gene Page/AMC. Okay, so, for the rest of you, let’s review. Last night, a character named Carol, who was serving as a post-apocalyptic adoptive mother to pre-teen sisters Lizzie and Mica and an infant named Judith, was faced with a horrible dilemma. For reasons that can be theorized about, but not confirmed, Lizzie … Read more
J.R.R. Tolkien’s story of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum includes familiar faces like Aragorn, Gandalf, Thranduil and many others. The Lord of the Rings is officially making its way back to the big screen with a new live-action adventure. While the animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will … Read more
The upcoming Dune: Prophecy series on Max is connected to Denis Villeneuve’s films, but it isn’t based on a book written by Frank Herbert. So far, there has been no new sci-fi series this decade that has been able to match the quality of Denis Villeneuve’s two Dune films. Described by many as a cross between Star Wars, The … Read more
There is an obvious danger in trying to suss out the success or failure of a season of television that has only reached the midway point. Not only are arcs halfway developed, but things we assume to be true often turn out to be something wholly different. When I initially sat down to write up … Read more