What Is The Little Mermaid Disney “The Little Mermaid” is the latest in a series of live-action reboots from Disney. The original animated film kicked off the “Disney Renaissance,” a period where the studio released hit after hit. Following in the footsteps of 1989’s beloved “The Little Mermaid,” the new movie centers on the mermaid Princess Ariel of Atlantica, who falls in love with humans and dreams of life on dry land....
The Morning Watch: ‘Black Widow’ Easter Eggs, Jimmy Kimmel’s Guillermo Auditions For ‘Jackass’ & More By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2021 5:00 am EST First up, now that Black Widow is available in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access, ScreenCrush put together a round-up of nearly 100 Easter eggs, comic references and Marvel Cinematic Universe callbacks. For example, there’s moment where Natasha Romanoff is watching the James Bond movie Moonraker, which shares some similarities with Black Widow....
The Morning Watch: Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Animation Progression Reel, How ‘Man Of Steel’ Took Flight & More By Ethan Anderton/April 1, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see how the animation of Pixar’s movie Coco evolved from early animatics to the final theatrical cut....
This Cry Macho Featurette Is All About Some Guy Named Clint Eastwood, Ever Hear Of Him? Warner Bros. By Eric Vespe/Sept. 10, 2021 10:16 pm EST Clint Eastwood is a movie god. This is just a fact at this point. Love or hate his politics (and I’m certainly in the latter camp), there’s no ignoring that Eastwood as a storyteller and performer is an icon of cinema. The makers of his newest film, “Cry Macho,” know this and have smartly built a new featurette around the legacy of their 91-year-old star and director, especially considering this is Eastwood’s first time putting on a (non-space) cowboy hat since 1992’s “Unforgiven....
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Almost Had Another Actor Play Old Captain America Marvel Studios At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America, AKA Chris Evans, travels back in time and then shows up in the present as an old man. It’s clearly Evans playing the older Cap, but the trickery involved was so impressive that it left some viewers wondering how the film pulled it off. Make-up? Digital trickery? A stand-in?...
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Will Film This November, Script The Same As It Was Three Years Ago By Shania Russell/July 26, 2021 2:45 pm EST Long ago, in the faraway time of 2017, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy got its long-awaited sequel. To be fair, not that much time has elapsed between the second and third movie, but time has been moving slower and this movie was originally supposed to arrive a lot sooner....
‘Snake Eyes’ Movie Will Be “More Of A Martial Arts Film Than A Superhero Movie,” Says Star Henry Golding By Ben Pearson/Sept. 30, 2020 9:00 am EST Paramount Pictures is banking on Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins to re-spark the dwindling embers of its G.I. Joe film franchise. One thing the new film has going for it, according to star Henry Golding, is that it is not just another a cookie cutter entry into the ever-growing genre of superhero cinema....
‘Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street’ Review: A Loving Tribute To The Groundbreaking Children’s TV Show [Sundance 2021] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2021 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Documentaries like I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story and Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey have already dug into a couple slices of the magic that makes Sesame Street so beloved by children and adults alike....
Cobra Kai Season 5 Is Almost Done Filming, One Month Before Season 4 Premieres Netflix By Ben Pearson/Nov. 24, 2021 12:43 pm EST The highly anticipated fourth season of “Cobra Kai” is hitting Netflix in just over a month, but there’s even more good news for fans of the beloved series as we head into the holiday season. Even though season 4 has not debuted yet, it turns out the fifth season of the show is already nearly done filming....
Cool Stuff: Jingle All The Way Funko POPs And The Official Turbo Man Action Figure Are Coming For Christmas 20th Century Studios / Funko By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 25, 2021 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It may not be Christmas yet, but it’s definitely Turbo Time. Funko is releasing a line of “Jingle All the Way” Funko POPs inspired by the Christmas comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, and crass commercialism....
David Fincher Signs A Four-Year Exclusive Deal With Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 11, 2020 12:00 pm EST David Fincher has had a pretty good relationship with Netflix. He served as executive producer on the Netflix shows Mindhunter and House of Cards, and when Mindhunter went on indefinite hold, the streaming service gave him the chance to make one of his dream projects, Mank. Now, Fincher says he’s signed a four-year exclusive deal with Netflix, which means any Fincher projects in the foreseeable future will be housed there....
Disney’s Jungle Cruise Ride Revamps With Woman Of Color As Central Character, More Diverse Ensemble By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 22, 2021 10:30 am EST Disney Parks’ Jungle Cruise attraction is getting a major revamp. The classic Disney theme park attraction has long trafficked in somewhat backwards stereotypes about tropical locales — including the “Trader Sam” character, a “dark-skinned man outfitted in straw tribal wear” — but Jungle Cruise is making significant steps to add more diverse characters....
Don’t Look Up Ending Explained: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 10, 2021 10:00 am EST Writer and director Adam McKay has made quite the mid-career transition, pivoting from his usual mode of crowd-pleasing (but deceptively clever) comedies, to more serious-minded films that function as vehicles for political commentary just as much as they provide laughs. It might be easy to believe that the same filmmaker could be credited for movies like “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers,” and “The Other Guys,” but then things get a little more complicated with the additions of “The Big Short,” “Vice,” and now “Don’t Look Up” in recent years....
Emily Blunt’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Character Is A New Take On The Action-Adventure Movie Damsel [Set Visit] By Danielle Ryan/June 30, 2021 1:21 pm EST Disney’s Jungle Cruise has its roots in history, but it’s focused on being a little more female-forward. The movie focuses on two leads, curmudgeonly steamboat captain Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson) and scientist Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt). Inspiration for the film comes from both the original Disneyland theme park ride and the 1951 film The African Queen....
Eternals 2: Chloe Zhao Is Ready To Direct A Sequel Marvel Studios By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 25, 2021 8:51 pm EST Director Chloé Zhao’s massive Marvel superhero blockbuster, “Eternals,” hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but she’s already up for the idea of shooting a sequel. The Oscar-winning “Nomadland” director seems game for just about anything, really, even a “Star Wars” flick (more on that below). Just imagine the scenes she could shoot at dusk on planets with multiple suns…...
Exclusive: At Last, ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Has Revealed Its First-Ever Mondo Poster By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2021 9:24 am EST Just when you thought all the Mondo exclusives for Comic-Con@Home 2021 had been unveiled, another poster has come along to reveal itself to the Jedi. This weekend, Mondo is releasing their first-ever poster for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and it features Sith apprentice Darth Maul ready for a lightsaber battle....
Five Horror Movies To Watch After ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2021 7:00 am EST The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. The latest entry in the franchise changes up the formula a bit, turning into a kind of procedural as Ed and Lorraine Warren investigate a scary mystery, X-Files-style. If you’ve watched The Devil Made Me Do It and are looking for some similar horror movies that aren’t part of the Conjuring franchise, I’m here to help....
Kevin Smith Gives ‘Tusk’ Update: Trailer To Debut At Sundance, Composer Hired, Plus ‘Clerks 3’ Info By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2013 11:30 am EST As can occasionally happen in the new world of Kevin Smith, the writer/director/podcaster/film geek came online Tuesday and dropped a massive update on his upcoming film Tusk. Smith has tons of praise for the film, which finished principal photograph last month, and has only two more days of filming to go once a mystery actor becomes available....
Leaving the Avengers in the Dust Sony Pictures If you thought that “Avengers: Endgame” would never be topped, think again. The then-record for trailer views in a 24-hour period was set at 289 million, a worthy total for the swan song of multiple heroes who had become staples in the MCU throughout the previous decade of movies. But that ol’ Parker luck is hard for even the combined force of the Avengers to contend with, as “No Way Home” shattered that number by pulling in 355....
Superhero Bits: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Villain Rumors, ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Teases Final Episodes & More By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2021 3:06 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)...
