Monthly Archives: April 2019
Netflix’s Chambers: Inside Uma Thurman’s New Supernatural Thriller
Netflix’s Chambers, a new supernatural thriller starring Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn, is coming to Netflix on April 26.
Chambers follows Sasha Yazzie (Sivan Alyra Rose) a 17-year-old heart attack survivor who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart and its donor that saved her life. The closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor Becky’s sudden death, the more Sasha starts assuming Becky's characteristics. Thurman plays Becky’s mysterious mother Nancy, while Tony Goldwyn portrays Becky's father, Ben.
Check out an exclusive behind-the-scenes sneak peek featuring the show’s creator and actors below.
“The mystery behind Becky’s death kind of opens up, and you find out that it might not have been as kosher as it seems,” says creator and executive producer Leah Rachel in the featurette.
Main Cast Confirmed for Bond 25
During a Bond 25 livestream, the main cast and primary locations for the upcoming James Bond film were confirmed.
The returning cast includes Daniel Craig as James Bond, Ralph Fiennes as M, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Rory Kinnear as Bond’s ally Tanner, Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter.
New cast members include Academy Award winner Rami Malek, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, Ana De Armas, David Dencik and Lashana Lynch. While unconfirmed, the livestream heavily alluded to Malek being the film’s main villain, and he further suggested his character would be “villainous” on Good Morning America.
How Men In Black: International Rebuilds the DNA of the Series
Men In Black’s always had a recognisable visual DNA. No matter the plot, you’re always going to see sharp suits, shiny guns, idiosyncratic set design and a whole mess of aliens. During a visit to the set of the upcoming MiB: International, I discovered that, two decades on from the original and with an almost entirely new cast and crew, that rule still holds true.
But what was interesting to me was finding out how just how much thought had gone into those seemingly static elements. Here’s how International is aiming to update the core elements of Men in Black without losing its original feel.
Sets
The sets are perhaps the best marker of what the team’s trying to achieve with MiB: International - recognisably grabbing from the old films, but adding new twists to prove that this is a spin-off, not a rehash.
5 Things We Learned on the Men In Black: International Set
Last year, I got the chance to head to the Pinewood set of Men in Black: International. As someone who was unusually obsessed with the first film in particular, I came armed with questions.
Thankfully, in talking to cast and crew, I got my answers - from how this riffs and twists the buddy cop formula of the first three entries, to whether Will Smith will actually put in an appearance. Here's what I learned.
It’s Not a Reboot, But It Is Familiar
The inclusion of Emma Thompson’s O and the iconic New York MiB office makes it clear from the outset that International is a follow-on rather than a reboot, but it’ll be drawing on some familiar plot points to get us back into the Men In Black universe. Tessa Thompson’s M is the central figure here, a girl who witnessed an alien event and wasn’t properly neuralyzed, and grew up desperate to uncover and join the organisation that she saw that day. Upon finding them, she’s trained and sent on probation to the London office - and here’s where things get similar.
Opinion: The Hellboy Saga Is an Unprecedented Accomplishment
2019 has been a big year for the comic book industry as a whole. Conan the Barbarian returned to Marvel Comics. IDW completely rebooted the Transformers line. Major event comics like Heroes in Crisis and War of the Realms have ushered in major changes for their respective universes. But none of these developments can measure up to what Dark Horse Comics and creator Mike Mignola accomplished with the release of BPRD: The Devil You Know #15. This issue brought the entire Hellboy and BPRD saga to a close, capping off a story that began 25 years ago. It's difficult to understate how unique and impressive an accomplishment this is.
The Hellboy franchise as we know it began humbly enough with the release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. While that story featured an epic battle between good and evil and between the mortal realm and dark, Lovecraftian gods, there was little sense that readers were in for a journey that would ultimate span two and a half decades and hundreds of comics. Only in hindsight does it become obvious that Mignola was telling one mammoth story about a demon brought into the world to serve as its destroyer, only to instead become its redeemer at the end of all things.
Nintendo Has No Plan to Announce New Hardware at E3
Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa has said that the company has no plans to announce new hardware at E3 2019.
Talking at a Nintendo earnings event, Furukawa said that there was nothing to announce in regards to possible new hardware, according to tweets posted by Tokyo-based Reuters journalist, Sam Nussey. Furukawa did say that Nintendo is always developing hardware internally, however.
Furukawa’s statement comes after reports from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal suggested that a new, cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch is planned to launch as early as June, as well as an upgraded version later in the year. While Nintendo’s official line does not directly refute these reports, it does suggest that even if these consoles are in the works, they won’t be revealed at E3.
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Fortnite X Avengers: Endgame Event Goes Live Today
Epic Games has announced Fortnite: Endgame, the Avengers crossover event that launches today.
After days of teasing, a new trailer shows Thanos and his army of Chitauri walking across the Fortnite map, before a team of Fortnite characters turn up and take out one of the Titan’s troops with Captain America’s shield. The squad can be seen wielding Hawkeye’s bow, Thor’s Stormbreaker axe, and Iron Man’s repulsor gauntlets.
The update’s patch notes describes the event as a fight against Thanos and his army, who are tracking down the six Infinity Stones. Players are divided into two teams - Team Thanos and Team Heroes - and the mode supports respawning until specific conditions are met.
What We Learned About the MCU From the Avengers: Endgame Directors
The plot of Avengers: Endgame is possibly the most-guarded secret in Disney’s entire history. Well, aside from the location of Walt’s cryogenically frozen head, of course. And that’s with good reason: the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest thing to happen in movies since the wizard boy with glasses, if not that train that supposedly caused a stampede in 1895. As such, no matter who you talk to about it, no one involved in the film’s production will tell you anything about it.
We recently interviewed Joe and Anthony Russo, the brothers on directing duties for the final film in the Infinity Saga, at press events in America and the UK. Understandably, they refused to tell us anything about their new film, which is simultaneously frustrating (as journalists, quotes are just a tiny bit vital) and brilliant (we’d like to see the film unspoilt, please).
WandaVision for Disney+ Reportedly Set in 1950s
According to Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, her upcoming Disney+ series titled WandaVision may be taking place in the 1950s.
Speaking to Variety, Olsen spoke about WandaVision and its inspiration and revealed that a photo may have given away what time period this new series may take place in.
"There’s quite a few other comic books that we’re pulling from and it’s going to be Wanda and the Vision, and I think at the Disney+ launch chat, they showed a photo of us in the ’50s,” Olsen says.
She also said that her and Paul Bettany, who plays Vision, are "really excited" and that WandaVision's story may only last a total of six hours and shooting is scheduled for this fall.