Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” what is the best coming-of-age movie ever made?
Siddhant Adlakha (@SidizenKane), Birth.Movies.Death.
While it may not fit the western paradigm of a traditional coming of age film (neither a high school setting nor teenage angst or confusion find themselves the focus), “Lion” holds the distinction of being a rare modern movie that gets to the root of key questions of dual identity, questions that will only become more prominent in the age of globalism. It’s the most extreme version of having your feet in two cultures; Saroo Brierley (Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel) finds himself...
This week’s question: In honor of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” what is the best coming-of-age movie ever made?
Siddhant Adlakha (@SidizenKane), Birth.Movies.Death.
While it may not fit the western paradigm of a traditional coming of age film (neither a high school setting nor teenage angst or confusion find themselves the focus), “Lion” holds the distinction of being a rare modern movie that gets to the root of key questions of dual identity, questions that will only become more prominent in the age of globalism. It’s the most extreme version of having your feet in two cultures; Saroo Brierley (Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel) finds himself...
- 11/6/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
There’s no magical spell to convince Melissa Joan Hart’s kids to watch Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
“I tried!” she tells Et. “They're so not into it. I think it's because it [stars] me. I'm like, 'But, guys, there's a talking cat!' They're into this show, The Thundermans, and they have a talking bunny. I'm like, 'Guys, if you like this show, you'll love Sabrina.' But then, I can't really watch it. I tried. It's, like, my childhood, but it's hard. I don't know. It's weird.”
Et caught up with the actress and her Sabrina co-stars backstage at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, where they reunited for the first time in nearly 15 years. While Hart can’t convince her three sons -- 11-year-old Mason, 9-year-old Braydon and 5-year-old Tucker-- to watch her now-classic series, some of her castmate’s kids are super into it.
“They have discovered it themselves!” Soleil Moon Frye, who played...
“I tried!” she tells Et. “They're so not into it. I think it's because it [stars] me. I'm like, 'But, guys, there's a talking cat!' They're into this show, The Thundermans, and they have a talking bunny. I'm like, 'Guys, if you like this show, you'll love Sabrina.' But then, I can't really watch it. I tried. It's, like, my childhood, but it's hard. I don't know. It's weird.”
Et caught up with the actress and her Sabrina co-stars backstage at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, where they reunited for the first time in nearly 15 years. While Hart can’t convince her three sons -- 11-year-old Mason, 9-year-old Braydon and 5-year-old Tucker-- to watch her now-classic series, some of her castmate’s kids are super into it.
“They have discovered it themselves!” Soleil Moon Frye, who played...
- 10/31/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
At the moment, it remains unknown whether there will be more Pirates of the Caribbean movies. However, the signs seem to suggest that there will be. In part, this is because of a post-credit scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which hinted that Davy Jones might have made a return of some kind to the setting. However, the producer Jerry Bruckheimer has outright stated that he would be willing to do another movie provided that the interest exists, which seems to be in line with Orlando Bloom’s statement that there is room for more movies
Please Don’t Make a Pirates of the Caribbean 6...
Please Don’t Make a Pirates of the Caribbean 6...
- 9/13/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
As is common practice for Hollywood’s summer blockbusters in this day and age, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales snuck in a post-credits scene to leave audiences on tenterhooks once the dust had settled from Jack Sparrow’s latest high-seas adventure.
The only problem here is, the actor featured in said scene, Bill Nighy, was completely unaware that his tentacled villain Davy Jones was utilized for a dialogue-free, CGI cameo, and only found out about his involvement through a taxi driver. Word comes by way of Empire, where Nighy recalled a rather candid chat about Captain Davy Jones, that after-credits scene, and the possibility of returning to Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean at some point in the future.
Minor spoilers for Dead Men Tell No Tales to follow:
I didn’t know anything about it until about a week ago. The cab driver said, ‘Are you doing the next one?...
The only problem here is, the actor featured in said scene, Bill Nighy, was completely unaware that his tentacled villain Davy Jones was utilized for a dialogue-free, CGI cameo, and only found out about his involvement through a taxi driver. Word comes by way of Empire, where Nighy recalled a rather candid chat about Captain Davy Jones, that after-credits scene, and the possibility of returning to Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean at some point in the future.
Minor spoilers for Dead Men Tell No Tales to follow:
I didn’t know anything about it until about a week ago. The cab driver said, ‘Are you doing the next one?...
- 8/22/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Nowadays, fans can pretty much look to any big screen blockbusters and point to more than a handful of effects that are obviously CG. It’s one of the big weaknesses in today’s age of filmmaking. Yes, computer generated imagery can make the previously impossible possible, but because of its widespread use, filmmakers have grown to rely on it far too much. The result: pretty much everyone assumes that many of the effects we see nowadays are achieved on a computer.
Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise that’s always been pretty reliant on CG. From the very first CG skeletons that made up Captain Barbossa’s crew, to the octopus-faced Davy Jones, it’s not a franchise that would have been possible in decades prior. However, that’s not to say that all the effects are achieved using digital magic. In fact, there’s one key moment in the most recent film,...
Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise that’s always been pretty reliant on CG. From the very first CG skeletons that made up Captain Barbossa’s crew, to the octopus-faced Davy Jones, it’s not a franchise that would have been possible in decades prior. However, that’s not to say that all the effects are achieved using digital magic. In fact, there’s one key moment in the most recent film,...
- 5/30/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Now we’ve reached the fifth outing of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, it seems even the scriptwriting team have stopped caring
Before we condemn him to eternal rest in Davy Jones’ locker, it should be noted that Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, eternal leading light of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga, is as devilishly flamboyant as ever in the new instalment, Salazar’s Revenge (Dead Men Tell No Tales in the Us). In part, this is surely down to the sheer joy Depp clearly continues to get from playing the role that brought him greater recognition, as well as his continuing determination to up his game whenever he slips on Sparrow’s skin. It may also be because it is impossible to become a caricature of oneself – this being the fifth Pirates movie in 14 years – when the character one is playing was a delightfully preposterous burlesque in the first place.
Before we condemn him to eternal rest in Davy Jones’ locker, it should be noted that Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, eternal leading light of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga, is as devilishly flamboyant as ever in the new instalment, Salazar’s Revenge (Dead Men Tell No Tales in the Us). In part, this is surely down to the sheer joy Depp clearly continues to get from playing the role that brought him greater recognition, as well as his continuing determination to up his game whenever he slips on Sparrow’s skin. It may also be because it is impossible to become a caricature of oneself – this being the fifth Pirates movie in 14 years – when the character one is playing was a delightfully preposterous burlesque in the first place.
- 5/30/2017
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 is the first really good sequel in the series. Here's our review...
What a strange franchise the Pirates films are. Once a surprise box office juggernaut back in 2003, subsequent sequels have turned it into a series of films known more for squandered potential than the soaring heights of its first outing. After a trilogy that became more unsatisfying as it went along, and a spin-off most people seem to have forgotten about, it’s back for another go with directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg at the helm.
The film is fighting against a tide of bad will generated by what came before it, as well as a film landscape far more saturated with visually spectacular, family-friendly adventure films than that of 2003, but somehow Salazar’s Revenge has risen to the challenge to become the best Pirates film since Black Pearl.
This film is oddly placed as a continuation,...
What a strange franchise the Pirates films are. Once a surprise box office juggernaut back in 2003, subsequent sequels have turned it into a series of films known more for squandered potential than the soaring heights of its first outing. After a trilogy that became more unsatisfying as it went along, and a spin-off most people seem to have forgotten about, it’s back for another go with directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg at the helm.
The film is fighting against a tide of bad will generated by what came before it, as well as a film landscape far more saturated with visually spectacular, family-friendly adventure films than that of 2003, but somehow Salazar’s Revenge has risen to the challenge to become the best Pirates film since Black Pearl.
This film is oddly placed as a continuation,...
- 5/21/2017
- Den of Geek
Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew of miscreants are set to once again plunder the box office. The fifth installment in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead men Tell No Tales, is ready to make port with a $90 million debut.
The franchise has always been a tough competitor at the box office with two of the films, 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest, and 2011’s On Stranger Tides, pulling in over $1 billion worldwide each. Dead Man’s Chest, had an opening weekend of $135 million, with the third film, 2007’s At World’s End, opening to $114 million.
Does the $90 million dollar estimate for Dead Men Tell No Tales spell doom for its chances to hit exceed a billion dollars? Though it may seem low in comparison to what the earlier blockbusters in the franchise raked in, it shouldn’t worry fans or the studio. Excluding the first film in the series,...
The franchise has always been a tough competitor at the box office with two of the films, 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest, and 2011’s On Stranger Tides, pulling in over $1 billion worldwide each. Dead Man’s Chest, had an opening weekend of $135 million, with the third film, 2007’s At World’s End, opening to $114 million.
Does the $90 million dollar estimate for Dead Men Tell No Tales spell doom for its chances to hit exceed a billion dollars? Though it may seem low in comparison to what the earlier blockbusters in the franchise raked in, it shouldn’t worry fans or the studio. Excluding the first film in the series,...
- 5/5/2017
- by Seth McDonald
- LRMonline.com
There’s a fine line between life and death – just ask Captain Jack Sparrow.
Johnny Depp’s swashbuckling protagonist learns this the hard way in the new and extended TV spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Sparrow may be the undisputed king of wriggling out of sticky situations – from the gnarly Kraken to Davy Jones’ Locker, our anti-hero has a habit of staring down death in the face and living to tell the tale – but Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning’s franchise revival resurrects a formidable new enemy for Jack Sparrow to confront: Captain Salazar, who features in the newly released promo below.
The dead will not rest until they get their revenge!
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales, in theaters May 26th. #PiratesLife pic.twitter.com/tvZR4KG3aA
— #PiratesLife (@DisneyPirates) April 30, 2017
Left to rot at the bottom of the sea,...
Johnny Depp’s swashbuckling protagonist learns this the hard way in the new and extended TV spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Sparrow may be the undisputed king of wriggling out of sticky situations – from the gnarly Kraken to Davy Jones’ Locker, our anti-hero has a habit of staring down death in the face and living to tell the tale – but Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning’s franchise revival resurrects a formidable new enemy for Jack Sparrow to confront: Captain Salazar, who features in the newly released promo below.
The dead will not rest until they get their revenge!
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales, in theaters May 26th. #PiratesLife pic.twitter.com/tvZR4KG3aA
— #PiratesLife (@DisneyPirates) April 30, 2017
Left to rot at the bottom of the sea,...
- 5/1/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The fifth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie, Dead Men Tell No Tales, sails into theaters in less than two months. Yesterday, though, Disney gave away what would seem to be one of the movie’s big narrative reveals, releasing a trailer that shows Orlando Bloom’s character, Will Turner, return to the franchise in the fishy flesh.
For those who don’t remember Will, he was the male love interest in the original Pirates trilogy, spending most of his time jumping desperately between whichever bits of scenery Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush hadn’t gleefully inhaled. When last we saw him, he was leaving his wife and family to miserably captain the Flying Dutchman, but now he’s back, and sporting some Davy Jones-esque head coral of his own. That being said, he seems pretty happy to be reunited with his son, Brenton Thwaites’ character Henry (whose own secret...
For those who don’t remember Will, he was the male love interest in the original Pirates trilogy, spending most of his time jumping desperately between whichever bits of scenery Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush hadn’t gleefully inhaled. When last we saw him, he was leaving his wife and family to miserably captain the Flying Dutchman, but now he’s back, and sporting some Davy Jones-esque head coral of his own. That being said, he seems pretty happy to be reunited with his son, Brenton Thwaites’ character Henry (whose own secret...
- 4/1/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Trailer: Watch Orlando Bloom Return to the Series
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is being touted as a return to form for the series, and one of the saga’s biggest names is back on the high seas. Orlando Bloom, absent from the fourth installment “On Stranger Tides,” returns as a notably waterlogged version of his character William Turner. Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem also strut their stuff in this brief spot.
Read More: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Plays Well at CinemaCon 2017
Bloom spoke with IGN in 2014 about whether he thought he would ever do another “Pirates” movie, and contextualized what appears to be his character’s arc in “Tales.”
“Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son,” he said. “I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean.
Read More: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Plays Well at CinemaCon 2017
Bloom spoke with IGN in 2014 about whether he thought he would ever do another “Pirates” movie, and contextualized what appears to be his character’s arc in “Tales.”
“Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son,” he said. “I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean.
- 4/1/2017
- by William Earl
- Indiewire
Will Turner is back in the latest promo for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Returning to the franchise since the third film, At World's End, Orlando Bloom reprises his role as Captain of the Flying Dutchman. The last time audiences saw Turner was when his heart was carved out and placed in the Dead Man's Chest, forcing him to take over Davy Jones' post as captain. The ship is only allowed to venture ashore once every ten years. Dead Men Tell No Tales…...
- 4/1/2017
- Deadline
Will Turner is back!
In Disney’s latest promo for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, we finally get a glimpse of Orlando Bloom, who is reprising his role as the brooding blacksmith, William Turner.
Watch: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Promises Way More Action and Fun
Bloom, 40, has been noticeably absent from the Pirates franchise since the third installment, At World’s End, when his heart was carved out and locked inside the Dead Man’s Chest. Now he’s the captain of the Flying Dutchman, and is only allowed to step on land once every 10 years.
“The dead have taken command of the sea,” we hear as the trailer begins. Maybe good old William hasn’t been doing his job as captain of the Dutchman?
After all, the captain’s purpose is to ferry souls lost at sea to the afterlife. As we learned...
In Disney’s latest promo for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, we finally get a glimpse of Orlando Bloom, who is reprising his role as the brooding blacksmith, William Turner.
Watch: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Promises Way More Action and Fun
Bloom, 40, has been noticeably absent from the Pirates franchise since the third installment, At World’s End, when his heart was carved out and locked inside the Dead Man’s Chest. Now he’s the captain of the Flying Dutchman, and is only allowed to step on land once every 10 years.
“The dead have taken command of the sea,” we hear as the trailer begins. Maybe good old William hasn’t been doing his job as captain of the Dutchman?
After all, the captain’s purpose is to ferry souls lost at sea to the afterlife. As we learned...
- 4/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has raked in billions of box-office booty, but according to her Love Actually director, Keira Knightley wasn’t always sold on the idea.
In an op-ed posted to Radio Times, Richard Curtis, the romantic comedy’s writer-director, reflected on where his stars were in their careers when the film debuted in 2003. “When we shot the film, I remember Keira Knightley saying that her next project was ‘some pirate thing — probably a disaster,’ ” he revealed.
Of course, that project turned out to be the wildly popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise that made her an international superstar.
In an op-ed posted to Radio Times, Richard Curtis, the romantic comedy’s writer-director, reflected on where his stars were in their careers when the film debuted in 2003. “When we shot the film, I remember Keira Knightley saying that her next project was ‘some pirate thing — probably a disaster,’ ” he revealed.
Of course, that project turned out to be the wildly popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise that made her an international superstar.
- 3/24/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Rob Leane Feb 24, 2017
Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jurassic World and more: it’s our rundown of the coolest Lego movie kits on the market...
There’s nothing quite like building an iconic film scene/location using colourful bricks and a little booklet of instructions. It brings the magic of the movies right into your front room, and it kills time very easily.
See related Fargo season 2 episode 10 review: Palindrome Fargo: how to make great TV from a great film
Lego has been lovingly recreating the films we love in miniature form for years, spanning Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World and much much more. Here are 37 of our favourites...
Nb: if you click on a few of the links in this article, it supports the site. Up to you!
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Let’s start with an absolute beauty: this Avengers-inspired S.H.I.E.L.
Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jurassic World and more: it’s our rundown of the coolest Lego movie kits on the market...
There’s nothing quite like building an iconic film scene/location using colourful bricks and a little booklet of instructions. It brings the magic of the movies right into your front room, and it kills time very easily.
See related Fargo season 2 episode 10 review: Palindrome Fargo: how to make great TV from a great film
Lego has been lovingly recreating the films we love in miniature form for years, spanning Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World and much much more. Here are 37 of our favourites...
Nb: if you click on a few of the links in this article, it supports the site. Up to you!
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Let’s start with an absolute beauty: this Avengers-inspired S.H.I.E.L.
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Following last week's new synopsis, USA Today has unveiled a brand new image from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, spotlighting Javier Bardem's menacing Captain Salazar aboard his decrepit ship. The publication reveals that the film will flash back to Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow as a teenager, which is where he will first encounter Salazar. Once the dreaded ghost pirate escapes the Devil's Triangle in the present day, Sparrow will be searching for the Trident of Poseidon, which has the power to cure all curses. Also mentioned is the return of Orlando Bloom's Will Turner, who will also be searching for the Trident in order to rid his father, "Bootstrap Bill" (Stellen Skarsgard) , of the curse of Davy Jones. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales arrives in theatres on May 26, 2017. Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic,...
- 1/9/2017
- ComicBookMovie.com
Down in the briny deep you can find Hey Kids, Comics! this week. Like so many Captain Ahabs, your hosts go searching the Seven Seas for comic book characters on a first name basis with Davy Jones.
Get ready to get wet as Hkc! goes udnersea for an entire issue!
This week your hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston dive deep into aquatic, marine, and amphibious characters in comic books. From the assorted Princes of Atlantis (and their respective Atlanti) to the heroes and villains who's domain encompasses three-quarters of the world!
Jump in head first and enjoy this swimmingly good episode that won't leave you feeling like a fish out of water!
Cole Houstonandrew Farmerhey Kids, Comics!Hkc!Jedicolejedicole Universecomic BOOKSComicsAQUAMANNAMORSUBMARINERUNDERSEAUNDER The Seaoceanicaquaticatlantisdc Comicsmarvel Comicsfathomelementalswet...
Get ready to get wet as Hkc! goes udnersea for an entire issue!
This week your hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston dive deep into aquatic, marine, and amphibious characters in comic books. From the assorted Princes of Atlantis (and their respective Atlanti) to the heroes and villains who's domain encompasses three-quarters of the world!
Jump in head first and enjoy this swimmingly good episode that won't leave you feeling like a fish out of water!
Cole Houstonandrew Farmerhey Kids, Comics!Hkc!Jedicolejedicole Universecomic BOOKSComicsAQUAMANNAMORSUBMARINERUNDERSEAUNDER The Seaoceanicaquaticatlantisdc Comicsmarvel Comicsfathomelementalswet...
- 12/16/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Cole Houston)
- Cinelinx
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Raisin’ Cain: The History of Cain’s Ballroom
Logline: “Raisin’ Cain” will be a cinematic journey told through the music and artists that have made this Tulsa music venue legendary. It will celebrate its 92 years, exploring the ties between Cain’s, the Tulsa Sound, and a myriad of musical genres.
Elevator Pitch:
We hope to preserve the storied history of the legendary Honky-Tonk, Cain’s Ballroom. “The Home of Bob Wills” has hosted 3 generations of Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson to the Sex Pistols, The Police, U2 and many others. The film will tell...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Raisin’ Cain: The History of Cain’s Ballroom
Logline: “Raisin’ Cain” will be a cinematic journey told through the music and artists that have made this Tulsa music venue legendary. It will celebrate its 92 years, exploring the ties between Cain’s, the Tulsa Sound, and a myriad of musical genres.
Elevator Pitch:
We hope to preserve the storied history of the legendary Honky-Tonk, Cain’s Ballroom. “The Home of Bob Wills” has hosted 3 generations of Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson to the Sex Pistols, The Police, U2 and many others. The film will tell...
- 11/2/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
During the same day as my descent into Vr Madness, I also played a few other games featured on the floor. Two of which would become Nominees for Best of E3! In fact, Vr titles wouldn't be my only appointments of the day. Instead, I had dates with the Playstation Motor Speedway of Gt Sport, Indie company U&I Entertainment, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom, and the treacherous waters in Sea of Thieves!
Gt Sport
At E3 2016, Sony created a scheduling app to streamline the process of reserving demo experiences. Using this app I was able to secure not only Vr experiences, but also games like Gt Sport. So once my schedule was set, Eric and I departed for the busy halls of Wednesday’s E3 2016. When we arrived, I gave Eric my bag and took my place among the entries, waiting for our race to begin. When our names were called,...
Gt Sport
At E3 2016, Sony created a scheduling app to streamline the process of reserving demo experiences. Using this app I was able to secure not only Vr experiences, but also games like Gt Sport. So once my schedule was set, Eric and I departed for the busy halls of Wednesday’s E3 2016. When we arrived, I gave Eric my bag and took my place among the entries, waiting for our race to begin. When our names were called,...
- 6/22/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
Not long after its release in the summer of 2008, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull usurped Temple of Doom as the most fan-loathed entry in the long-running Spielberg-Lucas adventure franchise, thanks in part to a host of corny/unbelievable moments. Most infamously: the scene where Indiana survives a nuclear blast by hiding out in a lead-lined refrigerator. So notorious was the gag that it spawned the oft-cited "jump the shark" variation "nuke the fridge," used to denote the moment that marks the creative decline of a popular film franchise or TV series. So whose idea was "nuke the fridge," anyway? And while we're at it, who should we blame for the rest of Crystal Skull's most controversial elements? Below, I've provided a full accounting of five of them, followed by an indictment of the guilty party(ies). (Note: HitFix was unable to verify the authenticity...
- 3/23/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Happy Leap Day - and Leap Year, too, of course. And if you're one of the few who happen to be born on this day, happy birthday - finally! Leap Day is literally the rarest of dates on which anything can happen, but it's not without its merits and its not without its share of historical happenings. It's just that it gets a lot fewer of them, as a result of a cruel quirk of the Gregorian calendar. In case you've written this day off as just an extra 24 hours tacked randomly onto the shortest month, well here's a list...
- 2/29/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
The Star Trek franchise will be 50 years old this September. It’s one of the most popular and enduring of all TV and film franchises, still going strong nearly 50 years after its debut in 1966. A third film of the rebooted series is in the works. Cinelinx looks at the ever-popular sci-fi property as it warps into its 50th year.
Star Trek, a show that didn’t do very well in the ratings when it first debuted, has become a multi-media monster. It has gone from television to cartoons, novels, comic books, video games and films. Many of the character names have become an iconic part of pop-culture. The real-life space shuttle Enterprise was named in honor of the space vessel from Star Trek. The whole concept of the sci-fi convention was begun by the fan-created ‘Trek’ conventions of the early seventies. Few franchises can claim to have had the impact...
Star Trek, a show that didn’t do very well in the ratings when it first debuted, has become a multi-media monster. It has gone from television to cartoons, novels, comic books, video games and films. Many of the character names have become an iconic part of pop-culture. The real-life space shuttle Enterprise was named in honor of the space vessel from Star Trek. The whole concept of the sci-fi convention was begun by the fan-created ‘Trek’ conventions of the early seventies. Few franchises can claim to have had the impact...
- 1/10/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
We Can Never Go Home #5
Written by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon
Art by Josh Hood and Brian Level
Colors by Tyler Boss
Letters by David C. Hopkins
Published by Black Mask
The first arc of We Can Never Go Home ends in gruesome violence, explosions, and our runaway protagonists, Duncan and Madison, making a lot of stupid, some foolhardy, and a few clever choices in their neverending quest to find freedom. Most of the issue takes place in the compound of Mr. Carroll, who is collecting teenage superhumans like some kind of twisted Professor X with a creepy beard. The tests that makes Madison go through are designed to disrupt her friendship with Duncan, which was already pushed to the breaking point in the previous issue when he was about to have sex with the shapeshifter Casey, who he thought was Maddie. Writers Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon follow...
Written by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon
Art by Josh Hood and Brian Level
Colors by Tyler Boss
Letters by David C. Hopkins
Published by Black Mask
The first arc of We Can Never Go Home ends in gruesome violence, explosions, and our runaway protagonists, Duncan and Madison, making a lot of stupid, some foolhardy, and a few clever choices in their neverending quest to find freedom. Most of the issue takes place in the compound of Mr. Carroll, who is collecting teenage superhumans like some kind of twisted Professor X with a creepy beard. The tests that makes Madison go through are designed to disrupt her friendship with Duncan, which was already pushed to the breaking point in the previous issue when he was about to have sex with the shapeshifter Casey, who he thought was Maddie. Writers Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon follow...
- 12/1/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
The D23 Expo had their Marvel and Star Wars panels yesterday, giving those at the conference a chance to catch a sneak peek at some of the biggest properties coming later this year and beyond. Among them: a new director to the Star Wars, a new cast member for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, a run-time for The Force Awakens, and a preview at upcoming Pixar movies.
Star Wars
After J.J. Abrams directs The Force Awakens and Looper director Rian Johnson helms Episode VII, Colin Trevorrow, who most recently directed the massive hit Jurassic World, will go behind the camera for Star Wars: Episode IX. Trevorrow is set to direct Book of Henry next as well as help write the sequel to Jurassic World with Episode IX coming out in 2019. It isn’t the most inspired choice, even though Trevorrow just made nearly a billion dollars with Jurassic World,...
Star Wars
After J.J. Abrams directs The Force Awakens and Looper director Rian Johnson helms Episode VII, Colin Trevorrow, who most recently directed the massive hit Jurassic World, will go behind the camera for Star Wars: Episode IX. Trevorrow is set to direct Book of Henry next as well as help write the sequel to Jurassic World with Episode IX coming out in 2019. It isn’t the most inspired choice, even though Trevorrow just made nearly a billion dollars with Jurassic World,...
- 8/16/2015
- by Zach Dennis
- SoundOnSight
With Disney returning to its billion-dollar franchise for another dip into the Pirates Of The Caribbean, rumours – spurred by the actor himself – surfaced last year that Orlando Bloom would return as Will Turner in Dead Men Tell No Tales. Now, as confirmed by Disney boss Alan Horn at D23 on Saturday, he will indeed be back. Quite what he’ll be up to (or down to, given that he replaced Davy Jones as Captain of the Flying Dutchman in At World’s End) has yet to be revealed, but it points to the Pirates crew looking to stoke a little nostalgia for Dead Men Tell No Tales, the fifth outing for the franchise.Filming recently wrapped in Australia with Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning directing and Johnny Depp back once again as Captain Jack Sparrow. New this time? Javier Bardem as the ghostly Captain Salazar, Brenton Thwaites as the heroic Henry,...
- 8/15/2015
- EmpireOnline
Commander Shepard (left) recruits Kasumi (right), the master thief, into his suicide squad.
Video games are, at their most basic level, a series of ones and zeroes. Binary code combines like atoms to make up the molecules of a code like C++, and in turn, that code dictates what we see on the screen, what we hear through our speakers, and what is happening in our game. The best video games don’t remind you of this fact, just like the best movies don’t draw attention to the CGI effects, just like Hulk Hogan never turned to the crowd and said, “By the way, I’m not really hitting him”. It’s all part of the illusion. It’s about making the experience feel organic, even when it’s not. The finale of Mass Effect 2 rests on just such an illusion; the illusion of choice.
Choice in video gaming...
Video games are, at their most basic level, a series of ones and zeroes. Binary code combines like atoms to make up the molecules of a code like C++, and in turn, that code dictates what we see on the screen, what we hear through our speakers, and what is happening in our game. The best video games don’t remind you of this fact, just like the best movies don’t draw attention to the CGI effects, just like Hulk Hogan never turned to the crowd and said, “By the way, I’m not really hitting him”. It’s all part of the illusion. It’s about making the experience feel organic, even when it’s not. The finale of Mass Effect 2 rests on just such an illusion; the illusion of choice.
Choice in video gaming...
- 6/9/2015
- by John Cal McCormick
- SoundOnSight
Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic have been creating amazing characters for four decades now, and the latest issue of Wired Magazine takes a closer look at their amazing legacy. Lots of interesting quotes from those who have worked with Ilm can be found by clicking the link below, but Cary Phillips, Research and Development Supervisor for Ilm, talks here about the biggest challenges they've taken on. "There were three times in my 20 years here that I’ve almost soiled myself looking at a challenge we were going to take on. The first was the concept art for Star Wars: Episode I. The second time was Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The third time I almost soiled myself was seeing the concept art for the film we’re working on now, Warcraft; it’s the most amazing work we’ve done in the 20 years I’ve been here.
- 5/19/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Namco
Yoshimitsu’s like the Wes Borland of gaming – as when Limp Bizkit’s costume-swapping guitarist is coming up with millions of ways to look like some axe-wielding hellspawn with a penchant for tapped notes, so to is Yoshi appearing in increasingly crazy garb through every subsequent Tekken sequel.
First it was Tekken 4’s buglike appearance that made him look like something you’d tackle in Dark Souls, then T5 was straight-up Predator in its dreadlock-topped aesthetic, before 6 went for the whole ‘undead samurai’ thing.
Namco
Now with 7 Namco must be looking to max out the crazy scales whilst ticking the box for “Random next gen add-on”, as the Yoshimitsu of 2015 essentially looks like a crazy Platinum Games-spin on Pirates of the Caribbean’s Davy Jones – which is to say he’s essentially part-squid – complete with many flailing tentacles.
As for the game itself, in the above footage there are...
Yoshimitsu’s like the Wes Borland of gaming – as when Limp Bizkit’s costume-swapping guitarist is coming up with millions of ways to look like some axe-wielding hellspawn with a penchant for tapped notes, so to is Yoshi appearing in increasingly crazy garb through every subsequent Tekken sequel.
First it was Tekken 4’s buglike appearance that made him look like something you’d tackle in Dark Souls, then T5 was straight-up Predator in its dreadlock-topped aesthetic, before 6 went for the whole ‘undead samurai’ thing.
Namco
Now with 7 Namco must be looking to max out the crazy scales whilst ticking the box for “Random next gen add-on”, as the Yoshimitsu of 2015 essentially looks like a crazy Platinum Games-spin on Pirates of the Caribbean’s Davy Jones – which is to say he’s essentially part-squid – complete with many flailing tentacles.
As for the game itself, in the above footage there are...
- 5/8/2015
- by Scott Tailford
- Obsessed with Film
Splatoon
Developed by Nintendo Ead Group No. 2
Published by Nintendo
Available on Wii U
The shooter genre has placed the player in a variety of different combat scenarios over the years, with settings ranging from military to space military, so when something different appears, it tends to get noticed, especially when the game is produced by a developer not exactly known for its running-and-gunning. But that’s exactly what Nintendo’s new ink-covered online multiplayer IP Splatoon is all about, albeit with a twist.
Taking control of male or female Inklings (part human, part squid), the goal of this third-person splatter fest is not to blow your opponents to Davy Jones’ Locker, but instead cover as much of the various playable arenas in your ink color as possible. In the game’s basic mode, Turf War, racking up kills is still possible (with your foe’s watery death gurgle as...
Developed by Nintendo Ead Group No. 2
Published by Nintendo
Available on Wii U
The shooter genre has placed the player in a variety of different combat scenarios over the years, with settings ranging from military to space military, so when something different appears, it tends to get noticed, especially when the game is produced by a developer not exactly known for its running-and-gunning. But that’s exactly what Nintendo’s new ink-covered online multiplayer IP Splatoon is all about, albeit with a twist.
Taking control of male or female Inklings (part human, part squid), the goal of this third-person splatter fest is not to blow your opponents to Davy Jones’ Locker, but instead cover as much of the various playable arenas in your ink color as possible. In the game’s basic mode, Turf War, racking up kills is still possible (with your foe’s watery death gurgle as...
- 4/29/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
It may not at first make sense that two such fundamentally different acting styles as Bill Nighy’s and Carey Mulligan’s should co-exist in — and mutually enhance — one play. And yet here they are in David Hare’s Skylight, a monkey and a moonbeam, somehow bringing the same story to thrilling life. Nighy, as will be obvious to anyone who saw him in Love Actually or as Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, is the monkey, or perhaps better to call him a Catherine wheel of tics and poses and stutters and quirks. “Mannered” is not a strong enough word to describe the way he creates the illusion of character from a million incessant, if apparently spontaneous, affectations. (At several points, he struts across the stage sideways, his long legs pointing into the wings while his face stares down the audience.) Meanwhile, as she did in...
- 4/3/2015
- by Jesse Green
- Vulture
40. Empire Records
Directed by: Allan Moyle
Ah, the coming-of-age story. There was no sub-genre more hijacked for a quick buck in the 1990′s. In between the good ones (“Dazed and Confused,” “Boyz in the Hood”), the cheesy ones (“She’s All That,” “She Drives Me Crazy”), and the under-appreciated ones (“The Man in the Moon,” “Angus”), there were the middling ones that, if anything, boasted a cast that would go on to bigger, better things. Enter “Empire Records,” which is not only a coming-of-age story, but one that takes place at a record store, no less. Talk about the double dip. The entire film takes place over the course of one day, focusing on the employees, played by Anthony Lapaglia, Ethan Embry, Renee Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, and Liv Tyler. The independent record store is in Delaware – the hot spot of American music – and sees Joe (Lapaglia) allowing night manager Lucas...
Directed by: Allan Moyle
Ah, the coming-of-age story. There was no sub-genre more hijacked for a quick buck in the 1990′s. In between the good ones (“Dazed and Confused,” “Boyz in the Hood”), the cheesy ones (“She’s All That,” “She Drives Me Crazy”), and the under-appreciated ones (“The Man in the Moon,” “Angus”), there were the middling ones that, if anything, boasted a cast that would go on to bigger, better things. Enter “Empire Records,” which is not only a coming-of-age story, but one that takes place at a record store, no less. Talk about the double dip. The entire film takes place over the course of one day, focusing on the employees, played by Anthony Lapaglia, Ethan Embry, Renee Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, and Liv Tyler. The independent record store is in Delaware – the hot spot of American music – and sees Joe (Lapaglia) allowing night manager Lucas...
- 1/31/2015
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
The Water Diviner and The Babadook share top film honours and ABC’s The Code is the biggest TV winner. All the red carpet glitz, gossip and gongs from Sydney
Water Diviner and Babadook tie, but at least they’re AussieAactas red carpet: the stars arrive – in pictures
8.58pm Aest
The big winners? The Water Diviner and The Babadook for film, and The Code for its multiple awards in the telly categories.
Plenty more to celebrate and debate in the coming days. We’ll be back on Friday with the best quotes and pictures. Not to mention our weekly film column that sees Luke Buckmaster re-watching the cult classics of Australian cinema, week in week out, for your reading/viewing pleasure.
8.39pm Aest
And, breathe, we’re almost there. Cate and Debs are back on stage to lead into the final and biggest gong of the night: the award for...
Water Diviner and Babadook tie, but at least they’re AussieAactas red carpet: the stars arrive – in pictures
8.58pm Aest
The big winners? The Water Diviner and The Babadook for film, and The Code for its multiple awards in the telly categories.
Plenty more to celebrate and debate in the coming days. We’ll be back on Friday with the best quotes and pictures. Not to mention our weekly film column that sees Luke Buckmaster re-watching the cult classics of Australian cinema, week in week out, for your reading/viewing pleasure.
8.39pm Aest
And, breathe, we’re almost there. Cate and Debs are back on stage to lead into the final and biggest gong of the night: the award for...
- 1/29/2015
- by Nancy Groves and Alexandra Spring in Sydney
- The Guardian - Film News
Kaya Scodelairo ("The Maze Runner") is reportedly in early talks to take on the female lead role in the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" at Disney Pictures.
Scodelairo was mentioned last month as one of five finalists for the role alongside Lucy Boynton, Alexandra Dowling, Jenna Thiam and Gabriella Wilde. Should she sign, she is expected to play the main love interest for Brenton Thwaites' character. Thwaites plays a British soldier who teams up with Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).
Hints came last month that Orlando Bloom may return as Will Turner, who took on the mantle of Davy Jones at the end of the third film. They also suggested Thwaites may play the son of Bloom and Knightley's characters.
Thwaites seemed to confirm the reports in an interview with The Mirror last week saying the film "is about a young man who wants to reconnect with his father,...
Scodelairo was mentioned last month as one of five finalists for the role alongside Lucy Boynton, Alexandra Dowling, Jenna Thiam and Gabriella Wilde. Should she sign, she is expected to play the main love interest for Brenton Thwaites' character. Thwaites plays a British soldier who teams up with Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).
Hints came last month that Orlando Bloom may return as Will Turner, who took on the mantle of Davy Jones at the end of the third film. They also suggested Thwaites may play the son of Bloom and Knightley's characters.
Thwaites seemed to confirm the reports in an interview with The Mirror last week saying the film "is about a young man who wants to reconnect with his father,...
- 1/22/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: This Davy Jones Sleeve […]
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- 1/8/2015
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Orlando Bloom has confirmed that he is in talks to return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He also teased the movie's plot, saying Pirates 5 may act as a soft reboot.
While promoting The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Bloom mentioned that he hasn't signed the contact for his return yet, but is very excited about the film's plot.
"I’m not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks," he said. "Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son... I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I’m rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won’t look anything like me. [Gestures to face] Get all gnarly."
Johnny Depp will reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow,...
While promoting The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Bloom mentioned that he hasn't signed the contact for his return yet, but is very excited about the film's plot.
"I’m not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks," he said. "Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son... I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I’m rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won’t look anything like me. [Gestures to face] Get all gnarly."
Johnny Depp will reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow,...
- 12/17/2014
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
Orlando Bloom has revealed that he has held talks about returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
The actor starred in the first three instalments of the series, but did not appear in fourth film On Stranger Tides in 2011.
He has previously spoken about being open to reprising the role of Will Turner, but he has now revealed details about how the character could reappear.
Bloom told IGN: "I'm not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet but there are talks.
"Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son.
"I'm of course Davey Jones now, so I'm down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I'm rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won't look anything like me. Get all gnarly."
Johnny Depp will return as Captain Jack...
The actor starred in the first three instalments of the series, but did not appear in fourth film On Stranger Tides in 2011.
He has previously spoken about being open to reprising the role of Will Turner, but he has now revealed details about how the character could reappear.
Bloom told IGN: "I'm not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet but there are talks.
"Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son.
"I'm of course Davey Jones now, so I'm down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I'm rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won't look anything like me. Get all gnarly."
Johnny Depp will return as Captain Jack...
- 12/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Disney will be done with the casting process for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" by Christmas. But there's still one bit of casting still unknown, and that's where Orlando Bloom will return to play Will Turner. In a new interview with IGN, Bloom confirmed that there are discussions going on and that the fifth installment may be a reboot. "I'm not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks," he said. "Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son." Bloom continued: "I'm of course Davey Jones now, so I'm down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I'm rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won't look anything like me. [Gestures to face] Get all gnarly."...
- 12/17/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Last we saw of the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, it was streamlining itself after the unwieldy original trilogy and heading into standalone waters for 2011's On Stranger Tides. Only Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow and Geoffrey Rush's Barbossa remained from the earlier instalments, making Ost a reboot of sorts. But that may change for the developing fifth movie, Dead Men Tell No Tales. Orlando Bloom has revealed that there are discussions underway about him returning to the series."I'm not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet," Bloom told IGN while on the publicity trail for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, "but there are talks. Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son."[Spoilers for Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End follow.]"I’m, of course, Davy Jones now," he continues, "so I’m down at the bottom of the ocean. It...
- 12/17/2014
- EmpireOnline
Orlando Bloom may be rejoining Johnny Depp for the next Pirates Of The Caribbean film - which may just be a reboot...
This story contains a spoiler from the third Pirates Of The Caribbean film.
After the criticism aimed at the second and third Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, the fourth - Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - was supposed to be a reboot of sorts. The director changed, it was set to be more of a standalone movie, and it turned out to have a sporting claim on being the worst of the lot.
Even the most vehement defender of the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequels tends to admit that none of the follow-ups have come close to matching the first film. And so perhaps it's unsurprising that Disney is looking to re-energise things again for the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean 5.
Orlando Bloom has been chatting to IGN,...
This story contains a spoiler from the third Pirates Of The Caribbean film.
After the criticism aimed at the second and third Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, the fourth - Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - was supposed to be a reboot of sorts. The director changed, it was set to be more of a standalone movie, and it turned out to have a sporting claim on being the worst of the lot.
Even the most vehement defender of the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequels tends to admit that none of the follow-ups have come close to matching the first film. And so perhaps it's unsurprising that Disney is looking to re-energise things again for the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean 5.
Orlando Bloom has been chatting to IGN,...
- 12/17/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The fifth Pirates of the Carribbean film in Disney’s cash-cow franchise could be a reboot. The news comes from an interview IGN did with Orlando Bloom. Earlier this year the actor revealed that he has been in talks with the studio to reprise his role as Will Turner. There’s no official word on if that’s actually the case or not, but when asked about Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales he said:
“I’m not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks. Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son… I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I’m rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won’t look anything like me.
“I’m not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks. Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son… I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I’m rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won’t look anything like me.
- 12/17/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Not long ago came word that young Australian actor Brenton Thwaites had joined the cast of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," the fifth film in the series at Disney Pictures.
Thwaites was essentially taking on the young hunky male role in the film which Orlando Bloom's Will Turner character served as in the first three movies. Speaking with IGN this week, Bloom suggested the new film is not just a sequel but a minor reboot/refresh.
He also seemed to indicate he may be involved in some way, and that the film could tie back to the coda of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" where it was shown he and Keira Knightley's Elizabeth had a son - could that kid have grown up and is now Thwaites' character? Here's what Bloom says:
"I'm not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks.
Thwaites was essentially taking on the young hunky male role in the film which Orlando Bloom's Will Turner character served as in the first three movies. Speaking with IGN this week, Bloom suggested the new film is not just a sequel but a minor reboot/refresh.
He also seemed to indicate he may be involved in some way, and that the film could tie back to the coda of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" where it was shown he and Keira Knightley's Elizabeth had a son - could that kid have grown up and is now Thwaites' character? Here's what Bloom says:
"I'm not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks.
- 12/16/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Johnny Depp ramps up the camp with the return of barking sea dog Captain Jack Sparrow in the second of Disney's swashbuckling spectacles. Sparrow's taken flight from his half-man/half squid nemesis Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and old sparring partners Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are along for the ride. After updating us on what the various rogues and lubbers are up to, it's full sail with some stunning CGI setpieces, including a genuinely terrifying vision of a barnacled Flying Dutchman lurching from the depths.
- 10/14/2014
- Sky Movies
Some casting news you can use... First, Djimon Hounsou has joined the cast of Warner Bros' David Yates-directed Tarzan movie, which stars Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie. Hounsou will play a Chief Mbonga in the film - the wise old patriarch, as he's described by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, who used the superstitious fears of his people to his own ends, with the help of a witch-doctor. Second, Joseph David Jones has been cast in a recurring role in in Amazon’s drama pilot "Hysteria," from Shaun Cassidy, Alcon and Universal TV. He joins James McDaniel and star Mena Suvari in potential series that follows an exceptionally bright...
- 6/5/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
It seems like we've been hearing for ages about how Michael Bay's fourth entry in the phenomenally popular "Transformers" franchise, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," would be even more insane and epic than previous installments in the series, but we never quite saw that in the early trailers and TV spots.
Sure, we saw Mark Wahlberg, who adds his own kind of oversized magnitude to any project, but the visuals weren't on the scale that we've come to depend on from a franchise where, at some point during the second movie, a giant Transformer, made up of other, slightly smaller Transformers, ate one of the great pyramids of Egypt. So, it is with great relief, that we can safely report that the new trailer for "Transformers: Age of Extinction" brings it. Big time.
While the plot specifics remain fuzzy, we do get a few more of them: Stanley Tucci plays...
Sure, we saw Mark Wahlberg, who adds his own kind of oversized magnitude to any project, but the visuals weren't on the scale that we've come to depend on from a franchise where, at some point during the second movie, a giant Transformer, made up of other, slightly smaller Transformers, ate one of the great pyramids of Egypt. So, it is with great relief, that we can safely report that the new trailer for "Transformers: Age of Extinction" brings it. Big time.
While the plot specifics remain fuzzy, we do get a few more of them: Stanley Tucci plays...
- 5/15/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
It seems like we've been hearing for ages about how Michael Bay's fourth entry in the phenomenally popular "Transformers" franchise, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," would be even more insane and epic than previous installments in the series, but we never quite saw that in the early trailers and TV spots.
Sure, we saw Mark Wahlberg, who adds his own kind of oversized magnitude to any project, but the visuals weren't on the scale that we've come to depend on from a franchise where, at some point during the second movie, a giant Transformer, made up of other, slightly smaller Transformers, ate one of the great pyramids of Egypt. So, it is with great relief, that we can safely report that the new trailer for "Transformers: Age of Extinction" brings it. Big time.
While the plot specifics remain fuzzy, we do get a few more of them: Stanley Tucci plays...
Sure, we saw Mark Wahlberg, who adds his own kind of oversized magnitude to any project, but the visuals weren't on the scale that we've come to depend on from a franchise where, at some point during the second movie, a giant Transformer, made up of other, slightly smaller Transformers, ate one of the great pyramids of Egypt. So, it is with great relief, that we can safely report that the new trailer for "Transformers: Age of Extinction" brings it. Big time.
While the plot specifics remain fuzzy, we do get a few more of them: Stanley Tucci plays...
- 5/15/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
It's Davy Jones's Hurt Locker as director Kathryn Bigelow enlists Russian navy captains Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson to avert nuclear disaster when the reactor in a brand new submarine goes into meltdown. Personal differences add to the atomic tension as everyone battles to keep their cool. An epic exercise in suspense, based on a real incident from the Cold War.
- 4/22/2014
- Sky Movies
Former teen idol and The Partridge Family star David Cassidy was arrested for DUI on Friday night in Los Angeles, Et has confirmed, marking the third time since 2010 that he has been arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Pics: Busted! Most Memorable Mugshots
The 63-year-old singer was pulled over by the 405 freeway by police after reportedly making an illegal turn onto a surface street. An officer reportedly smelled alcohol and performed a field sobriety test, which Cassidy failed, reportedly with a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit. He was arrested at 9:40 p.m. and later released on $15,000 bail, according to the police booking document obtained by Et.
Update: The star's manager and publicist, Jo-Ann Geffen, tells Et, "David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety. He was in Los Angeles to attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television, respondents in a lawsuit...
Pics: Busted! Most Memorable Mugshots
The 63-year-old singer was pulled over by the 405 freeway by police after reportedly making an illegal turn onto a surface street. An officer reportedly smelled alcohol and performed a field sobriety test, which Cassidy failed, reportedly with a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit. He was arrested at 9:40 p.m. and later released on $15,000 bail, according to the police booking document obtained by Et.
Update: The star's manager and publicist, Jo-Ann Geffen, tells Et, "David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety. He was in Los Angeles to attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television, respondents in a lawsuit...
- 1/11/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Geekly is a weekly column that examines contemporary pop culture through a geek lens and simultaneously examines contemporary geek culture through a pop lens. So many lenses! Click here for past columns.
Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...
Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...
- 12/26/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Bill Nighy is a chameleon. He’s an actor who can go large and then, as we see in his new film, About Time, craft an effortlessly grounded performance when needed. When Nighy discusses the idea of a performance without thinking about “acting,” it makes for an interesting contrast to his work as Davy Jones. The Pirates of the Caribbean villain is a job that consistently reminds you you’re acting with the tech involved. Wearing those dots on your face and that mo-cap suit probably can’t make your job any easier, and yet Nighy still managed to bring gravitas to Jones and that series as a whole. There is no transformation in About Time, which, to some actors, is an even loftier challenge. But it’s a task Nighy seems up for any day of the week, especially if it’s Richard Curtis behind the camera. Speaking with Nighy, his...
- 11/2/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The story of whether or not David Bowie would tour in support of his latest LP, "The Next Day," has been a twisted one.
A new report in the Mirror (consider this your grain of salt) suggests that Bowie has been presented with a "multimillion pound offer" to play East London's Olympic Park. The British tabloid says the first offer came in from Live Nation, and that an Aeg proposal for a Hyde Park Bowie gig is also expected.
The Huffington Post has reached out to Live Nation and did not immediately receive comment. Between "The Next Day" and the ensuing music videos Bowie's latest projects have essentially been state secrets before their official announcements and/or releases, so it's not extremely likely that any advance news on concerts and/or a tour would be leaked out.
It was first generally accepted (and messaged) that the legendary rocker would not hit the road.
A new report in the Mirror (consider this your grain of salt) suggests that Bowie has been presented with a "multimillion pound offer" to play East London's Olympic Park. The British tabloid says the first offer came in from Live Nation, and that an Aeg proposal for a Hyde Park Bowie gig is also expected.
The Huffington Post has reached out to Live Nation and did not immediately receive comment. Between "The Next Day" and the ensuing music videos Bowie's latest projects have essentially been state secrets before their official announcements and/or releases, so it's not extremely likely that any advance news on concerts and/or a tour would be leaked out.
It was first generally accepted (and messaged) that the legendary rocker would not hit the road.
- 9/3/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
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