mrbellamy 6,373 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 16/04/2024 at 11:52 AM, Edmilson said: Disney now owns: Star Wars; Indiana Jones; Marvel; Avatar; Half of Titanic; Alien; The Predator; Die Hard; Family Guy; The Simpsons; Futurama; The X-Files; Home Alone; The Beatles; Your soul (coming soon...) Disney doesn't own The Beatles until they get the Anthology and the 60s movies up on Disney+ Granted Disney did buy ABC around the time they originally broadcast the Anthology documentary so maybe that already counts. I hate everything. On 19/04/2024 at 6:53 AM, Tallguy said: To me the last Big Star that we've had (and yes, I know I'm picking guys) was Matt Damon. We don't have many (any?) traditional Leading Men anymore. Henry Cavil might be getting there. But he's kind of a weird case. None of the Chrises (Pratt, Pine, Evans) seem to be able to open a movie. Kind of funny looking back that 1997 crystallized three major male movie stars with Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic), and Will Smith (Men in Black; I know ID4 had already happened in 1996). DiCaprio is kind of the only one who still checks every box today and even he couldn't make Killers of the Flower Moon a blockbuster. Which wasn't entirely out of the question after The Revenant and his previous Scorsese collabs. Since then you do kind of have to put asterisks by most who have emerged as leading man material. They always fall short in some area, but of course we do have guys like Ryan Gosling and Joaquin Phoenix who can carry films. But they need a lot of extra help to make unqualified hits, whereas nobody but Leo could have gotten The Wolf of Wall Street and especially The Revenant into the hundreds of millions, $533 million is still insane for that movie. Dwayne Johnson has done a good job branding himself and he did have consistency on his side but Black Adam was embarrassing and nobody thinks he's a great actor. Right now if anybody can keep it up I guess it'll be Timothee Chalamet. I'm still not really getting the sense that Glen Powell is lighting hearts on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,587 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 18 hours ago, mrbellamy said: Right now if anybody can keep it up I guess it'll be Timothee Chalamet. Agreed. 18 hours ago, mrbellamy said: I'm still not really getting the sense that Glen Powell is lighting hearts on fire. I just feel like someone "important" wants him to. We watched The Breakfast Club last night. It was remarkable to think that every one of those five kids seemed to be on the cusp of superstardom and none of them really made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,610 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 19/04/2024 at 10:37 PM, Schilkeman said: Look at me. I’m the star now. <br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,610 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Ishana Night Shyamalan’s Directorial Debut 'The Watchers' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 3,031 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Documentary about Jim Henson, directed by Ron Howard. Music by David Fleming. Releases on May 31. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,707 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter” is being pushed back from its August release, moving to Dec. 13, 2024. It will screen in IMAX and premium large formats. The film takes over “Karate Kid‘s” original release date, which has been changed to May 30, 2025. It will now bow in theaters after the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai” debuts on Netflix. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kraven-the-hunter-december-release-sony-1235984210/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,707 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Trailer for the new Disneynature wildlife documentary: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 922 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 That actually addresses one of the biggest complaints about the previous film in that they've made the animals far more expressive. There's some interesting things from that and the press release: Mufasa is indeed an orphan, and not Scar's brother. His parents are Afia and Masego. Scar, whose name is Taka in a tip of the hat to 'A Tale Of Two Brothers', is actually a Prince. Taka's parents are named Obasi and Eshe. Rafiki, Timon and Pumbaa are telling this story to Kiara (played by Blue Ivy Carter) Lin-Manuel Miranda is writing the songs, Mark Mancina is co-producing them with him, and Lebo M is also contributing. Beyonce is also contributing. Which means that, with previous announcements of Zimmer, Pharell Williams and Nicholas Britell, this is going to be one packed score. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay 37,610 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Margo Robbie in talks to star in Avengelyne, directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart, Don't Worry Darling), written by Tony McNamara (The Favourite, Cruella, Poor Things), based on the comic book created by Rob Liefeld https://deadline.com/2024/04/avengelyne-deal-warner-bros-margot-robbie-olivia-wilde-simon-kinberg-tony-mcnamara-deadpool-creator-rob-liefeld-comic-1235896996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,818 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 22 hours ago, Giftheck said: That actually addresses one of the biggest complaints about the previous film in that they've made the animals far more expressive. But on the other hand the overall looks less photorealistic or rushed. (i mean even the landscapes) It's weird. they change basic story things that one would suppose from the first film, just for originality. Yet on the other hand they just make an elephant stampede in a canyon... a fun musical number with the cubs and other animals... Seriously. Mufasa had an air of long dinasty over him. All about the kings of the past. Scar was his fallen out of grace brother. So now Scar seems to be the only and rightful king... Who can blame him for the resentment... And making them be stepbrothers or friends...rests a lot of emotional gravity to the original story... While i was writting that i realised they may have a good reason for the change. Since Kiara exists, they may want to make Lion King 2. So now Kovu can truly be Scar's son (and of regal blood) and he can marry Kiara since they would not be cousins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 922 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 13 hours ago, Luke Skywalker said: But on the other hand the overall looks less photorealistic or rushed. (i mean even the landscapes) It's weird. they change basic story things that one would suppose from the first film, just for originality. Yet on the other hand they just make an elephant stampede in a canyon... a fun musical number with the cubs and other animals... Seriously. Mufasa had an air of long dinasty over him. All about the kings of the past. Scar was his fallen out of grace brother. So now Scar seems to be the only and rightful king... Who can blame him for the resentment... And making them be stepbrothers or friends...rests a lot of emotional gravity to the original story... While i was writting that i realised they may have a good reason for the change. Since Kiara exists, they may want to make Lion King 2. So now Kovu can truly be Scar's son (and of regal blood) and he can marry Kiara since they would not be cousins! I think this change was thought of for the 2019 film, if I'm being honest. There's a reason that, out of all the lines they could have changed, they changed Scar's resigned "... I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool." I'm certain that was not the writers' intent back in the 1994 film, of course. Then again, there's a lot that has happened in the various expansions since then that they didn't think of (IIRC Rob Minkoff said that it was a lion that gave Scar his scar, perhaps implying it was Mufasa who gave it to him, but we've had both a buffalo and a snake give it to him in two different popular spinoffs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,329 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Perhaps they're trying to make it less like Hamlet for whatever reason. Which reminds me: I've read that one of the originals sequels was apparently based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (with Timon and Pumbaa standing in for the two), and if that's true, I have to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,329 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Classic FM reports that Anthony Hopkins will play Georg Friedrich Händel in an upcoming biopic supposedly centred around the composition of Händel's Messiah: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/anthony-hopkins-handel-biopic-messiah/ Quote In a newly announced film, The King of Covent Garden, acclaimed actor Sir Anthony Hopkins will play the great composer, as he wrote his epic choral work Messiah in just 24 days during the summer of 1741. Händel was 56 when he wrote the Messiah, and 74 at the time of his death. Hopkins is 86 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,707 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 18 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Classic FM reports that Anthony Hopkins will play Georg Friedrich Händel in an upcoming biopic supposedly centred around the composition of Händel's Messiah: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/anthony-hopkins-handel-biopic-messiah/ Händel was 56 when he wrote the Messiah, and 74 at the time of his death. Hopkins is 86 now. @Jurassic Shark's most anticipated movie of the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 First image Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Gonzales 5,493 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 01/05/2024 at 7:33 AM, Marian Schedenig said: Perhaps they're trying to make it less like Hamlet for whatever reason. Which reminds me: I've read that one of the originals sequels was apparently based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (with Timon and Pumbaa standing in for the two), and if that's true, I have to see that. It's true. Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 51 minutes ago, Edmilson said: @Jurassic Shark's most anticipated movie of the year! Looking forward to the Händelverse! Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,363 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Looking forward to the Händelverse! The prequel Bach movies and the sequel Mozart movies. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 "To mark the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s (The Godfather, One From the Heart) seminal 1974 neo-noir thriller, The Conversation, Studiocanal has announced that a brand-new 4K restoration of the Palme D’Or winner will return to UK cinemas on 5 July 2024. The film will then be available to own via a special 2-disc 4K UHD Collector’s Edition and on digital from 15 July." My favorite Coppola! But I have already have the blu-ray and it will have to do. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,805 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I am really looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,329 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 This looks fascinating. And I wish I hadn't watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I watched it with the sound off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,329 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Makes very little difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 I don't know anything about it but is Adam Driver discovering that he is in 'The Matrix'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,805 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 From what I've read, it's got a THE FOUNTAINHEAD feel about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Never read The Fountainhead but I know it's Zack Snyder's dream to turn it into a movie. Isn't there already a classic B&W movie with a same or very similar subject? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,805 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 That there is. I've not seen it, but when I was going through my "all things Rush" phase, I read the book. It has high ideals, but that's no bad thing. Anyhoo... still looking forward to MEGALOPOLIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,386 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 6/5/2024 at 12:59 AM, A24 said: Never read The Fountainhead but I know it's Zack Snyder's dream to turn it into a movie. Good lord, I hope that never comes to pass. He doesn’t even nearly have the depth as a director to pull that adaptation off. Regarding the Megalopolis first look… I’m intrigued for sure, but the idea of being able to stop time worries me a bit, as I was under the impression this was a story taking place in the real world (an alternate one, to be sure, but still real). The fake-looking clouds also disturb me; especially the speed at which they’re moving, it makes it too obvious that it’s CGI. Maybe this scene is all taking place inside his head or in a dream. If it isn’t, though, and that is the film’s “real” world, I’ll be worried. (Speaking as someone who really wants this to be a great film.) A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,610 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Bayesian and LSH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,707 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 The return of the man who inspired one of the first internet memes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,317 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 A new Lord of the Rings film called THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM is in the works starring and directed by Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson as producer. Perhaps we’ll have another Shore LOTR score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,805 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 21 hours ago, Jay said: No flying cow, no sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,587 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 So Hangman left the Navy and became a storm chaser? Heaven help me, I think I want to see this. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,707 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 46 minutes ago, JTN said: A new Lord of the Rings film called THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM is in the works starring and directed by Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson as producer. Perhaps we’ll have another Shore LOTR score? You should go to the Tolkien subforum more frequently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,317 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 25 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: No flying cow, no sale. No Mark Mancina… 2 minutes ago, Edmilson said: You should go to the Tolkien subforum more frequently Well, it’s an upcoming film so it fits in here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,386 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 23 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: No flying cow, no sale. I think they must’ve figured that, having borrowed almost everything else from the original for this movie, the flying cow was one iconic moment too many. Having said that, this one looks to feature a tornado eating up an oil refinery and turning into a fire-nado. God help me for saying this, but that looked pretty awesome and I’m gonna have to see that on the big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 According to reviewers, this is the movie to watch right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,805 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 15 hours ago, Bayesian said: ... this one looks to feature a tornado eating up an oil refinery and turning into a fire-nado. Maybe it should eat up a giant man-eating fish, turning into... er, maybe not... JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,610 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 11/01/2024 at 11:13 AM, Jay said: 28 YEARS LATER: Danny Boyle, Alex Garland Teaming for Sequel to Their Zombie Hit ’28 Days Later’ On 31/01/2024 at 4:48 PM, Jay said: Sony got it & Cillian Murphy might star Sony Sets Summer 2025 Release Date For Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Years Later’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,610 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 New ‘Barbarella’ Movie Starring Sydney Sweeney Eyes Jane Goldman And Honey Ross To Co-Write With Edgar Wright In Talks To Direct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,924 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 This surely looks impressive! Maybe I'll break again my not-watching-current-films rule! (the other film I might watch too is Costner's new epic). Does anyone know the composers (Osvaldo Golijov & Grace VanderWaal) ? Have they done anything good in the past? I wonder why Coppola didn't go the more famous composer route. He must know something that we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,377 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Be careful, filmmusic, there might be some CGI in it! Mike Figgis, who is directing a documentary about the production, described Coppola's Megalopolis as “Julius Caesar meets Blade Runner” filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,805 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Geez, Louise! This looks light years beyond anything else, this year. Every shot is sumptuous, and meticulous. I can't wait to see this on the biggest screen possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,136 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Even if a failure, at least it should still be an interesting one. Fine by me. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,277 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 That looks tremendous. I'm there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,659 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 8 hours ago, filmmusic said: Does anyone know the composers (Osvaldo Golijov & Grace VanderWaal) ? Have they done anything good in the past? I wonder why Coppola didn't go the more famous composer route. He must know something that we don't. John Williams wouldn't let Coppola make out with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,238 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 8 hours ago, A24 said: Julius Caesar meets Blade Runner Et tu, Batty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,610 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Officially Confirmed at Netflix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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