THE LIGHTNING: Exploring Darth Vader’s Origin In The Serial ‘The Fighting Devil Dogs’
Ever since the release of Star Wars in 1977, George Lucas routinely expressed his love for movie serials and their influence on his two major film series….
Short Round’s Machine Gun Battle With Biplanes Was Cut From ‘Temple of Doom’
Short Round, Indy’s precocious 12-year-old aide in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, was described by former LucasFilm archivist J.W. Rinzler as the real…
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Inside Superman Returns’ Canceled Sequel Featuring Darkseid? Brainiac? A New Krypton? And Why It Never Happened?
In 2006, Superman returned to the big screen after a two-decade hiatus. The film could have been great. It had the right guy playing Superman,…
New DC Slate: Gunn and Safran Share Key Insights Into The New DCU’s 10 Film & TV Projects And Beyond
The pressure is on for DC Studios’ Co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran to deliver with the brand new DCU. James Gunn dropped a six-minute…
Three Former Lawyers Join Writer’s Room on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
Netflix’s Daredevil set the bar high for Disney+’s follow-up series, Daredevil: Born Again. Fans were a bit disappointed when star Charlie Cox revealed the new show won’t be “as…
Before Coppola, George Lucas Planned To Direct ‘Apocalypse Now’ Like a Black And White Documentary
Apocalypse Now earned its status as the greatest war movie of all time, a brutal and darkly comic examination of the double standards of war….
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Goldfinger’s Laser: How Movie Serials Influenced Bond’s Near Castration–And Why It Replaced Dissection By Buzzsaw in Ian Fleming’s Novel
The third James Bond film, Goldfinger, turned agent 007 into a global phenomenon. His popularity had built over the two previous films but it had…
Will Disney Research’s AI FRAN Revolutionize Re-Aging of Actors?
Deepfakes trolled Hollywood for years. They’re cheaper, faster to use, and often better than more complex Hollywood technology. Now a new Disney AI has copied…
Namor Film Rights: Universal Studios Blocks Disney From Making Namor Movie After Black Panther Wakanda Forever
In another dispute over movie rights, Marvel Studios is blocked from making a standalone movie on Namor the Submariner. Like the Incredible Hulk, Universal Studios…
Liam Hemsworth Replaces Henry Cavill As The Witcher After Superman Announcement
Henry Cavill announced via Instagram that he is “laying down my medallion and my swords for season 4” of The Witcher. The in demand actor…
