Emily Rome
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How ‘The Boys’ Became a “Perverted Wizard of Oz” — With Superheroes
The Amazon series is "a funhouse mirror of the world we’re living in," showrunner Eric Kripke tells Inverse. → Read More
NASA psychologist on 'Ad Astra': It takes a superhuman to combat stress
In 'Ad Astra,' Brad Pitt’s character is admired throughout the ranks of U.S. Space Command for his superlative ability to stay calm in harrowing situations. It’s rumored that his heart rate has never risen above 80 beats per minute during a spacewalk. → Read More
How Bitcoin Can Help Bridge Afghanistan's Gender Gap
When only seven percent of women have bank accounts, bitcoin can empower them for the future. → Read More
Exclusive clip from ‘Miss Hokusai,’ an unusual anime take on a famed Japanese painter
'Miss Hokusai,' from the anime studio Production I.G ('Ghost in the Shell') opens in theaters this Friday. Watch an exclusive clip from the film here on HitFix. → Read More
Death Star, Jyn Erso loom over new ‘Rogue One’ poster
The poster for The Force Awakens created a swell of emotion in a lot of Star Wars fans as we finally were assured we’d be seeing a movie about that galaxy far, far away with a woman at the forefront. Today’s debut of the new poster for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will likely similarly have millions of voices suddenly crying out in glee. The Death Star looms over the whole poster but so does… → Read More
Duncan Jones’ ‘Mute’ casts Justin Theroux, gets Netflix release
Duncan Jones has been working on Mute for 12 years, and now its release is just about 12 months away (maybe less than!). It’s felt like we’ve been waiting forever for Mute — for me, ever since I raced to Google Jones’ in-the-works projects immediately after seeing his incredible feature directorial debut, Moon, at my hometown’s indie theater in 2009. Jones has released time loop movie Source… → Read More
‘Jaws’ and John Williams’ iconic music are getting the live concert screening treatment
Duh-dun, Duh-dun, Duh-dun, duh-dunduh-dunduh-dunduh-dun… Get ready for that terror-inducing sound to fill your local concert hall, along with Bruce on the big screen. Film Concerts Live! has been producing events with a live orchestra performance synced to blockbuster films, and today they announced they’re adding the first-ever blockbuster to their line-up. Jaws is getting the live concert… → Read More
Hayley Atwell to return to the role of Agent Carter in animated form
AnimationFix: Agent Carter gets animated, 'Finding Dory' passes the $1 billion mark despite getting less love from China than 'Zootopia,' the first image of 'EmojiMovie' hits the web, and more animation news. → Read More
Disney’s hired Guy Ritchie to direct the live-action ‘Aladdin’ movie
Another day. Another update on Disney’s dozen or so remakes/reboots/reimaginings/rewhatevers of their animated classics. But today’s update is one that’s certainly on the unexpected side. Guy Ritchie is in negotiations to direct the Disney’s live-action Aladdin movie, first reported as a prequel with the title Genies last year, though now this project looks to be an adaptation of Aladdin itself.… → Read More
Dominic Monaghan joins Shakespeare horror anthology series ‘A Midsummer’s Nightmare’
“It will have blood. They say, blood will have blood.” Things are about to get even bloodier than Shakespeare’s bloodiest revenge stories, and Dominic Monaghan is on board. The Lost and Lord of the Rings alum has signed on for a role in Lifetime’s horror anthology take on the Bard’s plays. There’s certainly plenty in Shakespeare that lends itself to horror — Macbeth and Titus Andronicus come to… → Read More
Why the ‘Girl on the Train’ setting changed from London to New York for the movie
'The Girl on the Train,' by British author Paula Hawkins, got its setting moved from England to New York for the film adaptation. Screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson told HitFix why she made the change and what important location she did preserve. → Read More
‘Girl on the Train’ screenwriter turns defiant when producers ask her to make a character ‘likable’
The Girl on the Train screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson explains the key to writing unlikable characters. Emily Blunt, who stars in the film based on the popular novel, also recently talked about how likable is her least favorite bloody word in the industry. → Read More
Harley Quinn and Batgirl will be the focus of new ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ digital comic series
DC Comics is expanding their brand geared toward 6- to-12-year-old girls. The DC Super Hero Girls line is getting a digital comic series, DC Entertainment announced at New York Comic-Con today. The digital comic, called DC Super Hero Girls: Past Times at Super Hero High, features Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley, Katana, Bumblebee, and Ivy as they embark on a time-traveling mission that… → Read More
‘Enchanted’ sequel ‘Disenchanted’ finds a director, eyes summer 2017 production start
It looks like Disney will indeed give us another movie poking fun at itself all the while celebrating its animated films à la the sly parody of The Princess Bride. Things are finally moving forward on the sequel to 2007’s Enchanted. Adam Shankman is in negotiations to direct the sequel, called Disenchanted, and Amy Adams is expected to return, The Hollywood Reporter posted today. Disney hopes to… → Read More
‘Disney in Real Life’ takes Dug the talking dog from Pixar’s ‘Up’ to the park
Your Thursday dose of utter adorableness comes from Disney/Pixar — but not in animated form. Dug, the ebullient dog from Pixar’s Up, got the real-life treatment in a video by Oh My Disney, the official blog of The Walt Disney Company. In the video, a Golden Retriever dons Dug’s high-tech collar that translates his thoughts and barks into English, and he makes some new friends at the park.… → Read More
Zachary Levi wants ‘Chuck’ to stay on Netflix too
Soon Chuck fans will no longer be able to turn to Netflix for a re-watch of the series that turned Zachary Levi into a computer in tennis shoes sent on spy missions. The NBC show is among the titles scheduled to leave Netflix at the beginning of November. Of course, the passionate Chuck fans will not stand for this, and neither will Levi. He’s joined the fans using the hashtag #SaveChuckAgain on… → Read More
Watch the first teaser trailer for Natalie Portman’s ‘Jackie’ to the tune of ‘Camelot’
Following Jackie’s screenings at the Toronto and Venice film festivals, Natalie Portman’s performance in the film as one of the nation’s most iconic first ladies is already getting Oscar buzz. Now we get a look at her turn as Jackie Kennedy in the film’s first teaser trailer, which hit the web today. Jackie focuses on the days after JFK’s assassination, and the trailer shows Portman in the blue… → Read More
Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ gets a release date, ‘Jurassic World’ writers
Disney is fast-tracking its update on Mulan. The movie now has a November 2, 2018 release date. Also announced today: The Mulan script will get a rewrite from husband-wife duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, whose credits include Jurassic World and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Variety and THR reports of the Disney announcement made a point of mentioning that a Chinese actress will be cast in… → Read More
Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ gets a release date, ‘Jurassic World’ writers
Disney is fast-tracking its update on Mulan. The movie now has a November 2, 2018 release date. Also announced today: The Mulan script will get a rewrite from husband-wife duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, whose credits include Jurassic World and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Variety and THR reports of the Disney announcement made a point of mentioning that a Chinese actress will be cast in… → Read More
Let’s talk about how utterly devastating the end of the ‘Timeless’ pilot was
The conclusion of new time travel series 'Timeless' had quite a blow to deliver to Lucy, played by Abigail Spencer. → Read More