Tuesday, October 1, 2019

The Eternals Set Photos Show Off The Gates Of Babylon And Sersi

The Eternals Set Photos Show Off The Gates Of Babylon And Sersi

When Kevin Feige claimed that The Eternals would take place over thousands of years, many people thought that it would be a case of several flashbacks establishing the history of the immortal alien race before the story settled on a particular time period. However, the latest batch of set photos to come from the ensemble superhero movie seem to indicate that important parts of the narrative will be set millennia apart, spanning from ancient civilizations right up to the modern day.

The last batch of set photos gave us our first glimpse of Angelina Jolie in costume scattering ashes into a lake, but our latest glimpse of the movie couldn’t be more different. Actress Gemma Chan, who plays Sersi after returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe following her role as Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel, was spotted shooting scenes in London that quite clearly take place in a very modern setting.

Meanwhile, on the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, eagle-eyed fans have spotted a massive set under construction, which is rumored to be the entrance to Babylon, which was originally constructed in 575 B.C. The fact that The Eternals is currently simultaneously filming in multiple countries with the scenes obviously set thousands of years apart gives some idea of the size and scope of the production, with director Chloe Zao facing a massive task in maintaining control of such a globe-spanning operation.

Not much is known about the plot other than the official synopsis released by Marvel Studios earlier this year, but from what we know so far, The Eternals looks set to be the most out-there cosmic entry in the MCU to date. Luckily, the movie boasts a stacked and hugely talented ensemble cast, the majority of whom are making their first foray into big-budget superhero filmmaking, and it will certainly be interesting to see how The Eternals turns out when it hits theaters in November of next year.



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New Birds Of Prey Trailer Is Positively Fantabulous

New Birds Of Prey Trailer Is Positively Fantabulous

The Birds of Prey are on the loose – and Harley Quinn is certainly reveling in the mayhem.

Building on yesterday’s fantabulous teaser, DC Films has dropped the official trailer for Birds of Prey, a female-fronted spinoff movie from the mind of Cathy Yan and Bumblebee scribe Christina Hodson. Those who attended screenings of It: Chapter Two (another Warner Bros. joint) will no doubt recognize some of the shots in today’s sizzle reel, but this is still a dazzling, neon-drenched promo nonetheless, one which promises color, style, humor, and a whole lotta’ mayhem.

The gist of the plot appears to revolve around Harley Quinn (surprise!), who must forge a super-team alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Huntress and Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s Black Canary in order to safeguard Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) from the Gotham underworld. They’ll have a little help from Detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez), too, and up above you’ll begin to see the ways in which that star-studded ensemble falls into place.

Together, they’ll be joining forces against two primary villains: Ewan McGregor’s Roman Sionis – better known to you, I, and the people of Gotham City as Black Mask – and Victor Zsasz, played here by Chris Messina. They’ll make for formidable foes, but as today’s trailer suggests, the Birds of Prey will have many more hurdles to overcome before they’re a fully-fledged team. Also on board for this superheroine extravaganza are Ali Wong (Fresh Off the Boat), Robert Catrini (American Crime Story), Steven Williams (It: Chapter One) and Derek Wilson of Preacher fame.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) arrives on February 7th, 2020. It’s one of two big-name DC movies currently slated for release next year, what with Wonder Woman 1984 also on the cards for June 5th.



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Wesley Snipes Reveals His Plans For Failed Black Panther Movie

Wesley Snipes Reveals His Plans For Failed Black Panther Movie

The success of Blade in 1998 was a watershed moment in the history of comic book movies, one that went a long way to launching the superhero craze at the turn of the millennium that turned the genre into the most lucrative and successful in the entire industry, with the trend continuing even to this day. Star and producer Wesley Snipes was one of the driving forces behind the project, but this wasn’t the first time he had tried to make a movie based on a Marvel Comics character.

In 1992, Snipes bought the rights to Black Panther, with the intention of bringing the King of Wakanda to the big screen. However, difficulties in cracking the script and finding a suitable director, along with budgetary concerns caused by the cutting-edge special effects that would be needed to bring the story to life, saw the actor eventually drop the project altogether and move onto Blade.

While doing a recent interview to promote upcoming Netflix biopic Dolemite Is My Name, in which the 57 year-old plays a supporting role, Snipes divulged some more details about his abandoned attempts at making a Black Panther movie, saying:

“I tried to get Black Panther made, I had the rights to Black Panther, maybe four or five years before the Blade project came around. When Blade came around because we didn’t do Black Panther, our version of it, I thought it would be a cool opportunity for me to do something for truly my friends. All the martial arts cats, all the cats that love Shaft. At that time, we didn’t have the technology, but we would have done all the vibranium. I wanted it to be like what the comic was, with the super-city with the super-science.”

At least Snipes managed to scratch his comic book itch with three Blade films, and he seems fine with Marvel Studios now rebooting the character with Mahershala Ali stepping in as the Daywalker. Besides, it would be another fifteen years before Black Panther finally made it to the big screen, with Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster going on to become a cultural milestone, earning over $1.3 billion at the box office and becoming the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Given the frighteningly low quality of movies based on Marvel characters in the early-to-mid 90s, it’s probably for the best that Wesley Snipes’ Black Panther never made it past the development stage.



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Joker Set For A Record-Breaking Debut At The Box Office

Joker Set For A Record-Breaking Debut At The Box Office

Todd Phillips’ Joker seems to be both earning rave reviews and generating controversy in equal measure, and it looks like all of the publicity is set to translate into a huge debut at the box office. The anticipation surrounding the R-rated psychological thriller dressed up as a comic book movie is reaching fever pitch ahead of the movie’s opening this weekend, and Joker looks set to score the biggest October weekend in history.

While some of the recent outrages surrounding Joker led many people to believe that it might harm the movie’s chances of box office success, it looks like the opposite could be true. Ever since the Clown Prince of Crime’s origin story earned a standing ovation following its first screening that launched it firmly into awards contention, audiences have been eager to see what all the fuss is about.

The current October record is held by another comic book movie, the Tom Hardy-led Venom, which opened to $80.2m last year. The most recent projections have Joker debuting to at least $85m, although it remains to be seen what effect, if any, the series of scathing attacks launched on the flick will have on these numbers.

As the old saying goes, controversy usually generates cash, and at this stage the box office record is Joker’s to lose. Some of the reviews have been incredibly polarizing, but everyone seems to be in agreement that Joaquin Phoenix delivers an incredible performance as the title character, and is a shoo-in for a Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards. Either way, Joker is set to be a blockbuster regardless of how much money it earns over its first three days.



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