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Louis Leterrier To Direct Heist Film ‘Now You See Me’ After a string of increasingly popular hits culminating in 2010’sClash of the Titans,Louis Leterrierhas fashioned himself into quite the sought after director. He was in talks forX-Men First Class,Fantastic Voyage, would love to doY: The Last Manand is attached to direct a film calledGravity. All of that is about to be put on the back burner, though, because Leterrier is attached to direct a magic-infused heist film calledNow You See Me....

Lucy And Desi Review: Amy Poehler Crafts A Loving Tribute To The Trailblazing TV Couple [Sundance 2022] Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz have gone down in history as one of the most iconic Hollywood couples of all time, thanks to their beloved, groundbreaking sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Though their story has been told plenty of times before, most recently in Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” on Amazon Prime Video, the new documentary “Lucy and Desi” starts at the very beginning, before they ever met each other, and follows their blossoming romance and skyrocketing careers through highs and lows....

Martin Scorsese Finds Another Project: The Love Affair Between Elizabeth Taylor And Richard Burton WhenElizabeth Taylorpassed away in March, I assumed that a bidding war would erupt over some of the key stories in her life. As it happened, pursuit of one of those tales took a couple months, and now Paramount has ended up with the rights. I’m talking specifically about the passionate affair between Elizabeth Taylor andRichard Burton, which has been part of classic Hollywood legend for decades after blossoming on the set of Cleopatra in the early ’60s and extending through two marriages into 1976....

Marvel Movies Made 30% Of The Total Box Office Last Year It’s no secret that Marvel movies make a lot of money. That is why there have been so many of them in theaters over the last decade or so. But in 2021, a year that was wildly uneven for the movie business, Marvel dominated in a way that it never has before, which is both good and bad, depending on who you are and how you look at it....

Marvel Studios Making ‘Shang-Chi’ Movie, Which Will Feature Their First Asian Protagonist Avengers: Infinity Warwas a financial smash for Marvel Studios this year, butBlack Pantheractually made more money in the United States andcurrently sits at #3on the all-time box office domestic grosses list. Any studio would love to replicate that kind of success, and it looks like Marvel is taking steps to attempt to catch lightning in a bottle again.Kevin Feigeand his team are reportedly developing aShang-Chimovie, which is centered on the martial arts master first created in the comics in the 1970s....

Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ Will Be Helmed By ‘The Rider’ Director Chloe Zhao Chloe Zhaohas been tapped to direct Marvel’sThe Eternals. Zhao, the director of the acclaimed indie Western filmThe Rider, was initially on the short list to direct Marvel’sBlack Widowmovie, which ultimately went to Cate Shortland. Now asThe Eternalsdirector, Zhao will be helming Marvel’s next potential franchise that could help shepherd the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmic realm. Five months after Marvel confirmed thedevelopment of a filmcentered on the title created by Marvel Comics legendJack Kirby, the studio has tappedChloe ZhaoasThe Eternalsdirector, according toThe Hollywood Reporter....

Matt Reeves Is Taking A Hitchcock Approach To ‘The Batman’ Matt Reeves' work onWar for the Planet of the Apesis now done. He still has publicity rounds left, but now the filmmaker can spend a little more time working onThe Batman. For his upcoming war movie, Reeves wasinfluenced bythe likes ofDavid Lean,Clint Eastwood, andFrancis Ford Coppola. For his next film, he’s already drawing inspiration from the master of suspense,Alfred Hitchcock....

Matt Reeves Reveals One Reason JJ Abrams Cast Andy Serkis In ‘Star Wars’ During my marathon interview withDawn of the Planet of the ApesdirectorMatt Reeves, I asked if he had exchanged advice with his childhood friendJJ AbramsonStar Wars,or taken any advice from him forDawn of the Planet of the Apes.Reeves admitted that he might be part of the reasonAndy Serkiswas cast inStar Wars Episode VII. Reeves told me that he screened a very early pre-cg versionDawn of the Planet of the ApesforJJ Abrams:...

Michael Douglas' Amazing Voice May Return For ‘Ant-Man 2’ There’s a lot of exposition and setup inAnt-Man. Most superhero origin stories take their sweet time getting their hero into the costume, and this Marvel film also had to build up to that third-act heist. One of the reasons why all that information wasn’t a slog to watch was because ofMichael Douglas. His charming presence — and his amazing voice — makes the exposition go down smoothly....

Michael Giacchino Does Not Require Sleep, Will Score ‘Jurassic World 2’ The busiest man in show business is obviously Dwayne Johnson, who seems to bounce from once project to another as if a tiny explosive implanted in his brain will explode if he’s not on a film set. But the second busiest man in show business is composerMichael Giacchino, who has become the go-to guy for seemingly every major film franchise on the planet....

Netflix Is Set To Raise Subscription Prices For The First Time Since October 2020 All good things must come to an end. Remember all the high points you enjoyed together, rather than focusing on the low ones. Who knows, things can always change! Insert the vaguely comforting cliché of your choice here, because we’ve unfortunately got some bad news for you. Netflix is once again raising their monthly subscription prices, at least for users in the United States and Canada....

Netflix Unceremoniously Cancels ‘The Break With Michelle Wolf’ And ‘The Joel McHale Show’ Netflix has cut down their roster of talk shows after being on the streaming service for only a matter of months. BothThe Break with Michelle WolfandThe Joel McHale with Joel McHalehave been canceled, but it’s the way Netflix handled the axing of the former series that is rather disconcerting. The Break with Michelle Wolf Canceled News ofThe Break with Michelle Wolfcanceled came as a surprise to both fansandthe show’s entire staff....

New ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Photo Puts Gal Gadot In More Vibrant Armor Wonder Woman 1984is in production over in Washington DC right now. We’ve already gotten an official look atGal Gadotback for the sequel as Diana Prince, and surprisinglyChris Pineas Steve Trevor came along with her. But now we have a new look at Gal Gadot back in her signature armor, except it looks far more vibrant than it ever did in eitherJustice Leagueor the firstWonder Womanmovie....