Pixar’s Inside Out reminded us that it was okay to feel and it can be unhealthy to suppress our emotions by masking it with another. With Inside Out 2 set for a summer release, the sequel returns to the mind of a now 13-year-old Riley, who must navigate the perils of growing up and learning the value of the relationships she has with her friends and family.
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The Absence of Eden marks Marco Perego’s feature film debut as writer and director, with Zoe Saldaña leading as Esmee and executive producing. The movie will be released exclusively in theaters tomorrow, April 12.
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It’s time to meet Ricky Stanicky, the best friend we never had! That’s right, the new R-rated comedy is finally streaming on Prime Video and I was lucky enough to speak with director and co-writer Peter Farrelly as well as stars John Cena, Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, Jermaine Fowler, and William H. Macy.
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Jennifer Morrison serves as a director and executive producer for episodes 1-4 of Dr. Death’s second season. She directed for the first season as well and all episodes are currently streaming exclusively on Peacock.
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Pixar’s SparkShorts Program is designed to discover new storytellers, explore new storytelling techniques, and experiment with new production workflows. These shorts are unique because they aren’t anything like the animation studio has released theatrically. As such, it provides an opportunity to unlock the potential of individual artists and their inventive filmmaking approaches on a smaller scale than the studio’s normal fare.
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Kevin Tancharoen wants you to know his family came from Thailand, not Taiwan. He remembered people getting that mixed up while growing up and always forgave their errors, because when you hear it out loud, it makes sense. He finds it humorous now that he’s directing and executive producing the upcoming Netflix dark family comedy, The Brothers Sun, which centers on a Taiwanese family in the midst of a triad war.
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While at New York Comic Con this year, I spoke with Jon Steinberg (Showrunner/EP), Dan Shotz (Showrunner/EP), James Bobin (Director/EP), Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Tish Monaghan (Costume Designer), Erik Henry (VFX Supervisor), and Jeff White (ILM VFX Supervisor) about making Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
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Zachary Levi voices the character of Rocky in Sam Fell’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. The movie will begin streaming on Netflix December 15 and serves as the sequel to Chicken Run, which is the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time.
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McG directed and produced the new holiday comedy Family Switch, which is based on the book Bedtime For Mommy. The movie begins streaming tomorrow, November 30 on Netflix.
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Robert Smigel co-wrote, directed, and lent his voice to the character of Miniature Horse in Leo. The animated musical comedy is currently streaming on Netflix.
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Charles Melton stars as Joe in Todd Haynes’ May December. The movie is currently playing in select theaters and will begin streaming on Netflix December 1.
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Kasra Farahani is the production designer for Marvel Studios’ Loki. New episodes of the second season are released Thursdays at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET, exclusively on Disney+.
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At New York Comic Con, I had the chance to interview Matthew Vaughn. His upcoming film, Argylle, which he directed and produced, is set to release in theaters on February 2, 2024.
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While at New York Comic Con, I had the opportunity to chat with Emma Tammi, who directed and co-wrote Five Nights at Freddy’s. The movie, which is based on the terrifying horror game phenomenon, will hit theaters and begin streaming on Peacock this Friday. So can you survive five nights?
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Brian Duffield wrote, directed, and produced the new sci-fi psychological thriller, No One Will Save You. The movie is officially streaming, exclusively on Hulu, and this interview will contain spoilers.
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Peter Sohn’s Elemental is set in the fictional city of Element City, where anthropomorphic elements of nature: Fire, Water, Earth, and Air co-exist. The story follows Ember (Leah Lewis) a tough, witty, and hot-headed fire element who has trouble controlling her emotions, and Wade Ripple (Mamoudou Athie), a go-with-the-flow water element who is overly emotional has no trouble expressing his emotions openly.
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Season 2 of Amazon’s The Wheel of Time has officially begun airing on Amazon Prime. We got the chance to sit down with series directors Sanaa Hamri and Thomas Napper just before the premiere.
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Troian Bellisario not only stars in Ad Lucem, but additionally wrote, directed, and executive produced the socio-political thriller podcast. Currently, there are five episodes available, which you can listen to here.
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Randall Park makes his directorial debut with Shortcomings! The film, which is officially in theaters, is based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine.
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Meg 2: The Trench is taking a bite out of theaters this week! And to answer the most frequently asked question about the movie. Yes they did make a sequel to The Meg. And it was because, as many might have forgotten, the first made half a billion dollars at the worldwide box office! This time around, the directorial duties are being passed down to Free Fire director, Ben Wheatley, who we were given the incredible opportunity to speak with!
Continue reading “Taking a Deep Sea Stroll with ‘Meg 2’ Director Ben Wheatley”
Patrick Wilson is back as Josh Lambert in Insidious: The Red Door, which is also his directorial debut. The film is now playing exclusively in theaters.
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Now that The Flash is finally in theaters, sending the Snyderverse into the sunset, DC Studios can start looking to the future of its cinematic universe. We know James Gunn will be kicking off the new DCU, helming Superman: Legacy in 2025. And now we know who’s tacking the other half of the World’s Finest: Andy Muschietti will direct Batman: The Brave and The Bold!
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As part of NBCU’s 2022-2023 Female Forward program, Saray Guidetti had the opportunity to direct episode 16 of The Blacklist’s tenth and final season. New episodes air Thursdays at 8/7c on NBC.
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