We present our interviews with the director and cast of Marvel’s latest MCU film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Sarah Cooks dives deep into the making of The Fantastic Four: First Steps with legendary Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner and director Matt Shakman. In this exclusive interview, Ralph reveals how he crafted the awe-inspiring voice of Galactus by tapping into natural elements like tsunamis and hurricanes, exploring the immense scale and ancient power of a 14-billion-year-old cosmic entity. Meanwhile, Julia breaks down the poetic and powerful delivery of her character’s voice, combining emotional strength, authority, and nurturing care, alongside her innovative approach to choreography that blends surfing with dance-like elegance.
Matt Shakman talks about how the film’s stunning 60s retro-futuristic aesthetic was inspired by comic legend Jack Kirby, concept artist Syd Mead, and Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Matt discusses the authentic portrayal of motherhood in a superhero movie,...
Sarah Cooks dives deep into the making of The Fantastic Four: First Steps with legendary Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner and director Matt Shakman. In this exclusive interview, Ralph reveals how he crafted the awe-inspiring voice of Galactus by tapping into natural elements like tsunamis and hurricanes, exploring the immense scale and ancient power of a 14-billion-year-old cosmic entity. Meanwhile, Julia breaks down the poetic and powerful delivery of her character’s voice, combining emotional strength, authority, and nurturing care, alongside her innovative approach to choreography that blends surfing with dance-like elegance.
Matt Shakman talks about how the film’s stunning 60s retro-futuristic aesthetic was inspired by comic legend Jack Kirby, concept artist Syd Mead, and Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Matt discusses the authentic portrayal of motherhood in a superhero movie,...
- 7/21/2025
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Roxy Cinema
We’re presenting an Ib Technicolor print of Howard Hawks’ Hatari! this Friday and Sunday; Friday also brings Mad Max: Fury Road on 35mm and Agnès Varda’s Lions Love (…and Lies); prints of John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan play on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Bam
The Sealed Soil begins playing in a new restoration (watch our trailer debut).
Museum of the Moving Image
Cassavetes’ Gloria plays Saturday and Sunday; Raiders of the Lost Ark and prints of Hooper and Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior screen in “See It Big: Stunts!“; Troma’s Curse of the Weredeer shows on Saturday, while films by Nadia Shahib are presented on Sunday.
IFC Center
Ran continues screening in a 40th-anniversary restoration; Before Sunrise and Goodfellas play daily; Children of Men, To Live and Die in L.
Roxy Cinema
We’re presenting an Ib Technicolor print of Howard Hawks’ Hatari! this Friday and Sunday; Friday also brings Mad Max: Fury Road on 35mm and Agnès Varda’s Lions Love (…and Lies); prints of John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan play on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Bam
The Sealed Soil begins playing in a new restoration (watch our trailer debut).
Museum of the Moving Image
Cassavetes’ Gloria plays Saturday and Sunday; Raiders of the Lost Ark and prints of Hooper and Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior screen in “See It Big: Stunts!“; Troma’s Curse of the Weredeer shows on Saturday, while films by Nadia Shahib are presented on Sunday.
IFC Center
Ran continues screening in a 40th-anniversary restoration; Before Sunrise and Goodfellas play daily; Children of Men, To Live and Die in L.
- 5/29/2025
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
IFC Center
Ran begins screening in a 40th-anniversary restoration; Goodfellas and Withnail and I play daily; Wanda screens Friday and Sunday, with Children of Men on the former day; To Live and Die in L.A., Brain Damage, In the Realm of the Senses, and Liquid Sky show late.
Roxy Cinema
Paranormal Activity plays on 35mm this Friday; Fail Safe and a 16mm print of Prime Cut show on Saturday; Agnès Varda’s Lions Love (…and Lies) and Kore-eda’s After Life (with Kiarostami’s short Solution) screen on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Police Story and prints of The Great Waldo Pepper and Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior screen in “See It Big: Stunts!“; Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird plays on Saturday and Sunday with special guests.
Japan Society
The Mikio Naruse retrospective continues.
Film at Lincoln Center
A career-spanning Kira Muratova retrospective continues.
IFC Center
Ran begins screening in a 40th-anniversary restoration; Goodfellas and Withnail and I play daily; Wanda screens Friday and Sunday, with Children of Men on the former day; To Live and Die in L.A., Brain Damage, In the Realm of the Senses, and Liquid Sky show late.
Roxy Cinema
Paranormal Activity plays on 35mm this Friday; Fail Safe and a 16mm print of Prime Cut show on Saturday; Agnès Varda’s Lions Love (…and Lies) and Kore-eda’s After Life (with Kiarostami’s short Solution) screen on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Police Story and prints of The Great Waldo Pepper and Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior screen in “See It Big: Stunts!“; Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird plays on Saturday and Sunday with special guests.
Japan Society
The Mikio Naruse retrospective continues.
Film at Lincoln Center
A career-spanning Kira Muratova retrospective continues.
- 5/23/2025
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Promo artwork distributed alongside limited-edition Snapple bottles depicts Ralph Ineson’s Galactus looming over the Baxter Building at full comic-accurate scale—an image fans had only glimpsed in brief trailer shots until now.
Each Snapple flavor corresponds to a member of the Fantastic Four: Snapple Apple for Mister Fantastic, Peach Tea for Invisible Woman, Peach Tea Zero Sugar for the Human Torch, and Kiwi Strawberry for The Thing, integrating Marvel’s First Family into the beverage lineup.
This latest leak follows a string of merchandise-driven revelations, including a Funko Pop! unveiling baby Franklin Richards—confirming the titular team’s on-screen offspring—and a leaked Lego set showcasing Galactus in silhouette.
These piecemeal reveals have fueled speculation that Franklin’s reality-warping powers may play a crucial role in the film’s climax against Galactus and his Silver Surfer herald.
Director Matt Shakman opted to have actor Ralph Ineson physically embody...
Each Snapple flavor corresponds to a member of the Fantastic Four: Snapple Apple for Mister Fantastic, Peach Tea for Invisible Woman, Peach Tea Zero Sugar for the Human Torch, and Kiwi Strawberry for The Thing, integrating Marvel’s First Family into the beverage lineup.
This latest leak follows a string of merchandise-driven revelations, including a Funko Pop! unveiling baby Franklin Richards—confirming the titular team’s on-screen offspring—and a leaked Lego set showcasing Galactus in silhouette.
These piecemeal reveals have fueled speculation that Franklin’s reality-warping powers may play a crucial role in the film’s climax against Galactus and his Silver Surfer herald.
Director Matt Shakman opted to have actor Ralph Ineson physically embody...
- 5/19/2025
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research
Michael Almereyda’s Cymbeline screens on Friday with the director present for an intro and Q&a.
Bam
A celebration of Malcolm X’s centennial brings Spike Lee’s biopic, Black Orpheus, Nothing But a Man, and more; Haydn Keenan’s Going Down, newly restored, begins a run.
Film at Lincoln Center
A career-spanning Kira Muratova retrospective begins with new restorations.
Roxy Cinema
Mad Max: Fury Road plays on 35mm this Friday and Sunday; Saturday and Sunday bring a print of Caligula: The Ultimate Cut; A Bug’s Life plays for free on Sunday.
Museum of Modern Art
A Larry Gottheim retrospective and The Lady at 100 continue.
Film Forum
A Jack Lemmon centenary retrospective has started; a restoration of René Clément’s Forbidden Games (watch our trailer debut), the new 35mm print of 8½, and Mort Rifkin...
Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research
Michael Almereyda’s Cymbeline screens on Friday with the director present for an intro and Q&a.
Bam
A celebration of Malcolm X’s centennial brings Spike Lee’s biopic, Black Orpheus, Nothing But a Man, and more; Haydn Keenan’s Going Down, newly restored, begins a run.
Film at Lincoln Center
A career-spanning Kira Muratova retrospective begins with new restorations.
Roxy Cinema
Mad Max: Fury Road plays on 35mm this Friday and Sunday; Saturday and Sunday bring a print of Caligula: The Ultimate Cut; A Bug’s Life plays for free on Sunday.
Museum of Modern Art
A Larry Gottheim retrospective and The Lady at 100 continue.
Film Forum
A Jack Lemmon centenary retrospective has started; a restoration of René Clément’s Forbidden Games (watch our trailer debut), the new 35mm print of 8½, and Mort Rifkin...
- 5/16/2025
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Bam
A retrospective of Wuhan on film begins.
IFC Center
A major Jia Zhangke retrospective has begun; The Beaver Trilogy, Interview with the Vampire, Dr. Caligari, and The Big Lebowski show late.
Museum of the Moving Image
The Fast and the Furious, Thunderball, and Safety Last! play in See It Big: Stunts!
Nitehawk Cinema
Fame screens Saturday and Sunday morning; print of Postcards from the Edge plays on the former day, while Sunday is a secret Hong Kong feature on 35mm.
Film at Lincoln Center
Films by Charles Burnett, Jamaa Fanaka, and more screen in L.A. Rebellion.
Museum of Modern Art
A Sarah Maldoror retrospective has begun; films by Orson Welles, Jacques Tourneur, and Anthony Mann play in The Lady at 100.
Film Forum
A new 35mm print of 8½ and Mort Rifkin favorite A Man and a Woman continue; Tim Burton...
Bam
A retrospective of Wuhan on film begins.
IFC Center
A major Jia Zhangke retrospective has begun; The Beaver Trilogy, Interview with the Vampire, Dr. Caligari, and The Big Lebowski show late.
Museum of the Moving Image
The Fast and the Furious, Thunderball, and Safety Last! play in See It Big: Stunts!
Nitehawk Cinema
Fame screens Saturday and Sunday morning; print of Postcards from the Edge plays on the former day, while Sunday is a secret Hong Kong feature on 35mm.
Film at Lincoln Center
Films by Charles Burnett, Jamaa Fanaka, and more screen in L.A. Rebellion.
Museum of Modern Art
A Sarah Maldoror retrospective has begun; films by Orson Welles, Jacques Tourneur, and Anthony Mann play in The Lady at 100.
Film Forum
A new 35mm print of 8½ and Mort Rifkin favorite A Man and a Woman continue; Tim Burton...
- 5/2/2025
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Bam
Triple Canopy Presents: In The Hole brings 35mm prints of Salò, Tsai Ming-liang’s The Hole, and more.
Roxy Cinema
Martin Scorsese presents Henry Hathaway’s Kiss of Death on 35mm this Friday; Jerry Lewis’ Smorgasboard shows on 35mm Saturday; Dazed and Confused and Smiley-Face play on Sunday.
Anthology Film Archives
Essential Cinema brings Erich von Stroheim’s Greed and films by Dziga Vertov; Richard Beymer’s The Innerview plays in a new restoration.
Museum of Modern Art
Films by Howard Hawks, George Stevens, and more play in “The Lady at 100.”
Museum of the Moving Image
The Dead Zone plays throughout the weekend while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shows Saturday and Sunday.
Film Forum
Mort Rifkin favorite A Man and a Woman plays in a new restoration; Bride of Frankenstein screens this Sunday.
IFC Center
Barry Lyndon begins screening for its 50th anniversary; Salò,...
Bam
Triple Canopy Presents: In The Hole brings 35mm prints of Salò, Tsai Ming-liang’s The Hole, and more.
Roxy Cinema
Martin Scorsese presents Henry Hathaway’s Kiss of Death on 35mm this Friday; Jerry Lewis’ Smorgasboard shows on 35mm Saturday; Dazed and Confused and Smiley-Face play on Sunday.
Anthology Film Archives
Essential Cinema brings Erich von Stroheim’s Greed and films by Dziga Vertov; Richard Beymer’s The Innerview plays in a new restoration.
Museum of Modern Art
Films by Howard Hawks, George Stevens, and more play in “The Lady at 100.”
Museum of the Moving Image
The Dead Zone plays throughout the weekend while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shows Saturday and Sunday.
Film Forum
Mort Rifkin favorite A Man and a Woman plays in a new restoration; Bride of Frankenstein screens this Sunday.
IFC Center
Barry Lyndon begins screening for its 50th anniversary; Salò,...
- 4/18/2025
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Legendary visual futurist Syd Mead’s paintings will be showcased in a major exhibition, “Future Pastime,” running from March 28 to May 21 at the former Mitchell-Innes & Nash gallery space in Chelsea.
Long before the metaverse, Mead was crafting immersive future worlds that have shaped our collective imagination and became a defining force in science fiction cinema, designing iconic worlds. From the neon-drenched streets of Blade Runner (1982) to the sleek, geometric landscapes of Tron (1982), his influence on sci-fi films is undeniable. His designs also impacted Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) 2010 (1984), Aliens (1986), and many more. They even inspired Elon Musk’s Cybertruck.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1933, Mead was a visionary artist who redefined how we imagine the future. After serving in the U.S. Army, he studied at the Art Center School in Los Angeles, blending inspiration from classical masters like Caravaggio with the Space Age musings of Chesley Bonestell to...
Long before the metaverse, Mead was crafting immersive future worlds that have shaped our collective imagination and became a defining force in science fiction cinema, designing iconic worlds. From the neon-drenched streets of Blade Runner (1982) to the sleek, geometric landscapes of Tron (1982), his influence on sci-fi films is undeniable. His designs also impacted Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) 2010 (1984), Aliens (1986), and many more. They even inspired Elon Musk’s Cybertruck.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1933, Mead was a visionary artist who redefined how we imagine the future. After serving in the U.S. Army, he studied at the Art Center School in Los Angeles, blending inspiration from classical masters like Caravaggio with the Space Age musings of Chesley Bonestell to...
- 3/20/2025
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is one of the most anticipated movies in the MCU, set to release on July 25, 2025. Based on set leaks, everything looks promising so far.
The movie will take place in an alternate reality where the Fantastic Four are already an established team. It’s also expected to feature some of their most famous villains.
The cast for First Steps includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, with Moss-Bachrach using CGI and performance capture for his role.
Julia Garner will play Shalla-Bal, also known as the MCU’s Silver Surfer, while Ralph Ineson will portray Galactus, one of Marvel’s most powerful villains (depending on how you see him). Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have been cast in undisclosed roles, and Mole Man is also expected to appear.
Related:...
The movie will take place in an alternate reality where the Fantastic Four are already an established team. It’s also expected to feature some of their most famous villains.
The cast for First Steps includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, with Moss-Bachrach using CGI and performance capture for his role.
Julia Garner will play Shalla-Bal, also known as the MCU’s Silver Surfer, while Ralph Ineson will portray Galactus, one of Marvel’s most powerful villains (depending on how you see him). Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have been cast in undisclosed roles, and Mole Man is also expected to appear.
Related:...
- 3/8/2025
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Tomorrow is February 4. F4. So, Marvel is taking the date as an opportunity to launch the first trailer for one of the most anticipated properties from the Studio in a long time — The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The trailer teaser showcases kids watching a display of TVs in a store window while the broadcast on the screen reads, “Ready 4 launch” to all of their excitement.
The film stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, the great Ralph Ineson will play Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne also joined the cast of the retro-future movie.
The official synopsis for The Fantastic Four: First Steps...
The film stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, the great Ralph Ineson will play Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne also joined the cast of the retro-future movie.
The official synopsis for The Fantastic Four: First Steps...
- 2/3/2025
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
A Marvel mural at New York Comic-Con has revealed fresh looks at Red Hulk (Harrison Ford) from Captain America: Brave New World, H.E.R.B.I.E. from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more. You can check out the full Marvel mural courtesy of Brandon Davis below.
New Marvel logo with Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, Thunderbolts*, and more on it at Nycc! pic.twitter.com/cpGdfpKiJd
— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) October 17, 2024
I’ve got to say, I’m loving the look of Red Hulk. The motion capture process was a new experience for Harrison Ford, who has described the process as “being an idiot for money.” Captain America: Brave New World has had a fair number of reshoots, with rumours of significant changes to the script. However, the trailer looked pretty solid, with a Winter Soldier-vibe that should please fans. Here’s hoping it can stick the landing. In...
New Marvel logo with Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, Thunderbolts*, and more on it at Nycc! pic.twitter.com/cpGdfpKiJd
— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) October 17, 2024
I’ve got to say, I’m loving the look of Red Hulk. The motion capture process was a new experience for Harrison Ford, who has described the process as “being an idiot for money.” Captain America: Brave New World has had a fair number of reshoots, with rumours of significant changes to the script. However, the trailer looked pretty solid, with a Winter Soldier-vibe that should please fans. Here’s hoping it can stick the landing. In...
- 10/18/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Akira is not only famous in the anime and manga sphere but also pop-culture in general. Critics and movie directors alike refer to Akira as one of the greatest and most influential films of the past 30 years. So it’s no wonder fans discredited Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas for turning the film down because it wouldn’t suit western audiences.
According to Manga Entertainment co-creator Andy Frain, Akira shaped modern sci-fi as people know it today. Films like Midnight Special, Looper, The Matrix, Chronicle, Inception, and even the TV show Stranger Things, all borrowed thematically and stylistically from Akira. In fact, two of those five movies even feature a child with destructive telekinetic powers as one of the main plot points.
Keanu Reeves in The Matrix | Credits: Warner Bros.
On the other hand, the creator of Akira admitted that he used not only Japanese media but also Hollywood movies...
According to Manga Entertainment co-creator Andy Frain, Akira shaped modern sci-fi as people know it today. Films like Midnight Special, Looper, The Matrix, Chronicle, Inception, and even the TV show Stranger Things, all borrowed thematically and stylistically from Akira. In fact, two of those five movies even feature a child with destructive telekinetic powers as one of the main plot points.
Keanu Reeves in The Matrix | Credits: Warner Bros.
On the other hand, the creator of Akira admitted that he used not only Japanese media but also Hollywood movies...
- 9/23/2024
- by Anand Bhaskaran
- FandomWire
A video from the set of The Fantastic Four: First Steps has given us our first look at The Thing. Based on the video, the character looks pretty damn close to The Thing we know and love, heavy brow and all. It would also appear that there’s actually someone inside the suit. Check out the set video below!
| New look at The Thing on the set of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ pic.twitter.com/Zz2q8sQt4D
— Fantastic Four Updates (@F4Update) August 28, 2024
Michael Chiklis wore a practical suit as The Thing in Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, while Jamie Bell went the mo-cap route for a digital Thing in the 2015 reboot. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who will be playing Ben Grimm aka The Thing in the new movie, has previously confirmed that this new incarnation of the character will be done through motion capture.
| New look at The Thing on the set of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ pic.twitter.com/Zz2q8sQt4D
— Fantastic Four Updates (@F4Update) August 28, 2024
Michael Chiklis wore a practical suit as The Thing in Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, while Jamie Bell went the mo-cap route for a digital Thing in the 2015 reboot. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who will be playing Ben Grimm aka The Thing in the new movie, has previously confirmed that this new incarnation of the character will be done through motion capture.
- 8/28/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The D23 Expo has kicked off in Anaheim, California, and attendees at the Music of Marvel panel were treated to something special: Michael Giacchino’s main theme for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. You can listen to the theme for yourself below.
Michael Giacchino’s full score for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ has arrived! 4⃣ pic.twitter.com/iY4VwDvSuI
— Fantastic Four Updates (@F4Update) August 9, 2024
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in production, with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, the great Ralph Ineson will play Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have also joined the cast in undisclosed roles.
The...
Michael Giacchino’s full score for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ has arrived! 4⃣ pic.twitter.com/iY4VwDvSuI
— Fantastic Four Updates (@F4Update) August 9, 2024
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in production, with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, the great Ralph Ineson will play Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have also joined the cast in undisclosed roles.
The...
- 8/9/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
As the San Diego Comic-Con nears its end, we are happy to report that Marvel has followed through on their grand return to Hall H. And it is here that some of the most anticipated news of the entire week has come out, with Captain America: Brave New World bringing footage and word that Giancarlo Esposito would be Sidewinder, while Thunderbolts* unveiled a trailer courtesy of Florence Pugh and company. But Marvel also has a few other projects lined up, in case ya didn’t know…
It was on Saturday that Marvel revealed that the upcoming Fantastic Four movie has officially been titled The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman got things rolling in Hall H, saying that it is set in an alternate 1960s inspired by the work of Syd Mead, the famed designer who helped bring Alien, Blade Runner and more to life.
Attendees...
It was on Saturday that Marvel revealed that the upcoming Fantastic Four movie has officially been titled The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman got things rolling in Hall H, saying that it is set in an alternate 1960s inspired by the work of Syd Mead, the famed designer who helped bring Alien, Blade Runner and more to life.
Attendees...
- 7/28/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Marvel’s First Family assembled at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday evening. A concept reel for the inaugural “Fantastic Four” installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was unveiled to Hall H attendees after an introduction by director Matt Shakman, giving fans a taste of the Space Age aesthetic that will be incorporated into the superhero feature. A title was also revealed: “The Fantastic 4: First Steps.”
“We’re doing a retro-future ’60s. Syd Mead was an inspiration. The ’60s, to me, is all about optimism,” Shakman told the audience, expanding on the film’s period setting while referencing the influential designer. “I love the Fantastic Four. I love their power set. We want to be true to the comics but we want to be true to life.”
Shakman then stepped aside to show a video meant to give fans a taste of the flavor of the superhero film. The footage...
“We’re doing a retro-future ’60s. Syd Mead was an inspiration. The ’60s, to me, is all about optimism,” Shakman told the audience, expanding on the film’s period setting while referencing the influential designer. “I love the Fantastic Four. I love their power set. We want to be true to the comics but we want to be true to life.”
Shakman then stepped aside to show a video meant to give fans a taste of the flavor of the superhero film. The footage...
- 7/28/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
For years, rights issues have held up updated video releases of James Cameron’s Aliens, The Abyss, and True Lies, with the latter two features skipping Blu-ray entirely. At last, all three have come to 4K Uhd, and their joint release allows one to better appreciate the unexpected connections that link these otherwise completely distinct features.
On a basic level, all three films, covering less than a decade from 1986 to 1994, chart one of the most meteoric career rises in Hollywood history—one that you can see in their exponentially increasing budgets and scale. Aliens, made in the wake of Cameron’s breakout success of 1984’s The Terminator, was produced for a paltry $18 million, not much more than the $11 million allocated to Ridley Scott’s Alien nearly a decade earlier. But Cameron, who cut his teeth in Roger Corman’s micro-budget talent incubator, knew how to stretch a dollar to its maximum use.
On a basic level, all three films, covering less than a decade from 1986 to 1994, chart one of the most meteoric career rises in Hollywood history—one that you can see in their exponentially increasing budgets and scale. Aliens, made in the wake of Cameron’s breakout success of 1984’s The Terminator, was produced for a paltry $18 million, not much more than the $11 million allocated to Ridley Scott’s Alien nearly a decade earlier. But Cameron, who cut his teeth in Roger Corman’s micro-budget talent incubator, knew how to stretch a dollar to its maximum use.
- 3/19/2024
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Hyped as an interactive sequel to James Cameron’s 1986 classic, Aliens: Colonial Marines was a disappointment in 2013. We look back at how its plot could have changed the Alien franchise…
In 2011, it all looked so promising. As narrated by Gearbox Software studio boss Randy Pitchford, a demo of Aliens: Colonial Marines, unveiled at that year’s E3, hinted at the kind of game fans of the Alien franchise had been eagerly awaiting for years. It was a first-person shooter made by a respected studio – Gearbox had just had a hit with Borderlands – and was billed as a direct sequel to James Cameron’s 1986 film, Aliens. It even had a couple of familiar actors returning to provide their voices.
The demo gave a tantalising glimpse of what looked like a thoroughly engrossing narrative blaster. It took the player back to Lv-426, the setting of Alien and Aliens, and as one of several Colonial Marines,...
In 2011, it all looked so promising. As narrated by Gearbox Software studio boss Randy Pitchford, a demo of Aliens: Colonial Marines, unveiled at that year’s E3, hinted at the kind of game fans of the Alien franchise had been eagerly awaiting for years. It was a first-person shooter made by a respected studio – Gearbox had just had a hit with Borderlands – and was billed as a direct sequel to James Cameron’s 1986 film, Aliens. It even had a couple of familiar actors returning to provide their voices.
The demo gave a tantalising glimpse of what looked like a thoroughly engrossing narrative blaster. It took the player back to Lv-426, the setting of Alien and Aliens, and as one of several Colonial Marines,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
In The Lesson author Jm Galbraith uses a version of the phrase "Good artists copy, great artists steal." That's an aphorism that's so often borrowed that attributions to Picasso and Eliot obscure that it was William Henry Davenport Adams writing about Tennyson. Art has antecedents, that's the notion, "that great poets imitate and improve, whereas small ones steal and spoil." Gareth Edwards and his team are definitely doing the former.
Detail abounds. Glorious detail, stuff that made me immediately mindful of art by Simon Stahlenhag and Ian McQue, of Syd Mead, of the innumerable artists who have drawn Judge Dredd's Mega-City One. There are planes and trains and autonomous mobiles, guns and gadgets and faces and forms. I was reminded inevitably of Star Wars. The posters say "from the director of Rogue One" but that's easier than saying "a notional science-fictional apparatus for adventure based upon an unceasing filmic...
Detail abounds. Glorious detail, stuff that made me immediately mindful of art by Simon Stahlenhag and Ian McQue, of Syd Mead, of the innumerable artists who have drawn Judge Dredd's Mega-City One. There are planes and trains and autonomous mobiles, guns and gadgets and faces and forms. I was reminded inevitably of Star Wars. The posters say "from the director of Rogue One" but that's easier than saying "a notional science-fictional apparatus for adventure based upon an unceasing filmic...
- 9/25/2023
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Turn A Gundam was an experimental entry in the Gundam franchise that stood out with its unique aesthetic, tone, and narrative style. The series combined various continuities from previous Gundam shows into its own separate timeline, known as the Correct Century. The Turn A Gundam itself was the most powerful mobile suit in the franchise, featuring fantastical weapons and abilities that deviated from the more militarized science fiction seen in other Gundam series.
The Gundam franchise has several continuities, with spinoffs becoming more regular ever since the 1990s. While most of the series' entries are set in the Universal Century timeline, some anime, manga, and other works have their own universes. This makes these stories almost entirely incongruous, though one part of the franchise tried to mash them all together into one consecutive story.
Turn A Gundam was one of the franchise's more experimental entries, despite the return of franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.
The Gundam franchise has several continuities, with spinoffs becoming more regular ever since the 1990s. While most of the series' entries are set in the Universal Century timeline, some anime, manga, and other works have their own universes. This makes these stories almost entirely incongruous, though one part of the franchise tried to mash them all together into one consecutive story.
Turn A Gundam was one of the franchise's more experimental entries, despite the return of franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.
- 9/14/2023
- by Timothy Donohoo
- CBR
For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even more? Welcome to “Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net.” In this column, we are focusing on one artist and the awesome art that they create, whether they be amateur, up-and-coming, or well-established. The goal is to uncover these artists so even more people become familiar with them. We ask these artists a few questions to see their origins, influences, and more. If you are an awesome artist or know someone that should be featured, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com. This month we are very pleased to bring you the awesome art of…
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson is an award-winning Theatrical Designer,...
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson is an award-winning Theatrical Designer,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
Production designer Patrick O’Keefe drew inspiration from brutalist architecture, graphic artist Syd Mead and British punk band The Sex Pistols when animating the world of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
As Miles Morales crosses path with different Spider-People from other dimensions, it was up to O’Keefe and his team of animators to create visual worlds that reflect those counterparts.
With Variety, he breaks down the looks of each world and shares his favorite easter eggs that pay homage to the Canadian animators who worked on the film.
Earth 928
“Whenever it comes to developing anything for the film, I’m always asking myself, whose point of view are we seeing this from? And what does it need to do?
In animation, we have this awesome opportunity because we don’t have to take the look of the world around us for granted, it can be anything we want. We’re going...
As Miles Morales crosses path with different Spider-People from other dimensions, it was up to O’Keefe and his team of animators to create visual worlds that reflect those counterparts.
With Variety, he breaks down the looks of each world and shares his favorite easter eggs that pay homage to the Canadian animators who worked on the film.
Earth 928
“Whenever it comes to developing anything for the film, I’m always asking myself, whose point of view are we seeing this from? And what does it need to do?
In animation, we have this awesome opportunity because we don’t have to take the look of the world around us for granted, it can be anything we want. We’re going...
- 6/10/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
As fans make their way to theaters to see "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," we're going to be hearing a lot about the film's animation. With multiple distinctive animation styles, images that pop and evolve shot to shot, and a colorful creative energy that feels more like a real comic book than any movie has before, the film's visuals are certainly worth celebrating. Part of what makes them so fantastic, though, is how well they work in tandem with the film's pulsing, dynamic score, which was composed by returning franchise composer Daniel Pemberton. Pemberton spoke with Rolling Stone ahead of the film's release about the sequel's most intriguing challenge: creating stylistically distinct themes for each universe featured in the film.
Pemberton told the outlet that he worked on themes for eight different characters' worlds, all of which you can listen to now via the original score album. Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld...
Pemberton told the outlet that he worked on themes for eight different characters' worlds, all of which you can listen to now via the original score album. Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld...
- 6/2/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Blade Runner star Harrison Ford has changed his public stance on the biggest debate surrounding the 1982 sci-fi film, admitting he "always knew" that Rick Deckard was actually a replicant.
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott has long maintained that he believes Ford's protagonist is indeed a replicant. In contrast, Ford has long pushed back on this idea. However, the 80-year-old actor changed his tune during a recent video interview with Esquire. "I always knew that I was a replicant," Ford said. "I just wanted to push back against it, though. I think a replicant would want to believe that they're human. At least, this one did."
Related: Blade Runner Series Freezes Production With Possible One-Year Delay
Is Blade Runner's Rick Deckard a Replicant?
Much of the "Is Deckard a replicant?" debate centers around the "unicorn daydream" scene featured in the 1992 director's cut and the 2007 Final Cut of Blade Runner.
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott has long maintained that he believes Ford's protagonist is indeed a replicant. In contrast, Ford has long pushed back on this idea. However, the 80-year-old actor changed his tune during a recent video interview with Esquire. "I always knew that I was a replicant," Ford said. "I just wanted to push back against it, though. I think a replicant would want to believe that they're human. At least, this one did."
Related: Blade Runner Series Freezes Production With Possible One-Year Delay
Is Blade Runner's Rick Deckard a Replicant?
Much of the "Is Deckard a replicant?" debate centers around the "unicorn daydream" scene featured in the 1992 director's cut and the 2007 Final Cut of Blade Runner.
- 6/1/2023
- by Noah Dominguez
- CBR
Brooklyn’s best – Spider-Man himself – returns to theaters on June 2 with the release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The sequel to the critically adored animated film Into the Spider-Verse, the new film once again follows the Miles Morales version of the webhead as he deals with the trials of balancing adolescence and adulthood with some interdimensional travel in between.
Related Here's Where You Can Stream Every 'Spider-Man' And 'Venom' Movie Online 'Into The Spider-Verse' (a Great Movie) Just Sent 'Sunflower' (a Great Song) to...
Related Here's Where You Can Stream Every 'Spider-Man' And 'Venom' Movie Online 'Into The Spider-Verse' (a Great Movie) Just Sent 'Sunflower' (a Great Song) to...
- 5/30/2023
- by Christopher Cruz
- Rollingstone.com
The opening of Irvin Kershner's 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back" didn't leave viewers with must cause for hope. The ending of its predecessor "Star Wars" saw the evil Empire more or less destroyed. A brave cadre of scrappy rebels had gathered in a team of battle crafts to attack and destroy the moon-sized Death Star, a powerful weapon that could destroy an entire planet with one laser blast. With the Death Star destroyed, it appeared that the Good Guys won and the Bad Guys were vanquished.
"The Empire Strikes Back" revealed that the Empire was very much still alive, and was now seeking retribution. The Rebels had taken to hiding out on a remote, frozen world called Hoth, populated only by two-legged beasts of burden and the occasional yeti. The underground rebels' base, however, was almost immediately located by the Empire, and the villains commenced a forward military assault on it.
"The Empire Strikes Back" revealed that the Empire was very much still alive, and was now seeking retribution. The Rebels had taken to hiding out on a remote, frozen world called Hoth, populated only by two-legged beasts of burden and the occasional yeti. The underground rebels' base, however, was almost immediately located by the Empire, and the villains commenced a forward military assault on it.
- 2/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Art Directors Guild has announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will receive the esteemed William Cameron Menzies Award for his striking visuals and emotionally rich portfolio, cumulating in his latest film, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”
Del Toro will receive the award on Feb. 18 at the 27th Annual Art Directors Guild ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The award recognizes individuals’ service to the entertainment industry through distinguished contributions to motion pictures or TV. Past honorees include Robert Osborne, John Musker and Ron Clements, Syd Mead and Denis Villeneuve.
“Guillermo del Toro has stunningly brought humanity to non-human characters and full-fledged existence to environments which could be seen as devoid of life by integrating strong narrative imagery into his collaborations with production designers,” remarked Nelson Coates, Adg president. “The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights.
Del Toro will receive the award on Feb. 18 at the 27th Annual Art Directors Guild ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The award recognizes individuals’ service to the entertainment industry through distinguished contributions to motion pictures or TV. Past honorees include Robert Osborne, John Musker and Ron Clements, Syd Mead and Denis Villeneuve.
“Guillermo del Toro has stunningly brought humanity to non-human characters and full-fledged existence to environments which could be seen as devoid of life by integrating strong narrative imagery into his collaborations with production designers,” remarked Nelson Coates, Adg president. “The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights.
- 1/24/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Julia MacCary and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild will present Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with the William Cameron Menzies Award, to honor his visually striking and emotionally rich body of work. Del Toro will receive the award at the 27th Adg’s Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday, February 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Del Toro first gained recognition for writing and directing Cronos, which premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Mercedes Benz Award, and went on to earn more than 20 international awards. Del Toro’s most noted films include Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered Academy Awards for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Makeup and The Shape of Water, which won the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion as well as Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Score. His latest project, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, continues his lifelong love of animation and stop-motion filmmaking.
Del Toro first gained recognition for writing and directing Cronos, which premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Mercedes Benz Award, and went on to earn more than 20 international awards. Del Toro’s most noted films include Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered Academy Awards for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Makeup and The Shape of Water, which won the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion as well as Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Score. His latest project, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, continues his lifelong love of animation and stop-motion filmmaking.
- 1/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
John Badham's 1986 comedy "Short Circuit" was a masterwork on cinematic animatronics. The film's main character was a robot, called only Number Five (voiced by Tim Blaney), who was struck by lightning and lost its memory, but somehow gained sentience. Number Five, originally built to be a laser-wielding soldier, idly rolled out of the robotics lab where it was built and into the home of the put-upon suburbanite Stephanie (Ally Sheedy). Stephanie spends the bulk of the film trying to teach Number Five about the fineries of human interaction while providing it with all the raw data she can provide; Number Five can read books in a matter of seconds.
Searching for Number Five is a military jarhead named Capt. Skroeder (G.W. Bailey), and a pair of funny robotics geniuses named Newton and Ben (Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens). Antics ensue on all sides while Number Five itself slowly comes...
Searching for Number Five is a military jarhead named Capt. Skroeder (G.W. Bailey), and a pair of funny robotics geniuses named Newton and Ben (Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens). Antics ensue on all sides while Number Five itself slowly comes...
- 1/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Make room on your wall because a new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster is ready to swing into your life. Marvel and Sony debuted the stylish poster on Tuesday, featuring Miles Morales surrounded by different Spider-themed heroes across the Multiverse. In the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster, you can catch Ghost-Spider, Spider-Punk, Scarlet Spider, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Woman, Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Cat, and even Julia Carpenter’s Spider-Woman, flanking Miles on all sides. It’s spectacular. Still, even the most hardcore Spider-Man fan will need help tracking all the characters in this film.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse finds Shameik Moore returning as Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, aka Ghost-Spider, in another web-slinging adventure through parallel universes. Peter Parker also returns, and this entry will feature new characters like Miguel O’Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099, played by Oscar Issac, Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk, voiced by Daniel Kaluuya, and Jessica Drew,...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse finds Shameik Moore returning as Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, aka Ghost-Spider, in another web-slinging adventure through parallel universes. Peter Parker also returns, and this entry will feature new characters like Miguel O’Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099, played by Oscar Issac, Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk, voiced by Daniel Kaluuya, and Jessica Drew,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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A new look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dropped on Tuesday, teasing a whole new web of colorful spidey adventures.
The two-and-a-half-minute trailer offers one of the fullest glimpses at the latest chapter of Miles Morales’ hero’s journey, which sees him reunite with Gwen Stacy on a trip through the multiverse. There he discovers more Spider-People all charged with protecting the existence of that multiverse, but when they can’t agree on how to handle their latest threat, The Spot, Miles will once again find himself unpacking what means to be a young hero.
“Wherever you go from here you have to promise to take care of that little boy for me,” Rio, Miles’ mother, can be seen telling him in the trailer. “Make sure he never forgets where he came from. And he never doubts that he’s loved. And he...
A new look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dropped on Tuesday, teasing a whole new web of colorful spidey adventures.
The two-and-a-half-minute trailer offers one of the fullest glimpses at the latest chapter of Miles Morales’ hero’s journey, which sees him reunite with Gwen Stacy on a trip through the multiverse. There he discovers more Spider-People all charged with protecting the existence of that multiverse, but when they can’t agree on how to handle their latest threat, The Spot, Miles will once again find himself unpacking what means to be a young hero.
“Wherever you go from here you have to promise to take care of that little boy for me,” Rio, Miles’ mother, can be seen telling him in the trailer. “Make sure he never forgets where he came from. And he never doubts that he’s loved. And he...
- 12/13/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was one hell of a visual fest, with a ground-breaking animation style that emulated the comics on which it was based. The story of Miles Morales will continue in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which will open up the Multiverse even more. To that end, it seems that the movie will feature six different animation styles this time around.
“The first film had one animation style that dominates the movie. This movie has six,” Phil Lord told Empire. “So we’re taking those tools, adding all the things we learned on The Mitchells Vs The Machines, and then growing them further to accommodate the ambition of this movie. Which is to wow you every time you enter a new environment, and also to make sure that the style of the movie reflect the story, and that the images are driven by feelings, as opposed to some egg-headed art project.
“The first film had one animation style that dominates the movie. This movie has six,” Phil Lord told Empire. “So we’re taking those tools, adding all the things we learned on The Mitchells Vs The Machines, and then growing them further to accommodate the ambition of this movie. Which is to wow you every time you enter a new environment, and also to make sure that the style of the movie reflect the story, and that the images are driven by feelings, as opposed to some egg-headed art project.
- 11/22/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
There is much to look forward to in 2023 when it comes to blockbuster movies, but one of the most anticipated of them all is undoubtedly "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." The sequel to 2018's "Into the Spider-Verse" will once again center on Miles Morales, but this time, it's the first of an epic two-parter that will open up Spidey's multiverse even further. To that end, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have revealed that the sequel will feature six different animation styles to help capture those various universes.
Lord and Miller recently spoke with Empire about the film for the magazine's upcoming 2023 preview issue. During the conversation, the filmmakers touched on the fact that there was one very dominant art style in the original movie, which went on to win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars that year. This time? They're going to be a bit more ambitious. Lord had this...
Lord and Miller recently spoke with Empire about the film for the magazine's upcoming 2023 preview issue. During the conversation, the filmmakers touched on the fact that there was one very dominant art style in the original movie, which went on to win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars that year. This time? They're going to be a bit more ambitious. Lord had this...
- 11/22/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse producer and co-writer Christopher Miller offers additional details on those new universes briefly seen in the trailer released earlier this year. Acting as a sequel to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the upcoming sequel sees the return of Shameik Moore as the voice of Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as the voice of Gwen Stacy as they embark on a new multiversal adventure. The film was originally slated to be released in April 2022, but was delayed to June 2023 due to delays brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse wowed audiences by featuring multiple different animation styles and frame rates and the sequel looks to be doubling down on this trend, as shown by the trailer released back in December.
In a recent interview with Empire, producer and co-writer Christopher Miller explains the two new universes featured in the trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
In a recent interview with Empire, producer and co-writer Christopher Miller explains the two new universes featured in the trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
- 11/22/2022
- by Ryan Northrup
- ScreenRant
When Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse hit cinemas in 2018, it broke computer-generated animation as we know it – re-modelling the medium in front of our very eyes into something that felt entirely new. Playing around with frame-rate, multiple animation styles, comic book textures and more, it ripped up the rulebook and wrote its own; one in perfect sync with the origin story of incoming hero Miles Morales. But if that wasn’t ambitious enough, Miles’ next adventure is about to double down on everything that made the first film so special.
So much so that 2023’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse isn’t just one sequel – it’s two, a double-whammy of multiverse-hopping madness, set to conclude in 2024’s Beyond The Spider-Verse (previously Across The Spider-Verse – Part 2). That wild ambition means the eye-popping visuals are about to get even more dazzling too.“The first film had one animation style that dominates the movie.
So much so that 2023’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse isn’t just one sequel – it’s two, a double-whammy of multiverse-hopping madness, set to conclude in 2024’s Beyond The Spider-Verse (previously Across The Spider-Verse – Part 2). That wild ambition means the eye-popping visuals are about to get even more dazzling too.“The first film had one animation style that dominates the movie.
- 11/22/2022
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
Titan Comics "Blade Runner 2039" #3, available February 2023, is written by Mike Johnson and illustrated by Andres Guinaldo, with covers by Jesus Hervas, Veronica Fish and Syd Mead:
"...'Luv', the first 'Replicant Blade Runner', continues her quest to do the bidding of 'Niander Wallace'...
"...but doesn’t know she’s being tailed by 'Ash', the most experienced and dangerous Blade Runner of them all..."
"In 'Blade Runner 2039' #1, it is dateline: Los Angeles 2039 and three years since 'Niander Wallace' introduced his brand of 'Replicants'...
"...with the ban on synthetic humans lifted, while older 'Tyrell Corp Nexus 8' units are still hunted down and destroyed by 'Blade Runners'.
"'Cleo Selwyn', has returned to L.A. some twenty years later, searching for 'Isobel', a Replicant copy of her real mother who died when she was three. Cleo believes that Niander Wallace is holding Isobel captive, and the only person she can...
"...'Luv', the first 'Replicant Blade Runner', continues her quest to do the bidding of 'Niander Wallace'...
"...but doesn’t know she’s being tailed by 'Ash', the most experienced and dangerous Blade Runner of them all..."
"In 'Blade Runner 2039' #1, it is dateline: Los Angeles 2039 and three years since 'Niander Wallace' introduced his brand of 'Replicants'...
"...with the ban on synthetic humans lifted, while older 'Tyrell Corp Nexus 8' units are still hunted down and destroyed by 'Blade Runners'.
"'Cleo Selwyn', has returned to L.A. some twenty years later, searching for 'Isobel', a Replicant copy of her real mother who died when she was three. Cleo believes that Niander Wallace is holding Isobel captive, and the only person she can...
- 11/20/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The newest season of the "Gundam" franchise, titled "The Witch From Mercury," has been an odd one. Rather than a tale of interstellar conflict, it's a high school story about teenagers who fight each other in school-sanctioned robot duels. It's the first "Gundam" series to star a female protagonist, and it borrows heavily from the surreal anime classic "Revolutionary Girl Utena." As always, there are fans out there who do not take kindly to that kind of thing — fans who believe that "Witch From Mercury" is a "Gundam" series in name only, made to appeal to casual viewers rather than the serious nerds who make up the franchise's real audience.
These embittered "Gundam" fans are wrong. "Witch From Mercury" is hardly the first weird "Gundam." In fact, "Gundam" has always been weird. This is a series whose characters have names like "Full Frontal" and "Biscuit Griffon." It is a series...
These embittered "Gundam" fans are wrong. "Witch From Mercury" is hardly the first weird "Gundam." In fact, "Gundam" has always been weird. This is a series whose characters have names like "Full Frontal" and "Biscuit Griffon." It is a series...
- 11/9/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Blade Runner 2049, the Blade Runner sequel that fans waited thirty-five years to see, was not a box office success when it was released back in 2017. But that hasn’t stopped the franchise from continuing to grow. We have an Amazon limited series called Blade Runner 2099 to look forward to, there’s an anime series called Blade Runner: Black Lotus, there was a graphic novel called Blade Runner 2019: Off World (pick up a copy Here), a Blade Runner: Origins comic, and Titan Comics and Alcon Publishing are bringing us a trilogy comic book series that started with Blade Runner 2019 and continued with Blade Runner 2029. The Titan / Alcon trilogy is now set to come to an end with Blade Runner 2039, the first issue of which will be reaching store shelves in December.
Picking up where Blade Runner 2019 and Blade Runner 2029 left off, the twelve...
Picking up where Blade Runner 2019 and Blade Runner 2029 left off, the twelve...
- 9/21/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Visionary visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who died Monday, contributed his groundbreaking inventions and techniques to classics including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”
Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations; the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.
A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we...
Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations; the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.
A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we...
- 2/9/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Unbeknownst to some viewers, "Star Wars: Visions," the new anime anthology streaming on Disney+, shares its title with both a museum exhibition, which toured Japan from 2015 to 2017, and a coffee table book, published back in 2010. The book is out of print now but you can still find copies from Amazon sellers. It featured illustrations by over a hundred artists, including legendary cartoonists, painters, designers, concept artists, and comic book artists like Moebius, Boris Vallejo, H.R. Giger, Syd Mead, and Alex Ross.
Creator George Lucas, in his own words, asked these artists "for pieces that were inspired by 'Star Wars'...
The post How Star Wars: Visions Fulfills the Promise of a Decade-Old Art Project Curated by George Lucas Himself appeared first on /Film.
Creator George Lucas, in his own words, asked these artists "for pieces that were inspired by 'Star Wars'...
The post How Star Wars: Visions Fulfills the Promise of a Decade-Old Art Project Curated by George Lucas Himself appeared first on /Film.
- 9/27/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
As a young boy, Dan Lanigan collected “Star Wars” action figures and was interested in how movies were made; now he gets really excited about discovering film artifacts like Mary Poppins’ carpet bag or the prototype Jack Skellington doll.
That’s what makes him the perfect host for Disney Plus’ newest series “Prop Culture,” which takes a look at the stories behind the memorable objects featured in Disney’s most iconic projects. Each 30-minute episode focuses on a single film from the studio’s catalog, including “Tron,” “Mary Poppins,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
But Lanigan, an executive producer of 2017’s “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return,” isn’t just concerned with examining the hardware; he aims to spend time with those involved in the process of creating it. “I wanted to do as much as I could to help celebrate these people,” he says. “It...
That’s what makes him the perfect host for Disney Plus’ newest series “Prop Culture,” which takes a look at the stories behind the memorable objects featured in Disney’s most iconic projects. Each 30-minute episode focuses on a single film from the studio’s catalog, including “Tron,” “Mary Poppins,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
But Lanigan, an executive producer of 2017’s “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return,” isn’t just concerned with examining the hardware; he aims to spend time with those involved in the process of creating it. “I wanted to do as much as I could to help celebrate these people,” he says. “It...
- 5/6/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Phillip Boutte Jr., assistant costume designer for Mattel and Netflix’s upcoming “Masters of the Universe,” has worked tirelessly for well over a decade to establish himself as a concept artist whom costume designers and studios are eager to work with.
With credits such as “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Captain Marvel,” to name just three, Boutte has become one of the few people of color in a field in which directors and star talent can step in and make a difference by championing inclusion.
Director-producer Ava DuVernay routinely strives to make sure her projects feature diversity both in front of and behind the camera. One example: “A Wrinkle in Time,” for which Boutte was the costume concept artist. “She said, ‘There are people out there who can do this job. You may not know them, they may not be the usual people you hire, but they are there and...
With credits such as “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Captain Marvel,” to name just three, Boutte has become one of the few people of color in a field in which directors and star talent can step in and make a difference by championing inclusion.
Director-producer Ava DuVernay routinely strives to make sure her projects feature diversity both in front of and behind the camera. One example: “A Wrinkle in Time,” for which Boutte was the costume concept artist. “She said, ‘There are people out there who can do this job. You may not know them, they may not be the usual people you hire, but they are there and...
- 3/6/2020
- by Carla Renata
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar nominees “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Parasite” were the big winners Saturday night at the 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards (held at The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown). Barbara Ling’s elegiac recreation of 1969 Hollywood beat Dennis Gassner’s innovative period work on Sam Mendes’ one-shot, World War I extravaganza “1917” for the period prize, while Lee Ha Jun’s extraordinary production design on Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” took contemporary honors. The wins for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Parasite” suggest they are not out of the running for the Production Design Oscar.
Oscar ballots are in voters hands, due Tuesday, February 4.
Meanwhile, “Avengers: Endgame” and “Toy Story 4 ” earned Adg awards for fantasy and animation.
Ling performed a 50-year facelift on Hollywood Blvd. and Westwood Village. The restoration included such bygone cultural fixtures as the Pussycat Theater, the psychedelic Aquarius Theatre (which opened “Hair” in 1968), and Peaches Records & Tapes.
Oscar ballots are in voters hands, due Tuesday, February 4.
Meanwhile, “Avengers: Endgame” and “Toy Story 4 ” earned Adg awards for fantasy and animation.
Ling performed a 50-year facelift on Hollywood Blvd. and Westwood Village. The restoration included such bygone cultural fixtures as the Pussycat Theater, the psychedelic Aquarius Theatre (which opened “Hair” in 1968), and Peaches Records & Tapes.
- 2/2/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“Parasite,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” have won the top feature-film awards at the 24th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which were handed out on Saturday night by the Art Directors Guild.
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” won in the period film category, “Avengers: Endgame” in the fantasy film category and “Parasite” in the contemporary film category. The award for production design on an animated film went to “Toy Story 4.”
In the 23 years that the Art Directors Guild has been handing out awards, one of its winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Production Design 16 times, including the last six years in a row.
Also Read: Directors Guild Awards 2020: Sam Mendes Wins Top Prize for '1917'
This year’s Oscar nominees for production design include two of the Adg winners, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Parasite,...
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” won in the period film category, “Avengers: Endgame” in the fantasy film category and “Parasite” in the contemporary film category. The award for production design on an animated film went to “Toy Story 4.”
In the 23 years that the Art Directors Guild has been handing out awards, one of its winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Production Design 16 times, including the last six years in a row.
Also Read: Directors Guild Awards 2020: Sam Mendes Wins Top Prize for '1917'
This year’s Oscar nominees for production design include two of the Adg winners, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Parasite,...
- 2/2/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Avengers: Endgame and Parasite were the big film winners at the Art Directors Guild’s 24th annual Adg Awards tonight, taking the Period, Fantasy and Contemporary trophies, respectively,
Toy Story 4 picked up the Animated Film prize during the ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown that honored excellence in production design across 11 categories in film and television., Check out the full list of winners below.
Trophy-takers on the TV side included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cherrnobyl, The Big Bang Theory, Russian Doll, The Umbrella Acedemy and Drunk History.
Since the Adg Awards launched in 1996, one of its top prize winners has gone on to win the Art Direction Oscar 15 of 23 years. The ADGs awarded a Feature Film prize for its first four years, then split its top categories into Period/Fantasy Film and Contemporary. Since 2006, it has handed out separate trophies for Period,...
Toy Story 4 picked up the Animated Film prize during the ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown that honored excellence in production design across 11 categories in film and television., Check out the full list of winners below.
Trophy-takers on the TV side included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cherrnobyl, The Big Bang Theory, Russian Doll, The Umbrella Acedemy and Drunk History.
Since the Adg Awards launched in 1996, one of its top prize winners has gone on to win the Art Direction Oscar 15 of 23 years. The ADGs awarded a Feature Film prize for its first four years, then split its top categories into Period/Fantasy Film and Contemporary. Since 2006, it has handed out separate trophies for Period,...
- 2/2/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The spinner police car in 1982’s “Blade Runner,” the light cycles of “Tron,” “futuristic Las Vegas” in “Blade Runner 2049” and the “USS Sulaco” in “Aliens” are indelible images of cinema, all from the imagination of the late Syd Mead, who died last month at the age of 86. You might not be aware of his name, but you’ve seen his work.
Mead was the mastermind concept artist and illustrator who played a pivotal role in designing the futuristic world of films and transportation in many blockbusters.
He graduated from the Art Center School of Los Angeles (now the Art Center College of Design), and began his career creating concept cars for Ford in its advanced styling center.
Not long after that, Mead would soon move into the world of film, where he could fully realize his futuristic vision.
Mead made his film debut in 1978 on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture...
Mead was the mastermind concept artist and illustrator who played a pivotal role in designing the futuristic world of films and transportation in many blockbusters.
He graduated from the Art Center School of Los Angeles (now the Art Center College of Design), and began his career creating concept cars for Ford in its advanced styling center.
Not long after that, Mead would soon move into the world of film, where he could fully realize his futuristic vision.
Mead made his film debut in 1978 on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture...
- 1/23/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Syd Mead — the artist and designer who helped build the worlds of films like Blade Runner, Alien, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture — died Monday, Variety reports. He was 86.
Mead reportedly died from complications from lymphoma in Pasadena, California. A post on Mead’s Facebook page confirmed the death, although no further details were given.
Mead was already a very successful product designer when he began working in Hollywood in the late Seventies. On 1982’s Blade Runner, his second film, he was credited as a “visual futurist,” an apt title...
Mead reportedly died from complications from lymphoma in Pasadena, California. A post on Mead’s Facebook page confirmed the death, although no further details were given.
Mead was already a very successful product designer when he began working in Hollywood in the late Seventies. On 1982’s Blade Runner, his second film, he was credited as a “visual futurist,” an apt title...
- 12/31/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Syd Mead, the visual futurist and artist who helped influence the look of films like Blade Runner, Tron, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, has died. He passed away in Pasadena, California on Monday due to complications from lymphoma. Read on for an appreciation of Mead’s incredible career. Variety brings the sad news that Mead […]
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- 12/31/2019
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Syd Mead, the visionary futurist who worked on such classic fantasy/sci-fi films as Tron, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, died today in Pasadena. He was 86.
Roger Servick, his spouse and business partner of 40 years, told Deadline that Mead had been in failing health due to lymphoma cancer and he was undergoing treatment at City of Hope in Duarte, CA.
Servick, who was by Mead’s side when he died, said his last words were: “I’m done here. They’re coming to take me back.”
Mead’s art department credits include Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Aliens, Timecop, Mission: Impossible III, Elysium and Tomorrowland. He also appeared in numerous documentaries over the years.
Last month he was named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild, for his innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary movies. The Adg had planned...
Roger Servick, his spouse and business partner of 40 years, told Deadline that Mead had been in failing health due to lymphoma cancer and he was undergoing treatment at City of Hope in Duarte, CA.
Servick, who was by Mead’s side when he died, said his last words were: “I’m done here. They’re coming to take me back.”
Mead’s art department credits include Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Aliens, Timecop, Mission: Impossible III, Elysium and Tomorrowland. He also appeared in numerous documentaries over the years.
Last month he was named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild, for his innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary movies. The Adg had planned...
- 12/30/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Visual artist and futurist Syd Mead, who helped shape the look of influential sci-fi films including “Blade Runner,” “Tron,” “Aliens” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” died Monday of complications from lymphoma in Pasadena, Calif. He was 86.
Autoline journalist John McElroy first reported the news, which was confirmed by his spouse Roger Servick to several media outlets.
Mead was set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s William Cameron Menzies Award during the Guild’s 24th Annual awards in February for his contributions on “Aliens,” “Blade Runner” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
Adg president Nelson Coates said, “I am so saddened to hear of the passing of visionary illustrator and concept artist Syd Mead. His pivotal role in shaping cinema was unique, with a singular ability to visualize the future. As one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time, his visions and illustrations of future technological worlds...
Autoline journalist John McElroy first reported the news, which was confirmed by his spouse Roger Servick to several media outlets.
Mead was set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s William Cameron Menzies Award during the Guild’s 24th Annual awards in February for his contributions on “Aliens,” “Blade Runner” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
Adg president Nelson Coates said, “I am so saddened to hear of the passing of visionary illustrator and concept artist Syd Mead. His pivotal role in shaping cinema was unique, with a singular ability to visualize the future. As one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time, his visions and illustrations of future technological worlds...
- 12/30/2019
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
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