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James Cameron lashes out at DC and Marvel: ''They act like children''

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The famous director of Avatar and Titanic did not go to the light.

James Cameron is about to start the promotional campaign for Avatar – The Way of the Water (out on December 14 this year) and has decided to do it in the best possible way, earning the front page of newspapers that deal with cinema. How? Lashing out against DC and Marvel, he is ree of presenting – according to the director – immature characters, unlike the protagonists of Avatar, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).

James Cameron’s words against DC and Marvel

“Zoe and Sam are playing parents now, 15 years later,” the director said. “In the first film, Sam’s character fundamentally changes the story following a crazy and almost suicidal leap of faith. Zoe’s character throws herself off a branch simply convinced that there is a carpet of leaves beneath her to soften her fall. But when you are a parent, you don’t think that way. So for me, now that I am a parent of five children, I ask myself: ‘What happens when those characters mature and realize that they have a responsibility that goes beyond their very survival?’ “

James Cameron continued: “When I watch these huge, spectacular movies – I’m telling you, Marvel and DC – it doesn’t matter how old the characters are: they all act like they’re in college. They have relationships, but it’s like they don’t. They never slow down by thinking about their children. The things that give us power, love, and fulfill us? Those characters don’t experience it, and I don’t think this is the right way to make films “. In short, Cameron has accused the Marvel and DC films of immaturity. He is not the first great director to lash out at box-office rulers (and Martin Scorsese remembers this very well). He who knows if the upper floors of Marvel and DC will respond.

Source: Variety

The Suicide Squad, Idris Elba on the future of Bloodsport: "I want to fight Superman"

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Idris Elba would like a DC movie in which Bloodsport meets Superman!

Interviewed by Variety for his latest film, Beast, Idris Elba said he wanted to return to playing the killer who appeared in The Suicide Squad (2021), Bloodsport. The actor, during the interview, referred to a potential feature film that would see him clash with Superman.

In James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (2021), Bloodsport was sent to prison for sending Superman to ICU after hitting him with a kryptonite bullet. Bloodsport was one of the few remaining members of Task Force X who survived the battle against Starro in the DC movie. It remains to be seen where the killer currently stands in the DC cinematic universe, given the recent changes.

The Suicide Squad actor continues to fuel rumors of a possible spin-off on the DC character

“I would definitely like to tell the story of Superman. There is no doubt, ”Idris Elba told Variety. “Bloodsport versus Superman. It has to happen “.

In Beast, arriving in theaters on September 22, Elba stars as Doctor Nate Daniels, a father who takes his two daughters on a safari in Africa after their mother’s death. The family later find themselves hunted by an angry lion. Iyana Halley (The Courage of Truth – The Hate U Give, This is Us) plays Daniels’ 18-year-old daughter Meredith, and Leah Sava Jeffries (Rel and Empire) plays 13-year-old Norah.

Idris Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he met his wife, for a long-planned trip with his daughters to a game reserve run by Martin Battles, an old friend of the family. and wildlife biologist. What begins as a healing journey turns into a frightening struggle for survival when a lion, who has survived bloodthirsty poachers, begins to haunt them feeling threatened by humans.

Source: Variety

Jason Momoa becomes steward on a Hawaiian Airlines flight: people rename him Aquaman

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From having control of the seas to also being the lord of the skies. A strange and absolutely funny parable for Aquaman or, better said, for Jason Momoa. In fact, in recent days, a video starring the actor has gone viral, to the point that the public has started calling him Aquaman.

All this happened on a scheduled flight of the Hawaiian Airlines company, on which the actor improvised himself as a steward and began distributing bottles of Mananalu water, an eco-sustainable brand created by Jason Momoa himself, to passengers. he all wearing a gray and black suit and a pink flower as a clip in her hair.

The video ended up on TikTok and the user who posted it renamed the actor Aquaman, playing on the similarity of the Spanish word agua to the original Aquaman, a character played by Momoa in the DC Comics films.

As explained by the actor himself, it was obviously a promotional campaign for both the airline and “its” water, with the important message in the background of trying to remove disposable plastic from the market as soon as possible. On his Instagram, Momoa revealed the backstage of the whole and explained the goals in detail:

Thank you Hawaiian Airlines for allowing my team and me to capture this special moment. It is a dream come true. The idea of creating Mananalu Water came to me while I was flying. I am grateful for the support from you and it is an honor for me that Hawaiian Airlines is the brand’s first airline partner. Our goal is to stop the use of disposable plastic. “Drink one, remove one”: for each bottle of Mananalu Water sold, we are able to remove a plastic bottle from the ocean. We have removed 3 million since the beginning of this year. Don’t stop creating waves to save our beautiful planet. Aloha

The initiative of Jason Momoa, who then delivered the water in reusable aluminum bottles, contrasts with what has been highlighted by the media around the world in the last period: many, too many, celebrities use private jets to reach various locations, even organizing flights that last a few minutes.

An investigation highlighted the names of Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, and Travis Scott among the ten celebrities who, with this dynamic, emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Representatives of Taylor Swift denied and denied, explaining that the singer also hires her jet, thus arguing that she is not directly responsible for her.

Jason Momoa, for his part, has always shown that he is attentive to the environment and this umpteenth initiative only confirms everything.

Source: New York Post

The Russo brothers explained the secret behind directing different movie genres

Anthony and Joe Russo, who recently debuted on Netflix with The Gray Man, have revealed what elements allow them to change the type of films.

Anthony and Joe Russo

Anthony and Joe Russo, directors, screenwriters, and producers of both television and cinema, have a respectable career behind them: the two, who debuted on the big screen with Pieces in 1997, are universally known for having created 4 film projects belonging to the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The couple, therefore, was particularly appreciated for their commitment to the world of cinecomics even though the authors have managed, throughout their career (the recent The Gray Man for Netflix is a perfect example) to change many film genres.

The Russo brothers have been active on the big screen since 1997

In a recent interview that brothers Anthony and Joe Russo gave for The Edge podcast, the filmmakers finally revealed the secret behind their incredible ability to mutate film genres, particularly how they manage similarities. between comedies and action titles. Below you will find their words in detail.

Comedy and action are very similar. We spent a lot of time doing comedies. It’s about geography, spatial awareness, and where things go in the frame. Comedy is you have to prepare it, you have to prepare the physical gag in the comedy. You have to prepare the body in an action movie, you know. And it requires a level of precision and safety and stunt teams. So it’s kind of a natural evolution for us in our careers to go from series like Arrested Development and Community to Winter Soldier and The Gray Man.

Unfortunately, the Russo brothers, despite having all the good intentions to return to direct other pieces of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems that they will not be involved in the next Avengers movies. After the release of The Gray Man, this universe will expand with a sequel and some spin-off titles that will increasingly complement this strange world of spies that openly mentions James Bond.

Source: The Edge

Michael Keaton and his shocking revelation on cinecomics

Michael Keaton

The actor, who played Batman in Batman and Batman Returns, has revealed an unexpected background to his film culture.

Michael Keaton, pseudonym of Michael John Douglas, is a well-known American actor with a long and intense career who only recently made a comeback thanks to the interpretation of Riggan Thompson in Birdman (2014) by Alejandro González Iñárritu, which earned him the victory as Best Actor in a Movie, Comedy or Music at the 2015 Golden Globes.

That said, the famed Coraopolis native star is universally known for playing the Caped Crusader in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns on the big screen. (1992), both by Tim Burton. A truly fundamental part of his artistic life that in some way was, for a long time, his curse. Although the star has indelibly marked the world of cinecomics, he is not a great fan of it.

Michael Keaton won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of him in Dopesick – Statement of Addiction

In a recent interview for Variety, Michael Keaton himself stated that he has never fully seen a feature film inspired by a comic and that he has never fully watched a DC or Marvel title. The reason, however, is not due to haughty intellectualism, but simply because he has never really had time to devote himself to this activity. Below you will find his words in detail.

I know people don’t believe it, I’ve never seen a full version of any of those [Batman] movies, no Marvel movies, no other. And I’m not saying I don’t watch it because I’m an intellectual, trust me! That’s not it. It’s just that there are very few things I look at. I start watching something and I think it’s great and I watch three episodes, but I have more shit to do!

What to say? Michael Keaton was frighteningly sincere and this frankness is certainly appreciated, but we still hope that sooner or later he will be able to fill this particular cinematic gap.

Source: Variety

Barbie: Ryan Gosling gives the best possible compliment to the Greta Gerwig movie!

The Gray Man turned out to be a hit, so much so that Netflix and the Russo brothers (Joe and Anthony) announced the sequel: “The audience’s reaction to The Gray Man was nothing short of phenomenal,” the directors revealed. We greatly appreciate the enthusiasm that fans around the world have shown for this film. We are thrilled that Netflix is announcing a sequel with Ryan ”. Always Gosling, the same one who will play Ken in Barbie.

Ryan Gosling: “Barbie is the best script I’ve ever read”

Ryan Gosling, we will see him again soon in the cinema with Barbie. The protagonist of The Gray Man, in a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon, made some important revelations about the new film in development. The actor has declared that Barbie is the best script he has ever read. Some did not understand if it was a hoax or truth, but his words leave no room for doubt.

“I am amazed at how many people have been impressed by my Ken, considering they weren’t worried in the slightest until a moment before. No one has ever played with Ken, he is an accessory and not one of the most interesting. When Greta Gerwin introduced me to the project I thought it was the best script I had ever read, and I told her I would be her Ken ”.

The film will arrive in US theaters on July 21, 2023, but Warner Bros. has not yet released an official synopsis of Barbie. Some advances, however, we already have in our possession. When the film was first announced, the story reported was of a rebellious doll living in the annoyingly perfect Barbie land.

The doll in question is removed as she is accused of not being perfect at the right point and so she decides to leave for an adventure in the real world that will change her forever. A suggestive plot that, together with the statements of Ryan Gosling, has attracted, and not a little, the attention of the public who can’t wait to see the film.

Thor: Love and Thunder and the physique of Natalie Portman: "I was asked to become as big as possible"

“I was asked to become as big as possible. This is an incredible challenge, and also a new state of mind as a woman”, comments the actress.

Natalie Portman, the famous Israeli actress, and producer, revealed that during the filming of Thor: Love and Thunder – the fourth film in the Thor saga in which the adventures of the Norse god will intertwine with those of the Guardians of the Galaxy – director Taika Waititi le she asked to be “as big as possible” to play this new superheroine. A challenge that Portman has embraced with pleasure, reaping “significant benefits also as a woman” as she confessed.

Incredible that this actress, one of the best of her generation, still has such humility and so much desire to learn and get involved, after such a brilliant career and with an Oscar award as best leading actress in The Black Swan. , 2010 film directed by Darren Aronofsky.

The actress defined her role in the new chapter dedicated to Thor in contrast to that interpretation that earned her an Oscar. A different challenge from the one she faced 12 years ago and which led her to train hard for 10 months with a personal trainer, to play The Mighty Thor. “In Black Swan, I was asked to become as small as possible,” Portman told Variety. “Here I was asked to become as big as possible. This is an incredible challenge, and also a new state of mind as a woman “.

For Thor: Love and Thunder Natalie Portman had to get involved

It was a revelation for her because it was like stepping out of her own element: “To have this appearance and be seen as big, you realize it’s so different to walk around the world like this” and she added “when you are little – and I think it comes from the fact that I started acting as a child – many times I feel young and small, the kind of person to slap on the head. And this leads me to see myself and introduce myself like this “.

The actress also responds to the numerous reviews and criticisms that this film, which will be released in theaters on July 6, has received: “No, they didn’t bother me. I mean, I also made it with The Professional [Luc Besson’s 1994 thriller, known as Leon in Europe]. He was massacred by critics and is now beloved. That movie and Star Wars are two examples of movies that when they came out, I thought: ‘Oh, my God, it’s going to be a disaster and then, 20 or 30 years, you love them later, “concludes Natalie Portman.

Source: Independent

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Nightingale and the Serpent, also in the cast a star of Euphoria

A star of Euphoria, the hugely popular HBO series starring Zendaya, has joined the cast of the Hunger Games prequel film Ballad of the Nightingale and the Snake

A star of Euphoria, the hugely popular HBO series starring Zendaya, has joined the cast of the Hunger Games prequel film, The Nightingale and the Snake. We are talking about Hunter Schafer, interpreter of Jules. He will appear alongside Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in Lionsgate’s attempt to regain Panem’s old magic.

Schafer will play Tigris Snow, cousin, and confidant of Coriolanus Snow (Blyth), who, as fans of the Suzanne Collins saga know, will one day become the ruler of the dystopian world depicted in the novels and film adaptations starring Jennifer Lawrence.

As with previous films, Ballad of the Nightingale and the Serpent is also based on the YA novels by author Suzanne Collins. The novel was released in 2020, while the film adaptation will hit theaters in November 2023. Lionsgate has already revealed that Rachel Zegler, star of Spielberg’s West Side Story, will be the face of Lucy Gray Baird.

The Ballad of the Nightingale and the Snake (The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in original) tells the origins of the saga’s antagonist, President Snow, as he prepares for the tenth edition of the Hunger Games. Set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen enters the scene, the film will reveal when a young Snow has developed a special relationship with Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute to District 12, as he takes her under her leadership, complicating her role. in games.

The remainder of the previously announced cast includes Jerome Lance as Marcus, a District 2 tribute; Knox Gibson and Mackenzie Lansing as District 8 and District 4 tributes, Bobbin and Coral; Ashley Liao and Aamer Husain as Clemensia Dovecote and Felix Ravinstill, mentors of the District 11 tributes. The prequel will also be directed by Francis Lawrence, former director of the previous adaptations of the YA saga.

Nina Jacobson and her production partner Brad Simpson, who oversaw the other films in the series, return as producers alongside Lawrence. The latest version of the script is by Michael Lesslie (Assassin’s Creed), who fine-tuned the scripts previously written by Hunger Games creator Suzanne Collins and Little Miss Sunshine screenwriter Michael Arndt.

Source: Variety

Doctor Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch is ready for the third movie!

The actor, who has embodied the mighty charmer since 2016, is open to a possible sequel to The Multiverse of Madness.

Doctor Strange is certainly one of the most appreciated and interesting superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: since his debut in the interconnected world of The House of Ideas, the actor who lends the face of the sorcerer, Benedict Cumberbatch, has been immediately excited to embody such a role, despite being a little off his usual standards.

That said, at present, the mighty wizard is one of the few left after Avengers: Endgame, but we’re actually not sure about his future on the big (or small) screen. Although at the end of Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness it is clear that the figure will return later, Marvel it is not always sure of the fate of the characters.

Doctor Strange joined the MCU in 2016

Precisely for this reason, in a recent interview for The New Indian Express, Cumberbatch was asked if he agreed to return as the superhero in the future. His answer was absolutely affirmative. Below you will find his words in detail.

I hope so. I’d like to do another one. Doctor Strange is such a complex character and there seems to be a lot more to explore with him. He is such a brilliant character and I’m still having fun playing him.

We remind you that Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness is produced by Marvel Studios and directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Army of Darkness) with a screenplay written by Michael Waldron (Loki, Rick & Morty).

The cast, on the other hand, also sees the involvement of Elizabeth Olsen in the role of Wanda Maximoff, Benedict Wong who plays Wong, Xochitl Gomez who lends the face to America Chavez, Rachel McAdams in the part of Christine Palmer, and many more. The film arrived in Italian cinemas on May 4, 2022, while it debuted on Disney + today, June 22, 2022.

Brad Pitt retires from the stage: "This is my last stage in acting"

Brad Pitt is considering saying goodbye to the world of acting!

It’s hard to imagine Hollywood without one of his cornerstones. Brad Pitt 2020 won his coveted first Oscar as an actor for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and, this summer, he will star in one of the most anticipated action movies with Bullet Train, directed by David Leitch is arriving August 25, yet the actor is preparing for some sort of early retirement.

In an interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he sees his film career as being in a “run-out” phase and that he is entering its final stages. “I consider myself to be my last stop. This is my last semester or quarter ”.

Brad Pitt is considering saying goodbye to the world of acting!

Brad Pitt may also be thinking about his departure from the scene, but the actor will have to present several of his new working projects to the public in the coming months. Pitt will star in Bullet Train, an ensemble film centered around a group of assassins, all with linked but conflicting goals, set against the backdrop of a relentless race through modern-day Japan.

He will also be part of the stellar cast of Babylon, already a candidate competitor for the next edition of the Oscars. Babylon is directed by Damien Chazelle (La La Land) and reunites Pitt with his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star Margot Robbie. The film, which Paramount will release in theaters at Christmas, is a Hollywood epic focused on industry figures who must adapt to the transition from silent films to talkies.

Pitt’s career also includes his continued work as a producer through his production company, Plan B. Films on the Plan B roster this year include the release of Andrew Dominik’s Blonde, which stars Ana de Armas the as Marilyn Monroe, and Sarah Polley’s play Women Talking, an adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel. The film, starring Rooney Mara and Frances McDormand, centers on a group of Mennonite women who come together to stand up to their rapists.

Source: Variety