The first trailer for KravenThe Huntsman released last night by SONY placed the emphasis on the complex family history of the title character, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
But what can you tell us about the plot of the film? We see the young Sergei, a very rough Russell Crowe as his father, and Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov, better known as the villain of Spider-Man, Chameleon. Flashbacks tell how Sergei came very close to death after being attacked by a lion and how his family left him behind to die. However, the boy survives and gains superhuman abilities once a drop of blood – apparently from the lion himself – falls into his open wound.
There appears to be a conflict of some sort between Sergei and Dmitri, with Kraven’s half-brother seemingly disapproving of taylor-johnson’s character’s actions, stating, “You’re exactly like our father, just another man on the hunt for a trophy.” The trailer for Kraven the Huntsman also sees the character clash with Crowe, suggesting that perhaps one of the villains of the story is the same family as him.
Last but not least, a quick look at Alessandro Nivola as Spider-Man villain Rhino concludes the trailer, as his arm begins to transform into his armor and just before you hear his fierce roar.
Ariana DeBose is also introduced as Calypso, who is Kraven’s love interest in the comics. It remains to be seen whether or not Kraven the Huntsman will be the film that brings this franchise closer to the definitive introduction of Spider-Man to this world. The brief scene where Sergei is surrounded by spiders definitely feels like a small homage, but time will tell if it will actually signal anything.
Kraven – The Hunter, written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk, will be only in cinemas from October 5 produced by Sony Pictures and distributed by Eagle Pictures.
Kraven – The Deer Hunter: everything we know about the Film!
Following the success of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony continues to expand its Marvel universe, and Kraven the Hunter joins a slate that also includes Madame Web with Dakota Johnson and the Spider-Woman project by Olivia Wilde. Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk wrote the screenplay for Kraven – the Hunter and the fact that the film attracts top talent is certainly a good sign. Kraven – The Hunter will be released in cinemas on October 05, 2023, distributed by Sony Pictures Italia and Warner Bros.
Kraven the Huntsman will be played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) as he takes on the mantle of the villain of Spider-Man, who is a Russian immigrant named Sergei Kravinoff. In the film, which is billed as the next chapter in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU), he goes on a mission to prove he is the world’s greatest hunter.
Joining Taylor-Johnson in Sony’s R-rated Marvel film is Fred Hechinger (Fear Street Trilogy, The White Lotus) as Chameleon, Kraven’s half-brother; Academy Award nominee Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) as Calypso, Kraven’s sidekick, and lover; Russell Crowe and Levi Miller in unknown roles. Christopher Abbott and Alessandro Nivola were also cast as the main villains. Kraven is directed by Academy Award nominee J. C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) from a screenplay co-written by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer), Matt Holloway, and Art Marcum. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the project.
Kraven: The Deer Hunter tells the violent story of the birth and fate of one of Marvel’s most iconic villains. Set before his infamous revenge against Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the lead in this R-rated film.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse arrives in Italian cinemas on June 1, 2023, to tell us once again about Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Peter B. Parker (and others) grappling with the mysteries of the multiverse.
Can a film disappoint a little while still being fantastic? As the sequel to a celebrated superhero animated gem, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse does exactly what a second chapter should do: longer (2.20 hours), more colorful, more chaotic – that’s not necessarily a bad thing – it multiplies the environments, brings a new patrol of characters alongside the historians, tries to harmonize as best it can (it’s enough) psychological excavation and thematic architecture, more articulated than in the first film.
It was called, it was 2018, Spider-Man – A new universe, in English Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The sequel of 2023, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and David Callaham, changes something of the formula.
No longer Into (in, inside) but Across (through) the Spider-Verse. Given the reality of the facts, that is, that each story is only one version among the countless, of a global and interconnected design, it is time to start moving far and wide along the existential highways of the multiverse and answer the question of the questions: how many parts of a beloved and well-known story can be rewritten? What is at stake is the construction of identity. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse arrives in Italian cinemas on June 1, 2023, for Sony Pictures Italia.
Spider-Man – Across the Spider-Verse: many versions of the same hero, but above all Miles and Gwen
Gwen Stacy, alias Spider-Woman, Earth #65 (with progressives we will arrive at figures with many zeros), this time we start with her. Her story is in a sense an anomaly, one of the rare cases in which the basic dynamic is reversed, remaining the same. In this universe here, in fact, Peter Parker is the helpless friend that you can’t help but lose, while she has to wear the costume.
Spider Man Across The Spider Verse
The big change from the first film is that Gwen now knows she’s not alone. She knows the inherent complexity of the multiverse from having tasted it firsthand. You have cemented a relationship of esteem and affection with many colleagues of the adjacent dimensions, but it seems insufficient.
She continues to feel alone. She wouldn’t tell her policeman father the truth about him for all the money in the world; reconciling private, public, and secret life is becoming increasingly difficult. An apt metaphor from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse explains Gwen’s situation well (and all the others and all the others): she is the girl who knows she wants to join a band, but she still doesn’t know which one she is.
She believes she has solved the matter by joining a colossal task force of Spider-Man and Spider-Woman dedicated to maintaining peace and stability in the multiverse. There are many of them, highly equipped, and they have also found a way to stabilize the inconveniences of passing from one dimension to another; fans of the first film will surely remember, it was a pretty big deal.
She pulls the strings of this mysterious community of heroes, basically the Avengers reproducing endless versions of the same character, Mr. Miguel O’Hara. Like Spider, he is muscular and has absolutely no sense of humor. Gwen can’t bond much with him, so she shifts her attention to Jessica Drew, a very tough and very knowledgeable Spider-Woman in the multiverse.
Spider Man Across The Spider Verse
The bizarre, rather, the anomaly, is that in this cauldron of friendly neighborhood spiders, there seems to be room for everyone, except for Miles Morales. Ours, Terra #1610, has perfected his costume, he doesn’t shut up for a moment, he would like to come out to his parents, mom Rio and dad Jefferson (he’s about to become a police captain, congratulations), but he lacks the courage.
They ignore his double life, so they struggle to justify behavior which, not being able to connect the dots, appears unpredictable and not very serious. The most believable threat, for Miles, is a very strange villain called Blur. In one way or another, it is part of his past, it is also the hook for the hoped-for reunion. Gwen and Miles are reunited because there is a common threat to face, of which the Blur is a large, but not exhaustive part.
The villain has figured out how to juggle the various dimensional planes to make good and (mainly) bad weather, but there’s more. The problem of Miles, Gwen, Peter B. Parker, and all the rest of the gang of different twins is both material (the multiverse is in grave danger), and philosophical, emotional, and sentimental.
The fate of the hero, already written or still to be written?
Outwardly, it is the standard recipe, for the cinecomic even if it is animated. Dudes in tights with stormy pasts who pull off spectacular stunts for the noblest of reasons, spinning over-the-top action, humor, and romance. The family is at the center of everything, great powers, great responsibilities, and laughter. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, just like its predecessor, complicates the picture beautifully by pretending to do the same things as everyone else, in the same way.
Spider Man Across The Spider Verse
Exploiting the inter-dimensional leap as an expedient to enhance a thousand angles and the visual power of a superb animation, fluidly dosing the progressive discourse (diversity, acceptance, and inclusive representation) and delicately placing it on the fabric of the story; we don’t notice it, it’s all very natural. There is a legal limit (!) to the things that can be said about the film.
However, it can be said that the theme of the themes is the construction of the identity of the hero, pulled by the costume by two cumbersome extremes, destiny, and free will. The basis of every self-respecting story, from our Greek friends from thousands of years ago to, well, web-shooting masked dudes.
The problem with Miles and all Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of this world (of all worlds) are that the harmony of the multiverse, this great web that interweaves different planets, different heroes, and different histories, is ensured by repeating a certain type of dynamics, standard situations and common to all universes. They have to do with the idea of separation, of loss, of the extreme limit that even the greatest hero cannot reasonably cross: one cannot save everyone.
The question, both moral and narrative, that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dares to ask itself, is the following: what happens if, suddenly, the hero chooses to get in the way of destiny and tries to become Spider-Man but on his own terms, not giving a damn about the canon? Can the unthinkable be achieved without compromising the overall balance? Miles thinks so.
Spider Man Across The Spider Verse
What happens is that the film supports the aesthetic, narrative, and spiritual ambitions of its lovable, bumbling protagonist (and fellow adventurers), fervently supporting their need for emancipation. However, ending up succumbing a bit, right on the finale. That Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is only the first stage of a longer and more complex journey does not come as a novelty.
But a certain haste with which the film truncates the exploration of serious and articulated problems, proposing a moral and a narrative dynamic that has already been seen and already heard, seems to give the canon the winning game, to the game without risk. Toning down the originality of an operation that, until then, had hit the mark in both form and substance.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: conclusion and Evaluation
For every empire that strikes back – the well-done sequel that deepens the first film’s discourse by darkening it, but leaving a door open to hope – there is always a return of the Jedi lurking, the partial disappointment that compensates with so many memorable moments the clear bitter sensation in the mouth.
The fate of this film will be written by the next. Many advantages, a little problem of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a certain imbalance in the conception of the narrative structure: it immerses us in the story with such ease, that the sudden suspension waiting for the third chapter tastes of frustration. The disappointment must be seen from the perspective of a work that is clearly above the standard of the modern cinecomic, animated or otherwise. Imperfect, however very very valid.
The Flash: The awaited cinecomic directed by Andy Muschietti promises to revolutionize the DC Universe on the big screen
Less than a month is left for The Flash to arrive on the big screen, and in the last few hours, thanks to the new international trailer made for the Chinese market, we can take a look at some unpublished sequences of the film.
Here we can see new scenes between the two different incarnations of Barry Allen involved, flanked by Michael Keaton’s highly anticipated Batman returning after 34 years and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl in her big screen debut. In the new scenes, it is worth noting the presence of Alfred, the faithful butler and guardian of Bruce Wayne in the version of him played by Jeremy Iron.
The atmospheric official synopsis of the film released by Warner Bros. reads: Worlds collide in The Flash as Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time to change the events of the past. But when her attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry is trapped in a reality where General Zod has returned to threaten the annihilation of Earth, and where there are no more superheroes to turn to. Unless Barry can convince a very different Batman to come out of retirement and go rescue a captive Kryptonian…even if that’s not exactly what he’s looking for. In the end, to save the world he’s in and return to the future he knows, Barry’s only hope is to fight for his life. But will the final sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?
You can watch The Flash movie new international trailer for the film below:
The Flash was directed by Andy Muschietti, while the screenplay was handled by Christina Hodson. In the cast, we will see Ezra Miller as the Scarlet Speedster while Michael Keaton will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman 33 years later. It will also feature Ben Affleck returning as the official Bruce Wayne of the DC Extended Universe, while we will once again see Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora, Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry and Kiersey Clemons return as Iris West following her appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Among the new entries announced, there will be Sasha Calle in the role of Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl, Ron Livingston in the replacement of Billy Crudup in the role of Henry Allen, and Maribel Verdú in the role of Nora Allen. The cast is completed by Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Rudy Mancuso whose roles remain unknown at the moment.
Meg 2: The Trench: Jason Statham neither leaves nor doubles, but even triples: five years after the first film, the action movie star returns in the sequel Meg 2: The Trench which plays a diver and marine explorer dealing with prehistoric sharks.
In the previous film directed by Jon Turteltaub and based on the sci-fi horror novel written by Steve Alten in 1997, he had to deal with a gigantic specimen of megalodon, the largest shark known to mankind which was believed to have existed for millions of years. But no, it reappeared from the Mariana Trench and it wasn’t easy to bring it down. Now things get even more difficult and Statham will need a bigger shoe.
The first trailer of the sequel, this time under the direction of Ben Wheatley, starts with a scene with a Jurassic flavor: a megalodon almost reaches the shore to shoot down a Tyrannosaurus Rex as if nothing had happened, just to immediately understand the true chain of command of the prehistoric animal kingdom. The sub-Jonas Taylor is then called into action: in another ocean trench, an ecosystem unknown to man has been found and from there something tries to go back to the surface.
It is not one, but three megalodons – and apparently also other creatures of the deep that are not friendly to swimmers or humanity in general. It will be up to the protagonist and his team – which also includes global action icon Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Cliff Curtis, and Skyler Samuels – to fix things. How will he do it? Apparently even kicking a shark the size of a house in the face!
Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2 The Trench is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and CMC Pictures, from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (Shark – First Jaws, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) and Dean Georgaris (Shark – First Jaws, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life), and a story by Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber. The first film, in 2018, had grossed around 530 million worldwide.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is the latest, highly anticipated chapter in the adventures of Marvel heroes. In cinemas on May 5, 2023, directed by James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, and many others.
Fasten your seatbelts, the 90s have arrived. No one dares to question the centrality of music in the thematic, narrative, and sentimental architecture of the trilogy; the fact that Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3 – written and directed by James Gunn and in cinemas on May 5, 2023, for The Walt Disney Company – begins with an acoustic version of Radiohead’s most famous piece, it is from 1992 and is called Creep, shows us how much the film’s emotional center of gravity has progressively moved towards more mature and introspective territories.
Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3
In fact, for everyone involved in the project, the super cast includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Sylvester Stallone, Elizabeth Debicki, Will Poulter and it just ends there for do not overload the mnemonic archives of the reader, they are not really great. It also applies to the voice actors, i.e. Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Maria Bakalova. Alternative rock is a nice word, but we must not forget that this is a Marvel film and there is a limit beyond which you cannot go when you go hunting for sophistication. Unless your name is James Gunn.
Explain the film by means of Radiohead. The almost grunge of Creep is a symbol of the 90s counterculture, of course, but Radiohead has never been just any band, rather the Beatles of alternative rock, just as the success of the song has never been a matter of niche and lucky few. Thom Yorke avoided singing it for years, giddy with a popularity he feared might lead him astray.
Fortunately, he changed his mind, but it is precisely in the contradictory nature of the piece, commercial and on the margins, that the ambition of Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 is reflected. Complicating things, weighing down personalities, and deepening relationships, without forgetting color, feeling, and humor. The split personality: mainstream and alternative (again, within the limits of the Marvel universe) at the same time.
On balance, it works, which Marvel has to worry about a bit. Because as James Gunn does, the cinecomic, there are few. He now works for the competition, so that the film is loaded with another layer of melancholy. The long farewell of a director, a team of heroes, an imaginary. Will it really be like this?
Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy 3: it’s time for Rocket, while the Guardians have a bad quarter of an hour
Don’t ask what Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 is about because the theme is pretty much the same as every commercial film made in the last 130 years. The family. The point is that the trilogy and the single chapter work decently on the subject, better than many others because James Gunn knows how to treat it right.
First of all, he chose an acquired family, not built on blood and the imponderable arbitrariness of circumstances; the Guardians are the family you choose, not the one you inherited, even if you inevitably have to deal with the latter anyway. Secondly, he understood that yes, it’s true, a successful family is one that knows how to harmonize differences.
The difference is the keyword. The Guardians are a very heterogeneous group, they have different histories, personalities, and abilities and it is ridiculous to think of making them one. Harmony here does not mean diluting the originality of the characters, nor exalting difference for the sake of difference. The magic, the harmony of a family at work, is the casual, providential interweaving of many different beats in a common will and feeling. Ironically, this happens already at the beginning of the film. For once, the Guardians are immediately on the same wavelength. Depressed.
Star-Lord, for earthlings Peter Quill (Chris Pratt,) drinks because Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) is back but she doesn’t remember him, she no longer feels anything and wants nothing to do with it. Gamora is a Ravager alongside Stakar Ogord (Sylvester Stallone) and she no longer hangs out with the Guardians. Nebula (Karen Gillan) has the usual bad temper, and Groot (in the original Vin Diesel) hones his oratory skills with obvious results.
Mantis (Pom Klementieff) tries to keep the team together but struggles, especially with a head as hard as Drax the Destroyer’s (Dave Bautista). Kraglin (Sean Gunn) argues with the dog, whose name is (the original voice is by Maria Bakalova). The place where the characters are stranded is called Knowhere and it’s all a program. A bad quarter of an hour for everyone, especially for the real protagonist of the film. Rocket (Bradley Cooper).
Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Rocket isn’t feeling so well. Literally, a victim of the brutal ambush hatched against him by Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) – welcome to the Marvel universe – committed by “mother” Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki) on behalf of the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), a debauched intergalactic fascist who through a reckless work of genetic manipulation pursues the dream of a perfect society, light years away from chaos, corruption, and imperfection.
He called it Controterra, his delusional and defective fantasy. Rocket knows her well because he grew up alongside the Evolutionary. A good part of Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 is dedicated to the reconstruction of the traumatic (understatement) childhood of the talking raccoon. To reveal traumas, regrets, and excruciating pain. And shed light on the reason for an adorable but bristly character, not always welcoming.
Rocket is the tip of the balance of the film. Saving him, protecting him from the dark aims of the High Evolutionary, and rebuilding a strong sense of family even in the face of death, pain, and the trauma of abandonment is the heart of the story. The important thing is to find a way to laugh even in the darkest hour. Fortunately, James Gunn hasn’t forgotten that his cinecomic travels on colorful and positive vibes. Also on a lot of beautiful music.
James Gunn’s sense for the cinecomic
It really feels like saying goodbye to a band you really loved; melancholy, warmth, and at the same time the impression that the conversation stopped at the right moment. The Guardians are the quintessential Marvel Cinematic Universe, for many reasons. Because their lateral, non-mainstream nature made them perfect characters to experiment with a different approach to comic book storytelling: popular heroes, of course, but Spider-Man is something else.
Which granted more leeway than heroes and narrative paths crushed by the weight of unwieldy expectations. The most striking thing about Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 is the naturalness with which the film makes the most important dynamics and relationships adult and mature, without sacrificing a consolidated appeal made up of laughter, action, and lots of feeling.
An extended and very deranged family once again fights for what they believe in, with imperfect heroism that facilitates the viewer’s identification. This time the greatest test of love is letting go of the people you love, no matter how bad it may hurt, because it’s right. The end approaches.
James Gunn seems to really believe in the possibilities and rewards of the genre. Compared to the most prestigious visions of recent years, not only in the Marvel arena, from Sam Raimi to Ryan Coogler, from Christopher Nolan to James Mangold, his singular strength is a boundless devotion to the genre.
That is to say that James Gunn, unlike many illustrious colleagues, does not pour his poetics on superhero cinema, interpreting it as a passing stage within a wider path that embraces a thousand different stories, no, he lively incarnation. The first, authentic, cinecomic author in the history of American cinema.
He is the only one, for now, to have decoded the rules of the game to a very high level of approximation. A courageous and overall paying choice, in this third chapter, is to have deviated from general expectations from what would have been the most obvious course of action, the problematic relationship between Gamora and Star-Lord, preferring to focus on the dark, dark Rocket’s background.
Obviously, there is no authorial vision or artistic temperament that he holds, or at least can overcome the structural drawbacks of the Marvel product, that is to say, a general impression of pleasantness that prevents scratching the surface of things. In addition, the unusual density of the texture prevents total and guaranteed satisfaction at the end of the ride; that is to say that not everything is treated with the same attention and is of the same degree of effectiveness.
Marginal notes, in the context of a space adventure that plays with the past and present of the saga without contradicting itself, fueling more than one question mark about the future of the characters but never forgetting to entertain, in a warm and spontaneous way. Rarely, at this level, does a film have so much heart.
The new official Telugu trailer of Transformers: Rise of The Beasts has been released, the new chapter of the Hasbro saga that will arrive in cinemas in June. In this new film, the Transformers return to the action and spectacular battles that captivated viewers around the world!
Transformers – Rise of The Beasts will take us to the 90s, in an epic adventure around the world, where we will find the Autobots and a new generation of Transformers, the Maximals, who will take part in the eternal battle on earth between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, the film will arrive in Italian cinemas in June 2023.
Transformers: Rise of The Beasts, in cinemas from 9 June
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber, the film is based on iconic Hasbro action figures. Transformers: Rise of The Beasts is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto and Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, and Duncan Henderson, while the executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, and Valerii An.
The stellar cast of the film consists of Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, and Cristo Fernández.
Transformers: Rise of The Beasts will be the beginning of a new trilogy, while the eighth and ninth films of the franchise will be released in the next few years.
The Equalizer 3 Trailer: Denzel Washington returns as vigilante Robert McCall in the trailer for the third film in the action saga The Equalizer, premiering in theaters on August 30, distributed by Sony Pictures. No longer relegated to the United States, Robert McCall now fights crime on an international scale and, this time, is forced to clash with the Italian mafia. Robert, now living in southern Italy, discovers that some of his friends are under the control of dangerous mafia bosses. Robert has no choice, he has to face this new dangerous situation.
Denzel Washington is joined by an all-new cast, but the acclaimed actor in The Equalizer 3: Endless reunites with his previous installment costar Dakota Fanning, who was just 9 years old when he starred in Tony Scott’s action thriller. The cast also includes David Denman, Sonia Ben Ammar, and Remo Girone.
Antoine Fuqua, already the director of the previous two chapters, returns to directing, while Richard Wenk has returned to the franchise in the role of the screenwriter. Fuqua, Washington, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Clayton Townsend, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Tony Eldridge and Michael Sloan are producing the film.
Based on the 1980s CBS series of the same name, the film franchise began in 2014, with the second film debuting in 2018. Soon after, in 2021, CBS rebooted the original drama series starring Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall. The third season of The Equalizer reboot series will end on May 21st. Its fourth season will arrive this fall.
Godzilla vs. Kong 2, the next chapter of MonsterVerse from Legendary Pictures, coming in 2024.
It seems that the official title of the sequel to Godzilla vs Kong, the new chapter of the MonsterVerse in the hands of Legendary Pictures, has been revealed.
The title was first spotted on production gifts to the troupe. The photos of the merch have been around the web in a short time, reaching the fans of the saga, ready to witness the new colossal clash between the two powerful kaiju.
The official title of Godzilla vs Kong 2 seems to suggest that the two kaiju will no longer be enemies
According to the production gifts for the shooting of the film, the new film will be titled Godzilla & Kong (Godzilla and Kong), suggesting that the feud between the two powerful titans could turn into something else, perhaps a collaboration between the two kaiju? A decidedly not revolutionary title for the franchise, taking into account that the previous film is titled Godzilla vs Kong, they simply replaced that “vs” with an “and”.
With the distribution of these gifts, the production of the sequel is most likely concluded (or close to the conclusion). Filming began in late July in Australia with the working title Origins.
The sequel will hit theaters on March 15, 2024. The film will be a direct sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong, which last year grossed $ 468 million at the worldwide box office, conquering critics and audiences and setting up an unprecedented clash of the Titans on screen.
Godzilla & Kong will be the fifth film set in the MonsterVerse. The official synopsis of the upcoming sequel states that “the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla will face off against a colossal, still unknown threat hidden in our world, challenging their very existence and ours.” The new film “will further delve into the stories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island, and uncover the mythical battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and bound them forever to humanity.”
The cast returns Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Kaylee Hottle. Newcomers to the saga are Dan Stevens, Fala Chen, Alex Ferns, and Rachel House.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO. David Zaslav, spoke about Joker: Folie à Deux, confirming the start of filming, and exalting the cast.
After the director of photography Lawrence Sher spoke two weeks ago about the start of filming on Joker: Folie à Deux, announcing that work would start on the set by November, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav himself confirmed. the news.
During the third quarter call from Warner bros. Discovery, Zaslav said filming on Joker: Folie à Deux will begin in December, and will feature an incredible variety of screen talent. After all, we know that Joaquin Phoenix will return as the protagonist and that alongside him there will be Lady Gaga.
Lawrence Sher said two weeks ago that Joker: Folie à Deux would begin shooting within a month, with filming taking place between Los Angeles and New York, and added:
Lady Gaga is perfect for this movie, and she will create the same kind of magic that Joaquin did with her part. The amalgamation between the two of them will be exactly as we had hoped, it will be something exciting, and every day on the set will be magical. We also hope to have a bit of madness, we like the idea of having a bit of chaos.
Margot Robbie also expressed herself regarding the presence of Lady Gaga, who, as the interpreter of Harley Quinn, is enthusiastic about the idea of seeing the performer engaged in the same role as her.
This thing makes me really happy – she said – because from the start I wanted Harley Quinn to reach this level, which is to become one of those characters, Macbeth or Batman style, capable of moving from one great actor to another. Everyone comes up with their own version of Batman or Macbeth.
And there are not many cases in which all this belongs to a female character. For example, I had the honor of playing Queen Elizabeth I. At that moment I thought it was wonderful that after Cate Blanchett it was I who played that role. To have created such a strong foundation for Harley Quinn, and to have the character pass from one actor to another is great. I think Lady Gaga will do something great.
Jacob Lofland and Catherine Keener are part of the cast of the project. Among the other performers who will participate in Joker 2, we can mention Brendan Gleeson and Zazie Beetz. But the absolute protagonists of the film will be Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, who should play the role of Harley Quinn, or a very similar character.
The title of the new feature refers to the syndrome that can affect two or more people who start sharing a psychosis. The script was written by Todd Phillips himself and Scott Silver. Clearly, for the new film, there will be Joaquin Phoenix, who will return to play the role of the clown of crime already seen in the first feature film.
Having made an appearance in Indiana Jones 5 for 153 euros sparked the interest of INPS, which started a procedure to block the pension.
A surreal story, fortunately with a happy ending: a retired banker participated some time ago in the filming of Indiana Jones 5 in Cefalù as an extra, receiving a net salary of 153 euros. Except that the INPS, following a check, decided to revoke the pension allowance to the Palermitan – as “not cumulative” to the income received -, who immediately resorted to the absurd procedure.
Appeal, naturally, won: following the decision of the judge, in fact, the amount of the annual pension (about 31 thousand euros) resumed being paid, also guaranteeing that the entire amount of the costs of the trial ended up at the expense of the Entity and of his bizarre error of judgment.
The Italian shoot took place a year ago between Cefalù, Segesta, and Castellammare del Golfo, in western Sicily: we do not yet know if the places will be the same even in film fiction or will only serve as a facade for other more or less imaginary locations.
Indiana Jones 5 remains, for the rest, a film still quite mysterious, starting from the definitive title, yet to be revealed: we know the main performers and the locations where the filming took place but to get a general picture of the plot it is still early, and Lucasfilm itself has not yet gone into detail.
Filming ended in February, but very little has leaked since, despite a teaser shown during the last D23 Expo with an Indy still in force riding his bike and the presence of Mads Mikkelsen (in a still-mysterious role) and that Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena, goddaughter of the protagonist.
Given that scenes were shot in which Indy is struggling with Nazis (presumably during the Second World War) and others during the 60s / 70s (at least judging by the fashion that the characters show off) the film will present at least some jumps and storms … if not, actually, real-time travel, according to some rumors.
Naturally, this has given rise to other speculations on the future of the franchise (which could see a passing of the baton to the character of Helena) but also on the fact that, probably, for a good part of the film Harrison Ford will appear rejuvenated through the CGI, thanks to the techniques put developed by Lucasfilm and Marvel for the latest Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
In the cast, we find, in addition to Ford (soon engaged with the role of Thunderbolt Ross in the MCU), Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen, also Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas. The release is scheduled for June 30, 2023, naturally accompanied by the soundtrack of John Williams, who will retire right after signing the soundtrack of the film.
