The director of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and the smash hit Peacemaker has some great news to offer his fans!
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James Gunn has certainly done some impressive projects in his career of him, but in his opinion, none can compare with Guardians of the Galaxy – The Holiday Special. As he confirmed to RadioTimes.com, his new project has reached levels of insanity and ridicule never reached before. Knowing at least Gunn’s brilliant career, such a prospect seems downright unlikely. And if the director hasn’t revealed further details regarding Guardians of the Galaxy – The Holiday Special, his words have certainly sparked the curiosity of fans.
Guardians of the Galaxy – The Holiday Special will debut next December. “This is the most incredible thing I’ve ever done,” the director announced. “It’s totally ridiculous and every day I can’t believe we’re actually shooting it. We are all in love with the project. It is something completely different than what we have done so far. I can’t wait for the fans to see it. “
James Gunn made his entry into the world of cinecomics with the first episode of Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, which in itself was quite an ambitious undertaking. In fact, at that historical moment, the Marvel universe was still exploring the most famous heroes such as Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. The Guardians, on the other hand, were less known characters and the wager was greater.
The film proved to be a huge cinematic success, establishing a fanbase for these heroes as large as that of other more well-known characters. “Also, the project will come out very soon, which is next Christmas. Fans won’t have to wait much longer, ”James Gunn added in the interview. Gunn’s genius was also established by his work with DC, thanks to the success of The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. Fans are also waiting for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.
Dune was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated titles of the 2021 film season. The film – directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem – is the adaptation of the first part of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel of the same name and has grossed over $ 400 million worldwide. As if that weren’t enough, the film received ten nominations – including Best Picture – for the 2022 Oscars.
Dune follows the journey of young Paul Atreides as his family moves to the desert planet of Arrakis, the most precious planet in the galaxy known for its unique ability to produce the coveted drug Melange, also known as Spice (Spice), which can be used to extend a person’s life and awaken dormant areas of the human mind.
When House Harkonnen manages to regain control of the planet and kill Paul’s father, the boy flees into the desert with his mother. Along the way, due to drug exposure, Paul begins to have premonitory visions of many possible futures.
Director Denis Villeneuve, in an interview with the Directors Guild America, revealed that Paul’s visions were inspired by his experience with drugs from a marijuana-infused banana cake made by his son. “The truth is that one thing that helped me a lot in directing Timothée Chalamet is that my son had cooked a banana cake a few months before we shot the movie, and the banana cake was very ‘spiced’ and I had the trip. worst of my life.
But he helped me tremendously, he seems stupid, but sometimes it’s nice to experience things by yourself. That bad trip, because of the marijuana, helped me to direct Timothée in the visions, to explain to him the state in which I had been. And, strangely, when I mentioned the banana cake experience to Timothee, he understood it! Here is the truth. Don’t try to do it at home! ”Said the director.
Every era has its Batman and it has been a decade since the character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger did not have an exclusive leading role on the big screen. The new film achieves its main objective: to inaugurate a stage with a new actor (Robert Pattinson), aesthetics, and a renewed universe. An era begins here for the hero of Gotham City and all that surrounds him.
Batman was a detective, pop icon, freak, comedy, drama, action, and fantasy throughout the decades. He changed his tone many times and actors very different from each other personified him. It took him a long time to get to the screen stably, but when he did, the public bet again and again to see his adventures.
The great founder of his popularity was the universe of the series of the sixties, starring Adam West and Burt Ward. For many, he was not the true Batman, but absolutely all subsequent films, including the one that is being released now, pay him a well-deserved tribute. Without that series, Bruce Wayne would not be the popular character that he is.
It is known that when Christopher Nolan began making Batman movies, he convinced several of the actors who worked with him by showing them a script that did not say it was a Batman film. Well, here the director and screenwriter Matt Reeves could have done the same, because of all the films made about the superhero, The Batman Movierulz movie is the one that looks more like police than a fantasy movie.
Although the action takes place in a Gotham City that is a little less realistic than that of Nolan’s films and although Batman has his usual suit, the plot that the film tells is very similar to a black policeman in the style of David Fincher’s films. . It resembles Deadly Sins (Seven, 1995) and Zodiac (2007) more than any of Batman’s predecessors.
The hero of Gotham City recovers the original detective spirit that the character had in his beginnings and the plot reduces technological tricks and gadgets as much as possible. It shows some new ones, yes, so that the fans are not disappointed, but as far as Batman 2022 can try to be a full-fledged black cop. With a serial killer who is leaving clues and with a femme fatale who has an ambiguous relationship with the protagonist.
The dark, brownish images, even with sepia moments that the film has, link it even more with Fincher, although the visual universe of Matt Reeves is also perceived, particularly at the beginning of it. The Batman has many horror film elements and a large part of the settings deteriorate, dirty places, respecting the aforementioned color palette.
Batman looks a little different, but not that much, although the Riddler (Paul Dano) does look like something out of another universe. The crazy concept that the previous versions handled here is changed by disturbing and humorless sadomasochistic imagery. Other than a few brief lines of dialogue, Batman has no humor at all.
Of all the times the character has been brought to the screen, this is definitely the one that lacks any form of humor. It is not accidental, it is a decision according to the emotional tone that the whole story has.
Robert Pattinson is the right actor for this style of film, in fact, all the casting is on point, always aiming for a stylized but never overly beautiful story. The leather mask, the Catwoman suit (Zoë Kravitz), and even the Batman car all have a foot in the realistic. The action scenes are long in coming and during the first third the plot is almost exclusively detective.
Then there will be some shocking moments, always with the aforementioned aesthetics and achieving several absolutely original scenes. Gotham City is more corrupt than ever and the film focuses on this theme as well. A beautiful final scene promises that the character will return and that possibly, already introduced to society, he can further explore his world and his adventures.
The opportunity to make movies with superstars is getting too early for other viewers. If one or two hits are enough. The stars are calling and giving Maury chances. Ajith is a very big star in Tamil. The opportunity to make a film with oneself is not just ordinary words. This Golden Chance of Entertainment came a second time.
Vinod caught everyone’s attention with his super-duper flour-like ‘Khakee’. She has remade Bollywood ‘Pink’ with Ajith in Tamil. That is why Ajit gave me another chance. The two have come up with an action package this time around. The same… `valimai`.
The story begins on the coast of Visakhapatnam. There is a gang killing, chain snatching. Something horrible every day. With that .. protest will be manifested in the people. ACP Arjun (Ajit) enters the field to stop the anarchy and instill courage in the people. He finds out that the main mastermind and character behind this gang is Narine (Kartikeya). What did Arjun do to catch Narain? The story of how he risked his life in that endeavor.
`Valimai` is an action thriller. That said, if the action misses, nothing will appear in this movie. Action aside, how did Ajith accept this story? Feels. This is a simple story. But the director did the magic by filling it with extraordinary action scenes.
The theme of this movie is to choose the theme of Bike Racing Gang. Because there has never been a movie in such a backdrop. That makes all the action scenes feel new. The film has four massive action sequences. Not all of them are regular. Bike Chase, Bus Chase .. planned differently.
Especially the bus chase that comes at the beginning of the second half is the biggest plus point for this movie. Watching a Southern movie or a Hollywood movie? Those feats that make all the wonder. That is, the director shot Fazil, not Chase Law. As the levels in the video game increase, as the tasks increase, as the chase stretches, a new thrill is added.
One cannot help but admire the choreographer who designed that action chase and the cameraman who screened it so closely. Even a good sequence is planned before the interval. The longer the length, however, the more boring that action episode becomes. When the movie is over, after coming out, the bike sounds, the chases go wrong, the story … I don’t remember anything like Kakarkai.
Fast Half goes a bit racy. Gave a good lead to the second half. The bus chase begins as soon as the interval is complete. The movie is so good. But .. for the Tamil audience, what’s better not to say in the story, the director put in the mother sentiment. It’s really strong and sticky. Those sentimental scenes completely kill the feel of the story flow up to that point. After that, everything was routine. There are no big twists or turns. Just a thief – a police game. That’s all.
The buildup given to Ajith’s character is not all. The director did a little study for that role. Well designed. But that attention was not put on the rest of the characters. The most important character in this story, Narain (Kartikeya), is played by Tu Tu Mantra.
The emotion that should have preceded the action scenes never worked out. The length of the film is also a matter of embarrassment. The Hollywood inspiration for this movie is clearly visible. The action scenes were shot as well. When a big plate is laid on it, unnecessary drama and sentiment should not be allowed to enter you.
We are thinking at the international level… They have tied to the old formula again. If the film had been sharply edited, limited to two hours and the sentimental scenes had been tampered with, it would certainly have left a good action film on the Indian screen.
Ajit has similar characters. He is a racer by nature. This role allowed him to express his passion. However, Ajit Mari looks fat. Too hard to move on the screen. It remains clear that all the action scenes were dragged down with dope. Karthikeyan has once again appeared as a villain. It is a great thing to work with Ajith and get a chance in a film with such a big span.
Other than that .. there are no scenes that prove themselves new. Surprisingly, the director takes his character lightly. Although Huma was well acquainted with Qureshi’s character, in the end, it was watered down due to the character not being designed properly.
More credit should be given to action masters. The fights and chases that they have done make the eyes surrender to the silver screen. Yuvan Shankar Raja’s lyrics are not very impressive. But the bgms given in the action scenes helped a lot. Vinod is struggling with storytelling.
There is no point in having great action scenes. There should be a good story between them. Must be able to write an interesting story. They both do not appear in Valimai. The extraordinary action scenes in an ordinary story evoke a mixed feeling.
Doctor Strange’s Super Bowl LVI trailer in the Multiverse of Madness may have hinted that the sorcerer will travel to an animated world, making Marvel cartoons a potential part of the MCU‘s multiverse. This is the strangest revelation of the upcoming Sam Raimi-directed sequel, along with confirmation that Patrick Stewart will reprise his role as Professor X from the Fox X-Men films.
In the trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it appears that the character will star in an animated sequence as superhero America Chavez breaks through one of her star portals. At 1:26 of the trailer Strange can be seen apparently falling from an animated universe at the top of the frame.
The universe background features an animated background, and Strange’s lower body is half in transition from cartoon to live-action. This suggests the possibility that Marvel’s multiverse contains animated dimensions and that previous Marvel cartoons and animated shows could be made canonical in the same way that SONY films did.
One of Marvel’s Phase 4 projects, What If … ?, was Marvel Studios’ first fully animated project, and it appears that the premise of the series is to explore various alternate realities so that it could be closely linked to the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The poster of the film seems to indicate the appearances of Captain Carter and in the trailer, there are Zombie variants, two possible links with What If…? and the upcoming Marvel Zombies animated series coming to Disney +.
With the animated series of the X-Men and Spider-Man: Across the Multiverse in production, the prospect of an animated drift of the MCU seems truly exciting.
A new trailer dedicated to the most anticipated DC movies, including Black Adam, The Flash, and Aquaman 2, is awaited for the Super Bowl weekend!
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announces the arrival of a new trailer focusing on the anticipated DC films, including his Black Adam.
The new trailer for the DC movie Black Adam is also expected during the Super Bowl weekend! Announcing its arrival is its protagonist himself Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, with an Instagram post showing some frames from the upcoming DC movies, including The Flash, The Batman, and Aquaman 2. The wait is making itself feel more and more!
“The world needs heroes. In particular, a ruthless dressed in black⚡️ Stay tuned, tomorrow I will release a 60-second DC UNIVERSE commercial we created for the SUPER BOWL WEEKEND 🌎 🏈 The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change, “writes The Rock on Instagram.
It is not clear if the TV commercial will contain images taken exclusively from the films featured in the small taste posted on social media, or if it will also contain scenes from other upcoming films and television programs (including Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Blue Beetle).
However, it seems that the trailer will focus on the heroes protagonists of the standalone films, then Black Adam himself, the Flash by Ezra Miller, the Batman by Robert Pattinson, and Aquaman by Jason Momoa, all films expected in theaters in 2022.
Black Adam is produced by DC Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company, New Line Cinema, Seven Bucks Productions, and Warner Bros. The screenplay is by Rory Haynes, Sohrab Noshirvani and Adam Sztykiel. In the cast, in addition to Dwayne Johnson, we also find Sarah Shahi as Adrianna Tomaz / Isis, Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson, Noah Centineo (Al Rothstein / Atom Smasher), Aldis Hodge as Carter Hall / Hawkman, and Quintessa Swindell (Maxine Hunkell / Cyclone). The film will hit theaters on July 29, 2022.
Warner Bros. shared revealing material of the four films of the Extended Universe of DC that arrive this year
2022 will be one of the best for the DC Extended Universe and Warner Bros. four films will arrive this year: The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, and Aquaman and the lost kingdom; whose unpublished advances were gathered in a new promotional video entitled “The world needs heroes”. The never-before-seen scenes thrilled comic book fans already gearing up for releases scheduled for the coming months. Are you ready for what’s to come?
The teaser began with scenes from the film about The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson since it will be the first release of the DC calendar in the cinema. In addition, and among the most impressive, clips of Black Adam were revealed, with Dwayne Johnson at the head of an amazing cast, and The Flash, two projects that have kept a good dose of secrecy so as not to spoil the excitement.
The Justice Society of America (Justice Society of America) also appears for the first time in the live-action format and is made up of Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell), and the renowned actor Pierce Brosnan in the role of Doctor Fate, one of the founders of this famous heroic group in the original DC Comics.
About Ezra Miller’s solo movie, the actor was seen in his new costume for this story which will be based on the Flashpoint arc, temporary chaos by Barry Allen when he tries to save his mother from death. You can hear the voice of Michael Keaton, who will have a cameo as Batman, and other characters such as the different versions of Barry and Supergirl (Sasha Calle) also appear. Jason Momoa also has an appearance in his new outfit for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the second installment in the saga centered on the king of Atlantis.
Release dates for DC movies in 2022
In theaters in Latin America, The Batman will be released on March 3 and is followed by the long-awaited Black Adam, which can be seen from July 28. A few months later, specifically on November 3, The Flash will arrive; while Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be released on December 15. The DCEU is also now made up of TV series from HBO Max’s original catalog. The first to arrive was Peacemaker, a spin-off that was born from the story of The Suicide Squad, directed by James Gunn.
Ruben Fleischer, in a recent interview, seems to have dropped a bomb. Uncharted will arrive in cinemas on February 18th
Uncharted is the new film directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Venom) which, after many troubles, second thoughts, and delays, is finally arriving in cinemas all over the world. The film project, which stars Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Onward) as a young version of the treasure hunter Nathan Drake, is the adaptation of a well-known videogame saga created by the developer Naughty Dog and launched exclusively for PlayStation, the console from Sony.
We already know that the creation will not be the only one to undergo this treatment: the television series on The Last of Us will soon arrive on the small screen, also inspired by a well-known videogame series that always sees Naughty Dog behind.
But there is no two without three, right? In a recent interview for Digital Trends, the Uncharted director himself admitted that he is actually working on a version of Jax & Daxter, the equally famous saga of Naughty Dog from PlayStation.
That said, the filmmaker did not specify in what form, whether a series, a film, or a documentary. Time will surely be benevolent and everything sounds strangely familiar: Tom Holland himself recently stated that he was interested in bringing the character of Jax to a live-action. Could things be connected? We currently don’t have the right tools to support it.
Uncharted is produced by Columbia Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Arad Productions, and PlayStation Productions with the screenplay by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Rafe Judkins. The cast, on the other hand, also consists of Mark Wahlberg as Victor “Sully” Sullivan, Sophia Ali who plays Chloe Frazer, Tati Gabrielle who lends her face to Braddock, Antonio Banderas (Moncada), and many others. The title will arrive in Italian cinemas on February 17, 2022.
With a cost of USD 200 million, the brother Joe and Anthony Russo adapted the novel by Mark Greaney, part of a saga that promises a franchise about this CIA special agent. Also starring are Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page, and Billy Bob Thornton.
Will it be like the James Bond movies? Like those of the CIA operative Jack Ryan, like those of the amnesiac Jason Bourne? The Gray Man has sparked these and other speculations since Netflix showed the first images in his video to announce the 2022 releases. There Ryan Gosling is seen as Court Gentry, a CIA killer in conflict with an old colleague, Lloyd Hansen, played by Chris Evans, in spectacular action scenes followed by sarcastic dialogue.
The shots show what the USD 200 million budget of the film by the brothers Joe and Anthony Russo has been spent on, the most expensive production to date on the streaming platform, which has even surpassed the USD 160 million record of Red Notice, starring Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds. And the display of action and stars leaves the impression that the production company is starting a film franchise. Additionally, The Gray Man is based on a novel by Mark Greaney that is part of a 10-book series.
Not only are the protagonists Gosling (La la land, Blade Runner 2049) and Evans (Free Guy, Between Razors and Secrets), and the directors (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame), but also a good part of the Main cast: Ana de Armas (No time to die), Regé-Jean Page (Bridgerton) and Billy Bob Thornton (Goliath).
They are accompanied by Jessica Henwick (Matrix Resurrections), Wagner Moura (Narcos), Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage), Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Eme Ikwuakor (On My Block), and Scott Haze (Child of God).
The path of The Gray Man was not easy until it became one of the most anticipated titles of 2022. It was originally going to be produced by New Regency and directed by James Gray (Ad Astra), with Brad Pitt as the protagonist. But the project fell apart around 2011. Sony Pictures picked it up again in 2015, with a gender change: it would be a CIA special agent, played by Charlize Theron, instead of Pitt’s character. The Russo brothers moved forward with the script but production was once again put on hold.
Netflix brought back The Gray Man in 2020, confirmed the Russos as directors, and added the authors of the Captain America film trilogy, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, as screenwriters. The third time was the charm, and everything indicates that it will be, in turn, the first of a saga.
The Gray Man focuses on Gentry, who uncovers CIA secrets that he would have been better off not knowing for his own health. He becomes a target of international assassins while Hansen goes out looking for him. If the film follows the book, the former intelligence operatives will compete for a similar goal on different stages of Europe.
In late 2021, Joe Russo compared the dynamic between Gosling and Evans to that of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Heat: “It’s an intense action movie,” he said in an interview. “With very, very entertaining performances from both actors, who are totally at odds over the plot. Chris Evans as the villain brings a deliciously psychotic twist.”
Filming took place over four months of 2021 on location in the Czech Republic and France. Editing, which began in December of that year, requires a lot of visual and sound effects work and is still ongoing. It is expected – but there is no reliable data yet – that the premiere will be in the boreal summer of 2022, towards the middle of the year.
The director releases “Death on the Nile” and “Belfast” almost at the same time, two films that confirm the versatility of his filmography
Kenneth Branagh is a happy filmmaker. Not all his films are comedies, on the contrary, his most ambitious film has been Hamlet (1996) based on the tragedy by William Shakespeare, the favorite author of the actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. The energy that he transmits in his work is at times pure motivation and at others, it can be passed to the other side. But either way, Branagh has done his best to never be typecast. He loves what he does and it shows.
Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on December 10, 1960. From a Protestant family, they all moved to London when the violence in the city made it very difficult to stay in his birthplace.
At the age of eighteen, he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and shortly after finishing his studies he had already begun an acting career. Before turning twenty-nine, he directed his first feature film, which in turn would be his first adaptation of William Shakespeare: Henry V (1989).
Two Oscar nominations, as director and screenwriter, made people call him the new Laurence Olivier. Branagh’s acknowledged ego made him feel that nothing would stop him, but in his second film, he showed something that would characterize him completely, the change in tone, style, genre, and aesthetics. Die Again (1991) didn’t work out, but that didn’t put off the ever-optimistic Ken.
Peter’s Friends (1992) was followed by another great Shakespeare adaptation: Much Ado About Nothing (1993), in which he cast actors such as Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, and Keanu Reeves, much to the horror of purists. In this first stage, he always worked with the actress Emma Thompson, with whom he was married for several years.
Frankenstein (1994) was his next craze and after that, he made a complete adaptation of Hamlet lasting four hours and with another huge cast that included Branagh himself in the title role and names as different as Kate Winslet, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Charlton Heston, Julie Christie, Gérard Depardieu, Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Judi Dench and her admirer Derek Jacobi, the actor who awakened in Branagh the vocation of acting.
He also pursued an acting career, working on a Harry Potter film as well as for Woody Allen. He became one of Christopher Nolan’s favorite actors and had a great time with a diverse and successful career.
He was one of the great directors to agree to work for Marvel, directing the successful Thor (2011). He also directed a Jack Ryan movie and a great version of Cinderella. But his last bet for the big box office was to become Hercule Poirot, the great detective created by Agatha Christie.
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He did very well with Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and now he plays it again in Death on the Nile, both films directed by him, not just starring. In these films, Branagh gives himself the luxury of making fun of himself and questioning himself. Poirot, beyond pure entertainment, is an interesting reflection on reason versus emotion. But it’s a good time to remember that Branagh also played another very famous police character, none other than Kurt Wallander, the character from the Henning Mankell novels, in the British version of the series.
Now, in the run-up to the Oscar, Kenneth Branagh also surprised everyone with another film, Belfast (2021), which reached the main nominations, including three for him as director, producer, and screenwriter. A look at his own childhood, filmed in black and white, but with some color scenes.
A very exciting and beautiful film. The versatility of the director was perfectly exposed with these two premieres that can be seen in many parts of the world at the same time. Kenneth Branagh, the filmmaker who does not believe that you have to choose between two types of cinema and who, with a career spanning more than thirty years, never ceases to amaze.
