‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 VFX Breakdown: How That Explosive Finale Was Created The sixth season ofGame of Thronesconcluded not too long ago, and it certainly went out with a bang, literally and figuratively. We won’t get too specific as far as what happens in the finale until after the jump, but for those who have already seen it, you know which sequence required extensive visual effects. Now you can see the work that one visual effects studio did on the climactic sequence in aGame of Thronesseason 6 visual effects breakdown, but make sure you don’t watch it if you’re worried about spoilers....

‘Howard The Duck’ Star Lea Thompson Will Cameo In Chip Zdarsky’s ‘Howard The Duck’ Comic Book Marvel movies may seem nigh unstoppable today, but back in the 1980s a Marvel movie became one of the most notorious flops of all time. Critics hatedHoward the Duck, fans were vocal about their disappointment, and audiences mostly failed to show up at all. But the tide is slowly turning for Howard. His film’s attracted a cult following over the years, and in 2014 he made asplashy cameo in James Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy, leading fans to speculate about a possible movie....

‘John Wick 4’ Filming Will Probably Start This Year, According To Ian McShane If all goes according to plan,Keanu Reevescould be slipping back into hisJohn Wicksuit and murdering nameless henchmen very, very soon. As was previously announced,John Wick 4andJohn Wick 5already have a green light, and the plan was originally to shoot them back to back. But the coronavirus pandemic has made many such plans obsolete, leaving the shooting schedule ofJohn Wick 4and5up in the air....

‘Loki’ Episode 5 Featured A Secret Chris Hemsworth Cameo Last week’s fifth episode of Marvel’sLokiseries on Disney+featured a ton of Easter eggs, comic references, and callbacks to both Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, we’ve just learned that one of the episode’s best Easter eggs actually contained another Easter egg that will make MCU fans very happy, and it involvesThorfranchise starChris Hemsworth. In the “Journey into Mystery” episode ofLoki, after our titular anti-hero is pruned by the Time Variance Authority, he finds himself in a desolate world called The Void....

‘Prometheus 2’: Michael Fassbender Confirmed To Return Prometheus 2is still shrouded in mystery, but as of today there’s one more thing we know for sure:Michael Fassbenderwill be back, as confirmed by directorRidley Scott. Fassbender played mischievous android character David in the first film. Read Scott’sPrometheus 2Michael Fassbender confirmation after the jump.Deadlinecaught up with Scott at TIFF. Asked whether Fassbender would return forPrometheus 2, Scott responded, “Oh, yes. He and I are friends, because we also didThe Counselor....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer Breakdown: Boldly Going Frame-By-Frame The firsttrailer forStar Trek: Discoveryhas arrived, and that means one thing: it’s time to go through it frame-by-frame to see what we can uncover. Star Trek: Discovery Trailer Breakdown It’s only appropriate that the trailer forStar Trek: Discoveryopens on an alien planet and it’s even more appropriate that it’s a desert planet. Sandy, arid landscapes have been familiar locations throughout the entireStar Trekfranchise, possibly because a California-based production has easy access to land that looks like that....

‘The Big Short’ Featurette: Adam McKay Bets Against The American Economy The Big Shortis a slight change of pace forAdam McKay. The man behindStep Brothers,Talladega Nights, andAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundyis taking on a more serious subject matter with his adaptation ofMichael Lewis' nonfiction book. As serious as the housing crisis is, that doesn’t mean McKay isn’t bringing his outrageous sensibility to the film. After the jump, watch a featurette for the director’s newest picture....

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Enlists ‘The Good Place’ Actor Manny Jacinto Top Gun: Maverickhas enlisted another rising star to its crew. Filipino-Canadian actorManny Jacinto,who can currently be seen on the riotously good NBC comedyThe Good Place, has joined theTop Gun: Maverickcast as a pilot. He’ll be joining a star-studded cast that includesTom Cruise,Val Kilmer,Ed Harris, andJennifer Connolly.Deadlinereports that Jacinto has been tapped to joinTop Gun: Maverickin the role of a pilot named Fritz....

‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ First Look: Dane DeHaan And Cara Delevingne Go On Luc Besson’s Space Adventure Luc Besson’sValerian and the City of a Thousand Planetshas been high on our must-see list since it was first announced, and it’s only gotten more intriguing with every casting announcement and promotional photo. Now, as if we weren’t excited enough already, we finally have a look at Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) in action, thanks to a behind-the-scenes featurette that debuted with the MTV Movie Awards last night....

‘Wildlife’ Star Carey Mulligan On The Modern Parallels Of This ’60s-Set Story And Defending Her Character During A Q&A [Interview] Not that I make a point of getting hung up on awards in general or the Oscars specifically, but it’s almost impossible to wrap my brain around the fact that actorCarey Mulligan’s only Academy Award nomination was for her breakthrough performances as young Jenny Mellor in 2009’sAn Education. Considering her fine work in such films asPublic Enemies,Brothers,Never Let Me Go,Drive,Shame,Inside Llewyn Davis(this one might hurt the worst),Far from the Madding Crowd,Suffragette, and last year’s exceptionalMudbound, Mulligan has been so reliable in so many different types of roles that perhaps we’re guilty of taking her for granted....

2019 Critics' Choice Awards: ‘Roma,’ ‘The Americans,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Earn Top Prizes, Lady Gaga And Glenn Close Tie For Best Actress Rotten Tomatometers and Metacritic aggregation can only show a sliver of what critics think about films, but theCritics Choice Awardsis the definitive proof. The Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association bestowed their annual Critics' Choice Awards to the best in movies and TV over the past year, awarding a few festival and awards circuit favorites while mostly passing overThe Favourite, despite the Yorgos Lanthimos film’s 14 nods — the most of any film....

35MM Film Will Survive A Bit Longer As Kodak Signs Deals With Major Studios 35mm film continues to fight for its life. Last year, a fewhigh profiled filmmakersvowed to continue to use film stock on their films. Now the last remaining manufacturer of film,Kodak, has just signed deals withDisney, Fox, Paramount, Sony, NBC UniversalandWarner Bros.– basically every big studio in Hollywood – to “purchase undisclosed amounts of film over ‘a few’ years that would be enough to extend Kodak’s film manufacturing business....

Alison Brie Explains Why The Community Set Felt Frantic, Frenetic, And Chaotic Alison Brie has had an undeniably impressive acting career on TV, with memorable roles on “Mad Men,” “Bojack Horseman,” “GLOW,” and most significantly, “Community.” Although the community college-based sitcom was never a ratings hit, it went on for six seasons thanks to its passionate fanbase and Yahoo’s short-lived streaming service coming to its rescue. Throughout her time working on “Community,” Brie was also performing as Trudy Campbell on “Mad Men,” a minor but consistently recurring role....