Tag: Rian Johnson
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‘Knives Out 3’ Will Reportedly Film This Year
It looks like Benoit Blanc is back on the case! According to a report from Deadline, and confirmed by Collider, it looks like director Rian Johnson will begin filming on the currently-untitled Knives Out 3 later this year, with actor Daniel Craig tapped to reprise his role as the drawling detective Benoit Blanc, first introduced…
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Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’
Daisy Ridley’s Rey is coming back to the big screen in a new “Star Wars” movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) and written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). The film makes Obaid-Chinoy the first woman and first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” feature film. Previous film directors in the franchise include…
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Disney Shouldn’t Have Shelved Guillermo del Toro’s Star Wars Movie
There was a brief period of time after the rights to the Star Wars franchise were first sold to Walt Disney Pictures where it seemed the possibilities for the franchise were endless. With talented filmmakers like Rian Johnson, J.J. Abrams, and Gareth Edwards helming new installments in the franchise, any great director had the potential…
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‘Murder, She Wrote’ Reboot: Cast, Crew, and Everything We Know So Far
Get those notebooks ready, because the writer and detective Jessica Fletcher may be finally returning to the public eye with a Murder, She Wrote feature film reboot. The murder mystery genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, mainly thanks to an impressive resurgence of the genre in feature filmmaking. Much of that can be…
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ Review: A Supernatural Twist Can’t Energize Kenneth Branagh’s Lethargic Hercule Poirot
The whodunnit genre has been on a hell of a run since “Knives Out” hit theaters in 2019. Rian Johnson’s witty, socially conscious murder mystery became an electrifying cultural phenomenon — and reminded a cinematic universe-loving Hollywood that a repeatable formula involving rotating ensemble casts and picturesque settings could be great for business. But America’s…
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Jamie Christopher, Assistant Director for Marvel, Rian Johnson, Harry Potter Films, Dies at 52
Jamie Christopher, assistant director on Marvel films including “Guardians of the Galaxy” and the entire Harry Potter franchise, died Tuesday in Los Angeles from heart complications. He was 52.During his nearly three-decade career, Christopher became a frequent collaborator with directors like James Gunn and Rian Johnson along with Marvel Studio’s Kevin Feige.“Jamie was a good…
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‘Poker Face’ Season 1 Gets Blu-Ray & DVD Release Date
2023 has been another amazing year for television with one of the best new series being Peacock’s Poker Face. The critically acclaimed murder mystery series created by Knives Out’s Rian Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne was quickly renewed for Season 2 at the streamer. Now, thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment, Poker Face Season 1 is…
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Trailer Watch: Chloe Domont’s Fair Play
Selling to Netflix for $20 million after an intense bidding war at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a trailer now arrives for Fair Play, the feature debut from writer-director Chloe Domont. Starring Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich, the film follows “an unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund [that] pushes a young couple’s relationship to…
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Where to Watch Poker Face Starring Natasha Lyonne
In January 2023, Rian Johnson (Knives Out) introduced the world to Poker Face, a case-of-the-week television series starring Natasha Lyonne as the resident sleuth. Sure to fill the mystery-shaped hole in anyone’s heart, the story follows Charlie Cale (Lyonne) as she hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda, encountering an assortment of strange people and…
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Stop-Motion Legend Phil Tippett on the ‘Poker Face’ Episode He Inspired
VFX legend Phil Tippett, whose totally bonkers “Mad God” stop-motion horror film finally got released last year, is a special effects Emmy hopeful this season for an episode of Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face” on Peacock, written and directed by star Natasha Lyonne. He not only contributed old-school monster puppets but also inspired its story about…