Tag: Seventeen
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Yellowjackets Reinvents The ‘Puzzle Box’ Show By Throwing Away The Usual Playbook
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of “Yellowjackets” season 2.Comparisons between “Yellowjackets” and “Lost” were always going to be inevitable. Even before “Yellowjackets” proved itself a character-driven thriller capable of doling out mysteries and Wtf moments at an impressive pace, the two clearly shared significant narrative DNA. With multiple timelines, a plane crash,…
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Star Rosalie Chiang Says ‘Turning Red’ Was Her ‘Guide to Puberty and Coming of Age’ While Making It
“Turning Red” marked a real turning point for Pixar this year. The Disney-owned animation studio debuted its first Asian-led film, and it was critically acclaimed upon release.Rosalie Chiang stars as Meilin, or Mei, a confident Toronto tween who, when she hits puberty, turns into a red panda when overcome by strong emotions. Chiang was cast…
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Laika is Expanding to Live-Action for the First Time With Thriller ‘Seventeen’
Laika burst onto the scene with 2009’s Coraline, a critically acclaimed dark fantasy film that heralded the start of an innovative new stop-motion animated studio. Over the past 12 years, Laika has released four more feature films, all of them critical darlings but only a few of them box office hits. Stop-motion animation is a…
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‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Movie Finds Its Margaret In ‘Ant-Man’s Abby Ryder Fortson; Rachel McAdams Also Set
Abby Ryder Fortson, who stars as Ant-Man/Scott Lang’s daughter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, has been set to play Margaret in Lionsgate’s feature adaptation of Judy Blume’s iconic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the studio confirmed Friday. Also aboard is Rachel McAdams who will play Margaret’s mother, Barbara.Production begins in April on…