Tag: Split
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Samuel L. Jackson Was as Surprised by the Ending of ‘Split’ as You Were
Warning: Spoilers for Split follow, so turn back now if you haven’t seen it yet. M. Night Shyamalan‘s 2017 psychological thriller Split has one of the most surprising endings of the past decade, stealthily setting up an unexpected sequel that fans have been wanting for years. And though he wasn’t directly involved with Split, Unbreakable…
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Universal Reveals the First Footage from ‘Glass’, ‘Halloween’, ‘First Man’ and More at CinemaCon
Last week at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, I got to attend the Universal Pictures presentation where the studio world premiered some fantastic looking footage from their upcoming slate of films. Some of the footage included M. Night Shyamalan’s sequel to Unbreakable and Split, Glass, David Gordon Green’s Halloween, Damien Chazelle’s First Man, the Peter Jackson…
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‘A Quiet Place’ Hopes to Hold off Newcomers and Return to Weekend #1
Audiences may already be looking ahead to Avengers: Infinity War, but this weekend could feature an interesting battle among the top three. While we’re expecting A Quiet Place to return to the weekend’s #1 spot, the race could be a little closer should Rampage hold on better than expected or if Amy Schumer’s new comedy…
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‘A Quiet Place’: Why the Horror Film Roared at the Box Office
With a $50 million opening, Paramount Pictures’ “A Quiet Place” scored the second best domestic debut of 2018.A fair share of movies this year had the potential to become a blockbuster (“A Wrinkle in Time,” “Pacific Rim Uprising,” and “Ready Player One” to name a few), but until now, few have reached that level. It’s…
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Anya Taylor-Joy on ‘Thoroughbreds,’ Anton Yelchin, Women in Movies and What’s Next
Anya Taylor-Joy is a former BAFTA Rising Star nominee and one of Variety’s 2018 Brits to Watch. Having starred in Robert Eggers’ “The Witch” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split,” she can now be seen in “Thoroughbreds,” described by Variety as a “remarkable debut” for playwright and first-time director Cory Finley.The film set in wealthy Connecticut…
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Beyond ‘Black Panther,’ Studios Are Losing Interest in the Domestic Blockbuster
As expected, last week “Black Panther” passed $1 billion worldwide when China opened to strong numbers. Overseas, the Marvel title now ranks above nearly all recent comic-book movie adaptations. Next week, it should cross $600 million in North America.This is wonderful news on many levels: For Marvel and for Disney, certainly; for diversity representation in…
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Anya Taylor-Joy: ‘Whenever I’ve got a girlfriend role, I’ve sent it back’
The 21-year-old actor is quickly carving out a niche for playing strong-willed women, in dark thrillers like The Witch and Split, and her latest film, pitch-black comedy Thoroughbreds, might be her darkest yetHi Anya, how’s your day been?Pretty chilled. Doing press for this movie has actually been pretty wonderful because people are receiving it so…
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Film Review: ‘Thoroughbreds’
Remember the name Cory Finley. The astonishingly gifted writer-director of “Thoroughbreds” is going places, which could also be said for Olivia Cooke (“Vanity Fair”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“Split”), the two note-perfect lead actresses who star in Finley’s icy psychological thriller — a refined, upper-class riff on “Heavenly Creatures,” “Fun,” and the entire wicked subgenre in…
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‘Marrowbone’ Trailer: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton & Mia Goth Discover Something Sinister
Screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez is ready to step into the spotlight. The pen behind acclaimed films “The Orphanage” and “The Impossible” has rounded up a cast of rising stars for his directorial debut “Marrowbone,” a ghost story that has more a few tricks up its sleeve.Starring George MacKay (“Pride,” “Captain Fantastic“), Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Witch,…