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Working With Disney Wasn’t Something Ridley Scott Was Willing To Do
Did you know that expert stylist and proudly grumpy octogenarian Ridley Scott came very close to working with Disney not too long ago? It’s an odd pairing on paper. Where the Mouse House was the go-to source for family entertainment long before it started taking over the industry, Scott has spent most of his career directing […]
Continue readingThe Pre-Kubrick Sci-Fi Classic That Left Its Mark On Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott is a legendary director without a doubt, having helmed science-fiction films such as “Alien” and “Blade Runner” and changing the genre forever. Over the years, Scott has belted out many entries that tackled different sci-fi aspects, including the thematically balanced “The Martian” and his extremely polarizing “Prometheus,” carving out a niche for himself in […]
Continue readingFact: Critics Choice Nominations Predict Oscars Better Than the Golden Globes
As media outlets struggled to find the best way to cover the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe nominations — announced Monday morning, despite NBC’s cancellation of the 2022 awards show — it may help to remember that this motley crew of Hollywood correspondents for overseas outlets never reflected the taste of Oscar voters.At […]
Continue readingThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association Makes Slow Progress Toward a Live Golden Globes 2023
As the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) limps ahead with the reforms necessary to mount a real live NBC Golden Globes telecast in January 2023, they’ve finally hired the diversity officer the group promised to bring on board back in May. Neil Phillips, a public speaker and former professional basketball player, has joined the […]
Continue reading‘The Martian’ Considered Channing Tatum in the Lead Role Instead of Matt Damon
Ridley Scott’s acclaimed sci-fi film The Martian asked the big questions: What would it take for NASA to rescue an astronaut who got left behind on Mars? How would a man realistically survive on a barren planet given limited resources and a bunch of potatoes? And why can Aquaman control whales? But one big question […]
Continue reading‘The Sleepover’ Review: Netflix’s Tepid Action-Comedy Offers Family-Friendly Thrills, but That’s All
Middle schooler Kevin (Maxwell Simkins) is prone to exaggeration, cooking up fanciful lies to sell to his family, his friends, even his teachers, all the better to imagine a world in which his suburban life isn’t quite so boring. Case in point: Trish Sie’s “The Sleepover,” which follows Kevin and his seemingly cookie-cutter family, opens […]
Continue readingEmma Watts Is Paramount’s Knight in Shining Armor: Here’s Why
Paramount Pictures is lucky to have Emma Watts as their new motion picture group president, replacing outgoing Wyck Godfrey. It’s not a huge surprise, as she is reuniting with her old boss at Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount studio chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos, who took over the studio in 2017 and likes to lean on […]
Continue readingDrew Goddard Boards Lord & Miller’s Astronaut Movie Starring Ryan Gosling
Drew Goddard is coming aboard Ryan Gosling’s new astronaut movie Hail Mary to help directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller crack the sci-fi story. The project is based on an upcoming novel from The Martian author Andy Weir, who saw that book adapted for the screen by Goddard, so clearly the two scribes are on […]
Continue readingLord And Miller Are Finally Making A Space Movie, And They’re Taking Ryan Gosling With Them
Phil Lord and Chris Miller may finally finish a movie set in space! The filmmaking duo is set to direct and produce the untitled film adaptation of an astronaut-themed thriller novel by “The Martian” author Andy Weir, and they’re taking Ryan Gosling with them.Read More: Ryan Gosling To Star In A New Sci-Fi Film, ‘The […]
Continue readingPhil Lord and Chris Miller to Direct Ryan Gosling Astronaut Film (Exclusive)
MGM has brought Phil Lord and Chris Miller on board to direct and produce the film adaptation of “The Martian” author Andy Weir’s next novel, which has Ryan Gosling lined up to star.Amy Pascal has also signed on as a producer, joining Gosling and Ken Kao as well as Weir. Lord, Miller and Pascal have […]
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