Tag: Wonder
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‘White Bird’ Review: Teen Romance Flowers Amidst Nazi Persecution in a Refined YA Adaptation
Marc Forster has frequently demonstrated an ability to tastefully moderate the more manipulative or saccharine aspects of popular but somewhat blunt-edged source material, in bestseller screen translations like “The Kite Runner” and “A Man Called Otto.” That knack comes in handy once more with “White Bird,” a graceful adaptation of a YA graphic novel by…
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Lionsgate pushes ‘White Bird, ’Dirty Dancing’ sequel, sets ‘Saw X’, ‘Borderlands’
Helen Mirren in Wonder sequel pushed into third quarter.Lionsgate has pushed the releases of Helen Mirren drama White Bird and the Dirty Dancing sequel due to disruption caused by the ongoing Hollywood double strike.White Bird has moved from its August 18 slot into the third quarter with no specific date yet. Screen understands Lionsgate pushed…
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Lionsgate pushes ‘White Bird, ’Dirty Dancing’ sequel, sets ‘Saw X’, ‘Borderlands’ dates
Helen Mirren in Wonder sequel pushed into third quarter.Lionsgate has pushed the releases of Helen Mirren drama White Bird and the Dirty Dancing sequel due to disruption caused by the ongoing Hollywood double strike.White Bird has moved from its August 18 slot into the third quarter with no specific date yet. Screen understands Lionsgate pushed…
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‘Borderlands’ Sets Summer 2024 Release, ‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel Delayed as Lionsgate Shuffles Calendar
Lionsgate is making moves to its release calendar, including dating the video game feature Borderlands for summer 2024 and pushing dates for Dirty Dancing sequel and its prequel to Wonder.Borderlands is now set to bow on Aug. 9, 2024. The film hails from director Eli Roth, and also underwent additional photography from Deadpool filmmaker Tim…
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Black Adam Teaser Features the Dceu’s Superman, Harley Quinn, and More
Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam is leaving no stones unturned in hyping fans for the upcoming feature. As the movie stands just a month away from its release the new promotional material is steadily nudging fans toward theaters. A new clip revealed by Johnson on Twitter addresses the Justice League and Birds of Prey characters in…
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Director Stephen Chbosky on Chasing ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Premiering at TIFF and Cutting Songs
Stephen Chbosky never intended to create a film series. But with the films “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Wonder” and now “Dear Evan Hansen” under his belt, he jokes that he has made “The First Day of School Trilogy.”Based on the Tony Award-winning musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” will open the Toronto International Film Festival…
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‘Luca’ Official Trailer: Pixar Goes to the Italian Riviera for a Coming-of-Age Sea Monster Movie
Even charming sea monsters need to come of age sometime: such is the cute theme behind Enrico Casarosa’s feature directorial debut “Luca.” Following the success of his Oscar-nominated “La Luna” short, Casarosa has again teamed up with Pixar for an eye-popping new vision of young life in Italy. Set during an unforgettable summer on the…
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Superhero Bits: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Considered Duke of Deception, ‘Hawkeye’ Wraps Production & More
Would you like to see a Marvel series focused on the Dora Milaje? What was the Justice League: Worlds Collide animated movie going to be about before it was scrapped? Which comic book recently went up in value thanks to The Falcon and The Winter Soldier? Which villain was originally considered for
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‘Justice League’: Snyder Cut Delivers a Better Wonder Woman Than Joss Whedon, but She Still Deserves More
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for both the theatrical cut of “Justice League” and the Snyder cut, along with small spoilers for both “Wonder Woman” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”]Since its spectacularly ill-fated theatrical release in November 2017, Joss Whedon’s version of “Justice League” has earned itself many detractors — from original director Zack…
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie Coming to Theaters This Year
Musical theater aficionados, Sept. 24 is going to be a good day and here’s why: Universal is debuting the movie adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen” in theaters.Ben Platt stars as the title character in “Dear Evan Hansen,” a cinematic retelling of the popular Broadway musical created by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The show centers…