The legend comes to life as Universal Pictures releases the official IMAX trailer for their upcoming live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon. On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames; The Black Phone, For All Mankind) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked …
ORPHAN. OUTSIDER. KING. In 2019, Walt Disney Studios released The Lion King, a photorealistic animated remake of their beloved 1994 classic. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film featured an all-star voice cast, including Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones. It retold the iconic story of Simba, a …
ANOTHER DISMAL SUPERHERO FAILURE Sony’s Spider-Man Universe has certainly had a rocky journey, aiming to expand upon various Marvel Comics characters tied to the iconic web-slinging hero—Spider-Man—without actually including him in these features. It’s an ambitious concept: building a cinematic universe centered around Spider-Man’s villains and side characters, while leaving out the hero himself. Given …
“YOU SEE, A TRUE KING SERVES HIS SUBJECTS” Within the grand tapestry of famous books and novels, the name of Charles Dickens standing out as a prominent author in classic literature. A British author from the 1800s (1812-1870), Dickens found his literary success after his serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers” in 1836; eventually launching …
The Second Quarter Quell is coming to the big screen as Lionsgate releases the official announcement trailer for the upcoming film titled The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Explores Panem 24 years before Katniss’ saga, starting on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, where a young Haymitch Abernathy participates. I …
A new assassin rises to the challenge as Lionsgate releases the second official trailer for their upcoming spin-off Ballerina of (From the World of John Wick: Ballerina). Taking place between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), ballerina-assassin Eve Macarro begins to train in the assassin …
It happens every year. The buzz starts building, whispers turn into leaks, and then, a day before you expect it, the F1 official trailer drops. Whether it’s for the new game or the upcoming season on Netflix, I’ve watched them all. And honestly, most of the time, they miss the mark. After twenty years following …
“SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST GESTURE CAN LEAD TO THE GREATEST CHANGE” From victories, hardships, and atrocities, the historical references of World War II have been well-documented, weaving the tales of thousands into an intricate tapestry of war. From the Europe to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, WWII in encompass many nations that faced violence of …
ANOTHER “GOLD RING” WIN FOR TEAM SONIC In 2022, the iconic “blue blur” geared up to headed back to the big screen with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which was to be the follow-up film to 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog. Directed by Jeff Fowler, the film, which starred Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika …
“MAKE SOME NOISE, BD” Over the years, the dramatic efforts of biopic endeavors have been something of a cinematic fascination with Hollywood, finding filmmaking talents both in front and behind the camera flocking to be a part of these theatrical motion pictures. While the idea of creating a biographical feature film about someone and / …