London-based CGI animation studio, Locksmith Animation, the studio behind 2021Ron’s Gone Wrong, is set to head into digital production on its second animated feature film with DNEG Animation. This will be their second collaboration as Locksmith and DNEG previously worked together onRon’s Gone Wrong, which was awarded Best Feature at the 2022 British Animation Awards. Locksmith’s upcoming second film is titledThat Christmasand will be based on a children’s book series byFour Weddings and a Funeral’s scribe,Richard Curtis....

Based on the acclaimed podcast of the same name, and from hostHrishikeshHirwayand Academy Award-winning filmmakerMorganNeville, the Netflix original seriesSong Exploderfeatures some of the world’s greatest musicians as they talk about their songwriting process and how they brought one of their hit songs to life. Interviews, archival footage, and raw recordings give the viewer an intimate look behind the ideas, music, and lyrics that come together to make a memorable song.Song ExploderVolume 1 premiered in October 2020 and featuredAlicia Keys,Lin-Manuel Miranda,R....

If you thought fans were mad atRian Johnson, just imagine how they may have felt aboutGeorge Lucas’s direction for theStar Warssequel trilogy. It’s widely known now that at the time that Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, the creator of the franchise handed over outlines forStar Wars: Episode VII,Episode VIII, andEpisode IX. This was his design for the conclusion of theStar Warssaga that he began in 1977, and that he returned to for the prequel trilogy starting with 1999’sThe Phantom Menace....

After dominating the opening weekend box office with$238 million domesticand $529 million global,Star Wars: The Force Awakenscontinuesits domination of the cinema space. As announced today by Disney, the film from directorJ.J. Abramshas surpassed $300 million at the North American box office in record time, which means a few things. One,The Force Awakensis now the swiftest film to break this milestone; over the course of five days it earned approximately $324.5 million, bringing its global tally to $689....

Gilmore Girlsis truly a classic of 2000s television. Created byAmy Sherman-Palladino, the show starsLauren GrahamandAlexis Bledelas mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. Throughout seven seasons and 153 episodes,Gilmore Girlschronicled Lorelai and Rory’s comings and goings, focusing on their romantic lives, career ambitions, and the many experiences they had while living in the eccentric town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Every episode ofGilmore Girlsis good, with a few exceptions in season 7 when Sherman-Palladino was no longer involved....

“The day the rain smelled like ice cream, my bunny went to heaven in front of my eyes,” says surgical resident Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) to the board of San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. He’s explaining his reasons for being a doctor, which is predictably motivated by a death (or in this case two) that he couldn’t prevent. Not that surgery would have helped in either case, but that’s besides the point....

The Orchard has released the trailer forThe Hummingbird Project. The film follows cousins Vincent (Jesse Eisenberg) and Anton (Alexander Skarsgard) who are trying to build a straight fiber-optic cable from Kansas to New Jersey that will give them an edge in high-frequency trading, but they’re pitted against their old boss Eva Torres (Salma Hayek) who’s trying to beat them at their own game. The film looks fun for what it is even if it doesn’t leave much of an impact....

Star Warsis no stranger to using doubles and stand-ins. When you have a bunch of main characters who are either alien puppets or perpetually wearing helmets, you don’t necessarily need to have your actors in the costumes all the time. It’s not likeJames Earl Joneswas on set to shout Darth Vader’s lines at everyone. The Mandalorianis no exception.In a recent interview with Vulture,Bryce Dallas Howardrevealed that she didn’t work withMandalorianstarPedro Pascalat all while directing an episode of the Disney Plus series....

Time travel is an inherently challenging concept to convey in any medium, as it’s hard for a story to establish a firm set of rules that are logically satisfying. Whiletime travel itself is an interesting concept, it can often be used as a crutch to tie together unrelated plot points or make a radical shift in setting.Rachel McAdamsoddly has more experience with time travel than most performers of her generation, as she appeared in time-bending projects likeThe Time Traveler’s Wife, Midnight in Paris,andDoctor Strange....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforWandaVision, Season 1, Episode 1.] Ohhhhh a newlywed couple just moved to townA regular husband and wifeWho left the big cityTo find a quiet lifeWandaVision!She’s a magical gal in a small town localeHe’s a hubby who’s part machineHow will this duo fit in and fulfill all?By sharing a love like you’ve never seenWandaVision! Those are the lyrics forWandaVision’s opening theme song… at least, this first version....

While humans are important in the newPlanet of the Apestrilogy, they’re not the central characters. It’s all about Caesar’s story and the humans he encounters. Some are good, some are bad, but it’s ultimately about his choices. So whenWar for the Planet of the Apescame out and there was no mention of Malcolm,Jason Clarke’s character fromDawn of the Planet of the Apes, it didn’t really bother me. He and Caesar had gone their separate ways, and while his character represented a chance for peace between humans and apes, the whole point ofWaris that that the door has closed and there are no good humans left....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Season 2 of The Wheel of Time. Tel’aran’rhiod, also known as the Unseen World or the World of Dreams, has formally been introduced as of the fifth episode ofThe Wheel of TimeSeason 2. There is still much to discover about the world, but it is getting bigger. Tel’aran’rhiod has been present since the start of the show, with show-only watchers not having an introduction to it until now....

[Spoilers Ahead forWonder Woman] When I visited the set ofWonder Woman, I noted that I had two major concerns about the film. I didn’t go into them because they could be considered spoilers, but since the film has been released, I’ll go into what they are. The first is the way the movie begins. The movie essentially has three prologues: Diana at the Louvre, Diana as a child, and the story of how the Amazonians came to be....