WhenPhoenixopens, Erik (Michael Fassbender) is living and leading a group of mutants on Genosha. They have to work as a community but its a safe place for them and theyll be accepted. Adds Kinberg, Its the mutant homeland. Marvel Teases Fassbender, shown above with Kinberg, Theres a suspicion there on his part when she arrives. Dark Phoenixarrives Nov. 2, 2018. Doane Gregory/Fox
[SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVENT SEENDARK PHOENIX!] EW talked to writer-directorSimon Kinbergabout some of the films biggest surprises. Is that Dazzler performing at the party in the woods?Yessssssssss. Credit: 20th Century Fox Kinberg is a fan of the character and cast Halston Sage as the pop-singing mutant. So, Dazzler, as a favorite character of mine and yours, was on that list. Genosha was on that list. Then some things that we didnt get to do, like the Danger Room, a proper Danger Room....
Writer-director Simon Kinberg says he recognizes the film “didn’t connect with audiences.” Simon Kinberg is refreshingly candid in his appraisal of whyDark Phoenixpremiered to suchdismal ticket sales. The latest film in the X-Men franchise opened to only $33 million domestically and was critically disregarded. Doane Gregory/Twentieth Century EWs own Leah Greenblatt deemed it anticlimactic and uninterested in tweaking the tropes of the genre. So thats on me, Kinberg toldKCRWsThe Business....
It earned a solid A- Cinemascore from audiences, andcritics mostly gave it a lukewarmresponse. Seuss The Grinch,which opened to $67.6 million and went on to gross $270.6 million. Dark Phoenixstumbled domestically with its disappointing $33 million second place opening, but it fared better overseas. Credit: Doane Gregory/Fox; Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures Jessica Chastain also joins the cast, and frequentX-Menscribe Simon Kinberg makes his directorial debut with the project. It opens wide next weekend....
“So, that in itself is just insane.” But, the once-reserved indie actor remained in high spirits. Even Channing Tatum was there because, at the time, he wasplanning to star in a Gambit movie. Alan Markfield/20th Century Fox “It was just so special, and I still feel that.” Today, McPhee, 22, is just hoping for the best. “I know what was originally planned for me,” McPhee says. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock “So, we’ll see....
What was your initial approach?SARAH GREENWOOD:Its history we know quite well. A lot of gaps had already been filled in, but this film is about capturing themood. Theres also the counterpoint to the downfall: the look of something like Valkyrie. Sarah Greenwood/Focus Features [Churchill was] in a war room in a basement… The Downing Street set is actually a derelict estate. It doesnt look like Downing Street, but it has thefeelingof Downing Street....
Darlene Love is not feeling very Christmasy right now. Loves Facebook post also said the snub was such an insult and let down! They book these young artists who cant even hit the notes properly and are off-key. Debra L Rothenberg/Getty Images Makes NO sense!! Thats my song and Im still alive. Show me some respect! The night Love posted her note, NBC aired itsChristmas in Rockefeller Centerbroadcast. I would NEVER ask my friends to do that....
“The studio wantedFreddie Prinze Jr.and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix,” Aronofsky said. “I remember thinking, ‘Uh oh, we’re making two different films here.’ That’s a true story. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Donna Ward/Getty Images It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different punch in of take than they ended up making.” “My Batman was too nice for him. I’d say, ‘Batman wouldn’t do that, he wouldn’t torture anybody....
Darren Crissis going back to his musical roots. Criss will portray Pierce. Each episode will feature real-life music personalities portraying fictitious pop stars, along with original songs penned by Criss. Credit: Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank No word yet on a release date for the series.
Even these imagined characters have a grounding in reality. The people he chose to model characters after aren’t all from this Golden Age era of filmmaking either. Criss tells EW that, surprisingly, he found the most inspiration from a youngSteven Spielberg. Netflix; Murray Close/Lucasfilm “There’s plenty of filmmakers from the time, [John] Huston and [Cecil B.] DeMille,” Criss says of his influences. That’s just who Harrier turned to when it came to digging into her research....
But it turns out the newRyan MurphyNetflix show was initially even more over-the-top when it comes to sexual content. “They toned it down.” “The descriptions of stuff were uber-salacious,” Criss said. Netflix “The vibe was super-charged sexuality. How you shoot a scene and how it’s written, there’s a margin of disparity. But it certainly did make the initial read-through a little terrifying.” More than the initial read-through, the cast even had fittings for prosthetics for potentially full-frontal sex scenes....
Producers announced Thursday morning Criss will join the cast opposite the previously announcedSam RockwellandLaurence Fishburne. on Tuesday, April 14, following a string of previews beginning performances on March 24. Criss joins the cast as Bobby, a young employee of junk shop owner Donny (Laurence Fishburne). Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank A 1983 production starring Al Pacino was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson led a 1996 film adaptation....
(TPMis due to be released in theaters with a 3-D facelift February 10, 2012). And he only had three lines in the movie! Think of Maul like theStar Warsequivalent of Daniel Craigs Bond. Only, did we mention he had a frickindouble-bladedlightsaber? Needless to say, we never expected to see him again, right? Did this mean the former Sith Warrior was still alive? Indeed, and EWs got an exclusive video first look at Mauls animated form....
