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30 Mar

Captain America 4 Set Pics Offer First Look at Hulk Villain and Harrison Ford

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It’s hard to imagine what, exactly, the fourth entry in the Captain America franchise will be. It’s not just that Captain America: New World Order will be the first without Chris Evans’s wholesome hunk Steve Rogers in the red, white, and blue, with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson abandoning his Falcon identity to become the new Sentinel of Liberty. The movie also puts the legendary Harrison Ford in the place of the recently departed William Hurt as former Secretary of State and Hulkbusting enthusiast Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, and brings back Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns, a scientist last seen in…

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30 Mar

Why Singin’ in the Rain Is Still the Best Movie Musical

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Last year, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle made a decadent hate letter to Hollywood, a film which dived into the seedy, salacious, and ultimately gruesome side of an industry that trades on fantasy and prefers to look at itself through glasses a shade of rose. Chazelle’s Babylon failed to set the world on fire at the box office, but it does have its admirers, including those enamored by an ending sequence in which a crucial character wanders into a movie house decades after his heyday in the silent era and early talkies. And he catches, as it so happens, Singin’ in…

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29 Mar

The Batman 2 Rumor Claims a Classic Villain Will Finally Make Their Big Screen Debut

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Even before Matt Reeves’ The Batman hit theaters last year, the film felt in many ways like a return to form for the Dark Knight character’s onscreen persona. After a decidedly more violent version of the Caped Crusader was introduced by Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck across several DCEU films, fans were divided (to put it mildly) on the brutal interpretation of the character—as well as a fantastical one since he fought gods and bantered with Amazonians. Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne, however, was back more or less where the character left off during the first two-thirds of Christopher…

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29 Mar

The Best Scott Adkins Movies to Watch

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When casting the hottest action stars for John Wick: Chapter 4, Scott Adkins was a natural choice. Director Chad Stahelski has tried to get Adkins into all the John Wick movies, but due to scheduling conflicts it hasn’t worked out until now. Cast as Fat Killa in the new movie, Adkins is almost unrecognizable under the heavy makeup, gold grill, and fat suit. In real life, Adkins is devilishly handsome, so much so he often plays villains. He’s also built like Adonis but even more yoked. It’s a body he’s earned through a lifetime of martial arts practice. In real…

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29 Mar

Spider-Man: No Way Home Actor Defends CG Marvel Villain

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Whatever your feelings about the still controversial Spider-Man 3, all of us can agree that Thomas Haden Church was inspired casting for Sandman. When Church’s Flint Marko pulls on a pair of brown slacks and a green striped shirt, he looked like he walked right off the comic book page, embodying every aspect of Steve Ditko’s original design (save for that indescribable haircut). So it was a bit of a disappointment when Haden did not return in the flesh for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Unlike Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and even Jamie Foxx (albeit in a much more conventionally handsome…

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29 Mar

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Who is the Mysterious Sofina?

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This article is presented by Paramount Pictures. From being a magician’s victim in Netflix’s The Sandman to being a Grisha in Shadow & Bone and becoming a mysterious magical power of her own in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Daisy Head has deftly navigated the fantastic in her recent projects. Den of Geek asked her for a behind the scenes look at her character, Sofina, and the movie magic she uses in the film. Den of Geek: Your character has an exceptionally cool series of looks in the trailers. What can you tell us about the makeup process? Daisy…

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28 Mar

John Wick: How a Simple Idea Turned into a Massive Action Movie Mythology

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This article contains JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 spoilers. Chad Stahelski’s filmmaking career began 30 years ago when he performed some stunts for a direct-to-video ninja flick called Brain Smasher… A Love Story starring Andrew Dice Clay. Some 18 films later, and Stahelski had worked his way up the stunt-person ladder to serve as the stunt double for Neo, aka Mr. Keanu Reeves himself, in The Matrix. It was the beginning a beautiful friendship. He continued to work with Reeves for the second and third Matrix installments, rising to martial arts stunt choreographer’s chair, and then the two reunited for Constantine in 2005.…

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28 Mar

John Wick 4’s Alternate Post Credit Scene Would’ve Changed a Character’s Fate

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This John Wick: Chapter 4 article contains spoilers. Even before the end credits run, John Wick: Chapter 4 is an exhausting movie. Exhilarating, but exhausting. The latest, and potentially last, part of the Baba Yaga’s violent quest for puppy revenge lasts almost three hours, and nearly every second of the screen is filled with breathtaking action. By the time the closing credits roll, we might feel like John Wick, barely stumbling to the top of the Sacré Coeur staircase. And when the screen lights up again for one more scene after the credits, we might feel like Wick getting knocked…

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28 Mar

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Chloe Coleman on Becoming Kira

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This article is presented by Paramount Pictures. Chloe Coleman is making a name for herself in fantasy and science fiction films, having appeared in the box office hit Avatar: The Way of Water as well as her role in the time-travel dinosaur film 65. Now, she’s playing Kira, a pivotal but mysterious character in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. She sat down with Den of Geek to talk about filming among practical effects and wearing a fantastic wardrobe. Den of Geek: Your character is a bit of a mystery. What can you tell us about her? Chloe Coleman: My…

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27 Mar

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Who Is Hugh Grant’s Forge Fitzwilliam?

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This article is presented by Paramount Pictures. Hugh Grant needs no introduction, having appeared in scores of famous films over his decades-long career. After a breakout role starring in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Grant became known for his boyish good looks and charm, whether playing the romantic lead or something more nefarious. Among his roles, he’s been a prime-minister (Love Actually), an aging pop star (Music and Lyrics), and a scheming and womanizing boss (Bridget Jones).  Those experiences made him a prime choice for the role of Forge Fitzwilliam, a “hero” almost as famous as Grant himself, and a…

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27 Mar

It’s a Great Time for All Genres at the Box Office EXCEPT Marvel and DC Movies

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Four weekends into March 2023 and it’s become a familiar narrative. A long-running movie franchise just debuted its latest entry, and instead of feeling tired or repetitive, the new chapter turned out to be a genuine winner with audiences and critics, receiving some of the best reviews in its saga and, more importantly, the biggest box office bow the series has seen to date (at least when not adjusting for inflation). This past weekend, that film was John Wick: Chapter 4, which just opened to an astonishing $73.5 million, exceeding its tracking going into the weekend by more than $10…

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27 Mar

The Intensely Early Aughts Allure of the Digimon: The Movie Soundtrack

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Digimon, as a franchise, has always had the perception of being Pokémon‘s less successful younger brother. That’s bound to happen when two Japanese media franchises choose to name themselves after the pneumonic of “Adjective + Monster,” with Pokémon meaning “Pocket Monsters” and Digimon meaning “Digital Monsters.” That perception, however, isn’t entirely fair. Digimon never reached the cultural heights that Pokémon did because truthfully: very few franchises do. But that doesn’t mean that Digimon didn’t have plenty going for it back during the dawn of the 21st century. First starting as a series of virtual pet toys before moving on to…

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26 Mar

John Wick: Chapter 4 Sets Up Multiple Spinoffs

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This article contains John Wick: Chapter 4 spoilers. John Wick: Chapter 4 was not meant to be a finale. When it was first announced, reports indicated that another sequel, Chapter 5, would film concurrently with the fourth movie. But then came the pandemic and various script changes and then, finally, director Chad Stahelski deciding that 200 days of production may be a little excessive (“I didn’t feel good about doing 4 and 5 collectively,” he later told Total Film). For anyone walking out of John Wick: Chapter 4, the idea of a sequel will seem strange: John Wick, the head-shotting…

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25 Mar

Joker 2 Set Photos Deliver First Look at Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn Costume

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Joker: Folie Deux is deep into production now, filming across Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City. It’s in the Big Apple that we’re finally getting our first look at Lady Gaga‘s Harley Quinn costume and makeup, thanks to quite a few photos leaked from the set. Unsurprisingly, the Joker-verse take on the classic Batman villain has a slightly more stripped down, grounded look. You likely won’t get Lady Gaga running around Gotham City in a full-on red, black, and white motley in this movie but the costume does at least retain the character’s original color scheme introduced in…

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25 Mar

The Best John Wick Fight Scenes Ranked

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This article contains some John Wick: Chapter 4 spoilers. This weekend marks John Wick’s long anticipated return to cinemas in the fourth installment of the hitman’s story. Keanu Reeves’ formerly retired assassin has earned a reputation for the merciless nature of his kills, and while the motivations of the “Baba Yaga” might have begun with the simplicity of revenge, his saga has now spiraled into a complex display of the politics of this violent, shadowy underworld. Lucky for us though, Wick’s spiral has also resulted in the creation of some of the most fantastic fight sequences ever put to film. …

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25 Mar

Remembering Ringo Starr’s Forgotten Acting Career After the Beatles

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“They’re gonna put me in the movies,” Ringo Starr sang on The Ed Sullivan Show as the Beatles covered Buck Owens’ hit “Act Naturally.” The 1965 appearance featured songs from the group’s new film, Help!, director Richard Lester’s send-up of James Bond movies and other elements of spymania, as well as a follow-up to the greatest jukebox movie ever made, A Hard Day’s Night (1964). Both films put the rhythm up front. It was natural. Prior to the nationally broadcast live performance, Starr prepared the audience by introducing himself as “all nervous and out of tune,” and smiled embarrassedly without…

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24 Mar

Regé-Jean Page Dives Deep on his Paladin in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

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This article is presented by Paramount Pictures. Regé-Jean Page’s paladin Xenk is an earnest member of the core heroes who make up Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Best known for his role as the romantic lead in the first season of Bridgerton, Page is no stranger to working in fantasy, having voiced Orpheus in the podcast series of The Sandman. He took a moment to speak with Den of Geek about the virtues of wearing a cape—but wouldn’t spill any secrets about Xenk’s sword. Den of Geek: You play Xenk, a paladin who is a bit of a stick…

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24 Mar

Knock at the Cabin’s Most Important Twist and the Figure Eric Saw in the Mirror

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This post contains heavy spoilers for Knock at the Cabin and The Cabin at the End of the World. Andrew stares at his husband Eric, no longer able to contain his disbelief. The couple, played by Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff, have spent the day undergoing a horrific ordeal, forced by the hulking but gentle Leonard (Dave Bautista) and his three associates to choose to sacrifice a member of their family, including their young daughter Wen (Kristen Cui). If they don’t make that choice, then the apocalypse will occur. Andrew thinks he and Eric are together in their resistance, fueled…

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24 Mar

The John Wick: Chapter 4 Ending Is the Happiest One Yet

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This article contains major John Wick: Chapter 4 spoilers. Be warned! It’s probably not what you expect when going into a movie with “Chapter 4” in the title. Despite a three-hour running time, and plenty of rumblings in the press about the next John Wick flick possibly being the last one, only a precious few actually anticipated John Wick would die by the movie’s end. And yet—and yet, dear reader—that certainly appears to be the case when the credits roll in John Wick: Chapter 4. After receiving a seemingly mortal wound from his old friend turned enemy, the blind super…

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24 Mar

The Strange Musical Connection Between Star Trek and Aliens

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It’s fair to think that movie music is usually at its best when you don’t notice it playing in the background. The better composers know they shouldn’t overpower a scene; they enhance it. Yet there are times when the music should catch enough of our notice that it gives us hints about what’s going on, or what’s to come, mixing with the movie to turn a big moment into something even more memorable. This often overlaps with the use of leitmotif, a signature theme that associates itself with an individual or a recurrent situation, like the way John Williams’ “Imperial…

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