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‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ Director Soi Cheang on Reviving Hong Kong Action Cinema, Plans for Prequel and Sequel
Since its local release in May, Soi Cheang’s action sensation Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has become Hong Kong’s second-biggest domestic hit ever, earning $13.7 million in a city of just 7.2 million residents. But not only has the film reinvigorated Hong Kong’s fabled martial arts genre; it also has revived — if only fleetingly […]
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Justin Baldoni on Why ‘It Ends With Us’ Needed to Be Adapted: It “Could Actually Make a Real Difference”
Even before Justin Baldoni finished reading Colleen Hoover’s book It Ends With Us, he knew it was an important story that needed to be adapted for the big screen. Baldoni says he was instantly “moved by Lily’s bravery and what she had to overcome,” and that he wanted to team up with Hoover to develop […]
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Live-Action: Everything to Know About Remake of Beloved Disney Animated Film
It’s been 22 years since Disney’s Lilo & Stitch first hit theaters and, to this day, it remains a beloved classic for children and adults alike. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the company would be remaking the Hawaii-centric film into a live-action/CG hybrid in October 2018, which was initially delayed due to the […]
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Blake Lively on the Moment She Knew Isabela Ferrer Was Right to Play Younger Lily in ‘It Ends With Us’
Blake Lively and Isabela Ferrer not only had an on-screen connection in It Ends With Us, each playing a variation of the lead character Lily Bloom, but they also forged a close bond in real life. Though their uncanny resemblance may surprise some — down to a mole below their right eyes — they actually […]
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Robert Downey Jr. Cameo Was Written for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
[This story contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.] Before Robert Downey Jr.’s return to Marvel as Doctor Doom, the Deadpool & Wolverine team toyed with bringing him back — as Tony Stark. “There is a script. We have the Downey draft,” confirms co-writer Paul Wernick of the scene, a version of which ended up in […]
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Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan Reflects on One of Pop’s Biggest Scandals: “We Were Just a Pawn in the Machine”
First things first: Girl You Know It’s True is not the cinematic equivalent of Milli Vanilli. Which is to say this biopic, on streaming and in some cinemas Friday, isn’t just mouthing the words and going through the motions as it tells the story of one of pop’s most infamous chapters. It’s actually more involving […]
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‘It Ends With Us’ Costume Designer on Blake Lively’s Outfits Criticism: “It’s Great to Be Talked About”
Eric Daman, the costume designer for It Ends With Us, admits he saw the online fan discourse surrounding Blake Lively’s looks in the film, but he was just excited to see people talking about his work. While filming was underway in New Jersey and New York in the Spring of 2023, some fans captured photos […]
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Tim Blake Nelson on Becoming a Veteran Boxer in ‘Bang Bang’ and Returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
“I always try to keep myself three or four months away from whatever physical manifestations a role will demand,” says Tim Blake Nelson. And Nelson has had his fair share of manifestations, from an escaped convict with an uncanny ability to harmonize (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) to a resident villain in early Marvel movie […]
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‘Cuckoo’ Director Tilman Singer Explains Why He Apologized to Dan Stevens When They Met
Cuckoo filmmaker Tilman Singer knows what he wants. That confidence was apparent when his film school thesis project, Luz, received distribution in 2018, kicking off the German writer-director’s promising future. The 70-minute supernatural horror film was made with the most modest of resources, but Singer’s talent was so evident that you couldn’t help but imagine […]
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Zack Snyder Breaks Down ‘Rebel Moon’ Director’s Cuts and the Implication of That ‘300’ Prequel Series
[This story contains spoilers for Rebel Moon.] After nearly three decades of development, Zack Snyder’s unadulterated vision for his Rebel Moon space opera is finally at your fingertips. Snyder had to take an awfully circuitous path to today’s two-part director’s cut release of Rebel Moon on Netflix. Inspired by Seven Samurai, Star Wars, Heavy Metal […]
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Hayley Mills Talks Hunting Down Josh Hartnett, Her Return to Film in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’
Hayley Mills didn’t think she would star in a film ever again — but when M. Night Shyamalan comes knocking, you answer. “It was lovely to be on a movie set again,” the British actress tells The Hollywood Reporter. “There’s more space, you can take deeper breaths… And certainly, on a movie of Night’s, you […]
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How Columbia Pictures Changed the World at 24 Frames Per Second
In the fall of 1989, as Disney and Universal were prepping popcorn-friendly fare like Pretty Woman and Back to the Future Part III, a young Columbia Pictures creative exec took a meeting with a USC student possibly interested in a script-reader job. “John Singleton shows up to our offices in Burbank,” recalls Stephanie Allain. “His […]
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Bette Midler on Her Life of Raunch and Rock ‘n’ Roll: “I Had Such Fun”
A quarter-century ago, frustrated by Hollywood’s paucity of good roles for middle-aged women, Bette Milder renounced the industry, declaring, “Movies are over for me.” Today, at 78, with a new comedy in theaters and a handful of other flicks burbling in development, she’s obviously had second thoughts. “When did I say that?” she asks. “I […]
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How Great Movies Get Made at Columbia: A Directors’ Tell-All
Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Ang Lee was pulling his hair out. He was in preproduction in China on his ambitious martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon when a silent investor pulled out. “It was the toughest movie I’d ever tried to make,” recalls Lee, who thought it was all over. But […]
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100 Years of Masterpieces and Mishaps at Columbia Pictures: A Timeline
1924 A Studio Is Born CBC Film Sales Corporation, a studio on Hollywood’s Poverty Row, is founded in 1918 by brothers Harry and Jack Cohn and Joe Brandt. In 1924, the trio reorganize the company, creating Columbia Pictures (Brandt is eventually bought out). Unlike the other majors, Columbia did not own theaters, sticking to making […]
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How Columbia Pictures Kept Its Cool for a Century
On a recent July afternoon, the ever-mercurial Tom Rothman arrives in good spirits for a tour of Columbia Pictures’ archives in honor of the studio’s 100th anniversary. “Ask a lot of questions, because after this, I must go back to work,” says Rothman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chairman. “This is way more fun than […]
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