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  • Breaking: IATSE Strike Looming

    Breaking: IATSE Strike Looming

    As the trades have continued to report over the last several days, IATSE Union leadership is incredibly frustrated with the lack of progress being made in their negotiations with the AMPTP Union.

    I have been told that the IATSE will strike Monday if they cannot reach an agreement by then. Voting members of the union authorized a strike in a recent vote and leadership has hit an impasse with the AMPTP negotiating team saying they are refusing a fair deal. The IATSE has been looking to negotiate a deal that gives crew members a reasonable amount of time between shoots, a living wage and competitive benefits.

    Should the IATSE strike, it would appear that projects currently in production would pause and no new productions would be able to begin, creating a domino effect for studios. It’ll be interesting to see if the two sides can begin to actively resolve these issues before Monday.

  • Chloé Zhao’s ‘Eternals’ Closer to Jack Kirby’s Run Than That of Neil Gaiman

    Chloé Zhao’s ‘Eternals’ Closer to Jack Kirby’s Run Than That of Neil Gaiman

    Chloé Zhao will introduce the world to one of Marvel’s most unknown corners. We’re looking at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s origins and how the Celestials created a universe full of potential. In the earliest days of humanity, we’ll meet the ten Eternals that came to Earth. They’ll share their wisdom and protect everyone from the Deviants. Some iconic comic runs explore the story of this alien race. Somehow, we still know very little about Zhao‘s take on the characters outside of some teases, but luckily producer Nate Moore offered some insight into what they were inspired by.

    Eternals, as you guys probably know, is created by Jack Kirby, 1976. The most popular run, again, I’m telling you guys the things you know, was probably the Neil Gaiman run, right? And I think that’s the expectation of this movie. We’ll probably borrow out from that. But the truth is we actually are more inspired by the Kirby stuff, so we’re kind of going back to the old stuff, both mythologically and how the movie lays out.

    Nate Moore

    Moore also discussed how much they explored from Gaiman‘s run, as they feared it would seem similar to projects like Harry Potter, The Matrix, and more. So, they wanted to avoid a typical amnesia story and fully explore millennia of human history through their eyes.

    So the Gaiman run, which is probably how I came to know the Eternals, frankly, outside of Sersi being in the Avengers for a little bit, it was very much about people who didn’t realize they were special and then, of course, coming and saying, ‘Hey, guess what? You guys are immortals and your memories have been erased.’ That’s pretty cool but that’s also the plot of Harry Potter, and I’m Number Four and a lot of movies like that, The Matrix, right? Whereas we thought it would be more interesting to spend the time with the characters who knew exactly who they were, and to track those characters through in our movie, what will be 7,000 years of human history

    Nate Moore

    It’s great that they’re embracing how Kirby built the mythology of this franchise. Kirby explored the larger-than-life concept surrounding what the Celestials brought to the universe and how the Eternals carry on their message. The various trailers highlight that very direction, but there were rumors that they’d get amnesia at some point in time. Luckily, it seems we don’t have to worry that in the middle of the film our protagonists repeat what we witnessed earlier.

    Source: ComicBook

  • ‘Eternals’ Pre-Sales Hinting at Potential $110M Opening Weekend

    ‘Eternals’ Pre-Sales Hinting at Potential $110M Opening Weekend

    It looks like the numbers are finally coming in, as currently, Marvel Studios’ next project Eternals is beating US pre-sales records. As of now, according to Insider Charlie Jatinder, the film managed to garner the best sales numbers within 24 hours since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As such, it’s early predictions would hint at a potential opening weekend between $90 to $110 million. As such, it beat out other Marvel Studios films Black Widow and Shang-Chi.

    Keep in mind, pre-sales don’t always determine its overall box office but rather offer our first look into its potential. No Time To Die was outselling Venom: Let There Be Carnage‘s pre-sales but the latter ended up taking the top spot for best domestic opening with around $90M while the latest James Bond film was below expectation. Of course, the target audience plays a key role in how their weekend’s playoff with Eternals eyeing the usual Marvel viewership to build upon. So, it likely will have similar momentum to

    It’s always interesting to get some insight into how the box office develops. We are in a post-COVID era technically, as developments have calmed down and cinemas are continuing to recover. Eternals is a cinema-only release, which has proven to draw in more audiences. Shang-Chi beat expectations and kept the top spot for four weeks without much competition. As we close in on November, we’ll get a clearer picture of how the film will potentially perform.

    Source: Twitter, CNBC

  • ‘THE SUICIDE SQUAD’ Composer John Murphy Doing ‘VOL. 3’ Score

    ‘THE SUICIDE SQUAD’ Composer John Murphy Doing ‘VOL. 3’ Score

    The critical success that The Suicide Squad has garnered these past few months doesn’t make it a surprise to know that director James Gunn is keen on bringing some people from that film to work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Composer John Murphy, specifically, has been revealed to be composing the score for the third Guardians film by Gunn himself. In an interview with Cinemablend, Gunn said:

    I had to get off of a zoom right before this zoom because I was talking to all of my heads of department. We were going through the finale of the film from shot to shot, to shot, to shot and explaining exactly how each shot was going to be done. Now, this stuff we’re going to shoot in May. So this is about just planning. After I get off of this, I’m going to have to go listen to some music that John Murphy wrote that we’re going to be playing during the movie. … I guess I’m spoiling the fact that John Murphy is doing the score for Guardians. So you guys got a scoop.

    Like OG Guardians composer Tyler Bates, who used to be Marilyn Manson’s lead guitarist, Murphy has a knack for writing heavier music for films. His 28 Days Later score is an absolute icon. His work on The Suicide Squad had a refreshing sonic palette that we don’t always hear from the DCEU side of things. Him working on Vol. 3 should be an exciting prospect.

    Source: Cinemablend

  • ‘Eternals’ Will Embrace Jack Kirby’s Vision of the Celestials

    ‘Eternals’ Will Embrace Jack Kirby’s Vision of the Celestials

    The creators of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are coming, the Celestials, as Eternals explores the origins of this fictional universe. After some brief teases throughout the various space-themed films, we’ll finally get to spend some time with these mystical beings alongside their creations. Guardians of the Galaxy offered us not just one but two glimpses, such as the floating remains of Knowhere and a brief look at Eson destroying a planet through the Power Stone.

    Cap'n's Comics: Arishem The Celestial by Jack Kirby

    Of course, there was also Ego in the sequel that redefined our understanding of these mystical beings. The upcoming Eternals film will add one more layer to it, as shared by producer Nate Moore. During ScreenRant’s set visit, he discussed that the upcoming film by Chloé Zhao will introduce “true Jack Kirby Celestials.” He went on to compare them to the previously mentioned characters, as:

    In the Collector’s lab, they’re frankly not as big as they would be in our mind, and obviously Ego was a much different version. So this gets to be the giant monolithic space gods and you get to see them, which is exciting.

    Nate Moore

    As the franchise continues to expand, we’ll get introduced to many interpretations of these characters that were popularized in comics. Kirby had some visually stunning visions of these creators of everything, which will finally come to fruition in the upcoming film. It also opens up the possibility of us meeting Death or the Living Tribunal, who had a recent cameo as a statue in Disney+’s Loki series. The franchise is continuing to embrace every aspect of the comics while still building a coherent world. Perhaps we’ll finally learn whose head ended up as Knowhere all those millennia ago.

    Source: ScreenRant

  • Timothée Chalamet Caught Singing in New ‘Wonka’ Set Video

    Timothée Chalamet Caught Singing in New ‘Wonka’ Set Video

    A brand new set video has found its way online from Warner Bros.’s upcoming Willy Wonka prequel film. Just recently Timothée Chalamet shared an image of his outfit before photos leaked from their work on set as they entered production. Surprisingly, Twitter user @_ARTSARTSARTS was able to catch a glimpse of the actor on set. Not just that, he even took a video of him singing one of the songs for the upcoming film. As a small glimpse into the musical, the song already gives us a nice tease of what we can expect.

    https://twitter.com/_ARTSARTSARTS/status/1447902033936269319

    Paddington‘s Paul King is tackling the film for Warner Bros. and it’s currently eyeing a release in March 2023. Chalamet will be joined by Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Jim Carter, and Sally Hawkins as they explore the early days of Wonka. The adaptation will see the time when Willy Wonka built his famous chocolate factory long before the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory took place. The actor has paid tribute to Gene Wilder‘s famous line in his last post and his design does seem to take inspiration from the 1971 version of the character. As the Tim Burton version of the character also explored his origin, it’ll be interesting to see how this story stands out in comparison.

    Source: Twitter

  • Will Poulter Joins ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ as Adam Warlock

    Will Poulter Joins ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ as Adam Warlock

    Here’s a rather curious casting, as James Gunn‘s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has found its Adam Warlock. After getting a brief tease in a post-credit sequence in the last entry, Will Poulter will bring the character to life in the upcoming sequel. He’ll join the returning cast of Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff. There have been rumors reported in the past that may have hinted at his inclusion and it seems it came to fruition. Borys Kit added some more information on who was included in the earlier shortlist:

    It’s probably the last name one might’ve expected connected to the character, but Poulter has proven he’s got acting chops in the past to take on this role. The plot still remains under wraps, but his inclusion does mean the Sovereign are definitely returning in the sequel. So, we can also expect Elizabeth Debicki to reprise her role. There’s also the question if he might have a first appearance in the upcoming Holiday Special heading to Disney+, which is confirmed to be canon. Still, the confirmation is quite an interesting one as James Gunn publicly discussed a piece by Illuminerdi back in March where he seemed to confirm and deny his inclusion.

    Deadline goes on to highlight that Gunn and Marvel Studios have been eyeing an actor since the end of August. They’ve had quite a few auditions, which includes the above-mentioned actors, but Poulter‘s performance put him on top of the list. He’s worked on various projects such as The Revenant and Detroit. Though he’s also had some more TV-oriented projects in the works like Hulu’s Dopesick alongside Michael Keaton and Amazon’s The Underground Railroad.

    Source. Deadline, Twitter, Twitter (Shortlist)

  • New Skittles ‘No Way Home’ Promotion Includes Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man

    New Skittles ‘No Way Home’ Promotion Includes Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man

    It looks like a Russian promotion for Skittles may have once again added fuel to the fire that is the mystery surrounding Spider-Man: No Way Home. Twitter user @SpiderMan3news noticed a promotion that ties into the upcoming Marvel Studios-Sony production. Yet, the bigger surprise is that the image involved in it isn’t of Tom Holland‘s titular webhead but rather Andrew Garfield‘s. He is only seen on the billboard on the promotional website, but it mainly plays the trailer we saw release in August. It’s quite a curious slip-up, or potentially just a promotion that accidentally leaked online earlier than expected.

    At this point, his potential involvement seems like the worst kept secret in Hollywood. Garfield has openly denied and then retracted the same statement when asked. We’ve seen quite a few teases and hints leak through promotional material or even merchandise. Just recently, the updated design for Spider-Man’s new Black-Gold costume was unveiled through the latest Hot Toy update. So, you never know what else might get unveiled through some kind of promotional material next? Here’s wondering when we’ll get the next trailer. So far, we still haven’t seen a poster for the film.

    source: Skittles Promo via Twitter

  • ‘Eternals’ Producer Nate Moore Talks ‘Avengers 5’

    ‘Eternals’ Producer Nate Moore Talks ‘Avengers 5’

    While Eternals is being described as Marvel Studios’ most ambitious project. It’s a tall statement after the insanity that was Avengers: Endgame. Of course, it also opens up the floodgate of questions if they could ever truly top the last entry as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes come together once more. There still hasn’t been an announcement for the fifth entry in the franchise, but ComicBook.com used the chance to discuss it while visiting the set of Chloé Zhao‘s new film. In an interview with producer Nate Moore, he had the following to say on it:

    I think you can, or you can not, you know what I mean? And I think, Avengers 4 was called Endgame for a reason. We haven’t really talked in a real way about what an Avengers 5 would be even. We could build towards it or we could just say, ‘Hey, here’s a standalone Avengers movie.’ And I think as long as the story was strong and interesting enough people will come and see it.

    Nate Moore

    Moore does go on to say that while they could make a standalone project, they love leaving breadcrumbs and letting these crossover storylines grow throughout the films.

    We’re kind of nerds so we like to build towards things and we like to spread bread crumbs and see where they come… But yeah, and I think audiences also kind of want to be surprised. So, to some degree, we don’t want to say, ‘You saw that trick, let’s do that trick again.’ What’s the new way to surprise people if, and when we did an Avengers movie, what would be the funnest version of that?”

    Nate Moore

    When discussing the potential of Jonathan Majors‘ Kang the Conqueror becoming the franchise’s next main antagonist, the Marvel Studios producer didn’t give a clear answer but teased that the world is their oyster with this new film.

    It could be anything. Do you go the opposite and make the stakes really personal and small, because what’s bigger than Endgame? You know what I mean? How do we make the stakes bigger than that?” The universe is going to collapse? I don’t know. Or is it there another way where, ‘Oh, here’s a really clever Mission: Impossible style Avengers movie that gets to be smaller. Again, all ideas we can play with, but I do feel like the door’s a bit open and audiences will be kind of game to follow us

    Nate Moore

    The potential of a smaller story to bring together the Avengers is an interesting idea. The team has a revolving door of members. So, not every story needs to introduce every single character we’ve met along the way. Of course, they could also do what they did with the first entries by building up throughout various films before the true big bad shows his face.

    Source: ComicBook

  • How Deviant Powers Work in ‘ETERNALS’

    How Deviant Powers Work in ‘ETERNALS’

    It’s always fascinating to look at how the MCU keeps their villains fresh. More often than not, the villains and their henchmen tend to be just mere brawlers. But in the case of Eternals, the people behind this film seem to be taking interesting swings at how the villainous Deviants will be portrayed. According to producer Nate Moore:

    The Deviants in the comics are called the changing people and no two look the same. So in our film, no two Deviants will look the same. When they kill off a predator in the film, they take the shape of that predator. So there’s a bat-like Deviant, there’s a wolf-like Deviant, there’s even Deviants that look like all sorts of creatures from myth and legend and history.

    This certainly explains why the Deviants we see in the trailers look like animals. Though the question still stands as to how Thanos, who has the Deviant gene in him, somehow bypassed this ability. Perhaps the Mad Titan’s Deviant aspect will end up being exclusive to the comics and not the films. Regardless, it’ll be exciting to see these shapeshifting powers come to life when the film comes out.

    Source: IGN