Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG NEWS
Venom sequel in the works: Given that Venom has grossed more than $850 million worldwide, there was only a matter of time before a sequel was greenlit. Sony has reportedly made it official by hiring one of the first movie’s writer-producers to script the follow-up. Read more here.
GREAT NEWS
Dave Bautista joins Dune: The wrestler-turned-actor continues to be a favorite for genre filmmakers. The Guardians of the Galaxy star will reunite with his Blade Runner 2049 director, Denis Villeneuve, for the latest adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel Dune. Read more here.
AWARDS BUZZ
The Best of the Golden Globes: The Golden Globes were held last Sunday, and there were quite a lot of surprises and a handful of great moments throughout the night. We recapped the winners, topped by Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody, here - and listed our favorite parts of the ceremony here. And for all you awards junkies, also check out the BAFTA Awards nominees, led by The Favourite, here.
EXCLUSIVE SET REPORT
10 things to know about Captain Marvel: We visited the set of the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and compiled a guide to 10 things you need to know about Captain Marvel. Learn what we learned here and check out our exclusive interview with the movie’s directors, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck here.
EXCLUSIVE BUZZ
The director and stars of Glass discuss the Unbreakable and Split sequel: We also talked to the writer/director and two of the stars of Glass — Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy — about the new trilogy capper, which M. Night Shyamalan refers to as his Boyhood. Read the whole interview here.
COOL CULTURE
Glass character study: Speaking of Glass, video essayist Shane Bertram recapped details and offered his own analysis of the character known as “The Beast” (a.k.a. “The Horde,” a.k.a. Kevin Wendell Crumb) from Split, who now returns in Shyamalan’s latest. Watch that below and find more cool move culture here.
MUST-WATCH TRAILERS
Little looks like the next big comedy: The first trailer for Little, a comedy with a sort of reverse take on Big, arrived along with further hype about its young star, Marsai Martin, who also came up with the idea and produced the movie, all before she was 14 years old. Watch the trailer below and find out everything we know about the movie here.
