Jane Fonda has already made her perspective on the Sony remake known.
"The closest comparison was something like 'Ben Hur' - where a long fuse of revenge burns for years and pays off with (no spoiler) the sweetest vengeance," Wright wrote on X.
Wright especially praised the "formidable trio" of Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist for making Luca Guadagnino's film "sexy, funny, and thrilling."
Wright's version will be more closely tied to the Stephen King novel than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie was, according to the director.
Everybody in Hollywood knows how hard it is to make one good movie. A sequel is even harder to pull off, especially if it has to live up to the quality of the original. But three hits in a row? They are difficult to come by, but the third time really has been the charm for these franchises.
Wright is developing a film that would adhere more faithfully to Stephen King's novel than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
"That's the thing that is sad to me, the lack of investment in new movies," Wright said.
Filmmaker behind Scott Pilgrim vs. the World talks about getting the gang back together for Netflix’s animated spinoff Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The term "auteur" refers to filmmakers with a distinct approach to their craft that gives their films a personal and singular stamp. Many directors in the film industry, past and present, fall into this category.
Apparently the real world is not nearly as fun as an Edgar Wright set.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, and the rest of the original cast reprise their respective roles in the animated show.
Edgar Wright completed the impossible: Finding a crack in the continuity of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” Director Christopher McQuarrie revealed to Total Film (via Games Radar) that the latest installment in the decades-running franchise about CIA agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) changed dramatically after Wright viewed the film.
Who doesn’t like a good needle drop? These are the best movie soundtracks of the 2010s. If you actually listened to the soundtrack outside of watching the film, even better.
Who doesn’t like a good fight scene? Add extraterrestrials into the mix, and things are kicked up a notch. These are our favorite alien fight scenes. Also, given a chance, we would have fought ALF.
Edgar Wright’s exit from 2014 Marvel installment “Ant-Man” is being reframed once more. Director Wright’s co-writer Joe Cornish revealed that it was the “Shaun of the Dead” helmer’s “auteur”-ism that led to the Marvel pushback in pre-production.
Here are 20 facts about Ant-Man and the Wasp. No truth serum necessary.
It took the Marvel Cinematic Universe a while to embrace comedy. Here are 20 facts you might not know about Ant-Man. We decided not to shrink that number down.
The Avengers changed the movie landscape. It’s not the first Marvel movie, but the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” concept was born when the Avengers were assembled. Here are 20 facts you might not know about Age of Ultron to make yourself more (artificially) intelligent.
Horror movies used to be super predictable: you had your killer, your monster, and your bevy of women who ran from them. But today? That formula seems so 20th century. Here are 21 titles that really made us think...and scream!
Who knew that Edgar Wright and Paul Rudd were doppelgängers? Wright hilariously shared an Instagram post highlighting the uncanny comparison (long hair, beard) between him and the “Clueless” actor.
The French-Swiss filmmaker, who was at the forefront of New Wave cinema, died at age 91
Let's get out ahead of the bummers to come and celebrate the movies that are (most likely) bound to be looking from the outside in.
For our purposes, we mean people who were largely unknown who showed up on our radar, but also people who were perhaps already recognizable but took things to a new level and became true stars.
Grab an ice cream cone and dig into these 20 facts you might not know about Shaun of the Dead.
The 'Baby Driver' filmmaker goes the psychological thriller route, with a horror film that both romanticizes and criticizes a groovy, grotesque past
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