Maintaining a chokehold on the streaming business as the one with the largest subscriber base, Netflix has long taken steps to update its vast catalog of content. Investing a significant amount of its fortunes in creating original pieces and adapting media from various other formats, the streamer has attained pitch-perfect success with its Castlevania outing.
Famed as a beloved adult dark fantasy animation, the series has built a strong following thanks to the creative decisions taken by its executives.
A still from Castlevania Season 4 | Netflix
One of the biggest hurdles every project relying on an adaptation faces is at its beginning. A similar situation lay in front of the showrunners for the Netflix original animation. Several paths lay in front of them as well as the risks of stereotyping the characters. However, a set of decisions regarding its visual flair and story approach gave the franchise the status that it boasts today.
Famed as a beloved adult dark fantasy animation, the series has built a strong following thanks to the creative decisions taken by its executives.
A still from Castlevania Season 4 | Netflix
One of the biggest hurdles every project relying on an adaptation faces is at its beginning. A similar situation lay in front of the showrunners for the Netflix original animation. Several paths lay in front of them as well as the risks of stereotyping the characters. However, a set of decisions regarding its visual flair and story approach gave the franchise the status that it boasts today.
- 6/3/2024
- by Imteshal Karim
- FandomWire
Castlevania, Netflix’s animated series inspired by Konami’s video game, has received steady attention over the years. After four seasons, the saga of Alucard concluded in 2021.
Another sequel series, Castlevania: Nocturne, debuted in 2023 focusing on Richter Belmont, a descendant of Trevor and Sypha. It is one of the few series that have performed well despite being adapted from a game, and in an interview, Kevin Kolde, the executive producer behind the series, discussed the ups and downs of the franchise.
Kevin Kolde Talks About Castlevania Breaking the Video Game Curse
Castlevania Season 2 | Netflix, Powerhouse Animation
The video game curse is a common term that refers to the phenomena of series or movies adapted from video games that end up performing horribly. Many of these adaptations have poor writing as well as visuals and incorporate too many original elements. This makes people distance it from the original game, and the media ends up failing.
Another sequel series, Castlevania: Nocturne, debuted in 2023 focusing on Richter Belmont, a descendant of Trevor and Sypha. It is one of the few series that have performed well despite being adapted from a game, and in an interview, Kevin Kolde, the executive producer behind the series, discussed the ups and downs of the franchise.
Kevin Kolde Talks About Castlevania Breaking the Video Game Curse
Castlevania Season 2 | Netflix, Powerhouse Animation
The video game curse is a common term that refers to the phenomena of series or movies adapted from video games that end up performing horribly. Many of these adaptations have poor writing as well as visuals and incorporate too many original elements. This makes people distance it from the original game, and the media ends up failing.
- 6/2/2024
- by Aaheli Pradhan
- FandomWire
The Netflix animated series Castlevania ended its four-season run in 2021. Based on the popular video games from the Japanese company Konami, the show adapted the third game in the series for two seasons before moving on to other stories in the third and fourth. The show’s final two seasons received polarizing responses.
While the show has impressed fans in most instances, it has also been notorious for not listening to fans’ demands. The final season sees Dracula survive the showdown between him and protagonist Trevor Belmont and introduces Death into the lore of the show. When asked if the fans’ demands were part of the decision, producer Kevin Kolde mentioned that they do not listen to the fans all the time.
Castlevania Producer Talks About Not Listening To Fans A still from Castlevania | Credits: Frederator Studios/Powerhouse Animation/Shankar Animation/Project 51 Productions/Warren Ellis Productions
The Netflix adaptation...
While the show has impressed fans in most instances, it has also been notorious for not listening to fans’ demands. The final season sees Dracula survive the showdown between him and protagonist Trevor Belmont and introduces Death into the lore of the show. When asked if the fans’ demands were part of the decision, producer Kevin Kolde mentioned that they do not listen to the fans all the time.
Castlevania Producer Talks About Not Listening To Fans A still from Castlevania | Credits: Frederator Studios/Powerhouse Animation/Shankar Animation/Project 51 Productions/Warren Ellis Productions
The Netflix adaptation...
- 6/1/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
The history of Hollywood adapting video games in movies and TV shows has been a little spotty, to say the least, but in recent years, I think the tide has been turning. With shows like The Last of Us and Fallout, video game fans have developed a little hope to see their favorite adapted into a great piece of art and while there will still be wasted efforts like Netflix’s The Witcher and Paramount+’s Halo, they are still only two shows. So, in keeping with that spirit of hope we created a list of the 10 best TV shows that were adapted from video games, they can be original stories in the world of video games but they have to be connected to the original IP.
Knuckles (Paramount+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Knuckles is a comedy-adventure series created by John Whittington and Toby Ascher. Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog...
Knuckles (Paramount+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Knuckles is a comedy-adventure series created by John Whittington and Toby Ascher. Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog...
- 5/30/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have returned with “Frogs,” the second single from their upcoming album Wild God.
With rich, psychedelic instrumentation and Nick Cave’s signature booming tenor, “Frogs” is a passionate, climactic turn from the group. Helping raise the stakes is an extensive orchestra, which echo Cave’s consuming messages with fanfare and melodrama. Cave begins with a biblical reference to Cain and Abel, and later escalates to a freeing, revelatory high. “The frogs are jumping in the gutters/ Leaping to God, amazed of love,” he sings before crying “Amazed to be back in the water again.”
Of the song, Cave said in a statement, “The sheer exuberance of a song like ‘Frogs,’ it just puts a big fucking smile on my face.” Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, “Frogs” follows Wild God’s title track, which we named as Song of the Week upon its release in early March.
With rich, psychedelic instrumentation and Nick Cave’s signature booming tenor, “Frogs” is a passionate, climactic turn from the group. Helping raise the stakes is an extensive orchestra, which echo Cave’s consuming messages with fanfare and melodrama. Cave begins with a biblical reference to Cain and Abel, and later escalates to a freeing, revelatory high. “The frogs are jumping in the gutters/ Leaping to God, amazed of love,” he sings before crying “Amazed to be back in the water again.”
Of the song, Cave said in a statement, “The sheer exuberance of a song like ‘Frogs,’ it just puts a big fucking smile on my face.” Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, “Frogs” follows Wild God’s title track, which we named as Song of the Week upon its release in early March.
- 5/29/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
When the third season of Netflix’s Castlevania came out, fans sympathized with the two characters who suffered the most in the entire series. The first one was Alucard, who was assumed to become like his father, Dracula, and the other was Hector, who could not find a shred of peace in his life no matter what he did.
Alucard in Castlevania | Powerhouse Animation Studios
These narratives were a little different from the original gaming series, and no one knew why these characters were treated so badly. However, the struggles of these characters might have nothing to do with the story, rather than the creator of the series, Warren Ellis. Ellis once pointed out that he hated the voice actor of Hector, which is why he decided to torture the character.
Later on, it was revealed by Adi Shankar, the Executive Producer of Castlevania, that he had some internal conflicts with Ellis,...
Alucard in Castlevania | Powerhouse Animation Studios
These narratives were a little different from the original gaming series, and no one knew why these characters were treated so badly. However, the struggles of these characters might have nothing to do with the story, rather than the creator of the series, Warren Ellis. Ellis once pointed out that he hated the voice actor of Hector, which is why he decided to torture the character.
Later on, it was revealed by Adi Shankar, the Executive Producer of Castlevania, that he had some internal conflicts with Ellis,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
When Castlevania dropped the fourth season of the highly popular anime series, fans got to see a new side of Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard. The season was considered one of the best, as it adapted the story from the game perfectly and still managed to leave an essence that was unique to the anime series.
Castlevania Season 4 | Powerhouse Animation Studios
However, the conditions of season 4 were not at all good, as Warren Ellis, the creator and writer of Castlevania, almost got it canceled after its third season. The creator once revealed that he nearly sacrificed the entire fourth season because he wanted to change the pace of the entire season, starting from the third season.
Initially, the first two seasons had only eight episodes, but with the third season, the series upgraded the number of episodes and added two additional episodes. This was, in a way, a positive move for Castlevania,...
Castlevania Season 4 | Powerhouse Animation Studios
However, the conditions of season 4 were not at all good, as Warren Ellis, the creator and writer of Castlevania, almost got it canceled after its third season. The creator once revealed that he nearly sacrificed the entire fourth season because he wanted to change the pace of the entire season, starting from the third season.
Initially, the first two seasons had only eight episodes, but with the third season, the series upgraded the number of episodes and added two additional episodes. This was, in a way, a positive move for Castlevania,...
- 5/27/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
Generally, anime series are adapted from mangas or comics that have a broad storyline, a bunch of characters, and a central theme. However, there are some anime series that have been adapted from popular video games. The best example of this is Castlevania on Netflix. The series not only got four seasons but also had a spin-off sequel.
Castlevania by Warren Ellis | Powerhouse Animation Studios
Castlevania was created and written by Warren Ellis and is based on the Japanese action-adventure video game series. The story follows the adventures of Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, and Alucard, who try to save their country from the attacks of Dracula, the King of the Vampires, and his vampire army.
The anime series is the perfect adaptation of the game; however, Ellis once revealed that he has never played the game in his life, and the original source of his information about the storyline of...
Castlevania by Warren Ellis | Powerhouse Animation Studios
Castlevania was created and written by Warren Ellis and is based on the Japanese action-adventure video game series. The story follows the adventures of Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, and Alucard, who try to save their country from the attacks of Dracula, the King of the Vampires, and his vampire army.
The anime series is the perfect adaptation of the game; however, Ellis once revealed that he has never played the game in his life, and the original source of his information about the storyline of...
- 5/26/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
Richard Armitage’s Trevor Belmont from Castlevania is an extremely iconic and beloved character from the story. Even in the games, his character was always extremely memorable in every way, having great responsibility on his shoulders. In the animated series, Armitage’s portrayal of the character as his English voice was truly iconic through the four seasons.
A still from Castlevania (via Netflix)
In the final battle of the story, Belmont is forced to battle with the forces of darkness and give it his all. Despite this, he made it through to the other side and survived. This happy ending was more than welcomed by fans. However, many might be surprised to know that this was not the original plan for the character.
Fates Were Unclear
The executive producer of Castlevania, Kevin Kolde, gave an interview with Cbr, where he talked about the fates of all the characters. Specifically, he talked about Dracula,...
A still from Castlevania (via Netflix)
In the final battle of the story, Belmont is forced to battle with the forces of darkness and give it his all. Despite this, he made it through to the other side and survived. This happy ending was more than welcomed by fans. However, many might be surprised to know that this was not the original plan for the character.
Fates Were Unclear
The executive producer of Castlevania, Kevin Kolde, gave an interview with Cbr, where he talked about the fates of all the characters. Specifically, he talked about Dracula,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Nick Cave has released “Song for Amy,” a new track appearing on both his score and the soundtrack for the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. Stream it below.
On “Song for Amy,” Cave sings over a gorgeous arrangement of piano, flute, and strings while delivering somber lyrics like, “I’d give you anything for you to stay/ But if you go now, I won’t stay in your way.”
In addition to “Song for Amy,” the Back to Black soundtrack features highlights from Winehouse’s discography and several songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. The film’s score was composed by Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis. Stream both albums below.
Back to Black has already opened in the UK, but won’t arrive in US theaters until May 17th. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson off a script penned by Matt Greenhalgh, the...
On “Song for Amy,” Cave sings over a gorgeous arrangement of piano, flute, and strings while delivering somber lyrics like, “I’d give you anything for you to stay/ But if you go now, I won’t stay in your way.”
In addition to “Song for Amy,” the Back to Black soundtrack features highlights from Winehouse’s discography and several songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. The film’s score was composed by Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis. Stream both albums below.
Back to Black has already opened in the UK, but won’t arrive in US theaters until May 17th. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson off a script penned by Matt Greenhalgh, the...
- 4/12/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared their “Song for Amy” from the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
The Bad Seeds duo also composed the score for the film, but the swirling ballad “Song for Amy” features vocals by Cave, who croons on the track, “You needn’t care what they say / I’ll still love you anyway / Love kills everything / Just to take it away.”
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” director Sam Taylor-Johnson previously said of working with Cave and Ellis.
The Bad Seeds duo also composed the score for the film, but the swirling ballad “Song for Amy” features vocals by Cave, who croons on the track, “You needn’t care what they say / I’ll still love you anyway / Love kills everything / Just to take it away.”
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” director Sam Taylor-Johnson previously said of working with Cave and Ellis.
- 4/12/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of the release of the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black in the U.K. this weekend, the singer’s “Tears Dry on Their Own” has been re-uploaded onto YouTube with a visual featuring previously unseen footage from the single’s original music video shoot.
Like the recently rereleased video for “In My Bed” — which arrived earlier this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Winehouse’s 2004 debut album Frank — the new “Tears Dry on Their Own” visual combines the original clip with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes, in this case,...
Like the recently rereleased video for “In My Bed” — which arrived earlier this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Winehouse’s 2004 debut album Frank — the new “Tears Dry on Their Own” visual combines the original clip with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes, in this case,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
For her “unofficial” 2009 John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Johnson had so little music to work with that the opening chord of “Hard Day’s Night” pretty much had to carry the whole movie. You might think that history would repeat for Back to Black, the short but fast-lived story of Amy Winehouse, who rose to international fame in her teens and never saw 28, never mind 30. Surprisingly, the Winehouse estate is all in, and although one might argue that the singer’s trainwreck notoriety has been slightly snow-washed to protect the living, there’s still a surprisingly hard edge here, in a rare film that gives rock ’n’ roll agency to a woman for once, like a reverse-angle Sid & Nancy.
In a way, any music biopic is off to a bad start, since there’s always going to be the curse of symmetry: everything must square with what we already know,...
In a way, any music biopic is off to a bad start, since there’s always going to be the curse of symmetry: everything must square with what we already know,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
For decades, Marvel Comics has captivated readers with tales of extraordinary heroes saving the day. From the thunderous might of Thor to the unwavering resolve of Captain America, these characters inspired millions of fans around the world.
Rune King Thor in Marvel Comics
But what if things went differently? What if the very powers that granted these heroes their abilities turned into horrifying curses? This bleak reality is explored in Marvel Ruins, a two-issue miniseries, penned by Warren Ellis with haunting artwork by Terese Nielsen.
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Published in 1995, it is a spooky spin on the classic Marvel Comics tales. Instead of our favorite heroes saving the day, they’re trapped in a twisted world where their powers become their worst nightmares.
Rune King Thor in Marvel Comics
But what if things went differently? What if the very powers that granted these heroes their abilities turned into horrifying curses? This bleak reality is explored in Marvel Ruins, a two-issue miniseries, penned by Warren Ellis with haunting artwork by Terese Nielsen.
Suggested“There is always the issue of trying to relate to these little f*****s”: Captain America and Marvel Avengers Star Anthony Mackie Says That Twisted Metal Helps Him to Relate to Kids
Published in 1995, it is a spooky spin on the classic Marvel Comics tales. Instead of our favorite heroes saving the day, they’re trapped in a twisted world where their powers become their worst nightmares.
- 3/24/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Nick Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis have teamed up to score the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
- 3/20/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Nick Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis have teamed up to score the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
- 3/20/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
The official soundtrack for Back to Black, the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, spans the late musician’s discography in addition to highlighting her prominent musical influences. Back to Black: Songs From the Original Motion Picture, out alongside the film on May 17, will feature 12 songs in its standard edition.
Three original recordings from Winehouse’s 2003 debut album Frank will appear on the soundtrack, including “What Is It About Men,” “Stronger Than Me,” and “Know You Now.” Another three come from her second and final studio album, Back to Black. The selections include the title track,...
Three original recordings from Winehouse’s 2003 debut album Frank will appear on the soundtrack, including “What Is It About Men,” “Stronger Than Me,” and “Know You Now.” Another three come from her second and final studio album, Back to Black. The selections include the title track,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds tell a freewheeling story of a deity roaming the planet on their new single, “Wild God,” which will appear on their upcoming album, also titled Wild God, due out Aug. 30. The album will be the band’s 18th overall and first since 2019’s Ghosteen.
The group blends rock, gospel, and even a little harpsichord to create a five-minute journey. “I’m a wild god flying and wild god swimming, and I’m an old sick god dying and crying and singing,” Cave sings before...
The group blends rock, gospel, and even a little harpsichord to create a five-minute journey. “I’m a wild god flying and wild god swimming, and I’m an old sick god dying and crying and singing,” Cave sings before...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced a new album called Wild God, which will arrive on August 30th. Today, the band shared the album’s title track and lead single.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record.
- 3/6/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave has released a cover of Édith Piaf’s 1940s hit “La Vie En Rose,” which appears on Jack Antonoff’s soundtrack for the Apple TV+ series The New Look. Stream it below.
On the Antonoff-produced piano cover, Cave takes on the French singer’s signature track in English, giving it a new dimension as he delivers the tender ballad in his distinct voice: “When you speak, angels sing from above/ Everyday words, they turn into love songs.”
Cave’s version of “La Vie En Rose” follows Lana Del Rey’s take on Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” Florence + The Machine’s cover of “White Cliffs of Dover,” and The 1975’s rendition of “Now Is the Hour.”
You can catch the first five episodes of The New Look now. Filmed in Paris, the series centers around Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they launch modern fashion after World War II.
On the Antonoff-produced piano cover, Cave takes on the French singer’s signature track in English, giving it a new dimension as he delivers the tender ballad in his distinct voice: “When you speak, angels sing from above/ Everyday words, they turn into love songs.”
Cave’s version of “La Vie En Rose” follows Lana Del Rey’s take on Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” Florence + The Machine’s cover of “White Cliffs of Dover,” and The 1975’s rendition of “Now Is the Hour.”
You can catch the first five episodes of The New Look now. Filmed in Paris, the series centers around Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they launch modern fashion after World War II.
- 2/28/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are composing the score for the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black.
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson shared a few photos of her in the studio with the two musicians on Instagram, saying it was “a dream” to work with Cave and Ellis. In a statement, she added: “Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black. Over the years, I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as...
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson shared a few photos of her in the studio with the two musicians on Instagram, saying it was “a dream” to work with Cave and Ellis. In a statement, she added: “Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black. Over the years, I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as...
- 2/7/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” may have access to the late singer’s globally recognized back catalog, but another legendary musician is lending his talents to the project.
Nick Cave, alongside his long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, is scoring the StudioCanal and Focus Features film, which sees “Industry” star Marisa Abela play Winehouse. Abela is joined by a cast including Jack O’Connell (playing Blake Fielder-Civil), Eddie Marsan (Mitch Winehouse), Juliet Cowan (Janis Winehouse) and Lesley Manville.
Variety has been given an exclusive photo taken of Cave, Ellis and Taylor-Johnson recording in the studio earlier this week.
While Winehouse’s own songs, such as “Back to Black” (which featured in the recent trailer), “Valerie” and “Rehab” will undoubtedly take center stage in the film (with most recorded and performed by Abela), Cave and Ellis are understood to have composed about 20-30 minutes of music.
“Nick and Warren...
Nick Cave, alongside his long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, is scoring the StudioCanal and Focus Features film, which sees “Industry” star Marisa Abela play Winehouse. Abela is joined by a cast including Jack O’Connell (playing Blake Fielder-Civil), Eddie Marsan (Mitch Winehouse), Juliet Cowan (Janis Winehouse) and Lesley Manville.
Variety has been given an exclusive photo taken of Cave, Ellis and Taylor-Johnson recording in the studio earlier this week.
While Winehouse’s own songs, such as “Back to Black” (which featured in the recent trailer), “Valerie” and “Rehab” will undoubtedly take center stage in the film (with most recorded and performed by Abela), Cave and Ellis are understood to have composed about 20-30 minutes of music.
“Nick and Warren...
- 2/7/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
By now, you should be aware that Nick Cave is more than just a singer/songwriter, artist, and musician. On top of his many bands, The Bad Seeds, Birthday Party, and his solo projects, Cave has been involved in dozens of film projects; he and creative partner Warren Ellis have scored over two dozen films—for filmmakers like John Hillcoat, David McKenzie, David Michôd, and Taylor Sheridan—and he’s been the featured player in two documentaries by Andrew Dominik (Cave and Ellis’ score to the “Assassination of Jesse James” remains one of the decades best).
Continue reading Matt Smith To Star In Limited-Series Adaptation Of Nick Cave’s Darkly Comic ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Matt Smith To Star In Limited-Series Adaptation Of Nick Cave’s Darkly Comic ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’ at The Playlist.
- 11/28/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
When James Gunn's version of the Man of Steel arrives on screen in 2025, he might be facing off against a DC hero who's just as powerful as he is -- The Engineer. Though plot details of "Superman: Legacy" are still under wraps, casting news about the first major DC Universe project planned under the Gunn-Safran era has once again begun to break now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended. The latest cast edition is María Gabriela De Faría, who's set to play the aforementioned nano-powered character, per Deadline.
De Faría joins a growing ensemble that includes both traditional, universally recognized Superman characters ("Pearl" actor David Corenswet will be Clark Kent to "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" star Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane) and more eclectic members of the DC back catalog. "Twilight" actor Edi Gathegi is on board as Mister Terrific, "Barry" scene stealer Anthony Carrigan will play Metamorpho, and...
De Faría joins a growing ensemble that includes both traditional, universally recognized Superman characters ("Pearl" actor David Corenswet will be Clark Kent to "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" star Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane) and more eclectic members of the DC back catalog. "Twilight" actor Edi Gathegi is on board as Mister Terrific, "Barry" scene stealer Anthony Carrigan will play Metamorpho, and...
- 11/16/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
María Gabriela de Faría, best known for her roles in the Fox comedies “Animal Control” and “The Moodys,” has been cast as the villain The Engineer in James Gunn’s highly anticipated “Superman: Legacy,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
Production on the first Dcu film is set to start in March 2024.
The Engineer is a relatively new character in the DC universe, first appearing in 2009. Her real name is Angela Spica. She was created by writer Warren Ellis for “The Authority” comic book series.
Angela Spica was a brilliant scientist who replaced her blood with 9 pints of nanotechnology. This granted her a wide range of technological powers and abilities.
As The Engineer, she can control technology, transform her body into high-tech weapons and gadgets, interface with computers, recreate herself if injured, and more. This will be the character’s first live-action appearance.
As the first film...
Production on the first Dcu film is set to start in March 2024.
The Engineer is a relatively new character in the DC universe, first appearing in 2009. Her real name is Angela Spica. She was created by writer Warren Ellis for “The Authority” comic book series.
Angela Spica was a brilliant scientist who replaced her blood with 9 pints of nanotechnology. This granted her a wide range of technological powers and abilities.
As The Engineer, she can control technology, transform her body into high-tech weapons and gadgets, interface with computers, recreate herself if injured, and more. This will be the character’s first live-action appearance.
As the first film...
- 11/15/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Deadline has reported that María Gabriela de Faría has joined the cast of James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy as The Engineer.
María Gabriela de Faría will play Angela Spica, a member of The Authority with a liquid body due to the nanotechnology in her bloodstream. The character was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch and was first introduced in The Authority #1 in 1999. The superhero group is set to be featured in their own movie in the first chapter of the Dcu, but there were rumblings this summer that they would first be introduced in Superman: Legacy.
Related Jacob Elordi turned down Superman audition because it was “too dark”
Deadline’s report also refers to The Engineer as a villain, so it’s possible she could be an antagonist this time around. It’s also not clear if any other members of The Authority will show up in the movie,...
María Gabriela de Faría will play Angela Spica, a member of The Authority with a liquid body due to the nanotechnology in her bloodstream. The character was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch and was first introduced in The Authority #1 in 1999. The superhero group is set to be featured in their own movie in the first chapter of the Dcu, but there were rumblings this summer that they would first be introduced in Superman: Legacy.
Related Jacob Elordi turned down Superman audition because it was “too dark”
Deadline’s report also refers to The Engineer as a villain, so it’s possible she could be an antagonist this time around. It’s also not clear if any other members of The Authority will show up in the movie,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: María Gabriela de Faría, the Venezuelan actress best known for roles in Fox comedies Animal Control and The Moodys, has landed a breakout part on the film side, joining the cast of James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.
Her character is Angela Spica aka The Engineer. Part of the Warner/DC flick’s villain team, Angie’s powers stem from nanotechnology built into her body. Created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, she’s the second DC character to bear the name of The Engineer and was first introduced in The Authority vol.1 #1 in 1999.
The first title in a revamped DC slate, marking Gunn’s first directorial effort as co-head of DC Studios, Superman: Legacy will follow Superman as he looks to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
Her character is Angela Spica aka The Engineer. Part of the Warner/DC flick’s villain team, Angie’s powers stem from nanotechnology built into her body. Created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, she’s the second DC character to bear the name of The Engineer and was first introduced in The Authority vol.1 #1 in 1999.
The first title in a revamped DC slate, marking Gunn’s first directorial effort as co-head of DC Studios, Superman: Legacy will follow Superman as he looks to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
- 11/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Two years ago, Marianne Faithfull told Rolling Stone about her ongoing battle with Covid-19. “It’s terrible,” she said. “I got long-term Covid, where you get better from the virus, but you have leftover [symptoms]. Apparently, they now think that you do get better from long-term Covid; it’s not forever. That is good.”
To help Faithfull with mounting health costs, more than a dozen artists have recorded covers of songs for a benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, for her. Cat Power and Iggy Pop teamed to...
To help Faithfull with mounting health costs, more than a dozen artists have recorded covers of songs for a benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, for her. Cat Power and Iggy Pop teamed to...
- 11/7/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In the 15 years between the 1981 release of the Gun Club’s first album and their frontman’s death in 1996, the bleached-blond rock & roll typhoon known as Jeffrey Lee Pierce touched the lives of Nick Cave, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lunch, and countless others. His music could be invigorating and/or mysterious, sometimes at the same time. With the Gun Club and as a solo artist (sometimes billing himself cheekily as Ramblin’ Jeffrey Lee), he recorded revved-up punk, Delta-style blues, brooding folk,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
At the end of “Balcony Man,” Nick Cave’s ponderous and playful song about hope, romance, and grief, he sings, “What doesn’t kill you just makes you crazier.” The words are a wry twist on Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous aphorism — but Cave says they’re also an improvement upon it.
“I don’t think Nietzsche’s quote of ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ is remotely true,” he says. “It is bad, unhelpful information that suggests we are somehow weak if we succumb to our griefs. It lacks compassion.
“I don’t think Nietzsche’s quote of ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ is remotely true,” he says. “It is bad, unhelpful information that suggests we are somehow weak if we succumb to our griefs. It lacks compassion.
- 9/26/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to writer-director Warwick Thornton’s Australian drama “The New Boy” from The Veterans.
The film follows a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun, disturbing the delicately balanced world.
Debutant Aswan Reid leads the film in the titular role, alongside Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman (“Sapphires”) and Wayne Blair (“Rams”).
“Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school, this is ambitious, tonally tricky filmmaking, bringing an unexpected dose of whimsy to social interests more austerely explored in Thornton’s excellent previous features “Samson and Delilah” and “Sweet Country,” Variety critic Guy Lodge said in his review of the film.
“The New Boy”
The film is produced by Kath Shelper (“Samson & Delilah”) for Scarlett Pictures, Blanchett and Andrew Upton (“Stateless...
The film follows a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun, disturbing the delicately balanced world.
Debutant Aswan Reid leads the film in the titular role, alongside Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman (“Sapphires”) and Wayne Blair (“Rams”).
“Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school, this is ambitious, tonally tricky filmmaking, bringing an unexpected dose of whimsy to social interests more austerely explored in Thornton’s excellent previous features “Samson and Delilah” and “Sweet Country,” Variety critic Guy Lodge said in his review of the film.
“The New Boy”
The film is produced by Kath Shelper (“Samson & Delilah”) for Scarlett Pictures, Blanchett and Andrew Upton (“Stateless...
- 9/26/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Glen Hansard is set to release his fifth solo record ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’ on October 20. It will mark the singer-songwriter’s first record in over four years and follows a period that found Hansard moving between collaborative work with Eddie Vedder and Cat Power to live performances with The Frames and Markéta Irglová/The Swell Season. The effect of which helped give direction to ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’, a record that is by all turns noisy and meditative, sprawling and hypnotic, Hansard’s most rock record since Burn the Maps-era The Frames.
The record opens with a call to arms in the powerful and stately “The Feast Of St. John.” Evoking echoes of “On the Beach” Neil Young and ‘Magnolia’-era Songs:Ohia, the song features Warren Ellis (The Dirty Three/The Bad Seeds) on violin and feels like raucous...
The record opens with a call to arms in the powerful and stately “The Feast Of St. John.” Evoking echoes of “On the Beach” Neil Young and ‘Magnolia’-era Songs:Ohia, the song features Warren Ellis (The Dirty Three/The Bad Seeds) on violin and feels like raucous...
- 8/4/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Glen Hansard has announced All That Was East Is West of Me Now, his first solo album in four years. The project is out in full October 20th, while lead single “The Feast of St. John” is available to stream now.
Rather than working out new songs in solitude or road-testing compositions while on tour, Hansard began prepping All That Was East Is West of Me Now by playing a five-show residency in a pub in his native Ireland last November. “I told no one,” he said of the gigs. “We set up in the corner and played to the locals, some of whom were only half listening. A collection of farmers and workers, dart players, pool sharks.”
Hansard continued, “I played two hours of new songs each week, some songs finished, some half-baked. Through this process I realized what I had and what I had to work on further...
Rather than working out new songs in solitude or road-testing compositions while on tour, Hansard began prepping All That Was East Is West of Me Now by playing a five-show residency in a pub in his native Ireland last November. “I told no one,” he said of the gigs. “We set up in the corner and played to the locals, some of whom were only half listening. A collection of farmers and workers, dart players, pool sharks.”
Hansard continued, “I played two hours of new songs each week, some songs finished, some half-baked. Through this process I realized what I had and what I had to work on further...
- 7/26/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
This article contains spoilers
As Kyle Bradstreet’s Secret Invasion reaches its halfway point, the spy series is surprising us in more ways than one. It’s not just the shocking death of Emilia Clarke’s G’iah and the well-signposted reveal that Don Cheadle’s James “Rhodey” Rhodes is a Skrull that make Episode 3 worth a watch. Somehow, Secret Invasion has done the almost unthinkable and made us reconsider Iron Man 3.
Up there with Alan Taylor’s Thor: The Dark World and (more recently) Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, Shane Black’s 2013 threequel is often held as one of the ‘worst’ Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. While even a bad MCU outing usually fares better than an average DC movie, Iron Man 3’s reception hasn’t exactly improved over the years. With botched villains, a bizarre push to release in 3D, and That Mandarin twist, it’s taken a...
As Kyle Bradstreet’s Secret Invasion reaches its halfway point, the spy series is surprising us in more ways than one. It’s not just the shocking death of Emilia Clarke’s G’iah and the well-signposted reveal that Don Cheadle’s James “Rhodey” Rhodes is a Skrull that make Episode 3 worth a watch. Somehow, Secret Invasion has done the almost unthinkable and made us reconsider Iron Man 3.
Up there with Alan Taylor’s Thor: The Dark World and (more recently) Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, Shane Black’s 2013 threequel is often held as one of the ‘worst’ Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. While even a bad MCU outing usually fares better than an average DC movie, Iron Man 3’s reception hasn’t exactly improved over the years. With botched villains, a bizarre push to release in 3D, and That Mandarin twist, it’s taken a...
- 7/6/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The first chapter of the new DC Universe will officially get underway with Superman: Legacy, but the movie may also introduce a few other upcoming Dcu characters. In THR’s Heat Vision newsletter, the upcoming Superman: Legacy screen tests were mentioned, but there was an additional tidbit which stated that members of The Authority will also be appearing in the movie.
The THR report states that “roles such as Lex Luthor and members of supergroup The Authority, which are to be introduced in the movie, will be cast after.” Created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, The Authority are a group of heroes who take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right. The original team consisted of Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawksmoor, Swift, Apollo, Midnighter, The Doctor, and The Engineer. It’s too early to say which members of the team might show up in Superman: Legacy...
The THR report states that “roles such as Lex Luthor and members of supergroup The Authority, which are to be introduced in the movie, will be cast after.” Created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, The Authority are a group of heroes who take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right. The original team consisted of Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawksmoor, Swift, Apollo, Midnighter, The Doctor, and The Engineer. It’s too early to say which members of the team might show up in Superman: Legacy...
- 6/9/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
While the comic book source material is always close to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's heart, the movies aren't afraid to pave their own way through one of the publisher's many classic stories. Along with changes to plots we thought we knew, new versions of old friends and foes pop up on the big and small screens -- and the results of these transformations aren't always what we expected.
Most of the time, the changes are refreshing, giving us a new view of a character that might've been first introduced in the 1970s, like Starfox, allowing them an opportunity to reboot some seriously dated morals. Or they introduce someone almost totally new, like Scarlet Scarab, to bring in a viewpoint that's never had the representation it deserved. But sometimes, the results are controversial, leading fans to argue that the MCU dropped the ball. It's a conflict that arises around villains the most,...
Most of the time, the changes are refreshing, giving us a new view of a character that might've been first introduced in the 1970s, like Starfox, allowing them an opportunity to reboot some seriously dated morals. Or they introduce someone almost totally new, like Scarlet Scarab, to bring in a viewpoint that's never had the representation it deserved. But sometimes, the results are controversial, leading fans to argue that the MCU dropped the ball. It's a conflict that arises around villains the most,...
- 6/4/2023
- by Margaret David
- Slash Film
The spark of life that gave Warwick Thornton what is now “The New Boy” took 18 years to flicker, and then fully glow. The Australian filmmaker looked to his own childhood, raised by monks, to find the spiritual fairy tale that now manifests via the film’s eponymous Aboriginal child in a sweeping and poetic portrait of stifled faith and the threat of monopoly on religion.
Thornton’s cinema is one of enormous, orchestral music and vast landscapes that envelop and invite us in, even if you feel like you don’t know where you’re going or shouldn’t be allowed to look around. It’s the kind of culturally specific filmmaking that somehow immediately gains universality in that ambition to connect, to understand the empathy and sensitivity to listen in to these conflicts and this bright spark of a boy who speaks to struggles of faith however you were raised.
Thornton’s cinema is one of enormous, orchestral music and vast landscapes that envelop and invite us in, even if you feel like you don’t know where you’re going or shouldn’t be allowed to look around. It’s the kind of culturally specific filmmaking that somehow immediately gains universality in that ambition to connect, to understand the empathy and sensitivity to listen in to these conflicts and this bright spark of a boy who speaks to struggles of faith however you were raised.
- 5/20/2023
- by Ella Kemp
- Indiewire
The new boy doesn’t get a name, and he doesn’t give one. Arriving at an isolated orphanage in rural South Australia in the early 1940s, he’s taken in with brisk kindness by the two nuns who oversee the place, but privileges like names are for children a little further along in their understanding and acceptance of this establishment’s firm Christian principles: Until he’s ready for baptism, the shirtless, mostly wordless Aboriginal newcomer will be acknowledged but not identified. It’s a limbo state that evocatively represents the tension between Australia’s Indigenous population and even the most notionally inclusive of their colonizers; in Warwick Thornton’s thoughtful magical-realist fable “The New Boy,” spiritual differences aren’t treated with violence, but echo bloody territorial conflict just the same.
Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school,...
Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Back in 2017, Warwick Thornton landed in Venice with a western that offered some corrective to the white-savior narratives of countless others in the genre. Sweet Country, his third feature, chronicled the real-life story of an Aboriginal stockman arrested and tried for the death of a white ranch owner in 1920s Australia. Hardly the first to foreground racial tensions within a period setting, the film stood as a refreshing departure from others that only ostensibly acknowledged Indigenous peoples’ experience under colonialism, but wound up prioritizing the redemptive arcs of their white heroes. Six years later, along comes The New Boy, a film that shares the same ethos of its predecessor. Here, too, Thornton digs up a chapter of his country’s past to subvert and ultimately reappropriate the white man’s iconography: where Sweet Country took on the western, The New Boy tackles colonialism through the prism of the Church. But...
- 5/19/2023
- by Leonardo Goi
- The Film Stage
In the 1960s, Marianne Faithfull became a key figure in the British Invasion, running in the same circles as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, and she continues to be a working artist today. After decades in the music industry, Faithfull has survived a lot. She has spoken extensively about her life, music career, and relationships. Here’s what she’s doing today.
Marianne Faithfull | Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images She was a prominent singer during the British Invasion
Faithfull began her music career as a teenager in the early 1960s. She initially had plans for higher education, but things didn’t shake out that way. Instead, The Rolling Stones’ first manager discovered her at a party in 1964.
“I wanted to go to Oxford and read English literature, philosophy, and comparative religion. That was my plan,” she told The New York Times in 2021. “Anyway, it didn’t happen. I...
Marianne Faithfull | Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images She was a prominent singer during the British Invasion
Faithfull began her music career as a teenager in the early 1960s. She initially had plans for higher education, but things didn’t shake out that way. Instead, The Rolling Stones’ first manager discovered her at a party in 1964.
“I wanted to go to Oxford and read English literature, philosophy, and comparative religion. That was my plan,” she told The New York Times in 2021. “Anyway, it didn’t happen. I...
- 4/5/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nick Cave has announced a rare North American solo tour, with accompaniment from Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass.
Cave’s solo tour begins in Asheville, North Carolina on September 19th and features shows at Washington, D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre, Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Austin’s Moody Center, and New York’s Kings and Beacon Theatres before wrapping up with a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre on October 27th and 28th. Check out his full tour itinerary below.
Pre-sale tickets to Cave’s 2023 North American tour go on sale Monday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. local time (register here), while general on-sale begins Friday, March 31st at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be...
Cave’s solo tour begins in Asheville, North Carolina on September 19th and features shows at Washington, D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre, Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Austin’s Moody Center, and New York’s Kings and Beacon Theatres before wrapping up with a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre on October 27th and 28th. Check out his full tour itinerary below.
Pre-sale tickets to Cave’s 2023 North American tour go on sale Monday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. local time (register here), while general on-sale begins Friday, March 31st at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be...
- 3/23/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
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Nick Cave will embark on a rare North American solo tour this fall, with Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood accompanying him on bass.
Cave’s 18-date solo jaunt kicks off Sept. 19 in Asheville and hits theaters throughout the U.S. and Canada — including stops at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, New York City’s Beacon Theatre and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium — before concluding with a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theater on Oct.
Nick Cave will embark on a rare North American solo tour this fall, with Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood accompanying him on bass.
Cave’s 18-date solo jaunt kicks off Sept. 19 in Asheville and hits theaters throughout the U.S. and Canada — including stops at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, New York City’s Beacon Theatre and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium — before concluding with a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theater on Oct.
- 3/23/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Chris Pine and Ben Foster play brothers robbing banks to repay them in this 2016 film hauntingly scored by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
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David Mackenzie’s film Hell or High Water is, by turns, exciting, ambiguous and downbeat. Transcending the simplicity of its cops and robbers setup, this tale of last resorts, capitalist injustice and moral grey areas leaves you constantly unsure whom to root for – if you’re even supposed to root for anyone in it at all.
Brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) are pushed to their limit by the death of their mother and the imminent bank foreclosure on their family ranch. With an oil drilling contract due to start on the land, the bank intends to take ownership,...
Hell or High Water is streaming on Amazon Prime and AppleTV. For more recommendations of what to stream in Australia, click hereGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email
David Mackenzie’s film Hell or High Water is, by turns, exciting, ambiguous and downbeat. Transcending the simplicity of its cops and robbers setup, this tale of last resorts, capitalist injustice and moral grey areas leaves you constantly unsure whom to root for – if you’re even supposed to root for anyone in it at all.
Brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) are pushed to their limit by the death of their mother and the imminent bank foreclosure on their family ranch. With an oil drilling contract due to start on the land, the bank intends to take ownership,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Adam Fleet
- The Guardian - Film News
After much anticipation, the new James Gunn and Peter Safran-led DC Studios has finally announced their upcoming film and TV slate. The goal is to create a giant connected shared story spread out across movies, TV, and even gaming. Characters will move fluidly in and out of animation and into live action, and there’s a special DC Elseworlds label to distinguish standalone efforts and visions (such as Todd Phillips’ R-rated Joker movies).
But within the actual Dcu shared universe, there are some surprises. Amongst familiar faced l ike Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and even Supergirl, there’s shockers like a Wonder Woman prequel drama with a Game of Thrones flavor and a Creature Commandos animated series. But perhaps there’s no choice more shocking than the one Gunn is seemingly most excited for: The Authority.
The Nature Of The Authority
Created by Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch,...
But within the actual Dcu shared universe, there are some surprises. Amongst familiar faced l ike Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and even Supergirl, there’s shockers like a Wonder Woman prequel drama with a Game of Thrones flavor and a Creature Commandos animated series. But perhaps there’s no choice more shocking than the one Gunn is seemingly most excited for: The Authority.
The Nature Of The Authority
Created by Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)
In this edition of Superhero Bits:
James Gunn's DC Universe announcements sold lots of comics.
Emma Roberts shares some details on the "Madame Web" movie.
We've got a new Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" Hot Toys figures.
All that and more!
Grant Gustin Will Always Be The Flash For A Certain Generation, Says Showrunner
"The Flash" kicks off its final season this week on The CW, bringing an end to Grant Gustin's run as Barry Allen. Meanwhile, "The Flash" movie starring Ezra Miller is due to arrive in theaters this summer, and they may (or may not) be...
In this edition of Superhero Bits:
James Gunn's DC Universe announcements sold lots of comics.
Emma Roberts shares some details on the "Madame Web" movie.
We've got a new Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" Hot Toys figures.
All that and more!
Grant Gustin Will Always Be The Flash For A Certain Generation, Says Showrunner
"The Flash" kicks off its final season this week on The CW, bringing an end to Grant Gustin's run as Barry Allen. Meanwhile, "The Flash" movie starring Ezra Miller is due to arrive in theaters this summer, and they may (or may not) be...
- 2/6/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
When it was announced that James Gunn, is both a surprising and exciting choice.
Alongside Peter Safran and the animated Creature Commandos. As for The Authority, the brutal superhero team could be labelled as either gods or monsters depending on their mood on any given day.
Intrigued yet? Gunn has described The Authority's screen debut as a "big movie" in his and Safran's overall plan, so let's take a closer look at the team, who they are, and why the Justice League should be worried. That's right. A (wild)storm is coming.
What is The Authority? The stormy comic book history…
Before getting into The Authority itself, let’s start with some backstory. Back in the ‘90s, when edgy anti-heroes like Spawn were all the rage, comic book legend Jim Lee founded an imprint named Wildstorm Comics, where he launched a gritty superhero team named Stormwatch. When interest in Stormwatch started to wane,...
Alongside Peter Safran and the animated Creature Commandos. As for The Authority, the brutal superhero team could be labelled as either gods or monsters depending on their mood on any given day.
Intrigued yet? Gunn has described The Authority's screen debut as a "big movie" in his and Safran's overall plan, so let's take a closer look at the team, who they are, and why the Justice League should be worried. That's right. A (wild)storm is coming.
What is The Authority? The stormy comic book history…
Before getting into The Authority itself, let’s start with some backstory. Back in the ‘90s, when edgy anti-heroes like Spawn were all the rage, comic book legend Jim Lee founded an imprint named Wildstorm Comics, where he launched a gritty superhero team named Stormwatch. When interest in Stormwatch started to wane,...
- 2/3/2023
- by David Opie
- Empire - Movies
James Gunn announced a number of new DC movies and TV series earlier this week, but he’s continued to drop teases on social media. One of the big-screen projects announced was Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which will be based on comic by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, but there are other comics that have inspired James Gunn’s new DC Universe.
James Gunn took to Twitter to tease a few of the comics that will help shape the first chapter of the DC Universe.
We're talked a lot about Woman of Tomorrow, but these are more of the comics inspiring #DCStudios and the new #Dcu in these early days. That doesn't mean we're adapting all these comics, but that the feel, the look, or the tone of them are touchstones for our team. Check 'em out! pic.twitter.com/34KrVPeEL5
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 2, 2023
“We’re talked a lot about Woman of Tomorrow,...
James Gunn took to Twitter to tease a few of the comics that will help shape the first chapter of the DC Universe.
We're talked a lot about Woman of Tomorrow, but these are more of the comics inspiring #DCStudios and the new #Dcu in these early days. That doesn't mean we're adapting all these comics, but that the feel, the look, or the tone of them are touchstones for our team. Check 'em out! pic.twitter.com/34KrVPeEL5
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 2, 2023
“We’re talked a lot about Woman of Tomorrow,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
James Gunn and Peter Safran have announced their initial plans for the new DC Universe, and one of the most exciting bits of news was that "Swamp Thing" is getting his own movie. While this is exciting on its own because Swamp Thing rules, it also means that some of the other characters from DC's Vertigo imprint might make their mark on the Dcu. Ole Swampy himself was originally a regular DC lineup character before being rebooted by Alan Moore with "Saga of the Swamp Thing" in 1982, helping to create the Vertigo lineup, which was seen as a darker, weirder alternative to standard DC Comics fare. Many characters have crossed from Vertigo to the main DC universe and back again, so it's entirely possible that Gunn and Safran could bring some other Vertigo characters to the big or small screen sometime soon. For fans of the imprint, which sadly shuttered...
- 2/1/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Over the past few months, the appointment of James Gunn and Peter Safran at the helm of the newly created DC Studios has been been making waves. With speculation rife on which direction the duo will take the Dcu to revive its flagging properties.
Gunn and Safran recently met with the press on the Warner Bros. studio lot to present what they said was the first part of Chapter 1 of the Dcu, which they are calling “Gods and Monsters.”
Projects featuring the most beloved of characters in Superman, Batman and even a Wonder Woman prequel series took front and centre stage. While those less-known characters to those who aren’t diehard fans will also get their time to shine. The Dcu exists as a multiverse, Safran said, but the titles will exist in one singular universe.
Matt Reeves ‘The Batman Part II’ and Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ will...
Gunn and Safran recently met with the press on the Warner Bros. studio lot to present what they said was the first part of Chapter 1 of the Dcu, which they are calling “Gods and Monsters.”
Projects featuring the most beloved of characters in Superman, Batman and even a Wonder Woman prequel series took front and centre stage. While those less-known characters to those who aren’t diehard fans will also get their time to shine. The Dcu exists as a multiverse, Safran said, but the titles will exist in one singular universe.
Matt Reeves ‘The Batman Part II’ and Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ will...
- 2/1/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
At a press event on Monday, January 30th, new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran welcomed media to the Warner Bros. lot to the future of the new DC Universe. The new direction includes a fresh Superman film written by Gunn, a new introduction to the Batman family, a Wonder Woman TV prequel series, and much more.
Gunn and Safran met with a writer’s room that included Drew Goddard (The Martian), Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), Christina Hobson, Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Tom King. “We sat down in a room for a few days and we started to bash out what the basic overall plan could be,” said Gunn. “Not so much that it ties your wrists, but enough that we know what the basic story is, where we’re going. And it’s something that we’ll continue to do.”
To that end, Safran and Gunn aim...
Gunn and Safran met with a writer’s room that included Drew Goddard (The Martian), Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), Christina Hobson, Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Tom King. “We sat down in a room for a few days and we started to bash out what the basic overall plan could be,” said Gunn. “Not so much that it ties your wrists, but enough that we know what the basic story is, where we’re going. And it’s something that we’ll continue to do.”
To that end, Safran and Gunn aim...
- 1/31/2023
- by Ben Kaye
- Consequence - Film News
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