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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is getting very, very retro with its marketing campaign.

Mimicking the style of old-timey, 1960s-era commercials, Marvel's latest trailer for the First Family's MCU debut promises a new experience presented "in brilliant Fantastivision" amidst clips from the movie. Other retro techniques include using old animation styles, voiceover narrations, musical cues, aspect ratios, and title boxes introducing each of its four stars as Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm. Additionally, the trailer features several new scenes like the Fantastic Four launching themselves into space, using their powers, the Fantasticar, and their faithful robot H.E.R.B.I.E. watching over baby Franklin Richards.

Unlike previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films, this Fantastic Four iteration will be the only established heroes in their universe, a reto-futuristic timeline influenced by the Space Race and Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. This, according to director Matt Shakman,...

Marvel celebrated April 4 by releasing some new information about The Fantastic Four: First Steps online, including a comparison to Stanley Kubrick.

“I really wanted to go with as grounded a version of space as possible,” director Matt Shakman told Empire in a new story about the project published Friday. “So, no wormholes. Their tech is very much retro-future, but it's also booster rockets. It’s a combination of Marvel and Apollo 11.”

He added, “I really wanted it to feel like it was made in 1965, the way Stanley Kubrick would have made it. Within reason.”

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Today is 4/4, and to celebrate, Marvel Studios has released a new poster for this July's The Fantastic Four: First Steps. We'd hoped for a trailer, though that's likely to be saved for closer to Thunderbolts*'s release early next month.

Empire Online has also shared two new stills from the movie showcasing Marvel's First Family in their spacesuits; this is obviously pre-transformation as Ebon Moss-Bachrach is still in Ben Grimm mode, not The Thing.

"This is very much about the spirit of the Space Race," filmmaker Matt Shakman told the site. "It's about JFK and optimism. It’s imagining these four going into space instead of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin."

"This idea is that they are the most famous people in America, because they’re adventurers, explorers, astronauts - not because they're superheroes. And they come back and they're superheroes on top of it. But primarily they're astronauts, they're family.

A new image from The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been released, and it features two of the brave astronauts who will venture out into space before gaining their powers. In most iterations of the story, Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) have been friends for a very long time. Their bond is what convinces Grimm to take on the dangerous mission that eventually turns him into The Thing. The new image from The Fantastic Four: First Steps shows the characters before the trip that changes their lives forever. Nothing will ever be the same for Marvel's first family.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will also feature Vanessa Kirbyas Sue Storm and Joseph Quinnas the character's brother, Johnny. Kirby has displayed her incredible acting skills on The Crown and the Mission: Impossible franchise. Joseph Quinn's popularity grew when he starred as Eddy Munson in the fourth season of Stranger Things.

For those who have not yet had the luxury of exploring George R.R. Martin’s entire body of work, the author’s career did not begin and end with A Song of Ice and Fire. Martin’s first story was published in 1970, although it wasn’t until 5 years later that he would win the Hugo Award for A Song for Lya.

George R.R. Martin at the 43rd Annual TusCon [Photo by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

Surprisingly enough, the novella is a far cry from the period historical epic fantasy fiction genre that the author has become so widely popular for today. In the early stretch of his career, George R.R. Martin, like so many others of his time, was influenced by the burgeoning science fiction culture, encouraged by the ongoing Space Race and franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars.

And not unlike those monumental franchises,...

Over 15 years after the Marvel Cinematic Universe first began, Kevin Feige is finally getting set to unveil Marvel's newest take on its first family. Long considered a bedrock of the franchise since their earliest appearance in the comics, the fan-favorite members of the Fantastic Four haven't been able to coexist alongside the rest of the MCU. That's officially changing with the studio's long-awaited blockbuster, formally (and fittingly) titled "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." We've only received brief glimpses of what the film will have to offer to this point, from the star-laden cast to the scene-stealing robot H.E.R.B.I.E to the reveal that the plot will be set in the 1960s and possibly involve some alternate universe hijinks.

It's the dawn of a new day, however, as Marvel has now unleashed a brand-new, full-length trailer for what might very well be the most highly-anticipated superhero movie...

Romantic comedy movies are a tough subgenre to nail down these days in terms of quality storytelling, but Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum's space-centric 2024 movie, Fly Me to the Moon, deserves a look from rom-com fans. Coincidentally, Johansson's notable release the year prior also involved elements of space. The actress was part of Wes Anderson's ensemble cast for Asteroid City, an offbeat dramedy that focused on a group attending a convention in the desert get quarantined after an alien visit. She also voiced Elita-1 in 2024's Transformers One, which reunited her with fellow MCU actor Chris Hemsworth.

Technically, Johansson's Fly Me to the Moon co-star Channing Tatum is also an MCU actor now after his cameo appearance as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine. While that was surely a career highlight for Tatum, especially since he'd been linked to the role for a decade, 2024 also saw the actor star and produce Blink Twice,...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7 is going to be packed with a ton of new changes and fresh gameplay mechanics that will give players an entirely different Civ experience than they've had in the past, and one change provides a new way to play shorter games. The new Ages system divides each campaign up into just three major stages: the Antiquity Age, Exploration Age, and Modern Age. Each Age has distinct Legacy Paths for four separate familiar categories: Military, Economic, Science, and Culture.

All of these updates aim to create a more balanced experience for a broader range of players and make the game more accessible and approachable for new audiences. One concern being addressed is how the micromanaging aspects of Civ might drag games out longer than needed, even when opting for a game on the accelerated Online or Quick settings. Civ 7 addresses this by including a shorter game mode,...

One of the most popular Apple TV+ sci-fi shows is available to stream for free ahead of its new season. Apple TV+ is a subscription streaming service owned by Apple Inc. that launched in 2019. The streamer has become populated with a vast library of original content featuring major stars and notable directors. This includes the Apple TV+ movies Coda, which won Best Picture, and Killers of the Flower Moon, which reteamed director Martin Scorsese with star Leonardo DiCaprio.

However, there are quite a few Apple TV+ shows that have also made a huge impression on audiences. Some of their biggest critical and commercial hits are the Jason Sudeikis sports comedy Ted Lasso and the historical drama Shōgun, as well as franchise installments like the Monsterverse's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. They have also frequently dabbled in the sci-fi genre with series including the Isaac Asimov adaptation Foundation, the alternate history Space Race drama For All Mankind,...

This year, for the first time in a while, a movie gave me the boost of serotonin that only hits my brain when I’m watching a great rom-com. It happened near the end of the Netflix film Hit Man, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. Powell plays Gary Johnson, a college professor moonlighting as a fake hit man to help cops catch people who are trying to hire a contract killer. At this point, Gary has fallen in love with Arjona’s Madison, whom...

Exclusive: Sing Sing scored a leading four awards from the Black Film Critics Circle today including Best Film of 2024 and Best Actor for Colman Domingo. Wicked star Cynthia Erivo won Best Actress, and RaMell Ross took Best Director for Nickel Boys, which claimed three Bfcc prizes.

Sing Sing also won for Best Ensemble, and its Clarence Maclin scored the Supporting Actor nod. The Greg Kwedar-directed film is based on the true story of John “Divine G” Whitfield (Domingo), who’s imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit but finds purpose by acting in a theater group alongside other incarcerated men.

Nickel Boys, which follows two Black teenagers imprisoned in a harsh, Jim Crow-era Florida reform school, also took the Best Adapted Screenplay — read that script here — and Cinematography races. The Piano Lesson‘s Danielle Deadwyler was named Best Supporting Actress, and Original Screenplay went to The Butalists. See the full winners list below.

Scarlett Johansson remains one of the most widely known actors working in Hollywood, and she's appeared in a wide variety of genres over the last three decades. Johannson is now most associated, of course, with her work in the MCU, having first joined the franchise with Iron Man 2 in 2010 as Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow. Johansson bid Marvel farewell with the release of Black Widow in 2021.

Outside of her work in the MCU, Johansson has appeared in acclaimed titles like Asteroid City (2023) and Marriage Story (2019), as well as Under the Skin (2013), a foray into horror. Johansson has also appeared in a handful of romantic comedies over the years, including Lost in Translation (2003), Don Jon (2013), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), and Scoop (2006). The actor returned to the genre once more this year, starring opposite Channing Tatum.

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The Apple TV+ original series For All Mankind has re-written history throughout its first four seasons on the air, and there are important updates regarding season 5. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi, the series is set in an alternate reality in which the Soviet Union beat the United States to the moon in the 1960s, and the legendary space race never truly ended. Essentially reinventing itself from season to season, For All Mankind moves one decade at a time to show more of what could have been.

Critically popular from the start, the series has been one of the best shows on Apple TV+ since its debut, and it is certainly one of their longest-running original programs. Several of the show's seasons have earned 100% scores on Rotten Tomatoes with many critics praising the ensemble casting, thought-provoking writing, and original atmosphere that the series brings each and every episode.

The remarkable story of the nearly catastrophic 1970 NASA mission is brought out by the compelling Apollo 13 documentary on Netflix, Apollo 13: Survival. The events of the expedition are mostly preserved in the documentary, though certain facts have been altered for cinematic effect. In documentary films, the distinction between realism and artistic license is sometimes unclear, and Apollo 13 is no exception. Beyond what the documentary provides, there is more to the storyfrom staged reinterpretations to historical accuracy.

The genuine narrative of Apollo 13: Survival is filled with genuine instances of composure under duress, collaboration, and technical mastery. But in cinema, artistic decisions sometimes include rewriting or omitting details in order to preserve tension and emotional resonance. These choices result in a unique viewing experience, but they also mean that specific real-life details are sacrificed or changed. That's also the case with Apollo 13: Survival.

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First Man closely follows Neil Armstrong's life, highlighting his struggles and emotional journey. The movie is fairly accurate regarding the space race and Moon landing events but with a focus on Armstrong's experience. While the flag is shown on the Moon, First Man chooses not to depict the crew planting it, focusing instead on Armstrong's personal moment.

Damien Chazelle's First Man revolves around Neil Armstrong and his experience as an astronaut, including during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. Of course, since it's a movie, the 2018 biographical drama changed a few small details about Armstrong's life and the Moon landing. However, as it turns out, Chazelle and screenwriter Josh Singer still stayed relatively close to how the major events of Armstrong's life played out.

First Man was nominated for four Academy Awards Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects, winning in the last category.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be set in an alternate universe, and a new MCU theory explains why. Theories suggest Franklin Richards may debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and he may have already put his universe-creating abilities to the test. Franklin Richards' debut and power testing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps would perfectly set the stage for the McU's Avengers: Secret Wars.

A new theory perfectly explains the alternate universe setting of The Fantastic Four: First Steps by introducing a powerful new character to the MCU. Shortly after the cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps was confirmed on Valentine's Day, theories began to emerge suggesting that the movie could be set in a retro-futuristic, 1960s-themed alternate reality of the MCU. This has since been confirmed by Marvel Studios and director Matt Shakman, but this has spurred more speculation about the story details of the Fantastic Four...

Quick Links Why Chekov Was Added to Star Trek The Space Race Between the United States and Russia Star Trek Has Always Been About Representation

Star Trek is one of the most popular and omnipresent brands. The franchise has 12 television series, 13 feature films, and even more projects on the horizon. It can all trace its roots back to Star Trek: The Original Series, which ran for three seasons from 1966 to 1969. Despite its cancelation, the series endured and gained a passionate, loyal following that was thrilled with the adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The characters of the original Star Trek series are icons. Captain Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Sulu, and Scotty are all household names that even someone who has not seen Star Trek vaguely knows.

Yet one of the franchise's most enduring characters, Pavel Chekov, was a late addition to the cast. Joining in Season 2 of the series,...

After its disappointing opening weekend at the box office, director Greg Berlanti's 1960s-set Space Race romantic comedy "Fly Me to the Moon" seems practically destined to become a forgotten film that will end up streaming on Apple TV+, where very few people will see it. That's a shame, because after a somewhat rocky opening few minutes, the movie settles into a nice groove and ends up becoming the type of charming, stylish throwback we're always saying we want to see more of. A huge part of the reason for the film's creative success is the casting of Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson in the lead roles; their chemistry is evident, and there's an old-fashioned playfulness to their banter. More importantly, though, the movie gives Johansson the opportunity to do something she's very rarely been allowed to do on screen: have fun. 

Despite being pigeon-holed as a sex symbol, Johansson...

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Twisters Opening Weekend Blasts Past $80.5 Million

This article was originally written Saturday Am and has been updated Sunday Am with altered box office projections (in bold), a full chart, and further analysis.

Twisters is projected to earn $74.6 million in its opening weekend. This exceeds the lower end of its early projections by nearly double. It also far outstrips the original 1996 Twister's $41 million opening.

Twisters is tearing past its box office projections and outperforming the original movie by a considerable margin. The new movie, which was directed by Lee Isaac Chung and stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos, is a standalone sequel to the 1996 smash hit disaster movie Twister. The original became the second highest-grossing movie of the year with a worldwide gross of $495.7 million. The Twisters box office will likely need to earn something between $500 million and $600 million in order to...

If you've noticed that most romantic comedies seem to be going direct to streaming these days, there's a reason for that. Rom-coms have suffered perhaps more than any other genre at the box office since the advent of streaming. Perhaps it's because they're typically cozy comfort movies perfect for watching on the couch at home, and don't really demand the spectacle of the big screen. Whatever the reason, "Fly Me to the Moon" -- a '60s-set charmer starring Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson -- is the latest rom-com to be dead on arrival.

Directed by Greg Berlanti (best known as one of the architects of the Arrowverse), "Fly Me to the Moon" is an alternate history tale set during the lead-up to the Apollo 11 launch. Johansson plays a marketing specialist hired to manage the mission's image in the public eye, and Channing Tatum plays the director of NASA. As sparks fly between them,...

Its been hit-or-miss for Apple Studios at the box office, with four movies in a row having delivered a lukewarm commercial performance, despite the involvement of different distributors, big-name directors, and major movie stars. This weekend, Apple debuted its period romantic-drama film Fly Me to the Moon in theaters worldwide, in collaboration with Sony. But while its too early to declare that the Space Race-set film crash-landed upon release, there has definitely been a failure to launch.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Fly Me to the Moon.

Fly Me to the Moon is a zany retelling of the Apollo 11 mission with positive reviews and great chemistry between the leads. The movie has small ties to Hidden Figures, which sheds light on the sexism and racism faced by women at NASA during the Space Race. Both Fly Me to the Moon and Hidden Figures excel in setting the scene of the 1960s and infusing history with humor and heart.

The Apple Original movie Fly Me to the Moon serves as the perfect reminder to watch a 2016 NASA Space Race movie, which holds a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Fly Me to the Moon is a zany retelling of the Apollo 11 mission to land a man on the moon, which takes massive creative liberties. Fly Me to the Moon's reviews have been relatively positive, with critics praising the...

Channing Tatum and Ray Romano in “Fly Me to the Moon,” in theaters July 12, 2024. Photo Credit: Apple TV+ Ray Romano blasts off with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in the romantic comedy-drama Fly Me to the Moon, hitting theaters on July 12th. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race, the film follows a charming NASA public relations expert (Johansson) who unexpectedly falls for the director of the Apollo 11 mission (Tatum), while navigating the high-stakes world of space exploration and a secret plan for a backup moon landing. Romano, who plays a supporting role in the film, found the experience to be a blast, particularly bonding with his charismatic co-star, Tatum. (Click on the media bar below to hear Ray Romano) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ray_Romano_Chaning_Tatum_.mp3

Fly Me to the Moon opens in theaters July 12.

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Hollywood’s recent predilection for depicting the invention of particular products has, so far, relied on demonstrating the gravitas of said product’s eventual existence: Nike’s Air Jordans in Air; the dawn of the smartphone in BlackBerry; Tetris in, well, Tetris. Unfrosted, Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts movie takes the opposite approach. It is, by design, extremely silly — an exaggerated parody of those tropes that ascribes history-altering importance to the creation of a fruit-goo-filled rectangle. For kids, Unfrosted argues, the arrival of the Pop-Tart was the most seismic cultural event of the ’60s; Seinfeld himself was one of those kids.

His feature directorial debut, then, is a madcap, candy-coloured retro romp through a cereal civil war, as breakfast rivals Kellogg’s and Post tool up to take first place in the toaster-pastry revolution. There is a small grain of truth in there (the companies really did battle over Kellogg’s...

“Fly Me to the Moon,” a Space Race-set romantic comedy starring two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, is about to blast off. On Monday, Apple TV+ released a trailer for the film, which lands on screens this summer via a distribution deal with Sony Pictures.

“Fly Me to the Moon” tells a fictitious story set in the late ‘60s during the lead-up to the Moon Landing. Johansson, who also serves as a producer, stars as Kelly Jones, a marketing mastermind hired by NASA to improve the space program’s image. She has professional and romantic tension with Cole Davis (Tatum), a by-the-book launch commander. Things get really wild when Jones is ordered to film a fake moon landing, just in case the real one doesn’t work. And yes, there is a Stanley Kubrick joke.

The film was originally called “Project Artemis” – which is an actual, totally...

Jon Batiste is tackling dual responsibilities with Jason Reitman’s forthcoming feature that will focus on the opening night for NBC’s long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live.

Batiste will compose the score for the Sony Pictures film SNL 1975, and he will also appear in the movie as keyboardist and singer Billy Preston, who was the show’s first musical guest when it debuted Oct. 11, 1975. Centering on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast, Reitman’s film stars Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former SNL writer Rosie Shuster.

Reitman and Gil Kenan wrote the screenplay based on their interviews with living cast, scribes and crew about the launch of the show that is currently airing its 49th season. Reitman, Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld and Peter Rice serve as producers on SNL 1975...

The following contains spoilers for Spaceman, now streaming on Netflix. It also contains a mention of suicide.

In Netflix's Spaceman, it's clear Adam Sandler is more than a comedian. He plays Jakub Procházka, a cosmonaut from the Czech Republic, who journeys into space to investigate a mysterious purple cloud aka the Chopra Cloud. His country wants as many details as possible before any other space program can venture up.

For the most part, Jakub's trip unfolds in a similar fashion to the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. It creates an emotional tale of isolation, struggle and mental health. However, director Johan Renck does make a few changes to the story to make it a bit more streamlined.

Spaceman's Shoe Man Is Left Out

The novel had the shady government operative, Radislav, feuding with Jakub's family. Radislav didn't like their political ideals, especially Jakub's father being a communist spy.

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Whether you’re shopping for a gift for that special someone, or just upgrading your personal style, investing in a quality watch is well-worth your coin. Not only can the right timepiece be versatile enough for any occasion, but there are so many varieties to choose from. But with so many ways to adorn your wrist, how do you know which one to choose?

Enter Bulova, one of...

Director Matt Shakman remains tight-lipped about the possibility of a season 2 for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The show explores the impact of Monarch, a secretive monster-studying organization. For now, the focus is on the ongoing release of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 1.

The director of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has addressed the possibility of the show getting another season. The Apple TV+ show takes place in the Monsterverse, which is the multimedia franchise that includes the movies Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla vs. Kong. Starring Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, Elisa Lasowski, Wyatt Russell, and Kurt Russell, the show takes place across multiple timelines (with both Russells playing the same character at different ages), and explores the myriad of ways that the secretive monster-studying organization Monarch has affected people and monsters throughout time.

Inverse recently sat down for an interview with director Matt Shakman,...

When Batman: Mask of the Phantasm hit theaters on Christmas Day, 1993, it had been set up to fail. Warner Bros. initially ordered the film as a direct-to-video release in the wake of the massive commercial and critical success of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. But the studio abruptly shifted course with a theatrical rollout without extending the production timeline or planning a marketing campaign, all while expanding the budget. Despite costing a mere $6 million, the film, released during a creative and commercial resurgence for DC’s dark superhero, couldn’t even recoup its budget at the box office.

And yet, what by rights could have ended up as a mere footnote in the long history of Batman media now stands three decades later as a beloved crystallization of the series that birthed it and, for many fans, a canonical adaptation. Much of this can be attributed to...

South Korea isn't exactly a country that springs to mind when one thinks of the Space Race. The enormously expensive endeavour to shoot for the stars has always been the stage for huge global superpowers like the US and Russia to duke out their differences, and in turn, big-budget cinema has wasted no time in making a spectacle out of getting there. A recent Hollywood boom in the genre has seen prestige filmmakers like Alfonso Cuarón, Christopher Nolan and Ridley Scott turn in “Gravity”, “Interstellar” and “The Martian” respectively, and James Gray's divisive “Ad Astra” take the space-survival drama to its most eccentric end point. Yet it remains a predominantly American genre, and while South Korea's 2021 Netflix hit “Space Sweepers” arrived with a modest bang on the international front, East Asian cinema has yet to turn in a seminal space thriller. Enter Kim Yong-hwa's “The Moon” as South Korea's expensive,...

It’s the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969. And no, we’re not going to entertain the idea that this is all some sort of large conspiracy that was created by Nasa with the help of Stanley Kubrick. Even though that’s a great story, this is a time when we celebrate one of humanity’s greatest achievements. And in the new series “For All Mankind,” we take a look at the famous 1960s Space Race, but with a different outcome.

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Go back to bed, America. Late cult comic Bill Hicks' true roots are exposed as Richard Linklater bares his own.

"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye," early alternative comedian Bill Hicks observed, probably on a televised special. Movies are a different story, and filmmaker Richard Linklater, who took over ten years to make one coming-of-age flick, is a different kind of director. The Oscar-winnng director of Boyhood will develop, write and direct a movie about Hicks for Focus Features, according to Collider.

This is a passion project for Linklater. Both he and Hicks grew up in Houston, Linklater’s older brother went to the same school as Hicks, and the director has said he regretted he and the comedian never got to work together. According to reports, Hicks was a fan of Linklater’s Dazed And Confused, whichcame out a...

Apple has made its third scripted series order after recruiting former Sony Pictures Television execs Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to headline its worldwide video unit in June.

The as-yet-untitled space drama will be created and written by Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ronald Moore, and will explore what would have happened if the so-called 'Space Race' beginning in the 1950s between the U.S. and the Soviet Union had never ended. Apple made a straight-to-series order on the project, reports Deadline, which is being produced by Sony (Erlicht and Van Amburg's former home) and Moore’s own Tall Ship Productions. Fargo’s Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi will serve as co-executive producers.

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Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big. Photo Credit: Hopper Stone.

The Academy Science and Technology Council will present “Hidden Figures/Modern Figures: A Journey of Breakthroughs in Cinema and Space Travel,” in collaboration with Nasa, on Wednesday, November 29, at 7:30pm at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The evening will feature a panel discussion with Nasa scientists and “Hidden Figures” filmmakers for an examination of the past, present and future in space math, diversity and the movies.

Hidden Figures opened in cinemas on January 6, 2017.

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Never before has a film with so much potential bombed so hard. This reboot of the 2005 Tim Story movie of the same name was meant to attract a new generation of viewers by cashing in on the superhero craze brought about by The Avengers, whilst still telling an original tale.

The idea was this: the original Fantastic Four had gotten the aesthetics right, but completely flopped with regards to everything else like tone and character motivations, especially as they were depicted in Jack Kirby’s original run. As director Josh Trank, coming off of Chronicle, pointed out, the earlier issues of the Fantastic Four had elements of body horror to them, from the design of the Thing to Doctor Doom’s imposing face plate.

At the same time, it was clear that the original version of four people going into space and getting blasted by cosmic rays was an outdated...

D. Dominick Lombardi: Saints, Sinners, and the Collective Unconscious (2014-2017) Hampden Gallery University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma

Saints, Sinners, and the Collective Unconscious is riveting. Mr. Lombardi is an artist with an intimate understanding of history in regard to religion and popular culture. After careful viewing of the 30 works in the exhibition, I was compelled to research the titles of the works because they seemed to hold the key to unlocking Lombardi’s intentions. I focused on the works in the Saints section of the exhibition because I found their cryptic iconography most intriguing. The research of the saints depicted in Lombardi’s work opened up a new route for me to access the works’ meaning.

Saints Francis of Paola (2016-2017)

Lombardi started this piece (below) in 1964 when he was first getting into painting as a ten-year-old boy. He came back to it fifty years later. He first painted...

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Sometimes a film will speak directly to a person in an audience: A preternatural, unearthly tendril of luminous light tapping you on the shoulder, a benevolent yet mysterious voice reminding you of an obligation, or a musical, colorful Dream Message entering your eyes and speaking to your soul with wonder, awe and truth. Like other Art forms, film can do amazing things.

For me, there are definitely a few choice films of overwhelming, pristine power. Yet one cinematic work is not just great, deeply special to me: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Directed by the Wonderkind, Steven Spielberg, directly after his landmark suspense-adventure film, ‘Jaws’.

Now, his new flick, released in 1977, also dealt with the fantastic, with riveting moments of terror… but its endgame was something quite dissimilar.

I think it would take either a first-rate Psychologist or an Exorcist with a lot of...

You've got to check out these awesome photos and video from inside an abandoned Soviet launch facility that houses an abandoned Soviet space shuttle! This is located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in southern Kazakhstan.

The facility was broken into by Bob Thissen of Exploring the Unbeaten Path and a team of adventurers. The shuttle was part of the Buran program in the 1970s through the 1990s. He explained on his website, where you can see even more photos.

The craziest and most dangerous adventure ever! Hidden inside hangars in Baikonur you can find two Spaceshuttles dating back from the Space Race during the Cold War. The Buran programme was the largest and the most expensive in the history of Soviet Space Exploration. The project got canceled in 1993.

I love exploring old run down building and towns. Going into a place like and exploring a couple abandoned space shuttles would be so freakin' rad!

“Hidden Figures” may no longer be in theaters, but the year’s most inspiring feature is continuing to impact change on the audiences that loved it best: the next generation of female leaders.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that “for the first time in the history of the U.S. State Department, a Hollywood movie has inspired a publicly funded exchange program, #HiddenNoMore, that will bring 50 women working in science, technology, engineering, and math in 50 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America to the United States.”

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While the State’s International Visitor Leadership Program has existed for decades, THR reports that the attention heaped on the Ted Melfi film bolstered its appeal and notoriety. Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, the feature follows the true stories of a trio...

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 Blu-ray copies!

Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

Check out this great featurette from the Blu-ray™ and DVD extras featuring Theodore Melfi and Octavia Spencer talking about the legacy of Dorothy Vaughn.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2x Blu-rays!

Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

Directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent), and written by Allison Schroeder (Pineapple Express), Hidden Figures was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best...

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To mark the release of Hidden figures on 3rd July, we’ve been given 2 pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of the film at a central London location on 19th June.

Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 13th June 2017 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is...

Welcome, one and all, to the newest episode of The Film Stage Roundtable, a spin-off podcast from the madmen who bring you The Film Stage Show. On this show, we discuss what franchises should head to space and which superheroes should venture to a different genre.

Give a listen, and then share your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. Let us know what you think, and what you want to hear about next. Subscribe on iTunes (if you are subscribed to The Film Stage Show, you’ll get it in the same feed) or see below to stream download (right-click and save as…).

M4A: The Film Stage Roundtable Ep. 19 – Franchises in Space

00:00 – 4:58 – Introductions

4:59 – 28:29 – Space Race

28:30 – 55:46 – Super Hero Shuffle

The Film Stage is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day,...

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

The Blackcoat’s Daughter (Osgood Perkins)

Osgood Perkins’ debut feature, The Blackcoat’s Daughter – originally known as February at its premiere at Tiff last year – is a stylish exercise in dread, teasing out its slow-drip horrors with precision, and building a deliriously evil presence that hovers along the fringes. However, there’s a thin line between mystery and vagueness in storytelling, and it becomes difficult to decide where a...

"When I look at the present direction of our space program, I feel kind of disappointed." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled a trailer for an inspiring new documentary titled Fight for Space, about the Space Race and how things have changed since the 1960s. The doc spends time exploring the "Space Race" of the 1960s/70s that drove us to put a man on the moon, then jumps into modern times and asks tough questions: why did we stop, we aren't we trying again, and what is preventing us from exploring even further? As expected, the doc explains that the "Space Race" was fueled by American's desire to beat the Russians, along with JFK's insistence on making it the moon. I wish we had a space program as active as we did back then, and the only way we can ramp things up is to keep bringing attention to the importance of Nasa and space exploration.

Last year’s 10 Cloverfield Lane was the first great horror/thriller of 2016, and one that rose above and beyond the name of Cloverfield. Between the isolated atmosphere, the stellar character development, and engaging premise, 10 Cloverfield Lane turned out to be quite the unexpected surprise from a new filmmaker who got his start making YouTube videos.

Well, it sounds like Trachtenberg is getting ready to hop on board this next project.ccording to Variety, 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg is currently in negotiations to helm the flick.

Details regarding the script are under wraps, but it was written by Daniel Kunka (the screenwriter behind the John Cena flick 12 Rounds), and is set to be produced by Trachtenberg and War for the Planet of the Apes producer Dylan Clark.

Obviously, right now, there is little to go on. Kunka is a relatively unknown commodity. With one movie under his belt and one TV show (Ark) announced,...

It seems that Universal is getting excited about an up-and-coming creative trio, and such excitement has prompted the studio to move quickly on a mysterious spec script titled Space Race. The creative trio in question is comprised of director Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), and producer Dylan Clark (the Planet Of The Apes franchise) – and Space Race will be the product of their ongoing collaboration.

Plot details have not yet been revealed, but it is described as “high concept” – which is unsurprising, given that it was, apparently, originally borne of an idea by Dan Trachtenberg. Though the filmmaker has few writing credits to his name, Trachtenberg has proven himself to be drawn to dramatic tales that are very specific and intimate in nature, while dealing with bigger themes. Writer Daniel Kunka, on the other hand, previously wrote the John Cena-starring action film 12 Rounds, directed by Renny Harlin.

10 Cloverfield Lane helmer Dan Trachtenberg is attached to direct Space Race for Universal.

Daniel Kunka wrote the spec script, which was picked up by the studio. The plot of Space Race is being kept under wraps.

Dylan Clark, who is busy finishing up War for the Planet of the Apes, is producing the project. Executive vice president of production, Jon Mone, will oversee the film for Universal.

Trachtenberg and Kunka previously worked together on Crime of the Century, which is in development at Universal. 

Both Trachtenberg and Kunka are repped by ICM. 

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It’s been a little over a year since Dan Trachtenberg‘s 10 Cloverfield Lane arrived in theaters and signaled the arrival of a very exciting new filmmaker (and it’s been a little less time since he directed one of the most frightening episodes of Black Mirror). Now, we know what he may be doing next: a […]

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