Warner Bros. Reportedly Wants Daniel Radcliffe for Harry Potter Sequel Movie

While Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has made it clear he’d like to distance himself from his breakout role, Warner Bros. is reportedly looking to bring J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play to the big screen and wants Radcliffe to star. According to New York Daily News, the studio hopes to release the film as early as 2020, with one source telling the outlet that “Warners is secretly working on getting the movie rights and a screenplay settled, and of course in their minds only one man should be Harry.” The source went on to say that Radcliffe has no intention of reprising the role “anytime soon,” which “could be until he hits 40.” Thanks to his recent success in other films and Broadway performances, he’s in no hurry to return to the character, “so he will need some persuading,” according to the Daily News’ sources. Additionally, the outlet has heard that Warner Bros. is looking into creating a storyline centered around Harry’s son, with the intention of possibility turning it into an entirely new film trilogy. The studio also has another wizarding film trilogy in the works, with the first installment of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series opening in theaters later this year. Just last month, Warner Bros. filed a film trademark for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, adding weight to the rumors of a silver screen adaptation of Rowling’s new stage play. However, a statement was issued shortly after, saying, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play, with no plans for there to be a film.”

Babe of The Month August 2016

This gorgeous hottie is from the new film Suicide Squad and from The Wolf on Wall Street.

Margot Robbie

Jon Favreau will Reportedly Reprise Iron Man Role in Spider-Man: Homecoming

Jon Favreau is reportedly appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming as his Iron Man character, Happy Hogan. Variety reports that Favreau, who directed the original Iron Man and Iron Man 2, also cameoed as Tony Stark’s driver Happy. Favreau also appeared in the third Iron Man film, directed by Shane Black.

Sony and Marvel did not offer comment to Variety on the reported casting. Iron Man himself, Tony Stark, is also set to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Babe of The Month July 2016

This Beautiful Latina best known as Gamora on Guardians of the Galaxy and the Colombiana.

Zoe Saldana

Jackie Chan to Receive Academy’s 2016 Governors Award

Legendary martial arts actor Jackie Chan is set to receive the Academy’s 2016 Governors Award, which recognizes pioneers in their craft. Chan will receive the Oscar statuette alongside film editor Anne V. Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. “The Honorary Award was created for artists like Jackie Chan, Anne Coates, Lynn Stalmaster and Frederick Wiseman – true pioneers and legends in their crafts,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a press release.  “The Board is proud to honor their extraordinary achievements, and we look forward to celebrating with them at the Governors Awards in November.” Chan has been working solidly since the 1960s, with the Karate Kid 2 and the Lego Ninjago Movie among his most recent projects.

Black Panther and Spider-Man’s Suits in Captain America: Civil War

When Captain America: Civil War introduced Black Panther and Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it didn’t just offer new big screen depictions of T’Challa and Peter Parker — it also gave audience-goers their first look at the MCU’s take on Black Panther and Spider-Man’s superhero suits. The first looks at Black Panther’s sleek vibranium costume and Spider-Man’s Tony Stark-gifted suit were highly anticipated, which is why it was a big group effort to make sure they were designed right. Civil War costume designer Judianna Makovsky wasn’t tasked with designing these two high profile outfits alone; in fact, Marvel came to her with some fully formed ideas of what the studio wanted the designs to look like. Not only did they have to work within the third Captain America movie, but they also needed to work for Spider-Man and Black Panther’s upcoming standalone films. “When you work with Marvel and there are all these other movies, you kind of have to collaborate with all these other films, or you know if it’s coming up and you don’t want to make too much of a statement for the next film so that they can do their own thing — particularly, Black Panther,” explained Makovsky to IGN. “So those kinds of costumes I work very closely with Marvel’s visual development team.”

This was Makovsky’s second time developing costumes for a Marvel film after working on 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier; looking forward, she’s also designing for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 and the next two Avengers movies. Since she isn’t privy to much of Marvel’s big picture plans, she defers to the studio in these situations to guide her design choices so they fit into the larger tapestry being woven. “Marvel knows what they want, and they know what the next films are, and I don’t,” she said. “They kind of decide, with visual development and with me, which direction they’re going to go, which image from the comic is the one that they want to continue on. … Sometimes they sketch it, sometimes I sketch it. It’s a very amorphous project.” Some design choices were simple: for instance, everyone at Marvel knew they wanted to go for a classic Spider-Man look in Civil War, and Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding came to Makovsky with a clear idea of how to produce that. Others were more challenging, and involved countless prototypes and trial and error.

The particular challenge with Civil War — like with The Winter Soldier before it — was that directors Joe and Anthony Russo want their films grounded in realism, and so the costumes need to be as well. While more “comic book-y” films offer Makovsky more freedom, it’s a bigger challenge to have them more reality-based. A big helping hand in the design process is Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige. “The one thing I have to say about Marvel: they know what they want, and that is why these movies are so successful,” Makovsky said. “Kevin Feige has a vision, and he really understands these comic books. He gets it. You can’t argue with that when there is a true vision there.” For situations like designing for Spider-Man and Black Panther, Makovsky not only turned to Feige and the Russos, but also the designers on the two upcoming standalone movies, 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and 2018’s Black Panther.

“The directors for each different film, they have a true vision of how to translate that to their film, and also what kind of costumes they want. What is the palette? What is the tone?” said Makovsky. “These characters go from my movie to somebody else’s movie, or their character comes in my movie. Absolutely you collaborate with these other designers and the other films. It’s a very unusual concept. Other films — when you’re not working for Marvel, it doesn’t work that way.” Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters on July 7, 2017, while Black Panther is due out on February 16, 2018. Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War arrives on Digital HD, Digital 3D and Disney Movies Anywhere on September 2nd, and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand on September 13th.