The new film “Terminator: Dark Fate” brings Linda Hamilton back to her signature role of Sarah Connor for the first time since 1991, when “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” made her a pop-culture icon. In a previous interview, Hamilton discussed what it was like to step back into the spotlight after starting her life anew in New Orleans, but she had lots more to say about making that decision, her history with the “Terminator” franchise, and her marriage to the director of the first two films, Jame...
When Robert Pattinson signed on to play the antagonistic Dauphin of France in Netflix’s medieval epic “The King,” he knew it was a juicy role that would give him the pleasure of taunting Timothée Chalamet. Still, Pattinson hadn’t quite figured out his character until he saw hair-and-makeup photos of his co-star Lily-Rose Depp, who was cast as a royal ingénue.
For my project about the future of movies, the actress and director Elizabeth Banks was bullish about the new opportunities offered by streaming services, but she has noticed that the entire industry has been tightening its purse strings. “Everything is now being scrutinized so deeply that it’s getting harder and harder to get these deals done,” said Banks, who is next directing “Charlie’s Angels” for Sony. Here are excerpts from our conversation.
When I talked to Barry Jenkins for my project on the future of movies, the Oscar-winning director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” found himself fascinated by the changes gripping Hollywood.
After making four Marvel movies, including the record-setting “Avengers: Endgame,” directors Joe and Anthony Russo couldn’t be better served by the current model of the movie industry.
It isn’t easy to mount a big-screen romantic comedy or a film franchise without superheroes these days, but director Jon M. Chu managed to do both with last summer’s hit “Crazy Rich Asians.”
If you’re doing a project about the future of movies, you’ve got to talk to J.J. Abrams, whose television shows and blockbuster movies — including two “Star Wars” and two “Star Trek” films — have always had a futuristic bent.
When I spoke to the actress Jessica Chastain for my project about the future of movies, the “It: Chapter Two” star called on Hollywood to employ more diverse voices.
(The Carpetbagger): Though most Oscar contenders don’t debut until the fall, last year’s Cannes Film Festival launched several films that became awards-season players, including Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” and Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Cold War.” With this year’s edition of Cannes all sewn up last weekend, which films should Oscar-watchers look out for?
CANNES, France — Quebecois director Xavier Dolan has had more movies play at the Cannes Film Festival than most auteurs will ever get to make. His first, “I Killed My Mother,” debuted on the Croisette when Dolan was just 20, and he has directed seven more since, nearly all of which have received a Cannes berth.
Still, even by those more permissive standards, Abdellatif Kechiche’s new Cannes contender, “Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo,” will probably set tongues wagging.
It was the second day of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s tenure as the jury president of the Cannes Film Festival, and the weather was perfect: Outside his hotel-room balcony on the Croisette, the sky was blue and the ocean was even bluer. Still, as Iñárritu spoke about the complicated future of the film industry, you’d be forgiven for expecting storm clouds.
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