The Lost City is a comedy adventure that harkens back to the glory days of fun blockbusters like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone. Centering on a sheltered author of romance novels (Sandra Bullock) who finds herself lost in the jungle with her hot Fabio-style book cover …
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“When we signed up for a time-travel adventure, I’m not sure that either one of us knew it would become one of his greatest dramatic performances of his career,” director Shawn Levy tells Total Film in the new issue of the magazine (opens in new tab). “The amount of emotional …
Read More »The Northman actor Alexander Skarsgård: “It was physically and mentally the most difficult job I’ve ever had”
Robert Eggers’ The Northman tells an epic Viking tale – a vast, brutal, uncompromising saga of cold-blooded revenge. To capture such intense scenes, the cast and crew headed to Northern Ireland, with forays to Iceland, for filming. The result was a shoot more intense than anything lead actor Alexander Skarsgård …
Read More »Anya-Taylor Joy and Willem Dafoe talk reteaming with director Robert Eggers on The Northman
The Northman adds another string to director Robert Eggers’ bow. The filmmaker – behind The Witch and The Lighthouse – is best known for his intimate, esoteric movies shot on a limited budget, yet his upcoming feature is a hulking epic with a hugely exciting, star-studded cast. Among the names …
Read More »Alexander Skarsgård is in berserker mode in this exclusive look at The Northman
With The Northman, director Robert Eggers is moving from the contained, claustrophobic brilliance of his first two features – The Witch and The Lighthouse – to a much grander canvas. Here, he’s dealing with a historical epic with a Shakespearean sweep, adapting the story of Viking prince Amleth, a figure …
Read More »Alexander Skarsgård charges into battle in this exclusive image from The Northman
Director Robert Eggers’ last two feature films – The Witch (opens in new tab) and The Lighthouse (opens in new tab) – have been utterly unique period pieces. For his next, he’s drastically ramping up the scale for a full-on historical epic that’s set to be every bit as gritty …
Read More »Robert Pattinson on The Batman: “People will be quite shocked at how different it is”
There are still a couple of weeks before The Batman reaches cinemas, but already we know that two spin-offs are in the works: one focused on the Gotham City Police Department, another on Colin Farrell’s Penguin. Speaking to Total Film for the new issue of the magazine, available this Thursday …
Read More »The Batman director Matt Reeves on Paul Dano’s Riddler: “He’s not just a serial killer”
The Batman is not an origin story – not for Robert Pattinson’s version of the Caped Crusader, anyway. Director Matt Reeves, though, saw the movie as an opportunity to dig into the origins of those characters around Batman. “Early on, this idea of doing a serial-killer story popped into my …
Read More »Robert Pattinson talks The Batman: “Hes a freak!”
Robert Pattinson had never auditioned for a comic-book movie – until The Batman. “I was aiming for quite different stuff,” the actor tells Total Film over Zoom for the new issue of the magazine, available this Thursday (opens in new tab). “Obviously it’s basically the jewel in the crown, of …
Read More »The Batman prowls the streets of Gotham in these exclusive new images
A new Batman movie is always going to be a significant event on the movie calendar, especially when it’s a standalone reboot for the 83-year-old comic-book character. It’s been a decade since the last live-action solo movie for the character, and director Matt Reeves’ The Batman promises a fresh take …
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