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October 19, 2020

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The Suicide Squad How Many Rats Are There in the Movie

The Suicide Squad: How Many Rats Are in the Movie?

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-23

The Ratcatcher, played by Daniela Melchior, is one of the highlights of The Suicide Squad, but she definitely doesn’t come alone.

James Gunn commented on the large number of rats that the villain brings along with her, estimating the number of animals. He also talked about two main rats, who always accompany the actress in most of her scenes.

In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the director commented that about 300 thousand rats were used, which can be seen in some trailers scenes.

Also notable are the names of two mice, the main ones, who “played” Sebastian, the main companion of the Ratcatcher.

“We have a couple of good actors. We have a rat by the name of Jaws that we worked with a lot. And then a rat by the name of Crisp Rat, who is named after my friend Chris Pratt. They were our two main active rats that played Sebastian, the rat in the movie. And then we have about 300,000 other rats,” he said.

The character stands as the second in line to the “Ratcatcher,” a classic DC villain who is part of this version of Suicide Squad.

Related Topics: Ratcatcher, The Suicide Squad

Moon Knight: Villain of The Series May Have Been Revealed

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-27

Disney+ is suspected to be adding one of Marvel’s darkest villains to its Cinematic Universe! New information about Marvel’s upcoming series, Moon Knight, may have revealed details about the plot’s new villain.

Over the weekend, we saw Oscar Isaac, who will bring the Moon Knight to life, saying that the new Marvel Studios series will be “pretty crazy.” And now it seems we have confirmation of a new actor and his character.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for playing the young Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal, will play Anton Mogart, also known in the comics as the Midnight Man.

The information is on the Hamilton Hodell website, an agency that represents actors and actresses. On this site, it’s possible to find the portfolio for each artist, including films, series, shorts, and plays already performed.

And on Gaspard Ulliel’s page, the following information is highlighted:
– Title: Moon Knight
– Role: Anton Mogart/Midnight Man
– Director: Mohammed Diab
– Producer: Marvel for Disney+

Under the nickname Midnight Man, Anton Mogart made his debut in 1981’s Moon Knight #3 and made a few appearances over the years. He is an art and jewelry thief who, upon crossing paths with Moon Knight, ended up having his face disfigured, which caused him to swear revenge against the hero.

In addition to Gaspard Ulliel as the Midnight Man, actor Ethan Hawke will also play a villainous role in the series, likely to be the Moon Knight’s main antagonist.

For now, the show’s footage is underway, and its premiere is scheduled for 2022.

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Black Widow: Writer Confirms Canceled Doctor Doom Easter Egg

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-20

According to screenwriter Eric Pearson, the Black Widow movie almost had a major easter egg, which ended up being cut from the film.

In one of the scenes, there would be a self-explanatory quote to Doctor Doom, one of the biggest villains in the Marvel universe, who has never been in the MCU. He is known to be an adversary of the Fantastic Four, another group of characters who have yet to make their debut in the franchise.

Speaking with IGN, Pearson said that he tried to reference some dialogue, but it was soon discarded, unfortunately.

“I must have had a reference to Latveria in there – I must have, but I don’t know. I don’t think it lasted very long. I’m always trying to put Latveria in things… It’s like one of those things where you want to be the first to talk about it in an Instagram post or something!” he recounted.

Latveria is a fictional country in Eastern Europe ruled with an iron fist by Victor Von Doom, Doctor Doom.

The villain, known for his intelligence and often overly “appealing” powers, is one of the few Marvel characters to literally be ahead of a state.

Related Topics: Black Widow, Doctor Doom

The Mandalorian: Lucasfilm Hires Youtuber Who Fixed Luke’s Face

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-26

It seems that Lucasfilm is alert for new talent that can add quality to the company’s hiring list. The Star Wars production company has hired YouTuber Shamook, responsible for a video using the deep fake technique to improve the quality of visual effects that restored the young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in The Mandalorian series.

As Shamook himself describes it, the deep fake technique is a “synthetic media in which the video of an existing person or image is replaced by the face of another person, making use of powerful machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.”

Released on December 21, 2020, the video that recreates the ending of The Mandalorian already has nearly two million views! It places over Hamill’s already rejuvenated face a new layer of special effects, delivering a more natural and convincing result.

The most surprising thing? The video results from only four days of work by the YouTuber, who commented that he could also improve the lip movement if he had access to scenes shot before the first batch of special effects on Hamill’s face.

“[Industrial Light and Magic] is always on the lookout for talented artists and have in fact hired the artist that goes by the online persona ‘Shamook. Over the past several years, ILM has been investing in both machine learning and A.I. as a means to produce compelling visual effects work, and it’s been terrific to see momentum building in this space as the technology advances,” Lucasfilm said in a statement.

In another fantastic video from Shamook, he compares how Robert De Niro’s face in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman (2019) could have improved the actor’s youthful appearance if the deep fake technique had been used, rather than rebuilding his face via CGI.

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Pokémon: Fan ‘Creates’ Fun Poster For New Netflix’s Live-Action Movie

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-28

After the interesting experience of Detective Pikachu, the Pokémon franchise should return to live-action, this time with a series produced by Netflix.

The information comes from Variety magazine, which says that there are still no details about the plot or even the production title. The only certainty is the presence of producer Joe Henderson, who worked on Lucifer.

The first reaction of every fan, of course, was to get excited about the news. However, after a few seconds of consideration, many people started to feel quite a certain skepticism of what might be coming down the line.

Netflix is already known for “spoiling” some works with failed attempts at adaptation. Among the most infamous examples is the terrible live-action Death Note movie.

One Twitter user had a rather dismal vision of what he thinks the result of the Pokémon live-action series will look like.

The young man took an official poster from Riverdale‘s series (which, despite not being from Netflix, is another hated example of an unsuccessful adaptation) and just included – roughly – some elements from the Pokémon world.

The protagonist Archie is seen wearing the famous Ash Ketchum cap and, in the background, it is possible to glimpse the shadow of the dreaded Giratina. For him, the title of the series would be ‘Pallet Town.’

Check it out:

Netflix’s pokemon live action gonna be looking like this pic.twitter.com/IF0M2PM2dM

— Startboii (@Startboii1) July 26, 2021

However, it doesn’t hurt us to mention that the public was also quite skeptical at the announcement of Detective Pikachu. Nevertheless, fans were positively surprised upon release, and the film was a critical and box office success.

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A 2023 Star Trek Film is Coming! New Director Was Hired For The Next Movie

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-15

Matt Shakman, WandaVision director, is the choice to direct the new Star Trek movie for Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot.

On the same day that Matt Shakman received an Emmy nomination for directing WandaVision, the director’s jumps from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the Final Frontier. Shakman has thus been chosen by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot to produce the next Star Trek feature film.

The script for the new film is by Lindsey Beer (“Sierra Burgess Is a Loser” ) and Geneva Robertson (“Captain Marvel”), with J.J. Abrams in production. The cast, however, remains unknown.

It’s been a long wait for Star Trek fans to get a new production on the big screen, and Paramount has been dragging its feet on getting the new film off the ground.

Since 2016, with Star Trek Beyond premiere, directed by Justin Lin, and with a worldwide box office of $343.5 million, a sequel for the Trek new timeline saga has been expected.

The trilogy of reboots produced by Abrams and Bad Robot, and starring Chris Pine as James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock, have reignited one of the most beloved sci-fi sagas, and the audience is craving more.

In 2018, S.J. Clarkson (“Jessica Jones”) signed a contract to helm a new entry in the saga with the same main cast and also starring Chris Hemsworth, who would return to his brief role as Kirk’s father in 2009’s Star Trek (directed by Abrams). However, it seems that neither Pine nor Hemsworth could reach an agreement with Paramount, and the film fell by the wayside.

Similarly, many other rumors have been heard of possible new Trek films. The Quentin Tarantino-backed project seems to be stuck deep in the neutral zone and an original movie by Fargo author Noah Hawley, which was put on hold last year.

In March, Paramount and Bad Robot also hired Fear the Walking Dead writer Kalinda Vazquez to write a Star Trek film separate from the one Shakman is expected to direct.

While we wait, it’s time for a marathon of Abrams’ trilogy!

Related Topics: Star Trek

Watch! The Walking Dead Season 11 Trailer Released Today!

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-24

The 11th and final season of The Walking Dead just got its first trailer during a panel at Comic-Con@Home.

The preview is packed with tense moments, with survivors back in Alexandria, appearances by the villainous Reapers, and apparent complications in the Commonwealth, a community of survivors more organized than any we’ve seen so far.

At the end of the trailer, a sequence shows a sort of propaganda of the territory, with soldiers wearing armor — one of them, in the last seconds, appears holding Eugene (Josh McDermitt).

According to McDermitt, Eugene will be in conflict over his capture at the beginning of the season: “He’s doing this for the people back home in Alexandria, but I think he’s also starting to feel the guilt of his friends getting captured and starts questioning if he did the right thing.”

The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang even gave a preview of what to expect from the Reapers, introduced in the final of season 10. “What sets them apart is that they are incredibly skilled, from before the apocalypse,” she explains. “They are the pinnacle of human killers, they are a very formidable type of enemy, and they don’t rely on numbers.”

The 11th and final season premiere on August 22, but the end of The Walking Dead won’t be until 2022, as a total of 24 episodes will air, divided into three parts. According to producer Scott Gimple, the first will air this year, and the others next year.

When asked about the end of the series, Gimple said that it holds strong emotions. “It’s a big story, with and it takes a lot of turns. We’re going to give the audience an epic, extended goodbye that will do justice to the series since it’s over ten years [on the air].”

Angela Kang, meanwhile, said she is excited for fans to get to see the actors’ work. “The zombies are fun, the action is fun, but this is a series about people, and that’s what I’m most excited for.“

Related Topics: The Walking Dead

Ghostbusters Afterlife: New Trailer (New Generation Gets Into Action!)

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-27

The sequel to the two original Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, got a new trailer this Tuesday (27). The preview shows a pair of youngsters who take on the responsibility of capturing spooky hauntings when their town is invaded.

For now, we know little about the film’s plot, but director Jason Reitman has already said that it is a new story, with new characters and a new setting. In the movie, we will follow the family of Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) as they discover his legacy as a Ghostbuster and about an afterlife.

It is expected to feature, in addition to the main cast, actor Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man”) in an unknown role and promises to also bring appearances by some stars from the original films.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is directed by Jason Reitman, the son of Ivan Reitman, who himself was director of the two original features. In addition to Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver, the cast includes Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Carrie Coon.

Related Topics: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Grogu and Luke Together in an Exclusive SDCC@Home Poster

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-24

A licensed poster from the Star Wars saga, which shows cute Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) assembling his own lightsaber with the help of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), is one of the exclusive art at San Diego Comic-Con@Home 2021.

The piece, which imagines what happened after the parting between the little alien and Din Djarin in the second season of The Mandalorian, was produced by visual artist Russell Walks for Trends International. See it below.

Hey! Here’s the new Luke and Grogu piece I created for my pals @intltrends It’s called “Size Matters Not”. Man, you guys, I feel so lucky to be able to play in such a wonderful galactic sandbox. #starwars #TheMandalorian #grogu #LukeSkywalker pic.twitter.com/b8oIjtDHLM

— Russell Walks (@Russellwalks) July 24, 2021

Recently, Lucasfilm said that the finale of The Mandalorian‘s second season, especially the arrival of a younger version of Luke Skywalker (yet again played by Mark Hamill), will be the subject of an episode of the Disney Gallery documentary series, which premieres August 25 on Disney+.

The platform plans to release several chapters unraveling behind the scenes of the Star Wars spin-off second season, with one focusing especially on the special effects used to bring Luke back into the saga.

A Disney+ original series, The Mandalorian follows the adventures across the galaxy of Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), a bounty hunter who sees his life change completely when a job puts The Child into his path.

The story is set a few years after the defeat of the Empire by the Rebel Alliance, seen in The Return of the Jedi (1983), the third film in the original trilogy of the Star Wars saga created by George Lucas.

Related Topics: Grogu, Luke Skywalker, The Mandalorian

Disney’s Encanto Has Received its First Teaser Trailer

PopCorn Princess 2021-07-08

Encanto marks Disney’s 60th animated film, and this new adventure will even feature music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda!

Disney has unveiled the first trailer for its new animated film, a musical that will feature music composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote songs for Moana and Hamilton. This marks the studio’s 60th animated movie and will include the incredible talent of Stephanie Beatriz, who can be seen in In the Heights.

Encanto takes place in Colombia and was directed by Zootopia directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush, alongside Charise Castro Smith. This film has a soundtrack entirely written by Miranda.

The film follows the Madrigal family, who live hidden in the Colombian mountains in a magical house and place called Encanto. The magic of the place blesses each child with a unique talent – from super strength to the power to heal – to all but one, Mirabel (the character played by Beatriz).

Related Topics: Encanto

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