Film Spotlight: Settlers Director Wyatt Rockefeller on Putting Life on Mars
Director Wyatt Rockefeller makes his feature film directorial debut with Settlers, a sci-fi thriller that was recently released by IFC Midnight after playing at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Despite being science fiction and actually taking place on a terraformed Mars, it’s a quieter character drama that stars Brooklyn Prince (The Florida Project) as... »
Director Kate Herron Reveals Secrets of the Loki Universe (Spoilers Ahead!!)
Creator Michael Waldron has surpassed expectations with Loki, the 3rd original Marvel Studios series on Disney +. The series picks up after Loki (Tom Hiddleston) mysteriously disappears with the Tesseract in 2012 during his engagement with the Avengers. He crashes in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia where he is tracked by the Minutemen (AKA variant... »
Carlos López Estrada: From Blindspotting to Summertime with Some Disney Animation in Between
Three years ago, Carlos López Estrada’s feature directorial debut, Blindspotting, opened the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, showcasing the talents of Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs and his collaborator Rafael Casal, in a film dealing with the gentrification and police discrimination that had plagued their hometown of Oakland, California. Two years later, Estrada would be back at... »
Film Showcase: First Date Co-Director Manuel Crosby Explains the DIY Approach to His Action-Comedy
When you watch Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp’s debut film, First Date, you know you’re in for something special. While it has the indie DIY spirit that has led to some great filmmakers like Tarantino, Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez, and many more, it also shows off the true spirit of collaboration when people making a... »
Director Series: Chris McKay Transitions to Full-Sized Living Actors for The Tomorrow War
Director Chris McKay cut his teeth in animation, spending the second half of the ‘00s, as editor, co-producer and co-director, doing stop-animation series for the Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” brand that culminated in the highly-popular Robot Chicken. In 2017, McKay directed The Lego Batman Movie, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, which was a much... »
Talking Werewolves Within with Director Josh Ruben
Like many filmmakers, Josh Ruben began his career as an actor, toiling on the circuit for many years before finally realizing that being able to write and direct were pretty useful skills if you want to make sure to always have acting work. Maybe that’s not how the actual transition happened, but Ruben has... »
Director Series: Jonathan Hensleigh on Creating The Ice Road’s Jaw-Dropping Action Scenes
In the ‘90s, Jonathan Hensleigh was one of Hollywood’s go-to action screenwriters with the likes of Armageddon, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Jumanji on his resumé. In 2004, he took on directing with the Lionsgate film, The Punisher, which was followed in 2011 with the indie crime thriller, Kill the Irishman. Hensleigh’s latest... »
Director Series: Zach Braff brings Heart to Ted Lasso
The unexpected phenomenon known as Ted Lasso took the 2020 pandemic-ridden year by storm as the feel good and must watch show of the year. The Apple TV+ series is created by the brilliant writing team of Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, who put their trust in Scrubs star and... »
Mare of Easttown Director Craig Zobel Talks About Making the Haunting HBO Thriller
In trying to solve the murder of a local teen, Detective Sergeant Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) is forced to confront a past she has tried to avoid. What Mare uncovers might threaten her close friends as well as her enemies. And it’s hard to keep secrets in a tight-knit community where everyone seems to... »
Director Series: Will Gluck on Taking CG Characters Further with Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
For Director Will Gluck, making Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway may have only slightly been easier than making its 2018 predecessor, Peter Rabbit, because he and his entire cast and crew were already used to dealing with the CG animal characters that Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson would be interacting with in almost every... »