Adolfas Mekas, Filmmaker And Professor, Dies At 85

Director Wes Balls first installment in the Planet of the Apes film franchise didnt monkey around over its opening weekend. In fact, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes exceeded expectations as the sci-fi adventure ascended to become the No. 1 movie as its theatrical run begins. The long-range box office forecast predicted the Kingdom would make somewhere between $40 million and $50 million domestically, but it ended up hauling in an estimated $56.5 million instead (per The Numbers).

Chris Hemsworths appearance as Dementus in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has allowed the actor to spread his wings into a more villainous role than fans are used to seeing him play. However, it seems that after many years, the role has also put him on the radar of director George Miller.

Co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel tell IndieWire about bringing retro 3D animation into their hand-drawn 2D world.

Wes Ball is set to follow up Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes by taking the helm of the live-action adaptation of Nintendos Legend of Zelda franchise, and the director has revealed the immense pressure that comes with the project. While adapting any beloved property is a tricky matter, the massively successful animated Super Mario Bros.

It's an inevitable but nonetheless mournful moment for cinema tonight, May 11, as the groundbreaking filmmaker and producer Roger Corman has died at the age of 98. The director was still working right up to the end, and never truly stopped over the past 70 years. Corman directed roughly 50 movies and produced literally hundreds (more than 500, by some estimates), and was a trailblazer for independent film, often working outside the Hollywood system to produce wild, subversive, or nasty movies beloved by many.

It's been five years since one of the most acclaimed American directors released a film, perhaps because it was an anomaly in his career and one of his worst-reviewed movies. That would be Jim Jarmusch with the 2019 film, The Dead Don't Die. The movie stands out from most of Jarmusch's work as a slightly bigger project with special effects and $3 million of marketing, not to mention its young megastars like Selena Gomez, Adam Driver, and Austin Butler.