Jeremy Slater on “Mortal Kombat 2”: Inside the Screenwriter’s Vision for the Sequel
Jeremy Slater (Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Moon Knight) returns to write the next chapter of Mortal Kombat with Ed Boon and John Tobias. The first Mortal Kombat film was released in 1995 and its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation in 1997. The franchise went into hiatus and rebooted in 2021. Now, its sequel Mortal […]
Behind the Scenes with Olivia Newman — “Remarkably Bright Creatures” Netflix Adaptation
Snaffled up for adaptation at the manuscript stage of author Shelby van Pelt’s New York Times Best Seller, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a touching portrayal of home, friendship, family, loss, grief, and finding a way to move forward when you’re stuck. It stars Marcellus, a Pacific octopus trapped in an aquarium (voiced by Alfred Molina), […]
Insights from Craig Mazin on “The Sheep Detectives”: Crafting a Unique Animated Whodunit
The story of The Sheep Detectives began as a German language novel in 2005 called Glenkill: Ein Schafskrimi (a sheep mystery thriller) by author Leonie Swann. Glennkill is the Irish village where George Glenn (Hugh Jackman) lived. It was translated into English by Anthea Bell as Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective story. The story […]
Pete Ohs Interview: Crafting the Surreal Visual Language of His New Film “Erupcja”
Erupcja is a film by maverick filmmaker Pete Ohs about a romantic vacation goes awry when a volcanic eruption strands Bethany (Charli xcx) and her soon-to-be fiancé (and ex), Rob (Will Madden) in Warsaw, Poland. Rob has a ring and has his proposal planned to the letter. But things don’t go as planned because Bethany […]
Jeremy Robbins Reaches The APEX — Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton & the Story Behind the Australian Set Sci‑Fi Thriller
Apex: The uppermost point; The highest level or degree that is attained. Jeremy Robbins (The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Purge) makes his feature debut as the screenwriter of the survival action thriller film APEX starring Charlize Theron as Sasha and Taron Edgerton as Ben. Based on an entirely original idea, the film follows a grieving woman […]
