The star power at TIFF will still be shining bright this year.
20.08.2023 - 14:11 / nme.com
Taika Waititi has shared his plans for Thor 5, saying he hopes to bring a “formidable” villain to the next film in the series.A fifth film in the franchise and follow-up to 2022’s Love And Thunder has yet to be confirmed, but the director shared some hypothetical plans regardless.In a new Thor: Love And Thunder The Official Movie Special book (via Screenrant), Waititi said he wants Thor to face more foes in the future.“What is left to do to him?” the director said. “It’s got to be something that feels like it’s carrying on with the evolution of the character, but still in a very fun way and still giving him things to come up against that feel like they’re building on the obstacles that he has to overcome.“I don’t think we can have a villain that’s weaker than Hela (Cate Blanchett).
I feel like we need to step up from there and add a villain that’s somehow more formidable.”Waititi also said that he wants the next film to feature “more and more outlandish and crazy beasts, monsters and aliens”.He added: “There’s a fun element to [Thor] and he has a casualness and a sort or swagger about him when he visits these worlds and encounters these aliens that I don’t think you’d get when it’s an earthling travelling through space exploring the universe.”Upon its release, Thor: Love And Thunder became one of the worst-rated films in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.The Taika Waititi-directed sequel, which sees Chris Hemsworth star alongside Natalie Portman and Christian Bale, currently holds a rating of 71 per cent on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, placing it just above The Incredible Hulk (67 per cent) and by Thor: The Dark World (66 per cent). Eternals remains the lowest rated film of the MCU, amassing a rotten score
.The star power at TIFF will still be shining bright this year.
TIFF 2023 gets underway tomorrow, and that means plenty of world premieres over its ten-day schedule. And there several movies debuting in Toronto to get excited about, like Brian Helgeland‘s “Finestkind,” the GameStop short comedy “Dumb Money,” and the star-studded New England noir “Reptile,” which makes the feature debut for Grant Singer.
David Fincher has explained why he chose to include tracks by The Smiths on the soundtrack for his upcoming film The Killer.Michael Fassbender stars as a troubled assassin in the upcoming thriller, which is based on the French graphic novel by Alexis Nolent. It was adapted by screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who previously worked with Fincher on Seven.While the film’s score is composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Fincher explained at the Venice Film Festival how The Smiths also came to feature heavily on the soundtrack.“The Smiths were a post-production addition because I knew I wanted to use ‘How Soon Is Now?’ and I love the idea of that song specifically as a tool for assuaging his anxiety,” Fincher said (via IndieWire).
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While many people were expecting big things from the series “Our Flag Means Death,” most probably didn’t expect it to be something of a queer love story. Now, with fans itching to know more about Stede and Blackbeard, we’re getting a tease about what to expect in Season 2.
Netflix has released the first trailer for David Fincher’s The Killer starring Michael Fassbender – check out the clip below.Fassbender plays a troubled assassin in the upcoming film, which is based on the French graphic novel by Alexis Nolent. It was adapted by screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who previously worked with Fincher on Seven.A synopsis reads: “After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.”Other cast members include Charles Parnell, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard and Sophie Charlotte.The Killer is set for release in select cinemas on October 28, before it streams on Netflix from November 10.The film marks Fincher’s latest collaboration with Netflix, following House Of Cards, Mindhunter, Love Death & Robots, Voir, and 2020 film Mank starring Gary Oldman.
Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Toronto International Film Festival is using Ticketmaster to book seats this year, and even though opening night is more than a week away, tickets for high-profile films are already going for more than ten times their face value. Festivalgoers are not happy about the high resale prices already popping up.
Ashley Roberts left her 706,000 Instagram followers picking their jaws up off the floor this weekend after posting a collection of impressive beachside snaps from her recent holiday to Ibiza. Captioning her summer dump "Recent scenes of summa", the former Pussycat Dolls star, 41, left little to the imagination as two photos saw her posing topless whilst taking a dip in the Mediterranean Sea.
Donald Trump surrendered in Atlanta on Thursday, where he was booked and fingerprinted after being indicted on 13 different counts stemming from his efforts to overturn election results in the state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election, including racketeering, conspiracy and soliciting a public official to violate their oath of office.
A lot of attention has been on Donald Trump‘s height and weight after the numbers were revealed in booking records from his Atlanta arrest.
Rita Ora is putting her physique on display while enjoying a summer vacation!
While Marvel has yet to make an official announcement about another “Thor” sequel, director Taika Waititi reveals he’s got some ideas for a potential fifth film continuing the exploits of Chris Hemsworth’s hammer-wielding hero.
Taika Waititi has plans for a follow-up to 2022′s Thor: Love and Thunder.
Michaela Zee Taika Waititi wants Thor to face an enemy more powerful than his Mjölnir-crushing sister, Hela. While there’s no “Thor 5” in development, Waititi revealed in Titan’s “‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ The Official Movie Special” book what he would do if given an opportunity to direct a new installment in the “Thor” film series.
Rita Ora is opening up about her home life.
Chris Hemsworth was so well cast as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that he was seemingly born into the role. However, he faced some stiff competition for a chance to play the beloved god of thunder.
Taika Waititi has revealed that Rita Ora proposed to him, and that the film director “said yes instantly”.The pair married in 2022, and have now shared an insight into their wedding day for a new feature in Vogue.In the piece, Waititi reveals that it was the pop star who proposed to him, saying: “She proposed to me, and I said yes instantly.” Of the wedding, he added: “It wasn’t in London or in France like everyone reported. It was in L.A.