It’s not everyday that you get to witness the filming of a blockbuster film in person, much less see the main star in one of its most iconic scenes. That’s exactly what this smartphone user got to experience from a window overlooking these stairs, which connect New York’s Bronx Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at West 167th Street. Read more for the clip and the original scene.
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Tokyo design studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has revealed their latest project, a geometric residence for a family located in port city Takamatsu, a Japanese province of Kagawa, that looks to be straight from a Blade Runner movie. Spanning 2,195-square-feet of living space over three floors, the owner wanted to showcase his Maserati GranTurismo, so they built a glass wall to showcase the automobile for the interior. Read more for additional pictures and information.
There are rumors circulating that Keanu Reeves will be a part of the next Star Wars trilogy, and play the part of Darth Revan. Before that happens, Immersion VFX wanted to show the world just how the actor would look with a lightsaber in hand. So, they replaced all of the handguns, knives, and swords in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum with lightsabers. Read more for the video and additional information.
Warner Bros. has just released the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s mysterious, yet highly anticipated, “TENET” movie, which stars John David Washington, best known for his role in “BlacKkKlansman”. This preview doesn’t reveal much about the plot, but as you’re about to see, it’s filled with lots of time manipulation in a bid to possibly prevent a third world war. Read more to watch.
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FastBoomPro’s engineers spent months hand-crafting a replica of the Batmobile from 2016’s Batman v Superman movie. They fully customized a bodykit sourced from the US, laid it atop a real vehicle, and then equipped it with a monstrous 502-hp V8 engine. Since all of the chase scenes in the actual film were filmed while driving at a mere 12.4mph, they had to make various technical modifications, like re-welding the chassis and installing new axles, so the replica wouldn’t fall apart on the move. Read more for a video that was shot in Moscow of its new owner(s) driving the vehicle.
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Fortnite players, including high-profile streamers, had some trouble logging into the game today during Epic Games live Star Wars event, but eventually, after a 10-minute delay, everything kicked off without a hitch. The Millennium Falcon soared above the Fortnite island, chased by First Order TIE Fighters before landing shortly after where FN-143 emerged. Read more for the full replay in case you missed out.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife, directed by Jason Reitman, stars Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd, while Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts all reprise their roles from the original films. It’s the direct sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) that is set 30 years after the second film and follows a family moving to a small town, where they learn more about who they are and the secrets of the town itself. It’s set to hit theaters on July 10, 2020. Read more for the first trailer and additional information.
Set for release on July 3, 2020, Free Guy is an upcoming action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy set in the open world video game Free City, a combination of Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite. In this film, Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is a non-player character (NPC), working as a bank teller. It also stars Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Taika Waititi. Read more for the first trailer and additional information.
Back in 2013, Tesla CEO Elon Musk purchased Wet Nellie, the Lotus Esprit submarine from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, for a whopping $997,000. What you may not know is that initially a couple from Long Island, New York attended a blind auction in 1989 where they paid around $100 for an unclaimed storage unit. Inside that storage unit was this Lotus Esprit used in The Spy Who Loved Me. Read more for a video, additional pictures and information.
Black Widow will be the twenty-fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), directed by Cate Shortland and starring Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, alongside David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz. It’s set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, but before the events of Avengers: Infinity War, and is centered around Romanoff being on the run, forced to confront her past while facing a new threat. Read more for the first teaser trailer and additional information.