During the JUNGLE CRUISE press conference held at Disneyland in Anaheim, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, and Jack Whitehall were clearly having fun during the interviews. Blunt and The Rock continued riffing on each other, and Blunt reveals why she ghosted Johnson when he sent her a video to convince her to join the cast.
Big-time Hollywood producer James Schamus (CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON, HULK) was motivated to make SOMOS. after reading the investigative article by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson about the 2011 massacre of residents in a small Mexican town by the Zetas cartel as payback for a DEA operation. The limited Netflix series is a recreation of the human stories behind the tragedy that befell the residents of Allende, Mexico. Schamus explains in the video below what about the story inspired him to take this journey to make SOMOS. and why he fictionalized the story rather than making a documentary about the tragedy.
The Star Wars The Bad Batch series heads towards its finale, we sat down with actress Gwendoline Yeo (Curious George, Monkie Kid) who voices Nala Se to find out what her intentions are with Omega. Watch what she reveals in our one-on-one with the actress.
Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior portrays Ratcatcher 2 in James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD. Luckily Daniela didn't have aversions to rats but her costars did. She reveals Idris Elba and Viola Davis didn't go near her when Sebastian the rat was on set with her. She also shares some behind-the-scenes in the making of the James Gunn film and what Margot Robbie, David Dastmalchian, and Elba did to her when she took a nap on set.
IN THE HEIGHTS breakout star Leslie Grace will be the next DCEU Batgirl for an HBO Max movie directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah from a script by BIRDS OF PREY writer Cristina Hodson. Get to know the new Barbara Gordon from CineMovie’s interview with Grace earlier this year. Watch below.
One of the fiercest ninjas in the SNAKE EYES movie is Haruka Abe's character "Akiko." CineMovie talked to the actress about preparing for the role that required hours of martial arts training and working with Henry Golding and Andrew Koji (Warrior).
Scarlett Johansson's Natasha isn't the only Black Widow in Marvel's character origins story. The fights between the Widows mimic Natasha Romanoff's skill set since she learned the same Russian techniques. BLACK WIDOW director Cate Shortland tells CineMovie the fight scenes went beyond Natasha's moves for a more gritty style that reflected human abilities rather than an immortal superhero.
Shark icon and conservationist Valerie Taylor has been swimming with sharks and filming them underwater since the 70s. The shark expert and Taylor's husband shot the underwater footage of real sharks for Steven Spielberg's JAWS. Taylor is the subject behind the National Geographic documentary, 'Playing with Sharks' as one of the few women who documented shark behavior for decades. Taylor talks to CineMovie about her underwater exploits with sharks and introducing Chris Hemsworth to a Great White for his Nat Geo special, "Shark Beach."
In Chris Pratt's new movie, THE TOMORROW WAR, actual footage from an F22 Raptor cockpit was used for the first time in cinematic history. Major Josh "Cabo" Gunderson shot the footage with a GoPro and appears in the shot. While we were on the subject of aliens and the military, we wanted to know from the Air Force Major whether their training includes encounters
Oscar®-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth documents R&B singer Mary J. Blige's inspiration behind her most personal album, "My Life." MARY J. BLIGE’S MY LIFE director Vanessa Roth (Impact with Gal Gadot) tells CineMovie the nine-time Grammy® award-winning R&B singer wanted to open up about her battles with abuse, depression, and addiction that inspired her first hit album.