Directors

Image via New Line Cinema The Lord of the Rings franchise has a lot of memorable moments, from the landscapes to the storytelling to the iconic characters. But as the upcoming spin-off series The Rings of Power fast approaches, the show’s director J. A. Bayona has shared his favorite, incredibly wholesome moment from the original Lord of The Rings trilogy. In an interview with Collider, the Spanish director shared his excitement for people to return to Middle-earth and how this new series would encourage fans…

Image via 21st Century Fox David Fincher has just turned sixty. The director has had a long and successful career in Hollywood and has been garlanded with awards for visually dazzling and rigorously plotted dramas like The Social Network, Gone Girl, Zodiac, and Mank. But there’s one title in his filmography that’s guaranteed to spark debate: seminal 1999 cult classic Fight Club. Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel of the same name, the movie follows Edward Norton’s miserable narrator as he meets the…

Photo via Warner Bros. Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are explaining how they tried — and failed — to “pirate” their own canceled DC movie upon hearing the news that it was being scrapped while the pair was in Morocco for Arbi’s wedding. In a video uploaded to Arbi’s Instagram account, the directing duo behind the lauded Bad Boys for Life recounted the excruciating story of when they first found out the news about the movie’s cancelation, including that Fallah was in Tetouan “visiting the…

Image via Paramount Pictures Our prayers have been answered with news today that Miles Teller is set to star in a new project by the director of The Black Phone. Teller won’t just be starring in Scott Derrickson’s The Gorge; he’s also slated to take on the role of executive producer. Deadline shared the news this afternoon, and we’re already preparing for new content on TellerTok. Yes, TellerTok, because when videos of the star are uploaded to the streaming platform, it gets a new — well-deserved name. Sources…

Batgirl directors claim that Warner Bros Discovery has “blocked” their access to footage after scrapping the film.It was announced earlier this month that the film studio had decided to shelve Batgirl due to a changing regime behind the scenes.The DC film starred Leslie Grace in the lead role of Barbara Gordon, and was set to be released later this year. It also featured Michael Keaton’s return as Batman.Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the duo behind Bad Boys for Life and episodes of Disney Plus series Ms Marvel, had…

Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images)After receiving news that Warner Bros. Discovery has canceled their film late in production, Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah found they had already lost complete access to the movie they’d worked on for so long. According to a new interview, Fallah attempted to record even a bit of the footage on their smartphone after being told that HBO Max would not be moving forward with the film. However, the directors discovered the servers containing the work they had done was…

Batgirl, an upcoming DC Extended Universe film, was abruptly cancelled earlier this month after Warner Bros Discovery, the studio bankrolling it, decided to pull the plug. What made the decision shocking was that the film was reportedly 90% complete and was set for a streaming release on HBO Max later this year. In a new interview, one of the directors of the ill-fated film has said they tried to save the film and keep copies but the studio deleted everything before they could do so. Also read: Warner Bros defends…

A judge denied a court petition by Ben & Jerry’s independent board members that sought to stop parent Unilever UL -0.95% PLC from transferring assets to a local licensee in Israel—a setback for the ice cream brand in an unusual legal fight between a wholly owned subsidiary and its corporate owner. A judge for the Southern District of New York ruled Monday that Ben & Jerry’s had failed to demonstrate irreparable harm in its…

McDonald’s Corp. MCD -1.23% is shaking up its board of directors with the departure of longtime member Sheila Penrose and the addition of executives from Marriott MAR -2.08% International Inc., Johnson & Johnson JNJ -0.07% and Salesforce Inc. CRM -4.01%…

The logo for McDonald's is seen on a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, January 27, 2022.Joshua Roberts | ReutersMcDonald's board is gaining three new members and losing one longtime director.Sheila Penrose, who leads the board's sustainability and corporate responsibility committee, will retire on Sept. 30 after 16 years on the fast-food giant's board. Earlier this year, billionaire Carl Icahn targeted her seat in his unsuccessful proxy fight with McDonald's over animal welfare, but she handily survived the challenge.In…