#plus idris elba??

[lady-starkiller]

watching pacific rim tonight so I can feel 2013 joy and vibes

[demifiendrsa]

Knuckles Series | Official Trailer

The six-episod spin-off series in the Sonic the Hedgehog Cinematic Universe, Knuckles, will premiere on Paramount+ on April 27, 2024. The series takes place between the films Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Poster

[shinigami-striker]

Three Things For Today | Thursday, 05.09.24

Here are three things for today:

The now dissolved anime licensing company, Funimation was founded on this day exactly 30 years ago

Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs is available now on all major platforms (Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X | S)

And while it was just awhile ago, Knuckles (TV series) earned the #1 spot for the most streamed original series on Paramount+

[luckydiorxoxo]

[rickchung]

Knuckles (prod. John Whittington).

Comedian Adam Pally and the voice of Idris Elba star in this amusing and entirely insubstantial Sonic the Hedgehog series spin-off of a road trip buddy comedy. Structured as basically a sidequest between supporting characters off on their own fun but unimportant mission, their wacky hijinx serves to mine deadpan humour between the mismatched pair, contrasting the ultra-serious alien echidna cartoon character with the dim-witted small-town deputy sheriff.

[devouringyourson]

many things not to like about that three thousand years or longing film but the thing that bothered me the most was trying to convince us the main character was a normal, relatable middle aged woman and not ethereal aristocratic beauty tilda fucking swinton with a bad haircut and a dodgy northern accent

[entrehormigones]

[hollywoodalreadydidit]

Hijack Season 1 Episode 3 "Draw a Blank" Recap and Review SPOILERS

Hugo and Sam come up with that plan that is going to get Sam and the rest of the passengers in even more trouble in the latest episode of #Hijack

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"#Hijack" is a Top 1 show on #AppleTvPlus. It's a 7-episode limited British thriller miniseries starring #IdrisElba, told in real-time, following the journey of a hijacked plane on its way to London over a 7 hour flight, as authorities on the ground scramble for answers.

[demifiendrsa]

The live-action Knuckles series starring Idris Elba at Paramount+ has assembled its cast.

In addition to Elba reprising the role of Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Adam Pally is set to star in the series, once again playing the role of Wade Whipple from the film franchise.

The film takes place between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which is slated to hit theaters Dec. 20, 2024. In the series, Knuckles “agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior,” per the official logline.

Edi Patterson (“The Righteous Gemstones”), Julian Barratt (“Mindhorn”), Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi), and Ellie Taylor (“Ted Lasso”) will recur in the series. Rory McCann (“Game of Thrones”) will guest star, as will Tika Sumpter, reprising the role of Maddie from the films. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Production on the series is now underway in London. John Whittington, who worked on the screenplay for “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” wrote the pilot for “Knuckles” and serves as head writer and executive producer on the series. Brian Schacter and James Madejski are also writers.

Jeff Fowler, who directed both “Sonic the Hedgehog” films, will direct the pilot episode and executive produce the series. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher of Original Film and Toru Nakahara — all members of the films’ creative team — serve as executive producers, as does Elba. Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone, and Carol Banker are also directing episodes. Paramount Pictures and Sega of America produce.

[shinigami-striker]

In 3 Days, Knuckles Premieres! | Tuesday, 04.23.24

In less than 3 days from now, Knuckles will premiere this Friday (April 26, 2024) on Paramount+!

[nicknackmovies]

I am shocked to say it, but with all the hopes I had for a Thor Love And Thunder with a cool Russell Crowe and a scary Christian Bale, it was just fine, fun but fine. But Ethan Hawke and a super strong cast thrived in The Black Phone.  What did you rank these on Letterboxd?

Full Episode

[chongoblog]

i think they shoulda casted u instead of keanu tbh

Honestly, the number of people I've had tell me this is extremely flattering, but I don't think I would have been a good fit. My voice for Shadow is very much meant to be comedic in nature, and while I CAN pull off dramatic stuff with it, it's still by nature an exaggerated voice.

Plus having to act opposite Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, and Jim Fucking Carrey would be absolutely insane.

[tailschannel]

Knuckles the Echidna mini-series to debut six episodes on 26 April

The long-awaited Sonic the Hedgehog movie mini-series, Knuckles, was officially announced by Paramount Pictures early Thursday.

A newly unveiled poster teased a six-episode streaming event on the Paramount Plus streaming service on 26 April 2024 in the United States and Canada. Viewers elsewhere will get the new show on 27 April.

The new live-action event series follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. The series takes place between the films SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3. In addition to Elba starring as the titular character, Adam Pally reprises his role from the film franchise as Wade Whipple. The ensemble cast includes guest stars Stockard Channing (The West Wing), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Scott Mescudi (Don’t Look Up), Ellie Taylor (Ted Lasso), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Cary Elwes (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Paul Scheer (Black Monday), and Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital). Special guest star Ben Schwartz will reprise his role as Sonic, as well as special guest star Tika Sumpter, reprising her role as Maddie. Colleen O’Shaughnessey will also return as a special guest star in her role as Tails.

The studio also uploaded a trailer on social media, which gave fans a closer look at the highly anticipated programme.

[cellarspider]

4/?? Meeting the Prometheus crew. Hmm.

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We return to the movie that I want to fold, spindle, and mutilate, Prometheus.

Time to actually meet the human crew.

Hooboy. I am feeling David’s dead-eyed look here. Content warning for jumpscare Charlize Theron, brief mention of vomit, depiction of smoking, and whatever the hell is going on with these people.

First off, there is Vickers (Charlize Theron). Her reveal implies that she has escaped containment, and is probably scuttling around in the vents somewhere. No, in fact, she is doing pushups. She asks David if anyone’s died with all the concern of an inconvenienced accountant,  because she is a Cold Corpo Queen who is going to be an asshole to everyone throughout the movie.

This includes David, who, again, may be meeting his makers for the first time here.

On the other hand, this has more dignity to it than the rest of the crew. They’re currently stumbling around and horfing up their two-year-old lunches, a grand tradition in the Alien franchise.

Charming.

Indeed, this is basically a recitation of a scene from Alien and Aliens: Everyone wakes up and feels like crap, except for a machine-like character and, in Aliens, a Black military dude, Sergeant Apone (Al Matthews), who wakes up and immediately chomps down on a cigar.

On an unrelated note, meet Captain Janek (Idris Elba). He’s smoking a cigarillo and setting up a Christmas tree on the ship’s pool table, while a nameless white guy appears to have ragdolled in the corner. Vickers disapproves.

We meet the last two crew members who are going to have enough of a presence in the plot to get names: Millburn (Rafe Spall) and Fifield (Sean Harris). Millburn is an awkward glasses-wearing dork of a biologist. So far, so realistic.

Fifield appears to be attempting to channel Sheamus the wrestler during a heel-y season. He isn’t here to make friends, he’s here to get paid. He’s here to win.

He’s a fucking geologist.

Sure, there’s a lot of geologists who work for extractive industries that probably are just there for the paycheck, but I don’t know how one of them ends up being selected for a mission of POTENTIAL FIRST CONTACT WITH AN ALIEN CULTURE.

This was absolutely baffling in the theater. What in the hell was this scene? This character? It felt so out of place. Little did I know that this was, in fact, setting expectations for the rest of the movie.

The human characters are not treated in the same way David is. We are not often invited to consider them as beings with inner lives, they are stock characters that you may or may not have previous affection for. And because we functionally meet David first, their presence is jarring.

Because these aren’t just stock characters from just any genre, they’re stock characters from a horror movie. Several different kinds of horror movie, with one bonus character trait if they're lucky. Elizabeth Shaw is the final girl (plus religious background), Charlie Holloway is the jock boyfriend (plus allegedly scientist), Millburn is the nervous, glasses-wearing nerd. Fifield the geologist is, bafflingly, the mercenary who’s Just There For The Money (plus rocks), Vickers is the heartless corpo, and Idris Elba is the calm and unflustered military guy. The rest of the characters, regardless of their role, are therefore consigned to being nameless dead meat.

This didn’t have to be the case. A different vibe could’ve been chosen. The marketing tied this movie to Alien. You’re introduced to everyone in that movie through the lens of their average, unremarkable jobs (in spaaaaace!), and you understand how the situation they find themselves in is completely, terrifyingly overwhelming. 

These are scientists and highly skilled professionals (in spaaaaace!). We have successful horror films out there, where scientists are placed beyond their limits. This used to be a whole thing in the 50s, where Serious Men of Science were sometimes the first and last line of defense against extremely rubbery aliens. Was it mostly goofy? Absolutely. But not always!

(First, the goofy: Night of the Blood Beast (1958), best known in latter days as MST3K’s Season 7 premiere (1995). The trailer features the amazing voiceover “The first satellite creature to impregnate man with its chromosomes!”, as heavy breathing plays in the background. “It’s true,” says a square-jawed white guy, “I can feel it inside!”.)

(Second, the straight: The Thing from Another World, precursor to John Carpenter’s The Thing. While just a standard monster movie, it features one of the first and honestly ridiculous full-body fire stunts on film. They repeatedly doused stuntmen in buckets of flaming kerosine.)

These have slowly died off in Hollywood, but there’s still some that pop up every so often: Contagion (2011) being the one that first comes to mind. Sunshine (2007) and Annihilation (2018) are another two that take a similar, slow tactic, all three of them containing horror elements in their premise and execution.

(major content warning on this first one for pandemic themes. Like, all of them.)

(cw for brief body horror, old self harm scars)

This was what I’d expected from the premise of the first five minutes: a well-prepared team, traveling to confront something with existential implications for humanity, taking the job seriously. The movie disabused me of that quickly, but it didn’t provide me anything as compelling in return.

If I had to guess what other movie Prometheus was trying to be like, The Thing (1982) is a strong candidate. It features a cast of dysfunctional people who are similarly broad in their characterization, and pits them against a source of alien body horror with existential implications for all of humanity. Unfortunately for Prometheus, it can’t live up to The Thing either. However, what it did manage to do was drive me COMPLETELY insane, starting in the next segment.

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