As Hollywood continues to bask in the comeuppance being delivered to powerhouse producer Scott Rudin over his alleged history of screaming, throwing, and tormenting, a certain movie —and it’s not one Rudin produced. Instead, he inspired it with volatile behavior that was already legendary nearly three decades ago.The film is 1994’s Swimming With Sharks, about a tyrannical studio executive who ruthlessly berates his new assistant until the young man snaps and takes him hostage. The film has been the subject of speculation for years, and the rumor mill began turning again after recent exposé...…As Hollywood continues to bask in the comeuppance being delivered to powerhouse producer Scott Rudin over his alleged history of screaming, throwing, and tormenting, a certain movie —and it’s not one Rudin produced. Instead, he inspired it with volatile behavior that was already legendary nearly three decades ago.The film is 1994’s Swimming With Sharks, about a tyrannical studio executive who ruthlessly berates his new assistant until the young man snaps and takes him hostage. The film has been the subject of speculation for years, and the rumor mill began turning again after recent exposé...WW…

Peter Ramsey’s filmmaking journey is as close to a superhero origin story as it gets. Someone who thinks he doesn’t belong discovers he actually has astounding abilities. His own heroes and icons become powerful mentors, guiding his way. There’s a crisis when things unexpectedly go bad and doubt overtakes him. Then resilience leads to comeback and triumph, all while he retains his aw-shucks charm.It may sound a little bit by the numbers, but that’s how things really played out for the Oscar-winning codirector of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the filmmaker behind 2012’s animated Rise...…Peter Ramsey’s filmmaking journey is as close to a superhero origin story as it gets. Someone who thinks he doesn’t belong discovers he actually has astounding abilities. His own heroes and icons become powerful mentors, guiding his way. There’s a crisis when things unexpectedly go bad and doubt overtakes him. Then resilience leads to comeback and triumph, all while he retains his aw-shucks charm.It may sound a little bit by the numbers, but that’s how things really played out for the Oscar-winning codirector of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the filmmaker behind 2012’s animated Rise...WW…

Chris Terrio is not pulling his punches anymore. For five years the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Argo kept his mouth shut about his work on the DC films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, even as scorn from critics and fans exacerbated already-painful behind-the-scenes memories. Worst of all, he agreed with many of their complaints.He described the films that Warner Bros. released to theaters in 2016 and 2017 as incoherent misfires, undermined by corporate meddling, poor franchise planning, and tone-deaf decisions that prioritized costly VFX sequences over coherent...…Chris Terrio is not pulling his punches anymore. For five years the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Argo kept his mouth shut about his work on the DC films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, even as scorn from critics and fans exacerbated already-painful behind-the-scenes memories. Worst of all, he agreed with many of their complaints.He described the films that Warner Bros. released to theaters in 2016 and 2017 as incoherent misfires, undermined by corporate meddling, poor franchise planning, and tone-deaf decisions that prioritized costly VFX sequences over coherent...WW…

Zack Snyder, the director of Justice League, has never seen Justice League. His name is in the credits as the filmmaker, but he’s never sat through the version released to the world three years ago. His wife, Deborah, who produced the movie, advised him not to.In late 2017—months after the couple cut ties with the superhero epic amid an increasingly demoralizing battle with Warner Bros.—Deborah Snyder sat in a screening room on the studio lot alongside Christopher Nolan, one of the movie’s executive producers, as well as the director of the Dark Knight trilogy. She braced herself as the...…Zack Snyder, the director of Justice League, has never seen Justice League. His name is in the credits as the filmmaker, but he’s never sat through the version released to the world three years ago. His wife, Deborah, who produced the movie, advised him not to.In late 2017—months after the couple cut ties with the superhero epic amid an increasingly demoralizing battle with Warner Bros.—Deborah Snyder sat in a screening room on the studio lot alongside Christopher Nolan, one of the movie’s executive producers, as well as the director of the Dark Knight trilogy. She braced herself as the...WW…

DaysHoursMinutesSecondsThe bigger they are, the harder they fall. That also turns out to be true of the tiny.Baby Yoda, who one year ago today with his bottomless eyes, fuzzy head, and adorable cooing, has invoked genuine social media wrath for , in which the mystical infant remorselessly snacked on the eggs of an endangered galactic species.Whether this is serious or silly depends, as Obi-Wan Kenobi would put it, on "a certain point of view." UPDATE: In the latest episode, , Baby Yoda himself was swallowed alive by a giant sea creature, learning a valuable lesson about what it's like...…DaysHoursMinutesSecondsThe bigger they are, the harder they fall. That also turns out to be true of the tiny.Baby Yoda, who one year ago today with his bottomless eyes, fuzzy head, and adorable cooing, has invoked genuine social media wrath for , in which the mystical infant remorselessly snacked on the eggs of an endangered galactic species.Whether this is serious or silly depends, as Obi-Wan Kenobi would put it, on "a certain point of view." UPDATE: In the latest episode, , Baby Yoda himself was swallowed alive by a giant sea creature, learning a valuable lesson about what it's like...WW…

Robert Pattinson is said to have tested positive for the coronavirus, causing filming of The Batman to be halted just days after the superhero drama resumed work at studios outside of London.Warner Bros. would not comment on any individual worker’s health, sharing only this statement: “A member of The Batman production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols. Filming is temporarily paused.” Vanity Fair confirmed through a highly placed source that Pattinson was the individual who became sick.The production previously shut down, along with...…Robert Pattinson is said to have tested positive for the coronavirus, causing filming of The Batman to be halted just days after the superhero drama resumed work at studios outside of London.Warner Bros. would not comment on any individual worker’s health, sharing only this statement: “A member of The Batman production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols. Filming is temporarily paused.” Vanity Fair confirmed through a highly placed source that Pattinson was the individual who became sick.The production previously shut down, along with...WW…

Batman forever strives for a chance to set things right. That may finally happen with Ben Affleck’s version of the crimefighter.The Argo director’s brooding Dark Knight is coming back for one more movie, with Affleck agreeing to return as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming big-screen version of The Flash, Vanity Fair has learned.Portrayals of Batman always ignite furious debate among fans, and Affleck’s selection for the part continues to provoke intense discussion, even years after he first donned the cowl. Some love him; some disparage him. Some refused to see him in the role from the very...…Batman forever strives for a chance to set things right. That may finally happen with Ben Affleck’s version of the crimefighter.The Argo director’s brooding Dark Knight is coming back for one more movie, with Affleck agreeing to return as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming big-screen version of The Flash, Vanity Fair has learned.Portrayals of Batman always ignite furious debate among fans, and Affleck’s selection for the part continues to provoke intense discussion, even years after he first donned the cowl. Some love him; some disparage him. Some refused to see him in the role from the very...WW…

The first step of a hero’s journey sometimes begins with a push.At the start of Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic Dune, the young royal Paul Atreides prepares to leave the comfortable life he knows for a desolate, dangerous mining planet known as Arrakis, where his wealthy family will oversee extraction of a spice vital to the galaxy.If he only knew the chaos and death that awaited him, he might be even more sorry to leave.This is the first look at Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides on his native planet of Caladan from this December’s film version of the novel, directed by Arrival and...…The first step of a hero’s journey sometimes begins with a push.At the start of Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic Dune, the young royal Paul Atreides prepares to leave the comfortable life he knows for a desolate, dangerous mining planet known as Arrakis, where his wealthy family will oversee extraction of a spice vital to the galaxy.If he only knew the chaos and death that awaited him, he might be even more sorry to leave.This is the first look at Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides on his native planet of Caladan from this December’s film version of the novel, directed by Arrival and...WW…