Jaron Pak

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Jaron Pak

Actors often have specific conditions to star in films — especially projects as big as a Marvel movie. Josh Brolin has made it clear that he won't reprise Thanos unless it makes sense to bring the Mad Titan back into the story. Chris Hemsworth only returned for "Thor: Love and Thunder" because director Taika Waititi was coming back as well. Sometimes, the stipulations begin before a well-known actor has even taken a comic book-level gig. Case in point: Adrien Brody.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Jaron Pak

The two-part "Dune" movie experience is fast-paced and full of action. Its story also plays out within a matter of months, with minimal disruptions in the timeline as you go along. The sands barely shift between parts one and two, and the movie even skips right over a multi-year time jump at one point later in the story. In author Frank Herbert's original writing, years go by during Paul's initial foray into the arid regions of Arrakis.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Jaron Pak

One of the trademark elements of the "Dune" movies is Frank Herbert's ability to world build (or, more accurately, universe build). Let's not take points away from Denis Villeneuve, either. The director of the two-part box office-breaking "Dune" adaptation created an incredible iteration of a sci-fi setting that has enthralled fans for decades. Villeneuve delivered so well that "Dune: Part Two" already ranks 54th on IMDB's top 250 movies of all time list.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Jaron Pak

"The Rings of Power" is operating with an ensemble cast to rule them all. Sure, a few characters, like Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Sauron (Charlie Vickers), and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) get extra attention. In reality, though, there are a lot of faces vying for some screen time — and the list of characters keeps expanding with each season. One of my favorite new additions to season 2 is the moody Irish actor Ciarán Hinds.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Jaron Pak

Don't make a "Lord of the Rings" anime, they said. Look, it bombed at the box office, they said. There's no doubt that Warner Bros.' animated experiment with "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" looked dead on arrival — or, at least, shortly afterward. Indeed, after a relatively decent amount of buzz in the lead up to its premiere, the movie landed with a thud in theaters back in mid-December. According to The Numbers, the movie had a production budget of around $30 million.