With The King’s Man opening in theaters this week, I recently got to speak to director Matthew Vaughn about making the Kingsman prequel. During the wide-ranging conversation, he talked about why he thanked Peter Jackson in the credits, the sequence WETA VFX worked on in the movie, crafting the Rasputin action scene with Rhys Ifans as Grigori Rasputin (which is one of the best action scenes you’ll see this year), why the editing process was the hardest of any of his films, why he wanted the film to be like The Man Who Would Be King meets Kingsman, how he worked with cinematographer Ben Davis on the aesthetic of the film, why he loved working with Brad Allen on the action scenes, and more. In addition, he talked about Kingsman 3 (which he hopes to start filming by September), how he cut out an hour of The King’s Man in the edit, how he hopes to show extended cuts of some of his films in a few years, and how he’s going to use some of the deleted scenes from Kingsman: The Golden Circle in Kingsman 3.
The Photo-Like Acrylic Paintings of Johannes Wessmark
Johannes Wessmark is a self-taught Swedish artist who specializes in hyperrealistic acrylic painting that rivals high-resolution photography.
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Star Wars Resistance is here! The animated series follows Kazuda “Kaz” Xiono, a young pilot recruited by the Resistance and tasked with a top-secret mission to spy on the growing threat of the First Order. Visit StarWars.com following each episode for “Bucket’s List Extra,” an expansion of our weekly fun-facts video series Bucket’s List, often featuring never-before-seen concept art and stills from the show. In this installment, we look at “No Escape: Part 2.”
13 Incredible Archaeological Discoveries From 2021 That Made Us See The World Differently
From the original Stonehenge to the real-life city of Sodom, discover some of the best archaeological finds from this year.
Kate Mara and Adam Scott on Ghostwriter and the Party Down Revival
From C13Features and available on all podcast platforms, the audio movie Ghostwriter is a psychological thriller that tells the story of a former journalist named Kate (brought to life by Kate Mara) who finds herself hand-selected by an eccentric billionaire named James (brought to life by Adam Scott), to be the ghostwriter on a story. What starts out as a murder mystery novel quickly blurs the lines of reality and the more they collaborate together, the more suspicions arise.
People Are Leaving Their Car Trunks Open When Parking to Prevent Break-ins
In what can only be described as one of the most counter-intuitive auto break-in prevention methods, people in the Bay Area are leaving their parked cars with their trunks open in order to discourage potential thieves.