The new Disney+ documentary looking at Frozen II shows how a different a movie it almost was.

Which movie would be victorious if the Oscar 2020 nominations for Best Picture were ranked based on the movie's climax? We take a look.

Dark Phoenix clearly went through a bit of reshoots, especially in its third act finale. Apparently the original finale resembled too much of another movie, and while some have speculated that it resembles Captain Marvel, writer-director Simon Kinberg tells io9 that the original ending was closer to Captain America: Civil War: My original ending didn’t have the entire X-Family together the way they are in the film now. More than Captain Marvel, you could see a lot of Civil War in that ending. Usually, these big, huge action movies have the climactic moment in the third act. …

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While everyone is currently focused on Marvel’s epic superhero movie, there’s another superhero conclusion on the way in a little over a month with Dark Phoenix. Although no one is officially calling it the end to the X-Men saga, the merger between Fox and Disney all but guarantees that the next X-Men movie will be a reboot in the hands of Marvel Studios (although it’s likely we won’t see that reboot for a while). But as we barrel towards Dark Phoenix, it looks like the film underwent some pretty major changes as it came …

Welcome to The Witching Hour! Collider’s horror podcast, co-created and co-hosted by Horror Editor Haleigh Foutch and Senior Editorial Producer Perri Nemiroff. This week, Haleigh and Perri welcome special guest Sofia Boutella to talk about her new dance horror movie Climax. The actress talks about working with provocative auteur Gaspar Noé, channeling fainting goats and Andrzej Żuławski's Possession for her role, and returning to dance for the film. She also shares some memories from the making of The Mummy, talks about joining the Academy and her love for Roma, and more. Watch or listen to … The post The Witching Hour: Sofia Boutella on ‘Climax’, Fainting Goats, and Pushing Boundaries with Gaspar Noé appeared first on Collider.

Note: This is a re-post of our Climax review from the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film is now playing in limited release. It used to be that a massively long one-shot scene in a movie was a big deal. Today the advent of digital cameras has tempered that a bit. Sure, crafting an extended take can demand a complicated set of marks for actors and a camera operator, but because it’s seen so often in all sorts of media it rarely gets anyone that excited anymore. There are exceptions, however, as creative auteurs continue to push … The post ‘Climax’ Review: Gaspar Noe’s Cinematic Dance Party Will Blow Your Mind appeared first on Collider.