The smash hit Knives Out has been hailed as a masterfully constructed murder mystery/whodunit, and even scored a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination, but one of the most iconic shots in the film was actually a bit of a fortuitous accident. Writer/director Rian Johnson meticulously constructed Knives Out from start to finish to be a thrilling, rewatchable joy ride. He was so specific in the building of the film’s narrative that he knew he wanted to break the tension of the film’s opening shot—which is a dramatic showcase of Harlan Thrombey’s mansion—with a …
It's official, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's final scene has been clarified by those who worked on the movie.
An editor of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker shares that the last shot of the movie came from footage created expressly for that scene.
Incredibly, it looks as though the final scene of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was stock footage - and it was seen in the trailers too.
Spoilers ahead for Watchmen. Last night’s finale of Watchmen ended with a cliffhanger of sorts. After Lady Trieu’s plan to steal Doctor Manhattan’s powers goes to hell, Angela is back at her home cleaning up when she recalls that in her first conversation with Jon, he said he could transfer his powers into something as simple as an egg, and if she were to eat that egg, she would get his powers and be able to walk on water. Angela decides to do just that after finding an egg Jon was using. She eats it, goes out …
Spoilers ahead for The Irishman. The final hour of The Irishman shows Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) in decline. The friendships he’s managed with Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) and Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) have collided and he’s forced to kill Jimmy on behalf of Russell. It turns out that Frank’s loyalty was cheap and the violent life he lived has alienated just about everyone who cared about him. He’s left sad and alone in a nursing home confessing to the audience and to a priest, and even then, Frank has trouble admitting the contrition or regret …
It turns out, the film's ending was changed quite a bit before hitting theaters.