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The next hero in the John Wick franchise is Eve (Ana de Armas), a ballerina/assassin who is trained under the Ruska Roma, which is helmed by the Director (Anjelica Huston) who we learned about in John Wick: Chapter 2. Eve is being set up to become a ...

‘Dangerous Animals’ and the History of Sharks in Horror Cinema
Sharks don’t hold a great reputation when it comes to movies. They’re predators and killers - you simply don’t see cult classics called ‘Puppynado’. Instead, sharks dominate horror movies, lurking in the dark water and attacking unsuspecting tourists...

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ and the ‘Overcoming the Monster’ Archetype in Screenwriting
According to Christopher Booker’s The Seven Basic Plots, there are really only seven types of stories that one can tell. While the Karate Kid story may seem deceptively simple, it has a strong concept behind it; in this case, the basic plot of Overco...

What Screenwriters Can Take Away from ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
Are you a new screenwriter? If so, there’s probably a good chance you weren’t even born 29 years ago when Tom Cruise took over the role of Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible, one of many films inspired and adapted from their TV counterparts. Mission: ...

Creativity in Death: How ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Keeps Things Fresh
It’s coming. You know it’s coming. But Final Destination: Bloodlines keeps the audiences guessing on who is going to die and how – it builds suspense even when everyone knows someone is about to die. If there is one thing that the Final Destination f...

‘Thunderbolts*’: How Marvel created something fresh for its 36th movie
Thirty years ago, comic book movies were hardly popular. Batman seemed to be the only reliable franchise character igniting the 1995 summer with Batman Forever. Spider-Man in 2002 launched the real possibility of superhero and comic book movies befor...

How ‘Sinners’ Breaks Rules to Enhance Storytelling
One of the most compelling aspects to Sinners is how it starts as a slow burn drama before switching genres to a horror at its Act 2 climax. In a world where content moves fast, Sinners becomes a rare feat in cinema where the filmmakers take their ti...

How 'Drop' Creates a Single Location Thriller
Drop is a fairly simple concept: Kill your date or your son dies. Sure, you can go into more details but those 7 words are intriguing enough that it almost doesn’t need further explanation.

‘A Minecraft Movie’: Building a Blockbuster Block by Block
It’s hard to escape Minecraft. Over 200 million people play the game each month with about 43% consisting of players between the ages of 15-21. If you have kids, they’ve probably asked to play Minecraft (and you probably have the game in some capacit...
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