With the new Pixar film arriving on the Disney+ streaming service on Friday, March 11, Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to the Turning Red cast and crew. Participating in the press day were writer/director Domee Shi, writer Julia Cho, and producer Lindsey Collins, as well as Turning Red cast members Sandra Oh (Ming),…
Vital Thrills talked to No Exit director Damien Power and cast members Dennis Haysbert, Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl, and Havana Rose Liu. The chilling suspense thriller will start streaming exclusively on Hulu on February 25. No Exit is the story of Darby Thorne (Havana Rose Liu), a young woman en route to a family emergency,…
The meet-cute has been a staple of romantic comedy since at least Clara Bow bumped into Antonio Moreno. After 100 years of cinema, though, enough variations of it have been tried that even the many worlds map of the romcom multiverse has become a flat circle. The options for most filmmakers now are either to…
Vital Thrills got a chance to attend an early preview of Turning Red and learned all about the upcoming Disney/Pixar film from director Domee Shi, producer Lindsey Collins, and some of the production team. Turning Red introduces Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang), a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos…
Vital Thrills got a chance to chat with the cast and crew of the upcoming Disney+ animated adventure film, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. The original movie premieres exclusively on Disney+ on January 28. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild continues the hilarious escapades of the sub-zero heroes as they create more prehistoric…
So what, exactly, is The Matrix Resurrections? Is it a reboot, a remake, or a sequel? Well, it’s all three. After almost twenty years, we get both a progression of the story from The Matrix Revolutions and a new beginning of sorts, where everything gets wiped clean. It’s both a continuation and a commentary –…
Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to the Don’t Look Up cast during a global press conference for the new Netflix film, opening in select theaters on Dec. 10 and launching on the streaming service on Dec. 24. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Adam McKay (The Big Short), the dark comedy stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence….
Vital Thrills got a chance to attend the virtual press event for The Beatles: Get Back with director Peter Jackson last week. The Disney+ original docuseries will be arriving on Disney+ just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Made entirely from never-before-seen, restored footage, The Beatles: Get Back provides the most intimate and honest glimpse…
Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to the cast and crew of Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye, which will premiere with two episodes on Disney+ on November 24. We’ve also got a new behind-the-scenes featurette that you can watch below. Keep reading for what we learned from stars Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, and Tony…
Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to the cast of the new Disney+ film Home Sweet Home Alone, which is available on the streaming service today. The film is set in the universe of the Home Alone films. In the movie, Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left…
Vital Thrills recently got a chance to talk to the Mayor of Kingstown cast and learned all about the original Paramount+ series premiering on Sunday, November 14. The series comes from Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) and Hugh Dillon. In attendance for the press day were Mayor of Kingstown cast members Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest,…
Dune (or Dune Part One as the opening credits assure us) is a towering cinematic achievement, with stunning visuals, confident direction, impressive art and sound design, a score that blasts you through the theater (or living room) wall, and performances that pull directly from Frank Herbert’s epic novel. However, Dune is also half a movie….
Vital Thrills got a chance to speak with Madison Iseman about Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television series I Know What You Did Last Summer. The actress talked about playing twins in the show, the franchise it’s based on, and more. Written and executive produced by Sara Goodman, the eight-episode series will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime…
So, in reviewing The Many Saints of Newark, this must be stated up front – all I’ve seen of The Sopranos is the first episode and the last episode. There’s probably a metric ton of story between the two, and it’s a show that obviously has a huge cultural impact. Even without seeing the show,…
Walt Disney Animation Studios will release their new animated film, Encanto, on November 24, 2021. Vital Thrills got a chance to attend an early press day for the film and learned all about Disney Animation’s 60th feature. We’ve also got the new trailer and poster, which you can both view by scrolling down! The movie…
A musical, particularly a musical with strong upbeat numbers from the team behind The Greatest Showman and La La Land, built around teen depression and suicide, is a mighty big swing. It’s such a delicate topic it’s going to land differently for everyone, and musical drama is a genre that, at best, favors big melodrama…
The season finale of LEGO Masters just aired, and Vital Thrills got a chance to chat with the winners! Check out our LEGO Masters interview below, and beware of spoilers. You’ve been warned! In each episode, host and executive producer Will Arnett, alongside expert Brickmasters and LEGO employees Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard, encourage pairs of LEGO enthusiasts,…
Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to the Vacation Friends cast about their new comedy, premiering August 27 on Hulu in the U.S. and as a Star Original on Star on Disney+ internationally. The Vacation Friends cast includes John Cena (The Suicide Squad, F9), Lil Rel Howery (Free Guy, Get Out), Yvonne Orji (Insecure,…
Sometime after the events of Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey, Amanda Waller has a new mission for her misfit band of villains. A coup has recently taken place in a small Central American country. Unfortunately, the country has possession of an extraterrestrial weapon of mass destruction, and the new president has a distinctly anti-American…
Vital Thrills got a chance to join the virtual press conference for Marvel’s What If…? this week. Joining were executive producer Brad Winderbaum, head writer A.C. Bradley, director Brian Andrews, and Jeffrey Wright, who voices The Watcher. We learned all about the show, the Marvel zombies from the trailer, and some secrets that fans are…