‘John Wick 4’ First Look: Keanu Reeves Prays Before the Skull-Bashing Action to Come

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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFilms from Maze Pictures, producer of Colin Firth-starrer “The Happy Prince,” and from Basis Berlin, behind Oscar-nominated doc feature “Of Father and Sons,” figure among the six pix in post to be highlighted at Locarno’s First Look on German Cinema, which is shaping up as one of the festival’s industry highlights.Maze and Basis Berlin will unveil what look on paper like the section’s biggest commercial plays: Drug scene drama “Three Lives Long” and Iran-set social thriller “Empty Nets.”First Look’s most classic art house play may be Milena Aboyan’s “Elaha,” a Kurd bride-to-be emancipation drama set in contemporary Germany.Two other titles have more of an indie tenor: Pan-Europe road movie “Arthur & Diana” and farewell dinner dramedy “One Last Evening.” “Life is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning” weighs in as an arch film essay from queer feminist activist Julia Fuhr.Five of the six works in progress are first features, making the First Look on German Cinema an effective new talent showcase. The directors, however, are not all totally German, three being born outside Germany – a sign of the welcome larger inclusivity and pulling power of today’s German film industry.Selected projects, none with a sales agent attached, will be awarded by a jury of major festival directors made up of Vanja Kaludjercic (International Film Festival Rotterdam), Tricia Tuttle (BFI London Film Festival) and HUH Moonyung (Busan International Film Festival).Awards take in the Cinegrell First Look Award, which consists of services towards the completion of films in post-production up to the value of €50,000 ($51,000). A brief drill-down on titles:“Arthur & Diana,” (Dir: Sara Summa.

just one child to read bedtime stories to, soothe and worry about, ferry to football on Sundays and keep in shoes that wear out before he even has a chance to grow out of them.But in the run-up to school holidays, jealousy starts to build. I will hear other parents say how much they can’t wait for the end of term, while I’m battling a rising sense of panic.

Phoebe Bridgers was joined on stage by Maggie Rogers and Rina Sawayama during her set at Latitude this weekend.The ‘Punisher’ singer-songwriter played a 12-track headline slot on the BBC Sounds Stage at the Suffolk festival on Friday night (July 22).Footage has since emerged of Rogers and Sawayama – who were both also playing at Latitude that same day – contributing to a live airing of ‘I Know The End’, which served as the final song of Bridgers’ show.Elsewhere, the LA artist shared an image of herself backstage with the pair.

first look image at John Wick 4 earlier this week, the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Keanu Reeves film has been released.Released during San Diego Comic Con on July 24, the short trailer is packed with the explosive action that fans of the franchise have come to expect. The teaser also poses a major question for Wick who has been trying to leave the world of assassination behind since the first film: “Have you given any thought to where this ends?”The teaser, titled ‘Sneak Peek’, sees Wick face off against new villains like Donnie Yen and Bill Skarsgård.

Keanu Reeves is back in action as John Wick in the first sneak peek for John Wick: Chapter 4!

Keanu Reeves surprised the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con with a fresh look at the beloved action hero, who is back in action yet again.After appearing at a Comic-Con panel for his Boom! Studios title “BRZRKR, “Reeves crashed Collider’s Directors on Directing panel in Hall H on Friday night, where “John Wick 4” director Chad Stahelski was a panelist, to debut the footage.The trailer finds Wick doing what he does best: enacting revenge via any weapon he can get his hands on. As CinemaCon footage confirmed back in April, the newest installment to the film is sure to include as much skull bashing and gun-fu as its previous chapters.

first trailer for back in April, fans of the franchise starring Keanu Reeves were treated to another look at the action film during San Diego Comic-Con panel hosted by. During day two of the 2022 convention, director Chad Stahelski and Reeves, who made a surprise appearance at the end of the session, revealed a new, action-packed teaser for the eagerly anticipated film.

Marvel surprised fans on Friday with an exclusive first look at Spider-Man: Freshman Year, and a handful of their upcoming animated series, at a panel at Comic Con Friday, hosted by comedian Paul F. Tompkins, which included Marvel Studios head of streaming, television and animation Brad Minderbaum and head of visual development Ryan Meinerding and the creators of their upcoming animated series.

New ink alert!! TikTok superstar Charli D’Amelio is proudly sporting the latest additions to her tattoo collection, and we can’t help but chuckle…

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAMC Networks is a few months away from launching what programming chief Dan McDermott calls “the biggest venture we’ve ever embarked upon from the ground up.”The company that proudly bills itself as a high-end TV boutique is preparing to unleash this fall a TV series adaptation of “Interview with the Vampire.” AMC hopes it will become the cornerstone in a prosperous content franchise rooted in the Southern Gothic milieu based on the works of the well-loved novelist Anne Rice.On the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” McDermott details the world-building process that began after the company struck a wide-ranging rights deal in May 2020 to develop all manner of content from 18 notable Rice books. The pact is a good example of how TV has become so competitive that art of development is fielding Marvel-level interconnected storytelling universes involving multiple series and other content extensions, from gaming to podcasts to internet shorts.

Lionsgate on Thursday revealed the first public look at John Wick: Chapter 4, the latest in hitman franchise that stars Keanu Reeves. Earlier this year, the studio revealed that the pic will hit theaters on March 24, 2023, and showed off a still-unreleased trailer in April at CinemaCon.

John Wick: Chapter 4 has been shared today – you can check out the image below.Reeves returns to play the titular assassin for the fourth instalment of the franchise, alongside Laurence Fishburne, Shamier Anderson, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård and British singer Rina Sawayama in her feature debut.The first look at Reeves’ return in the role sees the assassin seemingly saying a prayer in front of an alter.Check out the image here:And so it begins… #JW4 pic.twitter.com/xBgHCRWqJf— John Wick (@JohnWickMovie) July 21, 2022Back in December, Lionsgate announced John Wick: Chapter 4 would be released in cinemas worldwide on March 24, 2023.The new release date was revealed in a short teaser from the studio, pushing the film back nearly a year from its planned release on May 27, 2022.Speaking about the film’s script last year, Fishburne said: “As much as it’s the same world as the other three films, it’s just deeper.“It’s much deeper in terms of the code of the assassin and the relationship that he has with one character in particular who I think Mr. Watanabe is playing… is really the heart and soul of it.”John Wick: Chapter 4 will be directed by Chad Stahelski and produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAtsuko Okatsuka has lined up her first comedy special, which will air on HBO and HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.The special will tape this fall. The news comes just over a month after Okatsuka was named one of Variety‘s 10 Comics to Watch. She is a writer, actor, and stand up comedian currently based in Los Angeles.”I’m so excited to work with HBO on what my family calls ‘an hour of you talking funny,'” Okatsuka said.

Tattoos are permanent and often prove difficult to cover up temporarily – unless you sling on clothes to hide the inkings underneath.However, a bunch of tattoo models have managed to 'vanish' their body art without the help of garments or laser removal.Alternative babes Angela Mazzanti, Maggie Moodie and E. Boring took to Instagram rid their tattoos – but not completely.READ MORE: 'Black alien' tattoo addict reveals what he looked like before extreme ink and body modsIn an Instagram clip that has garnered a lot of attention from users, the three stunning tattoo enthusiasts first flashed their scantily clad bodies covered with intricate body art.The large and pigmented designs seemed like they would be difficult to fully cover up – until the women started to apply Dermablend Professional foundation.Instead of the makeup thinly covering their tattoos, the full coverage product certainly lived up to its name.Angela and her fellow models squirted on the foundation, sweeping it over their skin with a brush to effortlessly disguise their inkings.For hard-to-reach areas, they leant each other a hand to cover up their back ink.As they gasped at the camera, Angela and co went from covered in designs to having 'bare' skin within minutes.Their skin appeared smooth without any modifications in sight.Along with laughing emojis, Angela captioned the clip: "When they say they don’t like girls with tattoos"Which do you prefer with or without tattoos?"Despite being amazed about the power of the foundation to cover up the tattoos, many told the women not to hide their body art.For more lifestyle stories, sign up to the free Hot Topics newsletter here.One person commented: "Never cover that art up.

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Steven Spielberg directed the music video for the new Marcus Mumford single “Cannibal,” marking the first time he has directed a music video in his legendary career.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticSteven Spielberg has a new first in his 50-year-plus directing career — he’s directed a music video, for Marcus Mumford’s first solo track, “Cannibal.”Kate Capshaw may have some firsts on her resume, too: She acted as dolly grip and art director as well as producer for the single-take clip.A post shared by Marcus Mumford (@marcusmumford)Mumford announced the news in an Instagram post: “On Sunday 3rd July in a high school gym in New York, Steven Spielberg directed his first music video, in one shot, on his phone. Kate Capshaw was the almighty dolly grip,” he wrote.“I’ve been overwhelmed by the support of the people around me to bring this music to you, and I cannot hope to express all of my gratitude.