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entertainment2 years ago

"Spider-Verse: From Teen Animator to Greatest Comic Book Movie Ever"

A 14-year-old fan of Spider-Man and Lego, Preston Mutanga, recreated the trailer of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" using Lego blocks and gained the attention of the film's producers. They asked him to animate a scene in the movie, set in a Lego universe. Mutanga worked on the sequence for several weeks, collaborating with the directors and learning about the feedback process. His contribution to the film is seen as a testament to the democratization of filmmaking and the perseverance of young artists.

entertainment2 years ago

The Impact of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on Superhero Media.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the writers and producers of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, discuss their approach to revolutionizing the family animated genre once again, their upcoming projects, and their thoughts on the ongoing WGA strike. The movie has had a successful opening, with $120.6M domestically and $209M globally. Lord and Miller also comment on the need for a fair deal for writers in the movie industry.

entertainment2 years ago

Kanye West's Antisemitism Overcome by Jonah Hill's 21 Jump Street Performance

The director of 21 Jump Street, Christopher Miller, responded to Kanye West's claim that watching the film cured him of his antisemitism. Miller tweeted his bewilderment and later retweeted a comment from comedian Patton Oswalt. Kanye was banned from Twitter and lost his highest-profile contracts over his displays of antisemitism and Nazi veneration last year.