Tarsem Singh

Three Thousand Years of Longing Tells Stories About Stories

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Movies Linda Codega Aug 22

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Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 22

Which Brilliant Creator Could Have Saved a Terrible Idea?

NBC has hired the acclaimed, uber-talented Tarsem Singh to direct its grim, gritty, Game of Thrones-esque retelling of The Wizard of Oz miniseries, and I’ve gone from disinterested to eagerly awaiting it. The news got me thinking: Who else could have saved a terrible project and turned it into something great? Obviously, just putting someone…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 14

Self/Less Proves That The “Posthuman Thriller” Is A Thing Now

Self/Less, the new movie starring Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds, clearly wants to remind you of Limitless, the hit movie from 2011. There’s the similar title, but also another story of human enhancement with a dark side. And Self/Less proves that “posthuman thrillers” are becoming a genre. Spoilers ahead… Not that Self/Less has the exact…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 8

The Crazy Science Behind Self/less‘ Consciousness Transfer

In the new movie Self/Less, Ben Kingsley is dying of cancer, so he gets his mind placed into a younger body—that of Ryan Reynolds. You’ve seen this kind of “re-sleeving” before in novels like Altered Carbon, but is it scientifically possible? Here’s a brand new exclusive featurette that says… maybe. Self/Less comes out on July…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 29

Ben Kingsley Steals Ryan Reynolds’ Body In First Selfless Trailer

Behold the first trailer for Tarsem (The Cell, The Fall) Singh’s return to scifi — Selfless, a story about how Ben Kingsley wants to live forever in the body of Ryan Reynolds. Who wouldn’t, AMIRITE? Selfless seems like your traditional “new technology isn’t what it seems (it’s actually terrible)” scifi tale. But with Singh’s visuals…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 4

Maleficent Isn’t A Good Movie, But I Love It Anyway

There are plenty of problems with Disney’s Maleficence. The pacing. The tone. The CG overload. The weak humor. The tortured backstory. The lack of any real connection to Sleeping Beauty. But you know what? I love this movie. I’m going to buy the DVD and watch it over and over. Minor spoilers ahead… So here’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 30

Tarsem Singh’s next movie sounds insane, in a good way

The Cell and Mirror Mirror director Tarsem Singh has found a new project to put his unique stamp on. And it sounds a little nutty, but maybe this could pull him out of his recent rut. Titled The Panopticon, the thriller follows a character who receives a message from his future self, urging him to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 8

Mirror Mirror: Better Than Its Awful Trailers, But Still Garbage

We’ve all seen the campy trailers for Mirror Mirror, featuring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen. The TV spots, in particular, have looked kind of embarrassing, full of “little people” pot shots and dated gags. But the actual movie? Is surprisingly fun, even if none of the characters is developed beyond the hemlines of their…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 30

Watch Tarsem Singh’s beautiful, Bollywood channeling dance-off in Mirror Mirror

We’ve always suspected that Tarsem Singh’s take on Snow White would end in a great big colorful joygasm. Behold the variegated explosion in these five clips from Mirror Mirror, including a rollicking remix of Googoosh’s “I Believe in Love!” This fairy tale just looks ridiculously fun. Mirror Mirror will hit theaters March 30.

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 13

Watch Julia Roberts go full Schlockula Evil Queen in Tarsem Singh’s Snow White movie trailer

Last week, we showed you the gothic trailer for the dark fantasy Snow White movie — now take a look at a fairytale trailer that’s the exact opposite. Watch Tarsem Singh’s ridiculous Mirror Mirror! and behold Julia Roberts as she splashes about in a Olympic-sized pool of cheese wizzy slapstick and Scarface jokes. https://gizmodo.com/first-trailer-for-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-shows-a-r-5858406 One…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Nov 15

Michael Fassbender reveals his hopes for the next X-Men movie. Plus get the lowdown on Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes sequel!

Doctor Who will air a new mini-episode this Friday. The special effects wizard behind 2001 and Blade Runner has plans for a space epic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt says The Dark Knight Rises isn’t messing around. Plus what’s Tarsem Singh’s dream project? Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Doctor Who. X-Men: First Class Sequel Magneto…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 15

Stephen Dorff explains why he’s the Han Solo of Immortals

We recently chatted with Stephen Dorff about his role in Tarsem Singh’s Greek gods epic Immortals. He explained why he saw his character — a hungry, horny thief and escaped slave — as the perfect antidote to the sometimes stuffy world of the gods. Dorff, probably best known in these parts for his turn as…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 11

In Immortals, you’ll upskirt the gods — and you’ll like it

Filmmaker Tarsem Singh can make slaughtering animals look pretty, so imagine what he can do with genuinely pretty things. You’ll have your answer when you see Immortals this weekend. This flick truly embodies the gorgeous excess of the Greek myths it retells, filling the screen with beautiful people in sumptuous robes, swirling arcs of magic…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 11

Mickey Rourke tells us why Immortals isn’t some “Marvel piece of crap”

Mickey Rourke was the best thing about Iron Man 2, and now he’s wreaking havoc in a bear-tooth hat in The Immortals. How does he go about creating such memorably batshit villains? We were lucky enough to speak with him one on one recently, and he told us his evil secrets. Find out how Rourke…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins Nov 10

Finally, a clip that shows Tarsem Singh bringing his uniquely bloodthirsty style to Immortals

The previews for Immortals have included lots of gorgeous imagery — but not much carnage. At last, though, the studio has released a fight scene that shows off director Tarsem Singh’s eye for bloodshed, which we all fell in love with in The Cell. Watch as a bunch of Gods dressed as male strippers split…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 9

New Immortals clips are so vivid, you can almost taste the oiled torsos

Holy sepiatoned nipples! We’ve got six new clips from new Tarsem Singh’s mythological epic Immortals — plus one exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how they built the massive sets our waxed-Adonises heroes would wrestle in. Above is an interesting look at the world Tarsem and company built for our Greek Gods, plus we’ve got a collection…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 2

Julia Roberts gives her best Evil Queen face in Tarsem Singh’s Snow White

You’ve seen the Game of Thronesy images from Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman — now look upon the infinitely more wacky Snow White production, from The Cell director Tarsem Singh. No real surprise here — Tarsem‘s brood of fairy tale creatures all look like they were plucked from the technocolored TV screens during the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 6

The gods demand blood, in epic new Immortals art

Tarsem Singh’s epic “war of the gods” film Immortals isn’t all running and jumping and chest waxing. No, there’s also lots of bright red mortal blood spilled! Take a look at the carnage, in an exclusive video and preview pages from the movie’s graphic novel tie-in. Archaia rounded up the artists and writers to speak…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 29

In new Immortals footage, the gods are young, pissed off, and ultra-violent

Tarsem Singh’s Immortals just screened a bunch of new footage, including an absolutely epic extended fight scene between gods and monsters. Disemboweling and decapitation have never looked so visually striking. Read on for our spoiler-y description of the footage! The panel first showed a trailer for the movie, some of which we had seen before.…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins Jul 23

Tarsem Singh

Three Thousand Years of Longing Tells Stories About Stories

7 Mind-Bending Horror Thrillers to Fill You With Good Stress

Which Brilliant Creator Could Have Saved a Terrible Idea?

Self/Less Proves That The “Posthuman Thriller” Is A Thing Now

The Crazy Science Behind Self/less‘ Consciousness Transfer

Ben Kingsley Steals Ryan Reynolds’ Body In First Selfless Trailer

Maleficent Isn’t A Good Movie, But I Love It Anyway

Tarsem Singh’s next movie sounds insane, in a good way

Mirror Mirror: Better Than Its Awful Trailers, But Still Garbage

Watch Tarsem Singh’s beautiful, Bollywood channeling dance-off in Mirror Mirror

Watch Julia Roberts go full Schlockula Evil Queen in Tarsem Singh’s Snow White movie trailer

Michael Fassbender reveals his hopes for the next X-Men movie. Plus get the lowdown on Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes sequel!

Stephen Dorff explains why he’s the Han Solo of Immortals

In Immortals, you’ll upskirt the gods — and you’ll like it

Mickey Rourke tells us why Immortals isn’t some “Marvel piece of crap”

Finally, a clip that shows Tarsem Singh bringing his uniquely bloodthirsty style to Immortals

New Immortals clips are so vivid, you can almost taste the oiled torsos

Julia Roberts gives her best Evil Queen face in Tarsem Singh’s Snow White

The gods demand blood, in epic new Immortals art

In new Immortals footage, the gods are young, pissed off, and ultra-violent

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