MARVEL- OUS THE MISS ZHAO

Moviemaker of the moment Chloe Zhao is going from low budget drama to comic book blockbuster by directing the next Marvel film.

Having won a string of awards for her $5 million movie Nomadland, the Chinese director has been handed a $200 million budget to shoot Eternals.

It’s a huge step up to a star-studded epic with Angelina Jolie but the acclaimed filmmaker is getting creative freedom to use the same visual style and techniques on which she has rapidly built her reputation.

“I’ve been able to shoot exactly the way I wanted to shoot,” said Zhao, who is a big fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Born in Beijing, she studied film at New York University, where Spike Lee was one of her professors, and after directing just three praised movies – Songs My Brothers Taught Me, The Rider and current awards circuit darling Nomadland - was picked by Marvel bosses to helm this story of immortal aliens protecting the Earth.

HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM EXCHANGE, CAPSTONE GROUP

EVEN THE PANDEMIC COULDN’T STOP CAPSTONE GROUP’S STAR-STUDDED NEW ACTION THRILLER FROM BEING COMPLETED.

Vanquish, starring Morgan Freeman and Ruby Rose (both pictured above), was shot under strict COVID protocols, showing the way to an industry finding its way back to filming.

Director George Gallo and his fellow moviemakers showed great teamwork to get the pulse pounding picture made despite the current challenges.

The movie sees Freeman playing a retired police commissioner who goes to great lengths to rid his city of corrupt cops.

LaFortune, based on his own experiences serving in Afghanistan.

Butler plays an undercover CIA agent in the Middle East who must fight his way out of hostile territory after his identity is revealed.