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How to use lore to drive your character designs

Lucas Lacerda uses a world-building approach to guide his design choices.

Ariana Grande and the ‘Wicked: For Good' Artisans Crafted a Subtle Arc for Glinda: Why Her Character's Betrayal ‘Was Really Hard Emotionally'

In making "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good," director Jon M. Chu knew he always wanted to expand the stories of both Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) beyond the Broadway musical, and ...

Weapons Director Zach Cregger Given 'Carte Blanche to Do Whatever' With Resident Evil, Creating a Movie Not Expected to Feature Any Familiar Story or Characters

Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil movie adaptation is not expected to feature any familiar characters, or adapt any specific Resident Evil game — a departure from the series' previous big screen ...
The Punch on MSN

Fan offered me daughter in marriage after watching my male character — content creator, Ms Ezeani

Social media personality, Chinaza Ezeani, who has one million followers on TikTok, shares her journey as a content creator ...

This Once-Blank Wall Is Now a Warm, Character-Filled Entryway

Homeowner and DIYers Amanda Oleri (@amandaoleri and Jason Staebler (@goodbuddyproductioncompany) faced that issue in their ...
Factinate on MSN

Only someone as twisted as Patricia Highsmith could create a character like Tom Ripley

Patricia Highsmith was most famous for her sharp thrillers like The Talented Mr Ripley, where rage and fear seethes on every ...

Hiltzik: The missing quality that defines the flaws in our business and government leadership — character

We used to expect our business and government leaders to have strength of character. Today that's been replaced by a moral ...

Armorsaurs Team Breaks Down Series Origins, Creating a Modern Kids Show, and Power Rangers Comparisons (Exclusive)

The Armorsaurs Team Breaks Down Series Origins, How They Tried To Create a Modern Kids Show, and Power Rangers Comparisons ...
Game Rant on MSN

Solo Leveling: 7 Characters Who Deserve Their Own Spin-off

Explore the rich world-building and complex characters of Solo Leveling with the potential of deserving their own spin-off series.

How One of the Year's Craziest Movies Got Made Despite Being 'A Copyright Nightmare'

Nirvanna the Band is not the band Nirvana. Most people are probably familiar with the latter, the iconic rock group formed by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. They may have less awareness of the ...

Invincible Creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker Reunite to Tell the Origin Story of Invincible VS Character Ella Mental

Learn the story of Ella Mental following her video game debut.

Cassandra Kulukundis on How a Lifetime of Casting for Paul Thomas Anderson Led to ‘One Battle After Another'

Kulukundis discusses mixing movie stars, rising talent, and non-professional actors to create the most compelling and wide-ranging ensemble of Paul Thomas Anderson's career.