The Morning Watch: ‘Starship Troopers’ Book Comparison, ‘Escape At Dannemora’ Scene Breakdown & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, see how the film adaptation ofStarship Trooperscompares to the original book byRobert Heinlein. Plus, directorBen Stillerbreaks down a prison yard scene from the new Showtime seriesEscape at Dannemora, andEddie Redmayneguides us through the most memorable performances of his career so far.
Starship Troopersdidn’t hit theaters in 1997, but it had been around decades before that as a novel written by author Robert Heinlein in 1954. When it comes to comparing the two, there’s not much that’s the same between them with the exception of the basic plot of a rich kid defying his parents wishes to go to college and opting to go fight bugs for the Federation instead. Find out much more in the latest edition of What’s the Difference? fromCineFix.
Next, Showtime has a new prison break series calledEscape at Dannemorastarring Paul Dano Benicio del Toro, and surprisingly, Ben Stiller is behind the camera for a project unlike anything he’s directed before. ForVanity Fair, he breaks down a scene from the first episode, providing some insight into the two main characters, how and where they filmed it, and much more.
Finally,Fantastic Beastsfranchise star Eddie Redmayne sits down withGQto look back on the various roles he’s taken over his relatively brief career in the spotlight so far. He reaches back to one of his earliest roles inThe Good Shepherdas the son of Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, but he also digs into his wild turn as the villain ofJupiter Ascending.
