After the many satires and spoofs surrounding the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer it seems Saturday Night Live are also riding the wave and have delivered their own humorous take on the teaser. Seeing as the original trailer doesn’t include any appearances from iconic actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, SNL […]
Frozen short to be shown in front of Cinderella
The upcoming and highly anticipated Frozen Fever has been given an official release date of March 13, 2015. The short is set to appear in theatres before the live action adaptation of Cinderella and will feature a brand new song from Oscar winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It seems the Chris Buck and Jennifer […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 soars above Horrible Bosses in U.S. Black Friday box office
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has remained at the top of the box office pile for a second weekend in a row, beating off competition from fellow sequals Horrible Bosses 2 and Penguins of Madagascar. The penultamate feature in the Hunger Games series raked in a whopping $24.1 million this Friday in the […]
Sean Bean set for lead in Frankenstein Chronicles
Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings star Sean Bean has found himself a leading role in the upcoming re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The adaptation is set to span over six episodes taking the form a period crime drama. The ITV original drama has already found its executive producers in Game of Thrones‘ […]
Interstellar tops Friday box office with $17 million, Big Hero 6 still set for weekend win
Both Interstellar and Big Hero 6 have had huge debuts at the box office, hauling in a whopping combined sum of over $30 million in the states this Friday. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar is currently sitting in first place with $17 million while Big Hero 6 trails slightly behind on $15.8 million. Hope is […]
Christian Bale confirmed for Steve Jobs biopic
In a recent development it seems Christian Bale has officially been confirmed for the role of technological innovator Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic on the entrepreneur’s life and achievements. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) told Bloomberg in an interview after emphasising that Bale didn’t even have to audition for the role: “He has […]
Billy Boyd to sing the end credits song for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Billy Boyd and company were responsible for one of the most suspense filled and dramatic moments in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy. Pippin’s heartful rendition of ‘The Edge of Night’ is one of my favourite moments and one of the best original songs to come out of the series. With that in mind it […]
Warwick Davis will return for Star Wars: Episode VII
As if the cast for Star Wars: Episode VII wasn’t exciting enough, it has been officially announced that Warwick Davis will be making a triumphant return to the galaxy far, far away. With a number of other iconic actors and actresses already set to reappear, including Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford, the return […]
Paddington, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 and more change release dates
If you were looking forward to catching a screening of either The Weinstein Company’s Paddington or Paramount and MGM’s Hot Tub Time Machine 2 this Christmas then you’re in for a disappointment as both features have had their release dates pushed back to early 2015. THR suggested this could be due to a clash with […]
Iggy Pop cast in Dario Argento’s The Sandman
Punk rock legend Iggy Pop has found himself in the middle of yet another foray into the world of film. This time the aging rockstar will be tackling the lead role in Italian horror director Dario Argento’s spine chilling The Sandman. The movie itself is based on Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann’s germanic novel Der Sandman […]
