THR is reporting that Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) has secured the female lead alongside Daniel Bruhl (Captain America: Civil War) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) in The Alienist, TNT’s upcoming adaptation of Caleb Carr’s bestselling novel. The psychological thriller series takes place in 1896 New York, and will see Fanning as Sara Howard, […]
Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks get animated for The Cops
TBS has placed a ten-episode order for a new animated comedy series entitled The Cops, which has been created by Louis. C.K. and Albert Brooks and will see the duo lending their voices to two Los Angeles patrolmen who try their best to protect and serve, but don’t always succeed. “We have made the bold […]
Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, Donnie Yen, Kris Wu and Ruby Rose character featurettes for xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Following yesterday’s Tony Jaa featurette [check it out here], Paramount Pictures has debuted three new character vignettes for xXx: Return of Xander Cage focusing on Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, and Donnie Yen; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Ice Cube reprises role as Darius Stone in new xXx: Return of Xander Cage TV spot UPDATE: And here’s […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Society Trilogy
Black Society Trilogy Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Kippei Shîna, Tomorowo Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar, Shô Aikawa, Li Wei Chang, Shih Chang, Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li. SYNOPSIS: A collection of three thematically-connected crime stories by cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. Not strictly a trilogy in the common sense of the word, Takashi Miike’s so-called Black Society […]
Emma Watson discusses her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast featurette
Following the release of four new images from Beauty and the Beast earlier this week [check them out here], a featurette has now arrived online for Bill Condon’s upcoming adaptation of Disney’s animated classic which sees Emma Watson discussing her role as Belle; take a look below… SEE ALSO: New TV spot for Disney’s live-action Beauty and […]
John Wick supercut features A Symphony of Violence
With a little over a month to go until the release of John Wick: Chapter 2, Warner Bros. is bringing fans up to speed with the story so far with the release of a supercut entitled ‘A Symphony of Violence’, which features an incredible compilation of action sequences from the first film; check it out […]
Second Opinion – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Tate Donovan, C.J Wilson, Gretchen Mol, Kara Hayward, Josh Hamilton, Anna Baryshnikov, and Matthew Broderick. SYNOPSIS: An uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. Few writers/directors understand the minutiae […]
Movie Review – Split (2016)
Split, 2016. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Kim Director, Jessica Sula, Brad William Henke, Sebastian Arcelus and Betty Buckley. SYNOPSIS: Three girls must escape their captor, a man with 24 different personalities some of whom are intent on keeping the girls captive and others who are trying […]
Movie Review – Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)
Underworld: Blood Wars, 2017. Directed by Anna Foerster. Starring Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Charles Dance, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner, Peter Andersson, Bradley James, Daisy Head and Clementine Nicholson. SYNOPSIS: Underworld: Blood Wars follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that […]
Taboo Series 1 Episode 1 Review
Sam Narr reviews the first episode of Taboo… After various teasers and building anticipation, the first episode of Taboo aired last night on BBC one. The huge draw to the period drama will no doubt be Tom Hardy, in what feels like a homecoming from Hollywood. Taboo, set in 1814, follows the return of James […]
