With Guardians of the Galaxy taking the U.S. box office crown, The LEGO Movie outgrossing its rivals here in the UK, and Transformers: Age of Extinction pulling in the most cash around the world, The Guardian has decided to explore which of this year’s films have proven a hit in various markets around the world, […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Birdman (2014)
Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Birdman, Alejandro […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer confirmed for online release on Friday
Since the first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was confirmed as showing in select U.S. theaters from this Friday, there’s been a big question as to whether those of us outside of the States would be able to catch it (in non-bootleg form at least). Well, fear not, as the official Star Wars […]
Independence Day 2 finally gets the green light, Will Smith unlikely to return
It’s been in development for what seems like an eternity, but Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has finally given the go ahead to Independence Day 2, although it appears that plans for the back-to-back ID Forever Part I and ID Forever Part II have been scrapped, with just one movie set to go […]
James Cameron offers an update on the Avatar sequels
James Cameron has spent the past few years hammering away at development on the upcoming trio of sequels to his 2009 mega-blockbuster Avatar, and with the films gearing up to go into back-to-back production the director has provided a brief update during a chat with Empire. Cameron has been working on the screenplays for Avatar […]
Morena Baccarin joins The Flash
Not content with her upcoming debut in Gotham as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Firefly alumnus Morena Baccarin has now joined the cast of fellow DC series The Flash, with TV Line reporting that the actress will lend her voice to S.T.A.R. Labs’ AI assistant Gideon. Baccarin certainly has plenty of experience in the DC universe, having […]
Marvel announces Ultron Forever
As well as menacing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in May’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the fearsome AI is set to return to the pages of Marvel Comics next year for a new three-part arc from Al Ewing and Alan Davis entitled Ultron Forever, which will play out in Avengers: Ultron Forever #1, New Avengers, Ultron Forever […]
Big Hero 6 featurette sees Stan Lee discussing his cameo
Marvel may have had little involvement with Disney’s Big Hero 6, but that didn’t stop comic book legend Stan Lee from making his customary cameo in the animated movie, and the studio has now released a new featurette which sees Stan discussing his appearance. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Big […]
Script complete for Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark movie
Having been absent from Warner Bros.’ big announcement about its DC slate through to 2020, it was starting to look like Guillermo del Toro’s long-planned adaptation of the Justice League Dark comic book had gone the way of many of the filmmaker’s other previous projects. However, it seems that the tentatively-titled Dark Universe is still […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Danse Vaudou’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Constantine… Shall we play a game? What do you get when one veteran film maker with broad genre credentials takes on a protagonist with hell on his heels? Answer, a languid Louisiana vibe straight from the voodoo heartland of New Orleans. Filmed in back alleys, side streets and […]
