Marvel Studios finally put an end to the speculation surrounding the casting of Dr. Stephen Strange last week when Benedict Cumberbatch was announced as having secured the role of the Sorcerer Supreme in 2016’s Doctor Strange. Cumberbatch was at the British Independent Film Awards last night, where he was receiving the Variety Award, and HeyUGuys […]
Memories of Middle-earth featurette for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
As we prepare to venture back to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world one last time with the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, a new featurette has arrived online which sees the cast and crew sharing their memories of Middle-earth; check it out below… The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies […]
Filming on SPECTRE gets underway
After unveiling the title and cast last week, EON Productions has now marked the start of production on the 24th James Bond adventure SPECTRE by releasing the first set photo… A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret […]
Suicide Squad creator shares his thoughts on the casting for Warner Bros.’ movie
Last week, Warner Bros. announced the star-studded cast for its second DC movie of 2016, Suicide Squad, with the DC supervillain ensemble set to feature Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) as Rick Flagg, Will Smith (Hancock) as Deadshot, Cara Delevingne (Pan) as Enchantress, Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genisys) as Boomerang, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of […]
Mark Hamill to reprise the role of The Trickster in The Flash
Outside of Star Wars, Mark Hamill is best known for his voice work as The Joker in the DC animated universe, but way back in 1991 Hamill portrayed another DC villain, and in live-action no less, taking on the role of The Trickster in the John Wesley Shipp-headlined series The Flash. And, according to HitFix, […]
Official website for Avengers: Age of Ultron launches
With a little less than five months to go before its release, Marvel Studios has launched the official website for Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated superhero team-up Avengers: Age of Ultron, which you can find here. The site is pretty much devoid of content at present, barring a possible snippet of composer Brian Tyler’s (Thor: The Dark […]
George Lucas hasn’t watched the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
Having shattered all kinds of records since its release online, it seems everyone has watched the trailer for Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Well, everyone that is except Star Wars creator George Lucas, who has told Page Six that he’s yet to see the teaser, and doesn’t plan to watch it any time soon. […]
Hornby acquires James Bond license for Corgi and Scalextric products to tie in with SPECTRE
Following on from the official announcement of 007’s 24th adventure SPECTRE last week, Hornby has announced that it has secured a worldwide license for Corgi and Scalextric-branded James Bond products, including the upcoming movie and – presumably – Bond’s new Aston Martin DB10. “James Bond has been a fantastic licensed partnership for our brands going […]
Pride scoops top prize at the 2014 Moet British Indepedent Film Awards
The 2014 Moet British Indepedent Film Awards took place in London last night, with gay rights drama Pride taking home the top honour, fending off competition from ’71, Calvary, Mr Turner and The Imitation Game to take hom Best British Indepedent Film. ’71’s Yann Demange was named Best Director, while their were awards for Boyhood […]
James Horner on why he didn’t return for The Amazing Spider-Man 2: “It was just dreadful”
During an interview with James Horner Film Music (via CBR), composer James Horner has revealed why he opted against returning to score this year’s superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2, stating that the movie “ended up being so terrible” that he simply didn’t want to do it. “[Director Marc Webb] was very inexperienced and he […]
