Maleficent, 2014. Directed by Robert Stromberg. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. SYNOPSIS: A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace. For a man of 23 years old I […]
Simon Kinberg compares The Fantastic Four reboot to Iron Man, X-Men and Batman Begins
With the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has been busy on the promotional trail for the mutant superhero sequel, although he’s spent much of his time talking about Fox’s next X-Men release X-Men: Apocalypse [see here, here, here and here]. However, X-Men isn’t the only Marvel property under Fox’s control, […]
Clark Gregg wants Agent Coulson to appear in Marvel’s Netflix series, won’t feature in Avengers: Age of Ultron
As Marvel Studios prepares to expand its TV output, kicking off production on Netflix’s first Marvel miniseries Daredevil this July, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Clark Gregg has spoken to MoviePilot about the chances of fan favourite Agent Coulson appearing in the various upcoming Defenders miniseries: “I’d be really disappointed if I don’t get to show […]
Michael Bay looking to direct a Neon Genesis Evangelion movie?
As he gears up for the release of his latest directorial effort Transformers: Age of Extinction, not to mention the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, which has him attached as producer, it seems that Michael Bay could now be turning his attention towards another franchise in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. According to Transformers […]
Sentinel concept art for X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men fans have certainly had a lengthy wait to see the Sentinels realised on the big screen. Teased by Brett Ratner back in 2006 with X-Men: The Last Stand, the mutant-killing machines finally made the jump from the panel this month with the arrival of Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and now VFX […]
Production on The Raid remake put on hold
Good news for fans of Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans’ hard-hitting martial arts epic The Raid – Variety is reporting that pre-production on Screen Gems’ remake of the Indonesian actioner has been halted, although the film is not being placed into turnaround and is still aiming for an early 2015 shoot. The U.S. remake of The […]
The reason behind Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man departure
Last Friday brought the news that Marvel and Edgar Wright have parted ways after eight years of development on Ant-Man, throwing the first Phase Three offering of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into turmoil as the studio looks to keep the production on track for its proposed July 17th, 2015 release date. Now The Hollywood Reporter […]
Woody Allen Wednesdays – You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and Everyone Says I Love You
Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]
Rumoured details on Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman costume for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
We’ve seen Ben Affleck as The Dark Knight, but we’re yet to see what director Zack Snyder and costume designer Michael Wilkinson has cooked up for Wonder Woman’s big screen debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice under actress Gal Gadot; well, while we wait, some new rumours have popped up online suggesting that […]
Stan Lee explains why he didn’t cameo in X-Men: Days of Future Past
If you were hoping to see Stan Lee popping up for his customary Marvel cameo in X-Men: Days of Future Past, then you’ll have no doubt been disappointed by his absence in the mutant superhero epic. Speaking to CNN, the comic book legend has revealed that scheduling issues meant he was unable to feature in […]
