2019 has been a year of ups and downs for Will Smith. Not only did he score the biggest success of his career with Disney’s smash hit live-action Aladdin, but he’s also suffered one of the worst bombs with the Ang Lee-directed sci-fi thriller Gemini Man. The film, based on a high concept, highly-regarded script […]
Ken Loach joins the chorus of superhero movie critics
As the debate surrounding the cinematic quality (or lack thereof) of Marvel movies continues, acclaimed British director Ken Loach (Kes, I, Daniel Blake) has become the latest filmmaker to join the chorus of criticism, slamming superhero films as “a cynical exercise” that “has nothing to do with the art of cinema”. “I find them boring,” […]
UPDATE: Rumours of extensive reshoots on Disney’s Mulan denied
UPDATE: We now have a conflicting report on the Mulan reshoots, which cites the Chinese media source Sina and claims that the additional photography is scheduled to last for one or two weeks, as opposed to the four months claimed by The DisInsider. Original story follows… When Disney unleashed the first trailer for Mulan back […]
Ben Solo and Luke Skywalker battle the Knights of Ren on cover to Marvel’s Kylo Ren comic
It remains to be seen how much we’ll learn about the Knights of Ren in December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but it seems that Marvel will be fleshing out their past in its upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren comic series, with the cover to January’s second issue showing Ben Solo […]
Pedro Pascal confirmed as playing Maxwell Lord in Wonder Woman 1984
More than a year after dropping a first look image of the Narcos and The Mandalorian star in character, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has now confirmed that – as we speculated back in July 2018 – Pedro Pascal is portraying the villainous Maxwell Lord in next year’s DC Extended Universe sequel. Jenkins made […]
Taika Waititi to produce dystopian sci-fi thriller Night Raiders
While his directing slate is looking pretty full with Next Goal Wins, Thor: Love and Thunder and Akira, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi has found time to squeeze in another project, with the Jojo Rabbit helmer set to executive produce the sci-fi thriller Night Raiders. As per THR, Night Raiders takes place in a post-war […]
Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems lead 2019 Gotham Award nominations
The first major nominations of awards season are in, with the Independent Filmmaker Project announcing the contenders for the 2019 Gotham Awards, which celebrate the best in independent features and TV series. Leading the pack are Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, all of which earned three […]
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood re-release this weekend with four new scenes
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is heading back into U.S. theaters this Friday with a re-release which, according to Deadline, will feature four never-before-seen scenes bookending the movie. “Audiences have shown tremendous support for this movie, and we look forward to offering them another opportunity to see the film as […]
First look images from A Christmas Carol starring Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got a first look at A Christmas Carol, the new Charles Dickens’ miniseries adaptation from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which features Guy Pearce as the bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge, Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Voe Alwyn as Bob Cratchit and Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit. “What […]
Rumoured details on Pedro Pascal’s villain role in Wonder Woman 1984
Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah isn’t the only villain that Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess is set to face in next year’s sequel Wonder Woman 1984, with Narcos and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal also on board to portray an as-yet-unconfirmed bad guy. Last week, a report emerged from SuperBroMovies claiming that Pascal’s character would be instrumental in resurrecting […]
