The latest edition of The Week in Star Wars features comments from Daisy Ridley talking about her character’s parents and whether she’s a Mary Sue, a new image for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the film’s director ‘fanboying’ and more… One of the big questions coming out of last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens is surrounded […]
Andrew Garfield says he’s glad Spider-Man is back with Marvel
Prior to the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony had plans to bring Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker back for a further two instalments, as well as launching an entire shared universe around the wall-crawler with spinoff movies for Venom and The Sinister Six. Of course, given the negative reception towards 2014’s sequel, those plans […]
Theory: Doctor Strange takes place before Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Luke Owen looks at the MCU timeline… Warning, there are some spoilers for Doctor Strange in this article. It’s become standard reasoning to believe that each movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows the last (with the exception of Captain America: The First Avenger, for obvious reasons). Iron Man 3 clearly follows on from the […]
Watch an exclusive clip from British thriller Panic
Director Sean Spencer’s urban thriller Panic opens in the UK next month, and we have an exclusive clip from the film, which stars David Gyasi (Interstellar, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Rises, Doctor Who) and Pippa Nixon (Cuffs, Containment, John Carter). Check it out below, or over on our YouTube channel… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★ review of […]
Spoiler: Benedict Cumberbatch played another major character in Doctor Strange
Warning: Spoilers for Doctor Strange, obviously. Doctor Strange is out in cinemas now [read our review here] and the cast and crew have been busy talking to the press about the film. We got to speak with director Scott Derrickson, who revealed that Taika Waitti directed the mid-credits sting featuring Thor, but he’s also spoken […]
John Wick: Chapter 2 director on taking the Aliens approach to the sequel
This February sees Keanu Reeves returning to the role of retired assassin and killing machine John Wick for a sequel to the 2014 action thriller, and director Chad Stahelski has been speaking to Collider about the approach they adopted for John Wick: Chapter 2, comparing it to that of James Cameron’s Aliens. “We decided to […]
Second Opinion – The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans, 2016. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz and Bryan Brown. SYNOPSIS: After the end of World War I, former soldier Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) takes the solitary job of lighthouse keeper off the coast of Western Australia. On the mainland, he meets the vivacious Isobel Graymark […]
Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen and Iko Uwais teaming with John Wick director for Triple Threat
Asian action stars Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak), Tiger Chen (Man of Tai Chi) and Iko Uwais (The Raid) are teaming up with John Wick director Chad Stahelski for Triple Threat, THR is reporting. The film, which has been scripted by Dwayne Smith, “revolves around a Chinese martial artist who goes to Mexico to rescue his ex-wife […]
The Week in Spandex – Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailers, Avengers: Infinity War cast update, The Batman to shoot in 2017, Joss Whedon on Marvel vs DC
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Logan, Deadpool 2, Legion, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Batman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Smallville and […]
Michael Giacchino to score Spider-Man: Homecoming
If a post on Reddit is to be believed, Doctor Strange composer Michael Giacchino will be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year, with Kevin Feige reportedly announcing him as composing the score for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Giacchino has worked extensively with Disney in the past, scoring the likes of Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars […]
