Deadline has revealed a new piece of casting to Eli Roth’s upcoming Borderlands film adaptation as Janina Gavankar (The Morning Show) is set to star in the film.Gavankar will portray a new character to the franchise named Commander Knoxx in what is said to be a key role. She stars alongside Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Cate Blanchett […]
Movie Review – Love and Monsters (2020)
Love and Monsters, 2021.Directed by Michael Matthews. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Michael Rooker, and Ariana Greenblatt.SYNOPSIS:In a monster-infested world, Joel (Dylan O’Brien) learns his girlfriend is just 80 miles away. To make the dangerous journey, Joel discovers his inner hero to be with the girl of his dreams.Had the landscape in Michael […]
Chloe Zhao wins the 2021 DGA Award for Nomadland
The BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Director weren’t the only gongs that Nomadland and its director Chloe Zhao picked up this past weekend, as the filmmaker was also honoured with the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film at the 2021 Directors Guild Awards.Chinese-born filmmaker Zhao is the first woman of […]
Movie Review – I Care a Lot (2020)
I Care a Lot, 2020.Directed by J Blakeson. Starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, Damian Young, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Dianne Wiest, and Nicholas Logan.SYNOPSIS:A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to […]
Blu-ray Review – The Producers Special Edition (1968)
The Producers, 1968.Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars, Estelle Winwood, Lee Meredith, Christopher Hewett, Andréas Voutsinas, and Renée Taylor.SYNOPSIS:Mel Brooks’ debut madcap satire The Producers has been restored in 4K by Kino Lorber for this new Special Edition Blu-ray. They’ve also ported over most of the bonus features […]
Joe Cornish to write and direct adaptation of Mark Millar’s Starlight
While the rumours of an Attack the Block sequel continue to do the rounds, Joe Cornish has settled on his next project for 20th Century Studios with an adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic Starlight.According to Deadline, Cornish will write and direct Starlight, which tells the story of ‘a space hero who saved the universe 35 […]
Lucy Liu joins Shazam: Fury of the Gods as villain Kalypso
Another villain is will torment Billy Batson a.k.a. Shazam as Lucy Liu (Elementary) has joined the sequel as Kalypso, the sister of Helen Mirren’s Hespera. The film sees David F. Sandberg returning to the director’s chair alongside stars Asher Angel and Zachary Levi, who play Billy and his superhero alter-ego Shazam.Like Hespera, Kalypso has no […]
Michael B. Jordan explains why Sylvester Stallone isn’t returning as Rocky for Creed III
Last week, it was announced that Sylvester Stallone wouldn’t be reprising his role as Rocky Balboa in Creed III, the third instalment in the Creed franchise, and now lead actor and director Michael B. Jordan has revealed why the Italian Stallion won’t be appearing in the next instalment.In an interview with IGN, Jordan explained that the creative team […]
Exclusive Interview – Justice Society: World War II producer Butch Lukic
Ricky Church chats with Justice Society: World War II supervising producer Butch Lukic…Though the Justice League consists of some of the most popular superheroes in comics and has been around for decades, they are not the first superhero team in either the DC Universe or the comic book industry. In 1940 the world was introduced […]
Movie Review – The Sound of Metal (2019)
The Sound of Metal, 2019.Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Domenico Toledo, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez and Chris Perfetti.SYNOPSIS:Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is forced to face some home truths, as a life altering event sees everything he values slip away. As sound is replaced by silence Ruben’s […]
