Anghus Houvouras on Disney and the Franchise War… Last year I wrote at length about Disney’s plans to ultimately win Hollywood’s ever expanding Franchise War. Their battle plan has not been without issues. The Covid pandemic shuttering theaters and decimating long-established release plans has been an incalculable intangible. Billions of dollars in potential earnings from […]
Kevin Feige confirms that Marvel won’t replace Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa for Black Panther 2
During this week’s Disney Investor Day presentation, Kevin Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios is pushing ahead with its plans for Black Panther II, but will not be recasting the role of T’Challa following the tragic death of actor Chadwick Boseman in August. “I wanted to acknowledge the devastating loss of a dear friend and member […]
Zack Snyder confirms a remastered version of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is on the way
For fans of Zack Snyder’s take on the DC Universe, it seems 2021 will be quite the year. Not only is Snyder finally releasing his long-awaited cut of Justice League, but now his most polarizing film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, is getting remastered. Snyder made the announcement on Vero, a social media app […]
Movie Review – Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018. Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Maria Dragus, Eileen O’Higgins, Liah O’Prey, Izuka Hoyle, Brendan Coyle, Martin Compston, Gemma Chan, and Ismael Cruz Córdova. SYNOPSIS: Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned […]
Movie Review – Bombshell (2019)
Bombshell, 2019. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnon, Mark Duplass, Alice Eve, Alanna Ubach, Nazanin Boniadi, Elisabeth Röhm, Madeline Zima, Ashley Greene, Rob Delaney, Brooke Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Spencer Garrett, Andy Buckley, Liv Hewson, Ahna O’Reilly, P. J. Byrne, Ben Lawson, Anne Ramsay, Josh […]
Sci-fi horror-comedy PG: Psycho Goreman gets a new poster and trailer
Ahead of its release this January, a new poster, trailer and images have arrived online for the sci-fi horror-comedy PG: Psycho Goreman. Written and directed by Steven Kostanski, the film follows siblings Mimi and Luke who unwittingly resurrect an alien overlord in their small town and force him to obey their childish whims using an […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player, and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother […]
Movie Review – Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch, 2011. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn. SYNOPSIS: Locked away against her will, a young girl’s vivid imagination provides a thrilling escape from her dark reality. With Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder is for the first […]
Star Wars: A Droid Story animated movie and Star Wars: Visions anime series coming to Disney+
So, who had a Star Wars: Droids reboot on the 2020 bingo? Okay, so its not quite a revival of the mostly-forgotten (and mostly-forgettable) Saturday morning cartoon, but R2-D2 and C-3PO are about to get animated once again for Star Wars: A Droid Story, a new feature film in development for Disney+. Announced yesterday during […]
Patty Jenkins says DC directors have “tossed out” Joss Whedon’s Justice League
During a recent interview to promote the upcoming film Wonder Woman 1984, director Patty Jenkins got candid on her feelings about 2017’s Justice League. While not directly mean-spirited towards the film, Jenkins does open up about not taking much from the film, with her and the other directors in the DC Extended Universe moving forward […]
