If anyone remembers the production of 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, you’ll know it wasn’t an easy experience. The troubled production saw the removal of original director Gareth Edwards and the project was retooled by filmmaker Tony Gilroy. For many fans, this was a massive blow as they wanted to see what Edwards […]
New trailer for crime caper Pixie starring Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy and Alec Baldwin
Ahead of its US release this March, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the Irish comedy crime caper Pixie. Directed by Barnaby Thompson, the film stars Olivia Cookie as the titular Pixie, who masterminds a heist to avenge her mother’s death and leave her small town behind, until she’s forced to team-up with […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – John and the Hole
John and the Hole, 2021. Directed by Pascual Sisto. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, and Taissa Farmiga. SYNOPSIS: While exploring the neighbouring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker – a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into […]
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos reportedly reuniting for Frankenstein reimagining Poor Things
It seems that director Yorgos Lanthimos is set to reunite with The Favourite star Emma Stone and screenwriter Tony McNamara on his next project, a reimagining of the Frankenstein story entitled Poor Things. Based on the novel of the same name from Alasdair Gray, Poor Things will see Stone portraying Bella Baxter, “a volatile, oversexed, […]
Jennifer Lopez and Niki Caro teaming with Netflix for The Mother
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Lopez is set to produce and star in the action thriller The Mother, which will be directed by Mulan helmer Niki Caro from a script by Misha Green (Lovecraft Country) and Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton). Described as “in the spirit of the Luc Besson classic The Professional”, the film […]
James Gunn says The Suicide Squad is complete and 100% his creative vision
James Gunn is currently in Toronto reuniting with his The Suicide Squad star John Cena for the HBO Max spinoff series Peacemaker, but the director has taken a moment out of his busy schedule to provide fans with an update on the DCEU blockbuster. Responding to a question on Twitter about how much creative freedom […]
Jeffrey Wright to voice The Dark Knight for HBO Max comedy podcast Batman: The Audio Adventures
Westworld star Jeffrey Wright is set to follow his upcoming stint as Commissioner Gordon in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman by returning to Gotham City – this time as the Caped Crusader himself – for the HBO Max narrative comedy podcast Batman: The Audio Adventures. THR reports that the project hails from SNL’s […]
Hot Toys unveils new Batman Forever Movie Masterpiece Series figures
Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Batman and Robin which is based on the appearance of Val Kilmer and Chris O’Donnell as the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 DC outing Batman Forever. The collectibles are available to pre-order now, priced at $255 and $245 […]
Trailer for Japanese remake of cult sci-fi horror Cube
A trailer has arrived online for Cube, the upcoming Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali’s 1997 sci-fi horror of the same name, which follows a group strangers trapped in a maze of deadly traps; watch it here… A mysterious cube. 6 men and women are suddenly trapped in Cube. It’s unclear where this is, why they […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers, 2021. Directed by Edgar Wright. SYNOPSIS: How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron and Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band. As […]
