Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards is set to develop an original sci-fi film at New Regency. This marks his first project since taking on the Star Wars spin-off prequel. Edwards will write and direct the untitled feature. Plot details are unknown at this point, but it is said Edwards’ film will take […]
Movie Review – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong, Matthew Willig, and Dana Lee. SYNOPSIS: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee […]
Quentin Tarantino explains what happens to Rick Dalton after Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The last we saw of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, things were looking up for the fading star. Having fended off an attack from the Manson Family, Rick finds himself invited into the home of his neighbour Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), presumably scoring himself a contact with her husband, […]
DC’s Birds of Prey opens below expectations with $81.3 million worldwide
Warner Bros. and DC Films unleashed the first superhero movie of 2020 this past Friday with the DC Extended Universe girl gang ensemble Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), with the R-rated comic book adaptation grossing $81.3 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Despite critical acclaimed, Birds of Prey came […]
The long-delayed Chaos Walking gets new 2021 release date
After a long delay and major reshoots, Lionsgate has announced Doug Liman’s dystopian sci-fi Chaos Walking finally has a release date of January 22, 2021 after the film was originally supposed to come out in March of last year. Chaos Walking, which is based on Patrick Ness’ sci-fi novel trilogy, sees Tom Holland as Tom Hewitt, a […]
Rian Johnson teases “whole new cast, location and mystery” for Knives Out sequel
With critical acclaim, an Oscar nomination, and a global box office haul fast approaching $300 million, it’s no surprise that there’s been a lot of talk lately concerning a follow-up to Rian Johnson’s star-studded mystery Knives Out. Well, it seems its now official, as Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed during the studio’s shareholder earnings […]
Doctor Strange director endorses Sam Raimi as his successor on Marvel’s Multiverse of Madness
After overseeing the introduction of the Sorcerer Supreme into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2016’s Doctor Strange, director Scott Derrickson was all set to reunite with Benedict Cumberbatch on next year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, only for the filmmaker to exit the project last month due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. […]
What makes a great Oscar acceptance speech?
On the eve of the 92nd Academy Awards begins, a mixture of trepidation and excitement is rife among avid Oscar-watchers over what is quite possibly the ceremony’s most consistent source of entertainment: the acceptance speeches. Here, George Nash muses over what makes a great one… The shocks. The snubs. The nauseating self-importance. With so much […]
The Farewell and Uncut Gems among winners of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards
The winners of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced last night, with Lulu Wang’s The Farewell taking home the prize for Best Feature, and Adam Sandler shaking off his Oscar snub to take the award for Best Actor for Uncut Gems. Along with Best Actor, Uncut Gems was also honoured with Best Director […]
Tom Hardy to play Ernest Shackleton in exploration biopic
According to Variety, Tom Hardy (Dunkirk) is set to produce and star in the biopic Shackleton, based on the exploits of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, from Heyday Films and StudioCanal. The film will be written by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) with Hardy serving as a producer alongside Dean Baker through their Hardy Son […]
