Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has confirmed that Shazam! actor Zachary Levi was considered for the role of Star-Lord before the final decision landed on Chris Pratt.Recently, Gunn opened up a Q&A on his Instagram to which a fan asked the director if the reports of Levi being considered for Star-Lord were true, to […]
Charlie’s Angels reboot bombs at the box office
Sony’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels has followed in the footsteps of Terminator: Dark Fate and Doctor Sleep by becoming the latest movie to tank at the North American box office, with the female-fronted action ensemble grossing a paltry $8.6 million in its domestic opening weekend.The movie, directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Kristen Stewart, Ella […]
Kevin Feige responds to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism
Martin Scorsese caused quite the stir last month when, during his promotional campaign for The Irishman, the legendary filmmaker spent much of his time criticising Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, describing its output as “not cinema” and comparing it instead to theme park attractions.While some of Scorsese’s contemporaries agreed his comments (see Francis […]
Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck and Zack Snyder join calls to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League
Over the past couple of weeks, both Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg) have joined calls for Warner Bros. to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League, and now on the second anniversary of the DC film’s release, their co-stars Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Ben Affleck (Batman) have thrown their weight behind the fan campaign, as […]
Blu-ray Review – Hitch Hike to Hell (1977)
Hitch Hike to Hell, 1977.Directed by Irvin Berwick. Starring Robert Gribbin, Russell Johnson, John Harmon, Dorothy Bennett, Sheryl Lynn, Randy Echols.SYNOPSIS:A mentally disturbed delivery driver kidnaps, rapes and murders hitch hikers, especially those with mommy issues.The most remarkable thing about Hitch Hike to Hell lies in its persistent ordinariness. That is to say, Hitch Hike […]
Sam Mendes’ World War I epic 1917 gets two new posters
Two new quad posters have been released for Sam Mendes’ First World War epic 1917 featuring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman; take a look below…SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for 1917 hereAt the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) […]
Blu-ray Review – Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade, 2018.Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Betty Gabriel, Christopher Kirby, and Harrison Gilbertson.SYNOPSIS:In the future a technophobic mechanic is left for dead after a brutal mugging, only to receive an experimental medical upgrade that enables him to seek revenge.Good sci-fi is designed to make you think, and from Star […]
New posters for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Paramount Pictures has released two new posters for the upcoming animated comedy adventure The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run featuring SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, and a missing poster for Gary; check them out here…SEE ALSO: Keanu Reeves plays a tumbleweed in first trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run This Memorial Day weekend, […]
Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher to shoot Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam movie
Having announced earlier in the week that the long-planned Black Adam movie is finally a go and set for release in December 2021, Dwayne Johnson has now revealed that the project will reunite him with Jungle Cruise cinematographer Lawrence Sher, who is coming off another DC project in the billion dollar-grossing Joker. Larry Sher is […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2019 – Night of the Dead Horror Marathon Review
A much-loved institution of the Leeds International Film Festival is its annual Night of the Dead sidebar, an overnight horror movie marathon which lures some 300-ish genre fans to Leeds’ legendary Hyde Park Picture House for 10 hours of cult horror mayhem.Beginning in the late hours of November 15th and lurching into the early hours […]
