Back when it was first revealed that Marvel was planning an epic 23-movie The Infinity Saga box set covering the first three Phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, studio chief Kevin Feige promised that the set would include a host of previously-unreleased deleted scenes (including some “really, really bad” ones).Well, with the box set going […]
Colin Trevorrow to receive story credit on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Although J.J. Abrams is said to have started with a blank canvas when he replaced Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow in the director’s chair for Episode IX, it has been revealed that Trevorrow and his writing partner Derek Connolly will still be receiving a story credit on next month’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. […]
Alexander Skarsgard joins Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Big Little Lies star Alexander Skarsgard has signed on to star alongside Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Ruth Negga (Preacher) and Andre Holland (Moonlight) in the cast of Passing, the directorial debut of actress Rebecca Hall (The Gift, Vicky Cristina Barcelona).Scripted by Hall and based on the novel of the same name […]
Watch an exclusive clip from The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows
Ahead of its DVD and Digital release next month, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the new family horror adventure The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows, which is directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas and features a cast that includes Isabella Blake-Thomas (Once Upon A Time), Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop), Jake Brennan (The Orville), Britt Flatmo (Super […]
The King’s Man release pushed back several months
Matthew Vaughn’s prequel to his blockbuster Kingsman franchise has been bumped from its Valentine’s Day 2020 release date amidst a slew of scheduling announcements from Disney.The Hollywood Reporter has announced that The King’s Man will now be released seven months later on September 18, 2020. The exact reason for the delay is unclear, but with […]
Christian Bale discusses why Nolan’s Batman never had a fourth outing
So much has happened in the comic book genre since Christopher Nolan redefined the landscape with 2005’s Batman Begins. Cinematic universes have exploded onto almost every available multiplex screen, completely changing cinema as we know it. So why did such a game-changing series of films manage to resist the temptation to continue the further adventure’s […]
Disney open to the possibility of a Mandalorian movie
The big screen future of the Star Wars franchise is very much up in the air post-Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, what with Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss exiting their planned project, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson’s own trilogy seemingly not quite a sure thing at this […]
Black Christmas screenwriter defends the remake’s PG-13 rating
With the MPAA officially rating Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming Black Christmas remake as PG-13 for “violence, terror, thematic content involving sexual assault, language, sexual material and drinking”, screenwriter April Wolfe has spoken out to defend the film for avoiding the R-rating of the 1974 original and the early 2016 remake.Here’s the deal: We wrote it with […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Waves (2019)
Waves, 2019.Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine.SYNOPSIS:Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, […]
J.J. Abrams says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker tells the Leia story it would have told had Carrie Fisher lived
Some two years after her passing, Carrie Fisher returns to the big screen next month for one final outing as Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, with director J.J. Abrams crafting her role from unused footage shot during production on 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.While Leia was expected to play a […]
