If you cast your mind back to 2016, you may recall that Universal Pictures set a December 2019 release date for Wicked, an adaptation of the smash hit stage musical which presents an alternate retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Since that announcement, we’ve heard nothing in the way […]
Female spy thriller 355 may recast missing actress Fan Bingbing
During this year’s Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Marion Cotillard (Allied), Penelope Cruz (Murder on the Orient Express), Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther) and Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past) would be teaming up for 355, a star-studded espionage film from director Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix). However, if you’ve been […]
Movie Review – Smallfoot (2018)
Smallfoot, 2018. Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick. Featuring the voice talents of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry, Jimmy Tatro, Patricia Heaton, Jack Quaid, Sarah Baker, and Justin Roiland. SYNOPSIS: A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. For as […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sofia Boutella and more testing for DC’s Birds of Prey
With Warner Bros. and DC Films looking at a January production start for Birds of Prey, it seems we may soon learn who’ll be joining Margot Robbie in the cast of the Harley Quinn-led girl gang movie. According to various reports in the trades, Warner Bros. and director Cathy Yan are currently testing a number […]
New Bumblebee teaser features G1 Optimus Prime and Soundwave
With a new trailer set to arrive at some point today, a brief teaser for the upcoming Transformers spinoff Bumblebee has arrived online and offers up a very first glimpse of Optimus Prime in his classic Generation 1 design, along with the Decepticons Soundwave and Ravage (assuming that is actually Soundwave and Ravage, and they […]
The CW’s Arrowverse crossover adds Jeremy Davies as villainous Arkham Asylum doctor
Deadline is reporting that Jeremy Davies (Justified, Sleepy Hollow) has become the latest addition to this year’s Arrowverse crossover between The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl. Davies is set to play Dr. John Deegan, whose description reads: “a doctor at Arkham Asylum For the Criminally Insane in Gotham City, but he might just be crazier than […]
An Expanding Universe: The MCU spills onto the small screen with Disney’s streaming service
Allen Christian on the expansion of the MCU on Disney’s upcoming streaming service… More than a year ago at this point, Disney announced the coming of its own streaming service. Little is known about the service apart from some vague ideas of planned programming based on current Disney properties (including a host of baffling film […]
Blu-ray Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis. SYNOPSIS: The second (and last?) standalone Star Wars movie serves up the origin story of everyone’s favorite […]
Joker vs. Harley Quinn movie is a mix of Bad Santa and This Is Us
Back in August of last year it was reported that Warner Bros. had enlisted Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love, This Is Us) to write and direct a Joker vs. Harley Quinn movie – one of numerous projects in development at DC Films featuring one or both of its titular two villains. During an interview […]
Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman and Cynthia Erivo feature in first Bad Times at the El Royale clip
Following hot on the heels of the recent batch of TV spots, 20th Century Fox has now unveiled the first clip from Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale, which is titled ‘No Place For a Priest’ and features Jon Hamm, Cynthia Erivo, Lewis Pullman, and Jeff Bridges; watch it here and be sure to […]