Having been cut from Solo: A Star Wars Story due to scheduling conflicts with the Ron Howard-directed reshoots (where he was to have portrayed the Crimson Dawn crime lord Dryden Vos via motion capture), actor Michael K. Williams has revealed to Variety that he’s hoping to get another chance to appear in the galaxy far, […]
British rap drama VS. gets a trailer
Ahead of its UK release next month, a trailer has arrived online for the upcoming rap drama VS. Directed by Ed Lilly, the film stars Conor Swindells, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Joivan Wade, Shotty Horroh, Paigey Cakey, Nicholas Pinnock, Emily Taaffe, and Ruth Sheen; check it out here… A troubled foster teen (Swindells) – is introduced to the “no […]
First poster for Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Ahead of its premiere at the BFI London Film Festival next month, a poster has arrived online for Ben Wheatley’s latest film Happy New Year, Colin Burstead; take a look here… “The film centres around Colin Burstead (Neil Maskell) who hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin […]
Movie Review – Gloves Off (2017)
Gloves Off, 2017. Directed by Steven Nesbit. Starring Brad Moore, Paul Barber, Ricky Tomlinson, Denise Van Outen, Greg Orvis, and Laurie Kynaston. SYNOPSIS: This is the story of Doug, a fantastic fighter but not so fantastic businessman, who must save his beloved gym by training a gentle giant for a bare-knuckle fight. The humble underdog […]
Blu-ray Review – D.O.A.: A Right of Passage (1980)
D.O.A.: A Right of Passage, 1980. Directed by Lech Kowalski. Starring Stiv Bators, Terry Chimes, Tony James, Mick Jones, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock, Joe Strummer, Sid Vicious, and Billy Idol. SYNOPSIS: Documentary detailing the rise and fall of the punk movement in the late 1970s. It’s 1996 and punk is back […]
Hardcore Henry director to helm Nobody from John Wick creators
Geeks Worldwide is reporting that Ilya Naishuller, direct of the 2015 sci-fi action thriller Hardcore Henry, has signed on to direct Nobody, an action film in the works at STX Entertainment. Nobody will see Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk playing an everyman who comes to the aid of a woman being […]
Jack Black wants to make a Nacho Libre sequel
During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, actor Jack Black has revealed that he still has ambitions to don the luchador mask once more for a sequel to the 2006 wrestling comedy Nacho Libre. The original film was directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) from a script by Jared and Jerusha Hess and Mike […]
Biopic of The Rock’s father Rocky Johnson in development
In news coming out of the Toronto Film Festival, THR is reporting that indie filmmakers Jonathan and Justin Gajewski have optioned the life rights to Rocky Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and father of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, for a biopic entitled Ring King. “We are very excited to bring Rocky Johnson’s incredible story to […]
Mark Ruffalo says Avengers 4 additional photography is “not just reshoots”
Marvel Studios kicked off additional photography on next year’s Avengers 4 this past week, and it seems this latest round of filming is more than just your standard reshoots. Speaking to The Marvelists podcast (via Comicbook.com), Mark Ruffalo has revealed that the Marvel blockbuster is still a work in progress, and that the Russos are still shaping […]
Mission: Impossible – Fallout becomes the highest-grossing movie of Tom Cruise’s career
After a blistering start in China last weekend, Mission: Impossible – Fallout has pushed its global haul to $726.6 million, making it not only the highest-grossing instalment in the spy series, but also the biggest movie of Tom Cruise’s career to date. Fallout has earned $212.1 million domestically (leaving it just a shade behind Mission: […]