Alex Moreland talks to Aisling Franciosi and Sam Claflin about The Nightingale, working with Jennifer Kent, and more… The Nightingale is a film about violence – set in a British colony in Australia at the height of colonialism, it tells a story of traumas both political and personal. Jennifer Kent’s second feature film is unrelenting […]
Rey, Finn and Poe are ready for action in new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker image
Empire has revealed a new image from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which sees Resistance heroes Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) reunited and ready for action as C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) looks on; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams comment on George Lucas’ disappointment with […]
Channing Tatum adapting comic book The Maxx for the screen
THR is reporting that Channing Tatum’s Free Association and Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment are teaming up for an adaptation of Sam Kieth’s cult comic book series The Maxx. Created by Kieth and launching via Image Comics in 1993, The Maxx revolves around the titular character, who exists both in the real world and an alternate […]
Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller won’t work with James Cameron again
James Cameron had already suggested there were some “bloody creative battles” with director Tim Miller during the making of Terminator: Dark Fate, with the franchise creator heavily involved with stamping his vision on the project in both the writing and post-production stages – so much so in fact that Miller has revealed he has no […]
Disney’s Frozen 2 sets new record global opening for an animated movie
In perhaps the least surprising piece of news this month, Disney’s hotly-anticipated sequel Frozen 2 has enjoyed a magical opening at the box office, with the follow-up to the 2013 smash hit setting a new record for an animated movie with $350.2 million worldwide. Domestically, Frozen 2 earned $127 million from its three-day opening (the […]
Fantastic Four director Josh Trank reviews his own movie on Letterboxd (and gives it 2 stars)
Having taken the somewhat surprising approach to promoting the movie by publicly disowning it on social media on the eve of its release back in 2015, director Josh Trank has now revisited 20th Century Fox’s failed superhero reboot Fantastic Four for the first time since its completion – and not only that, but he’s also […]
Josh Gad was never seriously in the running for Penguin role in The Batman, but did speak to Matt Reeves
He may have spent much of 2017 teasing his possible casting on social media, but with Colin Farrell now signing on for the role of Oswald Cobblepot – a.k.a. The Penguin – in Warner Bros. The Batman, actor Josh Gad has revealed that while he did chat to director Matt Reeves about the role, he […]
Movie Review – Frozen 2 (2019)
Frozen 2, 2019. Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Featuring the voice talents of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimpton and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: When elemental forces threaten the future of Arendelle, Elsa and Anna take their friends on a dangerous quest […]
Movie Review – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, 2018. Directed by Lasse Halstrom and Joe Johnston. Starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Miranda Hart, Jack Whitehall, Eugenio Derbez, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Ellie Bamber, Ocean Navarro, Misty Copeland, Omid Djalili, Tom Sweet, and Morgan Freeman. SYNOPSIS: A young girl is transported into a […]
54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Green Book (2018)
Green Book, 2018. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Don Stark, Sebastian Maniscalco, P.J. Byrne, Brian Stepanek, Iqbal Theba, Tom Virtue, Paul Sloan, and Nick Vallelonga. SYNOPSIS: A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Early […]
