Over two years on from the film’s release, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has once again spoken out on social media to defend his creative choices for the character of Luke Skywalker in the middle chapter of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Responding to a tweet accusing him of “completely destroying the […]
Marisa Tomei joins Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced in Sweet Girl
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei has signed on to star alongside Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold) in the Netflix revenge thriller Sweet Girl. Directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza, Sweet Girl will see Momoa portraying a devastated husband out for revenge against the people responsible for his wife’s death, […]
Movie Review – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Dominic Monaghan, Greg Grunberg, Jimmy Vee, and Billy Dee Williams. SYNOPSIS: […]
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K Ultra HD box set coming in 2020
Last month, Disney+ delivered a big surprise for fans of the Star Wars saga by dropping previously-unannounced 4K versions of the Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy to the streaming service. However, non-subscribers – or those who still prefer their media physical – will soon be able to get their hands on Ultra HD versions of […]
Guy Pearce stars in trailer for action thriller Disturbing the Peace
Momentum Pictures has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming action thriller Disturbing the Peace. Directed by York Alec Shackleton, the film stars Guy Pearce as a small-town marshal, who after refusing to carry his gun since a tragic shooting, is forced to pick up his firearm once more to protect his town against […]
Kevin Feige says plans for Marvel’s next big Infinity Saga-level event are “well underway”
Although we’ve got a whole host of Marvel goodness to look forward to over the next few years, with seven movies dated between now and May 2022 and eight TV shows on the horizon for Disney+, we don’t as yet know when the studio will reassemble the Avengers (or a new variation of Earth’s Mightiest […]
Stephen King adaptation Firestarter finds a new director
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ long-planned adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter has found a new director, with Variety reporting that Keith Thomas (The Vigil) has signed on to helm the reboot. Based on the 1980 sci-fi-horror novel, Firestarter follows a father and daughter who are on the run from a secret government agency looking to […]
Doctor Sleep receiving a three-hour Director’s Cut
Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has announced that the home entertainment release of this year’s Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep is set to include an extended Director’s Cut of The Shining follow-up, which runs for 180 minutes – 28 minutes longer than the theatrical release. Check out Flanagan’s tweet here: SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers […]
Taika Waititi says Thor: Love and Thunder will be “bigger, bolder and brighter” than Thor: Ragnarok
Although he’s currently busy with his latest film, the Michael Fassbender-headlined Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi is set for a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year as he reunites with Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson and returning MCU alum Natalie Portman to shoot 2021’s Thor: Love and Thunder. Speaking to […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker bombs in China
Despite a mixed reception from fans and critics alike, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is on course to enjoy a healthy opening weekend around the globe, but the latest chapter in the long-running Saga has failed to find an audience in China, with Episode IX tanking at the box office in the Middle Kingdom. […]
