Last month, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp posted a selection of concept artwork he’d commissioned for a potential Alien movie, which he’d started thinking about whilst working with Sigourney Weaver on his latest film Chappie. Blomkamp was working on the project unofficially, but stated last week that 20th Century Fox would jump at […]
Patrick Stewart may join Wolverine 3, Ian McKellen returning for X-Men: Apocalypse
With the news (which we reported at Flickering Myth) that director Bryan Singer is in pre-production on the latest X-Men blockbuster, X-Men: Apocalypse, some other interesting news on the plans possibly in place for the rest of the X-Universe. Professor X (well, the older version) himself Patrick Stewart has been speaking this week to Oregon […]
Sigourney Weaver on Neill Blomkamp’s potential Alien movie: “We’ll see what happens”
A couple of days ago Chappie director Neill Blomkamp offered up some insight into his potential Alien movie, stating that Fox would “make it tomorrow” if he decided to go ahead with his plans for another instalment in the sci-fi franchise. Well, Cinemablend caught up with Blomkamp’s Chappie star Sigourney Weaver, and it seems she’s […]
Neill Blomkamp discusses his Alien movie, says “there’s a high degree of chance” that he’ll try to get it made
Last month, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) shared some concept art that he’d commissioned for an Alien film that he was quietly developing, which included shots of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Hicks (Michael Biehn) – the latter of whom (rather disappointingly) never managed to make it to the opening scene of Alien 3 alive. Little […]
DVD Review – Collection (2015)
Collection, 2015. Directed by John Herzfeld. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Thomas Jane, Danny Aiello, Lauren Cohan, Kyra Sedgwick, Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore, Nelly, Kevin Connolly, David O’Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Berenger, Terry Crews, Cary Elwes, Frank Stallone, Elizabeth Henstridge. SYNOPSIS: A motivational book written by a mystery author inspires a cross-section of different people to re-evaluate their […]
Blu-ray Review – The Killing (1956)
The Killing, 1956. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C.Flippen, Elisha Cook Jr, Marie Windsor, Ted de Corsia and Timothy Carey. SYNOPSIS: Seven men are intent on executing the perfect robbery and taking a racetrack for two million dollars. But nothing goes quite as planned… Kubrick’s third feature was […]
DVD Review – Chastity Bites (2013)
Chastity Bites, 2013. Directed by John V. Knowles. Starring Allison Scagliotti, Louise Griffiths, Amy Okuda, Francia Raisa and Eduardo Rioseco. SYNOPSIS: Notorious serial killer Elizabeth Bathory believed that bathing in virgin blood would keep her young and beautiful forever. Still alive today she’s found a perfect hunting ground for her “botox” as an abstinence educator […]
Fifty Shades of Grey director had on-set bust ups with book’s author E.L. James
Having just been announced to have received an 18-rating here in the UK, Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson has been talking about some of the on-set issues she had with the book’s author E.L. James. “It was difficult I’m not going to lie” she told Porter Magazine. “We definitely fought but they were […]
Joss Whedon talks the fate of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, “I f***ing kill them”
If there is one thing that Joss Whedon is famous for, it’s killing off popular characters to get a reaction from his audience. Last time round it was Agent Coulson, but who will it be this time in Avengers: Age of Ultron? Well, in an interview Empire, Whedon clearly has deadly plans for not just […]
Mission: Impossible 5 moved up five months to avoid Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Well, it was only a matter of time… In what is sure to be a wise move on Paramount Pictures’ part, the studio has shifted the release of the fifth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise to avoid confrontation with Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, bringing the date forward almost a full five months […]
