Anghus Houvouras on Deadpool 2… Sequels are often a disappointing proposition. They come from a creatively suspect place. Hit movies demand replication, but replicating their success means a lot of copying and pasting. None of it feels as fresh as the original, and often we’re left with something unoriginal—and even more sinful, unnecessary. Unoriginal movies […]
Kumail Nanjiani to play a wisecracking alien in Men in Black reboot
With Sony’s Men in Black reboot moving full steam ahead in advance of its May 2019 release date, That Hashtag Show is reporting that Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, The Big Sick) is in final talks to join the project as a wisecracking alien character. F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, The Fate of the Furious) […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – Hereditary (2017)
Hereditary, 2017. Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro. SYNOPSIS: The matriarch of the Graham family has died, but still casts a shadow over everybody, especially her teenage granddaughter. As an overwhelming terror takes over the household, the family starts to unravel and the mother has […]
Hasbro planning new Power Rangers movies
While Lionsgate’s Power Rangers movie was intended as the first instalment of a series of films, things didn’t quite work out as planned for the big screen reboot of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise. The movie – directed by Dean Israelite and starring Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G and Ludi Lin […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art features radically different Dryden Vos designs
While it’s unlikely we’ll ever know exactly what changes Ron Howard made to Solo: A Star Wars Story, one aspect of the film we do know he was responsible for in its entirety was the villain Dryden Vos, with Howard casting Paul Bettany in the role after Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s original choice Michael […]
Sony pulls Silver & Black from release slate, but work on the script continues
This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise given that it was reported back in February that the project was on “indefinite” hold, but Sony has now officially announced that it has pulled the planned Spider-Man spinoff Silver & Black from its release schedule. The film, which has Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life […]
Heathers TV reboot has been dropped by Paramount Network
After delaying its original March 7th premiere in the wake of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Paramount Network has now announced that it has decided against airing the small screen reboot of Heathers. According to THR, the network “didn’t feel comfortable” airing the series in the current climate, […]
Deadpool 2’s Julian Dennison reportedly joins Godzilla vs. Kong
According to ThatHashtagShow, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla vs. Kong has added Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Deadpool 2 star Julian Dennison to the cast of the MonsterVerse crossover. The site reports that Dennison has secured a supporting role alongside the previously announced Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Kyle Chandler (Bloodline), while an […]
Exclusive: Nick Park would love to revisit Wallace and Gromit
Aardman Animation’s latest feature film Early Man received its home entertainment release in the UK this week, director Nick Park has been chatting about the film, as well as teasing the possibility of further adventures for his beloved characters Wallace and Gromit. “I always miss Wallace and Gromit, they’re kind of part of my DNA […]
Netflix Is Great, But Cinema is Special
Neil Calloway argues that despite the strides made by streaming services, cinema is still a cut above… It’s become such a cliché that you probably sigh every time you hear it, but received wisdom is that nowadays the best TV is at least as good as, if not better than, films. First HBO, and now […]