The directors of Avengers: Infinity War have promised that the film’s stakes are real and discussed why that’s important. Spoilers follow… One problem plaguing past Marvel Cinematic Universe films and superhero movies from all corners of the industry is that the stakes often don’t feel real, that there is never any real threat or consequence […]
Tessa Thompson loves Avengers: Infinity War but says that “it’s just the beginning”
Tessa Thompson has praised Avengers: Infinity War but has said that “it’s just the beginning”. Now that Infinity War has kicked down the door at the box office and is busy collecting mountains of money, fans are starting to think about what will come next in Avengers 4. Infinity War finishes on somewhat of a […]
Poster and trailer for Ibiza starring Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson and Richard Madden
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix later this month, a new trailer and poster have arrived online for the upcoming romantic comedy Ibiza. Directed by Alex Richanbach, the film stars Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson, and Richard Madden; check them out here… Meet Harper: She’s a single thirtysomething New Yorker with awesome friends she […]
Avengers 4 title “speaks to the heart of the story”
Since the announcement that Marvel was dropping the Part I and Part II from Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, the studio has been referring to the 2019 release as ‘Untitled Avengers‘. Now that Infinity War is here, it’s presumably only a matter of time until we get the title reveal for the next movie, […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp gets a new trailer
While Avengers: Infinity War is off breaking box office records, fans won’t have to wait too long for the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has released today the latest trailer for Ant-Man and The Wasp, the sequel to Peyton Reed’s 2015 film starring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, and Evangeline Lilly as Hope […]
Venom tops Wonder Woman for trailer views in first 24 hours
It may not have broken any records, but the latest trailer for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom racked up 64.3 million views online in its first 24 hours – more than that of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman, which went on to gross over $820 million last year. Now, no one is expecting Venom to do that […]
Movie Review – Lean On Pete (2017)
Lean On Pete, 2017. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Chloe Sevigny and Steve Zahn. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen year old Charley (Charlie Plummer) has never lived in one place for long. He and his dad now have a squalid house in Portland and the teenager discovers a local racetrack nearby. He […]
Exclusive Interview – Andrew Haigh, director of Lean On Pete
For Andrew Haigh, 45 Years (2015) was the film that announced his arrival. He’d already directed Greek Pete (2009) and Weekend (2011), but it was the Tom Courtenay/Charlotte Rampling starrer which garnered the award nominations and wins and meant his next offering would be highly anticipated. Lean On Pete tackles another emotional journey, but that’s […]
Free Fire director Ben Wheatley has reportedly been offered a Marvel movie
British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, best known for mad bullet ballet Free Fire, has reportedly been offered a “big Marvel film”, according to a passing comment on The Adam Buxton Podcast. Buxton was interviewing comedian and actor Bob Mortimer, who suggested a road trip movie project had been scuppered by the offer to Wheatley, though Mortimer […]
Infinity War screenwriters open to more Marvel movies after Avengers 4
Having penned the scripts for Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it’s fair to say that screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have played a major role in shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The duo still have the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 to come, […]