Anghus Houvouras on kaiju movies and whether they need human characters… I love a good monster movie. They can, on occasion, still produce some of the childhood joy of watching massive creatures stomping on skyscrapers and battling one another to determine hierarchical dominance. All Kaiju movies deal with the same problem: the movie has to […]
Enola Holmes casts Sam Claflin
The Hunger Games actor Sam Claflin has become the latest addition to Enola Holmes, Legendary Pictures’ upcoming big screen adaptation of The Enola Holmes Mysteries book series by Nancy Springer. Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown is set to take on the title role as Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister, who sets out to make her […]
Halle Bailey cast as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Disney has found its Ariel, with the studio announcing that R&B singer Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle has been cast in the title role in the upcoming live-action reimagining of the animated classic The Little Mermaid. “After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, […]
Spider-Man: Far From Home sets opening day record at the U.S. box office
Having pulled in $111 million in China, Japan and Hong Kong over the weekend, Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home made its way into North American cinemas yesterday, setting a brand new record for the biggest Tuesday opening day at the box office. As reported by EW, the Tom Holland-headlined superhero sequel pulled in […]
Josh Brolin has been speaking to Marvel Studios about Cable’s future
Josh Brolin, who played Cable in Deadpool 2, has called up Marvel Studios about the character’s future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now that Disney has completed its acquisition of Fox – including key Marvel characters like Deadpool and the X-Men – some actors are wondering what the future holds for them. This includes Josh […]
Exclusive: Watch the trailer for animated sci-fi EXT
Following its world premiere during Animation Day at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we’ve got an exclusive trailer for EXT, an animated sci-fi short film from director Adrian Bobb and producer Zeus Kontoyannis which presents a futuristic reimagining of Seven Samurai, but with robots. Watch the trailer below and be sure to head on over to […]
Daisy Ridley wasn’t surprised by backlash to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Daisy Ridley, who stars as Rey in the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that she wasn’t surprised by the online backlash to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Last Jedi received universal acclaim from critics upon release but there was a very loud contingent of fans who were not shy […]
It director in talks for DC Films’ The Flash solo movie
Warner Bros. and DC Films’ long-percolating The Flash solo movie looks set for another shake-up behind the scenes, with THR reporting that It director Andy Muschietti is in line to become the latest filmmaker to take a crack at the Scarlet Speedster. As per the site, Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein […]
Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer and Julia Stiles join stripper revenge movie Hustlers
Deadline is reporting that music star Cardi B is set to make her feature acting debut in STX Films’ stripper revenge movie Hustlers, joining the cast of the film alongside Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), Keke Palmer (Scream Queens), and Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook). The new additions join the previously announced Jennifer Lopez (Second Act), Constance […]
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon trailer features close encounters of the furred kind
StudioCanal has released a new poster and trailer for Aardman Animation’s upcoming sci-fi comedy adventure A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, the follow-up to 2015’s hit Shaun the Sheep Movie; check them out here… Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… When […]