In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its incredible marketing campaign, fans were delighted when Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson had been given the keys to a brand new trilogy of movies. Of course, this mood quickly changed, with half of the fanbase outraged by Johnson’s creative decisions […]
Aubrey Plaza to star in Netflix comedy feature Hope
Aubrey Plaza has signed on to star in the cast of Hope, a comedy set up at Netflix which is being directed by Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami, the filmmaking and acting duo behind the 2018 New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plot details on Hope are being kept under wraps, but the script […]
Awkwafina set for The Last Adventure of Constance Verity
Crazy Rich Asians and The Farewell star Awkwafina has added another project to her upcoming slate, with Variety reporting that she is set to lead the cast of Legendary Pictures’ fantasy The Last Adventure of Constance Verity. The film is based upon the book series by A. Lee Martinez, with John Raffo (Dragon: The Bruce […]
Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown to produce and star in Shadow Force
Deadline is reporting that studio bidding is underway on Shadow Force, an action-drama package produced by and starring Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us). Shadow Force has been written by Leon Chills (Heaven Hath No Fury), and while specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is said to […]
John Wick director to oversee new action sequences for DC’s Birds of Prey
With Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) gearing up for some additional photography, THR has revealed that John Wick director Chad Stahelski has been enlisted to help punch up the film’s action sequences. Stahelski, whose stunt company 87 Eleven was already working on the Margot […]
Movie Review – Gwen (2019)
Gwen. 2019. Directed by William McGregor. Starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Mark Lewis Jones, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Richard Elfyn, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, and Gwion Glyn. SYNOPSIS: A dark folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution. Every year, horror journalists (including myself) crown a new “[X] year’s The Witch!” Such classification translates to […]
Bond v Bourne v Hunt: Who is the Ultimate 21st Century Action Hero?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the three major action heroes of the 21st century… As we sit and bask in the aftermath of the most recent Mission: Impossible instalment, it seems as good a time as any to take a look at three of the most prolific government Assassins of the last couple of decades. Mr […]
Russian World War II movie Iron Fury gets a UK poster and trailer
Writer-director Alexsey Sidorov’s acclaimed World War II film Iron Fury heads to the UK this September after smashing box office records in its native Russia earlier this year; check out a poster and trailer for the film, courtesy of Altitude Film Entertainment. Set in 1944, this is the story of a courageous group of Russian […]
Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell gets a batch of official images
A batch of official promotional images have arrived online from Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell, the upcoming follow-up to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, which feature cast members Sheri Moon Zombie, Richard Brake, Bill Moseley, and Jeff Daniel Phillips; check them out here, courtesy of Bloody Disgusting…. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for […]
Marvel’s Black Widow casts world’s tallest bodybuilder Olivier Richters, a.k.a. The Dutch Giant
As filming continues on Marvel’s Black Widow, bodybuilder turned actor Olivier Richters has revealed that he’s just finished shooting a role in the Phase Four-launching spy superhero adventure. “I can finally tell you guys,” wroter Richters, a.k.a. The Dutch Giant (an appropriate moniker given that he’s 7 foot 2 inches in height – making him […]
