Given the success the two enjoyed with 2003’s critically acclaimed Monster, it certainly won’t come as a surprise to learn that Charlize Theron was offered the opportunity to reunite with director Patty Jenkins on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Wonder Woman. Theron ultimately turned down the opportunity however, and now it seems we know why […]
Taika Waititi no longer attached to Bubbles, the animated film about Michael Jackson’s chimp
In what is surely one of the least surprising pieces of news this year, Deadline is reporting that both Taika Waititi and Netflix have pulled out of Bubbles, the planned stop-motion animated movie charting the life of Michael Jackson through the eyes of his pet chimp. Netflix secured the rights to the project during the […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru set for July 2020
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have announced that their upcoming Minions sequel is officially titled Minions: The Rise of Gru, and is set to arrive on July 3rd 2020. The first Minions movie served as a spinoff/prequel to Despicable Me, and grossed $1.16 billion upon its release in 2015. Add in the box office takings […]
Movie Review – Lucid (2018)
Lucid, 2018. Directed by Adam Morse. Starring Laurie Calvert, Billy Zane, Sadie Frost, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Felicity Gilbert and Cristian Solimeno. SYNOPSIS: A young man named Zel gets the opportunity to drastically change his life when his neighbour introduces him to the concept of lucid dreaming. Have you ever felt like you wanted to conduct […]
James Wan and Sam Raimi producing feature adaptation of horror short The Burden
Deadline is reporting that James Wan’s Atomic Monster is teaming with Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures for a feature film adaptation of The Burden, a horror short written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Nico van den Brink. The Burden follows “a young woman visiting her boyfriend’s family home, where she learns about […]
Kung Fury 2 to shoot this summer with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Fassbender
You may recall back in early 2018 that it was announced that actor-director David Sandberg would be helming a feature length follow-up to his 2015 viral short Kung Fury, with the film going on to assemble a rather unlikely and impressive cast that would see Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator: Dark Fate) […]
DC Super Pets animated movie pushed back a year to 2022
Back in January, Warner Bros. set its DC slate for 2021, announcing that the live-action The Batman and The Suicide Squad would be joined by an animated DC Super Pets movie. The film, which is being directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine and is based upon the children’s book series and animated show, was […]
Dark Phoenix TV spot teases the X-Men’s final battle
With just two weeks to go until X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrives in cinemas, 20th Century Fox has released a new TV spot for the superhero movie which gives us another peek at the X-Men’s final battle (well, for Fox, anyway); watch it here… SEE ALSO: X-Men: Dark Phoenix clip takes us to Genosha UPDATE: And […]
Second Opinion – The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
The Secret Life of Pets 2, 2019. Directed by Chris Renaud. Featuring the voice talents of Patton Oswalt, Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Dana Carvey, Harrison Ford, Tiffany Haddish, Pete Holmes, Garth Jennings, Ellie Kemper, and Nick Kroll. SYNOPSIS: Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, […]
Sonic the Hedgehog movie delayed to redesign Sonic and brush up visual effects
When the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer was released earlier this month, many fans raised concerns and complaints over the visual look of Sonic and how he differed from his video game appearance, particularly with his teeth. Director Jeff Fowler later announced the VXF team would improve Sonic’s look, but with a November release date it would be […]