Deadline is reporting that toy giant Mattel is teaming with Blumhouse Productions for the horror movie Magic 8 Ball, which is based upon the iconic fortune-telling toy and will be directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare). “Since the 1950s, Magic 8 Ball has inspired imagination, suspense and intrigue across generations,” ,” said […]
X-Men: First Class director would have made Apocalypse before Days of Future Past
Matthew Vaughn, the director of X-Men: First Class, says that he would have done X-Men: Apocalypse before X-Men: Days of Future Past instead of after. Now that Fox’s X-Men franchise is coming to an end with Dark Phoenix, there is plenty of retrospection going on, especially as the characters’ futures are unclear. One person looking […]
Movie Review – Gloria Bell (2019)
Gloria Bell, 2019. Directed by Sebastián Lelio. Starring Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera and Alanna Ubach. SYNOPSIS: A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs. English-language remakes of hit foreign films rarely go over well, and usually for good reason, but it’s a different case altogether when the original filmmaker […]
Meet Christina Hendricks’ Gabby Gabby in Toy Story 4 clip
With the Toy Story 4 marketing campaign in full swing, we’ve now got a new clip from the Disney-Pixar sequel which sees Woody and Forky run into the villainous vintage doll Gabby Gabby (voiced by Christina Hendricks) and her creepy friend, ventriloquist doll Vincent, who offer to ‘help’ the pair in their search for Bo […]
First trailer for After the Wedding starring Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore
Sony Pictures Classic has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming drama After the Wedding. Directed by Bart Freundlich, the film is a remake of Susanne Bier’s 2006 Danish film of the same name and stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup, and Abby Quinn; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of After […]
Jennifer Lawrence set for big screen return with new film from A24, plot details revealed
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence is getting ready to get back in front of the camera after a year-long break, with the actress signing on to star in a mystery project from acclaimed theater director Lila Neugebauer. Neugebauer will make her big screen directorial debut on the project, working from a script by Elizabeth Sanders. Production is […]
Hugh Jackman recalls how he was almost fired from the first X-Men film
Hugh Jackman has recalled in a recent interview how he was nearly fired from the role of Wolverine in the very first X-Men film. These days, Hugh Jackman and Wolverine almost go hand in hand, with the actor having played the part for nearly two decades. But it wasn’t always easy going for the actor […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if […]
Disney’s Aladdin passes $500 million worldwide
Disney’s Dumbo may not have set the box office alight, but the House of Mouse is enjoying more success with its second live-action remake of the year, with the Guy Ritchie-directed Aladdin taking its box office haul beyond the $500 million mark this week. The film – which stars Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Will […]
Movie Review – After We Leave (2019)
After We Leave, 2019. Directed by Aleem Hossain Starring Brian Silverman, Clay Wilcox, Anslem Richardson, Anita Leeman Torres, James Black, Naomi Salamon SYNOPSIS: A near future earth, ravaged by human abuse, offers people the chance to emigrate to off-planet habitats. When Jack (Brian Silverman) is awarded his couples travel VISA, he must navigate his past, […]
