Last week it was reported that Will Smith has become the latest actor to exit the DC Extended Universe, with a scheduling conflict preventing him from reprising his role as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Well, it seems that Gunn and Warner Bros. have moved […]
Avengers: Endgame promo art featured on new magazine cover
With the film’s hugely-anticipated release fast approaching, Marvel Studios has revealed its Avengers: Endgame Movie Magazine special cover which features Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Warmachine (Don Cheadle), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and […]
Samuel L. Jackson is keen to explore more of Nick Fury’s backstory
Despite this week’s Captain Marvel marking his 73rd appearance as Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s keen to continue portraying the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – and in particular, exploring some of the character’s mysterious past, as he does in his latest MCU appearance. “Part of his service record and also […]
Warner Bros. was “puzzled” by The LEGO Movie 2’s box office underperformance
After scoring a critical and commercial hit back in 2014 with The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. decided to follow standard Hollywood protocol by announcing a slate of sequels and spinoffs in this LEGO universe. 2017 saw the arrival of The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie, both to diminishing box office returns, while […]
DC announces Batman 80th Anniversary plans
It’s 80 years since Batman was introduced to the world in Detective Comics #27, and DC Entertainment has announced a host of plans to celebrate the Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary. First up is a piece of commemorative artwork from longtime DC artist José Luis García-López with digital paint design by Admira Wijaya, which pays homage […]
First trailer for Late Night starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling
Amazon Studios has debuted the first trailer for its upcoming comedy Late Night. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Emma Thompson as a talk show host that hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to join her male dominated writer’s room and save her career when she is accused of being “a woman who hates Women. Joining […]
Movie Review – Red Room (2017)
Red Room, 2017. Directed by Stephen Gaffney. Starring Brian Fortune, Cristina Ryan, Eddie Jackson, Rodrigo Ternevoy, Fionna Hewitt-Twamley, Martin O’Sullivan, Aisling O’Neill, Michelle Audrey, John Dalessandro, Eoin Quinn, Saoirse Doyle, Sohaila Lindheim, and Roisin Whelan. SYNOPSIS: The film sees three women held captive in a ‘room’ and told they can’t leave until it’s “their turn.” In […]
Trailer and poster for The Haunting of Sharon Tate starring Hilary Duff
Saban Films has released the first trailer for its upcoming thriller The Haunting of Sharon Tate. Written and directed by Daniel Ferrands, the film stars Hilary Duff as Sharon Tate and follows the actress in the weeks leading up to her murder, in which she is plagued by visions of her impending death. Joining Duff […]
Dystopian sci-fi thriller Division 19 gets a trailer
Ahead of its theatrical and VOD release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the dystopian thriller Division 19. Written and directed by S.A. Halewood, the film stars Linus Roache (Mandy), Alison Doody (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Jamie Draven (Billy Elliot), Lotte Verbeek (Outlander), Clarke Peters (Jessica Jones), L. Scott Caldwell […]
Movie Review – Ray & Liz (2018)
Ray & Liz, 2018. Written and directed by Richard Billingham. Starring Ella Smith, Justin Sallinger, Patrick Romer, Tony Way, Sam Gittins, Joshua Millard-Lloyd and Deirdre Kelly. SYNOPSIS: A poverty-stricken family living in the Black Country during the 1980s struggles with the constant spectre of financial peril. From the very first shots of photographer turned filmmaker […]