Anghus Houvouras on the faulty logic of “you’re not the intended audience”… In nearly two decades of writing about movies, the motivating factor has always been the joy of discussing film with others. Whether that cinematic discussion was happening at a bar after the movie, a chat room or the toxic bowels of social media, […]
Mamoru Hosoda’s anime feature Mirai gets a U.S. trailer
GKIDS and Fathom Events have unveiled a U.S. trailer for Mirai, the Japanese animated adventure from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children), which will be released in both its original language along with an English dub; watch it here… https://youtu.be/8kMrG_BSWBk From acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children) and Japan’s Studio Chizu comes MIRAI, […]
Alita: Battle Angel pushed back to 2019
It looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer to see producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel, as 20th Century Fox has pushed back the release of the manga adaptation. Alita was originally set to open on July 20th of this year, before being pushed back to December […]
Universal sets Valentine’s Day 2019 release date for Happy Death Day 2U
Universal Pictures has announced that it has set a February 14th 2019 release date for the Blumhouse Productions horror sequel Happy Death Day 2U. The follow-up to last year’s Happy Death Day – which grossed $123 million worldwide from a budget of just $4.8 million – will reunite writer-director Christopher Landon with stars Jessica Rothe and […]
Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard return for Happy Death Day 2
Blumhouse Productions scored another hit last year with its slasher film Happy Death Day, which grossed over $120 million from a budget of just $4.8 million, leading to the announcement that a sequel was being fast-tracked into production. Well, with filming set to get underway next week, Deadline is reporting that Jessica Rothe and Israel […]
The X-Men assemble in new Dark Phoenix image
Following the arrival of the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix (and the news that Fox has now pushed the film back four months to the summer of 2019), Empire has unveiled a new image from the superhero sequel featuring Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) in their new X-uniforms […]
Karen Gillan joins Harrison Ford and Dan Stevens in Call of the Wild
Deadline is reporting that Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Avengers: Infinity War star Karen Gillan has signed on for a role in Call of the Wild, joining the previously announced Harrison Ford (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Dan Stevens (Legion), Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Colin Woodell (Unsane). Chris Sanders (The […]
J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller and Taylor Kitsch join Chadwick Boseman in 17 Bridges
Back in July it was announced that Chadwick Boseman will be headlining the action thriller 17 Bridges and now we have word of more additions to the cast with Variety reporting that J.K. Simmons (Justice League), Sienna Miller (Live By Night) and Taylor Kitsch (Waco) have joined the film. According to the site, the film […]
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reunite in first Holmes and Watson trailer
Sony’s comedic take on the Sherlock Holmes mythology has received its first trailer. Starring Will Ferrell (Daddy’s Home) and John C. Reilly (Ralph Breaks The Internet), Holmes and Watson sees the pair take on the icon roles of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson respectively. Check out the poster, trailer and images here… Holmes and Watson also […]
Kathleen Kennedy signs 3-year contract extension at Lucasfilm
Well, we can lay to rest those rumours about Kathleen Kennedy’s tenure at Lucasfilm coming to an end, as Deadline is reporting that Kennedy has just signed a three-year contract extension to remain as president of the company through to 2021. Kennedy took over Lucasfilm from George Lucas following the company’s sale to Disney, and […]
