Whenever a new trailer for an anticipated comic book movie hits, it can be very exciting for fans. However, what about the people in the movie? They can be fans too, after all. Take Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), who recently chatted with Access Hollywood about seeing the trailer for the first time: “I am geeking out. […]
Former Justice League composer says, “you haven’t made it in Hollywood until you get replaced”
It was announced yesterday that Danny Elfman would be replacing Junkie XL on Justice League, as Joss Whedon takes over the movie’s reshoots in London. It comes off the back of rumours that Whedon’s reshoots are larger than the “standard pickups” Warner Bros. said they were, suggesting the film will be completely different to how […]
Valiant’s supernatural superhero movie Shadowman finds a director
Valiant Entertainment has found a director for its big screen supernatural superhero project Shadowman, with THR reporting that Reginald Hudlin (Marshall) has signed on to helm the adaptation, while Adam Simon (showrunner on WGN America’s Salem) is set to rewrite the original script by J. Michael Straczynski. Launching in 1992, Shadowman revolves around Jack Boniface, […]
Movie Review – 47 Meters Down (2017)
47 Meters Down, 2017. Directed by Johannes Roberts. Starring Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, and Matthew Modine. SYNOPSIS: Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive. Stupid people […]
The Strangers 2 director Johannes Roberts on the horror classics that have inspired the upcoming sequel
The Strangers was a surprisingly good horror movie back in 2008. The film preyed on our instinctual fear of isolation, home invasion, and evil without any motive. A sequel was greenlit ages ago, and was only recently announced to be back in production; the movie was previously thought to be cancelled due to financial problems, […]
Movie Review – Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Whitney: Can I Be Me, 2017. Directed by Nick Broomfield and Rudy Dolezal. Featuring Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford, David Roberts and Cissy Houston. SYNOPSIS: A documentary tracing the life of Whitney Houston, one of the most successful singers of the late 20th century. Catapulted into stardom in her early 20s, her career skyrocketed, with […]
Blu-ray Review – 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
1492: Conquest of Paradise, 1992. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, and Angela Molina. SYNOPSIS: 1492: Conquest of Paradise arrives on Blu-ray in North America in a release that features some deleted scenes and a commentary track by a pair of film historians. If you’re a fan of […]
Danny Elfman to score Justice League for Joss Whedon
In a rather surprising move, iconic composer Danny Elfman has now joined Justice League to compose the film’s score, per The Hollywood Reporter. He’s joined the film just as Joss Whedon takes the director’s chair for some reshoots and additional scenes in London. Elfman is no stranger to composing superhero themes. He worked on Tim Burton’s Batman, creating […]
Movie Review – Band Aid (2017)
Band Aid, 2017. Written and Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. Starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Colin Hanks, Brooklyn Decker, Jamie Chung, Erinn Hayes, and Fred Armisen. SYNOPSIS: A couple who can’t stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band. It should go without saying, […]
Netflix/Amazon revenue to surpass UK box office by 2020
Forecasts are predicting that the revenue from streaming services Netflix and Amazon will top the U.K. box office by 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting firm is forecasting that Netflix and Amazon will be the biggest money makers on the U.K. movie scene in the next four years. The firm predicts that the U.K.’s revenue from streaming services […]