Sean Wilson talks to the star of Searching, Michelle La… The pervasive nature of social media lurks at the heart of gripping new thriller Searching, one that melds smart, topical commentary with a gripping missing persons story – all the while unfolding entirely from the perspective of technological devices. Star Trek’s John Cho gives an […]
First trailer for Cuba Gooding Jr.’s directorial debut Bayou Caviar
Gravitas Ventures has released the first trailer for the upcoming drama Bayou Caviar. The film marks the directorial debut for Cuba Gooding Jr., who also stars alongside Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss, Lia Marie Johnson, Katharine McPhee, Gregg Bello, Ken Lerner, Sam Thakur, and James Moses Black; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hL1KJcDTK8 Oscar® winner Cuba Gooding Jr.’s directorial […]
Guillermo del Toro-produced Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sets its cast
Last week it was announced that Zoe Colletti (Annie) had become the first addition to the cast of the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, and now we’ve got word on five more additions to the CBS Films and eOne project. As revealed by Deadline, Austin Abrams (The Americans), Michael Garza (Wayward Pines), Gabriel […]
Oscar Isaac says the Academy Awards’ Popular Film category is “pretty stupid”
The Oscar’s newly announced award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film is a “pretty stupid” idea according to Oscar Isaac. The Academy’s new idea for rewarding more popular films hasn’t gone down particularly well with movie fans and those working in the industry, with many seeing it as patronising. Oscar Isaac, who has been involved […]
Alec Baldwin to play Thomas Wayne in DC’s Joker movie
Deadline is reporting that Alec Baldwin (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) has signed on to portray Thomas Wayne in Todd Phillips’ Joker movie for Warner Bros. and DC Films. Thomas Wayne is of course the father of Bruce Wayne, and his murder ultimately inspires his son to dedicate his life to fighting crime as Gotham’s protector, […]
Machine Men & Monoliths: Jack Kirby Tackles Clarke and Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
Allen Christian revists Jack Kirby’s Marvel Comics adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey… In 1968, Stanley Kubrick released his seminal science fiction classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Inexplicably, eight years later in 1976, Marvel Comics obtained the rights for a comic book adaptation. Jack Kirby, having returned to the House of Ideas after an all […]
J.J. Abrams-produced Overlord gets a first poster
We saw a trailer back in July [watch it here], and now Paramount Pictures has released a first poster for director Julius Avery and producer J.J. Abrams’ World War II supernatural action thriller Overlord; check it out here… On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial […]
Movie Review – Final Score (2018)
Final Score, 2018. Directed by Scott Mann. Starring Dave Bautista, Lara Peake, Ray Stevenson, Amit Shah, Alexandra Dinu and Pierce Brosnan. SYNOPSIS: An army veteran must defend 35,000 people whose lives are at risk when terrorists take over West Ham football ground Upton Park on the hunt for a former revolutionary leader, who is hiding […]
Dwayne Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little China will be a sequel, not a remake
When the news broke that Dwayne Johnson was to produce and star in a remake of 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, it’s fair to say that the reaction wasn’t overwhelmingly positive. Original director John Carpenter was ambivalent towards it, while the former Jack Burton, Kurt Russell, gave it more of a chance, saying […]
First teaser trailer for Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman
Ahead of its world premiere next week at the Venice Film Festival, the first teaser trailer has arrived online for writer-director Brady Corbet’s (The Childhood of a Leader) upcoming musical drama Vox Lux which sees Natalie Portman leading a cast that includes Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, and Jennifer Ehle; watch it here… Here’s […]
