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 in a […]
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, The […]
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 too […]
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 to […]
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 in the crowd.In […]
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 “I […]
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 the […]
Qi’ra didn’t know that Maul used to be a Sith Lord, says Solo: A Star Wars Story novel author
According to the author of the Solo: A Star Wars Story novelisation, Qi’ra wasn’t aware that Darth Maul used to be a Sith.Solo: A Star Wars Story had plenty of fun surprises and reveals for fans of the franchise but none were perhaps as big as Darth Maul’s cameo towards the end of the movie.It […]
Matt Smith joins Star Wars: Episode IX
According to Variety, Doctor Who alum Matt Smith is among the newest names to join the growing cast of Star Wars: Episode IX. No word on if The Crown star will be joining The First Order or helping out the Resistance.The film that is now in production and the cast is ever-growing. Smith is joining newcomers […]
Jurassic World originally opened with a Raptor pack jumping from a helicopter
The original opening for Jurassic World featured a pack of raptors leaping from a helicopter.The return of the Jurassic Park franchise with Jurassic World was a success in a number of ways, most notably its huge box office earnings. One of the film’s most memorable sequences is Chris Pratt’s character, Owen, leading a pack of […]
