Ahmed Best, the actor who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels, has revealed that he became suicidal after backlash towards his character. News regarding fan and media backlash pertaining to Star Wars has been quite prevalent of late and its certainly creating a discussion about when criticism goes too far. One actor […]
Ryan Reynolds shot the Deadpool test footage the same weekend Green Lantern released
Ryan Reynolds apparently filmed the Deadpool test footage on the same weekend that his Green Lantern movie opened in cinemas. Reynolds has had an interesting history with superhero movies; he, of course, is well known for his role as Deadpool today but has also starred as DC’s Green Lantern. Most fans will be well aware […]
Horror film Dead Night gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its release later this month, Dark Sky Films has revealed a poster and trailer for director Bradford Baruh’s upcoming horror Dead Night which stars Brea Grant, AJ Bowen, Sophie Dalah, Elise Luthman, Joshua Hoffman, Daniel Roebuck, and Barbara Crampton; check them out here… A caring mom loses her sanity, setting off a chain of […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp tracking $155 million worldwide opening
The latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins its global roll out this week as Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp arrives in North America, along with around half of the international markets. Deadline is reporting that the Peyton Reed-directed sequel is expected to gross around $155 million worldwide this weekend, with a domestic haul […]
Scarlett Johansson responds to backlash over transgender role in Rub & Tug
Scarlett Johansson has responded to criticism over her casting as Pittsburgh crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill in Rub & Tug, a new film from her Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders. Gill was born Jean Gill, but identified as a man and ran an empire of illegal massage parlours during the 1970s, as well as […]
Tom Cruise – Unstoppable
Helen Murdoch on Tom Cruise and his continued success… With the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise being released at the end of July, it got me thinking about the enigma of Tom Cruise and why regardless of how crazy he seems in real life, I always go and watch his films. My love […]
Justice League VFX video features deleted footage from the DC team-up
A new VFX reel has arrived online for Justice League which gives us a look at some scenes which where not included in the theatrical cut of the DC superhero team-up movie; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Justice League concept artist says Zack Snyder did finish his cut of the movie Fueled by his restored […]
Alan Taylor returns to The Sopranos to direct The Many Saints of Newark prequel
A few months ago The Sopranos creator David Chase revealed he and Lawrence Konner, one of the show’s producers, were writing a prequel feature film to the series, The Many Saints of Newark. No other information had been given at the time, but now TheWrap has learnt director Alan Taylor has been chosen to helm the project. This […]
Movie Review – Swimming With Men (2018)
Swimming With Men, 2018. Directed by Oliver Parker. Starring Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Daniel Mays, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose, Adheel Akhtar and Charlotte Riley. SYNOPSIS: Middle aged accountant Eric has reached a personal crisis. Wife Heather has eclipsed him in the career stakes and he’s convinced she’s having an affair. His only escape […]
Miles Teller will play Goose’s son in Top Gun: Maverick
Last week there was a report that Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer and David Ellison had begun meeting with several young actors to play the role of Goose’s grown-up son in Top Gun: Maverick. After several screen tests and deliberation, it seems that the Cruise and Kosinski have now settled on an actor to play the […]
