We might have an extra year to wait for Fast & Furious 9 thanks to the Dwayne Johnson / Jason Statham spinoff Hobbs and Shaw nabbing a 2019 release date, but actor and producer Vin Diesel has teased fans that the next instalment – said to be the penulimate – will be even bigger than […]
Avengers: Infinity War directors break down the meeting between Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy
Vanity Fair have released their latest episode of ‘Notes on a Scene’ which sees Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo break down the scene from the Marvel blockbuster which sees Thor meeting the Guardians of the Galaxy for the first time; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War went over budget, cost Marvel […]
Avengers: Infinity War went over budget, cost Marvel up to $450,000 per day during production
With Avengers: Infinity War setting box office records left, right and centre – including the biggest opening of all time, and the fastest movie to gross $1 billion – the accountants at Disney and Marvel Studios must be breathing a sigh of relief, as directors Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed that the superhero epic […]
Sony sets Peter Rabbit 2 for 2020
With the first movie grossing over $325 million worldwide from a $50 million production budget, it will probably come as little surprise to hear that Sony has given the go ahead to a Peter Rabbit sequel. The follow-up to the live-action/CG-hybrid family adventure will open on February 7th 2020 in the U.S. and March 27th […]
Mel Gibson to direct war thriller Destroyer, wanted for role in The Six Billion Dollar Man
According to THR, Mel Gibson is readying his next directorial effort, the World War II naval thriller Destroyer, while he is also wanted for a role alongside Mark Wahlberg in the long-gestating The Six Billion Dollar Man movie. Destroyer is based upon John Wukovits’s book Hell From the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS […]
Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds hasn’t given up hope of a Hugh Jackman Wolverine return
Despite Hugh Jackman deciding to call it a day with Logan, and the X-Men franchise’s time at Fox drawing to a close with the impending Disney acquisition, it seems that Ryan Reynolds hasn’t given up hope of convincing Jackman of one final Wolverine appearance alongside his Merc with a Mouth. “He’s alive and well in […]
Sylvester Stallone set to battle Mexican cartels in Rambo 5
It looks like Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo is set to return to the big screen for a fifth and presumably final entry in the action series, with Deadline reporting that Sylvester Stallone is on board to reprise his role for Rambo 5. According to the site, producer Avi Lerner is launching sales on the […]
New promo artwork for the Venom movie
In celebration of both Free Comic Book Day and the 30th anniversary of Venom, Sony has unveiled an exclusive art print promoting the upcoming Tom Hardy-headlined Spider-Man spinoff movie Venom, which features Eddie Brock in his symbiote form. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Venom here Pick up an exclusive #Venom art print in celebration […]
Guy Ritchie to direct British crime caper Toff Guys
Once he finishes up work on Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake, it seems that Guy Ritchie is set for a return to his roots, with the filmmaker planning the British comic crime caper Toff Guys as his next directorial effort. Deadline reports that Toff Guys is “set at the intersection of Sexy Beast and Downton Abbey, […]
The Self Sustaining Hype of a Blockbuster
Neil Calloway looks at how movies become monsters… We’ve all seen it, and, perhaps unknowingly, we’ve all played a part in it. It’s the self-sustaining hype of a blockbuster. It starts months, even years before the film comes out; if a movie is a sequel it starts the moment you leave the cinema of the […]
