Lean On Pete, 2017. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Chloe Sevigny and Steve Zahn. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen year old Charley (Charlie Plummer) has never lived in one place for long. He and his dad now have a squalid house in Portland and the teenager discovers a local racetrack nearby. He […]
Venom tops Wonder Woman for trailer views in first 24 hours
It may not have broken any records, but the latest trailer for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom racked up 64.3 million views online in its first 24 hours – more than that of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman, which went on to gross over $820 million last year. Now, no one is expecting Venom to do that […]
Exclusive Interview – Andrew Haigh, director of Lean On Pete
For Andrew Haigh, 45 Years (2015) was the film that announced his arrival. He’d already directed Greek Pete (2009) and Weekend (2011), but it was the Tom Courtenay/Charlotte Rampling starrer which garnered the award nominations and wins and meant his next offering would be highly anticipated. Lean On Pete tackles another emotional journey, but that’s […]
Infinity War screenwriters open to more Marvel movies after Avengers 4
Having penned the scripts for Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it’s fair to say that screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have played a major role in shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The duo still have the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 to come, […]
Free Fire director Ben Wheatley has reportedly been offered a Marvel movie
British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, best known for mad bullet ballet Free Fire, has reportedly been offered a “big Marvel film”, according to a passing comment on The Adam Buxton Podcast. Buxton was interviewing comedian and actor Bob Mortimer, who suggested a road trip movie project had been scuppered by the offer to Wheatley, though Mortimer […]
First trailer for sci-fi thriller Astro starring Gary Daniels
Ahead of its premiere at Cannes later this month, a poster, trailer and batch of images have arrived online for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Astro. Directed by Asif Akbar and shot in Roswell, New Mexico, the film sees Gary Daniels leading a cast that includes Dominique Swain, Marshal Hilton, Gianni Capaldi, Louis Mandylor, Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, […]
John Cena lands lead in The Janson Directive for producer Dwayne Johnson
John Cena has lined up a new leading man role – and he’s teaming up with old WWE rival Dwayne Johnson to do it – as he joins action-thriller The Janson Directive. The Blockers actor will play former Navy SEAL Paul Janson, who works as a private security consultant while experiencing troubling flashbacks of the […]
Ron Howard to direct The Warehouse
After what must have been a tumultuous stint on Solo: A Star Wars Story, having been something of a directorial Millennium Falcon himself, as he dropped in at the last minute to save the day, Ron Howard is now lining up his first post-Star Wars directing gig, and with the help of his long-time producer, […]
Adam Warlock was considered for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
Given the key role that the character plays in The Infinity Gauntlet comic book storyline, there was some expectation that Adam Warlock would be introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe during Phase Three, paving the way for him to appear in Avengers: Infinity War and/or its as-yet-untitled sequel. While he was teased in one of […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige thanks fans for making Avengers: Infinity War a huge success
Marvel Studios unleashed the hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War this past weekend, with audiences embracing the film to the tune of a $630 million opening weekend – shattering the previous record of $541.9 million set by The Fate of the Furious last year. In the wake of the monster opening, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige […]
