Following on from the unveiling of the LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon UCS set, we’ve now got promotional images for LEGO’s range of Star Wars: The Last Jedi sets, which are due to go on sale at midnight tonight for Force Friday II. Take a look at the official promotional images below and let us […]
Funko’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi Pop! Vinyl, Bobble-Head Wobblers, Mystery Minis and Galactic Plushies revealed
Ahead of Force Friday II tomorrow, we’ve got promotional images for Funko’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi merchandise, including a range of Pop! Movies vinyl figures, Bobble-Head Wobblers, Mystery Mini Bobble-Heads, and Galactic Plushies; check them out here… In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the […]
The Genesis of the Excessively Long Action Scene
Tom Jolliffe on the genesis of the excessively long action scene… It has become almost the norm now. The majority of large-scale action blockbusters will have a hugely elaborate, and extremely long set piece in them. In fact some may have several. It used to be that maybe 5-10 minutes at the end of a […]
Stephen King was “not prepared” for how good the new It is
Early reviews have had high praise for the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It, with some are calling it the best Stephen King adaptation in a long time. Interestingly, one of the film’s biggest fans so far is writer Stephen King himself. In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, the writer had high-praise for the […]
Justice League Dark gets a new screenwriter
Having been tipped as a potential replacement in the director’s chair following the departure of Doug Liman, Deadline is reporting that Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) has signed on to polish the script for Warner Bros.’ planned DC ensemble Justice League Dark. The movie, which focusses on the supernatural side of the DC universe and reportedly features John […]
New Iron Man Mark I concept art revealed
Nine years removed from the film that launched Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and we’re still learning about the attention to detail and artistic work that went in to adapting one of Marvel comic’s best known characters to the big screen. In this latest reveal from artist Ryan Meindering, we can see the intricacies of the technological […]
Patty Jenkins is “honored” by all of the Oscar Buzz surrounding Wonder Woman
Before Wonder Woman released this summer, we were hit with a steady flurry of rumours that the film was a mess. Many people simply expected the film to fail. The movie, after all, had a huge hurdle to leap. Man of Steel was just A-Okay with critics (though this writer will defend it to the […]
Death Note director nearly helmed the new Halloween movie
Adam Wingard, the director of Death Note, nearly directed the upcoming Halloween reboot. Netflix’s adaptation of Death Note, the famed Japanese anime and manga, has recently hit the streaming service, opening up a whole new audience to the dark fantasy tale. The director of the movie, which stars Willem Dafoe, has recently revealed that he […]
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder reteam for Destination Wedding
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder are reteaming for a romantic comedy called Destination Wedding. While Reeves has recently been enjoying a career resurgence with gritty action flicks like John Wick, and Ryder has shot back into the spotlight with the mega-successful sci-fi fantasy show Stranger Things, the two actor’s next project will see them working […]
Making the Simple Great: The Power of a Top Director
Tom Jolliffe on the power of a top director… We’ve all seen great directors deliver complex films, perhaps sprawling with ideas and scope. Perhaps an engrossing retelling of an event in history. A director like Christopher Nolan has spent almost his entire career on weaving complex and intricately stranded high concept films. It takes a […]
