Ben Robins on Marvel’s murder problem… With the most celebrated of all the cinematic universes very much knocking on the door of its 10th anniversary, there’s all sorts of retrospective business going round. And something that becomes more and more glaringly obvious within the Marvel world, especially moving forward, is its attitude towards death. Well, […]
Dev Patel and Ben Stiller set for Chippendales murder movie
It looks like the long-gestating Chippendales murder movie is finally moving forward, with Deadline reporting that Bold Films has agreed to finance the picture, which has Dev Patel and Ben Stiller in talks to star. Patel will play Steve Banerjee, a Bombay-born immigrant who turned an LA dive bar into a multimillion-dollar cultural zeitgeist sensation, while […]
Jon Watts in talks to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise given the critical and commercial success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, but THR is reporting that Jon Watts is now officially in talks with Marvel and Sony to return to the director’s chair for the as-yet-untitled sequel. The Homecoming sequel is already earmarked for release on July […]
Exclusive interview with Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg
Thomas Harris chats with Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg… It was only about four years that I watched your short film Lights Out that came to my attention, could you talk about your meteoric rise from then to ‘Annabelle: Creation’ now? Yeah, so that’s four years, truly everything has gone so quickly, yeah it’s […]
Steven Spielberg seemingly confirmed as director of Poltergeist
It looks like we may finally have an answer to the debate surrounding who was actually responsible for directing 1982’s Poltergeist, with Wish Upon helmer John R. Leonetti – who served as an assistant camera operator on the film – revealing to Shockwaves that Steven Spielberg directed the movie, rather than the credited Tobe Hooper. “It was […]
George A. Romero says Road of the Dead is “The Fast and the Furious with zombies”
Back in May it was announced that legendary filmmaker George A. Romero is set for a return to the zombie genre with Road of the Dead, which he is producing and writing with Matt Birman, second unit director on Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead., who will also helm the film. And […]
Daniel Craig reportedly signs on for Bond 25
If reports are to be believed, the saga over the next James Bond is at an end, with The Mirror reporting that producer Barbara Broccoli has convinced Daniel Craig to sign on for a fifth outing as 007 in Bond 25. Craig had originally cast doubt over his future as the super spy when he […]
Ranking the Spider-Man movie villains
Ricky Church ranks the Spider-Man movie villains… Since 2001, we have been given five Spider-Man films, with the sixth – Spider-Man: Homecoming – opening in cinemas this week. Through these movies we’ve been introduced to many villains from Spider-Man’s rogues gallery, some of whom are very well known, and some not quite as famous as the others. […]
Movie Review – Funny Cow (2017)
Funny Cow, 2017. Directed by Adrian Shergold. Starring Maxine Peake, Tony Pitts, Paddy Considine, Alun Armstrong, Stephen Graham, and Lindsay Coulson. SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, a female stand up with the stage name of Funny Cow struggles to make a name for herself on the club circuit, where women on stage are expected to be […]
Exclusive Interview: Katie Burgess on Gremlin and The Jurassic Games
Harrison Abbott chats with Gremlin star Katie Burgess… Star of the upcoming high concept sci-fi, The Jurassic Games, Katie Burgess is a promising new talent in the world of genre film-making, one who is definitely worth keeping an eye on. You can catch her now in this year’s horror thriller Gremlin, which tells the story of a family who are terrorised by an […]
