As production continues on Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, the official Pottermore website has announced the addition of eight new names to the cast of the latest chapter of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World series. The site reports that Brontis Jodorowsky (Endless Poetry) will portray Nicolas Flamel, the alchemist who discovered the Elixir […]
Pablo Schreiber joins First Man as astronaut Jim Lovell
American Gods‘ Pablo Schreiber has become the latest addition to the cast of First Man, the upcoming biopic of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Schreiber is set to take on the role of astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 (he was played by Tom Hanks in the Ron Howard movie), […]
David Dunn battles The Beast in set video from M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
A couple of days ago we got a look at Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah Price in M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass [see here], and now we have a video from the set of the Unbreakable and Split sequel which sees Bruce Willis’ David Dunn battling James McAvoy’s The Beast, along with a few more set photos, […]
Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah Price returns in set photo from M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
After the post-credits scene of Split revealed that the movie takes place in the same world as Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan wasted little time in announcing that he was working on a sequel to both films entitled Glass, which would pit Bruce Willis’ David Dunn against Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah Price and James McAvoy’s Kevin […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass adds Disney as a distributor
Disney has joined Universal in distributing Glass, the sequel to Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan, We discovered yesterday that shooting was underway for the much anticipated Split/Unbreakable sequel Glass. And today, both studios involved announced that Universal will handle domestic distribution and Buena Vista International will be orchestrating things overseas. Shooting for the movie began […]
Movie Review – The Mountain Between Us (2017)
The Mountain Between Us, 2017. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. Starring Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Dermot Mulroney, and Beau Bridges. SYNOPSIS: Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across […]
Kyle MacLachlan joins Eli Roth’s The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Fresh from his return to Twin Peaks, Kyle MacLachlan has found his next project, with Deadline reporting that the actor has signed on to star in Eli Roth’s The House with a Clock in Its Walls, where he’ll join the previously announced Jack Black and Cate Blanchett. Based on John Bellairs’ 1973 horror book and […]
Are franchise blockbusters too big to fail?
Anghus Houvouras on whether franchise blockbusters are too big to fail… Sequels, prequels and reboots. Hollywood is in love with the familiar because more often than not it’s a safe bet. This year’s monumental blockbuster clusterfuck Justice League is proof of that. Can you think of a big studio film more maligned? More inherently flawed […]
Why Are Audiences Gravitating Towards Genre Subversions?
George Chrysostomou on audiences gravitating towards genre subversions… This month marks the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the sequel to the surprise hit Kingsman: The Secret Service and it is of course just as genre bending as its predecessor. The franchise clearly plays off of some of the silliness of the Bond movies, with their own versions of […]
Second Opinion – Stronger (2017)
Stronger, 2017. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr, Nate Richman, Lenny Clarke, Carlos Sanz, and Clancy Brown. SYNOPSIS: Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of […]
