In the build up to the release of Wonder Woman, director Patty Jenkins revealed that the final cut of the DC blockbuster was almost identical to what she originally shot, and that very little changed from her rough cut during the post-production process. However, it seems that we did get one extra scene during the reshoots, […]
Exclusive interview with Wonder Woman costume designer Lindy Hemming
It’s breaking box office records and winning critical plaudits around the world – but Wonder Woman would be nothing without its threads. Sean Wilson talks to Oscar-winning costumer Lindy Hemming about the movie… After several false starts the DC Extended Universe has finally got itself on track with Wonder Woman, director Patty Jenkins’ terrific, character-led […]
The No Man’s Land scene in Wonder Woman almost never happened
One of the big highlights from Wonder Woman is the No Man’s Land sequence, where – surrounded by the horror and suffering of The Great War – Gal Gadot’s Diana decides to make a stand, fearlessly stepping out of the trenches into a hail of German machine gun fire as she makes her grand entrance as […]
Wonder Woman helps Warner Bros. win the summer box office
Warner Bros. has won the summer box office contest thanks to films like Wonder Woman and Dunkirk. Besting its studio competition in a poor summer for Hollywood will certainly please WB, with the studio bringing in $790 million domestically. Unfortunately, for WB this was 7% down from last year. Warner Bros. can thank the success […]
Tom Cruise And Why Top Gun 2 Should Be Canned
Neil Calloway says it’s time Hollywood started saying no to Cruise… It’s a cliché to say success has many fathers while failure is an orphan, but it’s no less true for that. The most recent example of this in Hollywood is everyone disowning The Mummy and blaming its poor box office on star Tom Cruise […]
Top Gun: Maverick director shoots down rumor that film’s plot involves drones, Jerry Bruckheimer talks sequel pressure
Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski recently addressed the rumor circulating that the film involves the rise of drone technology. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the director swiftly shoots down the idea: “Personally, I would never want to see a movie about drones. For me Top Gun has always been not about fighter planes. It’s been about […]
Tom Cruise reveals Top Gun 2 is titled Top Gun: Maverick
Last week Tom Cruise revealed that Top Gun 2 is “definitely happening” and will likely shoot in 2018, and now the star has been chatting to Access Hollywood about the sequel, revealing that it is currently going by the title of Top Gun: Maverick, referring to his character’s nickname in the original gilm. “Aviators are […]
Second Opinion – My Life as a Courgette (2016)
My Life as a Courgette, 2016. Directed by Claude Barras. Featuring the voice talents of Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud and Michel Vuillermoz. SYNOPSIS: Courgette is the nick-name given to a nine year old boy by his alcoholic mother. When she dies in an accident, he’s sent to an orphanage, but struggles to find his […]
Buffy star Amber Benson joins horror The Nightmare Gallery
Amber Benson, known for her role as Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will star in Seraph Films’ upcoming feature film, The Nightmare Gallery, where she will appear alongside three-time Tony nominated actor Kevin Chamberlin (Road to Perdition, Jessie). The story follows Amber Benson as an anthropology professor as she investigates the sudden, suspicious disappearance […]
Rumour: Sony’s Silver & Black to set up an all-female Avengers-style Spider-Verse team-up
Last week it was announced that Sony is moving forward with its Black Cat and Silver Sable movie Silver & Black, tapping The Secret Life of Bees director Gina Prince-Bythewood to helm the all-female Spider-Man spinoff. The news was followed by a rumour from Splash Report, who claimed to have some alleged – and unconfirmed – […]