STAR WARS DIRECTOR After the news last week that Colin Trevorrow had left Star Wars: Episode IX over “creative differences”, Disney and Lucasfilm officially announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams will be stepping in to helm the galaxy far, far away again. I guess Patty Jenkins was busy? “With The Force […]
Production gets underway on X-Men: The New Mutants
Director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) has taken to Instagram to reveal that production is now underway on X-Men: The New Mutants, with the filmmaker sharing an image of a clapperboard, complete with the movie’s working title ‘Growing Pains’. https://www.instagram.com/p/BWWI_RDj9Ct/ New Mutants is now the second X-Men movie that Fox has in […]
Marvel to remain tight-lipped on Phase Four of the MCU until Avengers: Infinity War concludes
With the hotly anticipated Spider-Man: Homecoming set to release in a little over a week, Marvel film chief Kevin Feige has been out doing the press rounds, and found himself explaining that details on Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be relatively scarce until the conclusion of Avengers: Infinity War. Speaking to io9, Feige stated “I […]
Movie Review – Okja (2017)
Okja, 2017. Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Starring: Seo-Hyun Ahn, Hee-Bong Byun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Steven Yeun and Lily Collins. SYNOPSIS: Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named Okja. Okja is the latest original film […]
Movie Review – Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver, 2017. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, and Eiza González. SYNOPSIS: A young getaway driver yearns to break free from the clutches of a local crime boss and start a new life on the road with his waitress girlfriend. As I sat […]
Vin Diesel named highest-grossing actor of 2017
With 2017 drawing to a close, Forbes has published its list of the top ten highest-grossing Hollywood stars of the year, with Vin Diesel nudging out his Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne Johnson to lead the way with $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office thanks to Fast & Furious 7 and xXx: Return of […]
Vin Diesel returning as Xander Cage for xXx4
After making his return to the xXx franchise earlier this year with the third instalment, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, THR is reporting that Vin Diesel will be reprising the role of the extreme sports star turned secret agent once again for xXx4. The sequel has been announced as part of a slate of films from […]
Pop Cult Corner – Star Wars Characters Who Need To Return and Oscar Outsiders
Welcome to this edition of Pop Cult Corner, the place that gives insights into the news of the week, makes outlandish predictions and above all, probably has too many opinions. This week, two news stories stood out to me. One of them is of course the most obvious, as it has dominated headlines and conversations […]
Matt Reeves couldn’t say no to Planet of the Apes
Director Matt Reeves couldn’t turn down the studio for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. When approached about taking the reins of the Apes franchise after Rupert Wyatt’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Reeves was originally hesitant, saying that directing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes wasn’t for him. Speaking to […]
War for the Planet of the Apes tracking $65 million domestic box office opening
Tracking for War for the Planet of the Apes suggests that the action movie is on target for a $65 million opening at the box office. Early industry tracking puts the third movie in the relaunched Apes franchise in the $55 – $65 million range for its opening weekend, which would place it well among the […]
