Before he took on the role of Marvel’s Johnny Blaze for Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage came close to portraying the Man of Steel, having spent a couple of years attached to the title role in Tim Burton’s ultimately-abandoned reboot, Superman Lives. During an interview with Variety, Cage was asked […]
Warner Bros. considered an animated version of Tim Burton’s Superman Lives
Back in November of last year, Kevin Smith expressed his interest in seeing an animated adaptation of the infamous Superman Lives, an aborted live-action reboot of the Man of Steel from the mid-90s, which would have saw Tim Burton directing Nicolas Cage as Superman. Well, as it happens, Warner Bros. has considered that very idea, […]
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges set for Ben Is Back
According to Deadline, Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges are set to star in Ben Is Back, a new drama from Lucas’ father Peter Hedges (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Dan In Real Life). The film will follow “the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben’s […]
New images from Justice League released
With just under a month to go until the release on Justice League, four new images have arrived online from the DC superhero blockbuster featuring Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller), Victor Stone/Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), along with a behind the scenes image of director Zack Snyder taking aim with an […]
Movie Review – Journeyman (2017)
Journeyman, 2017. Directed by Paddy Considine. Starring Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Paul Popplewell, Tony Pitts, and Anthony Welsh. SYNOPSIS: Middleweight boxing champion of the world, Matty Burton, faces the biggest fight of his career when a life threatening injury irreparably changes him and his family. The prospect of another boxing movie so soon after Creed, Southpaw, […]
Emilio Estevez named Hollywood’s most profitable actor since 1980
If you had to take a guess at Hollywood’s most profitable actor since 1980, who would immediately spring to mind? Tom Cruise? Arnold Schwarzenegger? Harrison Ford? Chances are you’d be guessing all day before you arrived upon the answer… Yes, according to data compiled by PartyCasino, Emilio Estevez tops the list of Hollywood’s most profitable […]
Blu-ray Review – Le Plaisir (1952)
Le Plaisir, 1952. Directed by Max Ophüls. Starring Jean Gabin, Claude Dauphin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon, and Pierre Brasseur. SYNOPSIS: An anthology film consisting of three separate stories examining a single theme: pleasure. In this elegantly crafted piece, Max Ophüls draws inspiration from France’s best known short story writer Guy de Maupassant to concoct a wistfully philosophical examination of […]
Kevin Sorbo joins The Penitent Thief
Kevin Sorbo (Let There Be Light, God’s Not Dead) has joined the cast of Don Willis’ The Penitent Thief, which follows the rigorous journey of two unnamed men who were crucified with Jesus. Co-directed by Jon Blaze and Lucas Miles (Crowing Jules), the film also stars James Russo (Django Unchained, Donnie Brasco), Jay Giannone (Patriots Day, American Hustle), Stelio Savante […]
Karl Urban is unsure what’s happening with Star Trek 4
Back in July of last year, Paramount and producer J.J. Abrams officially announced that Star Trek 4 was in development, and would see the return of Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk, the father of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk, from the 2009 reboot. Since then, we’ve had little in the way of news on the project, […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger expects Twins sequel Triplets to shoot next year
It looks like the James Cameron-produced Terminator reboot may not be the only one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s past glories he’ll be revisiting next year, as the action icon has confirmed to Business Insider that he expects the long-rumoured Twins sequel Triplets to shoot in 2018. “I had a conversation yesterday with my agent and he […]
