Edgar Wright is currently out and about on the promotional tour for his new film Baby Driver [read our reviews here and here], although perhaps unsurprisingly he’s been unable to avoid fielding some questions about his experience on Marvel’s superhero origin story Ant-Man. Earlier in the week Wright discussed his split with Marvel Studios due to […]
Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight
With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]
5 Characters Who Could Feature in Disney’s Streaming Marvel Series
George Chrysostomou with five possible characters for Disney’s new Marvel streaming show… In addition to a live-action Star Wars TV show, Disney’s new streaming service is set to launch a brand new Marvel series. As yet, there’s no details as to what the show might entail, but there are of course a wealth of Marvel properties […]
Michelle Rodriguez threatens to quit Fast & Furious franchise over representation of women
Michelle Rodriguez has taken to Instagram to mark the digital release of The Fate of the Furious and essentially threaten that if something doesn’t change with regards to the representation of women in the franchise (where most are simply window-dressing eye-candy) she will exit her role as Dom’s love interest, Letty. “The Fate of the Furious is […]
DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection set for release this fall with all 30 movies
DC and Warner Bros. Animation is planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their line of DC Universe Animated Original Movies this fall with a massive boxset scheduled for a digital release on August 15th and on Blu-ray on November 7th. Beginning in 2007, DC and WB Animation has released at least three films a year […]
Movie Review – Logan Lucky (2017)
Logan Lucky. 2017 Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian Stan, Farrah Mackenzie, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Macon Blair, and Hilary Swank. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. By now […]
Colin Trevorrow shocked by reviews for The Book of Henry
Director Colin Trevorrow has admitted that he is shocked and disappointed by the overwhelmingly negative reviews for his latest film The Book of Henry. “It’s a little heartbreaking, without getting too personal,” the man behind Jurassic World told the Empire Podcast. “It came to us as a bit of a shock because we had screened […]
Blu-ray Review – Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Hell in the Pacific, 1968. Directed by John Boorman. Starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune. SYNOPSIS: Hell in the Pacific is a curiosity, a movie that stars just two people, Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, who play opposing soldiers stranded on a deserted island during World War II. The ending in the theatrical release was […]
Jon Watts will direct Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
We’re still a week away from the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, but Marvel and Sony are already starting to think about the Phase Four-launching Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, and it seems that director Jon Watts is already locked in for the 2019 sequel. Asked by Collider whether the Cop Car helmer will be back for the […]
R.I.P. Michael Nyqvist (1960 – 2017)
Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, best known for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the Millennium trilogy of films, has passed away aged 56 after a battle with lung cancer. “On behalf of Michael Nyqvist’s representatives and family, it is with deep sadness that I can confirm that our beloved Michael, one of Sweden’s most respected and […]
