As the DCEU fallout continues, one of the undoubted highlights of the much maligned universe is Margot Robbie’s portrayal of Harley Quinn. No matter your opinion of Suicide Squad as a movie, Robbie’s performance as the anarchic antihero is an undeniable high point. So the news that the actor is developing her own ‘totally separate’ […]
Watch a clip from Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck
With a little over a week to go until Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck arrives in cinemas, a new clip has been released from the upcoming adaptation of Brian Selznick’s acclaimed novel which you can watch below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Wonderstruck here Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel Ben and Rose are children from […]
Taron Egerton to star alongside Rosamund Pike in A Private War
In casting news coming out of the Toronto International Film Festival, Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) has joined the cast of director Matthew Heineman’s (Cartel Land) upcoming drama A Private War. The film stars Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) as famed war journalist Marie Colvin, and explores Colvin’s assignments in conflict zones such as Chechnya, […]
Ridley Scott in talks to direct The Merlin Saga for Disney
It seems Ridley Scott may be following up All the Money in the World with a foray into the fantasy genre. Variety has reported Scott is in talks with Disney to direct The Merlin Saga, a film based on the book series by T.A. Barron about the powerful wizard who would later mentor King Arthur. Scott […]
Movie Review – The Rizen (2017)
The Rizen, 2017. Directed by Matt Mitchell. Starring Laura Swift, Christopher Tajah, Patrick Knowles, Adrian Edmondson, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Sally Phillips. SYNOPSIS: The year is 1955. NATO and the Allied Forces have been conducting secret, occult experiments in a bid to win the Arms Race. Now, they have finally succeeded but what the Army has […]
Movie Review – Wish Upon (2017)
Wish Upon, 2017. Directed by John R. Leonetti. Starring Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, and Elisabeth Röhm. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them. It’s safe to say that goodie-two-shoes heroes don’t necessarily make for complex or […]
Star Wars: Episode IX director revealed, X-Men: New Mutants logo, Metal Gear Solid movie and more – Daily News Roundup
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 […]
