Coinciding with the release of the fifth instalment [read our review here], Ben Robins suggests three ways to fix the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise… Despite being one of Disney’s mainline franchises for nearly 15 years, building sequel after sequel into what is now a multi-billion dollar series, the old-timey, Johnny Depp-led Pirates of the […]
Patty Jenkins attached to Wonder Woman 2, but “nothing has been written yet”
Patty Jenkins has made history this weekend with the release of Wonder Woman; not only is she the first female filmmaker to helm a $100 million budgeted blockbuster, but she is also set to overtake Fifty Shades of Grey helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson for the highest domestic opening weekend for a female-directed movie, and potentially the first […]
Sausage Party director developing The Jetsons animated movie
THR is reporting that Warner Bros. has tapped Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens, Sausage Party) to develop its animated big screen take on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Jetsons. Spurred on by the success of The Flintstones, The Jetsons followed the misadventures of the space age family led by father George, along with […]
Wonder Woman star Chris Pine has an issue with Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
Generally, the talent involved in all of the various blockbuster superhero movies and cinematic universes don’t really throw shade at one another, instead choosing to complement the works of others. For example, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn recently took to social media to praise Patty Jenkins’ DC Extended Universe entry Wonder Woman, which is also […]
Movie Review – War Machine (2017)
War Machine, 2017. Written and Directed by David Michod. Starring Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Anthony Michael Hall, RJ Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Emory Cohen, Meg Tilly, Alan Ruck, Will Poulter, Aymen Hamdouchi, Daniel Betts, Lakeith Stanfield, Nicholas Jones, Justin Rosniak, Josh Stewart, Kola Bokinni, Griffin Dunne, Pico Alexander, Derek Slow, Tilda Swinton, […]
Second Opinion – The Red Turtle (2016)
The Red Turtle, 2016. Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit. Featuring the voice talents of Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers, and Barbara Beretta. SYNOPSIS: A man is shipwrecked on an island, and his attempts to escape are thwarted by a giant red turtle. There were a couple of unusual nominees in the […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming runtime possibly revealed
As the release for the hotly anticipated Spider-Man: Homecoming draws near, we now have possible confirmation on film’s the running time. According to Event Cinemas, Spider-Man: Homecoming will run 130 minutes, which is said to include all post-credit sequences. This would put it in line with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (136 minutes) and longer […]
Matthew Marsden making directorial debut with I Am That Man
Matthew Marsden (Black Hawk Down, Rambo) is making his directorial debut with the gritty thriller I Am That Man, which has just started production in Los Angeles. Struggling to come to terms with the break-up of his marriage and his reintegration into civilian life, former Navy SEAL John Beckett contemplates returning to what he knows […]
Logan was going to open with the death of the X-Men
Although Logan contained enough clues for audiences to get a pretty good idea of what happened during the ‘Westchester Incident’, but director James Mangold has revealed to IGN that he originally planned to make it much more explicit by opening the film with the death of the X-Men. “I literally had written an opening which […]
Joseph Fiennes almost played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
During a recent interview with The Wrap, Joseph Fiennes discussed how he was originally very close to securing the coveted role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. “I auditioned for a great director,” said Fiennes. “It was whittled down after many auditions to myself and another fine actor who I was at that time […]
