Confirming the positive response from the lift of the social media embargo, critics are putting Wonder Woman up on a pedestal and giving it some of the best reviews a DC movie has seen since The Dark Knight. As of writing, Wonder Woman is perched high on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes at a 96% approval rating, having […]
Roland Emmerich to direct WWII movie Midway
Director Roland Emmerich is to step behind the camera for a World War II movie entitled Midway. Investment for the project comes via China’s Bona Film Group with the movie being announced on Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival. Bona Film Group, who recently provided funding for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, will retain the worldwide distribution […]
UPDATE: Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels reboot gets 2019 release date, Janelle Monae wanted for role
The Elizabeth Banks’ helmed reboot of Charlie’s Angels has received a 2019 release date from its studio. Sony Pictures, who are behind the reboot of the 70s television show, have now put a June 7th, 2019 release date on their long talked about project which is set to be directed by Elizabeth Banks. Banks will […]
Movie Review – Detour (2016)
Detour, 2016. Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen, John Lynch and Stephen Moyer. SYNOPSIS: Law student Harper’s mother is in hospital in a coma and he blames his stepfather, Vincent. He’s not coping well with the situation, seeking consolation in drink. After one especially heavy night, he awakes to find […]
Rumour: Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall wanted for Jasmine role in Aladdin
Now, this one comes by way of the British tabloid The Sun, so could well be a complete fabrication, but the newspaper is reporting that Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall is wanted for the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney and director Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin movie. “Jasmine is Jade‘s perfect role, so she’s delighted to […]
T.I. to reprise role for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Lang’s misfit band of loveable criminals will be fully reunited in 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, now that Blackfilm has confirmed that actor and rapper T.I. (otherwise known as Tip Harris) will be returning as Dave for the Ant-Man sequel. The outlet spoke to T.I. at a New York event for the third season […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is tracking an $80 million domestic opening weekend at the box office
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is aiming for a box office opening weekend worth $80 million. The Johnny Depp lead adventure flick is the fifth film in the franchise and the first since 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Forecasts are predicting that the latest in the series will bow to around $80 […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Interview – The Rider Director Chloe Zhao
Sara Hemrajani chats with The Rider director Chloe Zhao… Beijing-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao returns to the Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at Cannes with The Rider, a soulful and intimate portrait of a young South Dakota cowboy struggling to let go of his rodeo champion past after suffering a major head injury. Based on […]
Tatiana Maslany, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elizabeth Debicki wanted for female lead in Gemini Man
According to THR, Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) are testing for the female lead opposite Will Smith in Ang Lee’s upcoming action sci-fi movie Gemini Man. The actresses are reportedly in contention for the role of Danny, an operative tasked with surveilling Smith’s […]
Christina Ricci and John Cusack to star in Distorted
Minds Eye Entertainment has announced that Christina Ricci, John Cusack and Brendan Fletcher are set to star in the thriller Distorted, wich is being directed by Rob W. King (The Humanity Bureau). The film will see Ricci as Lauren Curran, an artist who suffers from bi-polar disorder and who is recovering from a devastating personal […]
