As he gears up to go into production on Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, director Jon Watts has been talking to The Daily Beast about the hotly-anticipated reboot, and in particular the diversity of its cast. “Peter Parker goes to high school in Queens, and Queens is one of—if not the—most diverse places in the […]
Charlie Cox thinks playing Daredevil may have cost him young Han Solo role in the Star Wars spinoff
Given that reports suggested Lucasfilm tested over 2500 actors before casting Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, it’s probably harder to find a young actor in Hollywood who wasn’t up for the Star Wars spinoff than one who was. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his new play Incognito, Daredevil star Charlie Cox has revealed that he […]
Movie Review – Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt, 2016. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Ancient Egypt, a world where the Gods live among mortals. Osiris, King of all Egypt, prepares to crown his dutiful son Horus as his successor, but doesn’t count […]
Trailer for supernatural horror Paranormal Sex Tape
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Paranormal Sex Tape is an XXX parody of the Paranormal Activity franchise (and how that title wasn’t snapped up about five years ago is beyond me), but it’s actually a supernatural horror from writer-director Dick Van Dark, and one you’ll probably want to give a very wide berth. Check out […]
Second Opinion – The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Simon McBurney and Franke Potente. SYNOPSIS: Enfield, North London, 1977. The Hodgson family are plagued by a terrifying poltergeist, attracting the attention of American paranormal investigators, Ed & Lorraine Warren, who must take a leap of faith to […]
Poster and trailer for Sharkenstein
The low-to-no-budget sharksploitation genre looks to be showing no signs of slowing down; we’ve got Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Sky Sharks, House Shark and Shark Exorcist on the horizon, and now behold the poster and trailer for Sharkenstein! In the final days of World War II, a secret experiment to weaponize sharks is shut down and destroyed […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wraps production, Spider-Man: Homecoming expands its cast, Wolverine 3 set photos, David Ayer on The Joker’s tattoos in Suicide Squad, Superman joins Supergirl, DC TV casting news and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Review – Maggie’s Plan (2016)
Maggie’s Plan, 2016. Directed by Rebecca Miller Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Wallace Shawn and Julianne Mooore. SYNOPSIS: Maggie’s plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant Georgette. If there’s […]
Judi Dench to play Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul
She was Oscar nominated for her portrayal in Mrs. Brown, and now Dame Judi Dench is set to reprise the role of Queen Victoria in Working Title Films’ Victoria and Abdul, which is being directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Based on Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant […]
R.I.P. Ron Lester (1970 – 2016)
Ron Lester – the actor best known for playing Billy Bob in the coming-of-age football film Varsity Blues – has passed away at the age of 45 due to liver and kidney failure, as reported by TMZ. According to TMZ, he was taken off life support around 9pm central with his fiancee by his side. The actor has […]