THR is reporting that Alice Braga (Queen of the South) has signed on to the cast of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: The New Mutants, where she will portray the character of Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Braga will replace The Defenders star Rosario Dawson, who has left the project for unspecified reasons. Based on the Marvel comic book […]
Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and […]
Evan Peters’ Quicksilver returning for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Lamar Johnson joins cast
It looks like we can add another returning cast member to the roster of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, with THR reporting that Evan Peters is now confirmed as reprising the role of Quicksilver from X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse. Peters will also be joined by new addition Lamar Johnson (The Next Step), although […]
Movie Review – The House (2017)
The House, 2017. Directed by Andrew Jay Cohen. Starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Ryan Simpkins, Allison Tolman, Rory Scovel, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, Cedric Yarbrough, Lennon Parham, Jesse Ennis, Alexandra Daddario, and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: A dad and his friend start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his […]
Rumour: Tom Holland’s Spider-Man to appear in Sony’s Venom
Despite the fact that Marvel’s Kevin Feige has been adamant that Sony’s various Spider-Man spinoff movies – including Venom and Silver & Black – will be entirely separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been a lot of confusion as to where the movies will sit in terms of continuity. Much of the confusion stems […]
Spider-Man won’t appear in the Venom movie, says Kevin Feige
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has stated that Spider-Man won’t be showing up in Sony’s Venom solo movie. Many have been hoping to see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man collide with Tom Hardy’s Venom when the solo movie arrives next year (including Tom Holland himself), and have been speculating on the possibility. However, speaking with Variety at the premier […]
Michael Mando confirms his villain character in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Michael Mando has confirmed the role he will be playing in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming. Mando, who has been given a juicer role on the latest season of Better Call Saul as the semi-reluctant Hector Salamanca lackey Nacho, has now confirmed that he will be play classic Spider-Man villain Scorpion in the movie. Posting […]
Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs take place “in the same reality” as Spider-Man: Homecoming
From the very first moment it was announced that Sony is moving forward with its Spider-Man spinoffs Venom and Silver & Black, there’s been an immense amount of confusion as to their status alongside Spider-Man: Homecoming and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lot of this confusion has been self-inflicted, with producer Amy Pascal suggesting […]
Are we suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue?
Anghus Houvouras is suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue… We spend so much time analyzing franchises. That’s mainly because they make up such a high percentage of blockbuster cinema. If you look at the top 10 films of 2017 globally, only two films don’t fall under the franchise tag: The Boss Baby, an animated family film […]
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation could be heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Foundation series could be heading to the small screen, with Skydance Television tapping David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) to take a crack at adapting the books for TV. Originally launching as a series of short stories in Astounding […]
