Despite reaching its eighth instalment, the Fast & Furious franchise shows no signs of slowing down, with box office tracking for The Fate of the Furious predicting a whopping global opening weekend of between $375 million and $440 million. Should it break the $400 million mark, it would surpass the franchise’s current record set by […]
Dwayne Johnson talks Black Adam and DCEU world building
As this week’s release of The Fate of the Furious quickly approaches, Dwayne Johnson is currently partaking in media interviews to discuss the film, and naturally talk also extended to his upcoming role as Black Adam in the DC Extended Universe. Speaking to MTV, Johnson talked about the decision to make a Black Adam solo movie in […]
Second Opinion – I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro, 2016. Directed by Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Piecing together James Baldwin’s unfinished novel, Remember This House about race relations in America. Tells the story of his relationship with Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. “Trailers specifically chosen for this film” comes the voice-over […]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is the most expensive French film ever
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is reportedly the most expensive film in French history, confirms Cineuropa. The upcoming summer tentpole blockbuster is said to cost around €197 million, which is over double the original record held by 2008’s Asterix at the Olympic Games at a €78 million budget. EuropaCorp is most likely comfortable with the budget […]
Ghost in the Shell anime reboot announced
Publisher Kodansha and Japanese animation company Production I.Gare collaborating to create a new Ghost in the Shell anime project. The film will serve as a reboot and is set to be co-directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed). This news follows on from the release of the live-action […]
Bryce Dallas Howard seems interested in playing Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens
A few weeks ago Jessica Chastain threw her hat into the ring for the role of Pamela Isley in Warner Bros.’ planned Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, and now it looks like Bryce Dallas Howard could also be eyeing the part of Poison Ivy, with the Jurassic World star sharing the following to Twitter… She's […]
Jeffrey Wright teases Felix Leiter return for Bond 25
While we still don’t officially have a 007 for the as-yet untitled Bond 25, it looks like a cast is indeed starting to assemble. Actor Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), whom you may remember played Felix “a friend from Langley” Leiter in Casino Royale, has just teased a possible return to the franchise. Okay, not that cryptic. […]
Exclusive Interview with Julia Ducournau, director of Raw
Thomas Harris chats with Raw director Julia Ducournau… There’s currently an unprecedented buzz around Julia Ducournau’s feminist, cannibal-come-coming-of-age horror, Raw. It helps in part that during its debut screening at Toronto film festival last year, it was met by audience members fainting, vomiting and a collective sea of shock gasps. Rather proudly, I was not one […]
Joe Manganiello has written a Dungeons & Dragons movie
Warner Bros. has spent a number of years developing a Dungeons & Dragons reboot, with Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) attached to direct from a script by David Leslie Johnson (The Conjuring 2). However, it seems that Joe Manganiello is also keen to take a stab as the role-playing fantasy, revealing to MTV’s Happy Sad Confused podcast that […]
Vin Diesel on the challenges of voicing Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, says there’s a secret script
Vin Diesel is currently doing media rounds to promote this week’s release of The Fate of the Furious, and naturally he also found himself discussing his upcoming return as Groot in this summer’s hotly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Speaking to Total Film, Diesel touched on how challenging the process , stating that: “It’s very, very […]
