It was announced yesterday that Joss Whedon is looking to make the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe, with The Avengers director said to be in talks with Warner Bros. about writing and directing a Batgirl solo movie. While a deal is yet to be reached, Entertainment Weekly seems to […]
Damage Control confirmed for Spider-Man: Homecoming
In the build up to the release of the latest trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, some details emerged about Michael Keaton’s villain The Vulture, including the fact that he’s out for revenge after his salvaging company is put out of business due to a new government organisation founded by Tony Stark, which is tasked with cleaning up […]
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in talks with Marvel and DC
It looks like both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe could be looking to add some Oscar-winning screenwriter talent, with Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) revealing that he’s set to meet with both Marvel Studios and DC Films about potential projects. “I happen to have meetings coming up with both DC and Marvel,” […]
Justin Theroux will reportedly appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Earlier in the week Take That star Gary Barlow revealed that he has a small role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and now another cameo may have been revealed, with Making Star Wars reporting that Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) will be making an appearance in the hotly-anticipated film. The site reports that Theroux is playing […]
Movie Review – Ghost In The Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, Juliette Binoche and Michael Wincott. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s […]
Blu-ray Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016. Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: The first standalone Star Wars movie is out in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy set that has an okay batch of bonus materials. […]
Hasbro promises “a different kind of G.I. Joe” with movie reboot
Although Paramount Pictures and Hasbro spent time developing a third instalment of the G.I. Joe movie franchise under director D.J. Caruso (which would have crossed over with Transformers), it was announced back in December 2015 that the studio was instead rebooting the franchise as part of a shared cinematic universe with fellow Hasbro properties Micronauts, Visionairies, […]
Second Opinion – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, Peter Ferdinando, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Anamaria Marinca, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a […]
Joss Whedon to direct Batgirl, SUPER LONG runtime for Justice League, The Last Jedi promo art and more – Daily News Roundup
BUM-NUMBINGLY LONG Well strap yourselves in folks, it looks like Zack Snyder’s Justice League is going to be a very long movie. If rumours are to be believed, Justice League will be TWO HOURS AND FIFTY MINUTES long. That’s twenty minutes longer than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now it should be noted that […]
Movie Review – Don’t Knock Twice (2016)
Don’t Knock Twice, 2016. Directed by Caradog W. James Starring Katee Sackhoff, Lucy Boynton, Javier Botet, Nick Moran, Jordan Bolger, Pooneh Hajimohammadi, Richard Mylan and Ania Marson SYNOPSIS: A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch. The ever-likeable Katee Sackhoff strands herself in a well-made but trite Candyman knock-off that desperately strives […]
