Dwayne Johnson and company were on hand at CinemaCon this week to present footage from the upcoming Jumanji sequel, revealing that the new film is going by the title Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, as well as confirming the rumoured video game plot. As per THR, here’s a description of the footage that was shown at […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi to feature First Order “Gorilla Walkers”
It looks the First Order will be introducing some new weaponry in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with Making Star Wars suggesting that the hotly-anticipated film will include “super walkers” called First Order Heavy Assault Walkers, which are described as “huge and chunky” and almost twice the size of the Empire’s AT-AT walkers. The report […]
Second Opinion – Man Down (2015)
Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel Starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. Man Down is the latest in a long line […]
Second Opinion – Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Smurfs: The Lost Village, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Gordon Ramsey, Jake Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, and Kelly Asbury. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious map sets Smurfette […]
Movie Review – Free Fire (2016)
Free Fire, 2016. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival. Ben Wheatley […]
Rumour: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Having sat out Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War, it looks like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts may be set for another appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time since Iron Man 3 in July’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. According to Lainey Gossip, Paltrow has been absent from Robert Downey Jr.’s last few […]
Jessica Chastain throws her hat in the ring to play Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens
Although we’ve had no casting on Gotham City Sirens beyond the returning Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, there have been rumours that Megan Fox is wanted for the role of Poison Ivy, and now Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain has revealed that she’d be open to portraying Pamela Isley should the opportunity arise. “I’m interested in all […]
James Gunn on the freedom he enjoyed on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, more international character posters released
During an appearance at the Writers Guild Festival, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has been discussing the extra freedom he enjoyed on the Marvel sequel as a result of the critical and commercial success of 2014’s origin movie. “On the second movie I had a lot more freedom,” said Gunn. “Because the first […]
30 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1987
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1987… The 80’s mark a special period in cinema for me. It’s predominantly an age thing. I grew up throughout the 80’s, soaking in some fantastic films. It was a rising golden age of blockbusters which took the foundations of what guys like Spielberg and Lucas launched in […]
Movie Review – 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, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: The victim of a horrific crash is transformed into a cyber-enhanced soldier, the first of her kind, and joins a team dedicated to bringing down the city’s most dangerous criminals. […]
