Back in 2014, it was reported that Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Absentia) was developing a movie adaptation of Stephen King’s 1992 suspense thriller Gerald’s Game. We’ve heard nothing about it since then, but the director has revealed to Rue Morgue that the project is still very much alive, and looks to be heading to Netflix. “If you know the […]
Movie Review – Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
Kevin Hart: What Now?, 2016. Directed by Leslie Small and Tim Story Starring Kevin Hart, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, and Ed Helms SYNOPSIS: Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia’s outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field. It is as simple as this, if you enjoy Kevin Hart’s hyperactive style […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
I Am Not A Serial Killer, 2016. Directed by Billy O’Brien. Starring Max Records, Christopher Lloyd and Laura Fraser. SYNOPSIS: Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in […]
Doctor Strange IMAX Preview Footage Report
With Doctor Strange set for release on Tuesday October 25th, we were given the chance to check out a fifteen minute IMAX preview of select footage from Marvel’s fourteenth addition to the cinematic universe! Here’s Emma Withington’s report… ‘Expand your mind’ In 2013, the first 9 minutes of the film Star Trek into Darkness was offered up […]
Are Toys and Theme Parks Cinema’s Last Hope?
Henry Bevan on whether toys and theme parks are cinema’s last hope… The busker appeared on Southbank and began playing an original song. The song was interesting but people just walked on by. His original song flopped and the busker changed tact. He broke into a nondescript cover and people soon started dropping 5p coins […]
Movie Review – Trolls (2016)
Trolls, 2016. Directed by Mike Mitchell and Wat Dohrn. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Icona Pop, Gwen Stefani, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski, James Corden and Russell Brand. SYNOPSIS: Troll Princess Poppy must save her friends from the evil Bergen Chef with the help of […]
Rumour: Captain Marvel to start production in January 2018
Atlanta Filming is reporting that Marvel’s first female led superhero movie Captain Marvel will begin to start filming in January 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. SEE ALSO: Brie Larson feels a “great responsibility” playing Captain Marvel https://twitter.com/AtlantaFilming/status/831315060236623875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Brie Larson, who is playing the role of Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, is also expected to film scenes for Avengers: […]
Brie Larson feels a “great responsibility” playing Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel is a big deal. It doesn’t just introduce another female superhero to the fold, but rather is the first female-centric superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As a result, it’s not hyperbole to mention that a lot is resting on Brie Larson’s shoulders to bring the character to life and prove that […]
Captain Marvel screenwriter on penning Marvel’s first female-led superhero movie
In 2019, Marvel Studios is set to unleash its very first female-headlined superhero movie as Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers takes flight in Captain Marvel. We’re still waiting to hear word on a director for the project, but we do know that the screenplay is being written by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Meg […]
Kevin Feige says Captain Marvel “is certainly an origin” story
From Iron Man to Ant-Man, it’s become quite clear over the years that the Marvel Cinematic Universe favors introducing audiences to new superheroes through origin stories. Aside from a few exceptions here and there, nearly every introductory film in the Marvel Studios catalog has shown how the titular hero or heroes came to be exactly […]
