Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced that filming has wrapped on Tolkien, director Dome Karukoski’s (Tom of Finland) biopic of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien, which stars Nicholas Hoult (Rebel in the Rye) as Tolkien and Lily Collins (Rules Don’t Apply) as his wife Edith. “As a lifelong fan of […]
Movie Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017. Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, Keira Knightley, Adam Brown and Paul McCartney. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old nemesis, Armando Salazar, who along with his […]
Movie Review – Colossal (2016)
Colossal, 2016. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: A young woman discovers that when she walks through a certain park in her hometown a monster appears in downtown Seoul mimicking her every movement. When a high-concept comedy delivers on its premise, it can […]
Franchises Aren’t Killing Hollywood, Bad Movies Are
This week Neil Calloway wants Hollywood to stop blaming franchises for bad box office returns… Recently the Los Angeles Times reported that this summer’s US box office could be the lowest in a decade. This might seem like terrible news, but given that films are expected to earn $4 billion during the summer months it’s […]
Bumblebee Transformers spinoff adds John Cena, synopsis and new release date revealed
Coinciding with the start of production on Bumblebee, Paramount Pictures has announced that WWE Superstar John Cena has signed on for a lead role in the Transformers spinoff. According to the THR, the film “in the year 1987, where Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on […]
Guy Ritchie confirms live-action Aladdin will be a musical
While out and about on the promotional tour this upcoming weekend’s blockbuster release, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword [read our review here], director Guy Ritchie was also asked for some information regarding his follow-up project, the live-action remake of Disney’s animated classic Aladdin. Specifically, Ritchie was asked by Nerdist if the live-action version would […]
Exclusive interview with Lady Macbeth director William Oldroyd
Paul Risker chats with Lady Macbeth director William Oldroyd… From the theatre and opera stage, director William Oldroyd has emerged as a filmmaking talent, named BAFTA’S ‘Brit to watch’ in 2016. His theatre work comprises adaptations of the works of Sartre, Beckett and Shakespeare, while his opera credits include work in Portugal as well as […]
Movie Review – Lady Macbeth (2016)
Lady Macbeth, 2016. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, and Christopher Fairbank. SYNOPSIS: Lady Macbeth is an adaptation of Nikolai Leskov’s 1865 novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. It tells the plight of the young newlywed whose loveless marriage leads her into a forbidden and adulterous love […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: 3 Things That Worked and 3 Things That Didn’t
Samuel Brace on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy… It was apparent that Guardians of the Galaxy would be the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe upon its release back in 2014. With its vibrant aesthetic, colourful characters, and its quirky nature, it set itself apart from the MCU pack in all the right ways. Guardians […]
Sylvester Stallone on what drew him to the MCU for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
With the confirmation of Stallone’s character in the hotly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 coming earlier this month, many are eager to see just what the Marvel Cinematic Universe has in store for one of the industry’s biggest icons. Well, in a recent press conference promoting the film, Stallone had his say on […]
