Director James Gunn is giving us a peek behind his creative process on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, releasing a storyboard image showing Baby Groot in what will be the first in a series of #WhatWeShotWednesday images charting the production; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Sylvester Stallone’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 […]
Director Corin Hardy exits The Crow remake
It looks like the long-planned remake of The Crow will need to find itself another director, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Corin Hardy (The Hallow) has exited the troubled project, which was slated to go into production this month. Hardy was the latest filmmaker to attached to the remake, but has now seemingly gone the […]
Tomb Raiding: Rebooting Lara and Where She May Plunder Next
Tony Black on the new Tomb Raider movie reboot… It’s been a seriously long time coming but, at last, we have a new Lara Croft. Despite Daisy Ridley aggressively campaigning in recent weeks for the part, recent Oscar winner and hot property Alicia Vikander will now be headlining the long-gestated Tomb Raider reboot. It’s potentially […]
Elizabeth Banks to play Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers
Lionsgate has found its villain for the Power Rangers movie, with Elizabeth Banks signing on to play the alien sorceress Rita Repulsa in the upcoming big screen reboot. Power Rangers is being directed by Dean Israelite, and is set to star Becky G as the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin as the Black Ranger, Naomi Scott as the […]
Zack Snyder on Warner Bros. keeping its DC movie and TV universes separate
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Zack Snyder about his interpretation of Superman in Man of Steel and the involvement of the Justice League in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now the director has been sharing his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ decision to keep its movie and TV universe separate from one […]
Phony Diversity: Another Knife in the Heart of Cinema
Samuel Brace on diversity and the Screen Actors Guild Awards… Ugh. Why does this keep happening? Why does cinema continue to take the hits? Why has cinema become the symbol of the regressive lefts shameful molestation of our society? I’m getting tired of this, of our movies — and the industry around it — being […]
Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman
2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence will “definitely” star in Bad Boys 3
After years of speculation, Sony officially set a release date for Bad Boys 3 last August (along with Bad Boys 4), although there was no word on whether stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith would be returning for the next instalment. Well, we now have confirmation direct from Smith himself, with the star revealing on […]
DVD Review – Frankenstein (2015)
Frankenstein, 2015 Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Xavier Samuel, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd, Danny Huston, Sandra Rosko, Maya Erskine, Dave Pressler. SYNOPSIS: An eccentric pair of scientists create a human monster in modern-day Los Angeles. Another year, another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel but there is a twist to this one as it sticks […]
Budget slashed on final Divergent film after Allegiant flops at the box office
After the runaway success of many YA adaptations over the last few years, it was just a matter of time before their appeal died down and after The Divergent Series: Allegiant opened to poor box-office last weekend, it seems the strain is well and truly showing on the sub-genre. Debuting last week, Lionsgate’s third Divergent […]