A Monster Calls, 2016. Directed by J.A Bayona. Starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, and Geraldine Chaplin. SYNOPSIS: A boy seeks the help of a Tree monster to help his mother with her terminal illness. Here is a swift foolproof process on how to determine whether or not someone has […]
Should We Let A Computer Decide Which Movies Get Made?
Neil Calloway looks at software that could pick which films go into production… The new year brought the news that a company has developed software that they claim can sort the blockbusters from the bombs before a single shot has been filmed. ScriptBook have developed Script2Screen, which apparently works by analysing scripts and comparing them to […]
J.A. Bayona reveals that his dream project would be a Superman movie
Director J.A. Bayona is currently gearing up to take over the reins of the Jurassic Park franchise, with production on the sequel to Jurassic World set to get underway next month, but he’s taken the time for a Reddit Q&A to promote the release of his new film A Monster Calls, during which he revealed […]
James McAvoy would love to continue playing Charles Xavier in more X-Men movies
Given that the contracts for X-Men: First Class stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult expired with last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse, the future of the main franchise is up in the air at the moment, with reports suggesting it could be “reconfigured” with a soft reboot should any of the main cast opt […]
Tom Hardy is waiting on the call for Mad Max: Fury Road sequels
Talk of a sequel to George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road has been rampant since the action adventure rocked cinemas back in 2015, with a rumour from September going so far as to claim that a prequel was gearing up to go into pre-production. Now Tom Hardy, Mad Max himself, has spoken to the The Wrap about the sequels […]
We shouldn’t dismiss the Oscars as out of touch
Henry Bevan on why we shouldn’t dismiss the Oscars as out of touch… Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the 89th Academy Award nominations. As expected, La La Land led the pack. As expected, there were a few surprises like Amy Adams not being nominated (HOW?!?!). As expected, the nominated movies […]
Jamie Foxx describes 2018’s Robin Hood: Origins as gritty and real
Among the key players set to appear in 2018’s Otto Bathurst-directed Robin Hood adaptation, Robin Hood: Origins, it’s Jamie Foxx’s casting as Little John that has most fans clamoring to see the film. After taking a bit of a break from acting after 2014’s Annie, the actor will be back in full force this year with Sleepless, Baby […]
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren reunite for Black Water
Action icons Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren are set to reunite for the upcoming action thriller Black Water, THR is reporting. The new film has been scripted by Chad Law (6 Bullets, Drive Hard) and follows “a deep cover operative (Van Damme) who awakens to find himself imprisoned in a CIA black site on […]
Rian Johnson confirms that Star Wars: Episode VIII will pick up straight after The Force Awakens, teases Rey’s journey
During a preview piece looking ahead to 2017’s big releases, USA Today caught up with Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson, who offered a few brief words on December’s hotly-anticipated Saga film. Johnson confirmed that the middle chapter of the Sequel Trilogy will pick up right where Star Wars: The Force Awakens ended as […]
BAFTA announces the nominations for the EE Rising Star Award 2017
BAFTA has announced this morning that Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga and Anya Taylor-Joy have been nominated for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s British Academy Film Awards. The Rising Star Award is designed to honour actors and actresses who have shown truly outstanding talent on the big screen in the […]
