When Universal’s attempts to re-launch their monster movie franchise unravelled with serious Mummy issues this summer, grossing just $409 million off a $125 million budget, that wonderfully staged photograph of Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, and Sofia Boutella appeared to be a serious case of running before you could even shuffle. Now […]
Universal’s Dark Universe to include Dracula, Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Universal Monsters make their return to the big screen today as the studio launches its shared Dark Universe with the release of The Mummy.As we already know, Universal plans to follow The Mummy with the likes of Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon, and has […]
Warner Bros. could sue Universal over the Dark Universe name
Warner Bros. are considering the option of suing their rival studio Universal over their Dark Universe.Universal’s new Dark Universe is set to bring together a connected world of classic movie monsters, including the upcoming film The Mummy starring Tom Cruise, which will also feature an appearance by Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Universal are hoping for […]
Joel David Moore to reprise his role in James Cameron’s Avatar sequels
Now that James Cameron is finally getting ready for production on the long-delayed Avatar 2, there is confirmation of yet another returning face from the original film. Deadline has revealed that Joel David Moore, who played scientist Norm Spellman in the 2009 film, will reprise his role for the sequels.Moore joins returning cast members Sam Worthington, […]
Movie Review – It Comes at Night (2017)
It Comes at Night, 2017.Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Riley Keough, Griffin Robert Faulkner, and David Pendleton.SYNOPSIS:Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this […]
Hailee Steinfeld joins Transformers’ Bumblebee spin-off
It looks like there’s some movement on the much-discussed Bumblebee spin-off from Paramount’s Transformers franchise. Pitch Perfect 2 star Hailee Steinfeld has entered talks to star in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and will play a tomboy who has a job as a mechanic after school.Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight will helm the film from a script […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – Bitch (2017)
Bitch, 2017. Directed by Marianna Palka. Starring Caroline Aaron, Eric Edelstein, Kingston Foster, Jamie King, Ren Hanami, and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: An ordinary suburban family descends into chaos when the mother suddenly and unexplainably takes on the psyche of a rabid dog. There are few experiences like sitting through Marianna Palka’s violently off-beat Bitch. What […]
Movie Review – My Life as a Courgette (2016)
My Life as a Courgette, 2016. Directed by Claude Barras. Featuring the voice talents of Erick Abbate, Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, and Amy Sedaris. SYNOPSIS: After his mother’s sudden death, Courgette is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – Crown Heights (2017)
Crown Heights, 2017. Directed by Matt Ruskin. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Bill Camp, Nestor Carbonell, and Nnamdi Asomugha. SYNOPSIS: The true life story of Colin Warner, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 2nd degree murder in 1980, and the decades-long court battles his life-long friend Carl King staged to get him exonerated. As sad as it is, […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi run time confirmed, longest Star Wars movie to date
Back in September it was rumoured that Star Wars: The Last Jedi will run for 150 minutes, and now with just a few short weeks to go until we return to the galaxy far, far away, director Rian Johnson has confirmed that run time is indeed accurate, making The Last Jedi the longest Star Wars […]
