This year marks the 15th anniversary of cult classic Donnie Darko. Eric Bay-Andersen sat down with writer/director Richard Kelly to discuss the film’s production, impact and enduring appeal… It’s been fifteen years since Donnie Darko was released, which, strange as that may seem, is a longer gap than between when the film was released and […]
Samuel L. Jackson has begun voice recording sessions for The Incredibles 2
In a recent Instagram post, Samuel L. Jackson revealed that his recording sessions for The Incredibles 2 have begun. The actor sent out a picture of the voice booth he would be reading his lines from, with a caption that read: “It’s about to go down… First recording session for…. INCREDIBLES 2!!!!” Check out the […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 3 – Christmas Evil (1980)
Christmas Evil, 1980. Directed by Lewis Jackson. Starring Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull and Andy Fenwick. SYNOPSIS: After being mentally scarred by the realisation that Santa Claus doesn’t exist, toy factory worker Harry strives to take on the role of St Nicholas himself keeping an eye on the local neighbourhood children and noting who […]
A character from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was originally planned as a Jedi Knight
As well as being the first non-Saga movie in the Star Wars franchise (and the first not to be scored by John Williams), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was also the first instalment to be complete devoid of Jedi characters (save for a fallen Jedi in Darth Vader, of course). However, it seems that […]
Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer boards Jekyll starring Chris Evans
Chris Evans has been attached to play Tom Jackson in the feature film adaptation of the BBC’s Steven Moffat-penned 6-part 2007 miniseries, Jekyll, since late July now, and while few updates on the project have been given since then, Deadline reports that Lionsgate has pegged Zombieland and Gangster Squad director Ruben Fleischer to helm the project. Between Jekyll and […]
Michael Fassbender confirms meeting about a role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Michael Fassbender has been attached to numerous franchises in the past five years alone, between his work as Magneto in the X-Men films, David in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant and Aguilar in Assassin’s Creed, but he missed out on one that would have been the biggest of them all. During an appearance on Happy Sad Confused (via EW), […]
War for the Planet of the Apes bringing back a character from the 1968 film
It looks like the latest instalment of 20th Century Fox’s rebooted Planet of the Apes series is set to introduce a character who will be familiar to fans of the original 1968 movie, with Entertainment Weekly unveiling a piece of concept art for War for the Planet of the Apes featuring Nova, played by Amiah Miller. […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 1 – Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
Silent Night, Bloody Night, 1972. Directed by Theodore Gershuny. Starring Patrick O’Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov and John Carradine. SYNOPSIS: It’s Christmas Eve in a small town, when a murderer begins a killing spree against many of the town’s important figures, in apparent act of revenge relating to the horrific death of Wilfred Butler, whose […]
Ben Mendelsohn in negotiations for Robin Hood: Origins
After years of earning critical praise for his turns in low-budget, independent films, actor Ben Mendelsohn has finally started branching out and showing off his acting chops in big-budget studio features, perhaps best evidenced by his role as the diabolical Orson Krennic in the soon-to-be-released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. According to Variety, he’s looking […]
What Happens to Heroism When You Realise The Joker Wins?
Henry Bevan on The Dark Knight and what happens to heroism when you realise The Joker wins… I was the kid with the Batman lunchbox. I was the British kid whose parents brought back a Batman umbrella from New York. I was the kid who loved his Batman and Robin money box where George Clooney […]
