Back in October of last year it was revealed that Len Wiseman is busy developing a new instalment in the Die Hard franchise that would take place prior to the original movie, albeit bookended with scenes of Bruce Willis’ John McClane in the present day. During an interview with Collider for the upcoming TV series […]
Ben Affleck on the possibility of directing a Batman solo movie
From the moment that Ben Affleck was announced as portraying The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, various sites have been reporting that the star will direct a solo Batman movie (or even a trilogy of solo Batman movies, in one case). Despite the fact that Warner Bros. has announced […]
Michael Fassbender calls Assassin’s Creed “something special”
It was reported over the weekend that the big screen adaptation of popular video game series Assassin’s Creed has finished filming and has now entered post-production. With video game movie adaptations not having the best of reputations (just look at the performance of last year’s Hitman: Agent 47), gamers are still waiting for that truly […]
Early reactions to Deadpool are very, very positive
Last night fans were invited to a secret screening of the upcoming comic book movie Deadpool, and the reactions are rather positive. Fans in attendance thought they were there to see some footage, and were surprised when the whole film was introduced by Ryan Reynolds, who was also joined by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, Marvel Comics […]
Rumour: Christopher McQuarrie brought in to “save” Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Back in October it was rumoured by that Disney and Lucasfilm had enlisted Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) to polish the script for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The original report claimed that McQuarrie spent a couple of weeks working on the original script by Gary Whitta (After […]
Stan Lee on the chances of a Marvel / Star Wars crossover movie
With the two biggest movie franchises in history both under the control of Disney, comic book legend Stan Lee has been talking to Big Issue about the chances of us ever seeing a crossover between Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I don’t know how many characters you can have in a movie but […]
Cast revealed for Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released details of the voice cast for its second DC Universe Animated Original Movie release of 2016, Justice League vs. Teen Titans. Featuring in the cast of the film are returning voice stars Jason O’Mara as Batman, Jerry O’Connell as Superman, Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, Christopher Gorham as The […]
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly to play Laurel & Hardy in biopic Stan & Ollie
Deadline is reporting that Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly have signed on to play the legendary comedy double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Fable Pictures and BBC Films’ biopic Stan & Ollie, which is set to be directed by Jon S. Baird (Filth) from a script by Jeff Pope (Philomena). “Like so […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ninja Trilogy (Enter The Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination)
Enter The Ninja / Revenge of the Ninja / Ninja III: The Domination, 1981/1983/1985. Directed by Menahem Golan and Sam Firstenberg. Starring Sho Kosugi, Franco Nero, Lucinda Dickey, Susan George, Christopher George, Arthur Roberts, Jordan Bennett and James Hong. SYNOPSIS: The three Ninja films produced by 1980’s low-budget kings Cannon Films that like many of […]
Deadpool denied release in China over its graphic violence, nudity and bad language
20th Century Fox’s box office ambitions for Deadpool have taken a bit of a blow, with news that the X-Men spinoff has been denied a release in China owing to its graphic violence, nudity and bad language. The Hollywood Reporter notes that China’s censorship authorities often work alongside the Hollywood studios to create “cleaned up” […]