Anghus Houvouras on why the Punisher works better as a supporting character… I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. The first season of Daredevil was a gift. The best thing Marvel Studios has put out to date. An almost perfect interpretation of the character in a world where he feels outgunned, under-powered, and fighting […]
Rumour: Hugh Jackman set for X-Men: Apocalypse reshoots
We’ve known for a while that Hugh Jackman is set to don the claws as Wolverine for a final time with 2017’s third solo movie, but we haven’t heard a definitive answer on whether we’ll see his Logan back on the big screen before then as part of next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse. Well, if a […]
Rapper Boosie Badazz cast in Glass Jaw
Baton Rouge rapper-actor, Boosie Badazz, has been cast in the indie-boxing feature film Glass Jaw, being produced by Steve Perry (True Romance) and Zeus Zamani (Battlefield America), and executive producers Tommy Vlahopoulos, of Tommy V Productions, Tom Sulkowski (The Rake), and Dan Gatsby of Gatsby Studios. The famed American rapper joins lead actor Lee Kholafai […]
Movie Review – Kill the Messenger (2014)
Kill the Messenger, 2014. Directed by Michael Cuesta. Starring Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Paz Vega, Michael Sheen, Robert Patrick, Tim Blake Nelson, Ray Liotta, Michael K. Williams, Barry Pepper, Andy Garcia, Rosemarie DeWitt and Oliver Platt. SYNOPSIS: A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of […]
Hugh Jackman in talks for The Odyssey
The Wrap is reporting that Hugh Jackman could be set to take an Odyssey, with the actor in early talks to star as Odysseus in Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of the Homer epic. According to a spokesperson for Jackman, “this is a conversation at this point. Very early stages and nothing is confirmed.” The Odyssey is […]
Personal Shopper helmer to direct spy thriller Wasp Network
Variety has revealed that Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper) is set to write and direct Wasp Network, a spy thriller based upon Fernando Morais’ book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War. Wasp Network tells the true story of “Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s when anti-Castro groups based in […]
Pablo Larrain replaces Kathryn Bigelow on True American
Jackie and Neruda director Pablo Larrain has signed on to replace Kathryn Bigelow on True American, Annapurna Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of Anand Giriharadas’ non-fiction book The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas. Taking place in Texas in the days following 9/11, the film follows “Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim immigrant and Bangladesh Air Force veteran […]
Second Opinion – Man Down (2015)
Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel Starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. Man Down is the latest in a long line […]
Supergirl’s Frederick Schmidt joins Mission: Impossible 6
Deadline is reporting that Frederick Schmidt has become the latest addition to the cast of Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ upcoming action spy sequel Mission: Impossible 6. Schmidt recently appeared in The CW’s superhero series Supergirl, where he played the villain Metallo, and will also soon be seen alongside Matt Smith and Natalie Dormer in […]
Matthew Vaughn in talks to direct Flash Gordon
It looks like 20th Century Fox has found a director for its Flash Gordon reboot, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is in talks with the studio about helming the film. SEE ALSO: Sam J. Jones wants to reprise the role of Flash Gordon for sequel […]
