This week, Neil Calloway looks at possible Star Wars films that never quite made it to the big screen… This week brought us the intriguing news that George Lucas offered Ron Howard the chance to direct The Phantom Menace. It’s an odd choice at first glance; in the late 1990s Howard was directing films like […]
The Week in Star Wars – George Lucas has seen The Force Awakens, Carrie Fisher calls Slave Leia controversy “stupid”, Han Solo casting news, new posters and clips from The Force Awakens and more
USE THE COUPON CODE 20OFF FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER (ends on 6th December, 2015) In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got George Lucas talking about Greedo shooting first as well as liking The Force Awakens, news on Disney’s casting plans for a young Han Solo, UK cinemas adding an extra […]
Lawrence Kasdan on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Han Solo spinoff
During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Lawrence Kasdan has been discussing his return to the Star Wars universe with the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, stating that it will have an ‘Original Trilogy’ feel, rather than that of the Prequels. ”The story [in the prequels] does not interfere. We only have to […]
Steven Spielberg: “There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that’s Harrison Ford”
Since Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, there’s been a lot of speculation that the Mouse House could be looking to reboot the Indiana Jones franchise, bringing in a younger actor to take over the role from Harrison Ford. Disney has auditioned 2500 actors to fill Ford’s shoes as the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star […]
George Lucas has seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and “really liked it”, according to Kathleen Kennedy
It’s not quite a public endorsement from the man himself, but Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has told The Hollywood Reporter that George Lucas is one of only a handful of people to have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and that the creator of the saga “really liked it.” Kennedy added that Lucas will attend the […]
Trainspotting 2 officially a go at Sony with original cast returning
The Sony-owned TriStar Pictures has snapped up the worldwide rights to Trainspotting 2, the long-awaited follow-up to Danny Boyle’s classic 1996 British film. The original principal cast are all confirmed to return, including Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle. Danny Boyle will once again direct, with John Hodge returning to write the […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Legends of Tomorrow and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of […]
Movie Review – A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
A Very Murray Christmas, 2015. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Bill Murray, George Clooney, Paul Shaffer, Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman, Miley Cyrus, Dimitri Dimitrov, David Johansen, Rashida Jones, Maya Rudolph, Jenny Lewis, Julie White, and the band Phoenix. SYNOPSIS: Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his T.V. show […]
Movie Review – The Sublet (2015)
The Sublet, 2015. Directed by John Ainslie. Starring Tianna Nori, Mark Matechuk, Krista Madison, Rachel Sellen, James Murray and Porter Randell. SYNOPSIS: The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his […]
Italia Ricci to play Silver Banshee in Supergirl
CBS has announced that Italia Ricci (Chasing Life) has signed on to the cast of Supergirl in the role of Siobhan Smythe, a.k.a. the DC villain Silver Banshee. “We are so excited to be working with Italia,” stated executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. “We’ve been a fan of her work for years and we cannot wait […]