Back in July, Lionsgate announced that it had pulled Ascendant, the final chapter of The Divergent Series, from its theatrical release schedule, and would instead be concluding the saga with a TV movie owing to dwindling box office returns for the YA adaptation. Star Shailene Woodley has previously suggested that she is not interested in […]
Donald Glover cast as Lando Calrissian in young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff
Back in August it was reported that Donald Glover was the front-runner to follow in the footsteps of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in Disney and Lucasfilm’s young Han Solo movie, and now THR is reporting that the Atlanta star has officially signed on to the Star Wars spinoff. “We’re so lucky to have an […]
Letitia Wright joins Marvel’s Black Panther
Letitia Wright (Doctor Who, Urban Hymn) has become the latest addition to the cast of Black Panther, with Variety reporting that the British actress has signed on for a role in the upcoming Marvel blockbuster. Wright – who will also be seen in 2018’s Ready Player One – joins a cast that includes the returning Chadwick Boseman […]
J.J. Abrams on cutting Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker from Rey’s Force vision in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was rumoured that the film would include a flashback sequence of the Bespin duel from The Empire Strikes Back, something that seemed to be supported by the release of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker figures as part of The Force Awakens’ […]
Why won’t Marvel take their heroes seriously?
Anghus Houvouras asks why Marvel won’t take their heroes seriously… Humor as a defense mechanism. It’s something that used to be reserved for certain characters in comic books and comic book movies. Robert Downey Jr. took inspiration for Mark Millar’s legendary Ultimates series and made Tony Stark a guy who didn’t take life too seriously. This […]
October Horrors Day 21 – Creep (2014)
Creep, 2014. Directed by Patrick Brice Starring Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass. SYNOPSIS: Videographer Adam is hired by the terminally ill Josef to film a series of mundane activities so that they might be shown to Josef’s unborn son, whose birth he is not likely to live long enough to witness. However, as Adam begins […]
Rumoured casting shortlist for Domino in Deadpool 2
Although we’re yet to get any kind of official confirmation that Domino will appear in Deadpool 2, Collider is reporting that casting is underway for the role, with ten actresses said to have tested with director Tim Miller and the film’s producers. According to the site, the actresses under consideration include Lizzy Caplan (Masters of […]
Movie Review – Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice (2014)
Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice, 2014. Directed by Jino Kang and Tony Urgo. Starring Jino Kang, Douglas Olsson, Katherine Celio, Artem Mishin and Kelly Lou Dennis. SYNOPSIS: Retired Assassin, Jack Lee (Jino Kang), has long since disappeared from the criminal world to peacefully raise his dead brother’s daughter, Jamie (Kelly Lou Dennis) but […]
Movie Review – Stray (2016)
Stray, 2016. Directed by Nena Eskridge Starring Gabrielle Stone, Andrew Sensenig, Sean Patrick Folster and Samantha Fairfield Walsh. SYNOPSIS: Jennifer, a troubled young woman seemingly on the run, arrives in a sleepy small town where she begins to take increasingly dubious methods in an attempt to find love and gain the family that she so […]
Movie Review – In Pursuit of Silence (2015)
In Pursuit of Silence, 2015. Directed by Patrick Shen. SYNOPSIS: A documentary film exploring our relationship with silence and the impact of noise on our lives. How noisy is the world these days? And how often do we really get the chance to experience silence – or at the very least, a quiet absence of loud? […]
