Following the release of his latest film Chappie, Neill Blomkamp moved into development on his Alien sequel, only for 20th Century Fox to apply the brakes when Ridley Scott decided to return to his Alien universe for the Prometheus follow-up Alien: Covenant. So, with Alien 5 now on indefinite hold, the South African filmmaker has moved on to other […]
Live-action Mulan movie in development at Sony
In an article over at Variety discussing former Sony executive Doug Belgrand, it has been revealed that the studio is developing a live-action Mulan movie, which will be shot in China with a Chinese financing partner and a mostly Chinese cast. The project is one of six movies that Belgrand is co-financing at Sony, including […]
Movie Review – Best of Seven (2016)
Best of Seven, 2016. Directed by Jonnie Stapleton. Starring Jonnie Stapleton, Paula Kelley and Jim Armstrong. SYNOPSIS: After a nearly fatal overdose, a young man with multiple personality disorder attempts to go one week without his medication. It’s becoming a trend in comedy these days to have a longer feature. At a modest one hundred minutes, Best […]
Shailene Woodley not interested in Divergent TV show
Off the back of an underwhelming box office run for The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Lionsgate announced back in July that it had scrapped its plans for a theatrical release for the fourth and final chapter, Ascendant, instead opting to go down the television route to finish the YA adaptation with a TV movie (and a […]
TIFF 2016 Review – American Pastoral (2016)
American Pastoral, 2016. Directed by Ewan McGregor. Starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connolly, Dakota Fanning, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, David Strathairn, Valerie Curry, Peter Riegert. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, a hardworking man, who’s been a staple in his quaint community for years, watches his seemingly perfect middle class life fall apart as his daughter’s new […]
Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 5 – The One Who Made Batman & Robin
Graeme Robertson continues his series looking at directors who damaged their careers; next up is Michael Sarne (read the first part on Richard Kelly here, the second part on Michael Cimino here, the third part on George Lucas here, and the fourth part on Michael Sarne here)… Joel Schumacher is a strange addition to this series, […]
Billy Crudup in talks to play Barry Allen’s dad in The Flash movie
Having portrayed Dr. Manhattan in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, it looks like Billy Crudup is set for a return to the world of DC Comics, with Variety reporting that the actor is in talks to play Henry Allen, the father of Barry Allen, in The Flash. Should Crudup reach a deal, he’ll join Batman v Superman: Dawn […]
VFX reel showcases ILM’s digital effects work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Despite all of the talk of a return to the practical effects focus of the Original Trilogy in the build up to the release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the visual effects wizards at Industrial Light & Magic still had their work cut out on the film when it came to digital effects. Although […]
Movie Review – Morgan (2016)
Morgan. 2016 Directed by Luke Scott Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Mara, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox, and Paul Giamatti SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Luke Scott’s (yes, the son of Ridley Scott) directorial debut Morgan […]
Megan Fox and Judith Hoag featured in deleted scene from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Last Summer, Judith Hoag – the original April O’Neil from 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – was spotted on the set of this year’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, although her role was ultimately cut from the film. Well, thanks to Yahoo, we’ve now got a look at the deleted scene in […]
