Yesterday we brought you some comments from Zack Snyder about his interpretation of Superman in Man of Steel and the involvement of the Justice League in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now the director has been sharing his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ decision to keep its movie and TV universe separate from one […]
Phony Diversity: Another Knife in the Heart of Cinema
Samuel Brace on diversity and the Screen Actors Guild Awards… Ugh. Why does this keep happening? Why does cinema continue to take the hits? Why has cinema become the symbol of the regressive lefts shameful molestation of our society? I’m getting tired of this, of our movies — and the industry around it — being […]
Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman
2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence will “definitely” star in Bad Boys 3
After years of speculation, Sony officially set a release date for Bad Boys 3 last August (along with Bad Boys 4), although there was no word on whether stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith would be returning for the next instalment. Well, we now have confirmation direct from Smith himself, with the star revealing on […]
DVD Review – Frankenstein (2015)
Frankenstein, 2015 Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Xavier Samuel, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd, Danny Huston, Sandra Rosko, Maya Erskine, Dave Pressler. SYNOPSIS: An eccentric pair of scientists create a human monster in modern-day Los Angeles. Another year, another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel but there is a twist to this one as it sticks […]
Budget slashed on final Divergent film after Allegiant flops at the box office
After the runaway success of many YA adaptations over the last few years, it was just a matter of time before their appeal died down and after The Divergent Series: Allegiant opened to poor box-office last weekend, it seems the strain is well and truly showing on the sub-genre. Debuting last week, Lionsgate’s third Divergent […]
Lee Toland Krieger to direct The Divergent Series: Ascendant
Last month it was announced that director Robert Schwentke had departed from the fourth and final chapter of The Divergent Series, having helmed the previous instalment Insurgent and the upcoming Allegiant. Well, Lionsgate has wasted no time in finding a replacement, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste and Jesse Forever, Age […]
Josh Brolin was “blown away” by the story for Avengers: Infinity War
It’s been brewing since Thanos made his first appearance in the post credit scene of The Avengers back in 2012, and this year Marvel will go into production on its huge two-part superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War, as Josh Brolin’s Mad Titan goes head-to-head with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Speaking to MovieFone to promote the home entertainment release of […]
Kevin Feige discusses Marvel’s five-year-plan, has a firm idea of where the MCU is going through to 2020
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now in full swing, taking us through to 2019 with the arrival of Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2. And while we’ve still got nine movies to look forward to before the curtain falls on the third phase of the MCU, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has […]
Avengers: Infinity War to introduce new characters
We’re anticipating a massive cast of characters in Avengers: Infinity War – either 67, or maybe even 68, according to directors Anthony and Joe Russo – and it seems that the Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War helmers won’t just be pulling from the established roster of the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]