Doctor Strange, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. When a film opens with the villain ceremoniously decapitating an innocent librarian and […]
Dean Devlin says Stargate reboot cancelled, will make directorial debut with Countdown
It was only a few months ago that producer Dean Devlin spoke enthusiastically about rebooting the Stargate franchise with a trilogy directed by original director Roland Emmerich, even going so far as to hire Independence Day: Resurgence‘s writers to pen the script last year. Now, however, the Stargate reboot has been cancelled. Speaking to Empire, Devlin said “It looked good […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to play music producer Sam Phillips
Hot on the heels of the news that Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way has picked up the rights to Captain Planet and Truevine comes word that the production company has now acquired Peter Guralnick’s book Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘N’ Roll, with DiCaprio set to portray the legendary music producer. The man behind […]
Kevin Hart to play Santa Claus in Disney’s Dashing Through the Snow
Variety is reporting that Kevin Hart is in talks with Disney to play Santa Claus in the upcoming family comedy Dashing Through the Snow. The project, which is based on a story by Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) with a script from Rob Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring), follows “a New York City detective who has a […]
Scott Derrickson responds to white-washing claims in Doctor Strange
It was first seen as a brave move to cast a female actor in a male role when Tilda Swinton was announced as The Ancient One for Marvel’s Doctor Strange. However, comments about white-washing in Hollywood movies came to the forefront of discussions again, furthered by the first trailer for the movie which showed Swinton […]
Bob Iger reveals that Disney is already planning Star Wars movies for 2021 and beyond
Are you sitting down? Because this one’s a real shocker… In news that will surprise absolutely no one, Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that while the Star Wars franchise has been mapped out through to 2020 – with annual releases including Rogue One, Episode VIII, Episode IX, Han Solo and an as-yet-unrevealed Anthology film – […]
Movie Review – Free State of Jones (2016)
Free State of Jones, 2016. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Christopher Barry, Sean Bridgers, and Jacob Lofland. SYNOPSIS: As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army. Free State of Jones doesn’t start out so bad; […]
Movie Review – Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey. SYNOPSIS: Fearing that the actions of […]
Movie Review – Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory, 2016. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olsen, Ty Burrell, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Sloane Murray, Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Vicki Lewis, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, and Willem […]
Movie Review – Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Now You See Me 2. 2016 Directed by Jon M. Chu Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Mark Ruffalo, Daniel Radcliffe, Jay Chou, Ben Lamb, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine SYNOPSIS: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. In […]
