If you were hoping that the recent news about a deal between Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox to trade characters for Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 could mark the first step in a potential deal to bring the X-Men and the Fantastic Four into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then I’m afraid […]
Zendaya denies that she’s playing Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Back in August, it was rumoured that Zendaya is portraying the iconic character of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel and Sony’s upcoming Spidey reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming, and that her true identity would be a big reveal in the film. The Disney Channel star has since suggested that she won’t be portraying a love-interest in the […]
Paul W.S. Anderson looking to launch Monster Hunter movie franchise
With the Resident Evil series set to draw to a close with the upcoming release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Deadline is reporting that director Paul W.S. Anderson and his producing partner Jeremy Bolt are now looking to set the fantasy RPG Monster Hunter as their next potential franchise. Anderson has already penned the […]
Angela Bassett to play T’Challa’s mother in Marvel’s Black Panther
Marvel has announced that American Horror Story and What’s Love Got to Do With It star Angela Bassett has signed on to the cast of Black Panther, with the Oscar nominee set to play Ramonda, the mother of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa. Black Panther is slated to go into production in January, with Ryan Coogler (Creed) […]
A Miracle of Hanukkah wins Best LGBTQ Film Award in Miami
Polish-born actor and director Adi Spektor has won the Best LGBTQ Film award, for his second directed film, A Miracle of Hanukkah, which was created on an iPhone 6 mobile device, at the 15th Annual Miami Film Festival last week. “Human beings are wonderfully complex and “type casting” in life, will prevent us from fully getting […]
Legendary acquires film and TV rights to Frank Herbert’s Dune
Legendary Entertainment has reached a deal with the estate of Frank Herbert to acquire the film and television rights to his iconic 1965 sci-fi novel Dune. The studio is looking to launch the property as a franchise with potential film and TV projects aimed at a global audience. Dune has twice been adapted for the […]
Denis Villeneuve officially signs on for the Dune reboot
Denis Villeneuve has really hit the sci-fi genre recently with his highly-acclaimed film Arrival and the much anticipated Blade Runner 2049. Now, the director has officially signed on to bring the long discussed Dune reboot to life for Legendary Pictures. The news came from Brian Hebert, son of series creator Frank Herbert, over Twitter. Brian has followed in his father’s footsteps […]
Movie Review – Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne, 2015 Directed by Adrian Tofei Starring Adrian Tofei, Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton and Alexandra Stroe SYNOPSIS: Aspiring filmmaker Adrian is keen to have Hollywood star Anne Hathaway appear in his passion project, a film entitled Be My Cat, believing that she is ideal for the lead role. In […]
Blu-ray Review – Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love, 2002. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. SYNOPSIS: A supplier of novelty items with anger management issues edges towards a surprise romance story with a mysterious woman, while also being blackmailed by a phone-sex line managed by a devious mattress salesman. Taking the […]
Movie Review – Allied (2016)
Allied, 2016. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: ALLIED is the story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship […]
