Back in June of this year, Michael Bay announced that he’d cast Freya – dubbed ‘Britain’s Loneliest Dog’, due to being passed over for adoption after being visited 18,000 times in her rescue centre – in Transformers: The Last Knight. Paramount Pictures has now released a featurette which highlight’s Freya’s “wags to riches” story and […]
Ed Skrein joins Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel
Last week it was announced that Jackie Earle Haley (Preacher) has joined Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, and now comes word that Ed Skrein (Deadpool) has also joined the cast. The film, which is being produced by James Cameron, will star Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) as the title character Alita, an amnesiac […]
Stan Lee creating new superhero movie Monkey Master
Variety is reporting that comic book legend Stan Lee is developing a new superhero movie project entitled Monkey Master, which has been set up as a Chinese and Indian co-production that will primarily be targeted towards the lucrative Chinese market, although it is expected to be shot in the English language, with a western director. […]
Time-Warner boss says DC Films have room for improvement creatively
2016 was meant to be the year that the DC Extended Universe exploded onto the scene, and while both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad have performed well at the box office, they’ve been mauled by critics, and left audiences divided. We’ve already heard from DC Films boss Geoff Johns with regards […]
Stephen King’s Hearts in Atlantis heading to the big screen
Following on from yesterday’s news that The Dark Tower is coming to the small screen with an adaptation of Wizard and Glass, it is now being reported that another Stephen King project is in the works, with Variety reporting that director Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door) developing Hearts, based upon King’s novella […]
Exclusive Interview: Ira Sachs talks Little Men, finding his young leads and whether he would ever direct a “bigger” film
In an exclusive interview, Senior Staff Writer and resident roving reporter Scott J. Davis sat down to chat to acclaimed filmmaker Ira Sachs about his new film Little Men, a moving drama about a new pair of best friends whose bond is tested when their parents clash. Your recent films have focused on different age […]
Kirk is feeling a little lonely in deleted scene from Star Trek Beyond
Yesterday we brought you details of the upcoming Blu-ray release for Star Trek Beyond [see here], and now USA Today has unveiled a rather humourous deleted scene from the Justin Lin-directed sci-fi sequel, which takes place on Starbase Yorktown and sees a lonely Kirk trying to find some company, before being sneezed on by Soccty’s […]
Theory: Why Karen Gillan’s Jumanji costume isn’t sexist
Luke Owen has a theory on why Karen Gillan’s costume in Jumanji isn’t sexist… It certainly caused some ire amongst the folk on Twitter when Kevin Hart unveiled our first look at the cast of the Jumanji sequel, as many pointed out the ‘male gaze’ nature of Karen Gillan’s costume of thigh-high boots, short shorts and a croptop […]
How Red Dwarf: The Movie failed to become a reality
Luke Owen looks back at Red Dwarf: The Movie, and how it never got made… In 1998, BBC decided to pull the plug on Red Dwarf after its eighth series. The final series, aired in 1999, climaxed with an episode titled “Only The Good”, which ended with the words ‘The End’, before being replaced with ‘THE SMEG […]
Movie Review – De Palma (2016)
De Palma, 2016 Directed by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow. SYNOPSIS: A documentary exploring the life, work and influences behind the films of Brian De Palma Brian De Palma may be popular among cineliterate enthusiasts but he’s never had the same popularity elsewhere. When you list his movies, it’s easy to imagine audiences being taken aback […]
