Henry Bevan on whether the Star Trek movie franchise is beyond intellectualism… What is the Star Trek franchise? As this month sees the release of Star Trek Beyond, the third entry in the alternate Kelvin timeline, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s phenomenon, that question will be asked a lot. Is Star Trek […]
Why It’s No Longer A Big Deal To Be The Highest Paid Star In The World
This week, Neil Calloway argues that Dwayne Johnson isn’t as successful as you might think… A while back Dwayne Johnson posted a photo on Instagram, with a caption about how in 1995 he only had $7, and in 1996 he was wrestling in flea markets for $40, before finding fame, first as a star of […]
Oscar Isaac joins Mark Rylance in Steven Spielberg’s The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
While 2015 marked a breakout year for Oscar Isaac, this year has been a rather quiet one for the actor (as far as movie releases go), with the exception of his villainous appearance in X-Men: Apocalypse. But with a slate of big films, which now includes Steven Spielberg’s The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, in the […]
Sigourney Weaver says Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will give Ripley a satisfying ending
Before Ridley Scott decided to press ahead with his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was gearing up to enter the Alien universe with a sequel to the first two movies, which would have saw Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. Although […]
Movie Review – David Bowie Is (2013)
David Bowie Is, 2013. Directed by Hamish Hamilton and Katy Mullan. SYNOPSIS: A documentary tying in to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum’s David Bowie Is exhibition”. A lot of well deserved praise has been heaped on the work and life of David Bowie since his very sad death in January this year. However, in 2013, […]
Rumour: James Franco wanted for Shane Black’s The Predator
With Shane Black’s The Predator deep in pre-production ahead of its February 2018 release, Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that James Franco is being lined up for the lead role in the franchise revival. Franco is the first name to be rumoured for the cast of The Predator, although Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
David Yates talks Fantastic Beasts sequel, confirms that J.K. Rowling has already written the script
With the November release of Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them drawing ever-closer, director David Yates has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that writer J.K. Rowling has already penned the script for the sequel, which is planned as the middle instalment of a trilogy. “We’ve seen the script for Part […]
Christopher Lambert says Mortal Kombat reboot is actually a sequel and will feature time travel
A couple of weeks ago we brought you a rather dubious rumour / fan-casting for New Line Cinema’s long-gestating Mortal Kombat reboot, and now we’ve got another report which seems equally outlandish, although this one comes from the mouth of actor Christopher Lambert, who portrayed the thunder god Raiden in the 1995 original. According to […]
Movie Review – Tale of Tales (2015)
Tale of Tales, 2015. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones and Vincent Cassel. SYNOPSIS: From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the […]
Grand Admiral Thrawn confirmed for Star Wars Rebels season 3, plus new book from Timothy Zahn
Well, it’s now official. Grand Admiral Thrawn – the fan favourite character from Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn book trilogy – is now officially part of the new Star Wars canon! The Grand Admiral will make his debut in season three of Star Wars Rebels, voiced by Lars Mikkelsen, brother of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s […]
