Ahead of this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, Daisy Ridley (Rey) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) have taken to social media to announce that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production. Ridley shared an image of her character Rey complete with lightsaber, while Hamill posted a photo from the wrap party… Meanwhile, Hamill also took […]
Sylvester Stallone denies involvement with female Expendables movie The ExpendaBelles
Way back in 2013, it was reported that a female Expendables spinoff – titled The ExpendaBelles – was in development, with Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde) signing on to direct and Sylvester Stallone and Avi Lerner said to be producing. Well, it seems that Stallone wants it made clear that he’s not involved , with one […]
Alice Eve joins Keanu Reeves in sci-fi thriller Replicas
Way back in October of 2014 it was announced that Keanu Reeves had signed on to headline Replicas, and now we have some more casting news for the sci-fi thriller, with Deadline reporting that he’ll be joined in the project by Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness). Replicas stars Reeves as “a daring neuroscientist who, […]
Movie Review – Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Ice Age: Collision Course, 2016. Directed by Michael Thumeier and Galen T. Chu. Featuring the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Devine, Sean William Scott, Josh Peck, Jessie J and Simon Pegg. SYNOPSIS: Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to fend off a meteor strike that […]
UPDATE: Saw 8 finds its directors, will shoot this year ahead of October 2017 release
Last year it was announced that Lionsgate was in development on an eighth instalment in the Saw franchise, entitled Saw: Legacy, with the studio bringing in Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger (Piranha, Sorority Row) earlier this year to pen the script. Well, it seems that Lionsgate has now found its directors for the franchise revival, […]
Movie Review – Almost Holy (2015)
Almost Holy, 2015. Directed by Steve Hoover. Starring Gennadiy Mokhnenko. SYNOPSIS: The real-life account of a Ukrainian Pastor and moral enforcer, Gennadiy Mokhnenko, who takes it upon himself to single-handedly rehabilitate child drug users in Mariupol where violence and poverty is rife. Almost Holy is a documentary that follows Gennadiy Mokhnenko, who calls himself Pastor Crocodile […]
Star Trek: Why I’m with Takei, not Pegg, over Sulu
Before we get started, let’s agree on one thing here: an openly gay main character on modern Star Trek is a great thing. It should have been included as part of Gene Roddenberry’s forward thinking, utopian vision for the 23rd century, but that was the 60’s and, well, the general message then was ‘straight people […]
Matt Damon would jump at a superhero role… if Ben Affleck directs
During the premiere of his new film Jason Bourne, Matt Damon was asked – for about the 100th time – if he has any interest in portraying a superhero on the big screen. Previously Damon had suggested that he’d like to take on the role of Daredevil if Christopher Nolan was directing, and now he’s […]
Movie Review – Keanu (2016)
Keanu, 2016. Directed by Peter Atencio. Starring Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Method Man, Tiffany Haddish, Luis Guzman, Nia Long, Will Forte and Jason Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Two nerdy cousins pose as notorious gangsters to infiltrate the criminal underworld in order to retrieve a stolen kitten. The main trio behind this film – the two leads Jordan […]
Quentin Tarantino may make more than 10 films after all, says Hans Landa is his favourite character
During production of The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino indicated on several occasions that he plans to call time on his filmmaking career after directing ten movies. With The Hateful Eight being his eighth offering, it would seem his illustrious career is drawing to a close, and speaking at the Jerusalem Film Festival Tarantino has once […]
