Misconduct, 2016. Directed by Shintaro Shimosawa. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Julia Stiles and Alice Eve. SYNOPSIS: A hotshot lawyer takes on a corrupt pharmaceutical kingpin and winds up neck deep in a murky world of dodgy dealings and double crosses. Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins starring in a late-night […]
Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins’ new thriller Misconduct grosses just £97 at UK box office
After it received a chilly reception from critics last week, the new thriller Misconduct has had one of the worst openings ever at the UK box office, grossing less than £100. Yes, £100. The film, directed by Shintaro Shimosawa, stars Academy Award winners Al Pacino (Heat) and Anthony Hopkins (Thor: The Dark World) and was […]
Junkie XL to score Deadpool
Tom Holkenborg – a.k.a. Junkie XL – has taken to Twitter to announce that he’ll be composing the score to 20th Century Fox’s hotly-anticipated X-Men spinoff movie Deadpool. The Dutch composer’s previous film credits include the likes of 300: Rise of an Empire, Divergent and Mad Max: Fury Road, while he’s also a regular collaborator […]
Dan Fogler joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Following on from the casting of Alison Sudol (Dig) as Queenie, it’s now been announced that Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda) has joined the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the role of Jacob. The David Yates-directed film is scripted by J.K. Rowling and is set to star Eddie Redmayne […]
SDCC: The next Green Lantern movie will be called Green Lantern Corps
Warner Bros. is currently showcasing its DC Cinematic Universe in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con, and the first nugget of information has been revealed with the announcement that the next Green Lantern movie is to be called Green Lantern Corps. This appears to confirm the previous report that the film would see multiple […]
SDCC: Hugh Jackman teases Old Man Logan for Wolverine 3
Not only were such films as Fantastic Four, Deadpool and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials shown off at Fox’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, but actor Hugh Jackman also revealed some information about his future in the X-Men film universe. Jackman confirmed what most already knew: 2017’s third Wolverine solo film will be his last outing as Logan/Wolverine. On top of […]
R.I.P. Robin: No room for the Boy Wonder in Batman v Superman?
Anghus Houvouras on Robin’s fate in the DC Cinematic Universe… It ain’t easy being Robin. First off, your parents are dead leaving you an emotional cripple. Then you end up the ward of a cold, distant billionaire. Eventually he reveals his secret to you and you join his endless, joyless war on crime. Your mentor […]
Cody Walker to star alongside Nicolas Cage in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
After standing in for his late brother Paul Walker in this year’s box office smash Fast & Furious 7, Cody Walker has secured his first major film role, signing on to appear in the World War II drama USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. According to Variety, the film will see Nicolas Cage as “Capt. Charles […]
Batman: The Killing Joke given go ahead for R rating by DC Comics
Producer James Tucker (Justice League: War) has been given the green light by DC Comics and Warner Bros. to make an R-rated film version of Batman: The Killing Joke. SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film Stitch Kingdom, reporting from New York Comic-Con, said that Tucker had stated […]
Blu-ray Review – The Gunman (2015)
The Gunman, 2015. Directed by Pierre Morel. Starring Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Jasmine Trinca, Mark Rylance and Peter Franzen. SYNOPSIS: Eight years after a hit on the Congo mining minister, the assassin finds that he is now the target in a game of cat and mouse. Spurred on by the inexplicable success of […]
