In keeping with past tradition, Pixar’s newest feature film, Finding Dory, will be accompanied by a brand new Pixar animated short when it hits theaters this summer. The short is called Piper and tells the story of a hungry baby sandpiper “who ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food by the […]
Alex Winter talks Bill & Ted 3, says it will shoot late 2016 / early 2017
Last month, Keanu Reeves provided an update on the long-rumoured Bill & Ted 3, stating that the movie was “closer, but not closer”, and now his co-star Alex Winter has revealed that he expects the film to shoot later this year, or early 2017. “It’s looking good,” Winter tells Simon Thompson of Forbes. “This is […]
A record 27 films submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that a record 27 movies have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards: The Angry Birds Movie April and the Extraordinary World Bilal Finding Dory Ice Age: Collision Course Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Kubo and the Two […]
Zootopia hits $800 million worldwide, highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date
Disney animated hit Zootopia (or Zootropolis, here in the UK) has continued its fine run at the box-office, having overtaken 20th Century Fox’s superhero smash Deadpool this week to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016. Zootopia has amassed a hefty $800 million and is still performing well, particularly in China where it has become the […]
Movie Review – The Jungle Book (2016)
The Jungle Book, 2016. Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. SYNOPSIS: An orphan boy is raised in the jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear, and a black panther. The Jungle Book rests on the shoulders […]
Movie Review – The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
The Man Who Knew Infinity, 2015. Directed by Matthew Brown. Starring Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones and Stephen Fry. SYNOPSIS: The true-story of famed mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. With no formal-training, Ramanujan created new theorems and research that is remains vital to mathematics today. The Man Who Knew Infinity smells glorious. A mathematically meaty subject in […]
Movie Review – Dheepan (2015)
Dheepan, 2015. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Faouzi Bensaidi, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Vincent Rottiers, Claudine Vinasithamby and Marc Zinga. SYNOPSIS: Three Sri Lankan refugees come together to forge a fake a family to flee from the conflict and emigrate to a banlieue in France, where they begin to etch out a living against such […]
Joel McHale to play Chevy Chase in Netflix’s National Lampoon movie
Yesterday we brought you word that Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has been cast as National Lampoon co-founder Henry Beard in Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and now THR is reporting that Joel McHale is in final talks to portray his Community co-star Chevy Chase. A Futile and Stupid Gesture will tell […]
Alec Baldwin and Scott Eastwood to star in futuristic cop thriller Crown Vic
Alec Baldwin and Scott Eastwood have signed on to star in Crown Vic, a futuristic cop thriller from writer-director Joel Souze, Deadline has revealed. The film, which is set to go into production in May, and tells of “two LAPD officers navigating through their own personal turmoil while hunting down a couple of vicious cop […]
Abbey Lee joins Office Christmas Party
Deadline is reporting that Mad Max: Fury Road star Abbey Lee has joined the cast of DreamWorks’ festive comedy Office Christmas Party. The Australian actress, who has also recently signed on for the Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower, will join a cast that includes Horrible Bosses stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman are reuniting […]