Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has snapped up the rights to the spy series The Saint, and is looking to launch a new franchise with producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brad Krevoy and Robert Evans. The Saint follows Simon Templar, “a smart, quick-witted man who went after the scourges of the Earth — corrupt politicians, […]
Movie Review – The Antwerp Dolls (2016)
The Antwerp Dolls, 2016. Directed by Jake L. Reid. Starring Jason Wing, Courtney Winston, Sean Cronin, Sebastian Foucan and Bruce Payne. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless businessman’s payoff to the Belgian mafia is intercepted by his revenge-seeking former protegees, launching a deadly war of violence and double-dealing… Another peculiar sub-genre of recent years appears to have been […]
Corin Hardy to direct Hell Bent
Having exited the long-gestating remake of The Crow, The Hallows director Corin Hardy has signed on to direct Hell Bent, a supernatural action ensemble from Paramount Pictures which is described as “Dirty Dozen Goes To Hell.” Deadline is reporting that the project follows a group of mercenaries in a Brazilian jail, who are murdered and […]
Director Jon Watts talks Spider-Man: Homecoming
As he gears up to go into production on Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, director Jon Watts has been talking to The Daily Beast about the hotly-anticipated reboot, and in particular the diversity of its cast. “Peter Parker goes to high school in Queens, and Queens is one of—if not the—most diverse places in the […]
Charlie Cox thinks playing Daredevil may have cost him young Han Solo role in the Star Wars spinoff
Given that reports suggested Lucasfilm tested over 2500 actors before casting Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, it’s probably harder to find a young actor in Hollywood who wasn’t up for the Star Wars spinoff than one who was. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his new play Incognito, Daredevil star Charlie Cox has revealed that he […]
Movie Review – Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt, 2016. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Ancient Egypt, a world where the Gods live among mortals. Osiris, King of all Egypt, prepares to crown his dutiful son Horus as his successor, but doesn’t count […]
Trailer for supernatural horror Paranormal Sex Tape
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Paranormal Sex Tape is an XXX parody of the Paranormal Activity franchise (and how that title wasn’t snapped up about five years ago is beyond me), but it’s actually a supernatural horror from writer-director Dick Van Dark, and one you’ll probably want to give a very wide berth. Check out […]
Second Opinion – The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Simon McBurney and Franke Potente. SYNOPSIS: Enfield, North London, 1977. The Hodgson family are plagued by a terrifying poltergeist, attracting the attention of American paranormal investigators, Ed & Lorraine Warren, who must take a leap of faith to […]
Poster and trailer for Sharkenstein
The low-to-no-budget sharksploitation genre looks to be showing no signs of slowing down; we’ve got Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Sky Sharks, House Shark and Shark Exorcist on the horizon, and now behold the poster and trailer for Sharkenstein! In the final days of World War II, a secret experiment to weaponize sharks is shut down and destroyed […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wraps production, Spider-Man: Homecoming expands its cast, Wolverine 3 set photos, David Ayer on The Joker’s tattoos in Suicide Squad, Superman joins Supergirl, DC TV casting news and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: […]
