With The Nice Guys now out in cinemas, Shane Black is set to throw himself head first into The Predator, his upcoming sequel to the 1987 action classic (in which he co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger), and the director has been discussing the project during an interview with IGN. “We’re going to get a great cast […]
Movie Review – The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. After tackling Marvel with Iron Man 3, Shane Black has returned to […]
The Angry Birds Movie becomes the second biggest video game film of all-time
Following on from the good news of Warcraft passing $250 million worldwide, fellow video game adaptation The Angry Birds Movie has some good news of its own. Having been in cinemas for nearly a month, The Angry Birds Movie has hit $312 million worldwide – making it the second biggest video game movie of all-time. It’s […]
Warcraft passes $250 million worldwide but fails to grab North American audiences
Having finally been released in North America after a couple of weeks of international screenings, Warcraft didn’t find its feet domestically – but like X-Men: Apocalypse last week, it’s been saved by worldwide takings. The movie opened against The Conjouring 2 and Now You See Me 2, but failed to topple the former taking second […]
UPDATE: Wolverine 3 to be titled Weapon X
Warning: the following article features spoilers for X-Men: Apocalypse… Over the past few months, many fans have been lead to believe that Hugh Jackman’s third and final Wolverine solo film would be an adaptation of one of the most popular comic book storylines involving the character, Mark Millar’s Old Man Logan. However, if the post-credits scene for […]
Movie Review – The Do-Over (2016)
The Do-Over, 2016. Directed by Steven Brill Starring Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton, Kathryn Hahn, Nick Swardson, Natasha Leggero, Michael Chiklis and Sean Astin. SYNOPSIS: Two down-on-their-luck guys decide to fake their own deaths and start over with new identities, only to find the people they’re pretending to be are in even deeper trouble. […]
Doug Liman to direct Chaos Walking, still attached to Gambit
Doug Liman is in talks to direct an adaptation of Patrick Ness’ post-apocalyptic young adult trilogy Chaos Walking, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The project, which has been scripted by Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation), previously had Robert Zemeckis (The Walk) attached to direct, and “takes place in a world where there are no women and all […]
Why 1996 was the Most Important Year in Hollywood
This week, Neil Calloway argues that 1996 was a hugely influential year in cinema… This month sees the release of the long awaited Independence Day sequel. In many ways it seems like a long time since the original came out; the film industry has moved on a lot, and there is no way that a […]
Movie Review – Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Now You See Me 2. 2016 Directed by Jon M. Chu Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Mark Ruffalo, Daniel Radcliffe, Jay Chou, Ben Lamb, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine SYNOPSIS: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. In […]
Mark Ruffalo on the conflict between Bruce Banner and The Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok
As yet we don’t know for certain how The Hulk will factor into Thor: Ragnarok (although it’s been heavily rumoured that the film will incorporate elements of the Planet Hulk storyline), but during an interview with Collider actor Mark Ruffalo has spoken about his character’s arc in the film, teasing a resolution to the conflict between […]
