Tony Black on the box office failure of The Huntsman: Winter’s War… So it seems we have the first confirmed box office dud of 2016: The Huntsman’s Winter War, positioned as a potential new fantasy franchise under the Universal banner. It was confirmed in the Guardian yesterday that Universal, who broke box office records last […]
Zombieland 2 will reportedly shoot this summer
During CinemaCon, Sony releasing the logo for Zombieland 2, finally confirming that the long-rumoured sequel to the 2009 hit comedy is moving ahead. And now, it seems it may be closer than we think… According to Bloody Disgusting, several casting agencies are reporting that filming is slated to get underway in Atlanta this August. However, […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice extended edition will run for 181 minutes
This July, Warner Bros. will release its R-rated Ultimate Edition cut of its big DC blockbuster Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now thanks to a retailer listing we may now know just how extended the extended version is going to be. According to CDON.com, the Ultimate Edition will run for 181 minutes, which […]
Movie Review – Keanu (2016)
Keanu, 2016. Directed by Peter Atencio. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Method Man, Will Forte, Tiffany Haddish, Jason Mitchell, Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Nia Long, Rob Huebel, Luis Guzman, Anna Farris, and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang. Keanu […]
Jamie Foxx to partner up with a puppet private eye in The Happytime Murders
Last year it was reported that The Jim Henson Company’s R-rated puppet noir The Happytime Murders had been revived by STX Entertainment, and now it looks as though it may have found its human lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jamie Foxx (Annie) is in talks to play the former partner of a disgraced puppet private eye […]
Second Opinion – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by László Nemes. Starring Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn and Jerzy Walczak. SYNOPSIS: Surrounded by the horror of living in Auschwitz, Saul, a Sonderkommando, attempts to bury the body of a boy who he claims as his son. Based on the same source material as Tim Blake Nelson’s film […]
Stephen Merchant joins Wolverine 3
Casting on the third Wolverine movie is now in full swing, with Deadline reporting that Stephen Merchant (Extras, Hello Ladies) has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong. Merchant’s casting comes hot on the heels of the news that Richard E. Grant has signed on to play a “mad scientist” villain […]
Robert Downey Jr. “could do one more” Iron Man movie
Last week it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. is set to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which – along with Captain America: Civil War and the two-part Avengers: Infinity War – will take his MCU appearances up to ten. Downey hasn’t headlined his own solo movie since […]
BFI Review – Contact (1985) and Elephant (1989)
Contact, 1985 and Elephant, 1989. Directed by Alan Clarke. SYNOPSIS: Two films reflecting on the 1980’s in Northern Ireland. Alan Clarke, director of Scum and The Firm, is a director of men. These could be men in prisons or aggressive, violent offenders keen to tattoo swastikas on their foreheads, as he did in Made in […]
Daisy Ridley to star in The Lost Wife
Daisy Ridley is certainly racking up the projects following her breakthrough last year in December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The British actress, who is currently shooting Star Wars: Episode VIII, recently signed on for the J.J. Abrams-produced fantasy thriller Kolma, and is also linked to the role of Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider reboot. […]
