Uh-oh. Looks like those bad reviews of Gods of Egypt [read ours here] has taken its toll on the movie, as it has opened to a rather dismal $14 million. The film opened behind Deadpool (which has now crossed $600 million worldwide). This was the predicted number by industry experts, however its 13% on Rotten Tomatoes […]
Movie Review – James White (2015)
James White, 2015 Directed and written by Josh Mond Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh, David Call SYNOPSIS: A hedonistic twenty-something must come to terms with personal responsibility in the face of his mother’s battle with serious illness. Painting a painful and believable account of modern city life, this impressive […]
Dan Trachtenberg to direct The Secret Life of Houdini
Deadline is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating Harry Houdini biopic. The project is based upon Larry Sloman’s book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero and will depict the legendary illusionist “not just as the master of magic, but as an adventurer and […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 8 – The Children (2008)
The Children, 2008. Directed by Tom Shankland. Starring Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbell Moore and Eva Sayer. SYNOPSIS: Two families get together to celebrate Christmas and usher in the New Year, but a strange illness seems to be spreading around the children. Things soon take a horrifying turn as the illness turns the children from […]
Logan Marshall-Green to star in Leigh Whannell’s sci-fi thriller Stem
Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) has signed on to star in Stem, a sci-fi thriller from writer-director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious), which is set to go into production in Whannell’s home town of Melbourne, Australia. THR is reporting that the project “is set in a near-future when technology controls nearly all aspects of life and centers on […]
Deadpool crosses $700 million at the worldwide box office
Having opened almost a month ago to the day, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool has now reached another box office milestone, passing the $700 million mark worldwide with $708.1 million and counting. The Merc with a Mouth is now the fourteenth highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, and has outperformed the likes of Man of […]
Interview: Director Michael Baumgarten on Paying Mr. McGetty
david j. moore chats with Paying Mr. McGetty director Michael Baumgarten… Director Michael Baumgarten’s second film in a row starring kickboxing legend Don “The Dragon” Wilson is the quirky comedic action hybrid Paying Mr. McGetty. Their first collaboration was the hit coming of age action film The Martial Arts Kid, and it’s easy to see […]
Deadpool crosses $600 million; now the third biggest R-rated movie of all-time
It’s good to be The Merc with a Mouth at this point in time, as Deadpool has crossed another landmark. Deadpool earned around $31.5 million this weekend to remain at the top of the US domestic box office, where it is now the third biggest R-rated movie of all-time behind American Sniper and The Passion […]
Deadpool crosses $500 million worldwide
With its third weekend approaching, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has passed a box office milestone, with the film crossing the half-billion mark worldwide, having pulled in $513 million around the globe so far. Deadpool is the highest-grossing instalment of the X-Men franchise in North America, but trails X-Men: Days of Future Past globally, with the Bryan […]
Details on Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller’s pay for Deadpool revealed
20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has been a massive hit for the studio, with the film closing in on $500 million and expected to reach as high as $800 million before its run comes to an end. In a piece over at The Hollywood Reporter, details of the pay cheques for leading man Ryan Reynolds and […]
