This week, Neil Calloway looks at Superman movies that were planned but never shot… When the Christopher Reeve fronted Superman films came to a juddering halt in 1987 it would be almost twenty years before Clark Kent made another appearance on the big screen. To be fair, between Superman IV: The Quest For Peace and […]
Movie Review – The Here After (2016)
The Here After, 2016. Directed by Magnus von Horn. Starring Ulrik Munther, Sven Ahlström, Mats Blomgren, Stefan Cronwall, Felix Göransson and Loa Ek. SYNOPSIS: When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten […]
Edward Holcroft to return for Kingsman 2
While many believed that his character was killed during the climax of last year’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, according to Deadline, Edward Holcroft will be reprising his role as Charlie Hesketh in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman 2. Hesketh was a handpicked recruit who goes through part of the training to become a Kingsman agent, but is eventually sent home after failing […]
Michael Mann wants to make a prequel to Heat
Michael Mann’s 1995 crime thriller Heat – which saw legendary actors Robert de Niro and Al Pacino finally share the screen together – is considered a classic today. While we never got a sequel, there’s a good chance that we may actually now get a prequel instead. Deadline are reporting that the writer/director has inked […]
Batman v Superman breaking records at the box office with biggest pre-summer opening day
Having set an Easter preview night record, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has now recorded the biggest pre-summer opening day in North America, with the Warner Bros. / DC superhero epic grossing $81.3 million on Friday for a projected domestic opening weekend of $171 million. Internationally, the movie has earned over $65 million, including $21.2 […]
Batman v Superman sets Easter preview night record at the box office, outperforms Avengers, Iron Man 3 and The Dark Knight
It may be struggling when it comes to reviews, but Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice got off to a fine start at the domestic box office yesterday, crushing Fast & Furious 7’s Easter preview night record of $15.7 million with $27.7 million in receipts. That figure is the sixth biggest preview night takings of […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tracking $350 million global opening
Almost three years after it was first announced at Comic-Con, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is finally set to arrive in cinemas this Friday, and as expected, the film looks set to make a big impact at the worldwide box office. According to the latest tracking from Deadline, the DC Extended Universe superhero epic […]
Dylan O’Brien hurt on Maze Runner: The Death Cure; reports of “multiple broken bones”
In news coming out of Hollywood this evening, The Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien has been hurt whilst filming the third film in the franchise, The Death Cure, Entertainment Weekly has posted a statement which 20th Century Fox released on the accident which read: “Dylan O’Brien was injured yesterday while filming Maze Runner: The Death Cure […]
Netflix buys rights to US release of The Little Prince
The new animated feature film The Little Prince was due to be released in the US on March 18th but now THR are reporting that streaming giants Netflix have picked up the rights from Paramount Pictures at the last minute and will air it exclusively on their platform later in the year. Directed by Oscar […]
Nicolas Cage to star in new thriller Philly Fury
Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage (Dying of the Light, Kick-Ass) is set to star in the new thriller Philly Fury. The film, written by Jason Mosberg and directed by Steven C. Miller (Extraction), is set to begin production in May. The story reportedly “revolves around a Philadelphia businessman whose deadbeat brother is kidnapped for a […]
