According Variety, Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) are in talks with Sony to board Morten Tyldum’s (The Imitation Game) upcoming space drama Passengers. The film has been penned by Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, Doctor Strange) and “is set on a spacecraft in the future, with thousands of passengers making […]
Chris Morgan provides Legend of Conan update, Will Beall rewriting the script
With Arnold Schwarzenegger set to return to his signature role as the T-800 this summer in Terminator: Genysis, development continues on a sequel to another of his past glories in Legend of Conan. Speaking to Empire, producer Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) has provided an update on the project, revealing that Will Beall (Gangster Squad) […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Peter Quill’s father
As James Gunn continues development on the sequel to last year’s smash hit space opera Guardians of the Galaxy, the filmmaker has been speaking to Alison Rosen on her podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, during which he touched upon his plans Guardians of the Galaxy 2. “It’s not really based on anything. […]
Kenneth Branagh wants Marvel return
In 2011 Kenneth Branagh took the grounded world established by Iron Man into the Nine Realms as he brought the God of Thunder to the big screen with Thor, and while he didn’t return for the 2013 sequel Thor: The Dark World – reportedly due to his commitments to Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – the […]
Birdman: Let Down By a Terrible Ending
Anthony Stokes on Birdman and its ending (major spoilers follow)… When I first heard about Birdman, I was cautious; I tend to get annoyed with any movie that does the “one long take” gimmick because it seems to serve little purpose besides drawing attention to itself, and add in the idiosyncratic score, and it seemed […]
Mel Brooks wants to make Spaceballs 2
It’s been close to thirty years since the release of Spaceballs, so surely the chances of Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money becoming a reality has passed, right? Well, perhaps not, as Mel Brooks has been speaking to Adam Carolla on the Take a Knee podcast, and it seems he’s not given up hope […]
Movie Review – Seventh Son (2015)
Seventh Son, 2015. Directed by Sergey Bodrov. Starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, and Antje Traue. SYNOPSIS: Young Thomas is apprenticed to the local Spook to learn to fight evil spirits. His first great challenge comes when the powerful Mother Malkin escapes her confinement while the Spook is […]
Second Opinion – Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Jupiter Ascending, 2015 Written and directed by The Wachowskis Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton SYNOPSIS: In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she […]
Ryan Gosling reportedly offered Beauty and the Beast role
Last week we learnt that Emma Watson is to play Belle in the upcoming live action remake of Beauty and the Beast, and now it is being rumoured that Ryan Gosling will play the role of the Beast, according to the Tracking Board. Beauty and the Beast is one of the many live-action Disney remakes […]
Domhnall Gleeson’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens ties him to major character?
Warning – there could be spoilers below… It seems amazing in this day and age of the Internet that a film can keep so much secrecy, but J.J. Abrams has managed to do it with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That is, apart from a few bits that have slipped through here and there. Today’s […]