As well as bringing back many of our favourite characters from the Original Trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also featured one notable Prequel Trilogy cameo, with Ewan McGregor returning to record a line of dialogue as Obi-Wan Kenobi during Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) vision sequence on Takodana. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel, McGregor spoke about his […]
Movie Review – Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Eddie the Eagle, 2016. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken and Tim McInnerny. SYNOPSIS: Charting the Olympic career of famous UK ski-jumper Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards… Inspiration is a funny thing. Idols who achieve feats we can’t comprehend are on a different planet. Inspirations are easier to understand. We’re […]
Mark Ruffalo on the Hulk’s arc in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War
Tension between Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures may be preventing a solo Hulk movie from happening any time soon, but we will be seeing plenty of the Jade Giant in Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Mark Ruffalo set to appear in Thor: Ragnarok, as well as the two-part Avengers: Infinity War. Speaking […]
Taika Waititi wants to inject his style of humour into Thor: Ragnarok
Back in October, it was announced that What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi is set bring his talents to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, helming the God of Thunder’s third solo outing, Thor: Ragnarok. Speaking to Collider at Sundance where he’s promoting his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the New Zealand filmmaker […]
T.J. Miller confirms director’s cut for Deadpool, will be “even more raw”
20th Century Fox made a lot of fans happy when it granted permission for director Tim Miller and star Ryan Reynolds to go all out with an R-rated cut of Deadpool, and last night during a special screening of the movie in London, T.J. Miller revealed that the X-Men spin-off will receive a director’s cut which […]
BFI: Blockbuster year for British indie films
In a year packed with mega studio hits – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max, Jurassic World and Spectre, to name a few – British independent films managed to hold their own and bring in millions of pounds. According to figures released by the BFI, home-grown productions made a real impact with audiences in 2015, […]
Michael Sheen joins Finding Dory voice cast
Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex) will lend his voice to Pixar’s Finding Dory, this year’s sequel to the 2003 hit Finding Nemo. The news comes from an episode of the podcast Doug Loves Movies, hosted by Doug Benson (Super High Me), which was released about two weeks back. Towards the […]
Mary Harron to direct Manson film The Family
Los Angeles-based producers Jeremy M. Rosen and Kevin Shulman of Roxwell Films have reassembled the American Psycho filmmaking team for Ed Sanders’s best-selling Charles Manson 1971 novel, The Family, and to add an extra twist, the team has incorporated The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult, a firsthand account from […]
Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall to star in rom-com Permission
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest) and Rebecca Hall (Iron Man 3, The Gift) are set to star in the romantic comedy Permission. The film is written and directed by Brian Crano (A Bag of Hammers) and follows a couple who decide to sleep with other people for the sake […]
Movie Review – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 2016. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Alexia Barlier, Peyman Moaadi and David Costabile. SYNOPSIS: An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make […]
