Back in February it was announced that Netflix has snapped up the rights to Death Note from director Adam Wingard (You’re Next, The Guest), and now Variety is reporting that Keith Stanfield (Short Term 12, Straight Outta Compton) has signed on to appear in an as-yet-unrevealed role. Stanfield will join Nat Wolff (The Fault in […]
Vin Diesel and Brian Tyler discuss Charlize Theron’s Fast & Furious 8 character
With a little less than a year now to the world wide release of the eighth title in the Fast and Furious franchise, interviews and press have begun to reveal more information about the first entry in the series since the death of star Paul Walker. This week’s comments, made to Entertainment Weekly, focus mostly […]
Movie Review – Warcraft (2016)
Warcraft, 2016. Directed by Duncan Jones. Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Anna Galvin, and Glenn Close. SYNOPSIS: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing […]
Kenneth Choi joins Spider-Man: Homecoming as the school principal
The People v. O.J. Simpson star Kenneth Choi has signed on to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming, with Deadline reporting that he’s set to play the principal of Midtown High School. Choi has already appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having portrayed the Howling Commando Jim Morita in Captain America: The First Avenger. This puts him […]
Apollo 13 creative team reuniting for sci-fi adaptation Seveneves
Deadline is reporting that Skydance Productions has tapped the Apollo 13 team of director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and writer Bill Broyles for an adaptation of Neal Stephenson’s bestselling sci-fi novel Seveneves. Published in 2015, Seveneves “centers on a catastrophic event that renders Earth a ticking time bomb, and nations band together to devise […]
Godzilla vs. Kong confirmed for 2020
Last month it was reported that a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla was in the works at Legendary Pictures, and now Legendary and Universal have officially announced that they are bringing their Godzilla and King Kong (which kicks off in 2017 with Kong: Skull Island) franchises together for an epic showdown in Godzilla vs. Kong […]
Countdown to Spectre – The Spy Who Loved Me Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Spy Who Loved Me… James Bond’s previous adventure in The Man with the Golden Gun was a low point for the series that relied too heavily on camp and comedy to succeed. While The Spy Who Loved Me continues Bond’s campy trend, it […]
Sicario: Villeneuve, Deakins and the quest for greatness
Steve Jennings on Denis Villeneueve, Roger Deakins and the quest for greatness… He’s so nearly there, Denis Villeneuve. The Canadian-born director of Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy and most recently Sicario is making a habit of creating enthralling pieces of work that are on the verge of greatness. You sense Villeneuve will strike gold eventually. For now, […]
Luther creator Neil Cross to pen Escape from New York remake
It looks like 20th Century Fox’s remake of the John Carpenter cult classic Escape from New York has found itself a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Neil Cross (Luther, Mama) has signed on to pen the script. The new version of Escape from New York is set to be executive produced by Carpenter, […]
Countdown to Spectre – The Man with the Golden Gun Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Man with the Golden Gun… While Roger Moore’s first outing as Bond in Live and Let Die was a too campy in some aspects, there were still some moments of seriousness in the film. Moore’s follow-up adventure goes in completely the other direction; […]
