Warning. Spoilers follow… Back in April 2014, Disney announced that it was introducing a new canon for Star Wars, which would consist of the original six movies, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and all subsequent Lucasfilm releases going forward. Not just movies and animated series, but books, comics, video games and so on. With that […]
Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer join Transformers writer’s room
It looks like Paramount and Hasbro is moving full steam ahead with its plans to extend its Transformers universe. Last week it was revealed that Ant-Man scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari had signed on to develop what is believed to be a Cybertron-set prequel, and now comes word that Christina Hodson (The Eden Project) […]
Disney remaking Sister Act
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that its set to remake the hit 1992 comedy Sister Act, with Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah (10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde) set to pen the script and Allison Shearmur (Cinderella) producing. Sister Act was a huge hit upon release, grossing $232 million around the world; the […]
Cameron Crowe apologises for casting Emma Stone as an Asian American in Aloha
Cameron Crowe’s latest film Aloha has been at the centre of a “whitewashing” controversy due to Emma Stone’s casting as Allison Ng, a mixed race character who is the daughter of a half-Chinese, half-Hawaiin father and a white mother. In the wake of the criticism, Crowe has taken to his personal blog to offer an […]
Martin Freeman’s role in Captain America: Civil War revealed?
It was revealed a couple of months ago that Martin Freeman (Sherlock) was joining the cast of Captain America: Civil War, but didn’t announce in what capacity. Well, those rumour-mongers over at Latino-Review seem to have the inside scoop. According to the website, Freeman will play Edward Chase, the prime minister of England in the […]
Will Red Hulk be in Captain America: Civil War?
A new rumour has surfaced from We Are Wakanda (via MCU Exchange), hinting that Bruce Banner may not be the only rage monster populating the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, another Hulk could be joining him as early as Captain America: Civil War next year. MCU Exchange’s own sources claim that that other Hulk is none other than Red […]
Blu-ray Review – A Candle for the Devil (1973)
A Candle for the Devil, 1973. Directed by Eugenio Martin. Starring Judy Geeson, Aurora Bautista, Esperanza Roy, Vic Winner and Lone Fleming. SYNOPSIS: A pair of religious sisters who run a hotel start killing off the guests whom they deem to be morally and physically promiscuous. You could be forgiven for thinking that A Candle […]
Charlize Theron wanted for villain role in Fast 8
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is looking to introduce a female villain for the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, with director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Chris Moran said to be eyeing Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron. The site reports that no offer has been made to Theron as yet, […]
George Miller says Charlize Theron’s Furiosa won’t star in Mad Max: Fury Road sequels
This won’t come as much of a surprise given the franchise’s penchant for shaking up its supporting cast, but Mad Max creator George Miller has revealed that we won’t be seeing much – if any – of Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa in his two planned follow ups to Mad Max: Fury Road. I’m not sure, […]
Mad Max director George Miller keen on exploring Furiosa’s backstory
With Mad Max: Fury Road earning plaudits left, right and centre, it’s looking increasingly likely that George Miller will get to return to the wasteland for a fifth entry in his post-apocalyptic action saga, and while the director has that Charlize Theron’s Furiosa would be absent from any sequel, it now seems the filmmaker may […]
