Universal Pictures has announced that Kim Basinger has signed on to appear in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker, where she’ll play the character of Elena Lincoln, a business partner and former lover of Christian Grey. Fifty Shades Darker sees James Foley taking over directing duties from Sam Taylor-Johnson, while both […]
Movie Review – Jane Got a Gun (2016)
Jane Got A Gun, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, and Ewan McGregor. SYNOPSIS: A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him. Jane Got a Gun was riddled with production delays and […]
A Critical Look At British Box Office Figures
This week Neil Calloway casts a critical eye over the latest British box office statistics… On Friday the BFI released the statistics for 2015 at the UK box office. The headlines that came with it showed that it was a record year at the box office in the UK and Ireland (similarly to the way […]
Full list of winners from the 2016 SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild announced the winners of the 2016 SAG Awards last night, with Spotlight taking home the top movie honour, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and Downton Abbey (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ) and Orange Is the New Black (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble […]
Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal reteaming for Detroit race riot crime drama
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for an crime thriller which will explore the race riots that took place in Detroit in 1967. The duo have previously collaborated on The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and have been developing a film based upon U.S. Army sergeant […]
Natalie Dormer, Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Bettany and Martin Freeman to star in Official Secrets
Director Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) has assembled a stellar cast for his next film Official Secrets, with Natalie Dormer, Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Bettany and Martin Freeman all signing on to appear in the project. Official Secrets is based on the book The Spy Who Tried to […]
Blu-ray Review – Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
Batman: Bad Blood, 2016. Directed by Jay Oliva. Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Sean Maher, Yvonne Strahovski, Stuart Allan, Morena Baccarin, Steve Blum, Gaius Charles, John DiMaggio, James Garrett, Ernie Hudson, Robin Atkin Downes, Vanessa Marshall, Bruce Thomas, Matthew Mercer, Jason Spisak, Travis Willingham and Kari Wahlgren. SYNOPSIS: Bruce Wayne is missing. Alfred […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice forecast for $154 million domestic opening
With less than two months to go before The Dark Knight takes on the Man of Steel, BoxOffice.com is forecasting a $154 million domestic box office opening for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which would be the tenth biggest North American opening of all time behind The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($158 million). The […]
James Gunn says Star-Lord’s father and the main villain have been cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 moving quickly towards production, having held a table read and rehearsals this past week, director James Gunn has been holding an impromptu Q&A with fans on Twitter. The talking point is Gunn’s announcement that the roles of Star-Lord’s father and the main villain(s) have been cast: https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/693178996469596160 As […]
Colin Trevorrow to shoot Star Wars: Episode IX on film… and in space?
Although production is yet to get underway on Star Wars: Episode VIII – although the script is now out to the cast – Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow is hard at work on development of the final chapter of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy. Speaking at a press conference at Sundance, the director revealed that he prefers […]
