The Oscar nominations once again reared the Twitter trend of #OscarsSoWhite, noting that very few of the nominations were for people of colour. Straight Outta Compton producer Will Packer took to Facebook to write this empassioned speech asking for the Hollywood industry to “do better” in bringing more work from filmmakers of colour. “But who […]
Second Opinion – Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton, 2015. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr., Marlon Yates Jr. and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and […]
Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Apocalypse is “the culmination” of a trilogy for the First Class cast
During an interview with Collider to discuss the upcoming release of The Martian, producer Simon Kinberg has been talking about Fox’s next Marvel offering X-Men: Apocalypse, describing it as the culmination of a trilogy featuring the younger X-Men: First Class cast. “[X-Men: Apocalypse] delivers on the dramatic story and emotion of the last two movies. […]
Neil Marshall to direct sci-fi revenge thriller The Sentence
After making the jump to television for the likes of Game of Thrones, Black Sails, Hannibal and Constantine, it looks like Neil Marshall has found his next big screen project, with Deadline reporting that the filmmaker has signed on to helm The Sentence. The project, which is being financed by EuropaCorp, is described as “a […]
Michael Moore announces new documentary Where to Invade Next
Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore is set to take on the American government and its foreign policy once again, with the filmmaker revealing details of his new documentary Where to Invade Next, which he has been making “in secret” since 2009. “The issue of the United States at infinite war is […]
HBO president confirms Deadwood reunion in the works
Nearly a decade ago, HBO’s acclaimed and beloved Western drama Deadwood joined the rank of countless other shows that were cancelled all too soon. Since then, there have been several talks of resurrecting the series, and now, thanks to a report from TVLine, it appears that that’s actually a realistic claim. Back in August, HBO entered “preliminary […]
Hans Zimmer to reunite with Christopher Nolan on Dunkirk
Composer Hans Zimmer has been collaborating with director Christopher Nolan for over a decade now on such films as Batman Begins, Inception and Interstellar, so it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the two will be reteaming for 2017’s Dunkirk, according to Hans-Zimmer.com. The pair have worked together on five of Nolan’s films and two films […]
Logan Lerman and Jack Reynor on being linked to young Han Solo role
Earlier this month it was revealed that Disney and Lucasfilm have narrowed their search for the young Han Solo in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming Star Wars anthology movie to around twelve actors, with Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco, Jack Reynor, Scott Eastwood, Logan Lerman, Emory Cohen and Blake Jenner all said to […]
Hasbro responds to Star Wars Monopoly controversy, Rey to be added in future edition
On Monday, Hasbro found themselves at the centre of a controversy surrounding the latest iteration of Star Wars Monopoly, stemming from the fact that Daisy Ridley’s character Rey is absent from the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens edition, despite her being the main protagonist of the movie. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, a Hasbro spokesperson defended the omission, […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men crossovers and Apocalypse’s look
Over the past couple of days Simon Kinberg has been speaking about the status of the Fantastic Four sequel [see here], as well as confirming that there’s been talk of a second Deadpool movie [see here]. Bow we have more comments from the writer-producer, this time concerning the possibility of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a […]
