Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice rated PG-13 for ‘sensuality’” Makes perfect sense. You could feel the pulsing sexual tension emanating from the screen when he ripped the top off of the Batmobile. Matt Damon knows what I’m taking about. “Matt Damon says ‘it must […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige responds to Steven Spielberg’s comments about superhero movies going the way of the Western
Early last month, legendary director Steven Spielberg shared his thoughts on Hollywood’s superhero movie boom, stating that “there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western.” Now, during his press tour for the home entertainment release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has responded to Spielberg’s […]
James McAvoy set to replace Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan’s new film
James McAvoy (X-Men: Apocalypse) is in talks to take the lead role in the new supernatural thriller from director M. Night Shyamalan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Initially it was reported that the new film would see Shyamalan reunite with his Signs star Joaquin Phoenix, but it seems that Phoenix has passed on the project, allowing […]
Assassin’s Creed movie adds Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson
With production already underway on the Assassin’s Creed movie, it has just been announced that two veteran actors are joining the cast. Deadline is reporting that actors Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson are both set to to join the cast of the video game adaptation. With the story not following material from the games, both […]
What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi in talks for Thor: Ragnarok
It looks like Taika Waititi is set for a trip to Asgard to direct Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, reports The Wrap. Waititi, who enjoyed huge acclaim last year with the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, is in talks with Marvel about taking on the third Thor film, which is part of Phase Three […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens character spotlight reveals Finn’s lineage?
Warning. Potential spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow… Just yesterday, we brought you some comments from Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy who confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will explore the next generation of the Skywalker family. This supports the rumours and speculation that either Rey (Daisy Ridley), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) or both […]
Countdown to Spectre – Goldfinger Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of Goldfinger… Goldfinger is arguably the best and most beloved Bond film yet made. What the previous two films lacked in the typical Bond formula, Goldfinger has it all: beautiful women, one of the most diabolical Bond villains, the villain’s tough sidekick […]
First draft of Josh Boone’s New Mutants complete
Back in May, Fox announced that it has tapped Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) to write and direct an X-Men spinoff based around the young team of heroes, the New Mutants. Well, it looks like development is progressing well, as Boone has now taken to Twitter today to reveal that he and co-writer […]
Marvel’s Doctor Strange confirmed to be an origin story
We’ve heard an awful lot from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige over the past few days as he does the press tour for the U.S. home entertainment release of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Having discussed pretty much every aspect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe [follow all our coverage here], he’s now turned his attention to […]
Upcoming Mark Millar superhero comic Huck heading to the big screen
Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 has snapped up the movie rights to Huck, the upcoming Image Comics superhero series from writer Mark Millar and artist Rafael Albuquerque, The Tracking Board has revealed. SEE ALSO: Preview of Mark Millar’s new superhero series Huck The official solicitation for the first issue of Huck – which is out this […]
