Back at the start of July, Anna Kendrick expressed her interest in portraying The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it seems she’s not the only one lobbying for the role.A few weeks ago Stranger Things star Shannon Purser tweeted “So who do I talk to about being Squirrel Girl?”, and now the […]
R.I.P. Kenny Baker (1934 – 2016)
Some sad news today, with the announcement that British actor Kenny Baker – famed for portraying the lovable droid R2-D2 in the Star Wars saga – has passed away aged 81 after a long illness. The 3 ft 8 in actor began his showbusiness career as part of a theatrical group of dwarves, and also […]
Trends and the Lack of Originality in Hollywood
Eric Bay-Andersen on trends and the lack of originality in Hollywood… At the beginning of this year I went to the cinema and saw a preview of all the big films coming out in 2016, and it really depressed me because almost every upcoming ‘event’ film was a sequel, a re-boot, or a prequel to […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer
SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Doctor Strange, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Assassin’s Creed, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Kong: Skull Island and moreOn Thursday, Disney and Lucasfilm released the second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, December’s hotly-anticipated first standalone movie set in the galaxy far, far away [check out […]
Rumour: Kyle Chandler being eyed to play Cable in Deadpool 2
Ever since Deadpool shared the news at the end of his debut superhero outing that the film’s sequel would feature the supervillain Cable, speculation has been rampant on which actor will play the telepathic mutant. Although such actors as Stephen Lang and Ron Perlman have thrown their hats in the ring and done a bit […]
Movie Review – Sausage Party (2016)
Sausage Party, 2016.Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Featuring the voice talents of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Anders Holm, Bill Hader, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Salma Hayek, Sugar Lyn Beard, James Franco, and Paul RuddSYNOPSIS:A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence.Three […]
UPDATE: Patty Jenkins says rumours of “insiders” claiming Wonder Woman is “another mess” are “entirely false”
It has been a bad year for DC and Warner Bros.What should have been a great year that fully kicked off the DC Extended Universe began with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice under-performing at the box office and getting destroyed by critics and fans, which was then followed up with Suicide Squad also getting […]
Movie Review – Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad, 2016. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of Superman, US government operative Amanda Waller assembles ‘Taskforce X’, a […]
Not All Sequels Suck
Helen Murdoch with ten sequels that are actually decent… 2016 has been hit and miss for sequels and reboots. So far we’ve had the dull Independence Day: Resurgence, the reboot of Ghostbusters, as well as the forgettable Now You See Me 2 and Bad Neighbours 2. Sitting through the latest Alice in Wonderland film was […]
The LEGO Ninjago Movie adds Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn
While the majority of the voice cast for The LEGO Ninjago Movie was revealed back in June, Warner Bros. has just brought two more actors into the mix. According to the studio, Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn have joined the cast of the film to voice characters named Garmadon and Koko, respectively.Garmadon, described as “the Worst […]
