After about a year in development, it seemed as though Drew Goddard’s Sinister Six could have been shelved following Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this year. However, Goddard still believes the film may be alive and well. “My vision of that movie was a summer annual,” he told io9 in a newly-released interview. “So you didn’t […]
Selma director Ava DuVernay would like to helm a Marvel movie
As Disney and Marvel look to expand their roster of movies to three per year, it seems many directors are looking to jump on the band wagon as a way of furthering their profile. We’ve already seen how directing Thor: The Dark World got Alan Taylor the job on Terminator: Genisys and Guardian of the […]
DVD Review – The Rewrite (2014)
The Rewrite, 2014 Written and directed by Marc Lawrence Starring Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Chris Elliot SYNOPSIS: An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is an actor who seemingly […]
Movie Review – Seventh Son (2015)
Seventh Son, 2015. Directed by Sergey Bodrov. Starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, and Antje Traue. SYNOPSIS: Young Thomas is apprenticed to the local Spook to learn to fight evil spirits. His first great challenge comes when the powerful Mother Malkin escapes her confinement while the Spook is […]
Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Chris McKay tease their research for LEGO Batman spinoff
Phil Lord and Chris Miller may not be returning to the LEGO Movie universe anytime soon (in a directorial capacity, at least), but are hard at work on producing several upcoming LEGO films, including The LEGO Movie 2 and the two spinoff films featuring LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Batman. The latter project is the most exciting at the moment, in part because of how […]
Fifty Shades of Grey gets an 18 rating in the UK
It had been speculated since its announcement that the big screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey would get a 12A rating in the UK (the equavilent of a PG-13 in the States) in order to get more butts in seats. But by doing so, fans feared they would be missing the essence of the […]
How will Scarlet Witch’s visions play into Avengers: Infinity War?
One of the lingering question following Avengers: Age of Ultron is – what did Scarlet Witch’s visions mean? Did Iron Man really see a future with dead Avengers? And what did Thor’s dream mean for his next adventure Thor: Ragnarok? How much of this will play into Avengers: Infinity War? One person who seems to […]
Elizabeth Olsen responds to comic books “going the way of the Western”; says House of M will never be adapted
Last month, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg caused quite the stir around the Internet by saying that comic book movies would “go the way of the Western” and essentially die out. Kevin Fiege has responded to those comments and now Scarlet Witch herself, Elizabeth Olsen, has given her thoughts on the subject. “I’m having fun doing […]
Friday the 13th producers reveal why the found footage version didn’t happen, but the new reboot will shoot next year
Back when Paramount and Warner Bros. reached a deal where the rights to Friday the 13th would go back to their 80s home (in a deal so Warners could get a slice of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar), it was heavily rumoured that this new reboot would be a found footage movie. While that has since been […]
Simon Kinberg talks Fantastic Four, says “it’s not a disaster”
Ahead of its release this Friday, Fantastic Four producer Simon Kinberg has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about the superhero reboot, stating that he’s proud of the final film despite reports of a less-than-perfect production last year. The reboot has been plagued with rumours of problems since it started shooting in 2014, ranging from issues […]
