Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige must be exhausted this week. Having been on the press tour for the upcoming Ant-Man, he’s been talking about Edgar Wright’s departure from the project [see here], the studio’s “big plans” for The Wasp [see here], gender-swapping The Ancient One in Doctor Strange [see here], introducing an LGBT character into […]
Tom Holland officially cast as Spider-Man, Jon Watts to direct solo film
After a long search and months of casting updates, Marvel and Sony have officially found their new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man: Tom Holland. The 19 year-old Wolf Hall and The Impossible alum has long been in the running for the role, having gone up against actors like Asa Butterfield, Judah Lewis, Matthew Lintz, Charlie Plummer and Charlie Rowe. Two weeks ago, […]
Guillermo del Toro wants Maisie Williams for Pacific Rim 2
The movie may currently be on hold (but not dead, depending on who you ask), but that hasn’t stopped Guillermo del Toro throwing out casting plans for Pacific Rim 2. Over the weekend, the director said that he met with Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and would easily cast her in the movie should it […]
Movie Review – The Diabolical (2015)
The Diabolical, 2015. Directed by Alistair Legrand. Starring Ali Larter, Arjun Gupta, Max Rose, Chloe Perrin, Kurt Carley, Merrin Dungey, Patrick Fischler and Wilmer Calderon. SYNOPSIS: Madison, a single mother of two, is awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist boyfriend Nikolai, who begins a hunt to destroy the violent spirit that […]
R.I.P. Tony Longo (1961 – 2015)
Veteran American character actor Tony Longo has passed away aged 53, his manager Susan Ferris has announced. Born in New Jersey in 1961, Longo enjoyed a career spanning over thirty years; moving out to Los Angeles back in the early 1980’s he landed a recurring role on the hit TV series Alice, and films such as Sixteen Candles, […]
Movie Review – The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator, 1984. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. SYNOPSIS: A human-looking indestructible cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all […]
Greg Berlanti reportedly directing Booster Gold/Blue Beetle film for Warner Bros.
If you thought the DC Extended Universe was going to be nothing but dark and brooding for the foreseeable future, think again, because a new report suggests that a Booster Gold/Blue Beetle film is in the works! The report – which remains unconfirmed by Warner Bros. – comes from The Tracking Board, who insist that Greg Berlanti, […]
Lionsgate developing sequel to Sicario
Following the film’s strong US box office debut this past weekend, Lionsgate is reportedly developing a sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, this time around focusing on Benicio Del Toro’s mysterious hitman character Alejandro. Villeneuve will be involved with the project in some way, although it is unclear at the time if he will be back […]
Movie Review – Accidental Love (2015)
Accidental Love, 2015. Directed by David O. Russell (as Stephen Greene). Starring Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Marsden, Catherine Keener, Tracy Morgan and James Brolin. SYNOPSIS: A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, D.C., where sparks fly when she meets a clueless […]
The Five Worst Film Franchises
Anghus Houvouras on the five worst film franchises… Film franchises are easy targets for writers looking to grind an axe and bemoan the current state of big budget cinema. Like a pinata filled with gold bullion and airplane sized bottles of bourbon, everyone is just a little too eager to take a swing. It’s an […]
