British actor Ron Moody, famous for playing Fagin in the classic 1968 version of Oliver!, has died aged 91. The actor was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the film, as well as winning the Golden Globe the same year. In addition, Moody also appearaed in Eastenders and Disney’s A Kid in […]
Raging Bull and Rocky producer Robert Chartoff dies aged 81
Oscar winning producer Robert Chartoff, who shared an Academy Award win with his producing partner Irwin Winkler for 1976’s Rocky, has died aged 81. Chartoff, who was battling pancreatic cancer, died on Wednesday. He had been partnered with Winkler for many years, and was behind such films such as They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, The […]
Linda Cardellini joins Michael Keaton in The Founder
Deadline is reporting that Avengers: Age of Ultron actress Linda Cardellini has joined the cast of the upcoming biopic The Founder. Cardellini, who also features in hit Netflix show Bloodline, joins the cast as Joan, the third wife of Ray Croc (played by Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois who joined up with the McDonald […]
Secret Cinema puts The Empire Strikes Back in UK box office top ten
After the success of their last venture with Back to the Future, Secret Cinema’s latest effort has been even more successful, with their newest slice of entertainment Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back seeing the 35-year-old film reentering the top ten at the UK box office. Despite “opening” alongside such big releases […]
FIFA film United Passions grosses just $900 in U.S. opening weekend
As if the story couldn’t get any worse for FIFA after all of the recent allegations and arrests, their venture into the film world hasn’t faired much better with the self-funded football story United Passions flopping dramatically at the US box office. United Passions is FIFA’s own film and tells the story of their 111-year […]
Jai Courtney “cringed” when he found out he was Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad
It looks as though Jai Courtney was not the biggest fan of his character when he first signed on for Suicide Squad, saying in an interview that he “cringed” when he heard he was playing Captain Boomerang in David Ayer’s movie. “I hadn’t read a script at all when I signed on,” he told Spotlight Report […]
Elisha Cuthbert joins Goon 2 with Sean William Scott
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that actress Elisha Cuthbert has joined the cast of Goon: Last of the Enforcers, the sequel to the 2011 comedy starring Sean William-Scott. William-Scott reprises his role in the sequel, as does Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Alison Pill (The Newsroom) who all also […]
Ron Perlman urges fans to help get Hellboy III made
It’s been seven long years since Ron Perlman donned the red face paint, shaved horns and dusty, leather trench coat in Hellboy II: The Golden Army but the actor still hasn’t given up on a third movie getting made. Perlman recently sent out a tweet urging fans to help get Hellboy III trending and claimed […]
Movie Review – Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Insidious: Chapter 3, 2015. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson and Michael Reid MacKay. SYNOPSIS: A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help […]
Samuel L. Jackson not in Captain America: Civil War, wants to extend Marvel contract
With so many Avengers confirmed to appear in Captain America: Civil War, it’s almost easier to keep a list of what characters are not expected to appear in the upcoming threequel. As it turns out, we can now add a name to that list: Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Speaking with Collider, Jackson spoke a bit about […]
