As 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spin-off Deadpool gears up to go into production, T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) has revealed on Twitter that his “comedic” role in the Ryan Reynolds-headlined movie is that of Jack Hammer, a.k.a. Weasel, who in comic book continuity (and presumably in the film too) is Wade’s tech expert and […]
Movie Review – The Voices (2014)
The Voices, 2014. Directed by Marjane Satrapi. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: A dark comedy about a likeable guy pursuing his office crush with the help of his evil talking pets – but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date. Ryan Reynolds has been Hollywood’s […]
Universal moving ahead with Scarface remake, Straight Outta Compton writer signs on
Universal Pictures is pushing ahead with its plans for a new remake of Scarface, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Jonathan Herman has signed on to pen a new draft of the script. The new film is set to blend elements of the original 1932 version alongside the 1983 remake, and […]
Guardians of the Galaxy VFX reel explores the creation of Rocket Raccoon
The folks at Framestore have posted a behind-the-scenes video from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy showing the visual effects work that went into the creation of Rocket Raccoon. Check it out here… Directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy stars Chris Pratt (The LEGO Movie) as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as […]
The Future of Franchising: The Shared Universe
Pim Razenberg on the future of franchising… Around the start of the new millennium a change occurred in Hollywood; a change that had been brewing for a while. The production of cinematic sequels to popular movies proved to warrant a strong outcome at the box office and studios were looking for ways to exploit their […]
Warner Bros. reportedly struggling with its plans for a cohesive DC movie universe
Back in October DC Comics fans got the news they’d be hoping for, with Warner Bros. announcing a slate of ten DC films through to 2020, with the studio finally pulling the trigger on a shared superhero universe to rival that of Marvel. Or at least, that was the plan… The Hollywood Reporter has posted […]
Movie Review – The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, 2015. Directed by Robert Schwentke. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer, Octavia Spencer and Zoe Kravitz. SYNOPSIS: Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others […]
Second Opinion – Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Insidious: Chapter 3, 2015. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Lin Shaye, Dermot Mulroney, Leigh Whannell, Stefanie Scott and Angus Sampson. 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 a teenage girl […]
Sam J. Jones wants to reprise the role of Flash Gordon for sequel
Back in April of 2014, it was announced that Star Trek 3 screenwriters J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay had signed on to pen a reboot of Flash Gordon. Speaking to Den of Geek, star of the 1980 movie Sam J. Jones has claimed that the new movie is actually a sequel, and that he’s been […]
Universal options Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy’s Chrononauts
Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Chrononauts, the new comic book series from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus), which launched this past week courtesy of Image Comics. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Chrononauts #1 here The studio has tapped Chris Morgan (Furious 7) to produce the adaptation […]
