Variety is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal is being lined up to star in the Boston Marathon bombing film Stronger, which is in currently in development. Gyllenhaal, who is enjoying excellent box-office returns for his latest film Southpaw, is rumoured to have his eye on the film, which tells which tells the true story of Boston […]
Movie Review – Entourage (2015)
Entourage, 2015. Directed by Doug Ellin. Starring Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriquil, Perrey Reeves, Rex Lee, Mark Wahlberg, Ronda Rousey, Gary Busey, Billy Bob Thornton, Haley Joel Osment, Emily Ratajkowski, Liam Neeson, T.I, Piers Morgan, George Takei, Jessica Alba, Ed O’Neill, Common, Mike Tyson, David Arquette, Pharell Williams, […]
Movie Review – Tomorrowland (2015)
Tomorrowland, 2015. Directed by Brad Bird Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim McGraw and Kathryn Hahn. SYNOPSIS: A former boy-genius and an optimistic teenager join forces to find the mysterious Tomorrowland. Brad Bird, like many of us at heart, is a big kid, who loves nothing more than to […]
In defense of Warner Bros.’ “filmmaker-driven” approach to the DC Cinematic Universe
James Garcia on why Warner Bros.’ “filmmaker-driven” approach to the DC Cinematic Universe is the very best thing for the DC slate, and the superhero genre… Early this week, THR released a piece on some of the perceived struggles currently happening behind closed doors at Warner Bros. as the studio maps out the burgeoning DC Cinematic […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron debuts with $201 million opening weekend
After we reported the news of its record-breaking first two days of international release, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron continued the trend through its first weekend of release with a massive opening, according to Deadline. Age of Ultron opened to a reported $201 million in its first weekend of international screenings, beating the first film’s […]
Saban Films acquires Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell
Following its US premiere last weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, the romantic comedy Man Up has been picked up by Saban Films, who will distribute the film in North America. Directed by Ben Palmer, (The Inbetweeners Movie), the film stars Bell as Nancy, a single woman who is mistaken for Jack’s (Pegg) blind date under […]
Kevin Feige on Spider-Man being in the MCU: “that’s where he belongs”
Comic book fans rejoiced earlier this year when it was announced that Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures had come to an agreement to allow the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man to join the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will kick off when he appears in Captain America: Civil War. And clearly it wasn’t just comic […]
Stan Lee doesn’t want Peter Parker’s race or sexuality changed
Over the weekend, an email chain that leaked out of Sony showed that the deal between them and Marvel Studios comes with the demands that Peter Parker has to be white and heterosexual. This did cause a bit of a stir around the Internet, with people claiming Marvel and Sony are behind the times of […]
Kevin Feige compares Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot to Batman Begins
Despite Avengers: Age of Ultron heading to cinemas in just a couple of weeks, much of the talk with talent in front of and behind the camera is about the big news of Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’ve already heard today from Robert Downey Jr. about his thoughts, and now Kevin Feige is […]
Movie Review – Poltergeist (2015)
Poltergeist, 2015. Directed by Gil Kenan. Starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett and Kennedi Clements. SYNOPSIS: A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive. Just a heads up, there is not much positive to say about […]
