Samuel Brace on contrarian opinions and parisan fandoms…. This is a great time to be a fan. A fan of superheroes and superhero movies, of a particular TV series or film franchise, to be a fan of pretty much anything and anyone. For this there is no doubt. Fandom’s are at their peak, with the […]
Colin Trevorrow talks Star Wars: Episode IX and “universe building”
While Rian Johnson is in Ireland to start production on Star Wars: Episode VIII, focus has of course shifted on to the future of the Star Wars franchise, with Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) taking the reigns on Star Wars: Episode IX. SEE ALSO: Colin Trevorrow discusses Jurassic World 2 plot details Speaking with our friends over at […]
POSSIBLE SPOILER: Major character spotted on set of Star Wars: Episode VIII
Warning: There could be major spoilers in this news item… It looks like the bad weather in Skellig Michael, Ireland have halted the shooting of Star Wars: Episode VIII. It was reported yesterday that Rian Johnson was set to start filming, but the poor weather and sea swells have made the area inaccessible to the […]
Kevin Smith thinks Deadpool may be the greatest movie ever made
Writer and director Kevin Smith has been very outspoken about film in recent years, and many folks in the geek culture landscape take him at his word. He was very vocal about his love for Star Wars: The Force Awakens prior to the film being released, and he thinks Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice […]
Max Landis details his rejected ideas for Chronicle 2
Max Landis has been in the news a lot lately, partially due to his latest movie American Ultra bombing at the box office, but the writer also shared some of the pages of his Fantastic Four script and even talked about the plans he had for a trilogy. However before Fantastic Four and American Ultra, Landis was […]
Amy set to become the UK’s highest-grossing British documentary
Asif Kapadia’s acclaimed documentary Amy is on course to become the highest-grossing British documentary of all time in the UK, as well as the third-highest grossing documentary of all time, Variety reports. The film, which has been a huge critical and commercial success, has grossed over £3.16 million ($4.89 million) since it opened, and is […]
Ben Affleck films The Accountant and Live By Night delayed by Warner Bros.
After reports yesterday that Ben Affleck is set to sign-up for three solo Batman films, following a positive reception to a private screening of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it has now been revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures has delayed two of the star’s upcoming films. Live By Night, a crime-drama that would have […]
Gambit loses its director
News has broken today that director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has left 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Gambit. Deadline are reporting that Fox made the decision to push the production of the film – which will see Channing Tatum play the titular role – back to March, and for that reason Wyatt is no longer available […]
Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola to reteam for a third time
News from Town & Country suggests that actress Kirsten Dunst might be reteaming with director Sofia Coppola next year, marking the third time the two have collaborated. It has been a couple of years since Coppola directed 2013’s The Bling Ring, although she has been behind the camera since with the upcoming Bill Murray Christmas […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation becomes China’s highest grossing 2D Hollywood release
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation has continued to break records upon its release in China this past weekend by becoming the highest-grossing 2D Hollywood film of all time. The Christopher McQuarrie-directed action spectacular from Paramount and Skydance has now earned over $124 million since its release on September 8th, surpassing Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, […]
