The big budget telling of Peter Pan’s origins was set to be a summer release, but re-shoots meant it was pushed back to October – and this decision has not paid off. Released in over 3,000 screens, Pan only managed to pull in $15.3 million on its opening weekend. The Joe Wright directed feature cost […]
Warner Bros. planning King Kong vs. Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim?
Following the news that Kong: Skull Island was moving from Universal to Warner Bros. with the studio planning a remake of 1962′ King Kong vs. Godzilla, a new rumour has surfaced that they’re planning on bringing Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim into the mix as well. Bloody Disgusting are claiming that Warner Bros. are planning […]
Patton Oswalt lands role alongside Tom Hanks and Emma Watson in The Circle
The already diverse cast of James Ponsoldt’s The Circle just got even more interesting, as Deadline reports that actor/comedian Patton Oswalt has come on board the 2016 film. Although best known for his stand-up, Oswalt has appeared in various films and TV shows over the past two decades. While he has played a handful of […]
Divergent two-part finale renamed Allegiant and Ascendant
In the wake of this year’s Insurgent, the two final films in the Divergent series have been renamed – penultimate entry Allegiant after Veronica Roth’s final book and finale Ascendant a completely new name. SEE ALSO: The Divergent Series: Insurgent opens to $101 million worldwide SEE ALSO: Interview: Theo James on The Divergent Series: Insurgent […]
Movie Review – The Visit (2015)
The Visit, 2015. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie and Kathryn Hahn. SYNOPSIS: Two siblings visit their estranged grandparents for a week. Filming all of it as an attempt to reunite the grandparents with their mother after years of not speaking, the footage soon turns out to […]
Jason Momoa talks Aquaman and people making jokes about the character
As hard as fans try to defend him, Aquaman will unfortunately always be the punchline of all jokes in the comic book world. But one man who isn’t looking to make any jokes about him is Game of Thrones‘ Jason Momoa, who will be playing the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I can’t […]
The Room director Tommy Wiseau wants to direct Fantastic Four 2
Between the terrible reviews [read ours here and here], underwhelming box office performance and director Josh Trank’s controversial tweet, it’s more than safe to say that Fantastic Four is the biggest flop of 2015 so far. Despite all this, however, Fox still hasn’t cancelled their plans for a sequel to the superhero film, meaning that […]
Why Banning and Cutting Films is a Mistake
This week, Neil Calloway argues that far from increasing revenues in conservative countries, by allowing censored versions of their movies to be shown, Hollywood will ultimately lose out… This week brought the news that transgender period drama The Danish Girl has been banned in Qatar. I doubt Working Title will be too upset that their […]
Scott Cooper confirms that Sienna Miller has been cut out of Black Mass
Black Mass director Scott Cooper revealed during a recent interview with The Boston Globe that actress Sienna Miller has been cut out of the upcoming Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass. Cooper praised Miller’s performance in the film, calling her work alongside Johnny Depp’s Bulger “fantastic,” but had his reasons for removing her from the final cut. […]
Steven Spielberg thinks comic book movies will go “the way of the Western”
Director and visionary Steven Spielberg has spoken previously about the upcoming implosion of comic book movies, and has re-stated his claim that the films will die out and go “the way of the Western”. “We were around when the Western died and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of […]
