Following the news that Tim Miller had left Deadpool 2 after rumoured creative differences with Ryan Reynolds, it has been announced his next project will be the long-gestating live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which now has a director in Jeff Fowler.Sonic the Hedgehog will be Fowler’s directorial debut.“Jeff is an incredible director with strong story […]
Beyblade live action movie in development
Having turned Hasbro’s Transformers toyline into a multi-billion dollar franchise (and trying their hardest with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Paramount are now turning their attention to Beyblade.Deadline are reporting that the studio has acquired the rights to produce a live-action version of the toy and accompanying cartoon series. The film will be produced by Mary […]
Movie Review – Man Up (2015)
Man Up, 2015. Directed by Ben Palmer. Starring Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond, Rory Kinnear, Olivia Williams, Sharon Horgan, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Harriet Walter and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: A single woman who’s mistaken for a stranger’s blind date, leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Readers beware: in a change to our regularly schedule programming, […]
Sylvester Stallone wants Hulk Hogan to be the villain in Expendables 4
Well, at least according to Hulk Hogan.Despite The Expendables 3 not being the box office draw they had hoped for, plans for a fourth entry in the series are apparently in place with former WWE and WCW Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan claiming he’s been in touch with Sly Stallone about appearing in the movie.“I was […]
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen reboot in development at 20th Century Fox
I’m not sure how Alan Moore will feel about this one (we can all make an educated guess) but this is one reboot that I definitely do want to see happen. According to The Tracking Board 20th Century Fox are keen to make a big screen adaptation reboot of one of Alan Moore’s best work […]
Movie Review – Spy (2015)
Spy, 2015. Written and Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Bobby Cannavale and Morena Baccarin. SYNOPSIS: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Martin Scorsese has Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro, Tim Burton […]
Did Avengers: Age of Ultron negate the one thing that makes Ant-Man special?
James Garcia on how Avengers: Age of Ultron accidentally eliminated the one thing that makes Ant-Man stand apart from the crowd. Be warned, Age of Ultron spoilers abound…For Avengers: Age of Ultron, director Joss Whedon was faced with several enormously difficult tasks; he had to make a riveting follow-up to his much beloved first Avengers team-up, give each of the film’s new […]
The Croods 2 adds Leslie Mann and Kat Dennings
The Croods 2, the sequel to Dreamworks Animation’s 2013 hit, has added a few new members to its voice cast.According to THR, Thor alum Kat Dennings and This is 40 star Leslie Mann have jumped on board the film, as members of a new upscale family that competes against the titular cro magnons. Mann will play the matriarch of the family, […]
Miles Teller boxing drama Bleed For This acquires distributions deals at Cannes
In more news coming out of Cannes, the Miles Teller boxing drama Bleed For This has been picked up by both Sony Pictures Classics and Open Road Films for distribution deals for worldwide releases. Open Road has paid $4 million for the North American rights, while Sony is set to distribute the film across various […]
DVD Review – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, 1981.Directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Starring Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, Gérard Zalcberg, Howard Vernon and Clément HarariSYNOPSIS:An engagement party for the brilliant young Dr. Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osbourne descends into terror when dinner guests start turning up brutally murdered inside and outside the house…Offering a visually stunning […]
