THR is reporting that Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Dracula) is set for the lead in Wake Up, a mystery-thriller which will mark the directorial debut of Fedor Lyass, cinematographer on 2015’s Hardcore Henry. According to the site, the film will see Meyers as “a John Doe who wakes in a hospital bed with no […]
Haley Bennett to join Jesse Eisenberg in WWII drama Resistance
The Girl on the Train and The Magnificent Seven star Haley Bennett is in talks to join writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz’s World War II drama Resistance, where she’ll appear alongside Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and German actor Matthias Schweighoefer (Kursk). The film sees Eisenberg as Marcel Marcaeu, a mime artist who was […]
The Villainess director teams with Gerard Butler for Afterburn
Jung Byung-gil, director of the acclaimed South Korean action thriller The Villainess, has signed on to helm Afterburn, an adaptation of the Red 5 Comics miniseries, which has long been a passion project of star Gerard Butler. Penned by Matt Johnson (In the Blue), Afterburn is a futuristic action adventure which takes place five years […]
Mondo unveils its Black Panther illustrated poster
Coinciding with the release of Black Panther, Mondo has unveiled a rather nice new illustrated poster for the Marvel blockbuster by comic book artist Denys Cowan, which sees T’Challa surveying the kingdom of Wakanda; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our Black Panther reviews here and here SEE ALSO: Chadwick Boseman was the only choice for Black Panther according […]
Tech Review – BenQ W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector
Gary Collinson reviews BenQ’s W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector… With your typical 4K projector costing anywhere from £5,000 to £25,000 (or more), BenQ is set to bring the world of Ultra High Definition to home cinema enthusiasts everywhere with the release of the BenQ W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector, an affordable piece of kit which […]
Watch the final trailer for Gringo starring Charlize Theron and David Oyelowo
With just three weeks to go until Gringo arrives in cinemas, Amazon Studios has released the final trailer for Nash Edgerton’s upcoming action comedy which stars Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Thandoe Newton, Joel Edgerton, Sharlto Copley, Amanda Seyfried, Carlos Corona, and Diego Catano; watch it here… SEE ALSO: New character posters for cartel comedy Gringo https://youtu.be/pye01MH8KJw An exhilarating […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger joins Michael Fassbender in Kung Fury
After Michael Fassbender’s surprising involvement with the Kung Fury feature film that is set to shoot this summer, we have news of another star set to appear in the film. The Hollywood Reporter states that action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear in the film as the American president. The movie will be helmed by the original’s director […]
Jamie Lee Curtis hints that she has finished shooting Halloween
It was only a couple of weeks ago that the returning Laurie Strode shared her first picture from that famous Haddonfield porch. Now Jamie Lee Curtis has posted the following image that appears to suggest her time on the Halloween sequel is at an end. Does this mean that the original scream queen’s role is […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: Mute orphan Elisa lives her life on the edges in Baltimore in 1962, until her job working nights as a cleaner at a secret US government […]
UPDATE: Ron Howard reveals that Jon Favreau has a “cool and important” role in Solo: A Star Wars Story
Having voiced the character of Pre Vizsla in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it seems that Jon Favreau is set for a return to the galaxy far, far away this May, with Ron Howard revealing that Favreau will “voice a very cool and important alien character” in Solo: A Star Wars Story. The reveal happened […]
