The Disney Channel has officially announced a third instalment in its Descendants series, releasing a teaser promo which sees Mal (Dove Cameron), the daughter of Maleficent, teasing a possible new villain in her father; check out the promo here… Descendants 3 is now in production under director Kenny Ortega (High School Musical), who is working […]
Watch a jailhouse fight scene from Kickboxer: Retaliation
With a little over two weeks to go until its home entertainment release, a new clip has arrived online for the action sequel Kickboxer: Retaliation which sees Alain Moussi’s Kurt Sloane getting involved in a jailhouse brawl with a group of inmates; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Kickboxer: Retaliation clip featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZG2Ft-4nNM […]
Chinese animated epic Big Fish & Begonia gets a UK trailer and poster
Ahead of its UK release this April, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for directors Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang’s animated Chinese fantasy epic Big Fish & Begonia; take a look below… In a world within our world, yet unseen by any human, the beings there control time and tide and the changing […]
Olivia Wilde to make directorial debut with Booksmart
Actress Olivia Wilde (TRON: Legacy, House) is set to make her directorial debut Booksmart, which is being produced by Annapurna Pictures and Gloria Sanchez, the female-focussed division of Gary Sanchez Productions. Variety reports that Kaitlyn Dever (Justified) and Beanie Feldstein (Lady Bird) will star in the film as two academic superstars and best friends who […]
Christopher Walken and Elizabeth Debicki cast in neo-noir thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy
According to THR, Oscar-winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) have been cast in the neo-noir thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy, which is being helmed by Giuseppe Capotondi, the Golden Lion-nominated director of The Double Hour. Adapted from Charles Willeford’s (Miami Blues) novel and scripted by Scott […]
Roland Emmerich to direct historical epic Maya Lord
Disaster movie specialist Roland Emmerich is set to switch gears with his new project, with Screen Daily reporting that he is set to helm the historical epic Maya Lord – a project he was first attached to back in 2014. Described as in the vein of Dances With Wolves, The Patriot and Braveheart, Maya Lord […]
Latest Funko reveals feature Deadpool, X-Men, Rick and Morty, Hellboy and Coming to America
Yesterday we brought you a look at Funko’s New York Toy Fair line-up [check them out here], and now another range of merchandise has been revealed for Deadpool, X-Men, Rick and Morty, Hellboy, and Coming to America; take a look below… Deadpool and Cable are the latest pair to join Funko Vynl.! Shown as a […]
Tom Holland introduces a ‘special look’ at Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
Disney Channel revealed a ‘special look’ at Marvel’s upcoming superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War last night featuring an introduction from Tom Holland (Spider-Man), although unfortunately it doesn’t contain any footage that we haven’t already seen in the first trailer and Super Bowl TV spot. SEE ALSO: LEGO unveils its Marvel Super Heroes Avengers: Infinity War tie-in sets […]
Is ‘Non-Violent’ Violence in Movies Immoral?
Samuel Brace on ‘non violent’ violence in cinema… Violence is rampant in the cinematic space. And it’s not just in films made for adults; it’s also a main marketable feature of movies that target children. Of course, the world is an extremely violent place so therefore one can’t overly complain about such acts being present […]
Second Opinion – Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a […]
