Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has announced that the home entertainment release of this year’s Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep is set to include an extended Director’s Cut of The Shining follow-up, which runs for 180 minutes – 28 minutes longer than the theatrical release. Check out Flanagan’s tweet here: SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers […]
Taika Waititi says Thor: Love and Thunder will be “bigger, bolder and brighter” than Thor: Ragnarok
Although he’s currently busy with his latest film, the Michael Fassbender-headlined Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi is set for a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year as he reunites with Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson and returning MCU alum Natalie Portman to shoot 2021’s Thor: Love and Thunder. Speaking to […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker bombs in China
Despite a mixed reception from fans and critics alike, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is on course to enjoy a healthy opening weekend around the globe, but the latest chapter in the long-running Saga has failed to find an audience in China, with Episode IX tanking at the box office in the Middle Kingdom. […]
The Hobbit trilogy actor on the film’s issues, and feeling like a glorified extra
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is widely considered one of the best trilogies ever made. It’s sense of scale was something completely new to the fantasy genre on film at the time. Peter Jackson took Tolkien’s masterworks, and brought the viewer down to the character’s level, where we could feel the urgency in Fellowship, […]
Simon Pegg admits J.J. Abrams had different plans for Rey’s parents
This may come as a shocker, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been a bit polarizing. There are a fair amount of people that… well, let’s say that they didn’t prefer it. If one looks for just 30 seconds on the internet they will be treated to a wealth of detailed, and extremely polite […]
Joe Dempsie hints that Gendry may have a pivotal role in Game of Thrones Season 8
Remember those “Where’s Gendry?” jokes made a few years ago? The character sort of became the “Barb” of the Game of Thrones universe. Simply forgotten, and lost in the fray of the larger plot of the series. That is, until he arrived with a vengeance last season. Oh, and a giant hammer. Not only did […]
Mark Hamill is concerned that the Star Wars universe will become oversaturated
Are we at risk of the Star Wars universe becoming oversaturated? When Disney, and Lucasfilm first announced a brand new Star Wars trilogy, it’s safe to say that fans were elated. Just check YouTube for various compilations of fans bursting into tears at the first sight of the Millennium Falcon taking flight for the first […]
X2: X-Men United was originally going to be an adaptation of The Phoenix Saga, reveals Zak Penn
In the pre-MCU world of comic-book films, X2: X-Men United was about as good as it got at the time. The first X-Men film was okay, but the second film upped the ante significantly, and seemed to embrace its comic-book roots a bit more. Now, we know how X-Men: The Last Stand turned out with its […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp is reportedly undergoing reshoots
We have been hit plenty of news regarding reshoots these days. Just this week we learned that X-Men: Dark Phoenix would be delayed for reshoots, as well as The New Mutants (again). Now, we have another film to add to the mix: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. An Italian film site by the name of Bad […]
Thanos is the lead in Avengers: Infinity War, according to Anthony Mackie
With such a large cast, it’s going to be quite a feat managing all of the various subplots in Avengers: Infinity War. Interestingly, it looks like one of the ways The Russo Brothers are accomplishing this is by making sure Infinity War plays like a true ensemble film. In fact, according to some of the […]
