The British Academy Film Awards took place in London tonight, with The Revenant picking up five awards in Best Picture, Best Director (Alejandro G. Inarritu), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Mad Max: Fury Road picked up four technical awards, while on the acting front there were also honours for Brie Larson […]
Golden Globe winner The Revenant opens to $38 million
Now officially released nationwide following a small-release last week, Golden Globe winner and Oscar contender The Revenant has opened to $38 million domestically. The film exceeded many expert expectations, with the film facing competition from newcomer The Forest and the box office juggernaut Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only that but Quentin Tarantino’s The […]
2015 Awards Race: Spotlight championed as Best Picture by Boston and Los Angeles Film Critics
Robert Kojder looks at the 2015 Awards Race… If you have been following along with my awards race musings, Spotlight taking home some major wins should not come as much of a surprise. I told you not to count this one out. despite the National Board of Review hailing Mad Max: Fury Road as the […]
Marvel announces Disney Kingdoms limited series The Haunted Mansion
Marvel Entertainment and Walt Disney Imagineering have announced The Haunted Mansion #1, a new Disney Kingdoms limited series from Joshua Williamson (Illuminati, Ghosted) and Jorge Coelho (Loki: Agent of Asgard, Polarity). “There are running themes throughout the whole series that we’re going to be doing, but I think when people read all five issues, I want them to have that […]
Stephen Amell says The Joker could show up in Arrow
During a Q&A session at Heroes & Villains Fan Fest, Arrow‘s Stephen Amell was asked about the possibility of other DC characters – specifically The Joker – crossing over into the television series for appearances. “Well, I mean, the short answer is yes, of course,” Amell answered. “Within the DC Universe, if they are in the DC Universe, if […]
Quentin Tarantino is talking to Uma Thurman about Kill Bill Vol. 3
With Quentin Tarantino still discussing his possible retirement after ten movies (he’s up to eight with The Hateful Eight), it’s starting to look like the third Kill Bill may be set to go the way of The Vega Brothers and other “lost” Tarantino projects. However, earlier this month the filmmaker said that Kill Bill Vol. 3 […]
Quentin Tarantino offers update on Kill Bill Vol. 3
Quentin Tarantino has been talking about the possibility of completing Kill Bill as a trilogy. Fans have expressed a desire (along with Tarantino himself) for a Kill Bill Vol. 3 that would see the daughter of Vivica A. Fox’s character enacting revenge on The Bride, finishing off a seemingly destined fate of “What comes around, goes […]
Ben Affleck on the possibility of directing a Batman solo movie
From the moment that Ben Affleck was announced as portraying The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, various sites have been reporting that the star will direct a solo Batman movie (or even a trilogy of solo Batman movies, in one case). Despite the fact that Warner Bros. has announced […]
Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck explain why their Batman is different from other versions
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly three years since we found out that Ben Affleck was going to be taking on the iconic Dark Knight for Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The casting was very controversial amongst comic book fans, but the actor has turned a few heads following the […]
Ethan Hawke joins Luc Besson’s Valerian
A recent post from director Luc Besson on Instagram has revealed that Ethan Hawke will be joining Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne in the upcoming space epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Besson accompanied the following picture with a caption that read, “Ethan Hawke will play in #Valerian! I want to work […]
