Next month Two and a Half Men will finish after 12 seasons and there has been speculation that Charlie Sheen will return for the finale, having been fired from the show four years ago for after being outspoken about the show’s creator Chuck Lorre and the studio Warner Bros.During a recent Q&A, Lorre was asked […]
Sundance London 2015 cancelled
Sad news for UK film fans – Sundance London 2015 has been cancelled. Starting in 2009, Sundance London was the off-shoot to the Sundance Film Festival and housed, what many thought to be, “the best of Sundance”. Last year saw UK premieres of movies like Frank, The Trip to Italy and Obvious Child. At the […]
Seth Grahame-Smith says Gremlins remake “ran out of steam”
A reboot of the classic eighties movie Gremlins has been in development for some time now, and last year it was reported that the remake was being fast-tracked by Warner Bros.However, it now looks like the project has run its course, with writer and producer Seth Grahame-Smith telling Entertainment Weekly that: “I think we ran […]
George Lucas slams all-white Oscar nominations, “it’s a political campaign”
Star Wars creator George Lucas is not a man known for mincing his words when it comes to the Academy. Having famously left the Directors Guild of America after being fined for not having a standard title sequence on Star Wars (which also meant he couldn’t get Steven Spielberg to direct one of the movies), […]
James Gunn says The LEGO Movie was “flat out snubbed” at the Oscars, also feels Guardians of the Galaxy should have received more nominations
As with every year of the Oscars, it was the movies that were “snubbed” that were talked about more than the films that actually got nominated. In the case of this year, it was The LEGO Movie that received the most attention when it wasn’t nominated for Best Animated Movie.Guardians of the Galaxy director James […]
Zachary Levi joins Heroes Reborn
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about NBC’s upcoming Heroes reboot Heroes Reborn, but now we have some casting news, with Zachary Levi (Chuck, Thor: The Dark World) signing on for a role in the 13-part event series.“There are a few franchises I’ve always wanted to be a part of, and Heroes is […]
Paul Thomas Anderson defends superhero movies, thinks they “get a bad rap”
With so many superhero movies on the horizon, there’s a growing concern in some quarters that the current comic book movie boom is leading to the death of cinema, but one person who definitely isn’t concerned is Paul Thomas Anderson, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the likes of Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master […]
Steve Carell joins Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling for The Big Short
After news broke earlier in the week that the heavyweight trifecta of Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling were teaming for new drama The Big Short, the ensemble has swelled even more with news from The Hollywood Reporter that newly-crowned Academy Award nominee Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) is in talks to join them.The film, which […]
Winners of the 20th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards announced
Coming hot on the heels of the Academy Award nominations, the winners of the 20th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards were announced last night, with Birdman taking seven gongs including Best Actor, Best Comedy Actor and Best Acting Ensemble, while Richard Linklater’s Boyhood ended the night with Best Picture and Best Director.Here’s a full list […]
Idris Elba planning supernatural trilogy Poe Must Die
According to Variety, British star Idris Elba (Luther) has optioned the rights to Marc Olden’s historical thriller Poe Must Die, and is planning to develop a trilogy of films based upon the book.The 1978 novel is set in 1840s New York, and sees Edgar Allen Poe battling demonic forces and personal demons as he teams […]
