Jackson Ball on the career resurgence of Matthew McConaughey…. Hollywood is often painted as a cruel, unforgiving place. A place where second chances are few and far-between and if you blow your ‘big break’, you are forgotten instantaneously. It sounds like quite a bleak environment to be around, so it’s always reassuring when someone comes […]

Some hugely disappointing news this morning for DC fans – just weeks before it was due to begin filming, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Zack Snyder’s eagerly-anticipated Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman has been pushed by to May 2016, “allowing the filmmakers to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature […]

Yesterday, Marvel Studios dropped a huge bit of casting news, announcing that Michael Douglas has secured the role of Hank Pym alongside Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang in next year’s Phase Three feature Ant-Man. However, that wasn’t the only piece of Cinematic Universe casting, with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunner Jed Whedon also revealing that Bill […]

We all know Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) won’t be the only DC heroes to appear on screen in 2015’s Batman vs. Superman, with Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) cast as Wonder Woman and the likes of Nightwing, Green Lantern, Cyborg and Aquaman all rumoured as possible additions. Oh, and Dwayne Johnson […]

It was one of the most drawn-out castings of 2013, but Marvel Studios closed the year by finally confirming last month that Vin Diesel will lend his voice to the tree-like character Groot in August’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Now the Fast & Furious star has posted an image to Facebook showing himself in the […]

Back in October, the long-planned Masters of the Universe live-action reboot was dealt a blow when director Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) chose to leave the project to focus his efforts on another 80s toy adaptation with G.I. Joe 3, but now it looks like Sony and Escape Artists are closing in on a […]

Yesterday it was revealed that the Star Wars comic license was heading back to Marvel, bringing to an end over 22 years of Star Wars titles from publisher Dark Horse Comics. Following the announcement, Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson issued a statement on losing the Star Wars license, which you can read right here: All […]

American Hustle, 2013. Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: The true story of con-man Irving Rosenfeld’s dealings with FBI Agent Richie DiMaso in exposing corrupt politicians takes dangerous turns when ego pushes them in to places they shouldn’t be. A brilliant cast of actors […]

American Hustle, 2013. Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia. […]

Anghus Houvouras on the Anchorman 2 publicity campaign and how it challenges the idea that there is no bad publicity… Somebody, somewhere once said there’s no such thing as bad publicity.   I don’t know who it was.  In my mind it’s some well dressed, finely coiffed advertising executive from the Mad Men era with a […]