Well Marvel certainly isn’t have much luck filling the director’s chair vacated by Edgar Wright on the upcoming Phase Three-launching Ant-Man. Last week Anchorman helmer Adam McKay entered talks with the studio before promptly pulling out of negotiations, and now it seems that another of Marvel’s shortlist has followed suite, with Rawson Marshall Thurber (We’re […]

After starring alongside him in Argo and the upcoming Gone Girl, Scott McNairy is to reunite with Ben Affleck on the currently-in-production Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Deadline reporting that McNairy has joined the cast of the DC ensemble in a top secret role which nobody at Warner Bros. will confirm. Speculation is […]

Last week, a report emerged suggesting that all of the “scoops” we’ve heard about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice these past few weeks have in fact been sourced from a fake script, which Kevin Smith has allegedly penned as a diversionary tactic for Warner Bros. and director Zack Snyder. The title page from the […]

Anghus Houvouras on the Marvel Movie Model…. Edgar Wright quitting Ant-Man over ‘creative differences’ might be the most predictable cinematic event of 2014.  A lot of people saw this coming, and frankly it’s a bit disappointing.  But let’s be real honest here: Marvel doesn’t want auteurs or unique voices helming their films. They’re not looking […]

With production on the Marvel sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron currently taking place in the UK, Total Film managed to catch up with director Joss Whedon who shared a few comments on the sequel to 2012’s mega-blockbuster The Avengers. “The model I’m always trying to build from is The Godfather: Part II, where a ton […]

Marvel is on quite the high at the moment with Guardians of the Galaxy being the number one movie around the world and Joss Whedon  just two weeks away from starting post-production on the much-anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is set for release next year. In a video interview with Nerd HQ, Whedon gave his thoughts […]

As part of the BFI’s Studio Ghibli Season, Kirsty Capes reviews Ponyo… Having watched very few Studio Ghibli films, and adding Ponyo the list simply because it’s Studio Ghibli season, I have to say I never realised what a crazy world Hayao Miyazaki lives in. But yeah, he’s probably also a genius. Ponyo is delightfully heartwarming and […]

Villordsutch reviews Big Finish Audio Productions’ Blake’s 7 – Cold Fury… Written by Mark Wright and Cavan Scott. Directed by Ken Bentley. Starring Gareth Thomas (Roj Blake), Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon), Michael Keating (Vila Restal),Jan Chappell (Cally), Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis), Brian Croucher (Travis), Alistair Lock (Zen/Orac), Hugh Fraser (The President) and Caroline Langrishe (Dr […]

According to Deadline, Bryan Singer has now officially reached a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct the 2016 mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, which writer-producer Simon Kinberg is scripting from a story by Singer, Kinberg, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Production on the follow-up will get underway early next year, and the film will […]

Quentin Tarantino has been back at Cannes this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pulp Fiction – where it won the coveted Palme d’Or back in 1994 – and he has teased what his next project might be – an uncut version of his most recent movie Django Unchained. Speaking to an audience at the […]