Graeme Robertson with six great performances that should have been Oscar nominated but weren’t… It’s often seen as an actors dream to receive the much-coveted golden statue we know as the Oscar, with many great performances seeing their performers taking home the trophy and many more at least receiving the equally great honour of an […]
What makes a great Oscar acceptance speech?
On the eve of the 92nd Academy Awards begins, a mixture of trepidation and excitement is rife among avid Oscar-watchers over what is quite possibly the ceremony’s most consistent source of entertainment: the acceptance speeches. Here, George Nash muses over what makes a great one… The shocks. The snubs. The nauseating self-importance. With so much […]
Barry Keoghan exits Y: The Last Man series adaptation
After suffering multiple setbacks throughout its development, FX’s series adaptation of Y: The Last Man has now suffered one more. Collider brings words that Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) has exited the series as its lead role. The series went through a change of showrunners last year after FX replaced Michael Green (American Gods) with Eliza Clark (The Killing). […]
Tom Hardy to play Ernest Shackleton in exploration biopic
According to Variety, Tom Hardy (Dunkirk) is set to produce and star in the biopic Shackleton, based on the exploits of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, from Heyday Films and StudioCanal. The film will be written by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) with Hardy serving as a producer alongside Dean Baker through their Hardy Son […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal joins Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic
Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann has made another addition to his upcoming musical biopic based on Elvis Presley. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) is the latest to join the film and will star as Elvis’ mother, Gladys Presley. Gyllenhaal joins a cast that includes Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time […]
Jesse Eisenberg is Marcel Marceau in trailer for World War II drama Resistance
IFC Films has released a trailer for the upcoming drama Resistance. Written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, the film tells the story of Marcel Marceau (Jesse Eisenberg) before he became a world-famous mime and explores his work with the French Resistance during World War II. Joining Eisenberg in the cast are Ed Harris, Clémence Poésy, […]
Comic Book Preview – Batman and the Outsiders #10
DC Comics has unveiled a preview of Batman and the Outsiders #10 ahead of its release this Wednesday, and we have it for you here; take a look… When Batman recruited Black Lightning to join the Outsiders, he warned him of the dark world he was entering. Black Lightning shrugged it off, but now that […]
Comic Book Preview – Superman: Heroes #1
DC Comics releases the one-shot Superman: Heroes #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue right here; take a look… Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, the staff of the Daily Planet, even the Justice League-their lives all changed when Superman revealed his secret identity to the world! This unique Superman […]
Anya Taylor-Joy’s Magik and Charlie Heaton’s Cannonball feature in latest The New Mutants images
We’ve already seen images for Mirage, Wolfsbane and Sunspot, and now the official Twitter account for The New Mutants has unveiled more promo shots, this time offering a new look at Illyana Rasputin/Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Sam Guthrie/Cannonball (Charlie Heaton); check them out below… SEE ALSO: The New Mutants is influenced by A Nightmare on […]
Benjamin Bratt joins Rosario Dawson in DC/Vertigo adaptation DMZ
Deadline is reporting that Benjamin Bratt has signed on to star alongside Rosario Dawson in DMZ, the upcoming HBO Max pilot from Ava DuVernay which is based on the DC/Vertigo comic book of the same name. DMZ takes place in a near future where America is embroiled in a new civil war and Manhattan is […]
