As Halloween approaches, Tom Jolliffe looks at the Horror genre, and why it needs more respect… As a movie lover with a wide ranging taste in films I’ve long been fairly open to an array of genres. It was recently though, and perhaps in part this stems from writing a few horror features of late, […]
Michael Caine, Lena Headey and Rita Ora to star in modern-day Oliver Twist adaptation
Michael Caine (King of Thieves), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) and pop star Rita Ora (Fifty Shades of Grey) have signed on to appear in Twist, a “modern-day, gender-bending” adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The Sky-produced movie will see Jude Law’s son Raff Law taking on the title role of Oliver, a streetwise kid […]
Comic Book Preview – Avengers #25
‘Challenge of the Ghost Riders’ concludes this week in Marvel’s Avengers #25, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here… The Avengers go to hell to join the wild race for the soul of Robbie Reyes, who’s desperate to learn the truth once and for all about what sort […]
Ben Affleck to produce and star in Falling to Earth
THR has revealed that Ben Affleck has signed on to star in an adaptation of Kate Southwood’s 2013 book Falling to Earth, which he’ll also produce with Matt Damon through their Pearl Street Films production company and Aaron L. Gilbert of Bron Studios. Taking place during 1925’s Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, […]
DC Comics announces Wonder Woman #750 plans
DC Comics has announced that it is assembling an all-star selection of creators for Wonder Woman #750 as the comic book publisher celebrates the Amazon Princess’ landmark issue with a 96-page special featuring new stories from Diana’s past, present and future. Wonder Woman #750 will feature new tales from Wonder Woman writers Greg Rucka, Gail […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Whistlers (2019)
The Whistlers. 2019 Written and Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu Starring Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazăr, Sabin Tambrea, Agustí Villaronga, István Teglas, and Antonio Buíl Synopsis: A policeman intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries. However, he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language […]
Comic Book Preview – Marvel Future Fight Firsts: Luna Snow #1
Marvel explores the secret origin of Luna Snow this week with the release of Marvel Future Fight Firsts: Luna Snow #1; take a look at a preview here… THE K-POP CRIME-FIGHTER FROM THE MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT MOBILE GAME STARS IN HER OWN ONE-SHOT! As a South Korean pop sensation, Seol Hee melt her fans’ hearts…and […]
Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya producing big screen Barney movie
Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya is teaming with Mattel Films to bring the purple dinosaur Barney to the big screen with a new live-action movie, THR has revealed. “Barney was a ubiquitous figure in many of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood,” said Kaluuya. “We’re excited to explore […]
Scarlett Johansson teases that Black Widow could launch its own franchise
Scarlett Johansson has teased that her Black Widow movie could turn into its own franchise. Many Marvel fans have been waiting years for Black Widow to get her own solo movie and now it sounds like they might get a little more than that. At Elle’s Women in Hollywood event (via a NYT reporter), Johansson […]
Todd Phillips says we’ll never see an extended cut or deleted scene from Joker
With the original cut of Joker reportedly running some 30 minutes longer than the final version, it seems there’s plenty of material left on the cutting room floor should Warner Bros. have any ambitions of putting together an ‘Ultimate Edition’-style extended cut of the acclaimed DC movie. However, it seems we can safely rule out […]
