With Ben Affleck stepping away from the director’s chair on The Batman earlier this year, there’s been incessant speculation over his future as the DC Extended Universe’s Dark Knight – speculation which has been compounded by the underwhelming reception to Warner’s latest DCEU release Justice League. Affleck has said himself that he’s yet to commit […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scene description reveals Luke Skywalker’s third lesson to Rey
Although Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be the longest Star Wars movie to date at 2 hours and 32 minutes, over half an hour of material still ended up on the cutting room floor, including the above shot of Rey running on Ahch-To, lightsaber ignited, which we saw in the trailers. While there […]
Star Wars fan launches petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official canon
Despite earning rave reviews from critics, fans are split on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with many expressing their disappointment at the latest chapter in the iconic space opera. However, one fan – Henry Walsh – is so outraged by the movie that he’s launched a petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official […]
Erin Moriarty to play Starlight in Amazon’s The Boys
Casting is underway on Amazon’s adaptation of the Garth Ennis / Darick Robertson comic book series The Boys, with Deadline reporting that Erin Moriarty (True Detective) has joined the project. Moriarty is set to portray Starlight, “a young woman with superhero powers who can make lightning bolts flash from her eyes. Her dream is to […]
Rian Johnson on Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Broom Kid
Warning. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… Director Rian Johnson certainly shook up the Star Wars formula with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, not least with the final scene, which shifted the action from our main heroes to focus on a young group of street kids/slaves on the world of Canto Bight. Having […]
First trailer for the gender-swapped Overboard remake starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez
The first trailer has arrived online for directors Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg’s upcoming gender-swapped remake of the 1987 Garry Marshall comedy classic Overboard which sees Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris leading a cast that also includes Eva Longoria, Swoosie Kurtz, and John Hannah. The original film saw Goldie Hawn as the rich heiress suffering from amnesia, […]
National Lampoon biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture gets a first poster and trailer
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Directed by David Wain, the film tells the story of National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House co-creator Doug Kenney and stars Will Forte as the comedy writer alongside Domhnall Gleeson, Martin […]
Will Smith is producing a Michael Jordan baseball biopic
According to Empire, Will Smith is set to produce a biopic of legendary basketball star Michael Jordan, although it won’t focus on his time in the NBA, but rather his stint in minor league baseball in the mid-90s. The film, entitled The Prospect, and will cover his basketball retirement following the death of his father […]
Rian Johnson responds to fan criticism of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
While Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be a critical darling, it’s fair to say that the film has been dividing audiences and fans. Some are calling it one of the finest Star Wars movies to date, while others are slamming the film and director Rian Johnson’s story choices (there’s even been a few […]
Jumanji beats The Greatest Showman on its opening day but succumbs to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has opened ahead of The Greatest Showman on its opening day at the box office. Bringing in an estimated $7.2 million on Wednesday from 3,765 theatres, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has made a decent bow at the start of the Christmas movie season rush. It finished considerably ahead of […]
