The sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 mecha-kaiju-brawler Pacific Rim has come a long way from its humble beginnings. The movie was originally helmed by Del Toro until he ultimately decided to step down. The reason for this seems to boil down to scheduling: due to Legendary Pictures being sold to Chinese company The Wanda […]
Test audiences for The Disaster Artist refused to believe the film was based on a true story
Oh hi readers. Did you know that test audiences for James Franco’s The Disaster Artist refused to believe that the film was based on a true story? In an interview with SlashFilm, The Disaster Artist co-screenwriter Scott Neustadter reveals that some test audience members thought the films story was entirely fictional:“It’s funny, because when we were testing this […]
Video Game Review – Yooka-Laylee on Nintendo Switch
Sam Thorne reviews Yooka-Laylee… You’ve got to feel a little bad for Playtonic games. The studio formed from several former key players at Rare during their golden years launched an insanely successful kickstarter campaign, to fund a spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie, but only received lukewarm praise at best. To make matters worse, they missed […]
Second Opinion – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Laura Dern, Kelly Marie Tran, Benicio del Toro, Billie Lourd, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Jimmy Vee, Tim Rose, Warwick Davis, Hermione Corfield and […]
Universal has crossed the $5 billion mark at the global box office for 2017
Universal has arrived at the significant mark of $5 billion at the global box office.We reported last week that Warner Bros. had managed to eclipse the impressive $5 billion figure at the global box office, and now their rival studio, Universal, has also achieved the feat.This is the second time in Universal’s 105 year history […]
Jim Broadbent joins Robert Downey Jr. in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
According to Variety, Jim Broadbent has signed on to star alongside Robert Downey Jr, and Dunkirk’s Harry Collett in Universal’s The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.The film, based upon Hugh Lofting’s classic character, is being directed by Stephen Gaghan (Gold), who has penned the script from an earlier draft by Tom Shepherd.Downey is set to take […]
Second Opinion – Brigsby Bear (2017)
Brigsby Bear. 2017.Directed by Dave McCary. Starring Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jane Adams, Beck Bennett, Claire Danes, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Greg Kinnear, Kate Lyn Sheil, Ryan Simpkins, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, and Andy Samberg.SYNOPSIS:Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes forever, […]
Luca Guadagnino to direct Jennifer Lawrence in Burial Rites
Fresh off the critical success of his latest film Call Me by Your Name, Variety is reporting that Luca Guadagnino is set to team up with Jennifer Lawrence for the true-crime drama Burial Rites, Variety has revealed.Based on Hannah Kent’s 2013 novel, Burial Rites will see Lawrence producing, as well as starring as Agnes Magnusdottir, […]
Guillermo del Toro has lined up Nightmare Alley as a future project
Guillermo del Toro is looking to the future and has lined up another directorial project.While he may be celebrating all the awards buzz being generated by his latest movie, The Shape of Water, del Toro does have an eye on the future. Variety has confirmed that the del Toro produced Antlers could be gaining Scott Cooper […]
