Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… THE MATRIX REBOOTED The big story from yesterday is a report that Warner Bros. is in early development on a reboot of The Matrix, having tapped Zak Penn (X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Avengers) for a new take on the material, which could potentially star Michael B. Jordan […]
The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird to direct Days of the Bagnold Summer
The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird is set to make his feature film directorial debut with Days of the Bagnold Summer, an adaptation of Joff Winterhart’s graphic novel of the same name. Days of the Bagnold Summer tells the story of an idle summer in the lives of a shy fifteen-year-old heavy metal fan and his librarian […]
Adam Driver and Rihanna to star in Amazon’s Annette
Amazon has purchased the US distribution rights to the film Annette which will star actor Adam Driver and singer Rihanna. Annette recently had actress Rooney Mara attached, only for her to leave the project because of other commitments. The search is on for a new female lead but has managed to acquire the services of Star Wars’ […]
Gareth Edwards explains why the original ending of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was changed
It was pretty clear to anyone who’d seen a trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that the much publicised reshoots led to some rather major changes in December’s blockbuster Anthology movie, particularly during the climactic battle on Scarif. And, speaking to Slash Film, director Gareth Edwards has now offered some insight into the […]
Interview – Director Gavin Wiesen & Composer Alec Puro Discuss Their New Film All Nighter
As filmmakers and moviegoers know by now, there are many elements that have to come together to make a movie truly spark and become a Titanic, Star Wars, or even as we have seen this year a La La Land. These components can include the cinematography, the writing, the actors’ performances and also very importantly […]
DVD Review – Female Vampire (1975)
Female Vampire, 1975. Directed by Jesus Franco. Starring Lina Romay, Jack Taylor, Alice Arno, Monica Swinn, Jesus Franco, and Luis Barboo. SYNOPSIS: The last descendant of the evil Karlstein family of vampires lures unsuspecting victims to their doom. The first release from new Screenbound Pictures imprint Maison Rouge, Female Vampire – a.k.a. Bare Breasted Countess […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 18 – ‘Double Agent Droid’
Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – ‘Double Agent Droid’… R2-D2 and C-3P0 are the most recognisable droids in Star Wars. They’re antagonistic but ultimately deeply caring relationship is told over decades and shows no sign of stopping. Personally though, I find the golden half of the pair rather annoying. Not Jar Jar levels, but […]
24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘6:00 PM – 7:00 PM’
Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of 24: Legacy… Over the last couple weeks I’ve been disappointed with the quality of 24: Legacy, but the latest episode, ‘6:00 PM – 7:00 PM’, improved things quite a bit on several fronts. There was a good amount of character and story development on display as Carter decided […]
Disney XD renews Big Hero 6: The Series for second season
Big Hero 6: The Series doesn’t premiere until the fall, but Disney XD must be very confident that they have a hit on their hands, having given an order for a second season of the animated movie spinoff. “[Creators Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi] have delivered a dynamic adventure series that follows the […]
Van Helsing adds Missy Peregrym as Scarlett Harker
SyFy’s Van Helsing has just added a new member to the cast for its second season: Canadian actress Missy Peregyrm (Rookie Blue) is joining as a series regular and will play Scarlett Harker, a woman with mysterious ties to vampires and could possibly aid in Vanessa Helsing’s battle against them. Van Helsing is a modern reimagining of the […]
