Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing […]
Sky Arts pulls Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon after backlash over Joseph Fiennes’ casting as Michael Jackson
This week, Sky Arts released the rather bizarre first trailer for the eight-part miniseries Urban Myths, featuring a host of actors portraying recognisable celebrities and historical figures from recent history. One instalment in particular, Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, came in for criticism due to the casting of Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson, leading to an […]
J.K. Simmons chose between two different roles for La La Land
Over the past few weeks, La La Land has become a force to be reckoned with. Between its seven Golden Globe wins (and a slew of other accolades) and strong numbers at the box office, the film’s director, Damien Chazelle, has truly outdone himself, a seemingly impossible task seeing as how his previous film, Whiplash, set […]
Robbie Amell’s Ronnie Raymond returning to The Flash
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Robbie Amell is set to reprise his role as Ronnie Raymond in an upcoming winter episode of the third season of The Flash. Details on his appearance are being kept under wraps, and it’s unclear how he’ll figure into the episode, be it in a different timeline or Earth. One […]
Digital Damnation, or Denying Dignity to the Dead with Computer Generated Doppelgangers
Anghus Houvouras on digital resurrection… No. Hell no. This needs to stop and needs to be stopped in its infancy. Snuffed out before this demon baby matures into a fully grown ideological hellspawn that feasts on our cinematic souls. I might be one of the few people who was genuinely irked at seeing the late, […]
John Wick supercut features A Symphony of Violence
With a little over a month to go until the release of John Wick: Chapter 2, Warner Bros. is bringing fans up to speed with the story so far with the release of a supercut entitled ‘A Symphony of Violence’, which features an incredible compilation of action sequences from the first film; check it out […]
R.I.P. William Peter Blatty (1928 – 2017)
William Peter Blatty, author of the 1971 novel The Exorcist and the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the 1973 movie adaptation, has passed away aged 89. The news was announced on Twitter by William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist. William Peter Blatty, dear friend and brother who created The Exorcist passed away yesterday — William Friedkin […]
IDW Entertainment developing The Devil event series for TV
IDW Entertainment has announced that it is developing a TV adaptation of Graham Johnson’s novel The Devil: Britain’s Most Feared Underworld Taxman, which is being eyed as a limited series with Dave Dilley (Warrior) writing and executive producing. Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo also executive produces alongside Laura Holstein. The Devil is set in Liverpool […]
Disney reportedly negotiating with Carrie Fisher’s estate over her “continued appearance” in the Star Wars franchise
Last week, it was reported that Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow would be meeting to discuss how to handle the character of Princess Leia in the saga, following the untimely passing of Carrie Fisher in December. The report claimed that the options on the table were to overhaul the […]
Sterling K. Brown wants to play John Stewart in Green Lantern Corps
Hot off the heels of the news that Man of Steel scribe David S. Goyer will be writing and producing Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern Corps film, actor Sterling K. Brown has tossed his hat into the ring to play John Stewart, a former Marine sniper who becomes a Green Lantern and teams up with Hal Jordan. Brown, best known […]
