Over the past couple of months we’ve heard of several female-led action thrillers being snapped up as potential “female John Wick” movies – see Ruthless and Peppermint, for example – and now Lionsgate has got itself in on the act, only this time it may literally be a “female John Wick” movie. According to THR, […]
Movie Review – Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Bill Skarsgård, Sam Hargrave, James Faulkner, Roland Møller, and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing […]
Nicholas Hoult in talks for J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
It looks like Nicholas Hoult could be following up his role as J.D. Salinger in Rebel in the Rye by potraying another legendary author, with Variety reporting that he is in talks to play J.R.R. Tolkien in the biopic Tolkien. The film is set to be directed by Dome Karukoski (The Home of Dark Butterflies) and […]
Rumour: Zack Snyder and David Ayer to step back from the DC Extended Universe
With his films Man of Steel and – more specifically – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder laid out the template for Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe, both in terms of the casting of its main heroes for Justice League, and the overall look and feel of the cinematic universe. It’s fair to […]
Captain Marvel will not appear in Avengers: Infinity War
Since it was confirmed at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con that Brie Larson will be taking on the role of Carol Danvers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been a lot of rumour and speculation as to whether Captain Marvel will make her debut in Avengers: Infinity War ahead of her 2019 solo movie. Well, […]
Thor: Ragnarok could be the shortest Marvel movie to date
A few days ago it was revealed that Avengers: Infinity War is shaping up to be the longest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date with a “two hour plus” running time, and now comes word that Marvel is going in the opposite direction with Thor: Ragnarok. “The cut right now, I reckon it’s […]
Avengers 4 to start shooting in two weeks, will be “distinctly different” to Avengers: Infinity War
Having originally announced the titles of Avengers 3 and Avengers 4 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 and Part 2, Marvel seemingly altered its plans for the two-part superhero epic by dropping the subtitle for the latter, instead referring to it as the Untitled Avengers Movie. It’s expected that the Thanos storyline will still […]
Colin Trevorrow on delivering an “emotionally resonant and satisfying” Star Wars: Episode IX
With the release of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi creeping ever-closer, director Colin Trevorrow is currently hard at work on pre-production on the next instalment in the main saga, and during a recent interview with THR the filmmaker has been chatting about the pressure of bringing the curtain down on the Sequel Trilogy […]
George R.R. Martin thinks we might get one or two new Westeros books in 2018
If you were hoping to see The Winds of Winter, the latest chapter of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy saga A Song of Ice And Fire, hitting bookstores this year, then the author has some bad news for you in his LiveJournal, revealing that he’s still “months away” from completing the novel, but expects to […]
Wonder Woman 2 gets 2019 release date
Having officially been announced at the San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. has now set a December 13th 2019 release date for Wonder Woman 2. The film will see the return of Gal Gadot as the Amazon Princess, and Patty Jenkins is expected to be back in the director’s chair, although her involvement is yet to […]
