Kevin Hart is set to produce and star in the action-comedy Night School, with Universal Pictures setting his Ride Along and Think Like a Man helmer Tim Story to direct, Variety has revealed. The project is based on a story by Hart and follows a group of misfits forced to attend adult classes to prepare […]
James Gunn confirms he will write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Last month it was confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 would be part of Marvel Studios’ slate post-Avengers: Infinity War, although James Gunn revealed that he was yet to decide whether he’d like to return to the director’s chair. Well, as we await the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Gunn […]
Game of Thrones’ Michael McElhatton reveals his Justice League casting
Irish actor Michael McElhatton – best known for his role of Roose Bolton in HBO’s Game of Thrones – has revealed that he is appearing in November’s DC blockbuster Justice League, and although he’s keeping his part to himself, he did offer a few tidbits of info during an interview with Red Carpet News TV. […]
The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know from Celebration Orlando, The Last Jedi trailer, Luke Skywalker not in Episode IX and more
It’s your annual post-Celebration edition of The Week in Star Wars, and we’ve got everything you need to catch up on… …First off, congratulations to The Fate of the Furious for beating Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening weekend record… …But let’s really start with the obvious thing to talk about: our first look at […]
Five Things I Still Like About the DC Extended Universe
Anghus Houvouras with five things he likes about the DC Extended Universe… I’ll tell you what I don’t like: having to type the words ‘DC Extended Universe’. It just sounds stupid. That really has nothing to do with the following column, but I always wonder who the hell coined that awkward franchise phrase every time […]
Future Alien prequels could feature a ‘de-aged’ Sigourney Weaver
Ridley Scott has recently confirmed that he is working on a series of prequels that will lead up to the first Alien film. This begs the question: what about Ellen Ripley? The latest issue of Empire magazine features a slew of information about Alien: Covenant, and also includes a very interesting response to a question about […]
Two newly-unearthed videos see Sam Raimi defending The Evil Dead on a 1980s talk show
Someone on Reddit found two videos, circa 1987, that show Sam Raimi on a British talk show called Central Weekend defending The Evil Dead to the “concerned public” in the wake of the UK’s video nasty scare. You can see both of them below… The ’80s were arguably the best decade for horror. It felt […]
DVD Review – Ballerina (2016)
Ballerina, 2016. Directed by Éric Summer and Éric Warin Featuring the voice talents of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler, Carly Rae Jepsen, Terrence Scammell, and Julie Khaner. SYNOPSIS: An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of […]
Ricky Gervais to narrate animated feature The Willoughbys
THR has revealed that Ricky Gervais has signed on to narrate The Willoughbys, a new animated feature from Bron Animation, which is based upon Lois Lowry’s children’s book of the same name and is written and directed by Kris Pearn (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2). “Ricky has such a distinctive voice, and his […]
DVD Review – Mine (2016)
Mine, 2016. Directed by Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinario. Starring Armie Hammer, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen and Clint Dyer. SYNOPSIS: After aborting his mission, an army sniper is stranded in the middle of the desert. One small movement could kill him, so he has to fight against the elements and the psychological toll of the […]
