Michelle Williams has just landed a role in the Amy Schumer-led comedy I Feel Pretty. She will play Avery LeClaire, Schumer’s boss in a cosmetics company. In I Feel Pretty, Renee Bennett (Schumer) knows what it’s like to be average in a world of the genetically blessed. After falling off an exercise bike and banging her head, […]
Akira creator says that he has one “major condition” for the live-action remake
Akira creator, and director Katsuhiro Otomo has absolutely no problems with a remake of his groundbreaking 1988 anime, he tells Forbes. However, Otomo does reveal that he has one condition that absolutely needs to be met for the remake to go forward: “While I haven’t seen the new live-action Ghost in the Shell, when it comes to Akira I have […]
How director James Wan persuaded Nicole Kidman to join the Aquaman movie
Aquaman boasts a truly impressive cast. That can’t be denied. So, how did Warner Bros. get such a long list of big names to join a movie about a superhero that has not been tested on the big screen before? Nicole Kidman, who plays Atlanna in the upcoming DC Extended Universe movie, has revealed to […]
Hailee Steinfeld joins Transformers’ Bumblebee spin-off
It looks like there’s some movement on the much-discussed Bumblebee spin-off from Paramount’s Transformers franchise. Pitch Perfect 2 star Hailee Steinfeld has entered talks to star in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and will play a tomboy who has a job as a mechanic after school. Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight will helm the film from a […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 20 Review – ‘Pretty Hate Machine’
Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Gotham season 3… Swing a cat and hit a villain, such is the influx of threat currently flooding Gotham in the penultimate episode before its two hour finale next week. With bomb threats, viral injections and Pennyworth GCPD team ups happening left right and centre, we find everything […]
Universal still wants Dwayne Johnson and Angelina Jolie for its Dark Universe
It looks like Dwayne Johnson is still a contender to play The Wolfman for the Universal Studios’ Dark Universe. According to THR, the studio is looking at the actor very closely, as well as Angelina Jolie for the Bill Condon-directed Bride of Frankenstein. Now, this isn’t exactly breaking news: rumors of Johnson’s involvement stem all the way […]
Fargo Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Law of Inevitability’
Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Fargo season 3… As Fargo’s third season enters its final stretch, it hit the ground running following Ray’s shocking demise last week, with Nikki promptly being arrested and Varga’s presumed frame-up attempt working perfectly. It’s now clear that Nikki is essentially the series’ de facto protagonist, or at the very least […]
Netflix CEO wants to “take more risks” with Original Series
It looks like Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is not merely content with having a high number of successful original series on the streaming platform. Talking to CNBC, Hastings made it clear that he has no desire to play things safe with any Netflix Original Series moving forward: “Our hit ratio is way too high right […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – Bitch (2017)
Bitch, 2017. Directed by Marianna Palka. Starring Caroline Aaron, Eric Edelstein, Kingston Foster, Jamie King, Ren Hanami, and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: An ordinary suburban family descends into chaos when the mother suddenly and unexplainably takes on the psyche of a rabid dog. There are few experiences like sitting through Marianna Palka’s violently off-beat Bitch. What […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Lemon Scented You’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of American Gods… A free-floating ‘Seven Year Itch’ icon combined with ‘Stardust’ pastiche are just two of many personas which make ‘Lemon Scented You’ come alive. Acid trip laced introductions with swinging sledgehammers and balm pot crazy Irishmen, meld together into a seedy segue of sordid indulgence offering minimal […]
