It may be falling down the charts following the arrival of Moana and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but Marvel is celebrating another box office milestone for Doctor Strange this weekend, with the film pushing its global haul to $616 million. The Benedict Cumberbatch-headlined blockbuster has now surpassed the original Iron Man ($585 […]
Michael Fassbender says Assassin’s Creed is “very ambiguous morally”, new image released
We’re less than a month away from the release of Assassin’s Creed, and thanks to Empire we have a new image of Michael Fassbender’s Aguilar, while the producer and star has been chatting about the movie, and how it is “very ambiguous morally”, as opposed to something like Star Wars. SEE ALSO: ‘Find Your Creed’ with […]
Second Opinion – Moana (2016)
Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: In Ancient Polynesia, when an terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the demigod to set […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find the Material to Fill a Five-Film Franchise
Henry Bevan on the Fantastic Beasts franchise… Hitler is everywhere in Hollywood movies. The Emperor is Space Hitler. Davy Jones is Sea Hitler. Loki is another Space Hitler. Harry Potter is not immune to the trend. Voldemort, with his blood status obsession, shares a creed with the 20th century’s big bad. Voldemort is Wizard Hitler. […]
Justice League Dark director discusses the film’s R-rating
In January, Warner Bros. assembles the supernatural heroes of the DC universe for its latest animated movie Justice League Dark, which will also mark the second R-rated release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line after this year’s Batman: The Killing Joke. Speaking to Empire Online (via Comic Book), director Jay Oliva has been […]
Ivan Reitman: “There’s going to be many other Ghostbusters movies”
The future of the Ghostbusters franchise seems a little up in the air at the moment. Originally, Sony intended on launching an entire Ghostbusters cinematic universe, although the poor box office performance of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call seems to have but the brakes on a possible sequel with cast members Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, […]
The Biggest Flops Of 2016
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the least profitable films of the year… Earlier this week, Forbes magazine, usually interested in listing the world’s richest people, released the details of the least profitable films of 2016. It’s not a good year for some big names in film. This dip in box office can be put […]
John Cleese linked to DC Extended Universe role
Rumours are flying that John Cleese could have bagged himself a role in the DC Extended Universe, owing to some social media activity which has seen DCEU stills photographer Clay Enos following Cleese on Twitter, before the Monty Python legend then began following both Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck. While it seems quite preposterous that someone […]
Anne Rice developing a TV adaptation of The Vampire Chronicles
It looks like The Vampire Chronicles could be heading to the small screen, with author Anne Rice revealing on Facebook that she has regained the theatrical rights to the book series, and is working on a pilot for a TV adaptation of the novels. “The theatrical rights to the Vampire Chronicles are once again in […]
R.I.P. Ron Glass (1945 – 2016)
American actor Ron Glass, best known for his roles in the police sitcom Barney Miller and Joss Whedon’s Firefly, has passed away aged 71, his agent has revealed. “It is with a very heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my dear friend and client Ron Glass,” said Jeffrey Leavitt. “Ron passed late last […]
