J.J. Abrams is currently filming Star Wars: Episode VII in Abu Dhabi, but will soon be packing up his new X-Wing and taking the film to Ireland. According to the Office of Public Works, filming will commence off the coast of County Kerry. They’ll be filming around Skellig Michael, an island in the Atlantic Ocean 11.6 km […]
Daniel Radcliffe won’t have a cameo in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Daniel Radcliffe has been slowly working his arse off to leave the iconic role of Harry Potter behind him over the last few years, and though he’s done that with relative success, he’ll never truly escape the role. The epic Harry Potter story came to a conclusion with 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, […]
James Gunn wants to make a Thunderbolts film for Marvel
If early buzz and reviews are any indication, director James Gunn has hit it out of the park with Guardians of the Galaxy, which has seemingly earned him a bit of autonomy over at Marvel Studios. He told Badass Digest that he’s already signed on for another Marvel film, and is willing to return for Guardians of […]
Despite delays, Marc Webb is still directing The Amazing Spider-Man 3
Yesterday Sony announced that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 would be delayed and pushed to an unspecified date in 2018, while The Sinister Six would hit theaters on November 11, 2016. The four year gap between The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and 3 sparked a bit of concern from fans, leading to rumors that the studio was actually looking to reboot the franchise… again. According to […]
Falling Skies Season 4 – Episode 2 Review
Ray Willmott reviews the second episode of Falling Skies season four… The cliffhangers have already started. Who is the vigilante the Volm want? Why is someone disguising themselves as Tom? Will Tom’s escape plan work? What kind of powers does Lexi have? ‘Ghost in the Machine’ was a great opener and ‘The Eye’ keeps the […]
Soska Sisters to direct Painkiller Jane movie
Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada’s comic book series Painkiller Jane is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the Soska Sisters have signed on to direct a big screen version of the title for Paperfilms. Painkiller Jane “centers on the titular heroine, a cop, who, along with with her best friend […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 2 Review
Matt Smith reviews the second episode of Veep season three… With last week’s episode of Veep getting things running as fast as it could while maintaining the positives of the show’s tone, it was the turn of this second episode to let the one liners fly and push on as Selina Meyer continues on her way […]
Movie Review – Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot, 1959. Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and George Raft. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing a murder, two musicians flee Chicago to join an all-female band on their way to Florida… Some Like It Hot is not known for its mob ties. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, carrying their […]
Ghostbusters 3 to start shooting Spring 2015
Could the long-gestating Ghostbusters 3 finally be heading into production? Well, according to Dan Aykroyd, it very well could be. In an interview with The Today Show, the original writer and star said that, as far as he knows, Ghostbusters 3 will start production in spring 2015. “It looks like we’ll be in pre-production in the […]
Monster Artistry: A Quick Chat with Animation Legend Phil Tippett
James Clarke chats with animation legend Phil Tippett… If you know your modern visual effects maestros, and if you know your stop- motion tauntaun from your stop-motion ED209, then you’ll know that Phil Tippett has been at the forefront of the visual effects and animation industries for the past forty years. His visual effects outfit, […]