Following on from the news of Kim Basinger’s casting, Deadline is reporting that Bella Heathcote (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) has signed on to appear in Universal’s upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker. Heathcote is set to play Leila, a former lover of Christian Grey, who bears the scars to prove it. […]
Why Is British Acting Dominated By The Privately Educated?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at a recurring issue in British film and television… While the debate about the lack of nominations for black actors at the Oscars rumbles on in the US, a similar debate is happening in Britain. However, in the UK the debate is not about race; it’s about class. The argument […]
Movie Review – The Scopia Effect (2014)
The Scopia Effect, 2014. Written and Directed by Christopher Butler. Starring Joanna Ignaczewski, Akira Koieyama, Julian Seager, Louis Labovitch, and Jessica Jay. SYNOPSIS: Past life regression therapy unlocks the dark recesses of a young girl’s mind. As time periods collide and incarnations merge through a single entity. Basia (Joanna Ignaczewski) must find a way to […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens to hit $2 billion, Captain Phasma returning for Episode VIII, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kevin Smith talks Stormtrooper cameo and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got news on The Force Awakens reaching $2 billion, a confirmation of a returning character for Episode VIII, an announcement for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kevin Smith talking his Stormtrooper […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Bizarro’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Supergirl… Who cares what the tailoring’s like? Sharp suited or slovenly, dishevelled or dynamic. As someone once said those clothes don’t make the man. If you’re bat shit crazy with the mentality of a man-child it’s gonna end in tears. No discussion. Add an inflated ego and intellectual […]
The X-Files Season 10 Episode 3 Review – ‘Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-Monster’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The X-Files season 10… Sidestepping B-movie monster mash expectations. This weeks X-Files throws an antipodean spanner in the works, by casting Flight of The Concords Rhys Darby as an easy-going were-lizard. Who is bitten by a human, transformed into an everyday Joe and has compulsions which include working […]
Phony Diversity: Another Knife in the Heart of Cinema
Samuel Brace on diversity and the Screen Actors Guild Awards… Ugh. Why does this keep happening? Why does cinema continue to take the hits? Why has cinema become the symbol of the regressive lefts shameful molestation of our society? I’m getting tired of this, of our movies — and the industry around it — being […]
Claudia Gray’s Star Wars: Bloodline to focus on Leia Organa
USA Today has revealed the cover and first details about the upcoming Star Wars: Bloodline, the new novel from Star Wars: Lost Stars author Claudia Gray. Bloodline will take place prior to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and focusses on Leia Organa, “who is professionally at a good place, as a senator and […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool v Wolverine, Batman v Superman, Supergirl v The Flash, X-Men: Apocalypse, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Suicide Squad, Justice League Mortal, The Defenders and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, Wolverine, Deadpool vs. Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Legion, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel, Justice […]
Deadpool director Tim Miller thinks we’ll get a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie
The two have already shared the screen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but now that we’re finally getting a proper take on the Merc with a Mouth, director Tim Miller has revealed that he believes we’ll see a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie at some point in the future. “Wolverine, man,” said Miller when asked by MTV […]