Last week it was reported that Marvel and James Gunn are eyeing Kurt Russell for the role of Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now The Hateful Eight star has confirmed that he has been having talks with the studio about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I literally got a phone […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes more box office records, passes $600 million worldwide
Following on from its record-breaking opening weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now smashed another record on its way to $610 million worldwide. On Monday, the film earned $40.1 million domestically, crushing the previous Monday record of $27.7 million set by Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 back in 2004 and pushing its […]
Sony sets release dates for The Emoji Movie and Peter Rabbit, delays animated Spider-Man film
Sony Pictures Animation has announced release dates for three of its upcoming projects, with The Emoji Movie set to land on August 11th 2017, followed by Peter Rabbit on March 23rd 2018 and the animated Spider-Man feature on December 21st 2018. The Spider-Man movie – which will be based on a treatment by The LEGO Movie’s […]
Movie Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Tim Rose, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Ken Leung, Miltos Yerolemou, Max von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Christina Chong, Simon Pegg, Billie […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets belated Critics’ Choice Award nomination for Best Picture
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced that it has belatedly added Star Wars: The Force Awakens to the list of nominees for Best Picture at the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards. The decision was made after a poll of members yesterday, asking whether the film – which was not screened to members prior to the […]
Matt Damon gives an update on Bourne 5
As production continues on the fifth instalment of the Bourne franchise, Matt Damon has been giving Variety an update on the sequel, which will reunite him with The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass. “We’re, like, probably about halfway through,” states Damon. “We started in September but they’re going dark for most […]
Deadpool gets an IMAX poster and trailer
20th Century Fox has continued its ’12 Days of Deadpool’ countdown to the new trailer on Christmas Day by releasing an IMAX poster and trailer for February’s X-Men spinoff; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Deadpool coverage here Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of […]
The Russos talk Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man and Avengers: Infinity War
Captain America: The Winter Soldier helmers Joe and Anthony Russo are currently deep in post-production on Marvel’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War, after which they’ll start work on the two-part Marvel epic Avengers: Infinity War. During a promotional interview in China, the filmmaking siblings have discussed both projects, as well as the introduction of […]
Johnny Depp dethrones Adam Sandler as most overpaid actor in Hollywood for 2015
It’s almost the end of the year, and as such Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, with Johnny Depp dethroning Adam Sander (who topped the list for both 2013 and 2014) for the unenviable title. According to Forbes’ ranking, the poor performance of The Lone Ranger, Mortdecai and […]
Quentin Tarantino receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was officially the 2,569th individual to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was held on December 21 in Los Angeles and saw the writer-director, who was joined by the cast from his latest film The Hateful Eight, in great spirits. Tarantino was glowing as he addressed a […]
