With less than a month to go before Disney relaunches the Star Wars franchise with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, CBS News has been chatting with the saga’s creator George Lucas, who spoke about Disney and director J.J. Abrams’ decision to stray from his original vision for the Sequel Trilogy. “The issue was ultimately, they looked at […]
Captain Marvel was originally set to appear in Jessica Jones
Marvel’s latest series Jessica Jones arrived on Netflix today, but had the stars aligned differently the Alias adaptation would have joined Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as part of ABC’s Marvel slate – and would also have featured Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel. “Back when it was at ABC Network, I did use Carol Danvers,” showrunner Melissa […]
Colton Haynes’ Roy Harper returning to Arrow
Colton Haynes has taken to Twitter to announce his return as Roy Harper in the fourth season of Arrow, revealing that he’s arrived in Vancouver and is ready to begin filming. “We are beyond thrilled that Colton will be returning to ‘Arrow’ this season,” states executive producer Marc Guggenheim. “It was always our intention to […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Patina Miller, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Blood Sisters’
Chris Cooper reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2… Last week my prayers were answered when Hera (and the B-Wing!), were given plenty of attention. It may not have been full of details but it was great to see more of her. Imagine my excitement when I realise that this week’s episode […]
Movie Review – The Night Before (2015)
The Night Before, 2015. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Helene Yorke, Ilana Glazer, Aaron Hill, James Franco, Tracy Morgan, and Miley Cyrus. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy […]
Casey Affleck to direct Joaquin Phoenix in Far Bright Star
Joaquin Phoenix has signed on to appear in the Western Far Bright Star, which is set to reunite him with his brother-in-law and I’m Still Here director Casey Affleck. Based on Robert Olmstead’s 2009 novel and adapted by penned by Damien Ober (Dominion), Far Bright Star is “is set in 1916 and tells of an […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Tag (2015)
Tag, 2015. Directed by Sion Sono. Starring Reina Trendl, Mariko Shinoda and Erina Mano. SYNOPSIS: Mitsuko, a normal, average schoolgirl, experiences extreme situations that lead her to question her own reality. That plot synopsis of Tag above is simply a decent guess. Director Sion Sono has already directed six films this year, with a seventh […]
What can we expect from Marvel’s Doctor strange film?
There is no doubt about it; the Marvel brand has experienced something of a major makeover during the course of the last few years. Perhaps the greatest embodiment of this is the integration of greater diversity into the brand’s range of characters, including the unveiling of Marvel’s first ever female Thor and the development of […]
Rebels Recon explores Star Wars Rebels – Blood Sisters
The latest Rebels Recon featurette has been released online, which gives us an inside look at this week’s episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Blood Sisters’, as well as a sneak peek preview of the next instalment, ‘Stealth Strike’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here Sabine is assigned […]
