It looks like Bruce Willis could be back for a sixth outing as John McClane, although this time he may not be getting in on much of the action himself. According to Deadline, director Len Wiseman (Underworld) and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) are making a deal with Fox to reinvent the action series with […]
Fox partners with Marvel Television for X-Men series Hellfire and Legion
Well, it looks like Fox has secured Marvel’s agreement to take the X-Men franchise to the small screen, as two X-Men TV pilots have officially been announced today by the studio and Marvel Television, with Hellfire set up at Fox TV and Legion at FX. Hellfire will be set in the late 1960s. The series — […]
Godzilla vs. Kong confirmed for 2020
Last month it was reported that a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla was in the works at Legendary Pictures, and now Legendary and Universal have officially announced that they are bringing their Godzilla and King Kong (which kicks off in 2017 with Kong: Skull Island) franchises together for an epic showdown in Godzilla vs. Kong […]
Rumour: Ryan Coogler wanted for Marvel’s Black Panther
Fresh from his rumour about Moon Knight joining Netflix’s Marvel universe, Heroic Hollywood’s El Mayimbe has been gazing into his crystal ball for another rumour, this time regarding the director for Marvel’s Black Panther. According to the site, Ryan Coogler – director of Fruitvale Station and the upcoming Rocky spinoff Creed – has emerged as […]
Rumour: The Valkyries to feature in Thor: Ragnarok
Now that Marvel has secured a director in Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows), development is picking up pace on Thor: Ragnarok, and so too is the rumour mill. Earlier in the week there were claims that Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk will feature in the Thor threequel, and now Birth.Movies.Death is suggesting that Marvel […]
Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away […]
Countdown to Spectre – The Spy Who Loved Me Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Spy Who Loved Me… James Bond’s previous adventure in The Man with the Golden Gun was a low point for the series that relied too heavily on camp and comedy to succeed. While The Spy Who Loved Me continues Bond’s campy trend, it […]
Video Game Review – PES 2016
Andy Naylor reviews PES 2016… Last year’s PES [read our review here] was promising. It showed some footballing intuition, it felt better than any PS3/360 incarnation ever did. With this in mind, there was a trickle of excitement at how, in the following 12 months, Konami could tweak and improve upon the positive steps taken in PES […]
Sicario: Villeneuve, Deakins and the quest for greatness
Steve Jennings on Denis Villeneueve, Roger Deakins and the quest for greatness… He’s so nearly there, Denis Villeneuve. The Canadian-born director of Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy and most recently Sicario is making a habit of creating enthralling pieces of work that are on the verge of greatness. You sense Villeneuve will strike gold eventually. For now, […]
59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Beasts of No Nation, 2015 Directed by Cary Fukunaga Starring Idris Elba, Ama K. Abebrese, Abraham Attah, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh, and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe SYNOPSIS: Agu, a boy in an unnamed West African country, falls into the clutch of a murderous child soldier army led by a passionate and influential leader. Beasts are fearsome. Creatures of […]
