After months of legal disputes between toy giants Hasbro and production company Sweetpea Entertainment over the sequel rights to Dungeons & Dragons, Warner Bros. has announced that a settlement has been reached and a new film is in the works. Greg Silverman, Warners Pictures’ Creative Development and Worldwide Production head-honcho said: “We are so excited […]
Amazon to exclusively stream Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Amazon has acquired the exclusive rights to show Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth after its theatrical release in the USA this December. The Weinstein Company has signed a deal with Amazon Studios to bring the new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play, which stars Michael Fassbender (Frank) and Marion Cotillard (Two Days, […]
Hannibal Season 3 – Episode 9 Review
Ricky Church reviews the ninth episode of Hannibal season 3… Hannibal’s latest episode, ‘And The Woman Clothed With The Sun’, did not waste any time as it opened right up with Will going to Hannibal for information. From there, the rest of the story moved quickly without sacrificing character development or significant plot points. It […]
Pez dispensers to get their own animated movie
If The LEGO Movie has shown us anything, it’s that you can make a movie about virtually anything and it should, in theory, make money. Since its release, we’ve heard that we’ll be getting a Playdoh movie, and now Variety are reporting that Pez are looking to dip their toes into the movie arena. Envision […]
Straight Outta Compton’s F. Gary Gray wants to direct Black Panther
There had been some rumours floating around that Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray could be next in line to helm Black Panther now that Ava DuVernary has stepped aside. In an interview to promote the N.W.A biopic, Grey was asked about these rumours, which he dismissed, but noted that it would be something […]
Vacation disappoints at the US box office with just $14.8 million
It hasn’t had the best time with reviews (read our review here), but tracking for the reboot/sequel to National Lampoon’s Vacation was looking to be quite promising. The movie had a three-day release prior to its opening weekend, but it still couldn’t bring in the big bucks. Shown in just over 3,400 screens in the […]
James Gunn reflects on Guardians of the Galaxy one year on
It has been a full year since James Gunn took us into a very different pocket of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Guardians of the Galaxy, a movie that surprised many people who shot the movie down because it was based on an unknown comic book series. As it celebrates its first birthday, Gunn took […]
DVD Review – White God (2014)
White God, 2014. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó. Starring Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth and Lili Monori. SYNOPSIS: When a young girl and her pet dog are separated, each begins a journey to find each other again, whatever the cost. White God is a Hungarian film about a 13-year-old girl called Lili (Zsófia Psotta) and her pet […]
Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, 2015. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation opens to $56 million; second-biggest opening of the franchise
Having received a variety of rave reviews (read ours here and here and listen to the podcast review here), it seems as though there is still some life and fun to be had in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Early reports had it down that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the fifth in the series, would have […]
