James Franco has signed on to star in the lead role of Jake Epping in Hulu and Warner Bros. Television’s upcoming original series 11/22/63, which is based upon the Stephen King novel of the same name. Described as “part thriller, part love story”, 11/22/63 sees high-school English teacher Epping travelling back in time to prevent […]
Dave Bautista rumoured to play The Kurgan in Highlander reboot
If Latino-Review is to be believed, Summit Entertainment may have found its villain for the long-gestating Highlander reboot, with the site reporting that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) will play The Kurgan, a role portrayed by Clancy Brown in the 1986 original. Currently steering the Highlander reboot is first time filmmaker Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, while […]
Samuel L. Jackson has two films left on his Marvel deal
Following his post-credits appearance in Iron Man in 2008, it was confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson had signed a whopping nine-film deal with Marvel Studios to star as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now the actor has spoken to IGN about the current status of contract during a promotional interview for Kingsman: […]
Star Wars Rebels Review – ‘Call to Action’
Chris Cooper reviews the eleventh episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Call to Action’… Woah. I’m not sure there is a more appropriate word when comparing ‘Call to Action’ to the previous episode ‘Vision of Hope’. They really are the antithesis of each other. Last week I complained about the show pandering to its younger audience and […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 13 Review – ‘Canaries’
Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of Arrow season 3… Let’s start with Ollie and Thea; when Season one kicked off, the bond was really fractured between them quickly, as Ollie, even though he’s been gone, only saw himself as her big brother, protector and policeman. In that time, their relationship evolved back into loving […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Angels and Ministers Of Grace’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Constantine… Ariadne’s Thread: The solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding. I like this show it makes you think; something which few people can claim to do in an average day. My sincere apologies by the way for those who never consider their days average, […]
Movie Review – The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story, 1940. Directed by George Cukor. Starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart. SYNOPSIS: Set to remarry, Tracy Lord (Hepburn) has to contend with her ex-husband (Cary Grant) and a reporter on the snoop (James Stewart) as she tries to go through with her upper-class wedding – with their intention to spoil it. […]
Eddie Murphy calls Beverly Hills Cop 3 “garbage”, no development on Beverly Hills Cop 4 or TV show spin-off
Eddie Murphy reckons he is best known for his role as Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop series, but doesn’t have the fondest of opinions on the third instalment. “The third Beverly Hills Cop was garbage,” Murphy told Playboy Magazine. Beverly Hills Cop movie, which opened in 1984, grossed $234 million domestically while its […]
Grimm Up North to screen Friday the 13th and Prom Night double bill
As some of you may have noticed, tomorrow is Friday the 13th – which makes it the ideal day to go back and re-watch the classic horror franchise. To celebrate, Grimm Up North, the chaps and gals behind Grimmfest are showing a double bill of the original Friday the 13th as well as slasher favourite […]
Eric Bana joins Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur
Coinciding with the release of the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Variety is reporting that the British filmmaker has cast Eric Bana (Hulk, Deliver Us from Evil) in his next offering, Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur. Bana is set to play Uther Pendragon, the father of the future king […]
