This past week brought us the news that British actor Tom Holland (The Impossible) has secured the role of Peter Parker for the upcoming Captain America: Civil War and subsequent Spider-Man reboot, with Marvel chief Kevin Feige subsequently offering up a few details on how his studio is working alongside Sony for the latest take […]
Jurassic World climbs to eighth at the all time worldwide box office
Having become the fastest movie ever to gross a billion at the worldwide box office on Monday, Universal’s Jurassic World has now climbed to eighth in the list of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Jurassic World retained top spot at the US box office this weekend at the third time of asking, becoming only […]
Movie Review – The Overnight (2015)
The Overnight, 2015. Written and Directed by Patrick Brice. Starring Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling and Judith Godrèche. SYNOPSIS: Alex, Emily and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger talks The Legend of Conan
During a promotional interview for his new film Terminator Genisys, action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger offered up a few words on his next planned return to one of his former glories in The Legend of Conan, which was first announced back in 2012 and is currently undergoing a rewrite courtesy of Will Beall (Gangster Squad). “I […]
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Box Office Predictions
This week in The Callow Way, Neil Calloway looks at projected box office takings… I saw the headline and was momentarily confused “Marvel’s Ant-Man tracking $55-$60 million domestic opening weekend”. “Hold on,” I thought, “The movie hasn’t been released yet.” Then I realised it referred to its predicted, rather than actual opening box office. As […]
Watch this awesome fan-made title sequence for Doctor Strange
Marvel’s first foray into the cosmic unknown isn’t released until late October 2016 but the Doctor Strange hype train has been gathering some steam in the last few months. Back In April Kevin Feige confirmed production will start on Doctor Strange this November and then in May we started to get our first rumblings of […]
Movie Review – Minions (2015)
Minions, 2015. Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin. Featuring the voice talents of Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Steve Carell, Geoffrey Rush and Jennifer Saunders. SYNOPSIS: Unbeknownst to us all, the Minions have been roaming the Earth for millions of years, searching far and wide for their […]
Neil Gaiman to write episodes of American Gods
Earlier this month the American Gods TV show finally got a series green-light from Starz after what seemed like an eternity in development hell. The original plans were for HBO and Tom Hanks’ production company to work on an adaptation but last year Starz picked up the rights and appointed Bryan Fuller as producer. After […]
The Week in Star Wars – New promo banner and character sketches for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan and more
This week’s edition of The Week in Star Wars sees a new promotional banner and character sketches for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the return of Obi Wan Kenobi and clips from Star Wars Rebels… Following a load of leaked images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens last week, we got a new promotional banner […]
Working Title looking to shoot Bridget Jones 3 this year
According to The Daily Mail, Working Title Films is hoping to shoot the third movie in the Bridget Jones series this year, with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth said to be in talks to reprise their roles from the first two movies. “We are keen to try to make it later this year, but there’s […]
