Yesterday Empire Magazine unleashed a brand new image of Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, the new villain from December’s hugely anticipated blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and now we have some comments from director J.J. Abrams, who briefly details Kylo Ren’s allegiance to Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) and the inspiration for the First Order. […]
Set your sights on Hitman Agent: 47, starring Rupert Friend and Zachary Quinto
Rupert Friend stars as the slick, suited assassin in the reboot of the hugely successful Hitman video game franchise. “We wanted a fresh start and a brand new take on this iconic figure,” begins Alex Young, one of the producers behind the globe-trotting reboot Hitman: Agent 47. This take on the infamous Hitman character, so […]
Lea Seydoux offered female lead in Gambit opposite Channing Tatum
Deadline is reporting that Blue Is the Warmest Colour star Lea Seydoux has been offered the lead female role in upcoming 20th Century Fox comic book adaptation Gambit. Seydoux, who also stars in the new James Bond film Spectre , is said to have beaten out Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and Mad […]
FrightFest announces launch titles for FrightFest Presents
Icon Film Distribution and FrightFest, the UK’s leading horror fantasy film festival, have announced the first films which will be released under the curated banner ‘FrightFest Presents’. The seven titles – Aaaaaaaah!, The Sand, Afterdeath, Landmine Goes Click, Emelie, The Lesson and Estranged – will all have their UK theatrical premieres at the FrightFest five […]
Jeremy Renner reveals which side Hawkeye is on in Captain America: Civil War
During an appearance at Wizard World in Chicago this past weekend, Jeremy Renner has revealed which side Hawkeye will be taking when Captain America: Civil War kicks off next year. Taking part in a Q&A, Renner was asked how he felt about Hawkeye siding with Captain America in the Phase Three-launching threequel, responding that: “I […]
Gabriel Chavarria lands lead role in War of the Planet of the Apes
A new report from Deadline has confirmed that A Better Life actor Gabriel Chavarria is in talks to play one of two human leads in 2017’s War of the Planet of the Apes. The young actor, who made his feature film debut in 2007’s Freedom Writers, is a series regular on Hulu’s series East Los High. He […]
Movie Review – A Walk in the Woods (2015)
A Walk in the Woods, 2015. Directed by Ken Kwapis. Starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Kristen Schaal and Mary Steenburgen. SYNOPSIS: A semi-retired celebrated travel writer attempts the Appalachian Trail with an old travelling companion. Looking back at Ken Kwapis’ back catalogue, one gets the impression that he’s definitely well-suited in human comedy-dramas […]
Movie Review – Nil by Mouth (1997)
Nil by Mouth, 1997. Directed by Gary Oldman. Starring Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Laila Morse and Charlie Creed-Miles. SYNOPSIS: Depicting the lives of a dysfunctional, South London family. Aggressive Ray and junkie Billy are central roles as we see how their flaws bleed into their home lives and affect others. There is a moment, on the tube, […]
Rumour: Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May to appear in Captain America: Civil War
We heard back in July that Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler) is set to take on the role of Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) Aunt May in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot, but a rumour from Heroic Hollywood (sorry!) is suggesting we won’t have to wait until 2017 to get our first look at Aunt Tomei. According […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to debut Jonny Greenwood documentary Junun at NYFF
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is the subject of the new forthcoming documentary helmed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The documentary entitled Junun, which follows the alternative rock guitarist on a trip to northwest India’s Rajasthan, will debut at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) beginning in late September. The focus of Junun is the making of Greenwood’s […]
