Variety has revealed that Joel and Ethan Cohen have signed on to write an adaptation of bestselling novel Black Money. Black Money, written by Ross MacDonald in 1966, is being adapted for the screen by producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon), and it’s said that the Coens may yet direct the film, but a deal has […]
Ranking the Mission: Impossible franchise
Simon Columb ranks the Mission: Impossible franchise… Where were you in 1996? It’s weird to imagine Katie Holmes watched Mission Impossible in 1996 like all of us. Young, impressionable and excited by the new action film with Cruise at the centre of it. Then, ten years later, she’s married to him and giving birth (without […]
Colin Farrell joins Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
The Hollywood Reporter has this evening broke the news that True Detective star Colin Farrell has signed on to join the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. The actor, who has most recently been seen in the second season of the hit HBO show, will join Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The […]
Chappie ripped apart in new CinemaSins video
Earlier this year, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp brought us the critically panned science fiction film Chappie, which the guys over at CinemaSins decided to target for their latest video. CinemaSins points out everything wrong with the film in less than 16 minutes, but per usual, the video contains massive spoilers. See it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR2TI0hfg7A […]
The cast for Woody Allen’s 2016 film revealed
Over the course of his long career, Woody Allen has always managed to line up stellar casts for each of his films. Having said that, the cast for Allen’s still untitled 2016 film was recently revealed in a press release, and it’s no exception. The cast includes Kristen Stewart (On the Road), Blake Lively (Age of […]
Will Smith replaces Hugh Jackman for Collateral Beauty
After news last broke last month that Hugh Jackman had left the upcoming project Collateral Beauty, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Will Smith has signed on to replace him in the film. The film, which is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and The Dying Girl), also stars Rooney Mara (Her) and tells […]
Disney’s Bob Iger plays down Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office predictions
With various box office analysts suggesting that December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens could cross the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger has tried to play down expectations for the first chapter of the studio’s Sequel Trilogy during a conference call with investors. “On the Star Wars front, we […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation tops the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 31st to Sunday 2nd August 2015… Tom Cruise returned to the top of the UK box office this past weekend, with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation claiming first place with an opening haul of £5,351,344. Despite claiming top spot, Rogue Nation couldn’t overtake […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #48
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #48… In this all-new 2-part story called DEITY, the crew of Starship Enterprise discovers an uncharted world whose inhabitants worship vengeful gods… gods who now turn their wrath on Captain Kirk and his crew! Inside this issue of Star Trek #48 some great things happen. Not only are we getting to […]
Interviews: Try a New Form of Questioning
Simon Columb on press junket interviews… I listen to many film podcasts. When I get behind, I’ll try and desperately catch up and inevitably listen to interviews with the same guest on different shows. This means that if Tom Cruise is speaking on various podcasts, then I’ll hear Cruise speak time and again about his new […]
