According to Deadline, Academy Award nominee Frank Langella has joined the FX Cold War drama The Americans. He’s landed a recurring role as Gabriel, the former KGB handler of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell, respectively). Gabriel is forced to come out of retirement in the upcoming third season now that Claudia (Margo Martindale) […]
Popular actor sought for big budget comic book movie
Anghus Houvouras on the casting speculation for big budget comic book movies… “Popular actor sought for big budget comic book movie.” It reads like a headline from The Onion. A satirical oversimplification of a news trend that has been plaguing entertainment websites of late. Since Marvel Studios has become a dominant pop culture staple, casting […]
First clip from Horns featuring Daniel Radcliffe
We got an extended TV spot a few days ago [see here], and now we have the first clip from the Daniel Radcliffe-headlined horror Horns, which is set to arrive on UK screens just in time for Halloween. Take a look below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Horns here Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) is […]
Early make-up tests for David Warner as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street
It’s all but impossible to imagine anyone else but Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, the razor-gloved antagonist of the Nightmare on Elm Street series (sorry, Jackie Earle Haley). Making his first appearance in 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, Englund went on to portray the character in six sequels, a TV series, and the 2003 […]
Guardians of the Galaxy is now Marvel’s third highest-grossing film
Marvel Studios’ space opera Guardians of the Galaxy continues to do well in China, and has now become Marvel’s third highest-grossing film behind The Avengers and Iron Man 3, surpassing this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier at the worldwide box office. Guardians has now grossed $733 million worldwide, placing it in fourth place at the 2014 box office, behind X-Men: Days […]
Two new clips from Star wars Rebels, and Freddie Prinze Jr. interview
The official Star Wars YouTube channel has released two new clips from Star Wars Rebels, featuring Hera and Sabine alone in the dark, as well as Kanan and Ezra taking on The Inquisitor; check them out below… And here’s an interview with voice actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (Kanan)… Star Wars Rebels continues the epic tradition […]
Two new clips from Big Hero 6
It’s been a few days since we’ve seen any promotional material for Big Hero 6, so Disney has rectified the situation by dropping two new clips from the animated adaptation of the Marvel Comics series, which we’ve got for you below… With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big […]
Hannibal finds its Lady Murasaki in The Wolverine’s Tao Okamoto
Hannibal is going to get even crazier in its third season, as Bryan Fuller is now pulling from Thomas Harris’ prequel novel Hannibal Rising for inspiration and new characters. The first character to join the mix is the mysterious Lady Murasaki, Hannibal Lecter’s Japanese aunt, who will be played by The Wolverine and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice actress Tao Okamoto. […]
58th BFI London Film Festival – Second Coming (2014)
Second Coming, 2014. Directed by Debbie Tucker Green. Starring Idris Elba, Nadine Marshall and Alex Lanipekun. SYNOPSIS: A London woman is slowly driven mad by suddenly and inexplicably becoming pregnant. Naming your film after a poorly received Stone Roses album could be a creative risk, but when your protagonist, Jax (Nadine Marshall), suddenly becomes pregnant without […]
Movie Review – Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash, 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell and Nate Lang. SYNOPSIS: A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential. “There are no two […]