Luke Owen reviews the eighth episode of Daredevil… We’ve seen Matt as a child and we’ve seen how and why he became the Man Without Fear, but now it’s time for us to see just why Wilson Fisk is the way he is. It’s time to visit Fisk’s childhood. There is an argument (a rather solid […]
Angelina Jolie linked to director’s chair on Captain Marvel
According to Collider, Angelina Jolie (Unbroken) is under consideration to take on the director’s chair on Marvel Studios’ first female led superhero movie, 2018’s Captain Marvel. The report emerged last night, with Collider also claiming that Jolie was wanted by Warner Bros. for Wonder Woman – a project that actually secured Patty Jenkins (Monster) as director just moments later. […]
Universal snaps up The Real McCoy starring Chris Pratt
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Universal has snapped up the rights to The Real McCoy after winning a bidding battle with Warner Bros. over the pitch. Written by Bill Dubuque (The Judge), The Real McCoy has man of the moment Chris Pratt attached to the lead role of bootlegger Bill McCoy, whose penchant for […]
Alessandro Nivola joins Nicholas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
Nicholas Winding Refn has continued to map out his cast for his latest offering The Neon Demon, with the news that Alessandro Nivola has signed on to play a lead role in the film. Nivola, who recently starred in Selma and A Most Violent Year, will join the project alongside Elle Fanning (Maleficent) and Christina Hendricks […]
Movie Review – The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown, 2014 Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Gary Cole, Joshua Leonard and Ed Lauter. SYNOPSIS: 65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called ‘moonlight murders’ begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely […]
Patty Jenkins to direct Wonder Woman for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has wasted little time in securing a replacement for outgoing director Michelle MacLaren on the studio’s Wonder Woman movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Patty Jenkins (Monsters) has signed on to helm the film. Jenkins, whose previous credits includes the pilot for AMC’s The Killing, has previous experience in the superhero genre, […]
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy lead cast for Their Finest Hour and a Half
Deadline is reporting that Gemma Arterton (The Voices), Sam Claflin (Love, Rosie) and Bill Nighy (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) are set to star in new romantic comedy, Their Finest Hour and a Half, to be directed by Lone Scherfig (An Education). BBC Films has developed the project, which it also co-finances, and is […]
Strand Releasing acquires Peter Greenaway’s drama Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights from Films Boutique to Peter Greenaway’s historical drama Eisenstein in Guanajuato. Led by Elmer Bäck and Luis Alberti, the cast includes Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen, Stelio Savante, Rasmus Slätis and Jakob Öhrman. A passion project of filmmaker Peter Greenaway’s, the visually appealing film received its world premiere in […]
Deja Vu: Isn’t Ant-Man just Iron Man 2.0?
Anghus Houvouras is getting deja vu from Marvel’s Ant-Man… Like many of you, I watched the trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man this week. I’ve been curious about the film every since Edgar Wright was first attached to the property. And I’ve been morbidly curious ever since he departed and was replaced by Peyton Reed. Because who […]
Full character list for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As we patiently await the arrival of the next trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens tomorrow, the folks at Making Star Wars have posted what they say is a complete list of characters to have filmed a sequence in the first instalment of Disney’s hotly-anticipated Sequel Trilogy. Check it out below, and beware of […]
