October Gale, 2014. Directed by Ruba Nadda. Starring Patricia Clarkson, Scott Speedman, Tim Roth, and Callum Keith Rennie. SYNOPSIS: A doctor takes in a mysterious man when he washes ashore at her remote cottage with a gunshot wound and soon discovers that his would-be killer is on his way to finish the job. A doctor grieving […]
TIFF 2014 Review – Samba (2014)
Samba, 2014. Directed by Olivier Nakache, and Eric Toledano. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Omar Sy, Tahar Rahim, and Izia Higelin. SYNOPSIS: A recent migrant to France fights to stay in his adopted country with the help of a rookie immigration worker. An illegal immigrant named Samba who has been caught by French authorities is assisted by a […]
Is Batman v Superman’s move to March 2016 good or bad?
Thomas Roach on whether Batman v Superman’s movie to March 2016 is good or bad…. The much anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was originally slated for a May 2016 release which would have pitted it against Marvel Studios’ Captain America 3. At some point one of the films would have had to back […]
Greg Berlanti confirms Supergirl TV series is in development
Last week it was rumoured that a live-action Supergirl TV series is in development, with Arrow and The Flash executive producer Greg Berlanti said to be working alongside frequent collaborator Ali Adler and DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns would serve as the creative team in an effort to bring Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El to the […]
Keanu Reeves and Roland Emmerich teaming up for New Angeles
Deadline is reporting that Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, 47 Ronin) and director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, White House Down) are teaming up to executive produce a New Angeles, a new sci-fi drama series from Slingshot Global Media set in a virtual reality world. Emmerich will also tackle directing duties on the pilot. Created by novelist […]
Why the Shazam movie needs Billy Batson
James Garcia on why Warner Bros.’ Shazam film needs to include Billy Batson… Now that Dwayne Johnson has been cast as Black Adam in Warner Bros. and New Line’s Shazam movie, we’re all wondering who will take the title role, and who will be cast in the crucial role of Shazam’s young alter-ego, Billy Batson. For those […]
Captain America 3 directors say that Kevin Feige has had the title in place for years
With Captain America: The Winter Soldier shifting the landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D., it seems that directors Anthony and Joe Russo are planning an event of similar proportions for 2016’s Captain America 3, with the duo stating that there’s a “very, very big idea” at the heart of the […]
Will Gotham fail without Batman?
Thomas Roach on whether Gotham will fail without Batman… With less than two weeks to go before the much anticpated Batman prequel series Gotham it is clear that many fans are excited to see this show. Gotham will follow James Gordon as a young detective and explore the origins of some of Gotham City’s criminals, […]
Top Gun 2 gets a new writer
Despite the passing of original director Tony Scott, it seems that producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise aren’t giving up on their plans for a sequel to Top Gun, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that screenwriter Justin Marks is in talks to work on the script for Top Gun 2. Should they reach a […]
Denzel Washington joins The Magnificent Seven remake
Earlier in the year news broke that a remake of legendary western The Magnificent Seven was in the works with Antoine Fuqua (Olympus Has Fallen) taking the hot seat and Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman just a few names being linked with a role. Since then not much else has been revealed about […]