In the aftermath of this weeks disastrous Fantastic Four release, David Opie argues that reboots are still essential to modern day filmmaking…Remake. Reimagining. Reboot. The Three dreaded R’s of Hollywood.Every day, it seems that studios announce plans to launch yet another a new franchise reboot and every day, the internet responds with a collective groan louder than the […]
Movie Review – Pixels (2015)
Pixels, 2015.Directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Brian Cox, Sean Bean and Jane Krakowski.SYNOPSIS:When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.Sometimes you just can’t put your finger on it, […]
Rumour: Steven Spielberg looking to coax Gene Wilder out of retirement for The BFG
According to Aint It Cool News, director Steven Spielberg is looking to coax Gene Wilder out of retirement for a role in one of his upcoming films.According to the site, their source claims that Wilder is wanted to lend his voice to The BFG, which would be his second Roald Dahl project after the classic […]
10 filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder
In the wake of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder…Josh Trank’s debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012. The film fused the found-footage genre with superhero tropes to create a coming-of-age story that was both fresh and exciting. Trank’s ability to […]
Training Day TV series in development
It looks like Training Day could be the latest film to make the jump to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that director Antoine Fuqua and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are working on a TV version of the 2001 crime thriller. According to the site, former LAPD detective Will Beall (Gangster Squad) is penning the drama, […]
Tom Hardy set for DC/Vertigo adaptation 100 Bullets for New Line Cinema
After being linked to a few different comic book adaptations over the last couple of years, including backing out of the role of Rick Flagg in next year’s Suicide Squad due to scheduling conflicts, it looks like Tom Hardy has found a way back into the world of comic book movies.The Hollywood Reporter has revealed […]
Winona Ryder talks Beetlejuice 2, says “I think I can confirm it”
Since the film was first released back in 1988, we have heard countless rumours about a proposed sequel to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, and now we may be closer than ever before to the return of the bio-exorcist.Winona Ryder was asked about the status on the sequel on last night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, and […]
Three more DC characters coming to Supergirl
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Supergirl executive producers Greg Berlanti and Geoff Johns and showrunner Ali Adler have been speaking about the upcoming superhero series, revealing three more DC characters who are set to join the roster of the show.According to THR, Lois Lane’s (and Lucy Lane’s) father General Sam Lane will […]
Fantastic Four tops the UK box office chart
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 7th August to Sunday 9th August 2015… It may have failed to dethrone Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in the States, but 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four has had a modicum of good new here in the UK, with the reboot shaking off […]
See Groot’s origins in new Guardians of the Galaxy animated short
Last week we saw a short for Marvel’s upcoming animated series Guardians of the Galaxy [watch it here], and now its the turn of everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic tree Groot! Check out the Groot Origins short here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLdzjwpJep8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcuwJyyal9g We also have the following series of shorts to look forward to throughout August… – August 15: […]
