Having been absent from Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye will return next year for an expanded role in Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron [check out a new image of Renner and Whedon on set here], and it looks like we might be seeing more of the archer in Phase […]
Movie Review – Lucy (2014)
Lucy, 2014. Directed by Luc Besson. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Analeigh Tipton, Amr Waked, Choi Min-sik, and Pilou Asbæk. SYNOPSIS: When forced to partake in a drug-dealing operation across countries, student Lucy is harassed and beaten, only to have the drugs seep into her system. Chased by cops and gangsters, Lucy begins to use the deepest, […]
Martin Scorsese and Dennis Lehane to develop a Shutter Island TV series for HBO
Dennis Lehane’s bestselling thriller novel Shutter Island has already been given the big screen treatment, courtesy of Martin Scorsese. Now, according to Deadline, Scorsese, HBO, and Paramount have teamed up to adapt and expand upon the book for television. The series is tentatively titled Ashecliffe, after the isolated mental hospital where Shutter Island took place. The series will focus on […]
Second Opinion – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, 2014. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. Starring Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Eva Green, Powers Boothe, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Jaime King, Juno Temple, Christopher Lloyd, Lady Gaga, Stacy Keach and Jamie Chung. SYNOPSIS: Some of […]
Film4 FrightFest 2014 Review – Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Wolf Creek 2, 2013. Directed by Greg Mclean. Starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus, Shane Connor, Ben Gerrard, Gerard Kennedy and Annie Byron. SYNOPSIS: The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-hunter Mick Taylor. Opening with a calm, collected series […]
Neil Marshall would like to direct a Black Widow movie
Over the past few months, we’ve heard lots of talk about the prospect of a female-led superhero movie from Marvel Studios, with Kevin Feige confirming that there has been development on solo movies for both Ms. Marvel and Black Widow. Of course we have no idea how far along either of these potential movies are, […]
Netflix CCO on Marvel’s upcoming Defenders series
Last year it was announced that Marvel was partnering up with the streaming service Netflix for four new drama series – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist – building to an Avengers-style team-up miniseries, The Defenders. With production now underway on Daredevil, Empire Magazine caught up with Netflix’s CCO Ted Sarandos, who offered […]
Film4 FrightFest 2014 Review – Doc of the Dead (2014)
Doc of the Dead, 2014 Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe SYNOPSIS: The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS. Walk into your local HMV on new releases day and what do you see? A new batch of zombie movies with a variety of different titles, scenarios […]
Chloe Grace Moretz doesn’t think we’ll get a Kick-Ass 3
Earlier this month Mark Millar revealed that he’d had no discussions with Matthew Vaughn about bringing his latest comic book series Kick-Ass 3 to the screen, and now Chloe Grace Moretz has stated that she doesn’t believe we’ll get a third Kick-Ass movie, suggesting that piracy was to blame for the poor performance of last […]
Film4 FrightFest 2014 Review – Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, 2013 Directed by Erik Sharkey SYNOPSIS: A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan. Drew Struzan is a man who’s name might not be familiar to everyone, but his work certainly is. As the man behind iconic posters such as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, […]