The BBC adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s epic literary masterpiece War & Peace has officially snapped up Paul Dano (12 years A Slave, There Will Be Blood) and Lily James (Downton Abbey, Cinderella). BAFTA nominated actor Dano will star as leading man Pierre Bezukhov with James playing Natasha Rostova. Deadline broke the news back in July […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly […]
The most pirated movies of 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, Excipio has posted the list of the 20 most pirated movies of the year, with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street narrowly edging out Disney’s blockbuster animation Frozen with more than 30 million illegal downloads over the past twelve months. Via Variety, here’s a list of the top […]
The Interview grosses over $15 million from VOD
It may not have enjoyed quite the box office success that a wide Christmas Day release could have brought, but Sony’s controversial comedy The Interview has become the studio’s biggest VOD release of all time following its arrival on YouTube, Google Play and Microsoft Xbox on Tuesday evening, with the film pulling in over $15 […]
Vin Diesel teases role in Marvel’s Inhumans again
Vin Diesel recently starred in Guardians of the Galaxy as the humanoid tree Groot. Following his casting in the film, it was revealed that Diesel had been in contention for another Marvel role, although there was no word on the mystery project. However, Diesel has since made several references to the Inhumans, leading to speculation […]
Movie Review – American Sniper (2014)
American Sniper, 2014. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Cory Hardrict, Jake McDorman, Kyle Gallner, Luke Grimes and Sam Jaeger. SYNOPSIS: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]
Terry Crews congratulates Mike Colter on his casting as Luke Cage
Last week it was announced that Mike Colter (American Horror Story: Coven) has been cast as Luke Cage in Marvel’s upcoming Netflix series A.K.A. Jessica Jones, and now Terry Crews – who had expressed an interest in portaying the character – has taken to his Who Say account to praise the casting: “Congratulations to my […]
Idris Elba responds to James Bond casting talk
A couple of weeks ago a leaked email from Sony indicated that studio co-chairman Amy Pascal wanted Britsh star Idris Elba (Luther, Thor: The Dark World) to take on the role of James Bond, and now the actor has responded to the speculation – and the criticism from the likes of US talk show host […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie rumoured to centre on Han Solo, with Aaron Paul linked to star
Back in November we heard a rumour from SlashFilm suggesting that the plot for Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars standable film would centre on a group of bounty hunters tasked with stealing the plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star. Well, a completely contradictory report has now surfaced over at fan site Making Star […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Saint of Last Resorts’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Constantine… This review leaves me with a distinct sense of having missed the boat. Other opinions have been jamming up the internet for at least two weeks now, so you might rightly ask yourself what I bring to the table. Well if discussions about Christian iconography, far flung […]
