Ridley Scott’s Biblical feature film, Exodus: Gods and Kings has found its way to the top of this Friday’s US Box Office, despite recent controversy surrounding the film’s cast and stiff competition from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The movie took in a respectable $8.6 million on Friday and is estimated to total $25 […]
Disney XD to air Inside The Force Awakens this Sunday
This weekend the Disney Channel and Disney XD are giving fans the chance to catch up with the animated series Star Wars Rebels by airing a Star Wars Rebels Reloaded Marathon, which includes every episode of the show so far. The marathon will air today at 11.20am ET on Disney Channel and at 4pm ET […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man, Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Krypton and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Dark Knight Rises, Suicide Squad, The Flash, […]
The Muppets take on the films of Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. He’s an undeniable vault of film knowledge and, as a result, he’s a cinematic force to be reckoned with. He has also written some of the most quotable dialogue of all time and built up a body of work that has helped redefine popular culture. He […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul and Sigourney Weaver. 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 plagues. When revered […]
Krysten Ritter talks Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Last week it was announced that Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad) has secured the title role in Marvel’s second Netflix series Jessica Jones, and now the actress has shared a few thoughts on joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe during an interview with Cosmopolitan to promote her latest film Big Eyes. “I wasn’t [a comic book fan], […]
UPDATE: More details on Sony’s Spider-Man plans: The Sinister Six, Venom, Carnage and a potential new reboot
Earlier in the week it was reported via leaked emails from Sony that the studio received an approach from Marvel about adding Spider-Man to the cast of 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, as well as sounding out the possibility of bringing Sam Raimi back into the fold, an animated movie from Phil Lord and Chris […]
Movie Review – Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash, 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist and Austin Stowell. SYNOPSIS: Young, talented jazz drummer Andrew is pushed to boiling point by a ferocious conductor determined to find the next great, leading to confrontations of of both psychological and physical proportions. “There are no two words in the English language more harmful,” […]
Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy reportedly approached for The Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Now that Benedict Cumberbatch has officially signed on to play Dr. Stephen Strange in 2016’s Doctor Strange, it seems that Marvel Studios and director Scott Derrickson are turning their attention to the supporting cast. According to Latino-Review, the studio has reportedly approached Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight Rises), Ken Watanabe (Godzilla) and Bill Nighy (Pride) […]
Michael Keaton isn’t jealous of Ben Affleck: “I’m Batman. I’m very secure in that.”
A few weeks ago Christian Bale admitted that he was a little envious of Ben Affleck suiting up as The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but Michael Keaton doesn’t share his jealousy. Responding to a question from Shortlist about whether he ever gets jealous seeing someone else in the role, the […]
