Whilst promoting his new film Whiplash, which has revered at both Cannes and Sundance earlier this year, both Total Film and Empire spoke to J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Juno) about the film, and couldn’t resist quizzing the actor about his role in the currently shooting Terminator reboot, Terminator: Genesis. Simmons told Total Film: “I can tease […]

80s animated TV show Jem and the Holograms is a bewildering choice for a film adaptation, yet the project seems to be going well. Its cast was previously announced with Audrey Peeples (Nashville) starring at the eponymous Jem, and Stefanie Scott (A.N.T. Farm), Hayley Kiyoko (The Fosters) and Aurora Perrineau (Pretty Little Liars) as the […]

According to Nerdist, Jessica Chastain, the Oscar-nominated actress of Zero Dark Thirty and The Help, has been offered one of the leading roles in season two of the critically acclaimed HBO series True Detective. Set-up as an anthology TV series, rather than a continuation story, True Detective has been designed to features a new cast […]

Yes, that’s right. You could find yourself sharing the screen with the likes of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia in Disney’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII, with Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams giving fans the chance to win a part in the film, as well as supporting UNICEF Innovation Labs and Programs with a […]

With Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla running amok through the box office competition, it was announced on StarWars.com that its director Gareth Edwards will be heading to a galaxy far, far away for a Star Wars spin-off. And not only that, but according to The Hollywood Reporter he’s also attached for two more entries in this newly formed Godzilla […]

Luke Owen with ten movie titles worse than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… Oh the Internet, always overeating to things. It was announced yesterday that the first big screen meeting of two of comics iconic heroes would be called Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Anyone would was on Twitter at the time of […]

Well, with filming underway, director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel has finally got an official title, and no, it’s not Batman vs. Superman. Well, not entirely. They’ve dropped the ‘s.’ from “vs.” and given us a subtitle that makes it clear this is a lead in to Justice League. Without further ado, here’s the […]

As part of the BFI’s Studio Ghibli Season, Tori Brazier reviews Howl’s Moving Castle… Howl’s Moving Castle, originally released in Japan in 2004 and nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy Award in 2006 after worldwide distribution, is recognised as one of the most successful Japanese films in history. After Studio Ghibli’s huge international triumph […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Thelma Schoonmaker who had a fateful encounter which led to her pursuing a career as a film editor rather than becoming a diplomat… “I knew nothing about film editing when I luckily ran into Martin Scorsese [The Wolf of Wall Street] at a six-week summer course,” recalls Thelma Schoonmaker who established […]

 Laura McCarthy reviews Ordinary #1… “What if everyone woke up with superpowers – and it was the worst thing in the world? When a strange plague gives every human being on the planet special powers, it’s seen as the next step in human evolution. But hope quickly turns to terror, as every war, terrorist attack, […]