It was reported on Sunday that, due to the huge success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Paramount and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes were working towards Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 for release on June 3rd 2016. SEE ALSO: MOVIE REVIEW – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2014) Here’s the official press release: “HOLLYWOOD, CA (August 10, […]
Simon Pegg shares his thoughts on Roberto Orci directing Star Trek 3
Although we’re yet to have an announcement from Paramount Pictures on who will be directing Star Trek 3, it seems like it’s all but official that Roberto Orci will be taking up the director’s chair vacated by J.J. Abrams, and now star Simon Pegg has echoed that sentiment, sharing a few thoughts on the Star […]
Movie Review – The Congress (2013)
The Congress, 2013. Directed by Ari Folman. Featuring the voice talents of Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Sami Gayle. SYNOPSIS: An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn’t consider. “Is it dark in here?” “Everything […]
Justin Theroux gives an update on Zoolander 2, says he probably won’t direct
Back in 2010, writer-director-actor Justin Theroux was asked to write and direct a sequel to 2001’s cult comedy Zoolander, which was directed by and starred Ben Stiller, alongside the likes of Owen Wilson (Marley & Me), Christina Taylor (Dodgeball), Will Ferrell (Step Brothers) and Theroux himself in a small role (he was the “Relax” DJ). […]
Michael Bay may be done with Transformers franchise
Back when he first decided to “freshen up” the Transformers series with Transformers: Age of Extinction, director Michael Bay suggested that he could pass on the reins to a new director for the fifth and sixth instalments of the lucrative Hasbro franchise. Despite near-universal negative reviews, Age of Extinction has proved popular with audiences, becoming […]
R.I.P. Robin Williams (1951 – 2014)
We are very sad to report that Oscar-winning American actor and comedian Robin Williams has passed away yesterday in what California police are describing as an apparent suicide. He was 63. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1951, Williams attended the prestigious Julliard School in the 1970s before gaining his breakthrough with guest role as the […]
Why a standalone Hulk film won’t happen any time soon
Thomas Roach on why a standalone Hulk film won’t happen any time soon…. Mark Ruffalo is currently playing the Hulk after replacing actor Ed Norton from The Incredible Hulk back in 2008. Fans have praised Ruffalo’s performance as both Bruce Banner and the Hulk and many have suggested that his Hulk could get his own […]
George Miller on why Mel Gibson was replaced for Mad Max: Fury Road
After what seems like an eternity in development, we’re now less than a year away from the arrival of the fourth instalment in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max, with Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) taking over from Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road. Considering Gibson’s troubles over the […]
The Strain – Episode 5 Review
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Strain… Abraham Sektakin (David Bradley) and Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) are tucking into a late breakfast in the Arnot family kitchen. Steaming hot scrambled egg on toast is consumed, while father and daughter Arnot lay decapitated in the basement. Brandishing the grounded airplane passenger list they make […]
Blu-ray Review – Calvary (2014)
Calvary, 2014. Written and Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach De Bankolé, Marie-Josée Croze, M. Emmet Walsh and Domhnall Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him. Brendan Gleeson’s big, weary […]
