Flickering Myth

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Tomb Raiding: Rebooting Lara and Where She May Plunder Next

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Tony Black on the new Tomb Raider movie reboot… It’s been a seriously long time coming but, at last, we have a new Lara Croft. Despite Daisy Ridley aggressively campaigning in recent weeks for the part, recent Oscar winner and hot property Alicia Vikander will now be headlining the long-gestated Tomb Raider reboot. It’s potentially […]

Universal wants Angelina Jolie for Bride of Frankenstein

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With Universal Pictures moving full steam ahead with its shared Monster universe, it seems the studio is hoping to lure Angelina Jolie for the lead role in Bride of Frankenstein. According to a report in THR, Universal financed Jolie’s latest directorial offering By the Sea, which sees her starring alongside husband Brad Pitt – and is […]

The Callow Way – Why aren’t there more female directors?

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This week Neil Calloway looks at the lack of women behind the camera in Hollywood… This week, a report by San Diego State University revealed that only 7% of the films in 2014’s top 250 highest grossing list were directed by women. That works out at 17 films, with only one film in the top […]

The Callow Way – Why the Sony hack is hilarious but depressing

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Neil Calloway is amused but disappointed by the release of emails from Sony… It’s an old adage that show business is High School with money, and the release of emails that followed the hacking of Sony Pictures seems to prove it’s just like Mean Girls or Heathers, but where people earn $3 million dollar salaries […]

Universal Monsters: The Next Big Cinematic Franchise?

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Tony Black on whether the Universal Monsters will deliver the next big cinematic franchise… You all remember The Mummy, right? Brendan Fraser doing his best Harrison Ford impression while Arnold Vosloo pranced around in a gold nappy trying to hide his broad South African brogue. Rather good, wasn’t it? You may be surprised to learn […]

Angelina Jolie eyeing Maleficent 2 and new directing projects

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Actress Angelina Jolie who doesn’t frequent Hollywood sets as much as she once did is reportedly considering taking up a sequel – a follow up to her 2014 Disney film Maleficent. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actress and director is planning a return to high profile acting choices and is keenly considering a sequel to […]

Cleopatra remake gets new writer, Angelina Jolie still attached

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Deadline is reporting the long-gestating remake of classic epic Cleopatra has scored a new writer to help bring the story back to the big screen. David Scarpa (The Day The Earth Stood Still) has signed on to the project, which is based on the bestselling book Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. Producers Scott Rudin and Amy […]

Second Opinion – Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

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Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016. Directed by Jennifer Yuh & Alessandro Carloni. Starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, J.K. Simmons, Kate Hudson, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan. SYNOPSIS: Third instalment of the animated series, in which Po, the titular panda, finally meets his […]

How to Save the Dark Universe

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Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]