BAFTA has announced this morning that Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga and Anya Taylor-Joy have been nominated for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s British Academy Film Awards. The Rising Star Award is designed to honour actors and actresses who have shown truly outstanding talent on the big screen in the […]
Movie Review – Morgan (2016)
Morgan. 2016 Directed by Luke Scott Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Mara, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox, and Paul Giamatti SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Luke Scott’s (yes, the son of Ridley Scott) directorial debut Morgan […]
Second Opinion – Morgan (2016)
Morgan, 2016. Directed by Luke Scott. Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Michael Yare, Toby Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Questions over whether humans should mess with AI, genetics and so […]
6 Very Different Choices For Who Should Play Lisbeth Salander
Ben Robins with six very different choices for who should play Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web… Hollywood has spoken and whether we like it or not, the Millennium series is getting a facelift. The original Swedish-language The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo famously kickstarted the career of Prometheus’ Noomi Rapace, whilst David […]
Movie Review – The Witch (2016)
The Witch, 2016. Written and Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. SYNOPSIS: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. With “jump scare” horror dominating our screens, The Witch is a refreshingly chilling and […]
Movie Review – The Witch (2015)
The Witch, 2015. Written and Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson and Julian Richings. SYNOPSIS: A family in 1630’s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. In the forest, no-one can hear you scream. Except for the […]
Anya Taylor-Joy to reteam with The Witch director on Nosferatu
It looks like Anya Taylor-Joy could be set to reunite with The Witch director Robert Eggers, with Variety reporting that the actress is in talks to star in Eggers’ upcoming remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror. An unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu follows the vampire Count […]
Rumour: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy and Alexandra Shipp join Fox’s New Mutants, Simon Kinberg suggests “YA vibe”
It looks like casting may be underway on 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men spinoff New Mutants, with HitFix reporting that Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) have signed on to appear in the Josh Boone-directed project. According to the site, Williams will portray the character of Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, with Taylor-Joy as […]
Second Opinion – The Witch (2016)
The Witch, 2016. Written and Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. SYNOPSIS: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. There can, unfortunately, be degree of snootiness when it comes to horror films. People […]
Ellar Coltrane and Jason Mitchell join Barack Obama college film
Variety reports thats Boyhood star Ellar Coltrane has signed on to Barry, the new film which focuses on the college years of President Barack Obama. The film, directed by Vikram Gandhi and written by Adam Mansbach, author of Go the Fuck to Sleep, has also signed Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell to the cast. […]
