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Jake Gyllenhaal and Benedict Cumberbatch to star in The Current War

September 25, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal (Everest) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) are in talks to co-star in the long-gestating project The Current War. The script for the film has been doing the rounds for some time now, with the likes of Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen and Timur Bekmambetov linked to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Benedict Cumberbatch, jake gyllenhaal, The Current War

Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)

September 18, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: adam scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

Kevin Feige says Benedict Cumberbatch’s popularity nearly cost him Doctor Strange role

December 29, 2015 by Luke Owen

Benedict Cumerbatch was a popular choice for the role of Doctor Strange when he was announced last year, but Marvel head-honco Kevin Feige has said that the actor’s popularity nearly cost him the role. “He was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time,” Feige told EW. “[But] he kept getting […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins officially begins shooting

March 11, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

In a somewhat similar scenario to what we saw in the late 1990s with Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Dante’s Peak and Volcano, we have two different adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book on the horizon, with the second of which, directed by Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Jungle Book: Origins, Naomie Harris, Peter Mullan, The Jungle Book

Doctor Strange described as “psychedelic” and “different” by film’s cinematographer

August 6, 2015 by Justin Cook

While the theatrical release of Doctor Strange is still over a year away, Ben Davis, the film’s cinematographer, makes it sound like both a faithful comic book adaptation and truly unique Marvel Cinematic Universe film.  As reported by ScreenDaily, Davis described what fans can expect from Doctor Strange when speaking at a BAFTA Masterclass in […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Davis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scott Derrickson, Tilda Swinton

David Oyelowo calls the reaction to Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘coloured’ slip “ridiculous”

January 30, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Benedict Cumberbatch came under fire this week after accidentally referring to black actors as “coloured” during a radio interview. The actor has since apologised for this gaffe. However Selma actor David Oyelowo has spoken out about this apology and called the negative reaction Cumberbacth received, “ridiculous”. “When you look at what he was actually saying […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Selma

Sherlock rides again… and again

January 4, 2015 by Simon Columb

Robert Downey Jr., Jonny Lee Miller, Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch have all played Sherlock Holmes in either film or television during the last four years. Now I know that people say that Hollywood reproduces the same shlock year on year, but when it is literally the same character stories recreated, within the time it […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Simon Columb Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elementary, Ian McKellen, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes

Second Opinion – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

December 17, 2014 by Robert Kojder

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangaline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Hugo Weaving, Christopher […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Connolly, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Dean O’Gorman, Evangaline Lilly, Graham McTavish, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Mark Hadlow, Martin Freeman, Mikael Persbrandt., Orlando Bloom, Peter Hambleton, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies, William Kircher

Neil Gaiman talks Sandman movie, wants Tom Hiddleston for Morpheus

December 17, 2014 by Gary Collinson

As Warner Bros., David S. Goyer and Joseph Gordon-Levitt continue to chip away at development on the long-awaited Sandman movie, creator Neil Gaiman has shared his thoughts on who he’d like to play the lead character of Dream, a.k.a. Morpheus. “It’s a funny thing with Morpheus. Again, it’s that thing where you look around and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, David S. Goyer, DC, Johnny Depp, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Neil Gaiman, Sandman, Tom Hiddleston

Warner Bros. pushes back Jungle Book: Origins to 2017

December 12, 2014 by Thomas Roach

Warner Bros. has announced that its movie Jungle Book : Origins will be pushed back by a year. Initially the film was set for an October 2016 release but will now come out the following year in October 2017. This is not the only Jungle Book movie in development, with Disney making a live-action version which […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Thomas Roach Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Eddie Marsan, Jungle Book: Origins, Naomi Harris, Tom Hollander

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