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Witness the origin of He-Man in the Masters of the Universe trailer

January 22, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Following yesterday’s teaser, Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the first full trailer for the long-awaited live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe. Directed by Travis Knight (Bumblebee), the film sees Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine), finally track down his sword, almost two decades after he crashed down to Earth as a child, and is whisked back […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Alison Brie, Camila Mendes, Charlotte Riley, Hafthor Bjornsson, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Idris Elba, James Purefoy, Jared Leto, Jon Xue Zhang, Kojo Attah, Kristen Wiig, Masters of the Universe, Nicholas Galitzine, Sam C. Wilson, Travis Knight

Masters of the Universe casts James Purefoy and Charlotte Riley as Eternia’s King and Queen

February 12, 2025 by Ricky Church

Just a day after Masters of the Universe announced several new cast members, the live-action movie adaptation has now filled out more roles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Purefoy (Rome) and Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) as King Randor and Queen Marlena respectively, the monarchs of Eternia and parents to Prince Adam/He-Man. Based on the 1980s […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Charlotte Riley, James Purefoy, Masters of the Universe, Travis Knight

Trailer for Amazon sci-fi series The Peripheral starring Chloe Grace Moretz

September 11, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Prime Video has released the first trailer and poster for The Peripheral, the upcoming sci-fi thriller based on William Gibson’s book of the same name. The series stars Chloe Grace Moretz as Flynne Fisher, a young woman who works in a 3D printing shop and making extra money by playing VR games for rich people, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Adelind Horan, Alex Hernandez, Alexandra Billings, Amazon, Austin Rising, Charlotte Riley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Chris Coy, Eli Goree, Gary Carr, Jack Reynor, JJ Feild, Katie Leung., Louis Herthum, Melinda Page Hamilton, T'Nia Miller, The Peripheral

Movie Review – Swimming With Men (2018)

July 4, 2018 by Freda Cooper

Swimming With Men, 2018. Directed by Oliver Parker. Starring Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Daniel Mays, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose, Adheel Akhtar and Charlotte Riley. SYNOPSIS: Middle aged accountant Eric has reached a personal crisis.  Wife Heather has eclipsed him in the career stakes and he’s convinced she’s having an affair.  His only escape […]

Filed Under: Freda Cooper, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Adeel Akhtar, Aschlin Ditta, Charlotte Riley, Chris Jepson, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Oliver Parker, rob brydon, Ronan Daly, Rupert Graves, Swimming with Men, Thomas Turgoose

UK trailer for Swimming with Men starring Rob Brydon

June 9, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its UK release next month, a trailer has arrived online for the upcoming comedy Swimming with Men. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Rob Brydon as a man who in the midst of a midlife crisis joins an all-male synchronised swimming group, alongside Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Rupert Graves, Daniel Mays, Charlotte […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adeel Akhtar, Charlotte Riley, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Nathaniel Parker, Oliver Parker, rob brydon, Rupert Graves, Swimming with Men, Thomas Turgoose

Charlotte Riley, Ben Chaplin and David Suchet lead cast of BBC’s Press

September 15, 2017 by Gary Collinson

The BBC has announced the cast for its upcoming BBC One drama Press from director Tom Vaughan (Victoria), which is revolves around competing London newspapers and explores the turbulent media landscape of the 24-hour news cycle and the digital age. Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) is set to play the news editor of fictional broadsheet The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, David Suchet, Press

Second Opinion – London Has Fallen (2016)

March 6, 2016 by Helen Murdoch

London Has Fallen, 2016. Directed by Babak Najafi. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Alon Aboutboul, Radha Mitchell, Colin Salmon and Charlotte Riley. SYNOPSIS: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. A sequel to Antoine Fuqua’s 2013 actioner Olympus Has […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Eckhart, Alon Aboutboul, Angela Bassett, Babak Najafi, Charlotte Riley, Gerard Butler, Jackie Earle Haley, London Has Fallen, Mehdi Dehbi, Melissa Leo, Michael Wildman, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Kennedy, Radha Mitchell, Robert Forster, Shivani Ghai, Waleed Zuaiter

Movie Review – London Has Fallen (2016)

March 4, 2016 by Robert Kojder

London Has Fallen, 2016 Directed by Babak Najafi. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Radha Mitchell, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Forster, Melissa Leo, Charlotte Riley, Shivani Ghai, Mehdi Dehbi, Waleed Zuaiter, Alon Aboutboul, Jackie Earle Haley, and Michael Wildman. SYNOPSIS: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Aaron Eckhart, Alon Aboutboul, Angela Bassett, Babak Najafi, Charlotte Riley, Gerard Butler, Jackie Earle Haley, London Has Fallen, Mehdi Dehbi, Melissa Leo, Michael Wildman, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Kennedy, Radha Mitchell, Robert Forster, Shivani Ghai, Waleed Zuaiter

Movie Review – In The Heart Of The Sea (2015)

December 3, 2015 by Robert Kojder

In the Heart of the Sea, 2015. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Frank Dillane, Charlotte Riley, Paul Anderson, and Michelle Fairley. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Wishaw, Benjamin Walker, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Riley, Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Frank Dillane, In the Heart of the Sea, Michelle Fairley, Paul Anderson, Ron Howard, Tom Holland

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