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New trailer for Scott Cooper’s Hostiles starring Christian Bale

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Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has debuted for the upcoming western drama Hostiles. Directed by Scott Cooper, the film sees Christian Bale leading a cast that includes Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons, Timothée Chalamet, Paul Anderson, Stephen Lang, and Bill Camp; watch it below… Set in […]

Christian Bale really hit Heath Ledger during The Dark Knight’s interrogation scene

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Cut to 2017 and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is still regarded as one of, if not the best comic-book films ever made. The movie transcended the genre in a way that few comic-book films have, and showed that Nolan intended to make good on his promise of creating a Batman film “grounded in reality”. […]

October Horrors 2017 Day 7 – American Psycho (2000)

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American Psycho, 2000. Directed by Mary Harron. Starring Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon and Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: Patrick Bateman is a wealthy and successful banker living a luxurious life of expensive dinners and coke-fueled nights of clubbing in 1980s New York. Unbeknownst to his friends, Bateman is also a crazed serial killer divulging in […]

Hostiles finally finds distributor, officially entering Oscars race

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Hostiles has ended its search for a distributor after being snapped up by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures. The question of how well the Christian Bale led Hostiles would fair this awards season was up in the air as Scott Cooper’s western had yet to secure itself a distributor. Playing at multiple festivals, the film received […]

Metal Gear Solid Movie: Eight Actors Who Could Play Solid Snake

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at potential actors for the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid movie… Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of Kong: Skull Island, confirmed this month that he is committed to making the “truest, most balls to the wall, Metal Gear version” of Metal Gear Solid, the popular game franchise which looks finally set to […]

Unrecognisable Christian Bale has been “eating a lot of pies” for his next role in Backseat

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In order to accurately play his latest movie role, Christian Bale has packed on the pounds, becoming almost unrecognisable. Bale is no stranger to drastic body transformations over the years, dropping an astonishing 65 pounds for The Machinist in 2004 and beefing up a year later for Batman Begins, to name just two examples. Now […]

Medicom’s The Dark Knight Rises Batman MAFEX figure unveiled

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Diamond Comic Distributors and Medicom have revealed the upcoming MAFEX Batman Ver.3.0 PREVIEWS Exclusive figure which is based on the likeness of Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader in Christopher Nolan’s superhero blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises. The collectible comes with a range of interchangeable pieces and is set to go on sale June 2018, […]

Christian Bale may have just entered the Oscar race with Hostiles, watch the trailer here

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Christian Bale’s latest film Hostiles may have just booked him a spot among this year’s Best Actor Oscar contenders. Hostiles, a film directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass), has recently been screened at the Telluride Film Festival where Bale was also being honoured for his career. Hostiles is a bleak western about a 19th-century captain […]

Movie Review – The Promise (2016)

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The Promise, 2016. Directed by Terry George Starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon, Tom Hollander and James Cromwell. SYNOPSIS: In the days just before World War I, Michael (Oscar Isaac) has become engaged to a girl in his home village and is studying to be a doctor in Constantinople.  He falls in love […]