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Cillian Murphy confirmed for the Peaky Blinders movie

March 21, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Newly crowned Oppenheimer Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy is swapping the porkpie hat for the familiar feel of the razor blade-lined flat cap with the news that he will return as Tommy Shelby for the Peaky Blinders movie.  The confirmation came from series creator Steven Knight, who told Birmingham World that “He [Murphy] definitely is returning for […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight

Robert Downey Jr. confirms he auditioned for Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins

February 5, 2024 by EJ Moreno

There’s always been rumblings about alternative castings from the Christopher Nolan-era Batman films. Josh Hartnett was up for the Bruce Wayne/Batman role, while various alternate names have been floated for other takes on some villains. But did you know Robert Downey Jr. was in the running for the Scarecrow? Decades before he took on the […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, batman begins, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, DC, Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr.

Cillian Murphy producing and possibly starring in 28 Years Later

January 31, 2024 by EJ Moreno

With an Oscar nomination for Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy is taking his newfound prestige clout and returning to his roots in horror. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Murphy is set to make his zombie return for 28 Years Later, serving as an executive producer for now. The most delightful twist is that THR notes […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: 28 Days Later, 28 Years Later, Cillian Murphy, Danny Boyle, Sony

Danny Boyle to direct trilogy-launching sequel to 28 Days Later

January 11, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Over twenty years after he set his infected loose upon the streets of London, Danny Boyle is returning to the world of 28 Days Later to direct a potential trilogy launching sequel.  According to The Hollywood Reporter Boyle will reunite with Alex Garland, who wrote the groundbreaking original, for 28 Years Later, with the hope […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Years Later, Alex Garland, Cillian Murphy, Danny Boyle

Steven Knight is almost finished writing Peaky Blinders film script

January 5, 2024 by Ricky Church

Though Peaky Blinders may have ended its critically acclaimed six-season run last year, series creator Steven Knight is hard at work on developing a feature film that will continue the stories of Tommy Shelby and the Peaky Blinders in Birmingham. After teasing it even before the series ended, Knight has revealed he is almost done working […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight

Oppenheimer returning to IMAX screens for one week

October 31, 2023 by Ricky Church

After its summer success, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is returning to IMAX screens for a special one week engagement in theatres worldwide starting this Friday, November 3. The film told the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, as the theoretical physicist who led the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb during World War […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Five films to watch in preparation for Nicolas Cage’s Sympathy for the Devil

July 23, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

We offer up five films that will warm you up perfectly for the upcoming (and bound to be a cult hit) Nicolas Cage film Sympathy for the Devil… Nicolas Cage is a gift from the cinema Gods. His Cagenaissance in recent years has seen him in an array of colourful films like Color Out of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alone, Ben Affleck, C.Thomas Howell, Changing Lanes, Cillian Murphy, John Hyams, Joy Ride, Jules Willcox, Leelee Sobieski, Marc Menchaca, Nic Cage, Nicolas Cage, Paul Walker, Rachel McAdams, red eye, Robert Harmon, Rutger Hauer, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Zahn, Sympathy for the Devil, The Hitcher, Wes Craven

Movie Review – Oppenheimer (2023)

July 21, 2023 by Robert Kojder

Oppenheimer, 2023. Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine, Gary Oldman, Alex Wolff, Casey Affleck, Jack Quaid, Emma Dumont, Matthias Schweighöfer, David Dastmalchian, Olli […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alden Ehrenreich, Alex Wolff, Benny Safdie, Casey Affleck, Christopher Denham, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Dane DeHaan, Danny Deferrari, David Dastmalchian, David Krumholtz, David Rysdahl, David Strathairn, Devon Bostick, Dylan Arnold, Emily Blunt, Emma Dumont, Flora Nolan, Florence Pugh, Gary Oldman, Gregory Jbara, Gustaf Skarsgard, Guy Burnet, Harrison Gilbertson, Jack Quaid, James D'Arcy, James Remar, Jason Clarke, Jefferson Hall, Josh Hartnett, Josh Peck, Josh Zuckerman, Kenneth Branagh, Louise Lombard, Máté Haumann, Matt Damon, Matthew Modine, Matthias Schweighöfer, Michael Angarano, Olivia Thirlby, Olli Haaskivi, Oppenheimer, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr., Scott Grimes, Tom Conti, Tom Jenkins, Tony Goldwyn, Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Oppenheimer featurette highlights the Trinity Test

July 18, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of the film’s hotly-anticipated release this week,, Universal Pictures has shared another featurette for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which see director Nolan and stars Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Josh Hartnett, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Cillian Murphy discuss the recreation of the Trinity Test, the world’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon; watch it […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Matt Damon, Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr.

Universal shares “opening look” at Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

July 14, 2023 by Ricky Church

With one week left until Oppenheimer hits theatres with a bang, Universal has released an “opening look” at Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, teasing more of Cillian Murphy’s role as Robert Oppenheimer as he recruits dozens of scientists to create the first atomic bomb, changing the course of history forever. The video also gives us more of a […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

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