This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]
Ryan Gosling says Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to original film
Blade Runner 2049 star Ryan Gosling has said that the film’s director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to the original movie. Released way back in 1982, Blade Runner told the tale of a man whose job it was to hunt down androids named replicants in order to ‘retire’ them. The movie has since become a sci-fi […]
Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman
Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.” With the official announcement came reports […]
Rumour: Blade Runner 2049 could feature a replicant from the original film via CGI
A lot of mystery still surrounds the story and production of the long-awaited sequel Blade Runner 2049. Very little is known about the film and how it will connect to Ridley Scott’s original, save the return of Harrison Ford as Detective Rick Deckard. Now, however, The Terminator Fans have posted an intriguing rumour that says a […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune reboot gets Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth
The Dune reboot has found a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Denis Villeneuve and Legendary have hired screenwriter Eric Roth to pen the screenplay. Roth wrote the screenplay for Forrest Gump, for which he won received an Academy Award. Dune was written in 1965 by Frank Herbert and has remained popular ever since with a series of sequels, prequels and spin-offs. […]
Denis Villeneuve talks Blade Runner 2049 practical effects, and excitement over Dune
Following last year’s acclaimed Arrival, director Denis Villeneuve is sticking with the sci-fi genre for his next offering, stepping into Ridley Scott’s shoes to helm the highly-anticipated sequel Blade Runner 2049. Villeneuve has been chatting to Variety about the film, and in particular, his emphasis on using practical effects over CGI. “I’m very old school,” […]
Denis Villeneuve officially signs on for the Dune reboot
Denis Villeneuve has really hit the sci-fi genre recently with his highly-acclaimed film Arrival and the much anticipated Blade Runner 2049. Now, the director has officially signed on to bring the long discussed Dune reboot to life for Legendary Pictures. The news came from Brian Hebert, son of series creator Frank Herbert, over Twitter. Brian has followed in his father’s footsteps […]
52nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien and Tzi Ma SYNOPSIS: A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications. Director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Prisoners) continues his hot-streak of English language speaking films (and his hot-streak of film-making in general) with […]
Movie Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien and Tzi Ma. SYNOPSIS: Dr. Louise Banks, a celebrated linguist reeling from personal tragedy, is called in by the military to decode the language of an alien civilisation when a strange spacecraft lands in Montana… There’s a human […]
Movie Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien and Tzi Ma. SYNOPSIS: When mysterious flying spacecrafts touch down around the globe, a team of experts are briefed with the task of cracking the code of exactly why they are here… With Arrival, Dennis Villeneuve has managed […]
