With Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set to kick off a new approach to its classic Universal Monsters line with its release in 2020, Variety is reporting that Universal had now added another project to its ‘Monster’ slate in Renfield. Based upon the supporting character from Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel, the film will be told […]
Dexter Fletcher to direct Sherlock Holmes 3 with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law
Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. has enlisted Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle, Rocketman) to succeed Guy Ritchie in the director’s chair for Sherlock Holmes 3. The film will see Robert Downey Jr. reprising the role of the world’s greatest detective, with Jude Law also expected to return as Dr. John Watson. Chris Brancato is […]
Rocketman director considered a Rami Malek Freddie Mercury cameo
Director Dexter Fletcher has revealed that he considered bringing together two of music’s biggest icons in this year’s Elton John film Rocketman. Having stepped in to complete Bohemian Rhapsody following Bryan Singer’s firing, Fletcher gave some thought to have Rami Malek reprising his Oscar-winning role as Freddie Mercury for a brief cameo in a scene […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Gemma Jones, Stephen Graham, and Tate Donovan. SYNOPSIS: Based on the early life of legend Sir Elton John, this compellingly, uplifting musical biopic, starring Taron “The Kingsman” Egerton, charts key moments during his meteoric rise, melancholic fall, […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Stephen Graham, Gemma Jones, Charlie Rowe, Steven Mackintosh, Tate Donovan, Harriet Walter, Celinde Schoenmaker, Kit Connor and Matthew Illesley. SYNOPSIS: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. Rocketman is a riot of music, colour […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven Mackintosh, Harriet Walter, Tate Donovan, Charlie Rowe, Jimmy Vee, Tom Bennett, Kamil Lemieszewski, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Jason Pennycooke, Kit Connor, Matthew Illesley, Diana Alexandra Pocol, Max Cross, Guillermo Bedward, Ramzan Miah, Tanisha Spring, and Stephen Graham. SYNOPSIS: […]
New trailer for Rocketman starring Taron Egerton as Elton John
Following a poster and featurette for Rocketman earlier in the week, Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s (Bohemian Rhapsody) upcoming musical fantasy which sees the director reunite with his Eddie the Eagle star Taron Egerton (Robin Hood) who leads the cast as the legendary musician Elton John. ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an epic […]
Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Bohemian Rhapsody win Best Picture?
In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, the most divisive nominee as Queen hits the big screen in Bohemian Rhapsody… This year, box office has made a big impression in the Best Picture shortlist. […]
New poster and featurette for Rocketman starring Taron Egerton as Elton John
Paramount Pictures has released a new poster for the upcoming musical fantasy Rocketman featuring Taron Egerton as Elton John, along with a featurette for the film which sees Egerton, director Dexter Fletcher, and music producer Giles Martin discussing bringing the legendary musician’s music to the big screen; take a look here… ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an epic […]
Second Opinion – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazello, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Tom Hollander, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Aaron McCusker and Mike Myers. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert. How do you make a biopic of Freddie […]
