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Are Movie Studios Ruining Shared Universes?

May 22, 2016 by Ricky Church

Ricky Church on whether movie studios are ruining shared universes… In the years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began and its massive success at the box office has come a tidal wave of news that studios seek to emulate Marvel’s idea of a shared universe for their franchises. For some studios, namely Warner Bros. with […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Ricky Church Tagged With: Avengers, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Godzilla, Jason Bourne, Justice League, king kong, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, The Mummy, Transformers

Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

October 28, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Al Pacino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Creed, Dwayne Johnson, James Cagney, James Stewart, John Wick, Jumanji, Keanu Reeves, Marilyn Monroe, Marvel, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Rock Hudson, Rocky, Sly Stallone, Star Wars, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Will Smith

An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids

June 2, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dave Bautista, Dolph Lundgren, Dwayne Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Jackie Chan, John Cena, Kindergarten Cop, Kindergarten Cop 2, Mr Nanny, My Spy, playing with fire, The Game Plan, The Pacifier, The Spy Next Door, Vin Diesel

Black Adam 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release details and special features revealed

November 26, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that Jaume Collet-Serra’s DC blockbuster Black Adam is set to arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 3rd. Check out the cover artwork and details below…   Experience the first-ever feature film exploring the story of the DC Super Hero in the action adventure, when “Black […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson

Watch the first ten minutes of Black Adam

November 24, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Coinciding with its digital release, Warner Bros. has shares the opening ten minutes of the Dwayne Johnson-headlined DC blockbuster Black Adam, which you can watch below… Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

November 22, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Black Adam, 2022. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, Viola Davis, Jennifer Holland, Mo Amer, Odelya Halevi, Patrick Sabongui, Jalon Christian, and Henry Winkler. SYNOPSIS: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Aldis Hodge, black adam, Bodhi Sabongui, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Henry Cavill, Henry winkler, Jalon Christian, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Holland, Marwan Kenzari, mo amer, Noah Centineo, Odelya Halevi, Patrick Sabongui, Pierce Brosnan, Quintessa Swindell, Sarah Shahi, Viola Davis

J.K. Simmons playing Santa Claus alongside Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in Red One

November 12, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Having kicked off production earlier this week on the Dwayne Johnson-led holiday action movie Red One, The Rock has now announced on social media that Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons has joined the cast of the Amazon film in the role of Santa Claus. Officially announcing the start of filming, Johnson shared several images to his Instagram […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Amazon, Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson, J.K. Simmons, Red One

Black Adam almost had Shazam!-style faceless Superman cameo

October 24, 2022 by EJ Moreno

As you are aware now, Superman appeared in Black Adam. The scene played well for hardcore fans and became quite the moment on social media. Now, the cinematographer of the film is claiming we almost got a very different scene without Henry Cavill and Dwayne Johnson facing off. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher spoke to THR’s Behind […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Henry Cavill, Superman

Dwayne Johnson’s busy schedule holding up G.I. Joe 3

September 10, 2016 by Justin Cook

Perhaps being the world’s biggest and busiest movie star does come with a few problems after all, as a new report from LRM confirms that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be the reason why Paramount has yet to take major moves forward with the third G.I. Joe installment. Three years ago, Johnson joined the live-action […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 3, G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

October 19, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Black Adam, 2022 Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Viola Davis, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo,  James Cusati-Moyer, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Mohammed Amir. SYNOPSIS: In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Aldis Hodge, black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, James Cusati-Moyer, Jaume Collet-Serra, Marwan Kenzari, Noah Centineo, Pierce Brosnan, Quintessa Swindell, Sarah Shahi, Viola Davis

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