Red Stewart chats with Jumanji sound editor Julian Slater talks Welcome to the Jungle and working with Edgar Wright… Julian Slater has been working in the film industry since the early 1990s, usually in varying positions in the sound and audio departments. His extensive filmography covers television shows, independent movies, and blockbusters, ranging from Murphy’s Law […]
Edgar Wright says deal for Baby Driver sequel is “being hammered out as we speak”
Writer-director Edgar Wright looks set to return to make a sequel to his kinetic car chase blockbuster Baby Driver and has said a deal is “being hammered out as we speak”. Wright told Entertainment Weekly he is in the midst of talks surrounding a follow-up and said nothing had been agreed yet, but hoped […]
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright briefly considered Shaun of the Dead sequel From Dusk Till Shaun
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have revealed that they briefly considered a sequel to their 2004 zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, with Pegg pitching an idea entitled From Dusk Till Shaun, which would have swapped out zombies in favour of vampires. “I jokingly wrote a treatment for From Dusk […]
Why Are Audiences Gravitating Towards Genre Subversions?
George Chrysostomou on audiences gravitating towards genre subversions… This month marks the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the sequel to the surprise hit Kingsman: The Secret Service and it is of course just as genre bending as its predecessor. The franchise clearly plays off of some of the silliness of the Bond movies, with their own versions of […]
Exclusive Interview: Oscar-winning composer Steven Price on American Assassin and film soundtracks
Sean Wilson chats to the composer behind the violent new black ops thriller American Assassin starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton… Based on the bestselling novel by Vince Flynn, American Assassin plunges viewers into the murky world of CIA black ops. The Maze Runner‘s Dylan O’Brien stars as Mitch Rapp, the fledgling government secret weapon […]
Exclusive interview with Baby Driver’s Allison King
Tai Freligh interviews actress Allison King… Allison King was born and raised in Los Angeles. She has been seen in many television shows, including Revenge, Drop Dead Diva, Secrets & Lies, Finding Carter, and Turn. She then went on to appear in the sci-fi drama Midnight Special. King has also made her mark in film. She […]
Baby Driver moves past $100 million at the domestic box office
Baby Driver has cross the $100 million mark at the U.S. domestic box office. Edgar Wright’s latest effort was a big hit with fans and critics alike, scoring an 86 on metacritic and currently sitting 8.2 on IMDb read our reviews here, here and here]. Importantly, this has translated into box office success as well, […]
The directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade
Tom Jolliffe on the directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade… There’s a cinematic crossroads on the horizon. As the market gets swallowed up by a core consumer taste leaning toward spandex and radioactive arachnid bites, there’s a need for modern thinking, engaging directors to offer something different. After all, there’s only […]
Three directors reportedly on the shortlist for Bond 25
Yesterday it was announced that Bond 25 has been set for the release in November 2019, and now Deadline is reporting that Eon Productions has identified three potential directors for the next instalment of the long-running spy series. According to the site, press speculation about Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) and Edgar Wright (Baby Driver) are wide of […]
Critical Thinking: Don’t Believe the Hype
Anghus Houvouras on hype and hyperbole… Hype is something every film writer constantly struggles with. The perpetual entertainment news cycle gives film fans so much to chew on. There’s a formulaic cycle of hype that happens with every new movie that strokes the cockles of film fans. Some movies come with preordained hype. A new […]
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