According to Deadline, Gary Oldman is in talks to play British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, an epic drama from Working Title and director Joe Wright (Pan). The project, which has been scripted by Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything), takes place in 1940 as Churchill becomes Prime Minister in the midst of […]
Movie Review – Criminal (2016)
Criminal, 2016. Directed by Ariel Vromen. Starring Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Pitt, Amaury Nolasco, Antje Traue, Alice Eve, Jordi Molla, Scott Adkins, Natalie Burn, Robert Davi, and Ryan Reynolds. SYNOPSIS: In a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a dead CIA operative’s memories, secrets, and skills are implanted […]
Gary Oldman gives J.K. Simmons advice on playing Commissioner Gordon in Justice League
In 2017’s Justice League Part One, Oscar winner J.K. Simmons will be taking on the iconic role of Gotham City’s Commissioner James Gordon, making him the first actor to play the part in a live-action film since Gary Oldman did so in The Dark Knight Rises. In fact, Oldman, who was among a slew of […]
BFI Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993 Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt. SYNOPSIS: Two lovers are on the run after killing a small-time pimp and stealing his drugs … “You’re so cool”. The three words Patricia Arquette’s […]
Movie Review – Child 44 (2015)
Child 44, 2015. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke, Paddy Considine and Vincent Cassel. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Based on Tom Rob Smith’s 2008 novel; Child 44 proves how […]
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Gary Oldman set for action movie The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The cast for Millennium Films and Jeff Wadlow’s (Kick-Ass 2) upcoming action movie The Hitman’s Bodyguard has come together, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Gary Oldman have signed on to appear in the film. The Hitman’s Bodyguard follows “the world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) who has a new […]
Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman action thriller Hunter Killer gets a release date
Having been part of Relativity Media’s slate before its collapse, the Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman action thriller Hunter Killer has now secured a U.S. release thanks to Summit Entertainment, which will open the movie this October. Directed by Donovan Marsh and based upon Don Keith and George Wallace’s novel Firing Point, the film sees […]
Gary Oldman would like Joaquin Phoenix to play Batman after Ben Affleck
Once Ben Affleck steps aside, former Gordon actor Gary Oldman would like to see Joaquin Phoenix take up the role of Batman. Oldman, who is known for a slew of roles including playing Jim Gordon is Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy opposite Christian Bale’s Batman, has recently been picking up awards for his portrayal of […]
Netflix secures rights to Maika Monroe and Gary Oldman sci-fi Tau
Netflix have acquired the distribution rights to Federico D’Alessandro’s Tau, which judging by the synopsis below sounds like Home Alone meets Room, by way of Ex-Machina. Starring It Follows and The Guest’s Maika Monroe, the sci-fi thriller will also feature Ed Skrein (Deadpool) and Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour). Tau follows a once street-smart grifter, Julia (Monroe) […]
Darkest Hour gets a series of character posters
With just a month to go until it arrives in US cinemas, five character posters have been released for the upcoming biographical drama Darkest Hour featuring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill, Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI, Lily James as Elizabeth Layton, and Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax; check them out here… […]
