We journey back to 1983 for swords, glaves, sorcery, space adventures and fights with bears in the essential fantasy films of 1983… The 80s were a golden era of fantasy cinema. For the most part, these films were primarily aimed at a younger audience as Hollywood suddenly realised the money-spinning potential of targetting kids with […]
The Essential Cannon Films Scores
Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the best musical scores from Cannon Films’ oeuvre… A good film score can elevate the picture and manipulate the viewer. It can illicit excitement, fear, intrigue, melancholy and more. It’s not uncommon for a film score to become just as legendary an aspect of a particular film as anything […]
Guy Ritchie to direct Disney’s live-action Hercules
Back in 2020 it was announced that Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo were reuniting with Disney to produce a live-action adaptation of the 1997 animated film Hercules, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has found its director in Guy Ritchie. This won’t be Ritchie’s first stab at a Disney adaptation […]
The Greatest 80s Fantasy Film Scores
Tom Jolliffe looks at back a great selection of 80’s fantasy film scores… The 80’s was a grand age for fantasy films. Swords, sorcery, wizards, witches, warriors and battles of good versus evil. Some films were great. Others in the well fed genre were not so great, but back then, many still went all out […]
Joe Russo offers update on Disney’s live-action Hercules
Joe Russo, the co-director of the upcoming Cherry and MCU megahits like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, is hard at work on the upcoming Hercules live-action adaptation for Disney and has now given fans an update on the project during a recent appearance on the Lights, Camera, Barstool podcast. “The script’s about to come […]
Hazy Childhood Movie Memories
Tom Jolliffe on those hazy memories from childhood for movies that may or may not actually exist… When you think back to childhood, some memories remain vividly clear. This can extend to movies of memories that lock themselves into your memory banks without much being re-imagined by your mind. Certain films, like Star Wars always […]
Fan Casting Disney’s Live-Action Hercules Remake
EJ Moreno on his picks to play roles in Disney’s Hercules remake… Disney is moving forward with a live-action remake of its iconic 1997 animated film Hercules, with Avengers: Endgame’s Russo Brothers in the producer’s chair and Dave Callaham, the writer of the upcoming Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and […]
Hercules rumoured to be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe
A new rumour states that the Marvel character Hercules will be coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU has it’s fair share of god-like beings and immensely powerful aliens but if a new rumour is about to be believed, it could be getting one more in the form of Hercules. The character has appeared […]
Disney’s live-action Hercules remake won’t be a shot-by-shot recreation
Last week, it was revealed that Disney is developing a live-action remake of the 1997 fan-favourite animated movie Hercules, with Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo serving as producers. However, according to the Russo brothers, the remake won’t be a shot-by-shot recreation. In a recent interview with Collider, the Russo’s revealed they […]
The Russos to produce live-action Hercules remake for Disney
After weeks of speculation, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Disney is working on a live-action remake of their 1997 animated film Hercules. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo will serve as producers of the remake under their AGBO banner, but are reportedly not directing, while Dave Callaham, the writer […]