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Movie Review – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

October 19, 2017 by Luke Owen

Thor: Ragnarok, 2017 Directed by Taika Waititi Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel House, Taika Waititi SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Rachel House, Taika Waititi, Tessa Thompson, Thor, Thor: Ragnarok, Tom Hiddleston

The Dark Tower TV series announced, will adapt Wizard and Glass

September 21, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Coinciding with Stephen King’s 69th birthday today, Sony and Media Rights Capital – the production company behind the upcoming movie – have announced that the companion TV series to The Dark Tower is officially a go. EW is reporting that Sony and MRC have committed to financing a run of between 10 and 13 episodes […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Akiva Goldsman, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Tom Taylor

Star Trek: Beyond Awful Marketing

June 30, 2016 by Tony Black

Tony Black on the marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond… So did you notice this week that a third, albeit fairly brief trailer for Star Trek Beyond went online? Probably not. If you’re in the UK, you’ve been too busy watching Game of Thrones or England disgrace themselves in Europe in more ways than one, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tony Black Tagged With: Idris Elba, Justin Lin, Rihanna, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond

Stephen King expects The Dark Tower to happen with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey

February 10, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Last year, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer’s planned adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower dragged itself out of development hell, with Sony and Media Rights Capital picking up the ambitious project and setting Nikolaj Arcel (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) to direct. In the past few months we’ve heard that Matthew […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Justin Lin talks Idris Elba’s villain in Star Trek Beyond

December 16, 2015 by Gary Collinson

On Monday, Paramount Pictures unleashed the trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third movie in the studio’s rebooted Trek universe. Featured in the trailer was our first glimpse of Idris Elba’s villain Krall, and speaking to Slash Film and Collider, director Justin Lin has offered up some details on the alien bad guy and his motivations. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Idris Elba, Justin Lin, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond

4 of the best Idris Elba roles

December 24, 2015 by Luke Owen

Idris Elba is really the man of the moment right now. He is cropping up in all sorts of film roles (see him in the Star Trek Beyond trailer here), he’s been touted as the next James Bond and he’s even done a load of DJing recently, as well as presenting car shows and launching […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Special Features Tagged With: Idris Elba

Idris Elba frontrunner for lead in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower adaptation

December 10, 2015 by William Fanelli

Idris Elba’s name is being tossed around as the potential lead in the big screen adaptation for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. According to Deadline, he is now being called the frontrunner to play Roland Deschain, a role said to be narrowed down to Elba and Javier Bardem. The Dark Tower will mark the first […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, William Fanelli Tagged With: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Idris Elba says James Bond “could be any colour”, dismisses rumours

November 29, 2015 by Tom Beasley

Idris Elba (Luther) has spoken to Variety about the persistent rumours that he may be the next actor to play James Bond and the potential for a black actor to take on the role. SEE ALSO: Idris Elba finally plays James Bond in mash-up trailer Elba was interviewed by the magazine to promote his Netflix […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Idris Elba, James Bond, Spectre

UPDATE: Roger Moore says Idris Elba can’t be Bond as 007 should be “English-English”

March 28, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back during the Sony hack in December, leaked documents indicated that the studio are keen on British actor Idris Elba taking over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig decides to call it a day and retire his license to kill. Since then, we’ve heard former 007 Pierce Brosnan endorsing Elba for the part, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Idris Elba, James Bond, Roger Moore

Is it time to retire James Bond?

August 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

With rumours of Daniel Craig’s replacement persisting for years, Tom Jolliffe wonders if James Bond has had his day… With some uncertainty still looming over the release of Daniel Craig’s (supposedly) final fling as James Bond, rumours continue to persist about his eventual replacement. It would of course be folly to announce the next Bond […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Daniel Craig, Idris Elba, James Bond, Lashana Lynch, No Time to Die

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