New Zealand is about to become Middle-earth once again as Amazon has revealed that their Lord of the Rings series will undergo production in Auckland. The country was famously used throughout Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, building many of the series’ most famous sets from scratch on location which have now become tourist […]
Markella Kavenagh cast in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series
Variety has reported that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings has made its first casting decision. Joining the anticipated series is Australian actress Markella Kavenagh (Picnic at Hanging Rock). Specifics on Kavenagh’s role are currently being kept under wraps, but Variety notes her character is named Tyra. Development on the series has been really picking up […]
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings enlists J.A. Bayona as director
After hiring Game of Thrones writer and producer Bryan Cogman in May, Amazon’s The Lord of the RingsTV series has made another big addition behind the scenes, with Deadline reporting that the streaming service has enlisted director J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) to helm the first two episodes of the fantasy epic. “J.R.R. Tolkien created one […]
J.A. Bayona explains why he dropped out of directing World War Z 2
J.A. Bayona, director of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, has explained why he is no longer working on World War Z 2. World War Z, the adaptation of the hugely popular novel of the same name, is finally receiving a sequel. Paramount had hired J.A. Bayona to direct the film but, unfortunately, it didn’t last. Bayona […]
Movie Review – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 2018. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones, BD Wong, Ted Levine, Isabella Sermon, Geraldine Chaplin, James Cromwell, and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs […]
How has Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom fared at the international box office?
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom opened in 30 international territories this week, and with love-it or hate-it reviews streaming in like out-of-control CGI volcanic lava – read both our ★★ review and our ★★★★ review – it’s going to be interesting to see how that translates to box-office. Variety is reporting that the J.A. Bayona directed sequel to the […]
Second Opinion – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom , 2018. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, James Cromwell, Justice Smith, Toby Jones, BD Wong, Ted Wheatley, and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: Four years have passed since the Jurassic World theme park was closed, but now a volcano on Isla Nublar has become active and it’s threatening […]
Movie Review – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom , 2018. Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, James Cromwell, Justice Smith, Toby Jones, BD Wong, Ted Wheatley, and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: Four years have passed since the Jurassic World theme park was closed, but now a volcano on Isla Nublar has become active and it’s […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom IMAX poster teases the end of the park
Universal has released, through IGN, a new IMAX poster for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Teasing that the park is gone, the latest poster shows how the animals run the island of Isla Nublar now that they are loose. Check out the poster here… SEE ALSO: A new weapon is unleashed in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom TV […]
Take a look inside Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in new featurette
Universal Pictures has released a ‘look inside’ featurette for the fifth instalment of the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which takes us behind-the-scenes of the dino-blockbuster and includes interviews with Steven Spielberg, director J.A. Bayona, and stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Genetic power has been unleashed in new Jurassic World: […]