Like one of those wily old seadogs found in the corner of a groggery, you can always count on Jerry Bruckheimer for a Pirates of the Caribbean update, and this one’s a doozy. According to the super-producer behind the $4.5 billion grossing franchise, they are in talks with Johnny Depp about a return for Pirates […]
Top Gun at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic Tom Cruise Action Blockbuster
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Top Gun…Top Gun can best be described as the quintessential 80s summer blockbuster. Filled with high-octane aerial cinematography, an infectiously charming Tom Cruise and one of the most iconic movie soundtracks of all time, Top Gun simply redefined “popcorn cinema” all those […]
Brad Pitt is a has-been that never was in the high-octane trailer for Joseph Kosinski’s F1
Apple Original Films and Warner Bros. have let the latest trailer for Joseph Kosinski’s high-octane, action-packed F1 out of the pit-lane. Starring Academy Award winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollwood…) as a has been that never was, who is given one final shot at the big time when asked to mentor an […]
Go behind-the-scenes of F1 with new featurette for Warner Bros.’ racing movie
Warner Bros. has shared a new featurette for the Formula One drama F1, which takes us behind the scenes as director Joseph Kosinski, star Damson Idris, and producers Lewis Hamilton and Jerry Bruckheimer discuss the making of the movie.The cast includes Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia […]
Jerry Bruckheimer developing two Pirates of the Caribbean movies, one of which features Johnny Depp
Moana 2 is capping off Disney’s 2024 with impressive numbers, and the studio hopes to return Marvel to regular form in 2025. But what about classic live-action Disney projects? We could see the return of Pirates of the Caribbean sooner rather than later.Disney’s live-action division, headed by David Greenbaum, wants to continue the iconic franchise […]
Jerry Bruckheimer says new Pirates of the Caribbean movie will be a franchise reboot
Seven years since the last Pirates of the Caribbean sailed into cinemas, and it has been choppy waters trying to steer the franchise back onto the big-screen. However, Pirates Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has provided an update on the future of the seafaring series. While doing the press rounds for his latest film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly […]
Nicolas Cage says National Treasure 3 isn’t happening
Nicolas Cage has confirmed that there will be no National Treasure 3.Rumours of a third installment in the blockbuster franchise have been scattered throughout the entertainment pages like clues followed by Cage’s Benjamin Franklin Gates, but it appears that the trail has finally gone cold. During an interview with Screen Rant the Academy Award winning actor […]
Jerry Bruckheimer says multiple Pirates of the Caribbean movies are still in the works
It’s not easy juggling the amount of work a master producer like Jerry Bruckheimer does, which explains why some projects become long delayed.One of Bruckheimer’s recently delayed works involves at least two new Pirates of the Caribbean movies. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the producer addressed the fate of the two Pirates […]
Propelled to Greatness by Set Pieces: A Maverick Approach to Action Cinema
Tom Jolliffe looks at two of the best action films of the last decade, Mad Max: Fury Road and Top Gun: Maverick…There are great films. There are great action films. Attaining greatness through your action amounts to nailing your set pieces and imbuing proceedings, with just enough characterisation to give the propellant action some dramatic […]
Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez enlist in Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Having officially confirmed his DCEU return as Superman and his Witcher exit as Geralt, Henry Cavill has now signed on to reunite with his The Man from U.N.C.L.E. director Guy Ritchie for the World War II action-thriller franchise hopeful The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare.Deadline reports that Cavill will lead the cast alongside star Baby Driver […]
