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How to Save the Dark Universe

June 24, 2017 by Harrison Abbott

Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Harrison Abbott, Movies Tagged With: Angelina Jolie, Dracula, Dwayne Johnson, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe, Scarlett Johansson, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Dark Universe, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wolf Man, Tom Cruise

Johnny Depp dethrones Adam Sandler as most overpaid actor in Hollywood for 2015

December 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It’s almost the end of the year, and as such Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, with Johnny Depp dethroning Adam Sander (who topped the list for both 2013 and 2014) for the unenviable title. According to Forbes’ ranking, the poor performance of The Lone Ranger, Mortdecai and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, Will Smith

Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)

November 29, 2015 by Helen Murdoch

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard and Corey Stoll. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, jesse plemons, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)

November 26, 2015 by Amie Cranswick

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. In Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, there is no protagonist. […]

Filed Under: Brogan Morris, Festivals, Leeds International Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: adam scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

The Week in Disappointment – Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Jem and the Holograms, Johnny Depp

November 14, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row” They say you have to suffer for your art. That would explain why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the line up. Speaking of fundamental story problems… “J.J. Abrams […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies, The Week in Disappointment Tagged With: Damon Lindelof, fantastic four, J.J. Abrams, Jem and the Holograms, Johnny Depp, Prometheus, Sherlock Gnomes, Shia LaBeouf, Star Trek Into Darkness, Super 8, Toby Kebbell

Edgar Wright and Johnny Depp adapting Neil Gaiman’s Fortunately, the Milk

October 24, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Edgar Wright and Johnny Depp teaming up for an adaptation Neil Gaiman’s 2014 children’s book Fortunately, the Milk, with Wright set to direct from a script by Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) and Depp starring as well as producing. The book, described as “a story of time travel […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Edgar Wright, Fortunately the Milk, Johnny Depp

Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote delayed once again

September 23, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

Director Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating adaptation of Don Quixote has been delayed once again this week, with Contact Music reporting that the health of star John Hurt (Snowpiercer) has set the film back. Hurt, who is the latest actor to take over the lead role of Quixote after the likes of Robert Duvall (The Judge) and […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Jack O' Connell, John Hurt, Johnny Depp, Lost In La Mancha, Terry Gilliam, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Johnny Depp to star in Gnomeo & Juliet sequel Sherlock Gnomes

November 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The Wrap is reporting that Johnny Depp has signed on to lend his voice to the title character in Paramount and MGM’s animated mvoie Sherlock Gnomes, a follow-up to the 2011 film Gnomeo & Juliet. The sequel “takes place after a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, as Gnomeo and Juliet look to legendary […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Gnomeo & Juliet, Johnny Depp, Sherlock Gnomes

Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)

September 18, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: adam scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

Scott Cooper confirms that Sienna Miller has been cut out of Black Mass

September 4, 2015 by Justin Cook

Black Mass director Scott Cooper revealed during a recent interview with The Boston Globe that actress Sienna Miller has been cut out of the upcoming Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass.  Cooper praised Miller’s performance in the film, calling her work alongside Johnny Depp’s Bulger “fantastic,” but had his reasons for removing her from the final cut. […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: black mass, Johnny Depp, Scott Cooper, Sienna Miller

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