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Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

May 25, 2018 by Ricky Church

Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. When it […]

Second Opinion – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

May 22, 2018 by Rafael Motamayor

Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis. SYNOPSIS: During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters […]

Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV series will take place 7 years after Return of the Jedi

May 13, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in March, Lucasfilm announced that it has enlisted actor and director Jon Favreau to develop a live-action Star Wars TV series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, and now we’ve got the very first details on what is sure to be a hugely anticipated show. Speaking to Nerdist at a screening of Solo: A Star […]

Exclusive Interview: Mark Jackson on The Orville, working with Seth MacFarlane and Jon Favreau, and more

October 31, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Martin Carr chats with Mark Jackson about The Orville, working with Seth MacFarlane and Jon Favreau, and more… Just a short walk from Waterloo station I sat down to talk with Mark Jackson. Known to UK television audiences from The Royal and theatre goers in productions as varied as War Horse and Noises Off!, we discussed his love of science fiction […]

Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to voice Scar in The Lion King

August 3, 2017 by Ricky Church

Disney and Jon Favreau may have found its villainous Scar for The Lion King remake, with Doctor Strange’s Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to voice the evil lion, according to The Wrap. Jeremy Irons voiced the role in the original animated film. So far, the film’s cast includes Donald Glover (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Simba, Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street) […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

July 7, 2017 by Ricky Church

Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and […]

Second Opinion – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

July 7, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

June 30, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau take part in “secret shoot” for Spider-Man: Homecoming

May 2, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Over the weekend Robert Downey Jr. took to Instagram to share the above photo of himself alongside Tom Holland and Peter Parker, revealing that the trio were taking part in a “secret shoot” for this July’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. It’s unclear what exactly this “secret shoot” entailed, but it’s possible that it’s part of the reshoots […]

Donald Glover and James Earl Jones join Disney’s The Lion King

February 18, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Disney has kicked off the casting on its upcoming remake of The Lion King, with director Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book) revealing on Twitter that Donald Glover is set to lend his voice to Simba, while James Earl Jones will reprise the role of Mufasa from the original 1994 animated classic. I just can’t wait […]