Overlord, 2018. Directed by Julius Avery Starring Wyatt Russell, Jovan Adepo, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Bokeem Woodbine, Mathilde Olliver SYNOPSIS: When a group of American G.I.s find themselves behind enemy lines, they quickly dicover that the small French village is home to more than just Nazi soldiers. J.J. Abrams chooses to open his infamous […]
Sylvester Stallone superhero thriller Samaritan fills out its cast
Deadline is reporting that MGM’s Sylvester Stallone-led superhero thriller Samaritan has filled out its supporting cast ahead of production this coming week. Joining Stallone in the cast of the film is young boxing prodigy Javon Walton (Euphoria), who will play a young boy who sets out to discover whether a legendary superhero (Stallone) may still […]
Movie Review – Overlord (2018)
Overlord, 2018. Directed by Julius Avery. Starring Wyatt Russell, Jovan Adepo, Pilou Asbaek, Mathilde Ollivier, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Dominic Applewhite, Bokeem Woodbine, Jacob Anderson, and Erich Redman. SYNOPSIS: The story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D Day. If someone told me that Overlord was originally conceived to be a video […]
Overlord director teams with Sylvester Stallone for dark superhero thriller Samaritan
Overlord helmer Julius Avery has signed on to direct Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan, a superhero thriller from MGM and Stallone’s Balboa Productions company. “Sly is a hero of mine, I’m incredibly thrilled to be working with such an iconic actor on this very special project with Balboa Productions and MGM,” said Avery, who will be […]
The Best Movie Action Sequences of 2018
Harrison Abbott on the best movie action sequences of 2018… About a week ago, I wrote an article ranking the Worst Action Sequences of 2018 and the reception to it was contentious to say the least. A few readers apparently emerged from the piece under the impression that I don’t like ‘’fun’’, or that I […]
Movie Review – Overlord (2018)
Overlord, 2018. Directed by Julius Avery. Starring Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbaek, John Magaro, Iain de Caestecker, and Dominic Applewhite. SYNOPSIS: The story of a team of American soldiers behind enemy lines on D Day who come across a Nazi stronghold that’s not what it appears to be. Nazis, zombies, and World […]
Gordon’s Alive! Overlord helmer to write and direct Flash Gordon film
After its proposed reboot with director Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) fizzled out, 20th Century Fox is set to take another crack at bringing Flash Gordon back to the big screen with the studio enlisting Overlord director Julius Avery to write and direct a new take on the iconic pulp hero. Details on the project […]
First trailer for J.J. Abrams-produced WWII supernatural thriller Overlord
Paramount Pictures has debuted the first trailer for director Julius Avery and producer J.J. Abrams’ upcoming supernatural World War II movie Overlord; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tReq3cP94Mo&feature=youtu.be On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success. But as they approach their target, they […]
J.J. Abrams reteaming with Overlord director for subversive superhero thriller The Heavy
THR is reporting that producer J.J. Abrams is reteaming with Julius Avery, director of the upcoming World War II supernatural thriller Overlord, for the superhero thriller The Heavy. Scripted by Daniel Casey (Drag Me to Hell), The Heavy is described as “a subversive take on the superhero genre”, although plot details are being kept firmly […]
Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell join Bad Robot’s Overlord, rumoured to be part of the ‘Cloververse’
Last month it was announced that Overlord, the upcoming supernatural D-Day film from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, had found a director in Julius Avery (Son of a Gun), and now it has been revealed that Jovan Adepo (Fences) and Wyatt Russell (22 Jump Street) have secured the lead roles. Overlord revolves around two U.S. paratroopers who land […]
