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Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reveal why they returned for The Matrix 4

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One of the most surprising films currently in production is the fourth instalment in The Matrix franchise with stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returning alongside one of the directors of the original trilogy, Lana Wachowski, who is also co-writing the project. Now, in a recent interview with Empire, Reeves and Moss revealed Wachowski’s return and this new […]

Shades, Leather and New Messiahs in Late 90s Sci-Fi

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Tom Jolliffe looks back on three key sci-fi films at the end of the last century – Blade, Dark City and The Matrix… Towards the tail end of the 20th Century, sci-fi cinema was in something of a rut. A plethora of films were being made, but with a few exceptions, everything seemed to be […]

John Wick: Chapter 4 has been delayed a year

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We’re going to have to wait another year before we see Keanu Reeves’ master assassin back in action, as Lionsgate has announced that it has pushed back the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 by more than a year. The next instalment was originally set to open on May 21st of this year, the same […]

The Joys of Old School Practical Effects

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age… Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole […]

The Matrix 4: Can It Work?

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Tom Jolliffe on The Matrix 4… 2019 signalled a number of cinematic anniversaries and milestones. It was after all, the year of Blade Runner (the setting of the original film). It also marked the 20 year anniversary of a certain Keanu Reeves-led film that revolutionised visual effects and re-galvanised a sci-fi genre that was suffering […]

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss featured in latest Matrix 4 set video

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Yesterday we got a look at the stunt doubles for Neo and Trinity rehearsing a rooftop jump sequence for The Matrix 4, and now we’ve got our first look at Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss back together on set as they reprise their roles from the original trilogy of films for this fourth instalment in […]

Bill & Ted Face the Music gets a new image as director teases the challenge facing the Wyld Stallyns

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Empire has revealed a new image from the hotly-anticipated time travelling comedy threequel Bill & Ted Face the Music which gives us another look at our most excellent heroes Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves); take a look here… SEE ALSO: Bill & Ted Face the Music image sees the Wyld Stallyns joined by […]

The Matrix 4 set video offers a glimpse at a Neo and Trinity stunt sequence

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With filming on The Matrix 4 now well underway, a video has surfaced on YouTube from the San Francisco set of the sci-fi action sequel which shows rehearsals for a stunt sequence purportedly featuring the characters of Neo and Trinity (and most likely stunt doubles, as opposed to Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss). As you […]

Keanu Reeves’ Neo gets a new look in The Matrix 4 set video

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With filming now underway on director Lana Wachowski’s hotly-anticipated fourth instalment in The Matrix franchise, a video from the San Francisco set of the sequel has surfaced which features Keanu Reeves’ Neo, who’s looking rather different since we last seen him sacrificing himself at the end of The Matrix Revolutions back in 2003. SEE ALSO: […]

Exclusive Interview – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Sound Editor on differentiating every gunshot, recording dog noises and ADR grunting

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Harrison Abbott chats with John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum sound editor Mark Stoeckinger… From the outset, John Wick has garnered much attention for its impeccably crafted fight sequences, building up a rabid cult following in the process. Even those who aren’t as bowled over by the movies are forced to admit that – from […]