Sky Cinema has released the first image from Twist, the modern-day reimagining of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Oliver Twist featuring Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett, and Raff Law; take a look here… Twist is a modern interpretation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist in which Oliver is reinvented as a streetwise […]
Michael Caine, Lena Headey and Rita Ora to star in modern-day Oliver Twist adaptation
Michael Caine (King of Thieves), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) and pop star Rita Ora (Fifty Shades of Grey) have signed on to appear in Twist, a “modern-day, gender-bending” adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The Sky-produced movie will see Jude Law’s son Raff Law taking on the title role of Oliver, a streetwise kid […]
Lena Headey “gutted” Cersei didn’t get a better death in Game of Thrones
While fans and critics have been very vocal about their disappointment with the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, the cast and crew of the show have been much more reserved when it comes to sharing their thoughts on the ending of the HBO fantasy series. However, speaking to The Guardian, actress Lena […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Bells’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fifth episode of Game of Thrones season 8… *Spoiler Warning* The Great War may have been won, but the Last War is here – and it’s no longer a fight of good versus evil. It’s always been said that Game of Thrones would have a bittersweet ending and the penultimate episode just […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Last of the Starks’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fourth episode of Game of Thrones season 8… *Spoiler Warning* The Great War might be over, but the Last War is coming. The fight for the Throne waits for no one this week as we very briefly see a sombre scene after Winterfell has recovered from the battle with the Night King. […]
Game of Thrones Season 8: What’s in Store for Episode 4?
Eammon Jacobs looks at what the fourth episode might hold after ‘The Long Night’… The third episode of season 8 finally brought the war against the Night King and the White Walkers to Winterfell’s door – it has literally all been leading up to this. Although it’s tied up rather nicely after the feature length […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Long Night’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones season 8… *Spoiler Warning* Valar morghulis, all men must die. And the third episode really did prove the iconic phrase as the threat of the White Walkers and the Night King overwhelm Winterfell. As it starts, Sam is basically the audience’s viewpoint; nervous and pacing […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 2 Review – ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the second episode of Game of Thrones season 8… After Game of Thrones‘ premiere episode reunited a sprawling list of characters to Winterfell to prepare for war, it was always going to be interesting to see how all these different character dynamics would work in a highly stressful situation. The threat of […]
Game of Thrones Season 8: What’s in Store for Episode 2?
Eammon Jacobs looks at what the second episode might hold after the revelations dropped in the season 8 premiere… Game of Thrones has finally returned to our screens and the premiere episode finally reunited many characters who’ve been dealing with their own problems all across Westeros. From the Stark siblings all the way to the […]
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 Review – ‘Winterfell’
Eammon Jacobs reviews the first episode of Game of Thrones season 8… Disclaimer – we won’t be diving too deeply into the spoilers of the episode. After the seventh season ramped up the danger as the White Walkers broke through the wall, it was always going to be interesting to see how the final instalment […]