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Michael Fassbender calls Assassin’s Creed “something special”

January 19, 2016 by admin

It was reported over the weekend that the big screen adaptation of popular video game series Assassin’s Creed has finished filming and has now entered post-production. With video game movie adaptations not having the best of reputations (just look at the performance of last year’s Hitman: Agent 47), gamers are still waiting for that truly […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Assassin's Creed, Michael Fassbender

Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

June 6, 2019 by Robert Kojder

X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Written and Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain. Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Daniel Cudmore, Lamar Johnson, Kota Eberhardt, Scott Shepherd, Summer Fontana, Ato Essandoh, Gregg Lowe, Andrew Stehlin, and Brian d’Arcy James. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey begins […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alexandra Shipp, Andrew Stehlin, Ato Essandoh, Brian d'arcy James, Daniel Cudmore, Evan Peters, Gregg Lowe, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain. Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kota Eberhardt, Lamar Johnson, Marvel, Michael Fassbender, Scott Shepherd, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, Summer Fontana, Tye Sheridan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

The Snowman director Tomas Alfredson gets very candid about what went wrong with the film

October 18, 2017 by Jordan Jones

The film adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman is releasing this week in theaters, and the critical reaction hasn’t been pretty. Our own review had this to say: “How it is a film of this magnitude could fall at every hurdle is to be beholden, and one can only presume Alfredson, in years to come, […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Jo Nesbo, Michael Fassbender, The Snowman, Tomas Alfredson

Rumoured details on Magneto’s role in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

July 5, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Given that the character is absent from the original comic book storyline, it may have come as a surprise to some that Michael Fassbender’s Magneto was confirmed as featuring in the cast of next year’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix (although it really shouldn’t have, given that Erik is one of the mainstays of the movie series). […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Marvel, Michael Fassbender, X-Men, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Production kicks off on Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins

November 15, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced that filming is now underway on Next Goal Wins, the latest film from Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taikaa Waititi and starring Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) and Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale). Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins tells the story of […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Fassbender, Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi

Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed (2016)

December 30, 2016 by Freda Cooper

Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling. SYNOPSIS: Spared a death sentence, the troubled and violent Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) arrives at a medical facility where he’s used to try out technology to unlock genetic memories.  He’s taken back to his Spanish ancestor, […]

Filed Under: Freda Cooper, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Assassin's Creed, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Justin Kurzel, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender

Ben Hardy circling X-Men: Apocalypse mystery role

February 25, 2015 by James Garcia

According to TheWrap, Bryan Singer has found yet another young cast member for X-Men: Apocalypse, in the form of EastEnders actor Ben Hardy. Unfortunately, we have no idea who Hardy will be playing, as the role is “another important [one] that is being kept under wraps.” Hardy was one of the actors who tested for the role of […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Alexandra Shipp, Ben Hardy, Bryan Singer, Evan Peters, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, X-Men: Apocalypse

DVD Review – Steve Jobs (2015)

March 23, 2016 by admin

Steve Jobs, 2015. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlberg, Jennifer Waterston. SYNOPSIS: A glimpse into the life of modern myth Steve Jobs, the controversial CEO of Apple, as he hashes out professional and personal conflicts right before the major product launches that shaped his career as […]

Filed Under: Kat Kourbeti, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Sorkin, Danny Boyle, Jeff Daniels, Jennifer Waterston, Kate Winslet, Michael Fassbender, Michael Stuhlbarg, Seth Rogen, Steve Jobs

Elisabeth Moss joins Michael Fassbender in Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins

October 12, 2019 by Gary Collinson

THR is reporting that Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) is in final negotiations to join Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) in the cast of Next Goal Wins, the next film from Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi. Next Goal Wins is based upon the 2014 documentary of the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Fassbender, Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi

Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes President in first look at Kung Fury 2

September 16, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Current law prevents Arnold Schwarzenegger from ever achieving the pinnacle of his political career by becoming the President of the United States, but those rules don’t apply in the world of David Sandberg’s Kung Fury, and so the action icon has now shared the first image from the big screen follow-up to the 2015 viral […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alexandra Shipp, Arnold Schwarzenegger, david sanberg, Kung Fury, kung fury 2, Michael Fassbender

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