It looks like we may finally know who will next don the cape and cowl in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. After months (perhaps years given the back-and-forth rumours of Ben Affleck’s continued involvement) of speculation, Variety is reporting that Robert Pattinson looks set to be cast as the new Batman for Warner Bros. The outlet […]
Second Opinion – Tolkien (2019)
Tolkien, 2019. Directed by Dome Karukoski Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Genevieve O’Reilly, Colm Meaney, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Harry Gilby, Laura Donnelly, Derek Jacobi, Pam Ferris, Mimi Keene, Ty Tennant, Aaron Neil, Holly Dempster, Jack Riley, Nia Gwynne, and Owen Teale SYNOPSIS: Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned […]
Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult, Aidan Gillen, Tyler Perry and more join Angelina Jolie in Those Who Wish Me Dead
Back in January it was announced that Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) is set to star in Those Who Wish Me Dead, a chase thriller from writer-director Taylor Sheridan (Wind River), and now comes word of a host of additions to the cast. As revealed by Deadline, Jolie will be joined in the adaptation of Michael Koryta’s […]
Movie Review – Tolkien (2019)
Tolkien, 2019. Directed by Dome Karukoski. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Derek Jacobi, Colm Meaney, Pam Ferris and Craig Roberts. SYNOPSIS: The story of J. R. R. Tolkien during his university years, and the wartime experiences that would shape his Lord of the Rings novels. There seems to be […]
Exclusive Interview – Tolkien stars Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney and Anthony Boyle on friendship and chemistry
Tom Beasley sits down with three of the cast members of Tolkien to chat about forming the film’s crucial central ‘fellowship’… With Peter Jackson’s epic Middle Earth saga now consigned to cinema history, fans of J. R. R. Tolkien may be a little bereft when it comes to the cinema. That’s set to change this […]
Exclusive Interview – Tolkien director Dome Karukoski on his English language debut and the Tolkien family response
Tom Beasley sits down with Finnish director Dome Karukoski to chat about his new biopic Tolkien, in which Nicholas Hoult plays the iconic fantasy author… The man behind The Lord of the Rings is finally getting the biopic treatment. With Skins star and current X-Man Nicholas Hoult in the lead role, Tolkien examines the friendships […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix gets 10 character posters
IGN has revealed ten new character posters for 20th Century Fox’s final instalment in its main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and Jessica Chastain’s mysterious […]
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien does not endorse Tolkien biopic starring Nicholas Hoult
This coming Friday sees the release of Tolkien, a biopic exploring the early years of legendary fantasy J.R.R. Tolkien and starring Nicholas Hoult in the title role as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings creator. Ahead of the movie’s arrival, the Tolkien Estate has released a statement to make it clear that the […]
New poster for Tolkien featuring Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins
Following last week’s trailer for Tolkien, Fox Searchlight Pictures has released a new poster for the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien biopic featuring Nicholas Hoult as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author and Lily Collins as his wife Edith; take a look here… The film explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, […]
J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Tolkien gets a new trailer
Fox Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer for Tolkien, the upcoming biopic exploring the formative years of legendary author J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult), the man responsible for creating the Middle-earth adventures The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings; watch it here… The film explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds […]