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Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?

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Suddenly the James Bond franchise has momentum with Denis Villeneuve getting the director’s job, but is he the right choice to relaunch 007? After years of waiting for tangible news, aside from a change of ownership, we’re suddenly hit with the confirmation that the next iteration of 007 has a director. That man is Denis […]

Sam Mendes’ The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event sets cast, release dates

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A little over a year after it was first announced that filmmaker Sam Mendes (American Beauty, 1917) was developing four separate movies based around The Beatles, Sony has now officially announced the release dates for The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event as well as unveiling the actors who’ll be bringing the Fab Four to […]

Joseph Quinn exits Bret Easton Ellis’ Relapse for George Harrison role in The Beatles biopics

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Last year Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn was announced to lead Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut Relapse, but now it has been revealed he has exited the project for Sam Mendes’ ambitious Beatles biopics. Ellis, who has written several novels including American Psycho and Less Than Zero, is writing the script for Relapse and is to direct as his feature film debut. […]

Sam Mendes to direct four separate movies about The Beatles

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In a move that will make fans scream as loud they did in the Cavern Club circa 1961, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes will team up to bring audiences four separate movies about the iconic music band The Beatles.  Mendes (1917, American Beauty) will direct all four films, and each will focus on a […]

Movie Review – Empire of Light (2022)

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Empire of Light, 2022. Written and Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Sara Stewart, Mark Ryan, Adrian McLoughlin, Spike Leighton, Mark Field, Monica Dolan, Justin Edwards, George Whitehead, William Chubb, and Ashleigh Reynolds. SYNOPSIS: A love story set in and […]

Movie Review – Empire of Light (2022)

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Empire of Light, 2022. Written & Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth. SYNOPSIS: Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema Sam Mendes is one of the most […]

Exclusive Interview: Tristan Versluis, Prosthetic Designer on 1917

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Tai Freligh chats with 1917 prosthetic designer Tristan Versluis… Tristan Versluis started his career working on cult favourites such as Dead Man’s Shoes, Hot Fuzz, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd and Valhalla Rising. Tristan was also part of the Dr Who creature effects team between 2005-2007.  He has since worked on blockbuster films such as Harry […]

Paul W.S. Anderson on Resident Evil reboots, live-action Pinocchio director, GOTGv2 cut cameo and more – Daily News Roundup

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RESIDENT EVIL(S) Over the weekend Constantin Films and Sony Gems announced they would rebooting the Resident Evil franchise following on from Paul W.S. Anderson’s swansong Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Producer Samuel Hadida had mentioned the possibility of this back in 2012 so it should come as no surprise, and it has been announced that […]

Sam Mendes says “Bond has been rebooted” for Spectre

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Following on from the latest featurette focussing on the women of Spectre [watch it here], Entertainment Weekly caught up with director Sam Mendes, who suggested that Bond “has been rebooted” with Skyfall, and the upcoming 24th adventure will explore 007’s origin story. “Bond has been rebooted at the end of the movie,” states Mendes. “This […]