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Ghost in the Shell producer addresses Scarlett Johansson casting controversy

July 2, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Back in April, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks released the first image of Scarlett Johansson as The Major in the upcoming live-action manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell, prompting a wave of criticism towards another instance of Hollywood “whitewashing”. Speaking to Buzzfeed, producer Steven Paul has addressed – and attempted to play down – the controversy, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ghost in the Shell, Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson becomes highest-grossing actress of all time

July 2, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Thanks in no small part to her role as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlett Johansson has become the highest-grossing actress of all time at the domestic box office, with her films having earned a whopping $3.333 billion in receipts. In terms of males and females, Johansson is the tenth-highest grossing star in […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Scarlett Johansson

Kevin Feige says Marvel is “committing to doing” a Black Widow movie

May 6, 2016 by Gary Collinson

During an interview with Deadline to promote the release of Captain America: Civil War, Marvel’s Kevin Feige has been speaking about the future of the Cinematic Universe beyond Phase Three, and more specifically, if there are any plans to give supporting players such as Falcon, War Machine, Hawkeye and Black Widow their own solo movie. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Black Widow, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlett Johansson

Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)

May 6, 2016 by Robert Kojder

Captain America: Civil War, 2016. Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, William Hurt, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Martin Freeman, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl, Paul Bettany, Marissa Tomei, John Kani, John Slattery, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anthony Mackie, Anthony Russo, Captain America: Civil War, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Daniel Bruhl, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, Hope Davis, Jeremy Renner, Joe Russo, John Kani, John Slattery, Marissa Tomei, Martin Freeman, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Stan Lee, Tom Holland, william hurt

Black Widow The Movie: Everyone Wants It, So Why Don’t Marvel Make It?

May 4, 2016 by Tony Black

Tony Black asks why we haven’t seen a Black Widow movie from Marvel… Spoilers for Captain America: Civil War… Before you worry this article is going to descend, as so many do, into a Marvel bashing, feminist rant, let me disabuse you of this right off. I have never, and do not, consider Marvel to […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tony Black Tagged With: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Iron Man 2, Jeremy Renner, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers

Does It Hold Up? Avengers: Age of Ultron – One Year On

April 29, 2016 by Tony Black

Tony Black revisits Avengers: Age of Ultron one year on to see how it holds up… One of my main outlets is podcasting, and recently I asked online if anyone would like to do a speculative episode of my film show in which we ‘fix’ a broken movie, discussing why it failed and how we […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tony Black Tagged With: Avengers, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Stellan Skarsgard

Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)

April 29, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Captain America: Civil War, 2016. Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, William Hurt, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Martin Freeman, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl, Paul Bettany and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: The Avengers become divided over the […]

Filed Under: Eric Bay-Andersen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Mackie, Anthony Russo, Captain America: Civil War, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Daniel Bruhl, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, Jeremy Renner, Joe Russo, Martin Freeman, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, william hurt

Scarlett Johansson to play Zelda Fitzgerald in The Beautiful and the Damned

April 25, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The Tracking Board is reporting that Captain America: Civil War has signed on to play American socialite and novelist Zelda Fitzgerald in The Beautiful and the Damned, which is being produced by Millennium Films from the Black List script by Hanna Weg. The film “centers on the tumultuous and doomed love affair between Jazz Age icons […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Scarlett Johansson, The Beautiful and the Damned

Movie Review – The Jungle Book (2016)

April 15, 2016 by Robert Kojder

The Jungle Book, 2016. Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. SYNOPSIS: The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book

Movie Review – The Jungle Book (2016)

April 6, 2016 by Simon Columb

The Jungle Book, 2016. Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken.   SYNOPSIS: An orphan boy is raised in the jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear, and a black panther. The Jungle Book rests on the shoulders […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb, Television Tagged With: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book

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