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Movie Review – The Nice Guys (2016)

June 13, 2016 by Helen Murdoch

The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles.   After tackling Marvel with Iron Man 3, Shane Black has returned to […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Angourie Rice, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, shane black, The Nice Guys

Olivia Munn joins Shane Black’s The Predator

November 3, 2016 by Gary Collinson

According to The Hollywood Reporter, X-Men: Apocalypse star Olivia Munn is in final talks to join the cast of Shane Black’s The Predator, where she would take on the role of a scientist. The Predator is being headlined by Narcos star Boyd Holbrook, who will soon join the X-Men universe himself with his role in […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Olivia Munn, shane black, The Predator

Shane Black on fan backlash to the Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3

May 20, 2016 by Gary Collinson

A few days ago we brought you some comments from Shane Black about 2013’s Iron Man 3, during which he stated that Marvel nixed the idea of a female villain, and now the filmmaker has been speaking to Uproxx about the backlash to the film’s big Mandarin twist, where – SPOILERS – Ben Kingsley’s villain […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: All Hail the King, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, shane black

Shane Black says Marvel nixed a female villain for Iron Man 3 due to concerns over toy sales

May 16, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few years, Marvel has come in for some criticism with regards to a lack of diversity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with the under-representation of its female characters when it comes to toys and merchandise. Well, it turns out that 2013’s Iron Man 3 could have seen Tony Stark going up against […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, shane black

Shane Black’s The Predator to start filming by October

May 8, 2016 by Justin Cook

Shane Black has come a long way since he played a supporting role in 1987’s classic Arnold Schwarzenegger-led action movie Predator, going on to write and direct such noteworthy films as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, but he certainly hasn’t forgotten his roots, as in 2018 he will be returning to helm […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Predator 4, shane black, The Predator

Movie Review – The Nice Guys (2016)

May 25, 2016 by Robert Kojder

The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, Murielle Telio, Jack Kilmer, and Kim Basinger. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. Anyone […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Angourie Rice, Beau Knapp, Jack Kilmer, Keith David, Kim Basinger, Lois Smith, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, Murielle Telio, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, shane black, The Nice Guys, Yaya DaCosta

Shane Black’s The Predator is not a sequel, Arnold Schwarzenegger cameo unlikely

February 16, 2017 by Samuel Brace

According to actor Boyd Holbrook, The Predator will not be a sequel and may not feature any cameo from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Predator is one of those franchises, like Terminator, Robocop, and Alien, that is never likely to die. The film has spawned numerous sequels and offspring at this point, but fans are still excited to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boyd Holbrook, Predator, shane black, The Predator

Shane Black wants to make The Predator about “spectacle” – but should he?

March 25, 2016 by Thomas O'Connor

Thomas O’Connor on Shane Black’s recent comments from Shane Black on making The Predator about “spectacle”… The original Predator isn’t exactly what you’d call a “big” movie in terms of scale and scope. Sure, there’s a fairly big gunfight and a massive explosion at the end, but for the most part it’s actually rather small, with […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Thomas O'Connor Tagged With: Predator, shane black, The Predator

Predator 4 script is complete

December 1, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back in June of 2014, it was announced that Iron Man 3 director Shane Black was working on a sequel to Predator (a movie he actually appeared as the character of Hawkins), and now the project has taken a step closer to becoming a reality with screenwriter Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad) confirming that the screenplay has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fred dekker, Predator, Predator 4, shane black

Rumour: Joe Cornish and Shane Black in contention for Gambit movie

October 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this week it was reported that 20th Century Fox is eyeing Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) to replace the departed Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as director on the upcoming X-Men spinoff Gambit, and now Heroic Hollywood has thrown another couple of contenders into the hat. According to the site, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Gambit, Joe Cornish, Marvel, shane black, X-Men

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