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Shane Black discusses The Predator, reveals the hero’s name

June 13, 2016 by Gary Collinson

With The Nice Guys now out in cinemas, Shane Black is set to throw himself head first into The Predator, his upcoming sequel to the 1987 action classic (in which he co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger), and the director has been discussing the project during an interview with IGN. “We’re going to get a great cast […]

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

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

Shane Black defends Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3, but feels bad for fans who were disappointed

June 5, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The big Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3 certainly upset a number of fans who were excited to see Tony Stark’s nemesis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rather than a drunken British actor pretending to be Tony Stark’s nemesis. Speaking to IGN, director Shane Black has defended the creative decision, stating that he has no regrets […]

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

The Predator co-writer compares the movie to Aliens

June 3, 2016 by Gary Collinson

With filming on Shane Black’s The Predator set to get underway in October, Black’s co-writer Fred Dekker has been speaking to the Movie Crypt podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) about the next instalment in the sci-fi action series, comparing it to James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. “If you think of the first Predator as Alien, ours is much […]

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

Second Opinion – The Nice Guys (2016)

May 30, 2016 by Freda Cooper

The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: When a debt collector catches up with his latest target, a hard-up private detective, they discover they’ve both been hired to find the same woman.  As their paths keep crossing, they decide to […]

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

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

10 Great Buddy Cop Movies Not Written or Directed By Shane Black

May 20, 2016 by Kieran Fisher

To coincide with the release of The Nice Guys, Kieran Fisher recommends 10 other buddy cop movies worth checking out… This weekend marks the release of Shane Black’s new film The Nice Guys, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a law enforcement duo investigating a missing persons case.  It also sees Black return to […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Kieran Fisher, Movies Tagged With: 21 Jump Street, Amir Shevran, Anna Kendrick, Annette O'Toole, Bad Boys, Brandon Lee, Brendan Gleeson, Brie Larson. Dave Franco, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Channing Tatum, Christopher Miller, Claudia Christian. Clarence Felder, Craig T. Nelson, David Ayer, Dolph Lundgren, Don Cheadle, Eddie Murphy, Edgar Wright, End of Watch, Frank Grillo, Gerald Okamura, Hot Fuzz, Ice Cube, Jack Sholder, jake gyllenhaal, James Remar, Jim Broadbent, Jonah Hill, Kyle MacLachlan, Marc Macaulay, Mare Winningham, Mark Frazer, Mark L. Lester, Mark Strong, Martin Freeman, Martin Lawrence, Mathew Karedas, Melissa Moore, Michael Bay, Michael Nouri, Michael Pena, Nick Frost, Nick Nolte, Owen Sharpe, Paddy Considine, Phil Lord, Reginald VelJohnson, Robert Z'Dar, Roger Spottiswood, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Samurai Cop, shane black, Showdown In Little Tokyo, Simon Pegg, Téa Leoni, The Guard, The Hidden, The Nice Guys, Tia Carrere, Timmy Dalton, Tom Hanks, Turner & Hooch, Walter Hill, Will Smith

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

The Nice Guys UK Press Conference Report – “German Spank films” were Ryan Gosling’s comedy tool

May 19, 2016 by Scott J. Davis

To celebrate the upcoming release of their new film The Nice Guys, the cast and filmmakers were in London this week to discuss the action-comedy, which stars Russell Crowe (Les Miserables) and Ryan Gosling (The Big Short) as mismatched detective duo in 1970’s Los Angeles. In attendance for the film were stars Crowe and Matt […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Joel Silver, Matt Bomer, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, shane black, The Nice Guys

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

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