Aardman Animation have used the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to present the first footage from their 23-years in the making sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, and also announced when the feathery follow-up will be available to stream on Netflix. Aardman founder Peter Lord and director Sam Fell took the stage as part […]
HBO cancels Westworld after four seasons
The park is closed for good as HBO has cancelled Westworld. The series, which premiered in 2016, ran for four seasons from creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Westworld, which was based on Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, followed a group of highly-intelligent androids called ‘Hosts’ as they catered to the needs of their human guests […]
Movie Review – God’s Country (2022)
God’s Country, 2022. Co-written and Directed by Julian Higgins. Starring Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Kai Lennox, and Tanaya Beatty. SYNOPSIS: When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences. Julian Higgins’ blazing adaptation of James […]
Movie Review – God’s Country (2022)
God’s Country, 2022. Directed by Julian Higgins. Starring Thandiwe Newton, Jefferson White, Tanaya Beatty, Jeremy Bobb, Kai Lennox, Joris Jarsky, Gabriel Clark, Phaedra Nielson, and Karen Jean Olds. SYNOPSIS: When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences. One would […]
Thandiwe Newton thriller God’s Country gets a trailer and poster
IFC Films has released a poster and trailer for director Julian Higgins’ upcoming thriller God’s Country which stars Thandiwe Newton as a former police officer living in a rural town who finds herself caught up in an escalating battle of wills with two hunters she finds trespassing on her property. A black former police officer […]
Westworld season 4 trailer promises anything but a Perfect Day for its android inhabitants
Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy’s Westworld has had a huge evolution over the course of its three seasons, but one things for sure, judging by some of the imagery and events on display in this brand new teaser, synthetic life is about to get even tougher for its roll-call of assorted androids in season 4. […]
Salma Hayek replaces Thandiwe Newton in Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike’s Last Dance has added Salma Hayek (The Eternals) to replace Thandiwe Newton (Westworld) after the latter exited the role due to personal issues. The exact nature of Newton’s departure hasn’t been given, but Warner Bros. issued a statement which said “Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away […]
Movie Review – All the Old Knives (2022)
All the Old Knives, 2022. Directed by Janus Metz. Starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne, Corey Johnson, Jonjo O’Neill, Ahd Kamel, David Dawson, Nasser Memarzia, David Bedella, Alexander Devrient, Oscar Coleman, Anna Jones, Derek Siow, Karina Wiedman, and Orli Shuka. SYNOPSIS: Two CIA operatives, and former lovers, reunite at idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea to […]
Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton hunt a CIA mole in All the Old Knives trailer
Amazon Prime Video has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Olen Steinhauer’s novel All the Old Knives. Directed by Janus Metz, the espionage thriller stars Chris Pine as a CIA operative who teams up with his former colleague and ex-lover (Thandiwe Newton) as he tries to uncover a double agent within […]
Thandiwe Newton in talks to join Channing Tatum in Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Westworld star Thandiwe Newton is currently in negotiations to join Channing Tatum in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the third instalment of the hit Warner Bros. movie series. Although details on Newton’s character are being kept under wraps, the outlet is reporting that she will be the female lead of the film. Newton will star alongside […]
