Luke Owen praises the news of the Matrix reboot… Back in 2014 I wrote an article titled Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots. In it I argued that the idea behind rebooting the classic 1980s comedy was good in principle (it’s an easy enough premise to adapt and update) but the execution was […]
The Matrix reboot in development, Michael B. Jordan eyed to star
The Hollywood Reporter has broken word that Warner Bros. is going ahead with plans to reboot what is arguably the most influential action movie of the 90s (and one of the best of all time), The Matrix. It is being reported that Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Fruitvale Station) is wanted for this new take on the franchise and […]
Wonder Woman villain revealed, The Predator and Robin Hood: Origins begin filming, Keanu Reeves open to The Matrix 4 – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… WONDER WOMAN VILLAIN REVEALED Warner Bros. has been doing a good job of keeping Wonder Woman’s big villain under wraps, but following news this weekend that the character (who shall not be named here, if you want to avoid spoilers) will be portrayed by David Thewlis, and now we’ve […]
Keanu Reeves would be open The Matrix 4, if the Wachowskis were directing
Out and about on the promotional rounds for his hit action sequel John Wick: Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves has been chatting to Yahoo! Movies about whether he’d be open to reprising the role of Neo for a fourth Matrix movie. “The Wachowskis would have to be involved,” said Reeves. “They would have to write it and […]
Keanu Reeves: The King of Action!
Tom Jolliffe on Keanu Reeves, the king of action… With John Wick: Chapter 2 in cinemas now, it seems a good time to take a look back over Keanu Reeves’ forays into the action genre. Over the years Reeves has dipped his toes into just about every genre. He broke out of course in comedy, […]
How many movies have you watched more than once?
Anghus Houvouras on multiple viewings… How many movies have you watched more than once? I’m sure there are a lot of you out there that have those ‘go to’ movies. Classics that you can pop in from time to time because no matter how many times you’ve seen them they are able to infinitely entertain […]
Has the ‘Frequel’ Ruined the Hollywood Blockbuster?
Anghus Houvouras on whether the ‘frequel’ has ruined the Hollywood blockbuster… Death is probably the most overused metaphor in the arsenal of the film writer. In this age of binary theory, everything is either a masterpiece or a piece of shit. So the idea that terrible movies have started to erode the very fabric of […]
Trends and the Lack of Originality in Hollywood
Eric Bay-Andersen on trends and the lack of originality in Hollywood… At the beginning of this year I went to the cinema and saw a preview of all the big films coming out in 2016, and it really depressed me because almost every upcoming ‘event’ film was a sequel, a re-boot, or a prequel to […]
Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing
Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]
Nicolas Cage says he turned down Aragorn role in The Lord of the Rings
Currently promoting his new film Pay the Ghost [read our review here], Nicolas Cage has been speaking to Newsweek about his desire to work with such directors as Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino in the future, as well as some of the roles he was offered over the years that for one reason or another he […]
