Tom Jolliffe looks at the John Wick and Mission: Impossible franchises, the current best in action cinema… Some Spoilers follow: So Mr. Wick has just come out for his third adventure. Some suggestion beforehand had hinted it could potentially be his last. Three can often be a good number to close with. Of course that […]
Edge of Tomorrow sequel Live Die Repeat and Repeat officially moving ahead
It looks like the stars are finally aligning for the Edge of Tomorrow sequel, with Deadline reporting that Warner Bros. is looking to move forward on the long-rumoured Live Die Repeat and Repeat. According to the trade, screenwriter Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying) has been brought in the work on the script for the follow-up […]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol originally saw Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt retire
Apparently, the original ending for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol actually saw Ethan Hunt retire from his role as a field agent and Tom Cruise stepping aside as star. To many, the Mission: Impossible franchise has gone from strength to strength and it’s almost impossible to think of the series surviving without Tom Cruise’s Ethan […]
Henry Cavill and Alec Baldwin may return for Mission: Impossible sequels
Last week it was reported that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie has signed on to reunite with Tom Cruise for two more instalments in the blockbuster spy series, which will be shot back-to-back for release in 2021 and 2022 respectively. While we can assume that Cruise’s Ethan […]
Christopher McQuarrie set to direct back-to-back Mission Impossible films
After the success of Mission Impossible: Fallout, Christopher McQuarrie is accepting the mission for making more films. Variety is reporting that McQuarrie is returning to direct the next two films in the franchise, shooting them back-to-back. At the time of reporting, the films will see a summer 2021 and summer 2022 release date. Sources tell Variety that they […]
The Best Movie Action Sequences of 2018
Harrison Abbott on the best movie action sequences of 2018… About a week ago, I wrote an article ranking the Worst Action Sequences of 2018 and the reception to it was contentious to say the least. A few readers apparently emerged from the piece under the impression that I don’t like ‘’fun’’, or that I […]
Tom Cruise reportedly learning to actually fly fighter jets for Top Gun: Maverick
Despite the fact that cameras have been rolling on Top Gun: Maverick, it was announced back in August that production on the sequel to the 80s action classic would be going on hiatus, with Paramount pushing back the release of the film a year to 2020. At the time, it was reported that the delay […]
Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreate iconic Top Gun moment in Top Gun: Maverick set photo
As filming continues on the long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick, the latest set photos from the sequel to the 1986 action classic show Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreating the famous motorcycle scene from the original film, with a Kawasaki Ninja H2 standing in for the GPZ900R and Connelly’s single mother character replacing Kelly McGillis’ Charlie […]
Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie rewriting Top Gun: Maverick for Tom Cruise
As he prepares to return to the Danger Zone in Top Gun: Maverick, Empire has revealed that Tom Cruise has enlisted his frequent collaborator and Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie to rewrite the screenplay for the sequel to the 80s classic. Top Gun: Maverick will mark the tenth time that Cruise and McQuarrie […]
Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?
Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]
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