As production begins on Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, another addition has been made to its cast. Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange) has joined the film starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Clive Owen. Gemini Man follows Will Smith as in dual roles as Henry Brogan, an aging assassin who is trying to retire but is marked for […]
Bad Boys 3 back on with new directors
If the plot for a proposed Bad Boys 3 film features as many twists as the project’s stop-start fifteen year gestation period, then it might be worth the wait. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence blockbusting sequel was seemingly dead over at Sony when Joe Carnahan jumped ship in March of 2017. Then the news […]
Filming wraps on Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake
Filming has officially wrapped on Aladdin, Disney’s latest live-action remake from its animated back catalogue, with stars Mena Massoud (Aladdin) and Naomi Scott (Jasmine) taking to social media to announce that production on the Guy Ritchie-directed film is now complete. Wrap day today. What an incredible 6 months. I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every […]
Netflix responds to Bright’s critical mauling
Will Smith’s Netflix blockbuster Bright might have had a record breaking eleven million views in its first three days, but that didn’t stop it from being labelled as one of the worst films of 2017. The flawed fantasy currently sits at 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, but with plans for a sequel well underway, Netflix CEO […]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead cast in Gemini Man
A few days ago it was reported Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) were up for the lead role in Ang Lee’s Gemini Man opposite Will Smith. Now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed which actress will star in the film: Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Gemini Man follows […]
Netflix confirms that we’re getting a Bright sequel, minus Max Landis
Whatever your feelings about what many critics labelled as one of the worst films of 2017 [read our review here], Bright was watched by a lot of people. In fact, the $90m Netflix blockbuster is the highest viewed film on the streaming service’s platform in first week of release. Based on that, it’ll come as […]
Bright is a big success for Netflix with 11 million US views in its first weekend
Despite the critical panning that it has received, David Ayer’s Bright appears to be a resounding success for Netflix, garnering over 11 million view in the US alone in its first weekend. Whilst the Netflix model is still in its early stages, without the same sorts of lines of measurements that we would usually have for […]
Netflix orders Bright sequel, with Will Smith returning
It may have been pretty much savaged by critics, but it seems that Netflix has already given the go ahead to a sequel to David Ayer’s fantasy buddy cop adventure Bright. According to Bloomberg, Will Smith is signed on to reprise his role as Daryl Ward, although it isn’t stated whether we can expect to […]
Movie Review – Bright (2017)
Bright, 2017. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace, Jay Hernandez, Veronica Ngo, Edgar Ramirez, Happy Anderson, and Ike Barinholtz. SYNOPSIS: In a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans, a human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is […]
Will Smith is producing a Michael Jordan baseball biopic
According to Empire, Will Smith is set to produce a biopic of legendary basketball star Michael Jordan, although it won’t focus on his time in the NBA, but rather his stint in minor league baseball in the mid-90s. The film, entitled The Prospect, and will cover his basketball retirement following the death of his father […]