We know that 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse is set to revolve around the X-Men: First Class cast – with director Bryan Singer confirming that James McAvoy (Professor Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast) will all be back – while there’s also been talk of bringing in younger incarnations of characters such […]
James Gunn says Vin Diesel is not playing Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy
From the moment that Vin Diesel starting teasing a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was talk that the Fast & Furious star could be set to play the cosmic villain Thanos, who was teased during the mid-credits scene of Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. Of course, it was subsequently revealed that Diesel would instead […]
24: Live Another Day – Episode 4 Review
Scott Davis continues his journey through London Town with Jack Bauer with a look at episode four of Live Another Day.… Another day, another hour with our dear friend Jack. So far, 24: LAD has certainly delivered on almost all counts. Swift, exhilarating and above all ridiculously entertaining, it’s everything you could want from Bauer’s […]
DVD Review – Wrecked (2013)
Wrecked (aka Scenic Route), 2013. Directed by Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz. Starring Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Miracle Laurie, Christie Burson, Peter Michael Goetz, Jamie Donovan and Ethan Maher. SYNOPSIS: Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other’s […]
Joss Whedon, James Gunn and Edgar Wright respond to Wright’s Ant-Man departure
This past Friday brought the unexpected news that Edgar Wright has vacated the director’s chair on Marvel Studios’ first Phase Three offering Ant-Man, having been developing the movie since 2006. It was of course hugely disappointing news for fans eager to see Wright’s take on the miniature superhero, and now two of the British filmmaker’s […]
Simon Kinberg describes X-Men: Apocalypse as a “Roland Emmerich-style” disaster movie
X-Men writer and producer Simon Kinberg has sure been busy these past few weeks, taking over from Bryan Singer on the promotional trail for the latest instalment in the mutant franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past [read our reviews here and here]. Just a couple of days ago, he spoke about bringing Apocalypse to the […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past gives Fox its biggest ever opening weekend at the global box office
X-Men: Days of Future Past has enjoyed a healthy $261 million opening around the globe this weekend, with the Bryan Singer-directed sequel pulling in $90.7 million domestically and $171 million internationally since it began rolling out last Thursday. Its three-day U.S. haul is the second largest for the franchise after 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, […]
Rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner reportedly back at Marvel
Over the past couple of years, Marvel Studios has reacquired the movie rights to many of its characters, and now it seems the studio may have bagged another, with Borys Kit of THR reporting via Twitter that Universal no longer has the rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige had spoken about […]
Is Callan Mulvey playing The Joker in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
A couple of weeks ago director of photography Larry Fong posted an image of a playing card to his Instagram account, sparking speculation as to whether The Joker might appear in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Well gossip site TMZ has seemingly picked up the ball and ran […]
Drew Goddard leaves Marvel’s Daredevil series, Steven S. DeKnight joins as showrunner
Yesterday, Marvel Studios and Edgar Wright released a joint statement announcing that Wright has vacated the director’s chair on his long-gestating adaptation of Ant-Man. Now Latino-Review has revealed that Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) has left the Daredevil miniseries, where he was slated to write and direct the pilot, as well as serving […]
