Jackson Ball reviews the eleventh episode of House of Cards season 2…. They’ve done it again! Those crafty House of Cards writers have blindsided us again with another unexpected plot device. Just as Episode 11 was looking to be a little on the dreary side, they pull out sharp, dialogue-free twist in its final scenes. […]
Marc Webb returning to direct The Amazing Spider-Man 3
Despite the fact we’re still a couple of months away from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony has already laid out its plans for the future of the wall-crawler, with The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 set for release in 2016 and 2018 respectively, along with spin-offs for Venom and The Sinister Six. […]
Gary Oldman and Benedict Cumberbatch reportedly cast in Star Wars: Episode VII, Harrison Ford rumoured for two more Indiana Jones movies
According to MarketSaw, Gary Oldman (RoboCop, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness) have signed onto star in the new Star Wars trilogy beginning with 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII. Last month, Oldman confirmed he’d had “conversations” with Lucasfilm but never indicated if he would be taking […]
Luke Bracey to play Johnny Utah in Point Break remake
Aussie actor Luke Bracey (Home and Away, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) has joined the cast of Alcon Entertainment’s Point Break remake, where he’s set to play the Keanu Reeves role of FBI agent Johnny Utah. Bracey will star alongside Gerard Butler (300, Olympus Has Fallen), who will take on the Patrick Swayze role of Bodhi in […]
Michelle Harrison cast as Nora Allen in The Flash
With production set to get underway next month, The CW has added another name to the cast of The Flash pilot, with Michelle Harrison (Emily Owens, MD) signing on to play Barry Allen’s (Grant Gustin) mother Nora Allen in a guest star / recurring role. Along with Gustin and Harrison, the cast for the David […]
True Detective – Episode 1 Review
Matt Smith reviews the first episode of True Detective…. One of the keys to making great art is making something different to what’s come before. You must adhere to the most basic principles of your chosen form, but with everything being bought into context, you have to show your audience something new. Not to get […]
Drew Pearce confirms Joss Whedon for The Avengers 3?
Joss Whedon is currently busy with production on the hotly-anticipated sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron, but if Iron Man 3 screenwriter Drew Pearce is to be believed, it seems that Whedon will be reuniting with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes once again in Phase Three for The Avengers 3… “One of the things when you’re a […]
Jack O’Connell to lead spy thriller Section 6
Man of the moment Jack O’Connell has signed on to Universal’s spy thriller Section 6. The film will focus on the creation of MI6, the British intelligence agency founded during the First World War. Penned by Aaron Berg, Section 6 will be produced by Mark Platt alongside Adam Siegel for Marc Platt Productions. A director […]
Meryl Streep to star as Emmeline Pankhurst in Suffragette
Meryl Streep has signed on to play famed suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst alongside Carey Mulligan (Shame), Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech), Romola Garai (Amazing Grace), Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless), Natalie Press (Ill Manors), Ben Wishaw (Skyfall) and Brandan Gleeson (In Bruges) in Suffragette. The film will chart the early activists for womens’ liberation and their run-ins […]
The Following Season 2 – Episode 5 Review
Matt Smith reviews the fifth episode of The Following season 2… With last week’s episode feeling like a bit of a filler, with moments that could’ve been powerful or important seemingly sucked dry of major significance, The Following had to up its game. In terms of important moments and, perhaps, imagination. With an episode featuring […]
