Last year Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, The LEGO Movie) expressed his interest in taking on the role of Gambit in a potential X-Men movie, with producer Lauren Shuler Donner subsequently stating that she’s “dying” to make it happen. Of course, we’ve already seen the Cajun card-thrower on the screen before, with Taylor Kitsch portraying […]
Joel Silver says Escape from New York reboot influenced by Batman: Arkham City
While on the press tour for Non-Stop, producer Joel Silver brought up the reboot/remake/sequel of John Carpenter’s 80s classic Escape from New York during an interview with Collider, revealing that the Batman video game Arkham City is influencing the approach to the updated version. “There was a video game that came out a few years […]
Shia LaBeouf continues his bizarre behaviour at the Berlin Film Festival
One time Even Stevens star and all round interesting bloke Shia LaBeouf has had an unusual week at the Berlin Film Festival. At a press conference for his latest film Nymphomaniac, LaBeouf stormed out after 10 minutes quoting Manchester United Legend and Kung-Fu master Eric Contana’s famous line, “When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s […]
Clark Gregg on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and how it will integrate with Phase Two
We’ve already seen one crossover with Thor: The Dark World, and a similar link-up with Captain America: The Winter Soldier is expected this year. However, it’s unknown at this point exactly how far Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will integrate with Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it looks like even Clark Gregg is slightly […]
John Travolta signs on for Gummy Bear and A Three Dog Life
John Travolta has signed on to play “Gummy Bear,” the Internet viral sensation that was big in 2012. Since its release, the Gummy Bear brand has generated 3.6 billion downloads, so naturally evidently, this is a big deal in Hollywood. The film will be written by Bad Boys scribe George Gallo and sees Gummy and […]
Michael B. Jordan on those Johnny Storm rumours for The Fantastic Four
With Fox set to begin production on The Fantastic Four next month, we still know virtually nothing about the superhero reboot, with director Josh Trank denying pretty much every rumour that’s surfaced over the past few months – even the ones that seem to have some basis in fact. And of course the big one that’s stirred […]
Zack Snyder talks Batman vs. Superman and Dark Knight Returns influences
While there’s been plenty of speculation about Batman vs. Superman, we’ve heard very little in the way of comments from the cast and crew of the upcoming Man of Steel sequel over the past couple of months, but director Zack Snyder has offered up a few comments during a promotional interview for 300: Rise of […]
DVD Review – Filth (2013)
Filth, 2013. Directed by Jon S. Baird.Starring James McAvoy, Imogen Poots, Jim Broadbent, Joanne Froggatt, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, and Iain De Caestecker. SYNOPSIS: A bipolar, bigoted junkie cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter. Straight off the bat […]
Second Opinion – Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn, Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Denis O’Hare, Juliet Reeve and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS: In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. […]
If the film is remade, it’s not a ‘classic’
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… In an article praising Paul Verhoeven’s original RoboCop, Tim Robey writes… “RoboCop was a smash hit 27 years ago … And it has become an iconic touchstone of pulpy, provocative, giddily violent mainstream cinema, so much so that news of a remake – which reaches our screens this […]
