Very few people appreciate just how much stunt artists put themselves on the line to bring us some of our favorite action scenes, but that’s not the case for Jason Statham, who has called for stunt work to get its own category at the Academy Awards. During an interview with Vanity Fair, Statham said, “All of the […]
The Best Ever Casino Films
Oliver Davis counts down the best ever casino films… 5. Ocean’s Eleven It’s got more stars than a sky-gazing evening with Brian Cox, Ocean’s Eleven was a dream team-up movie with as-yet-unmatched ‘name’ power. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts…even Bernie Mac, the 2001 remake even surpassed Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy […]
No Star Wars: Episode VII video game from EA
Star Wars has been in the news a lot lately. We’ve recently got news on a December 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, a change in scriptwriters, rumours that Mark Hamill will supposedly not be involved, and the possibility of Star Wars characters showing up in The LEGO Movie. And now we’ve got […]
Movie Review – Blackfish (2013)
Blackfish, 2013 Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite SYNOPSIS: Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity. Blackfish was easily one of the most anticipated films at this year’s Sundance London with its […]
Watchmen screenwriter Alex Tse to script Gran Turismo movie
Watchmen scribe Alex Tse has signed onto write the Sony video game adaptation Gran Turismo for Columbia Pictures. Tse is currently attached to write the remake of Highlander and this year penned the script for Battling Boy, a Paramount and Plan B adaptation of the Paul Pope graphic novel. Gran Turismo looks to join the […]
Warrior director Gavin O’Connor to remake Tell No One
Director of Warrior Gavin O’Connor has signed up to direct the remake of French thriller Tell No One. Based on Guillame Canet’s Ne Le Dis a Personne, the film centres on David Beck, a man who has rebuilt his life following his wife’s murder. However, an email he receives hints towards his wife still being […]
Emily Blunt to star in Sister
Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau, Looper) is set to star in Sister, an adaptation of Rosamund Lupton’s psychological thriller novel of the same name, which is represented her own sister, literary agent Felicity Blunt. According to The Wrap, the film will find Blunt playing Beatrice “as she investigates the death of her young sister whose […]
Doug Liman to reunite Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson for El Presidente?
Doug Liman has finished filming on the sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow, and is now looking to reunite with Tom Cruise on El Presidente, a movie that he’s been trying to get made for 3 years. Which is odd because it’s a great premise, and it’s Tom Cruise. The story is about “a straight-arrow Secret […]
American Gods no longer in development at HBO
In the golden age of television one of the front runners and leaders of the movement is HBO. It’s been responsible for the likes of The Wire, Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire, amongst others, and many people are paying close attention to what its next titan might be. Unfortunately it seems it won’t be […]
Star Wars characters to appear in The LEGO Movie?
The Wall Street Journal has reported that even though Star Wars characters are owned by Disney and The LEGO Movie is owned by Warner Bros., a few of them might be making appearances in the upcoming animated film. The article speculates that since The LEGO Movie has been in development since before Disney’s purchase of […]