The Dark Tower is expected to beat the box office takings of Detroit when the film debuts this weekend. Stephen King fans and Dark Tower readers are eagerly anticipating the release of book’s loose adaptation. The fantasy epic has been a long time in the making — bringing the world of Roland Deschain to the […]
Stephen King on Idris Elba as The Gunslinger: “Why shouldn’t he be black?”
Idris Elba’s casting as The Gunslinger in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower came at a time when Hollywood was (and still is) under fire more than ever about a lack of diversity in their films. Fans have petitioned for Idris Elba to play James Bond for a while now, but while he may not be […]
The Dark Tower is not reviewing well, and it all may boil down to “clashing visions” on set
The long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is nearly here, and early reviews are not being kind to it. As of this writing, the movie is sitting at a lowly 18% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading various reactions across the web, the main criticism seems to be that it’s a middling […]
Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey on what brought them to The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey recently say down with Cinemablend to discuss what convinced them to sign on to play The Gunslinger and Man in Black respectively in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation. Their answers are surprisingly simple: Originality. Check out what the pair had to say below: Elba: “What brought […]
Bond 25: Seven Actors Who Could Be The Seventh 007
Liam Hoofe takes a look at seven actors who could take over the role of 007 from Daniel Craig… The recent announcement that the currently untitled 25th James Bond will hit cinemas in 2019 has once again raised the question as to whether or not Daniel Craig will be making his fifth appearance as 007, […]
Idris Elba wanted for Dark Tower TV series Wizard and Glass
Back in September, Sony and Media Rights Capital announced that it intended on launching a companion TV series to the upcoming feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, using the saga’s fourth book Wizard and Glass as its inspiration. While the series is seemingly dependent on the success of the movie, producer Akiva […]
Idris Elba and Neil Cross reuniting for Luther series 5
The BBC has given the green light to a fifth series of the acclaimed British crime drama Luther, which will reunite creator Neil Cross with Idris Elba, who portrays DCI John Luther. “Now what? It’s a question Idris and I get asked a lot,” said Cross. “What happened to John Luther after we last saw him […]
What the hell is going on with The Dark Tower movie?
Samuel Brace is starting to get a little concerned about The Dark Tower… The Dark Tower adaptation currently set for release this summer seems to be in big trouble. We are months from release and there’s no trailer, the film has recently been delayed, and now reshoots are taking place. None of this looks good […]
DVD Review – 100 Streets (2016)
100 Streets, 2016. Directed by John O’Hanlon Starring Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton, Franz Drameh, Charlie Creed-Miles, Kierston Wareing and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: Set against the streets of Chelsea, three separate stories of people facing personal crises overlap: a former rugby star whose marriage is crumbling before his eyes, a cab driver whose life is devastated […]
Movie Review – The Take (2016)
The Take (a.k.a. Bastille Day), 2016. Directed by James Watkins Starring Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly, Charlotte le Bon SYNOPSIS: Michael Mason, an American conman in Paris, is embroiled in a terrorist plot which leads him into the path of hard-edged CIA officer Sean Briar… On the evidence of movies such as The Take, […]
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