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Pheobe Waller-Bridge joins the Han Solo movie
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Actress Pheobe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Broadchurch) has joined the cast of the Han Solo movie, the stand-alone Star Wars project which is being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The actress will play a CGI-character in the film, which has just started production, so reports Variety.
Waller-Bridge joins the already cast Donald Glover, Woody Harrelson and Emilia Clarke. Alden Ehrenreich is leading the film as the iconic character, with the story focussing on the early adventures of the legendary smuggler.
The as yet untitled Han Solo movie is scheduled to arrive in cinemas in May of 2018.
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- Paul Heath
Win An Awesome Blu-ray™ Action Bundle With ‘John Wick: Chapter Two’
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“How good to see you again so soon, Mr. Wick”
On February 17, Keanu Reeves explodes back onto UK cinema screens in the action-packed John Wick: Chapter Two, the highly anticipated sequel to 2015’s smash-hit John Wick!
Directed by Chad Stahelski, John Wick: Chapter Two boasts an all-star cast featuring Keanu Reeves, Common, Riccardo Scamarcio, Laurence Fishburne, Ruby Rose, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Franco Nero, with John Leguizamo.
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In this next chapter following the 2015 hit, legendary hitman John Wick [Keanu Reeves] is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
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Black Panther set photos: Andy Serkis spotted on set
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Black Panther set photos land online showing off Andy Serkis in a paramedic uniform.
See the Black Panther set photos below.
Some set photos from the Atlanta set of Marvel’s Black Panther have emerged and they clearly show Andy Serkis in full paramedic uniform as villain Ulysses Klaue.
Ryan Coogler is directing the film with Chadwick Boseman reprising his role as the title character. He was first seen in last year’s Captain America: Civil War.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Black Panther follows T’Challa who, after the events of “Captain America: Civil War,” returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa’s mettle as King and Black Panther is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk. »
- Paul Heath
Shailene Woodley done with Divergent
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Shailene Woodley is reportedly done with the Divergent series. The franchise is heading to television after three movies, the last being The Divergent Series: Allegiant, which debuted last year. That instalment failed to ignite the box-office, taking just under $180 million worldwide, from a fairly heavy budget.
As a result of the film’s performance, the distributor announced that it would be taking the franchise to television with a TV movie and then a series, but it looks like Woodley has officially passed.
Speaking with Vanity Fair at the premiere of her new HBO miniseries, Big Little Lies, the actress was asked if she was involved, to which she firmly replied ‘No’. The same post alludes to Miles Teller also not returning too. Does this mean a complete reboot/ write off?
There’s no timescale for the TV show, or the movie that will precede it, but we’ll keep you posted. »
- Paul Heath
Jacob Tremblay has joined the cast of Xavier Dolan’s next
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Room star Jacob Tremblay has joined the cast of Xavier Dolan‘s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, which is now off and shooting in Montreal, Canada. The film is lead by Game Of Thrones‘ Kit Harrington and revolves around the American TV star in his late twenties and his correspondence with a young actor-to-be, played by Tremblay, who is living with his mother (Natalie Portman) in England. Their lives take dramatic turns when the existence of their pen pal relationship is publicly exposed, sending Donovan in a downfall.
Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates also star, so reports Variety.
Shooting will also take in the U.K., Prague and New York.
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- Paul Heath
First photos and trailer for Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled
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Entertainment Weekly have released the first batch of photos from Sofia Coppola’s upcoming The Beguiled. We also have the first trailer for adaptation of the 1966 Thomas Cullinan novel, which was previously adapted into a film in 1973.
The story follows a wounded Yankee soldier who, after finding refuge in an isolated girls’ school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women’s sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls’ wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
Starring in the film is Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst and Angourie Rice. It will be released on June 23rd 2017.
Check out the very first photos below as well as that first teaser trailer.
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Oprah Winfrey will lead the cast of the Terms Of Endearment remake
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Oprah Winfrey is set for the Terms Of Endearment remake over at Paramount Pictures. so reports The Wrap.
The original film opened all of the way back in 1983, and starred Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jeff Daniels. According to sources, Winfrey will play the MacLaine role in the planned film, which will be directed by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler).
Here’t the plot of the original.
Widow Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter, Emma (Debra Winger), have a strong bond, but Emma marries teacher Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels) against her mother’s wishes. When the marriage grows sour due to Flap’s cheating, Emma eventually splits from him, returning to her mother, who is involved with a former astronaut (Jack Nicholson). Soon, Emma learns that she has terminal cancer. In the hospital, supported by Aurora, she tries to make peace with Flap and her children.
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A Star Wars spoof is coming from Epic Movie duo
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Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the filmmaking duo behind the films Epic Movie and Meet The Spartans, are to next tackle Star Worlds Episode Xxxive=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue, a spoof which will mock the Star Wars saga and various other space series.
Filming will kick off later this year with Paul Hanson and Todd Garner producing.
Hanson said the following in a statement to Variety: “Jason and Aaron are a powerhouse duo who have proven time and time again that they are fully tapped into the what audiences love. Their fearless take on pop culture has us beyond thrilled to tackle the world’s most popular franchise with the two of them leading us into a galaxy far, far away.”
More as we get it.
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- Paul Heath
Infographic: Facts about Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
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To coincide with this week’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Ang Lee‘s ambitious new film that heads to cinemas on Friday, we have a global exclusive factual infographic to share with you.
The infographic reveals many facts about the movie, which is based on Ben Fountain’s novel of the same name.
The film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn, who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, has been hailed as a hero and brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad – contrasting the realities of the Iraq conflict with America’s celebration back home.
You can read our positive review of the film over here and catch it in cinemas from Friday 10th February. »
- Paul Heath
Nicolas Winding Refn set for Amazon series Too Old To Die Young
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Nicolas Winding Refn is set to co-write and direct a new Amazon TV series called Too Old To Die Young, so reports Variety.
The trade bible reports that the series will be in the same vein as his Pusher trilogy and will explore the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles as we follow various characters’ existential journeys from killers to avenging angels.
Refn will write the series with Ed Brubaker, and three notable male actors have already been offered roles.
Refn’s last film was the Cannes opener The Neon Demon. Too Old To Die Young will reportedly hit the streaming service in 2018.
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- Paul Heath
Watch an exclusive clip from upcoming horror film Blind Sun
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To coincide with its forthcoming release, we have an exclusive clip to share from the upcoming horror film Blind Sun.
Blind Sun screened at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival and is a uniquely eccentric take on the apocalyptic horror: strange, arcane and with a strikingly intense style and atmosphere that recalls films like Who Can Kill A Child and other classic European Horror.
During a scorching Greek summer, a stranded foreigner finds himself in a bureaucratic purgatory as he tries to retrieve his residence permit, while the crushing heat threatens to send him over the edge into paranoia and madness.
Blind Sun will premiere on the online streaming service Shudder from the 9th February. Watch the exclusive clip below.
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- Paul Heath
Escape Plan 2 director named! Steven C. Miller will helm
8 February 2017 7:45 AM, PST
Escape Plan 2 director named as Steven C. Miller.
Steven C. Miller has been named as the Escape Plan 2 director. Miller is responsible for the recent Marauders and Arsenal (aka Southern Fury), and will direct Sylvester Stallone and maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger in the planned sequel, which is in active development.
The Tracking Board released the news that Miller has boarded the project, which will be Chinese co-production that will be distributed in China by Leomus Pictures. The first film, released back in 2014, grossed nearly $41 million over there so it is a lucrative market.
Here’s the plot of that original Escape Plan.
Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison — and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross, leaving him stuck in a high-tech facility with the worst that society has to offer. Luckily for Ray, he meets Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger »
- Paul Heath
Win a Lionsgate Action Bundle with Life on the Line starring John Travolta
8 February 2017 7:35 AM, PST
To celebrate the release of new John Travolta action thriller Life on the Line, we have an awesome Lionsgate action bundle up for grabs featuring Criminal,The Last Stand, Heist, London Has Fallen and Killing Season.
Golden Globe winner John Travolta (Pulp Fiction, Face/Off) headlines this tense and star-studded new action thriller. Travolta is Beau Ginner, a man haunted by the death of his younger brother in a tragic work accident, leaving him to raise his niece, Bailey, alone. Determined to see her go to college and start a new life, tragedy threatens to strike again when a major storm descends on the county. It’s a deadly race against the clock to fix miles of high-wire cable before lightning destroys the power grid and everything in its path.
Nail-biting, action-packed and based on true events, Life on the Line co-stars Kate Bosworth (Heist), Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct), Devon Sawa »
- Paul Heath
Teaser trailer and poster for The Lego Ninjago Movie
8 February 2017 7:31 AM, PST
Warner Brothers have just dropped the very first teaser trailer for The Lego Ninjago Movie, the company’s second big Lego movie of the year. The film features an all-star cast including the legendary Jackie Chan as Master Wu, Dave Franco as Lloyd and Justin Theroux as the evil Garmadon. From the team that assembled The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie is in cinemas October 13 2017.
In this big-screen Ninjago adventure, the battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Lloyd (Dave Franco), aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret warriors and Lego Master Builders. Led by kung fu master Wu as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon (Justin Theroux), the Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test »
- Paul Heath
Interview: John Caroll Lynch for The Founder
8 February 2017 12:17 AM, PST
In The Founder, John Carroll Lynch stars as Mac McDonald – who, partnered with his brother Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman) – created the first McDonald’s restaurant in California in the 1940s. Based on a true story, the new film from director John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks), follows the trail of how traveling salesman Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), impressed by the brothers’ innovative assembly-line approach to the kitchen, maneuvered himself into a position where he was ultimately able to take control of the company, transforming himself in the process to the ‘founder’ of an economic empire.
Appearing in over 50 films and television productions, John Carrol Lynch first sprang to prominence in 1996 with the Coen brothers’ critically acclaimed, Fargo. His films include Gothika, Things We Lost in the Fire, Zodiac, Gran Torino, Shutter Island, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. On television, Lynch has starred in such popular series as The Drew Carey Show »
- Paul Heath
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk review: Dir. Ang Lee (2017)
8 February 2017 12:00 AM, PST
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk review: Ang Lee goes all-in and take a huge gamble on this commanding, inventive and brave piece of modern filmmaking.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk review, Paul Heath, February 2017.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk review
It’s an understatement to say that Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk failed to ignite the box-office Stateside when it was released last year. A lot of that could have something to do with the timing, its anti-war message, or maybe director Ang Lee’s format of choice – the mind-bending 3D at 120 frames per second. More on that in a second.
Lee’s first film since the Oscar-winning Life Of Pi revolves around a day in the life of Billy Lynn and his fellow soldiers of Bravo Squad as they attend a Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day football game after returning home from a tour of duty during the Iraq War. »
- Paul Heath
Jennifer Connelly joins the cast of Alita: Battle Angel
7 February 2017 11:37 PM, PST
Jennifer Connolly has joined the cast of James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s film Alita: Battle Angel, which is currently in-production in Texas.
Rodriguez is directing the film which is based on a screenplay by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis (from the manga by Yukito Kishiro). Already amongst the cast are Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali and Ed Skrein. Connelly is set to play one of the villains, so reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Set in the 26th century, Alita tells of a female cyborg (Rosa Salazar) that is discovered in a scrapyard by a scientist. With no memory of her previous life except her deadly martial-arts training, the woman becomes a bounty hunter, tracking down criminals. The action-adventure story is meant to serve as a backdrop to themes of self-discovery and the search for love.
The film has a release date set for 2018.
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Jack Nicholson to return to the screen for the Toni Erdmann remake
7 February 2017 11:27 PM, PST
Jack Nicholson is set to make a return to the big screen in the English-language remake of the German comedy Toni Erdmann. The film, which was released in UK cinemas last week after debuting at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, centers on a reluctant woman who must spend time with her estranged father when he comes for a surprise visit. The woman in the remake will be played by Kristen Wiig.
Paramount Pictures are behind the movie after bagging the remake rights, and Wiig will co-produce alongside Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum of Gloria Sanchez Productions.
There is currently a vacancy for a writer and director for the film, so reports Variety. The original film is up for best foreign language film at this year’s Academy Awards.
We’ll bring you more news on the remake as we get it. Read our very positive review of Toni Erdmann over here. »
- Paul Heath
Rip Richard Hatch. Battlestar Galactica actor dead at 71
7 February 2017 11:19 PM, PST
Richard Hatch, the legendary actor who led the cast as Apollo in Battlestar Galactica has sadly died at the age of 71. Hatch was a screen veteran but was mostly known for his work in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, and for playing Tom Zarek on the Syfy remake.
Hatch’s son Paul confirmed his father’s death, and released the following statement on Tuesday in Los Angeles: “He died peacefully with his family and friends at his side after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“In spite of significant roles in other series and motion pictures over the following decades, his connection with the original Battlestar as well as the remake created an international following among science fiction fans. While continuing his acting career Richard was a popular figure at comic book conventions, science fiction forums and even hosted his own cruise ship events.”
Many friends and colleagues shared their »
- Paul Heath
Theatre Review: Not Dead Enough (UK Tour)
7 February 2017 11:00 PM, PST
Not Dead Enough theatre review: Its because he loves you with deadly consequences.
Not Dead Enough theatre review by Katey Thompson, February 2017.
Peter James is a well known murder mystery author who is great at a writing an intriguing, intense who-dunnit that keeps the reader guessing from start to finish. In this play the suspense is slow to build and that suspense and tension remained throughout the entire production.
The play opens with the murder of the socialite Katie Bishop; could her husband Brian Bishop who was 60 miles away at the time be responsible? It is the task of DS Roy Grace to determine if he has the correct suspect. Shane Ritchie is a credible detective quite different in persona to the roles he is normally associated with. DS Grace’s girlfriend is the mortician Cleo Morley, played by Laura Whitmore, who brings her presentation skills into the limelight, with »
- Katey Thompson
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