February 2014
Evangeline Lilly Set For Ant-Man
Evangeline Lilly looks set to land the female lead in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, starring opposite Paul Rudd as the famously tiny hero. The actress is said to be in advanced stages of talks with Marvel over joining the project. The Lost and Hobbit stars’ character hasn’t been revealed yet but it seems likely she’ll be [...]
Seth Rogen Makes AMC Preacher TV Series
AMC have confirmed that Seth Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg are officially producing a long delayed adaptation of cult comicbook Preacher for the network. Breaking Bad writer Sam Catlin will also serve as executive producer on the new project. The original comic from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon has a cult following but previous [...]
The Lego Movie Review
The Plot: An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be an extraordinary MasterBuilder is recruited to join a quest to stop and evil LEGO tyrant from ridding the known world of imagination using a mysterious ultimate weapon. The Good: Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller demonstrated their own extraordinary creative potential with surprise blockbuster hit [...]
Mr Peabody & Sherman Review
The Plot: The world’s smartest dog Mr Peabody takes his adopted human son Sherman on adventures throughout history in his time machine the WABAC. But after Sherman gets into trouble at school an ill-advised trip with his classmate Penny finds the unlikely pair trapped in a race to repair history and save the future. The [...]
Filth Director Joins Danny Boyle Babylon Series
Filth Director Jon S. Baird has confirmed that he will direct the first three episodes of a planned series of Babylon, based on the pilot directed by Danny Boyle. The new show focuses on life inside the inner circle of the UK police force. A subject matter the Filth director is all too familiar with given [...]
Naomie Harris talks Moneypenny & Bond 24
On the red carpet at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards 2014 Bond star Naomie Harris spoke about taking on the iconic role of Miss Moneypenny. The beautiful British actress who recently won rave reviews for her performance as Nelson Mandela’s wife Winnie, spoke about the intention to make the Moneypenny a strong feminine role [...]
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Reveals Electro Origins
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 introduces audiences to several new villains which should be easily recognizable to comic-book fans. Paul Giamatti is playing Rhino, conveniently re-imagined as a criminal thug inside a tank-like armored suit with a horned helmet. Chris Cooper and Dane DeHaan are likewise playing Normon Osborne and his son Harry, with one of [...]
The Lego Movie Sequel Planned
The Lego Movie hasn’t even assembled itself properly in cinemas yet, but already the studio behind the much anticipated animated adventure have reportedly decided to push ahead with plans for a sequel. Written and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the first film is expected to succeed in the box office and demonstrates the [...]
Captain America The Winter Soldier Trailer
Check out the new official trailer for Marvel sequel Captain America The Winter Soldier, which sees Chris Evans return as the shield wielding all-American hero. This time Cap, Nick Fury and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. find themselves facing a deadly ghost from Captain’s past. In particular the new trailer introduces us to Anthony Mackie’s winged superhero [...]
London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Winners 2014
The 34th London Critics’s Circle Film Awards took place last night, with Steve McQueen’s slavery biopic 12 Year A Slave scooping top prize for Best Film, Actor and Supporting Actress. Other key winners on the night included Filth, Gravity, The Selfish Giant and Gary Oldman receiving the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film Full list on [...]