Safe House Becomes An Unlikey Franchise

Spy action-thriller Safe House starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, proved surprisingly successful, taking over $200million at the box office worldwide despite a modest budget and little fanfare. Universal has now reportedly hired original screenwriter David Guggenheim to write a follow up. The studio is yet to announce whether the new instalment will be a [...]

Producer talks Independence Day Sequel

Independence Day producer Dean Devlin has been talking about the long rumoured sequel to the 1996 sci-fi blockbuster that seems to finally be becoming a reality. “Roland and I sat down and watched the original. It’s a different experience on television!” Devlin told us. The thing that really hit me about the movie is how much [...]

Anna Karenina World Premiere

Last Night the World Premiere of Anna Karenina took place in London’s Leicester Square. Keira Knightley walked the red carpet alongside co-stars Jude Law, Matthew McFadden and Aaron Taylor Johnson. You can read our review of the film. But if you want to make up your own mind you can check out the lovely featurette [...]

The Avengers Takes Over $1.5 Billion

The Avengers has officially taken over $1.5billion at cinemas worldwide making it easily the top grossing film of 2012. The news largely overshadows the fact that The Dark Knight Rises became on the 13th film in history to surpass the $1billion mark at the box office. Since arriving in cinemas in May, The Avengers has broken several [...]

Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan dies at 54

Michael Clarke Duncan the towering Oscar nominated star of The Green Mile has died at the age of 54, having failed to recover from a heart attack he suffered in July. Although best known for his unforgettable performance alongside Tom Hanks as a death row inmate in the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s supernatural [...]

Joss Whedon talks New Avengers Footage & TV Series

The Avengers will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on 17th September. An alternate opening sequence for the film was recently released online as part of nearly an hour of unseen footage fans will get to see as DVD extras. Director Joss Whedon has spoken recently to explain why so much superhero material got left on [...]

Sam Rami Explains The Possession

Producer Sam Rami has been talking to promote his latest horror collaboration The Possession, directed by Ole Bronedal and starring Natasha Calis, Kyra Sedgwick and Jeffery Dean Morgan. Here’s the official synopsis for the creepy tale: A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious [...]

Jerry Bruckheimer Talks Lone Ranger Movie

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has been updating fans via his blog on how things are going on the set of The Lone Ranger, due for release next summer “Almost done with filming of The Lone Ranger. 125 days of shooting seemed to fly by. We dealt with winds up to 70 mph, rain, snow, and even wildfires [...]

Sony Making Metal Gear Solid Movie

Spider-Man producer Avi Arad has confirmed that Sony Pictures is making a film version of best-selling computer game Metal Gear Solid. The first person shooter features super-spy mercenary Solid Snake, tasked with destroying a mysterious mecha armed with nuclear weapons. Solid Snake may be one of the most ludicrous names imaginable but the combination of [...]

Joss Whedon Writing New S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series

ABC have officially greenlit a pilot for a new live-action Avengers spin-off series based on Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. with Joss Whedon co-writing the script with his brother Jed and sister –in-law Maurissa Tancharoen. It remains to be seen if Avengers director and fan favourite Joss Whedon will also take over directing responsibilities for the new series, [...]