Cannes 2012 Line Up Announced
The full line up of films for Cannes 2012 were announced today at a press conference hosted by director Thierry Fremaux. The 65th Festival de Cannes will run from 16 to 27 May and is set to open with Wes Anderson’s latest quirky offering Moonrise Kingdom. The line up is also sure to delight Twilight [...]
Helen Mirren confirmed for RED 2 & Gaza Movie
On the red carpet at the world premiere of Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy, Director Rob Heydon confirms that not only is Dame Helen Mirren definitely going to be reprising her role as a ruthless assassin for RED 2, she’s also preparing for a new drama set in Gaza. While details of the plot of the new middle east [...]
Ray Winstone Praises ‘Game Girl’ Kristen Stewart
At last night’s Elfie Hopkins world premiere Ray Wistone spoke a little about working with ‘Game Gal’ Kristen Stewart on the upcoming Snow White & The Huntsman. Ray was full of praise for the acting efforts of the beautiful young Twilight star, admitting she more than held her own in the woods alongside himself and [...]
Bill Murray Considers Ghostbusters 3
Despite rumours Bill Murray shredded Dan Aykroyd’s proposed script for Ghostbusters 3 and returned it to him with an emphatic note that made clear his lack of interest in reprising his role as Dr Peter Venkman for a third film, it seems that busting might still make him feel good… While busy promoting his new [...]
Top Movie Villains
1. Magneto – X-Men Michael Fassbender and Sir Ian McKellan have both helped make metal bending mutant Magneto an iconic and oddly likeable super villain. A fine array of wry one liners coupled with the ability to move cars, bullets and bridges with his mind makes him an impressively powerful and charming anti-hero. He also [...]
Gary Ross Won’t Direct Catching Fire
Gary Ross has announced he won’t be directing the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. Despite the first film’s astounding global box office success, the screenwriter and director said he had decided not to make the next instalment in the trilogy “after difficult but sincere consideration”. Ross has denied reports of a falling out with distributors [...]
Ben Kingsley set for Iron Man 3
Sir Ben Kingsley is probably still best known for roles in films like Schindler’s List and Gandhi, but he’s certainly not above risking his credibility for lucrative paychecks playing villains in less lauded blockbuster fair Past examples include BloodRayne, Thunderbirds, What Planet Are You From?, War Inc., Suspect Zero, and Prince of Persia. Now he’s reportedly [...]
The Worst Movie Sequels
If at first you do succeed, you probably shouldn’t try again… Proving that cinematic lightning rarely strikes twice in the same place, today we’re going to look at some of the very worst movie sequels of all time. Understandably risk adverse studios are increasingly reliant on the supposedly guaranteed success of following up last year’s [...]
Anchorman Sequel Details Emerge
An Anchorman sequel was officially confirmed a few weeks ago and that announcement was greeted by the sound of triumphant jazz flutes. Writer/star Will Ferrell and writer/director Adam McKay are both on board for a second Ron Burgundy adventure, hoping it goes down just as smooth at the box office as the first film did. [...]
Short Circuit Reboot Details
A few weeks ago it was confirmed that Short Circuit was joining the ever increasing list of childhood memories getting a potentially ill-advised reboot. The 80′s cult classic tells the story of friendly robot Johnny Five, who escapes from a government facility after a lightning strike brings it to life. Alvin and The Chipmunk’s director [...]