Superman Reboot locks in Watchmen Director
News has been circulating faster than a speeding bullet that Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have chosen their director to helm the new Superman reboot. Zack Snyder clinched the top job earlier this week, beating out a slew of directors who were in the running to re-invigorate the franchise. Christopher Nolan has been overseeing the […]
Tony Gilroy to Direct the Bourne Legacy, but will Matt Damon return?
Universal studios have signed Tony Gilroy one of the acclaimed writers of the Bourne series to direct and write a fourth movie entitled The Bourne Legacy. Gilroy made his directorial debut with the flick Michael Clayton which earned a best actor Oscar nod for George Clooney. He was signed back in June to write a […]
Emma Stone cast as Gwen Stacy
For the last few weeks it was all the buzz that Emma Stone was in the running for a part in the new Spider-man Reboot, now Sony has confirmed that she has been signed though not as the character we expected. It was assumed that she was in the running for the role of Mary […]
The Glades – Jim and Callie Finally Commit
The Glades began airing in July and after an auspicious pilot episode it’s proved to be an above average procedural drama set against the backdrop of the picturesque Everglades. Starring Aussie Matt Passmore, the A&E show offered a refreshing and laid back approach to cases where homicide detective Jim Longworth’s investigative antics were the biggest reason […]
Spider-man reboot finalizing cast
The Spider-man reboot is getting ready to commence shooting this December with director Marc Webb helming the latest take on the webslinger. His credits are not that impressive with his recent directorial effort – TV ‘s Lonestar bombing abysmally and show his inexperience could be an issue with this genre flick. With production revving up, […]
Are the Alien Prequels in Limbo?
It was all a buzz when Ridley Scott announced he was returning to the Alien Franchise for not one, but two films set to be prequels to the original 1979 movie. Pre-production had begun with Lost writer Damon Lindleof recently hired to re-write John Spaits original script to achieve maximum narrative effect. The latest 3d […]
Back to the Future – in Cinemas and on Blu-ray
Think McFly think…when did you last see one of your favorite time-travel movies on the big screen?…it would be 25 years ago with the original made in 1985 and the last of the series made in 1990. Some people were never fortunate enough to see it in cinemas, catching it only on home video, or […]
HBO Crime Drama gets Second Season after Scorsese’s Impressive Debut
Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese has made an illustrious start to his ventures on cable TV with the airing of the new series Boardwalk Empire. Set in the roaring twenties it takes place just after the announcement of prohibition and the eventual strangle hold the criminal element would have distributing alcohol and the rise […]
Josh Holloway joins Mission
News has begun to spread like wild fire that the latest cast member on board for the Tom Cruise ‘Mission 4‘ action extravaganza is none other than former Lost star Josh Holloway. Whilst rumors were circulating that he might be a contender for a Rockford Files TV reboot which have yet to come to fruition, […]
Lone Star – OUT, Lie To Me – IN
The new show Lonestar which was well received by critics with some good performances by James Wolk and Jon Voight seems to have struck a nerve, failing to connect with audiences and becoming the first major causality of the TV season. Set against the backdrop of a Dallas-esque oil-industry , the pilot episode directed by […]
HEREAFTER
Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Peter Morgan Release Date: October 22, 2010 Genre: Drama Studio: Kennedy/Marshall, Malpaso Productions, Amblin Entertainment Producers: Clint Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy & Robert Lorenz Cast: Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Jay Mohr & Bryce Dallas Howard Synopsis A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality […]
True Grit
Directors: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Writers: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – Charles Portis (novel) Release Date: December 25, 2010 Genre: Drama | Western Studio: Paramount Pictures Producers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin & Steven Spielberg (executive) Cast: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld & Barry Pepper Synopsis Mattie Ross, a […]
Legacy Director Addresses the Re-shoots
Some months back it was quite big news when word spread that the new Tron Legacy had some fine tuning made to it’s story by the boys from Pixar for it’s re shoots scheduled in June. Whilst there was much speculation as to what the new scenes were about – there was only web chatter […]
Rubicon, Unraveling the Tangled Web
Rubicon is the new series currently airing on the AMC network which delves into the world of global conspiracy and the system of intelligence gathering by a private and government sanctioned ‘think tank’ known as API, the American Policy Institute. Throughout the season it’s proved to be an intriguing piece of entertainment akin to a […]