Megalopolis | New trailer emerges ahead of its Cannes debut
by Ryan Lambie | May 14, 2024 | News
Francis Ford Coppola's baroque epic Megalopolis has a new trailer ahead of its premiere at Cannes this week. It's quite something....
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Quentin Tarantino’s The Movie Critic and its connections to the work of Paul Schrader
by Ryan Lambie | May 14, 2024 | Feature
Abandoned in April, Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic would have contained some fascinating connections to the work of Paul Schrader, including the...
Sugar Bandits | Will Smith to star in action thriller from director of Sicario: Day Of The Soldado
by Ryan Lambie | May 13, 2024 | News
Action thriller Sugar Bandits will star Will Smith, while Sicario: Day Of The Soldado filmmaker Stefano Sollima will direct....
Megalopolis | Francis Ford Coppola epic gets distribution in UK and other European countries
by Ryan Lambie | May 13, 2024 | News
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis has secured distribution in several key European countries, including the UK....
Apple pulls TV ad that crushes art, culture and creativity in a hydraulic press
by Ryan Lambie | May 10, 2024 | News
Days after it was launched, a TV advert for a new iPad has been withdrawn by Apple following an online backlash. "We missed the mark," the tech giant...
Star Trek 4 | Chris Pine expresses confusion over new writer announcement
by Ryan Lambie | May 09, 2024 | News
The film we'll call Star Trek 4 has a new screenwriter, but it seems that nobody at Paramount told Chris Pine. "I thought there was already a script,"...
Friday The 13th | Bryan Fuller quits as showrunner on Crystal Lake TV series
by Ryan Lambie | May 09, 2024 | News, TV
Bryan Fuller has dramatically quit as showrunner on A24's Friday The 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, citing creative differences....
Redfall co-director reflects on Arkane Austin's closure
by Ryan Lambie | May 08, 2024 | Gaming, News
In the wake of Microsoft's decision to close Arkane Austin, the co-director of Redfall, Harvey Smith, has written about the studio's achievements....
The Bookie & The Bruiser | New thriller from Bone Tomahawk director S Craig Zahler announced
by Ryan Lambie | May 08, 2024 | News
Bone Tomahawk and Dragged Across Concrete writer-director S Craig Zahler has a new film in the works. The Bookie & The Bruiser will star Vince...
Joseph Kosinski's Formula 1 movie reportedly has a budget of over $300m
by Ryan Lambie | May 08, 2024 | News
Strikes and delays have reportedly seen the budget on Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski's Formula 1 movie race past the $300m mark....
Speed 3 | Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves express enthusiasm for making a sequel
by Ryan Lambie | May 08, 2024 | News
Thirty years on, stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves have said they'd be interested in making Speed 3. "We'd knock it out of the park," Bullock...
Blade Runner 2099 | Michelle Yeoh joins Amazon TV series
by Ryan Lambie | May 08, 2024 | News
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh has joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099 sequel series, currently filming in Prague....
Jurassic World: Dominion | Modern films and their need to give everyone stuff to do
by Ryan Lambie | May 08, 2024 | Feature
As casts in major films like Jurassic World: Dominion have gotten bigger, writers have seemingly struggled to find useful stuff for all the stars to...
Microsoft is to close down the studios behind Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush
by Ryan Lambie | May 07, 2024 | Gaming, News
A series of high-profile closures have been announced at studios owned by Microsoft, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush's Tango...
Marvel will release "a maximum of three" films per year, says Disney boss Bob Iger
by Ryan Lambie | May 07, 2024 | News
Disney CEO Bob Iger says Marvel will continue its "less is more" strategy, with two TV series released per year and a maximum of three films in...
Fast & Furious 11 will film in January 2025 for release in June 2026 says director Louis Leterrier
by Ryan Lambie | May 07, 2024 | News
Confirming Tyrese Gibson's earlier comments, Fast & Furious 11 begins filming in January 2025, director Louis Leterrier says, with its release...
Wonder Woman 3 | Chris Pine 'stunned' that sequel never happened
by Ryan Lambie | May 07, 2024 | News
As director Patty Jenkins confirms that Wonder Woman 3 was axed by Warner Bros, co-star Chris Pine has expressed his befuddlement at the decision....
The Exorcist | Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan in talks to direct next film
by Ryan Lambie | May 03, 2024 | News
Following the exit of David Gordon Green, Doctor Sleep and The Haunting Of Hill House director Mike Flanagan is in talks to make the next Exorcist....
Mad Max | George Miller working on prequel that sits between Furiosa and Fury Road
by Ryan Lambie | May 02, 2024 | News
George Miller has revealed his plans for a second Mad Max prequel - one that will take place between the events of this year's Furiosa and 2015's Fury...
Fast & Furious 11 | Filming won't begin until early 2025, says Tyrese Gibson
by Ryan Lambie | May 02, 2024 | News
Series regular Tyrese Gibson says Fast & Furious 11 won't start filming until early next year, calling its original April 2025 release date into...
Batman: Arkham Shadow | VR game announced, due out in late 2024
by Ryan Lambie | May 01, 2024 | News
Prepare your virtual reality helmets: Batman: Arkham Shadow, a new VR action game for Meta Quest 3, is due out in late 2024....
Deliver Us Mars developer lays off all staff as it struggles to find backers for its projects
by Ryan Lambie | May 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
KeokeN, the talented Dutch studio behind Deliver Us Mars and Deliver Us The Moon, has been forced to lay off its staff as it fails to find backing for...
Thor: Love And Thunder | "I became a parody of myself" says Chris Hemsworth
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2024 | News
Chris Hemsworth has expressed his disappointment at Thor: Love And Thunder, and there are hints that he may reprise the Thor role one more time....
Megalopolis | Francis Ford Coppola's risky epic takes inspiration from HG Wells
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2024 | News
A reference point for Francis Ford Coppola's $120m epic Megalopolis was the 1936 sci-fi classic, Things To Come, written by HG Wells....
Materialists | Past Lives director Celine Song's latest film begins filming
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2024 | News
Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans all star in Materialists, the next film from Oscar-nominated Past Lives director Celine Song. Filming's...
TRON: Ares | Actor Cameron Monaghan praises "amazing" practical sets, also makes us feel old
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | News
Cameron Monaghan, one of the stars of the upcoming TRON: Ares, has praised its practical sets and visuals, while also reminding us that TRON: Legacy...
Alien: Rogue Incursion | New VR videogame on the way this year
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | Gaming, News
VR specialists Survios has announced Alien: Rogue Incursion, a first-person, single-player "frightfully immersive" videogame....
Deadpool & Wolverine | No "prior research" required to enjoy the film says director Shawn Levy
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | News
Newcomers to the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be able to enjoy July's Deadpool & Wolverine without "prior research" says its director, Shawn...
Dead Star, and other HR Giger film projects we never got to see
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | Feature, News
Alien artist HR Giger was involved in a number of film projects in the 1980s and 90s. We talk to filmmaker William Malone about some amazing films...
Emily Blunt rages against algorithms
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2024 | News
Oppenheimer and The Fall Guy star Emily Blunt has some choice words about algorithm-based decision-making in Hollywood....
Michael B Jordan to co-produce T-Minus, an action thriller based on a Philip K Dick story
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2024 | News
Said to be a mix of Top Gun and Back To The Future, T-Minus will be an expensive-sounding action thriller based on a Philip K Dick short story....
Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2024 | Feature, News
To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its strange fate after the film's premiere......
