Lucky number seven. That’s how many times Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman has played curmudgeon (and killer) Wolverine on screen in various X-Men films since first donning the claws in Bryan Singer’s X-Men. His latest foray into mutant mayhem opens on Friday, May 23, and is called X-Men: Days of Future Past. If you didn’t know yet, it’s a massive telling of an infamous X-Men story...
It’s amazing how much information we get about future movie projects from toy lines. Transformers sequels spoil characters at toy conventions. Spider-Man villains often give their first look in toy catalogues. And some MAJOR, major Star Wars news might have just broke courtesy of a Hasbro event. The German Web site Star Wars Union (via Geek Tyrant) attended a Hasbro event where the upcoming...
As anxious as we all are about Star Wars: Episode VII, you have to imagine that the pressure is on for J.J. Abrams and the cast and crew, all of whom are likely hoping to put out a film that will live up to the high hopes and expectations of the generations of Star Wars fans. J.J. Abrams apparently recognizes the value of some words of motivation, as the following note to the Star Wars cast and crew...
Following the incredible success of Garden State many observers predicted Zach Braff would evolve into one of Hollywood’s most promising and proficient young filmmakers. Thanks to some acting misfires, however, that never happened. Now, a decade later, Braff is finally back with a kinda sorta but not really spiritual follow-up to Garden State that he was forced to Kickstart. Wish I Was Here...
Empire parks its keister for the fashionista Fashion biopic Saint Laurent is not to be confused with the recent film Yves Saint Laurent , but it's easily done. Both look at the life of the late French fashion designer with an eye on his love life as much as his work, cataloging his passion for men, alcohol and drugs as well as women's couture. This film from Bertrand Bonello is a slightly...
The Cannes Guru's verdict on the indie horror It’s not often you get to find a major new horror film at its world premiere, but David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows took the Cannes Film Festival quite by surprise at its debut in the Critics’ Week sidebar. Proudly wearing its genre credentials on its sleeve – many, many '80s horror boxes are ticked – Mitchell’s film...
The director shares the secrets of his kaiju smash Judging by its opening weekend box office , chances are you've seen Godzilla . If you haven't, run for the hills - other metaphorical refuges are available - because this is the spoiler podcast that lifts the lid on the radioactive film tin and talks in detail about Toho's finest. Featuring an illuminating interview with the man who made the movie,...
The Cannes Guru on the Hilary Swank Western Tommy Lee Jones rode into town nearly ten years ago with The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada , a terrific neo-Western that earmarked the hangdog, sardonic actor as a director to watch. By contrast, The Homesman is much more traditional Western fare, and while it features another strong performance from Jones, his follow-up isn’t quite in the same...
Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson face off One film getting a lot of buzz around its Cannes Film Festival screening is Cold In July , a crime thriller starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. We managed to nab an exclusive look at the trailer and posters, so check them out below for a taste of what we're in for. The story sees Hall's unassuming, mulleted family man...
As the film draws raves in Cannes... Though there were worries when the film was held back from last year’s awards season so director Bennett Miller could tinker further with it, true-life drama Foxcatcher is proving to be worth the wait, with critics at Cannes predicting potential Oscars. The first official teaser, which has snuck out quietly previously, is now online. Foxcatcher , which...
Zach Braff's trying find his way in life Following the success of his Kickstarter campaign to fund his second writing/directing/staring effort, Wish I Was Here , Zach Braff scored again at Sundance when Focus features picked up the film. He’s launched a new trailer for the project, and you can see his trademark blend of whimsy, life issues and indie music is fully on display again. Wish...
Matt Smith's showing off... You may have seen the first image from Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut Lost River last month, released ahead of the film’s premiere at Cannes and listed as one of the movies we were most anticipating in the festival. If you thought the first clip might offer more lucid context, we’ve got bad news on that front. Though it certainly does make it seem stylish...
See JJ Abrams' letter to his crew Well, folks, it's on. In a galaxy not too far away, J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII shoot has been officially started and was shepherded through its first full week with a sinew-stiffening letter from the director/co-writer to his cast and crew. Click below for a closer look. {Star Wars letter to crew} In the months to come Abrams and his cameras will be rolling...
He's rumoured as in talks for the new Harry Potter spin-off As Warner Bros. plunges headlong back into the world of Harry Potter with prequel spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them , the studio recently announced a 2016 release date for the first planned film. To help it reach cinemas, Fantastic Beasts will need a director, and it appears Warners is turning to one of the former Harry helmers,...
Damien is heading to small screens Because several sequels, TV movies and the 2006 remake clearly weren’t enough, someone now wants to turn 1976 horror classic The Omen into a TV series. The Walking Dead veteran Glen Mazzara is that someone, preparing a small screen follow-up called, predictably, Damien . The new drama – which will first, unexpectedly, air on US network Lifetime (a channel...
You're still welcome. If the first trailer for Marvel’s interstellar comedy action film Guardians Of The Galaxy was a tease introducing us to the rag-tag assortment of thieves, thugs, assassins and lunatics that makes up the titular team, this new promo delivers on action, spectacle and the same swagger we’ve come to expect from what is shaping up to be another leap by the comic book crew. ...
He'll direct Jackie Chan's new buddy action comedy Back in March, it looked like Renny Harlin was ready to put the disappointment of The Legend Of Hercules behind him f or crime action thriller Fallen Cross . It would seem he’s instead been lured by the prospect of working with Jackie Chan on the martial arts icon’s new comedy pic Skiptrace . Clearly looking to replicate what he got from...
Seven years ago, Michael Bay dropped the first Transformers on us, and it made a stupid amount of money. I haven’t seen it since the weekend it opened, but I can still tell you with reasonable confidence a) who it starred, b) who directed it and c) its basic plot. Why? Because that movie, while not exactly brilliant, was really freakin memorable. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for an...
Godzilla is a MONSTER hit for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. The film crushed at the box office, both domestically and internationally. And critics were kind. The dust hadn't even settled on the weekend, and a sequel already had been announced. I try to tell you in the Memo above why that's a bad idea. Need more Godzilla? We have: - Our 5-star review; - Ken Watanabe, making the Godzilla noise...
Who's ready for The Purge? Not quite? Well, Universal's giving you an opportunity to prepare with their planned immersive experience "The Purge: Breakout," which is set to tour the country, starting later this month, and may be coming to a city near you. Those familiar with the concept from the original film and the upcoming sequel The Purge: Anarchy know that the fictional "Purge night" is an annual...