Posts

The Wolverine has started production in Australia, with Hugh Jackman returning as the title character. While many believe that this project is a sequel to 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the actor recently revealed it will be a stand-alone adventure. He also addressed the delays in the production, when original director Darren Aronofsky left the project, to be replaced later by James Mangold. “We’ve deliberately not called it Wolverine 2 because we want it to be placed and feel like a standalone picture....

Fear not, superhero fans! Hugh Jackman has made an appearance at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where he told a nervous crowd that his upcoming Marvel one-off The Wolverine is not dead! Like the character himself, the production is quickly healing from the loss of Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky and is now moving forward at a decent pace. It may happen a little later than sooner, but only because Hugh Jackman won’t settle for someone with less talent than Darren Aronofsky behind the lens....

Audiences have been inspired, uplifted and enthralled by some powerful depictions of teachers in film, showcasing their deeply profound influence. Many of these pictures follow the educators as they help shape and mold their pupils, providing them with invaluable motivation and encouragement along the way. These stories and characters are emotionally stirring and refreshing, and leave viewers with the wisdom and positive lessons they helped instill within their students. Films that shine a light on the real-life role models and heroes like teachers are often not celebrated enough, but there have been many notable examples of such important presences throughout cinema history, creating some of the most heroic characters who aren’t superheroes....

Netflix is one of the most widely used streaming services all over the world. Since their audience is so large and licensing agreements can cost a lot of money, the service must change the content that they have every month. While that means there’s great new material coming to Netflix in July and every other month, it also means that a lot of titles will be leaving, as they always do....

Tim Burton is, beyond any doubt, one of the best directors in the industry, with a perspective that is as beautiful as it is unique running through each and every one of his films. In fact, his style is so particular, with its dark and gothic overtones, that a new word was invented to describe it: “Burtonesque” (via Studio Binder). His interest in film and movies developed from an early age: as a child he used to make short films in his backyard, and these experiences eventually inspired the construction of many of his stories and characters....

Actor Tim Griffin discusses portraying Augie Blando alongside Maria Bello on the NBC cop drama Prime Suspect This week is quite the busy one for actor Tim Griffin, who has two big projects launching, one on the big screen and one on the small screen. Tim Griffin portrays Flannel in the Lionsgate thriller Abduction, one of the mysterious men who gives chase to Taylor Lautner’s lead character. Abduction hits theaters on Friday, September 23, but the night before that movie debuts, Tim Griffin also stars in the new NBC cop drama Prime Suspect....

The webcomic site known as Webtoon hosts hundreds of wonderful stories that might go right under the radar of people who have never heard of the site. The new and popular Netflix show, Heartstopper, originated from a comic and can be found on Webtoon, but it’s not the only comic on the site that has had an adaptation. Crunchyroll has taken several Korean comics and begun to turn them into anime shows, and Tower of God is no exception....

I can barely remember the original “Tron.” I remember seeing it when I was a kid but other than the fact that it stars Jeff Bridges and it takes place inside a video game, I can’t really tell you much about the original. I didn’t even know that the guy from “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” was in it till recently. There has been a lot of talk about the new sequel, “Tron: Legacy,” which is being released twenty-eight years after the original....

HBO has renewed the hit show True Blood for a 12-episode fifth season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Alan Ball, the series will begin production of new episodes later this year in Los Angeles, with debut set for summer 2012. “I am thrilled that True Blood continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics,” noted Lombardo. “Alan Ball and his gifted team have devised the greatest thrill ride on TV....

Corey Feldman is reporting today on his personal website that Warner Brothers has not yet made a definitive decision about whether or not The Lost Boys 2: The Tribe will go theatrical. The film was intended for the direct to DVD market, but the buzz on the film is growing stronger by the day. The people at Warner Brothers are very happy with the finished product. And you might be the one that helps it get a true theatrical release....

Warner Bros. has let go of their project The Imitation Game, a World War II drama that J Blakeson is attached to direct from Graham Moore’s spec script. We first reported on this project last October, when Leonardo DiCaprio was eyeing the lead role. The story is based on the life of Alan Turing, a British World War II cryptographer who broke several German codes for the Allied forces. After the war, he was criminally prosecuted for being a homosexual, before he committed suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple....

Warner Bros. has some big plans for April! On April 24, Warner Home Video will help make every film lover’s dream come true with the release of The Essential Classics Collections, a selection of the studio’s most popular classic films in attractively-priced collectible giftsets. In this first offering, there will be five different collections to choose from, each with three films focused on a specific genre. Sure to satisfy a variety of tastes, these film favorites have been cherished by movie fans for decades and have garnered a total of 54 Academy Awards....

Bill Skarsgård is returning to the horror genre with his latest film, Barbarian. In the preview, we see a young woman, played by Georgina Campbell, attempting to locate her rental home as she travels to Detroit. However, she’s greeted at the door by Skarsgård in an unexpected turn of events. From there, the duo will share the home for a night, where mysterious and disturbing events occur with Skarsgård’s character leaving Campbell in immediate danger....

Joseph Quinn is a British actor most known for his role as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things. Thanks to his breakout performance as the beloved character in the popular Netflix Original series, Quinn has gained a great deal of attention, with many fans and critics looking back on his career to witness his earlier performances. Besides starring in a number of BBC miniseries, as well as a couple of films, as outlined by Giant Freakin Robot, Quinn’s formal training helped him transition easily as he went straight from the Academy to his first on-screen performance in 2015....

Even though Universal continues to make Tremors movies every other year or so, the plan was to extend the franchise with a Tremors TV show that would have brought Kevin Bacon back as Valentine McKee from the original 1990 cult classic. Though a pilot was shot, the show ultimately got canceled. During the ATX Television Festival this week, Bacon and has team arrived to show off some select clips from the first episode, and explain what they were originally planning....

After more contradictory statements, fake outs, and teases than the average Disney trailer, Daniel Craig finally bowed out of the James Bond franchise in 2021 with No Time To Die. Craig’s fifth outing as Britain’s favorite spy came fully six years after Craig voiced severe doubts about playing the part again. With the idea of a female James Bond being mooted by fans and commentators alike since Craig’s departure, nothing is certain when it comes to the question of how best to continue one of the world’s most successful and long-lasting movie franchises....

While movies are generally seen as being meant for escapism and entertainment, they are capable of providing so much more than that. Films can provide important messages and lessons for the audience to learn through the use of themes and imagery in the story. For many viewers, it can be hard to see these other “political” ideas embedded into the cinematic stories – especially in certain genres like horror. Most people see horror as a genre just meant to give you a good scare....

If you love Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, and you love the horror genre, then one of this latest episodes is a must-listen. The comedian not only sits down with genre legend Joe Dante, he also visits with the maestro of horror John Carpenter. While Dante offers some interesting insight into his long career, it is Carpenter who has captured fans ears by slamming The Walking Dead. It’s not that John Carpenter so much hates the hit AMC series, which is a big ratings winner, he just thinks we’ve seen it all before....

Larger-than-life mechs that are made and remotely programmed by the military. A meteor that crashes through the sky and ends up releasing a giant hostile plant that wants to take over entire cities. Praying mantis type of creatures that hunt down humans any chance they get. Combine all that with some very intricate CGI special effects and a dedicated cast of actors and actresses, and the movie Warriors of Future was born....

NBC, Entertainment One (eOne), Sony Pictures Television Networks and Global Television announced today that Molly Parker (Deadwood, Swingtown) has signed to star as Abby McDeere in the network’s new legal drama series The Firm, based on John Grisham’s best-selling novel and executive-produced by Grisham and Lukas Reiter. Ten years ago, Abby helped her husband Mitchell McDeere (Josh Lucas, The Lincoln Lawyer, Sweet Home Alabama) bring down a Memphis law firm that was a front for the Chicago mob....