This December marks the 50th anniversary of iconic horror films The Exorcist and The Wicker Man. Whilst the former is enjoying a reappraisal due to the death of director William Friedkin and a forthcoming movie in the series, The Exorcist: Believer, The Wicker Man’s legacy is still stained somewhat by what happened 17 years ago … Read more
Jamie Dornan wore his own Superman suit to his audition for Man of Steel but admits that may not have helped him. When you consider how many superhero movies have been developed over the last twenty years, you’d imagine that almost every young actor would have tried out for those roles. While speaking to Josh … Read more
The Good Boy trailer has been released. “A bold and original thriller from up-and coming director Viljar Bøe,” reads the synopsis. “Sigrid thinks she’s met her perfect match with the charming and handsome Christian, but there is one catch- he lives with a man who acts like his pet dog. Trying to be open-minded, Sigrid … Read more
Green Goblin uses pieces of Tony Stark’s Iron Man armour for his costume in concept art from Spider-Man: No Way Home. In addition to multiple incarnations of Peter Parker, Spider-Man: No Way Home pulled villains from the last twenty years of Spider-Man movies, including Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin. While the iconic villain ditched the helmet … Read more
While he spent more time with Batman than Iron Man, director Christopher Nolan has praised the move to cast Downey Jr. in the title role. Although he had been on a minor roll by 2008, starring in Zodiac, A Scanner Darkly and, uh, The Shaggy Dog, Robert Downey Jr. was far from being a box … Read more
James Gunn says Superman: Legacy is the first movie in the new DCU canon, even though actors from the previous iteration will return. Orchestrating a reboot of a single property is tricky, but reintroducing audiences to a universe is far more complex. Do you start from scratch? Do you keep certain characters because of their … Read more
“The Blackening” is not the first movie to challenge the rules. In 1999, there was a film called “Deep Blue Sea,” starring Thomas Jane. The movie was about the ultimate in human hubris as a scientist, played by Saffron Burrows, genetically altered the brains of great white sharks. Of course, the sharks become so smart … Read more
People hate Zack Snyder’s man of steel, and a decade later, I can’t figure out why the movie didn’t register with audiences more. After making a splash during its opening weekend, Man of Steel dropped like a rock at the box office and ended its run with a good, but not great, $600 million, resulting … Read more
In a recently resurfaced video, Mel Gibson is seen inflating another man’s tire while playfully engaging in conversation. ace Braveheart‘s William Wallace once put it, “Every man dies, not every man truly lives.” And has a man truly lived until Mel Gibson has bailed him out of a jam on the side of the road … Read more
Away from the ballfield and the cameras, Brown was arrested in 1965 for assault and battery involving an 18-year-old named Brenda Ayres. Though he was cleared of the charges, Ayres later sued Brown for the paternity of her child. At the time, Brown was married to Sue Jones, with whom he had three children, including … Read more