Author: Danny Pape

  • The Hateful Eight – 70mm Featurette

    The Hateful Eight featurette explores the glories of 70mm and ultra panavision. Read More >

  • Fantastic Four 2 disappears from Fox’s schedule

    According to Box Office Mojo, Fantastic Four 2‘s original release date – June 9th, 2017 – has disappeared just months after Fox’s fourth failed stab at the Marvel franchise. Instead 20th Century Fox have brought forward their adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express to November 11th, 2017. This will be its fourth major film or TV adaptation and… Read More >

  • How they made The Joker’s car in Suicide Squad

    Fox 13 News tracked down the mad genius behind Jared Leto’s Jokermobile, seen in Suicide Squad‘s first trailer. Read More >

  • New Star Wars: The Force Awakens covers revealed

    Today, Empire revealed six Star Wars: The Force Awakens covers: Read More >

  • Newt would return in Blomkamp’s planned Alien film

    Last month it was announced that Neill Blomkamp’s Alien sequel would be put on hold. And now actor Michael Biehn has revealed that Blomkamp’s indefinitely delayed ‘Alien 5‘ would have brought back kid survivor Newt. Biehn, who played Corporal Hicks told iconsoffright about the studio politics behind the delay and the film’s basic plot outline. “The basic idea is… Read More >

  • Should Mad Max: Fury Road win the Oscar for Best Picture?

    Mad Max: Fury Road took the cinematic world by storm earlier this year, but is it Oscar-winning material? Nicholas Hoult who played Nux, revealed last week that he believes it can win big at the Oscars. And although it may be too soon to start having concrete opinions on this, we put it up for debate amongst our… Read More >

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor to receive The Richard Harris Award‏

    The Moët British Independent Film Awards announced today that Chiwetel Ejiofor will be honoured with The Richard Harris Award which will be presented to him at this year’s ceremony on Sunday 6th December. The Richard Harris Award was introduced in 2002 in honour of Richard Harris and recognises outstanding contribution to British film by an… Read More >

  • Martin Scorsese may direct Evel Knievel film

    Paramount have officially hired Oscar-winning scriptwriter William Monahan to write the screenplay for the story of stuntman and showman, Evel Knievel. And according to Deadline, Martin Scorsese may now be on board to direct the film. Read More >

  • The Big Short – Trailer 2

    When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Read More >

  • Mockingjay – Part 2 shoots to the top of the box office but is below target

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, has shot to number one at the US box office on its opening weekend, taking $101m (£66.6m). But it was the quietest first weekend for the series, which began in 2012. The first film took $152.5m (£100.6m), the second $158.1m (£104m) and 2014’s Mockingjay – Part 1, $121.9m (£80m). “When a… Read More >