Category: News

  • Michael Keaton in talks for Kong: Skull Island

    Michael Keaton has been somewhat out of the limelight for the past decade, only appearing in hilarious character parts in The Other Guys and RoboCop. But as you’ll already know, the actor has been getting a lot of buzz for his lead performance in Birdman, which sees him as Riggan Thompson, a fading movie star trying to… Read More >

  • Skull Island gets new title and release date

    Skull Island is an interesting-sounding project. Firstly, it’s a prequel to movie monster royalty, King Kong. Secondly, it’s directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, who has only one movie under his belt – last year’s indie Kings of Summer. And now, two more developments on the film have surfaced: it will now be titled Kong: Skull Island, while its… Read More >

  • Fury rides to top of US box office

    Fury took the US box office top spot this weekend with an estimated $23.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo. This figure was in line with expectations and was achieved with a predominantly male audience, showing that the right film can still draw large numbers from that demographic. Gone Girl had a strong third weekend… Read More >

  • Twin Peaks to return with David Lynch

    It looks like we’re getting that Twin Peaks revival after all. Following the show finishing in 1991, and the cinematic spin-off Fire Walk With Me in 1992, maverick director David Lynch – who has not directed a film since 2006’s Inland Empire – is now set to come back to the quaint yet mysterious town Twin Peaks.… Read More >

  • Gone Girl tops US box office

    Gone Girl just pipped Annabelle to the top of the US box office this weekend. David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s popular novel took first place with $38 million, while Annabelle, the prequel to 2013’s The Conjuring was second with $37.2 million. It means that Gone Girl is Fincher’s biggest opening ever, and its star… Read More >

  • Interstellar is Christopher Nolan’s longest film

    The running time of Interstellar, the upcoming science-fiction extravaganza from Christopher Nolan, has been confirmed as 169 minutes. Clocking in at just under three hours, it beats the director’s previously longest movie The Dark Knight Rises, which was 166 minutes in length. It’s no surprise that the Inception director has decided to up the run… Read More >

  • Wolf of Wall Street actress to star in live-action Ghost in the Shell movie

    Margot Robbie, the actress who portrayed the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in The Wolf of Wall Street, is set to star in Rupert Sanders’ live-action adaptation of the manga classic, Ghost in the Shell. According to TheWrap, the Australian actress and former Neighbours star, is in ‘early talks’ for DreamWorks’ adaptation. Snow White and… Read More >

  • Frozen: Sing-Along Edition DVD and Digital release announced

    Frozen: Sing-Along Edition on DVD and Digital has been announced today by Disney. The one-disc set will include both the sing-along and theatrical versions of the movie, along with an ‘all-new’ featurette called Breaking the Ice and the Get a Horse! Mickey Mouse short. There is no Blu-ray release confirmed yet, but the DVD and… Read More >

  • Skull Island movie featuring King Kong in the works

    At Comic-Con, Legendary Pictures have announced plans to produce a Skull Island movie featuring King Kong and the other mutant creatures which inhabit the island. Godzilla writer Max Bornstein will take on scripting duties, with Deadline reporting that Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) has been approached to direct. A release date has been set for… Read More >

  • Disney’s Frozen becomes the fifth biggest worldwide box office release

    After this weekend’s worldwide box office takings, Disney’s Frozen has become the fifth biggest worldwide box office release in history, taking the position away from Iron Man 3. The original animated feature has now made $1,219,274,000 billion according to Box Office Mojo. Read More >