True Detective renewed for season 5
by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | News, TV
After the success of True Detective: Night Country, HBO has renewed the anthology series for season 5. More on the news below.
Tyler Perry expresses concern over AI's impact on the film industry
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | News
Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has revealed he's cancelled plans to extend his studio due to the rise of AI. "It's shocking to me," he says....
What the treatment of legacy characters in reboots tell us about the spectre of old age
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | Feature
Characters played by older actors in franchises like Star Wars and Halloween seldom have much fun. Little wonder Linda Hamilton’s had enough…...
Wicked Little Letters review | Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman shine in this sweary drama
by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | Reviews
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley star in Thea Sharrock’s very sweary true life story. Here’s our Wicked Little Letters review.
Scream | Melissa Barrera was set for three film arc
by Dan Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | News
With spoilers, details have emerged about how Melissa Barrera was to be central to the ongoing Scream series, before her dismissal....
Nicolas Winding Refn to shoot first film in almost a decade
by Dan Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | News
Nicolas Winding Refn's next project will mark his first feature film since 2016's The Neon Demon. More here....
Virgin River | Prequel to Netflix drama in the works
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 23, 2024 | News, TV
As season six of Virgin River starts production, Netflix confirms that a prequel is also in the works to the hit show....
Film Quiz Friday: Wicked Little Letters
by Mark Harrison | Feb 23, 2024 | Feature
How well do you know your alphabet? 30 questions in this week’s film quiz, and several of the answers have only one letter....
Daddio | Trailer released for taxi drama starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 23, 2024 | News
Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn headline single location drama Daddio, and the first trailer has landed: more here....
Frasier | Kelsey Grammer sitcom reboot renewed for second season at Paramount+
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 23, 2024 | News, TV
Paramount+ is making way for more tossed salads and scrambled eggs, as Frasier is renewed for a second season....
Tom Cruise set to star in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's next project
by Dan Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | News
Following lots of speculation and reports, Tom Cruise looks to be heading for a career shift back towards dramatic roles....
Ballerina | "They've got to protect the franchise," Ian McShane says of reshoots
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | News
John Wick regular Ian McShane has been quite frank about spin-off Ballerina and its reshoots. "They've got to make it better," he says....
Boy Kills World | Bill Skarsgård looks crazier than usual in new trailer
by James Harvey | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Bill Skarsgård, having made a name for himself playing sane, reasonable characters, is throwing all that out of the window and murdering people in...
The Gentlemen | Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series gets a full trailer
by Maria Lattila | Feb 22, 2024 | News, TV
Based on his own film of the same name, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen follows the gangsters of East London. Take a look at the teaser trailer.
Uncharted 2 | Mark Wahlberg is officially growing a moustache for the sequel
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | Misc
In some extremely important facial hair news, Mark Wahlberg has revealed that the script for Uncharted 2 is ready, and he's growing a moustache in...
Flowervale Street | Could it be a secret entry in the Cloverfield franchise?
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | News
It Follows director David Robert Mitchell's 80s-set "IMAX thrill-ride" for Bad Robot is shrouded in secrecy. So could Flowervale Street be another...
Warner Bros could be preparing for a merger, insiders claim
by James Harvey | Feb 22, 2024 | News
After an interesting couple of years scrapping films and making people very cross, insiders suggest Warner Bros boss David Zaslav could be preparing...
Extraordinary season 2 gets a pleasingly chaotic trailer
by Maria Lattila | Feb 22, 2024 | News, TV
Disney+’s charming comedy Extraordinary has a new trailer which isn't short on chaos. You can expect the series to drop in March. More below.
HMV boss reflects on Oxford Street re-opening, wants more stores
by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Plans are afoot for more HMV stores, reveals Doug Putman, as profits for the chain continue to rise....
Hugo book award winner rejects prize as outrage over 2023 awards rises
by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2024 | News
The Hugo Awards should be celebrating sci-fi and fantasy literature - but appeasing Chinese authorities appears to have taken precedence....
BBC orders 12 new dramas, including The Ministry Of Time and Dear England adaptations
by Maria Lattila | Feb 22, 2024 | News
BBC has ordered a wide variety of new dramas and among them, a TV adaptation of National Theatre’s Dear England.
Truth Or Dare | Blumhouse cancelled a high-concept sequel during the pandemic
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | News
A sequel to 2018's Truth Or Dare would have brought its cast back in novel fashion, only for the pandemic to lead to its cancellation....
Joker: Folie à Deux budget has reportedly soared to $200m
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Where 2019's Joker roughly cost $60m, the budget for the villainous sequel Joker: Folie à Deux is said to have ballooned to $200m....
The Movie Critic | Tom Cruise linked to role in Tarantino's final film
by Dan Cooper | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Following many years of dominance as an action star, Tom Cruise is reportedly taking a dramatic role in Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic....
Josh Brolin set to join Zach Cregger's Weapons
by Dan Cooper | Feb 22, 2024 | News
The Goonies star Josh Brolin is reportedly in negotiations to take the title role vacated by Pedro Pascal in Cregger's 'multi-story horror epic'....
Ballerina gets a year-long delay, The Crow moves into June release slot
by Dan Cooper | Feb 22, 2024 | News
According to reports, John Wick spin-off film Ballerina has been given a delay from June of this year all the way into June, 2025....
After Madame Web, Kraven The Hunter has just become hugely important for Sony
by Maria Lattila | Feb 22, 2024 | Feature
After the disastrous launch of Sony’s latest Spider-Man adjacent film, the company really needs Kraven The Hunter to do well. Here’s why.
True Lies and Aliens 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | Delays hit UK releases
by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2024 | News
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases of True Lies and Aliens have hit delays in the UK - one longer than the other....
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace confirmed for UK cinema re-release
by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2024 | News
George Lucas' Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is coming back to UK cinemas for its 25th birthday....
Things You Should Have Done | Trailer released for BBC Three sitcom
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 22, 2024 | News, TV
Sitcom Things You Should Have Done is heading to BBC Three, and here's the trailer for the new show....
