Film Stories

John Cena to star in action comedy Freelance, discusses Marvel rejections

by Dan Cooper | Jan 17, 2022 | News

John Cena has snagged another role that will showcase his action comedy skills, alongside the talented Alison Brie....

Aaron Eckhart to star in Renny Harlin action thriller, The Bricklayer

by Dan Cooper | Jan 17, 2022 | News

With Renny Harlin directing, there's a solid action movie foundation for The Bricklayer to, erm, build on. ...

Apocalypse now: the classic sci-fi films that predicted the future

by Rob Daniel | Jan 17, 2022 | Feature, News

How films such as Soylent Green, Children Of Men and Idiocracy are feeling just a little bit on the nose in the current world....

Podcast: Wayne's World (1992) and Moneyball (2011)

by Simon Brew | Jan 17, 2022 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit movies that overcome notable obstacles....

Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer starring in horror-thriller All Fun And Games

by Lauren Miles | Jan 17, 2022 | News

Sex Education star Asa Butterfield is teaming up with Stranger Things actor Natalia Dyer for horror-thriller All Fun And Games. A...

Batgirl adds Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson and Ethan Kai to its cast

by Lauren Miles | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Warner Bros' Batgirl adds Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson and Ethan Kai to its cast - the superhero film is currently shooting in Glasgow. ...

Rebel Wilson to host BAFTA Awards

by Lauren Miles | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Comedian Rebel Wilson, who most recently starred in Jojo Rabbit and Cats, will host the 2022 BAFTA Awards. Th...

Lost Judgment review | How do you do, fellow kids?

by Alan Wen | Jan 14, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

The school of hard knocks, but you get to do the knocking

The Godfather trilogy heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2022 | News

The Godfather trilogy isn't just coming back to cinemas, it's heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as well - more details on the release right here....

Disney settles the Predator copyright dispute

by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Disney settles a 35 year copyright claim against the Predator film, clearing the way for the release of the upcoming new movie, Skull....

Amazon secures Guy Ritchie's next project, starring Jake Gyllenhaal

by Dan Cooper | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Guy Ritchie's soon-to-shoot Afghan action thriller will be premiering on Amazon's streaming platform, whilst receiving a theatrical release via MGM in...

The cover of Stephen King's Firestarter novel

Firestarter remake given an R rating by MPAA, still no scheduled release date

by Dan Cooper | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Stephen King fans will be glad to hear that the upcoming adaptation of his 1980 Firestarter novel is rated R, giving the film scope for horrors...

Netflix launches trailer for upcoming sci-fi flick, BIGBUG

by Dan Cooper | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Robots are the way forward in this near-future science fiction movie from the director of Amelie: here's the trailer for BIGBUG....

What happened to the Fox films Disney picked up?

by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2022 | Feature, News

Disney inherited a slate of Fox movies when it bought the studio up in 2019 - here's what happened to one that survived the initial cull of projects....

Film Quiz Friday: The Magnificent Kevin

by Mark Harrison | Jan 14, 2022 | Feature, News

We come to it at last - this week’s film quiz includes 30 questions about comedy remakes, the Scream franchise, and the movies of Kevin Costner....

Bam Margera appearing in Jackass Forever, in some capacity, despite suing producers

by Dan Cooper | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Although Bam Margera's legal action against his former friends is now heading to court, the performer has been listed on the credits for the...

Searchlight acquires Daisy Edgar-Jones' thriller ahead of Sundance debut

by Lauren Miles | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Searchlight Pictures has picked up the Daisy Edgar-Jones thriller Fresh ahead of its debut at Sundance Film Festival. ...

Andrew Burnap cast in Disney's live-action Snow White

by Lauren Miles | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Theatre actor Andrew Burnap has been cast in Disney's live-action remake of Snow White - he will star opposite Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot. ...

Pete Davidson to star in horror film The Home

by Lauren Miles | Jan 14, 2022 | News

Pete Davidson, who starred in Judd Apatow's The King of Staten Island, has been cast in horror-thriller The Home. ...

British movie podcast of the week: Hammer House of Podcast

by Em McGowan | Jan 14, 2022 | Feature

Our movie podcast recommendation of the week? It's one devoted to the work of British horror studio Hammer - Hammer House Of Podcast....

Red Notice 2 and 3 set to shoot back to back

by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2022 | News

Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds are all set to return for Red Notice 2 and Red Notice 3, films Netflix wants to make back to back....

The Equalizer 3 is Denzel Washington's next film

by Dan Cooper | Jan 13, 2022 | News

Antoine Fuqua is also said to be back in the director's chair for The Equalizer 3, as Denzel Washington gets back into training....

A24 premieres trailer for new horror film, Ti West's X

by Dan Cooper | Jan 13, 2022 | News

Ti West returns with a brand new film, the period horror X - and the first trailer for the movie has now landed....

Disney's Encanto and its unexpected UK Singles Chart success

by Mark Harrison | Jan 13, 2022 | Feature, News

Three songs from Encanto have popped up in this week’s UK Official Singles Chart - with stats and waffle, here are some of Disney’s other chart hit...