Rafe Spall turns in an emotionally engaging performance in this loose adaptation of Adam Nevill’s horror novel directed by David Bruckner and written by Joe Barton. Spall really makes you feel his character, Luke’s pain, fear and grief during and after he witnesses the brutal murder of a close friend at an off-licence. The swift
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We didn’t expect a chilly thriller from the director of Let The Right One In and Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy and producer Martin Scorsese with a cast this strong to be quite so bad, but there can be no question that something has gone terribly wrong with Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s bestseller The Snowman. With the exception
It turns out Hollywood very nearly missed out on Guillermo del Toro. The Mexican director was so burnt on Mimic that he nearly gave up on Hollywood for ever – and a certain controversial movie mogul was to blame. “My first American experience was almost my last experience because it was with the Weinsteins at
If you’re having a bad/boring day, check out these wonderful new Thor: Ragnarok videos to brighten it up a bit. In the first, everyone basically just talks about how great Cate Blanchett is: And the second is a slightly longer version of everyone’s favourite bit from the trailer, in which Thor goes up against Hulk and Loki doesn’t
At the beginning of Ghost Stories, Phillip Goodman (Andy Nyman) is monitoring a live video feed of a celebrity psychic performing onstage. This illustrates how watching and listening closely can reveal the explicable reality behind the apparently supernatural – but it also slyly reveals the transition of Ghost Stories itself from 2010 play to film.
The first trailer for Steven S DeKnight’s Pacific Rim Uprising is finally here, so we can start making semi-educated guesses about how it will Stack(er Pentecost) up against Guillermo del Toro’s giddily wonderful first film. It’s great to see that a lot has been carried over. For starters, a good number of the cast are
The new “Heroes” trailer for Justice League has arrived, and it’s definitely putting the “coming together for the good of humanity” front and centre. It’s also a lot more colourful than its predecessors, it’s got more jokes and look! Smiling! Also, there’s a cover of Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ playing over it so it’s not just a
Pikachu and Ash meet in this new trailer for Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! By Poppy-Jay Palmer 09-10-17 81 Awww! You can read the synopsis for Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! here: From Kanto to Alola and everything in between! For over 20 years, the adventures of Ash, a young Trainer from Pallet Town,
In a case of life imitating art, Universal Pictures’ Bride Of Frankenstein is having to make some readjustments. According to Deadline, pre-production on what would have been the second film in the Universal monsters Dark Universe has been paused until further notice. Bride Of Frankenstein was set for a 14 February 2019 release date, but issues with the script
Christopher Meloni can’t die in this weird new trailer for Syfy’s Happy! By Poppy-Jay Palmer 06-10-17 5 It’s best to go into this trailer knowing nothing about Happy!… To help explain things, you can read the synopsis for Happy! here: Happy! is based on New York Times best-selling author Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s graphic novel of the
Goodness, these Justice League poster collections just keep getting better and better. Justice League stars Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, Ciaran Hinds
In what could well be the best casting move of the month so far, Jenny Slate has just been hired for Sony’s Venom, according to Variety. Better yet, she’ll be playing a scientist of some description. For those unfamiliar with Slate (though you should get familiar because she’s excellent), she’s best known for her comedic roles
Avatar sequels news… It sounds like director/Pandora visionary James Cameron is looking to recreate the magic of his Titanic days with the latest bit of casting: Kate Winslet has been brought on board in a starring role. So far, all we know is she’ll be playing a character called Ronal. “Kate and I have been looking
David Gordon Green’s Halloween movie just got more exciting, as the most excellent Judy Greer is in negotiations a key role. Deadline reports that the star of Archer, Arrested Development, Ant-Man and The Descendants could take the role of Laurie Strode’s daughter Karen, joining Jamie Lee Curtis in the Blumhouse movie. This is very interesting news for two
Sci-fi’s sacred texts don’t come much more revered than Blade Runner and you have to admire Denis Villeneuve’s nerve in taking this on. What becomes abundantly clear very early on is that he and his team are more than capable. This is a film that understands its predecessor, it has the style and craftsmanship to
After much speculation regarding Men In Black and the sequel Sony has slowly been spawning, we finally have confirmation that it’s still happening, as well as a release date: you can expect the agents back on the big screen on 17 May 2019. The film also has some writers attached already. Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, who previously worked
Think what you like about the upcoming Justice League film. It might be a disappointment. It might be good. Who knows? But that doesn’t matter right now. All that matters is that the film is really pulling its thumb out with its poster campaign. First it gave us these absolutely dashing character portraits. Now it’s gone and topped
With all the upcoming Marvel screen projects in the works right now, Runaways would probably forgive you for forgetting it. The only thing it’s given us until now has been one cast photo after all. But with this new batch of stills from the series, we finally get a look at the Runaways themselves in their natural
The trailer for Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice’s Creep 2 has arrived and it looks absolutely fantastic. It’s interesting to see how a similar set-up to the first movie (documentarian brought into the life of an unsettling oddball) is being used but the tone looks quite different, which makes sense given that we know the
Makoto Shinkai’s sci-fi anime Your Name was one of the best films of last year and it was a huge box-office success, so we probably shouldn’t be too surprised by the news that an American live-action remake is in the works. Paramount has announced that it is working with JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot partner
Director Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy have worked together on several projects in the past – including Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake, and Ouija: Origin Of Evil – but Gerald’s Game might be their most ambitious and challenging yet. It’s an adaptation of a Stephen King novel, in which a woman fights for survival
Guys. GUYS. The first trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation (based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel of the same name) is finally here, and honestly, it’s just wonderful. Check it out: Annihilation stars Natalie Portman as a biologist attempting to understand her husband’s tragic disappearance by volunteering for a government expedition into an environmental disaster zone. However, she quickly discovers that the
For a film that didn’t know if it would be getting a sequel a month ago, IT is certainly doing well for itself. Grossing $123,403,419 during its domestic opening weekend and spawning probably even more memes in the process, it’s all many people are talking about. Happily, it was confirmed earlier this month that the IT that everyone’s been
If you really can’t wait until 6 October to see brand new replicants in Blade Runner 2049, Warner Bros has just gone and released a massive batch of new images from the film. Peruse and get overly excited with the gallery above. You can read the official synopsis for Blade Runner 2049 here: Thirty years after the events
WCKD is at it again in this new trailer for The Death Cure By Poppy-Jay Palmer 25-09-17 1,916 You can read the synopsis for Maze Runner: The Death Cure here: In the epic finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save
A UK trailer and poster have arrived for the upcoming Blumhouse horror Happy Death Day, and while we’re 98% sure that they’re identical to the US one, it definitely looks like a fun time and there’s confirmation of the UK release date: 20 October. The movie stars Jessica Rothe as a college student who’s murdered
Kind of… You can read the synopsis for Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle here: In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of, they are immediately
If you sculpt the mashed potatoes, they will come. In 1977, New Hollywood’s two nerdiest directors changed sci-fi cinema forever. If Star Wars gave us a junkyard-style vision of outer space and galaxies far, far away, his pal Steven Spielberg removed inherent terrors and fears in alien visitation yarns, replacing dread and horror with hope
Click here to see full size. After amazing reviews and that gorgeous trailer (and Guillermo del Toro directing, of course) we’re probably looking forward to The Shape Of Water more than most other upcoming films. This new poster is just making us even more excited. The Shape Of Water stars Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard
Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan saw Natalie Portman’s character struggle to maintain her identity and sanity in her own manic pursuit of perfection. Similar concepts rear their head in mother! too; only it examines control being taken rather than being lost, creating something much more harrowing. Charismatic duo Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem offer up powerhouse