Short Circuit Reboot Details
A few weeks ago it was confirmed that Short Circuit was joining the ever increasing list of childhood memories getting a potentially ill-advised reboot. The 80′s cult classic tells the story of friendly robot Johnny Five, who escapes from a government facility after a lightning strike brings it to life. Alvin and The Chipmunk’s director [...]
The Runways Review
Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning take a raunchy vacation from angst ridden vampires by starring in coming-of-age rock biopic The Runaways. Unfortunately the film isn’t nearly as thrilling or fun as a guilty pleasure should be. Like a disappointing rockstar, the film pouts and postures, but fails to entertain. It’s all just a [...]
Movie Babies
The concept of this game is pretty simple what if two movies had an illicit affair resulting in an unlikely cinematic lovechild. For example what if Cowboy lovestory Brokeback Mountain and time travelling adventure Back to the future made sweet movie love… you’d get: Brokeback to the Future – A story of impossible love between [...]
News Round Up – woody allen & 1984 remake
Woody Allen doesn’t trust you to recognise Rome so he’s changed the name of his new movie again form Nero fiddled… it’s now called “To Rome with Love”. Making it obligatory for every single review to refer to it as a love letter to Rome. Home Alone 5 is now a horrible reality… thanks [...]
News Round Up – Loan Ranger & Sequels News
Rounding up this week’s other breaking news… Jerry Bruckheimer, tweeted our first picture of Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in Disney’s The Lone Ranger. Johnny Depp looks suspiciously like a goth Jack Sparrow with a bird on his head. Sony apparently plans to make a Venom spinoff movie despite re-booting the Spiderman franchise without him. Because [...]
Edgar Wright Will Direct Night Stalker Remake for Johnny Depp
In an effort to keep Johnny Depp playing a pirate until the world ends or we all get bored of drunk Keith Richards impersonations, Disney have green lit a remake of paranormal cult classic Kolchak The Night Stalker. The original was a 1972 American TV Movie about investigative reporter Carl Kolchak’s pursuit of a serial [...]
Fassbender confirmed for The Counsellor
Proving it’s nothing bad can come from taking your clothes off when Steve McQueen tells you Michael Fassbender has just added another project to his list of future accomplishments. He’s officially bagged the lead in The Counsellor; based on Cormac McCarthy’s original screenplay is being directed by Ridley Scott. McCarthy (author of No Country For [...]
Rambo V is still happening
Apparently Rambo has a little bit more bad guy spine snapping left to do. Despite the fact that Sylvester Stallone himself confessed two years ago that he was 99% done with the character and his sweaty jungle antics, it seems that Lionsgate begs to differ. Finally moving on from just an unwelcome Rambo five teaser [...]
Ghostbusters 3 may happen without Bill Murray
If there’s something strange, and it don’t look good, apparently you’re not gonna be able to call Bill Murray about it. For years a new Ghostbusters sequel has been inching its way towards production, dragged by an eager Dan Aykroyd, keen to bring the 80’s blockbuster franchise back to life. It would appear that his [...]
Antonio Banderas will play Pablo Picasso.
Because he’s probably the only Spanish actor you’ll definitely pay to see and it will take a few years to animated more dancing cats in footwear. Antonio Banderas is going to play Pablo Picasso on 33 Days. 33 Days will focus just on the inception and creation of Picasso’s masterpiece Guernica. The film’s angle [...]