Synopsis – A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Directed – Rian Johnson Starring – Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Knives Out’ Trailer Reveals Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Murder Mystery!! Check It Out!!
Bond 25 director Cary Fukunaga is turning to an old friend to compose the score for Daniel Craig‘s last outing as 007, as Dan Romer has been tapped to handle scoring duties on the untitled blockbuster. Romer previously worked with Fukunaga on his acclaimed Netflix drama Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, as well as the streamer’s trippy sci-fi series Maniac starring Jonah Hill … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Cary Fukunaga Taps Dan Romer for Original Score!!!
The trailer for the next film from writer/director Rian Johnson is coming tomorrow, and we cannot wait. The Looper filmmaker crafted an original murder mystery called Knives Out—marketed as “A Rian Johnson Whodunit”—as his follow-up to the excellent, challenging sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it’s one of our most anticipated films of the year. While story details for Knives Out are under wraps, the … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Reveals Short Teaser!! Check It Out!!
Daniel Craig seems to be recovering nicely from the ankle surgery that took him away from production on Bond 25for a few weeks. A new official image and video from the Whitehall, London set posted by the film’s Twitter account see the actor rocking the crap out of a suit and driving a classic Aston Martin V8, the superspy’s preferred vehicle since 1987’s The Living … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: First-Look Image Reveals Daniel Craig Rocking a Suit!! Check It Out!!
While the production of Bond 25 has been plagued with difficulties from the very beginning, a new official behind-the-scenes set video is all smiles. Indeed this first official set video puts the focus on the sequel’s initial shooting location, Jamaica, and offers some candid looks at Daniel Craig back in character as Bond, Jeffrey Wright reprising his role as Felix, and director Cary Joji Fukunaga looking … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Official Set Video Offers First Look at Daniel Craig Back as 007!! Check It Out!!
Daniel Craig and the Bond 25 team could surely use a bit of a pep talk from Tom Cruise and the Mission: Impossible – Fallout team right about now. The Bond 25 production has confirmed that Craig did indeed sustain an injury to his ankle on set, and as a result will be undergoing minor surgery. The injury happened while filming in Jamaica—the production’s first … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Daniel Craig to Undergo Surgery for Injury; Release Date Unchanged!!
Bond 25 is fascinating in the way that we suddenly know a ton of details about it and yet, don’t really know a whole lot about it at all. Danny Boyle was in, then he was out, and now it’s the equally-hype Cary Joji Fukunaga handling directing duties. Phoebe-Waller Bridge took a pass at the script to jazz it up, as did Scott Z. Burns. As … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’ to Be Partially Shot in IMAX!!
EON has announced some new details for James Bond 25. Unfortunately, there’s still no official title, so that announcement is still down the line. The announcement was made in Goldeneye, Jamaica, the location where Ian Fleming wrote all the James Bond novels. Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are going to be credited screenwriters along with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Bond is not on … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: New Details Revealed and Cast Confirmed!! Check It Out!!
Another day, another person being brought in to breathe some life into the apparently un-crackable script for Bond 25. The Observer reports that Fleabagcreator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been hired to “liven up” the screenplay for the next James Bond film at the specific request of star Daniel Craig. The report notes that Craig wants a touch of the trademark wit Waller-Bridge brought not … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Joins in the Scripting!!
While the main bulk of production on the as-yet-untitled Bond 25 doesn’t get underway until later in April, director Cary Jojo Fukunaga and crew have been over in Norway this week to shoot a sequence for Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007. Sure enough, some set photos have arrived online featuring what was described as a chase sequence between a mysterious masked villain and a … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: First Set Photos Feature a Masked Villain!! Check It Out!!
Hot off his Oscar win for Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek is in final negotiations to play the villain opposite Daniel Craig in writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga‘s Bond 25, well-placed sources tell Collider. Variety previously reported that Malek was being eyed for the gig, but said his shooting schedule for the final season of Mr. Robot conflicted with the Bond 25 shoot, and that he was … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Rami Malek in Final Negotiations to Play the Villain!!!
Following yesterday’s unconfirmed rumor that Bond 25 is going by the (working) title of Shatterhand, we now have another potential piece of news for Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007. According to The Daily Mail, director Cary Joji Fukunaga and producer Barbara Broccoli are keen to cast Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in the film, although her schedule is proving tricky and as yet no … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Lupita Nyong’o Rumored to be the Next Bond Girl!!
After nearly a decade in development, Todd Field‘s adaptation of Boston Teran‘s novel The Creed of Violence is finally coming together, as Daniel Craig is set to star in the indie film once he wraps Cary Fukunaga‘s Bond 25, multiple sources have told Collider. A representative for Craig did not respond to a request for comment. Set in 1910 during the Mexican Revolution, The Creed … Continue reading ‘The Creed of Violence’: Daniel Craig to Star in Todd Field’s Indie!!!
Once again, production on Bond 25 has been both shaken and stirred, which a gentleman will tell you is not the correct way to mix a satisfying cocktail. Just a day after word broke that MGM moved the next installment in the super-spy franchise from a Valentine’s Day release date to April 8, 2020, The Playlist reports script-wizard Scott Z. Burns is coming aboard to … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Script To Be Overhauled by ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ Writer Scott Z. Burns!!
MGM’s Bond 25 will open April 8, 2020 now, instead of Feb. 14, 2020. That new date is the Wednesday before Easter, and currently 007 is the only major pic on that new date. Universal just pulled Fast & Furious 9 off of Holy weekend and pushed it to Memorial Day weekend that year. Essentially, Easter weekend will be a crowded one in China, which is another reason … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’ Moves Back Two Months In 2020!!
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, his return to the crime drama and follow-up to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is easily one of my most anticipated movies of 2019, and now we know when to expect it. Lionsgate and MRC have sent out a press release announcing that the film will be released on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Details on the plot are still scarce beyond … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson’s Mystery Thriller Lands November 2019 Release Date!!!
After its director shake-up earlier this year, the cast of Bond 25 is coming together with the recent news that Lea Seydoux (Madeleine Swann), Ben Whishaw (Q), Ralph Fiennes (M) and Naomie Harris (Moneypenny) are set to return alongside Daniel Craig’s 007. As yet, there’s been no official word on casting for the film’s villain(s), although Tomasz Kot (Cold War) was said to have been wanted … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Rami Malek Was Touted To Be The Villain!!
Bond 25 is slated to hit theaters on Valentine’s Day 2020 and we still don’t know much about the film beyond the fact that Cary Fukunaga is directing and Daniel Craig is returning as 007. But what would a modern Bond movie be without M, Q and Moneypenny? To that end, Fukunaga has revealed that Spectre stars Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris will return for … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Léa Seydoux Will Return for Cary Joji Fukunaga’s Film!!!
Back in September, we learned that True Detective Season 1 director Cary Joji Fukunaga was set to helm Bond 25 after Danny Boyle dropped out of the director’s chair. Word on the movie has been pretty silent since then, but Fukunaga recently gave an interview to Inquirer.net (via DarkHorizons) about his plans for the Bond franchise. While he wouldn’t give specifics, Fukunaga did say that … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Cary Joji Fukunaga Addresses Rumors Regarding the Absence of Blofeld and Q!!!
Coming hot on the heels of the recent news that she has a role in next year’s Avengers 4, it is now being reported by THR that Golden Globe-nominated actress Katherine Langford has joined the cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Langford joins a cast that includes Daniel Craig (Spectre), Chris Evans (Avengers: Infinity War), Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Katherine Langford and Jaeden Lieberher Join Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Mystery!!!
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out has already attracted a number of stellar actors and actresses, but the film is not quite done with its casting just yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Christopher Plummer (All The Money In The World) has begun talks to join Johnson’s murder mystery ensemble. Plot details on Knives Out are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film is described as a “contemporary version … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Christopher Plummer In Talks To Join Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!
As reported initially by Variety, Toni Collette is joining the cast of Rian Johnson’s upcoming film Knives Out. Collette joins Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ana de Armas in this jam-packed ensemble piece. Knives Out is said to be a modern-day murder mystery in a classic “whodunit” style, which is meant to blend nicely with Johnson’s signature style. … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Toni Collette Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Film!!!
In between Star Wars installments, writer-director Rian Johnson is tackling an original crime drama/mystery by the name of Knives Out. Details on the new film, which is set in the modern day and follows a detective assigned to solve the crime central to the plot, are being kept under wraps. Thanks to the first on-set photo from Johnson, however, we do know it’ll feature some … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Reveals On-Set Image as Filming Starts!! Check It Out!!
Fresh off the stellar success of Halloween, actress Jamie Lee Curtis is joining the cast of another exciting project. Per Variety, Curtis has been added to the impressive ensemble of writer/director Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out. This original film serves as Johnson’s follow-up to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Curtis is in great company: Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Thriller!!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is gearing up to begin production on his next film Knives Out in November, and we have word on two new additions to the cast of the murder-mystery in Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049) and Don Johnson (Miami Vice). Plot details on Knives Out are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film is described as … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery Adds Ana de Armas And Don Johnson!!
Not much is out there about the plot for Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out, but it must be absolutely bonkers because it’s attracting top-level talent at a near Once Upon a Time in Hollywood level. Deadline reports that Atlanta standout Lakeith Stanfield will join James Bond star Daniel Craig and Captain America himself Chris Evans in the film, which starts production later this year. Craig … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Now Lakeith Stanfield Joins Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!!
Chris Evans is joining Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson in the “let’s take a break from major studio franchises for a moment club,” for Johnson’s Knives Out, Deadline is reporting. The murder mystery, written and directed by Johnson — who will make it before he sets off to helm his new Star Wars trilogy (like in November) — will also take place before Craig shoots … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Chris Evans Joins Daniel Craig In Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!!
The Bond 25 director search has taken yet another unexpected turn. While the folks at EON and MGM took their time in settling on a filmmaker to take the helm, considering directors like Denis Villeneuve and David Mackenzie, the surprise announcement came earlier this year that Danny Boyle would be directing Bond 25 based on an original story he hatched with Trainspotting 2 writer John … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Cary Fukunaga to Direct The Next James Bond Film!!
Despite the fact that Danny Boyle dropped out of the director’s chair over “creative differences,” MGM and Eon are still eyeing a Fall 2019 release date for Bond 25, which means somebody is going to have to direct this thing. According to Variety, the studio has been hard at work setting meetings with possible Boyle replacements, with three names emerging as frontrunners for the position: … Continue reading ‘Bond 25′: Yann Demange And S.J. Clarkson Among Front-runners to Direct!!!
Surprise! Rian Johnson is making a new movie before he sets off to direct his new Star Wars trilogy. Deadline has the news that Johnson has teamed up with actor Daniel Craig for a very hot package called Knives Out, which will be up for studio bidding at the Toronto International Film Festival later this week. The film is an original story written by Johnson … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson to Direct Daniel Craig in the Original Murder Mystery!!!
It hasn’t been a full week since Bond 25 lost its director, and already the replacement rumors are heating up. Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Danny Boyle was set to co-write and direct the next Bond movie, with filming beginning in December, but it was announced this week that he was departing the project due to creative differences. This has put Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Edgar Wright and Jean-Marc Vallée In Line To Helm!!
When Danny Boyle exited MGM and Eon’s Bond 25, it didn’t just stir up the production process, it might have shaken up the release date schedule, too. Boyle wasn’t just set to direct the picture, which was aiming to start rolling cameras on December 8th for a November 8, 2019 release, he was also a co-writer alongside Oscar-nominated screenwriting partner John Hodge (Trainspotting). Producers Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’ May Miss Its Targeted Release Date as Production Restarts!!!
Bond 25 has hit a major road block. Months before filming was about to begin, and after a lengthy search to find the right director, filmmaker Danny Boyle has now exited the director’s chair, leaving Bond 25 in a bit of a pickle. The announcement was made by longtime producers Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, and producer/star Daniel Craig, explaining that “due to creative differences, … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Director Danny Boyle Exits!!!
Now that Danny Boyle is officially on board to direct, casting rumors are starting to pick up on next year’s 25th installment in the James Bond franchise. Earlier this month it was rumored that Helena Bonham Carter and Angelina Jolie are in contention for the villain in Bond 25, and now reports are circulating that Mark Strong may have secured a role. The speculation stems … Continue reading Mark Strong Reportedly Joining ‘Bond 25’ as the Main Antagonist!!!
The particulars of James Bond 25 have been finalized, and everything’s now officially official. After years of rumors and guesswork, it was announced that EON Productions—the owners of the Bond rights—has settled on Universal Pictures to handle international distribution of Bond 25, while the previously announced MGM Studios and Annapurna Pictures will handle domestic distribution. Moreover, Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Danny Boyle has been confirmed … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Danny Boyle Officially Directing with Filming to Start in December!!!
Daniel Craig is busy packing his Walther PPK, martini glass, and perhaps one of his notoriously low cut bathing suits. The James Bond star confirmed to the Associated Press this week that he will be returning to the super spy role for his next project. The film will be the 25th installment in the long-running franchise and marks Craig’s fifth stint as 007. Danny Boyle, the … Continue reading Daniel Craig Confirms ‘Bond 25’ As Is His Next Project!!!
After much mystery, Danny Boyle has confirmed his tentative plans to write and direct the latest James Bond film, currently referred to as Bond 25, by the end of the year. Now, while that’s exciting, a lot of things have to fall in place before production can get going on the next chapter of Bond’s thrilling adventures. Speaking to Metro (via The Playlist), Boyle not only confirmed that he’s … Continue reading Danny Boyle Confirms He’s Directing ‘Bond 25’!!!
Synopsis – The life of a foster family in South Central Los Angeles, a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial. Directed – Deniz Gamze Ergüven Starring – Daniel Craig, Halle Berry, Issac Ryan Brown Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Kings’ Trailer: Halle Berry and Daniel Craig Deal with Turmoil During the LA Riots!!! Check It Out!!
As MGM and Annapurna Pictures move closer to pulling the trigger on James Bond 25, the studios are switching up their plan of attack when it comes to finding a director. Last summer, the studios announced a November 2019 release date for Bond 25, which started a ticking clock of sorts as they secured Daniel Craig to return, then turned their sights to finding a … Continue reading Danny Boyle Rumored To Direct ‘Bond 25’!!!
The distribution rights for James Bond expired at Sony after Spectre, which has led to a bidding war this past year between studios since a James Bond film, no matter its quality, is a guaranteed hit. While major studios including Sony, Warner Bros., and Universal all wanted James Bond, it looks like the rights for the upcoming 25th installment will go to the small, up-and-coming … Continue reading ‘James Bond 25’ Likely to Land at Annapurna for Domestic Distribution!!!
Back in July, we reported that the short list of James Bond 25 directors included Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival), Yann Demange (’71), and David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water), and any of them would make an exciting choice for Bond’s latest adventure. Speaking to The Playlist, Villeneuve says he’s interested in Bond and working with Daniel Craig, but his new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune … Continue reading Denis Villeneuve Is Interested in Bond, but Says ‘Dune’ Is Next!!!
HBO has released the first trailer for the upcoming documentary Spielberg, which chronicles the career of one of the greatest filmmakers in history, Steven Spielberg. Directed and produced by Susan Lacy, the film consists of footage from over 30 hours of exclusive interviews with Spielberg himself, as well as his family, collaborators, friends, and fellow filmmakers, offering unique insight into the career and process of … Continue reading ‘Spielberg’ Trailer Reveals Star-Studded HBO Documentary!!! Check It Out!!
It’s been well over two years now since MGM and Eon’s distribution deal with Sony Pictures for the James Bond movies came to an end, and while the search for a director is heating up, the sweepstakes to see which studio will land Bond continues to take even more twists and turns. Sony, Universal, and Fox had been pursuing the property, with Warner Bros. and … Continue reading Apple, Amazon Now in the Mix for James Bond Rights!!
Synopsis – Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. My Take – I have special kind of admiration for filmmaker Steven Soderbergh as his 2001 film, Ocean’s Eleven, a remake of the 1960 heist caper, was the first the adult oriented film I saw on the big screen. With films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Magic Mike, Contagion … Continue reading Logan Lucky (2017) Review!!!
It’s been an uncharacteristically long wait for the next Steven Soderbergh movie. The director delivered almost two movies a year in the first decade of the 2000s, but after his 2013 twosome Side Effects and Behind the Candelabra, Soderbergh took a hiatus from feature filmmaking. Fortunately, we had his excellent Cinemax series The Knick to tide us over and now the wait is over with Logan … Continue reading ‘Logan Lucky’ TV Spot Teases an All-American Heist Movie!! Check It Out!!
Yesterday, we learned that EON had set a release date for James Bond 25, but we didn’t know the distributor, the director, or if Daniel Craig would return. I speculated that he might be done because of the length between movies and that he seems to have grown tired of playing the role. But I was wrong! According to The New York Times, “two people … Continue reading Daniel Craig to Return for ‘Bond 25’!!
It turns out that even though we still don’t know who’s getting the rights to the James Bond movies, who will direct the next one, or even if Daniel Craig will return to star, there’s just no stopping 007. The franchise’s official Twitter account just tweeted out the following: James Bond will return to US cinemas on November 8, 2019 with a traditional earlier release … Continue reading ‘James Bond 25’ Gets Release Date!!
If reports are to be believed, the saga over the next James Bond is at an end, with The Mirror reporting that producer Barbara Broccoli has convinced Daniel Craig to sign on for a fifth outing as 007 in Bond 25. Craig had originally cast doubt over his future as the super spy when he suggested he’d rather “slash my wrists” than return for another … Continue reading Daniel Craig reportedly signs on for Bond 25!!
For the most part I stay busy trying to keep up with the nearly 500 scripted TV shows premiering every year (saints preserve us …) but occasionally a movie grabs my attention; Logan Lucky is such a one. I’m a big Steven Soderbergh fan, not just because of what he’s done in the film world, but his contribution to TV as well (The Knick, RIP). … Continue reading ‘Logan Lucky’ Clip Reveals Daniel Craig’s Plans for a Hillbilly Heist in Soderbergh’s Latest!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. Directed – Steven Soderbergh Starring – Katherine Waterston, Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Logan Lucky’: New Trailer Has Channing Tatum Recruiting Daniel Craig for a Heist!!! Check It Out!!
