A new featurette for the third franchise in Sony‘s Spider-Man Universe (RIP Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, or SPUMC to save time), Morbius, has dropped today, a day before a new trailer is due for release. Starring Jared Leto as the titular character, Dr. Michael Morbius, the first trailer for the Marvel film was released back in January of last year, and it had … Continue reading ‘Morbius’ Gets a New Featurette!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker. My Take – With films like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Baby Driver (2017) and the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy … Continue reading Last Night in Soho (2021) Review!!
October is the season of horror movies and one of the many genre offerings this month is the long awaited release of acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s next film The Last Night in Soho. With the release of this horror film almost one week away, Focus Pictures, Wright, and star Anya Taylor-Joy took to their various social media platforms to promote the music video of their … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ Music Video Sees Anya Taylor-Joy Performing ‘Downtown’!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences. Directed – Edgar Wright Starring – Jessie Mei Li, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’: Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror Gets a Final Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Over two years have passed since the final eighth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones ended. Now, fans will be excited to know that it won’t be long until they’ll be able to return to Westeros. The highly anticipated prequel series to the fantasy show, House of The Dragon, has finally got its first trailer. Based on George R. R. Martin’s books, House of the … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’ First Teaser Reveals the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel!! Check It Out!!
The world of Westeros continues to grow as the long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, adds more members to its clan. HBO has announced that seven new members have joined the cast of the highly-anticipated drama series, including Ryan Corr, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Graham McTavish, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, and Gavin Spokes. These seven new cast members join an already stacked … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Show Adds Graham McTavish and More to Cast!!
Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho has just received a new poster that teases the neon-infused setting of the psychological thriller. Starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, Last Night in Soho is the first thriller in Wright’s impressive career, making the curious project one of the most-anticipated releases of 2021. The Last Night in Soho trailers have revealed a dangerous time-traveling experience set in 1960s … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences. Directed – Edgar Wright Starring – Jessie Mei Li, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’: Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Sony Pictures has decided to delay the release of Venom: Let There Be Carnage given the recent increase of COVID cases in the United States. Unfortunately, this is only the latest of Venom: Let There Be Carnage’s multiple delays and a bitter reminder that we are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic. Venom: Let There Be Carnage would have hit theaters on September … Continue reading ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Release Delayed to Oct 15!!
Morbius director Daniel Espinosa might have spoiled the appearance of another Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters’ villain: Tom Hardy’s Venom. During an interview for Swedish outlet Moviezine (translated by The Direct), the director talked about the experience of shooting a Hollywood film, revealing that some of the bigger Hollywood names remind him he’s no longer in Sweden. Among those names, there is Tom Hardy. … Continue reading ‘Morbius’: Tom Hardy’s Venom Set to Be Making a Cameo!!
After a brief production shutdown, the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, which is currently slated for a 2022 release on HBO Max, has now officially resumed filming. The series is primarily being filmed in the UK, but production was halted two days ago after a crew member tested positive for COVID. In line with testing protocols and general industry guidelines, the production … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’ Resumes Production!!
Milly Alcock and Emily Carey have joined the cast of the Game of Thrones prequel series, House of Dragons, according to Variety. The actresses are set to play the younger counterparts of Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke). The prequel, which is set three hundred years prior to the events of Game of Thrones, is based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: Milly Alcock and Emily Carey Join the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel!!
All cinema lovers excited to watch Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho will have to be a little more patient, as the movie’s release was pushed back by a week. Unfortunately, this is only the latest shift for Last Night in Soho, which has already changed release dates several times to escape the effects of the pandemic and get some distance from other highly-anticipated premieres. … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ Release Date Delayed by a Week!!
Synopsis – A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences. Directed – Edgar Wright Starring – Jessie Mei Li, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ Trailer Reveals Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror Film!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences. Directed – Edgar Wright Starring – Jessie Mei Li, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ First Teaser Teases Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror!! Check It Out!!
Outlander star Graham McTavish has confirmed he’s part of HBO Max’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, but he wouldn’t expand on the specifics of how he fits into the upcoming fantasy series. However, anyone even remotely familiar with his filmography could probably guess that there’s going to be some sort of gruff and grizzled villainy involved. McTavish decided to let the cat … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: Graham McTavish Joins the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel!!
Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver) returns to the genre with the psychological horror movie Last Night in Soho, which Focus Features is now releasing on October 22, 2021. Last Night in Soho, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie, is set in London’s Soho district during the Swinging Sixties. Speaking with Empire recently, McKenzie, pictured in the below new photo as Eloise, spoke about her character’s “sixth sense”: “It’s genuinely … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ Reveals New Image of Thomasin McKenzie in Edgar Wright’s Next!! Check It Out!!
HBO has released the first official images from House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel following the fiery Targaryen family, and folks, everyone is having a real serious time by the seaside. The series started production last month. The images don’t offer much by way of plot—I cannot stress enough how hard it’s just actors in gorgeous costumes staring and/or refusing to look at … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: First Images Teases the ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!
The Game of Thrones prequel currently titled House of the Dragon has started production. This morning, HBO’s official Game of Thrones Twitter account tweeted the news that production on the prequel series has started, alongside a picture of the cast performing a table read while practicing social distancing. Several more photos of the cast preparing for their respective roles have been shared on the Twitter … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’ Begins Production!! Check Out the Photos of the Cast at Table Read!! Check It Out!!
Word on the street is HBO‘s about to become the freaking Game of Thrones Prequel Network, but there’s still only one we have any concrete information on. That’d be House of the Dragon, a series following in the fiery, incestuous dragon-riding family the Targaryens. Today, HBO added a few more names to the series’ quickly-growing cast: Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man), Steve Toussaint (It’s a Sin), … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’ Adds Rhys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno, and More to Cast!!
More Game of Thrones is on the way, folks. While HBO had a bit of a hiccup with their first attempt to expand the world of this iconic TV franchise, scrapping their first attempt at a prequel series by cancelling a Naomi Watts-fronted show after filming a pilot, their second attempt is now on track to start production this year. Meaning we could have a … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series Starts Filming in April!!
HBO has apparently identified the only thing about Game of Thrones worth revisiting and has tapped series composer Ramin Djawadi to score its upcoming spinoff show House of the Dragon. As reported by /Film, Djawadi is returning to the franchise that scored him back-to-back Emmy Award wins to compose new music for the prequel series focusing on the power-hungry Targaryen family. He joins George R. … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Composer to Score Prequel Series!!
Following yesterday’s numerous release delays for high-profile films such as No Time to Die and Uncharted, it looks like another highly-anticipated project is getting delayed again. Acclaimed director Edgar Wright took to Twitter to announce that the release of his upcoming horror film Last Night in Soho has been pushed back for the second time due to the ongoing pandemic. Originally set for an April … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’: Edgar Wright’s Next Pushed to Late October!!
Sony Pictures has delayed the release date of Morbius to 2022, just weeks after it was pushed back to the latter half of 2021. Morbius, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, stars Jared Leto as the title character. The film is the next installment in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters that will follow Venom: Let There Be Carnage and set … Continue reading ‘Morbius’ Release Date Shifts to January 2022!!
Up next from Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver) is the psychological horror movie Last Night in Soho, which Focus Features is now releasing on April 23, 2021. Last Night in Soho, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie, is set in London’s Soho district during the Swinging Sixties, and there seems to be a time travel element involved. Speaking with Empire recently, Wright teased a “very different” sort of … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’: Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror Film Gets a New Image!! Check It Out!!
Jared Leto‘s Morbius will not be haunting audiences in March. The Sony and Marvel film has moved its release date to Oct. 8. It previously had been set for March 18. The move comes as theater-going remains uncertain amid the coronavirus pandemic. The film was previously slated for last July before the pandemic delayed it. Morbius stars Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist who suffered … Continue reading ‘Morbius’ Release Date Pushed to October 2021!!
One of the many movies that was *supposed* to be released last year was Edgar Wright‘s Last Night in Soho, originally scheduled for release in September 2020 but ultimately pushed clear into 2021 by Focus Features. The psychological horror film is now set for release on April 23, 2021, and Wright has shared a brand new image with Total Film this week. Last Night in … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’: Edgar Wright Shares New Look at His Psychological Horror Film!! Check It Out!!
Things are definitely heating up over at HBO‘s Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, as three new members just joined the cast as Targaryen royalty. Variety reports Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, and Emma D’Arcy have signed on to the series, which will reportedly follow the golden age of A Song of Ice and Fire‘s most incestuous family of warlords, and that’s saying a … Continue reading ‘House of the Dragon’: Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, and Emma D’Arcy Join ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff!!
Synopsis – Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. Directed – Daniel Espinosa Starring – Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Jared Leto Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Morbius’: Jared Leto Led ‘Spider-Man’ Spinoff Gets an International Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. My Take – With Netflix‘s offloading of their well-advertised IP releases for the spooky month of October finally complete, at first glance it may seem easy to summarize that the … Continue reading His House (2020) Review!!
Synopsis – A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. Directed – Remi Weekes Starring – Bradley Banton, Mevis Birungi, Javier Botet Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘His House’ Trailer Teases Netflix’s New Haunting Story!! Check It Out!!
It’s a good day when you find out that the official release of one of your favorite Sundance Film Festival movies is right around the corner! It’s an honor to be able to officially break this news – Remi Weekes’ feature directorial debut, His House, is scheduled to hit Netflix globally on October 30, 2020. The film features two stellar performances from Wunmi Mosaku and … Continue reading ‘His House’: Netflix Set to Release Sundance Haunted House Smash Hit on on Oct 30!!
Unfortunately we won’t be getting a new Edgar Wright film this year after all. The World’s End and Baby Driver filmmaker confirmed today that due to the COVID-19 shutdown, he was unable to complete his new film Last Night in Soho, and thus Focus Features has shifted its release date from September 25, 2020 to April 23, 2021. That’s a pretty cushy release date, sandwiched … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’ Release Date Moved to 2021!!
Edgar Wright‘s next feature film Last Night in Soho was previously set to arrive in theaters on September 25, but according to Variety the film has been delayed indefinitely. Focus Features will still distribute the film but have removed it entirely from their release calendar for the time being. Last Night in Soho will star Anya Taylor-Joy (New Mutants), Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Thomasin McKenzie … Continue reading ‘Last Night in Soho’: Edgar Wright’s Next Pulled From September Release!!
Sony Pictures has released a new promotional poster for the film Morbius, which for the moment that we know continues to maintain its release date of July 31 in the United States, August 7 in the case of Spain. This new poster advances the transformation of Michael Morbius into that bat / vampire-like creature this Spider-Man villain is best known for. It is a black … Continue reading ‘Morbius’ Gets a New Transformation Based Promotional Image!! Check It Out!!
It’s official: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has crossed the $1 billion mark in global sales. The J.J. Abrams-directed feature has spent 28 days in theaters across the world following its debut on December 20, 2019. Since then, Rise of Skywalker has continued to be a high-earner both in the domestic box office rankings as well as at the international box office despite it being the lowest-earning Star … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Hits $1 Billion at the Worldwide BO!!!
Synopsis – Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. Directed – Daniel Espinosa Starring – Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Jared Leto Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Morbius’: First Trailer Reveals the Jared Leto Led ‘Spider-Man’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!
It’s no secret that pretty much every major film released these days goes through some sort of additional photography or reshoots. When a studio is spending so much money on these kinds of films, why wouldn’t they want to spend a little bit more to get things right? Some reshoots are more extensive than others, and some films’ reshoots are more noteworthy than others—say, a … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’: Three Scenes Added in Reshoots Revealed!!
Synopsis – The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. My Take – Ending a series which started about 42 years ago, was never going to be an easy job. Released back in 1977, Star Wars, directed by George Lucas (who later re-titled the film to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, to fit … Continue reading Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Review!!!
Two new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker landed this weekend with new footage of Kylo Ren coming up against Rey and a serious blow to the Resistance as they battle Stormtroopers. Both spots arrived ahead of the premiere of The Rise of Skywalker later this week. This will be the final installment in the Star Wars Skywalker saga after more than 40 years of Star Wars movies. The first TV spot, … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: New TV Spots Amp Up the Hype!! Check It Out!!
Well, this is embarrassing. Even for an in-the-trenches pop culture reporter like yours truly, there’s a glut of content out there to experience, and it’s impossible to keep a track of it all. And I guess somewhere in the constant stream of stuff, some movie called Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was announced, and is coming to theatres very soon. We’ve got a bunch of … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: New Images Amp Up the Hype!! Check It Out!!
We have officially hit maximum velocity on the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker marketing train, with Disney and Lucasfilm dropping bombs daily to make sure the film hits a billion dollars. That includes this latest clip, which sees Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) seeking some truths from the mysteriously-not-quite-dead Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). The new footage sees Kylo—without his mask, an item director J.J. Abrams told … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’: New Clip Reveals More About Palpatine!! Check It Out!!
Disney is really aiming for your heartstrings with their Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featurettes. The newest one highlights the friendship between Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, but it’s also a worthwhile selling point for the movie since this will be the first (and presumably, only) time that Rey, Finn, and Poe are all on adventure together rather than being split up … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: New Featurette Highlights Friendship!! Check It Out!!
We are hurtling at light speed toward the debut of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and what better way to get the hype machines to a fever pitch than utilize “Duel of the Fates”? A new TV spot for the film busts out John Williams‘ iconic theme, which was one of the shining spots of George Lucas‘ Prequel Trilogy as well as the soundtrack … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: New TV Spot Dusts Off “Duel of the Fates”!! Check It Out!!
Hey everyone: press pause on your post-Thanksgiving antics, because there’s more Star Wars to be had. New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker posters have arrived, reminding us that this series has had its fair share of incredible poster art…and its fair share of total mediocrity. And on top of that, a new TV spot has slipped past Imperial blockades and arrived online, so you … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Posters and TV Spot Further Tease the End of the Skywalker Saga!! Check It Out!!
It feels so bizarre to say, but we’re less than a month away from the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Not just the end of the new Star Wars sequel trilogy, but the end of all nine episodic films. Is it just us, or does it feel like The Force Awakens just came out? How on earth is this legendary saga already … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: New TV Spots Offer Tons of New Footage!! Check It Out!!
It should come as no surprise that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is going to make truckloads of money when it opens on December 20th. But just how many truckloads that is remains to be seen. New estimates err on the conservative side of things with $175 million on the low side and $200 million on the high end. Now that’d be a great … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Set for $200 Million Opening at the BO!!
And so it begins. We’re now about a month away from the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which means Disney’s marketing campaign for the final film in the Skywalker saga is being kicked into overdrive. To that end, the first official Rise of Skywalker clip has been released, and it actually contains a fairly substantial reveal that I’m sure audiences will enjoy … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: First Clip from Makes a Revelation about Stormtroopers!! Check It Out!!
With less than a month to go before Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters, Disney/Lucasfilm are ramping up their presence on televisions everywhere with the release of a new TV spot. This latest spot, titled “Fate,” does more than just recap footage we’ve seen in previous Rise of Skywalker trailers. There is also some intriguing new looks at the Knights of Ren and the coming final … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ TV Spot Reveals First Footage of the Knights Of Ren!! Check It Out!!
Disney has released a collection of new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker character posters, and they look painfully bland, especially when you compare them to the character posters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Of course, this is all just marketing, and largely useless marketing at that since everyone is going to go see The Rise of Skywalker regardless of posters, trailers, and TV … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Reveals New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
