Hulu is finally making a return to royal intrigue with its second season of The Great, and new images have been revealed from the second season of the historical spoof, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Loosely based on the real-life reign of Catherine II of Russia — better known as Catherine the Great — the series is moving to new heights with its second … Continue reading ‘The Great’ Season 2 Gets New Images!! Check It Out!!
Searchlight Pictures has added another heavy hitter to the already stacked cast of The Menu. According to Variety, Judith Light has been cast in the upcoming dark-comedy thriller, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, and Nicholas Hoult. Light is a two-time Tony winner and fresh off the heels of her role in Amazon Studios‘ Transparent, which earned her three Primetime Emmy nominations. Most recently she … Continue reading ‘The Menu’: Judith Light Joins the Horror-Comedy!!
Hulu has released the first trailer for the upcoming second season of its “anti-historical” dramedy series The Great, loosely based on real-life monarch Catherine the Great’s rise to power as Empress of Russia. The satirical TV show stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult as Catherine the Great and Peter III of Russia, respectively. Season 2 of The Great will premiere this November on Hulu. The … Continue reading ‘The Great’ Season 2 : First Trailer Confirms November 19 as Release Date!! Check It Out!!
Nicholas Hoult has been cast as the lead in Universal’s monster movie Renfield, which hails from Chris McKay, director of The Tomorrow War and The LEGO Batman Movie. Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty) wrote the script, which is based on an original story outline from Robert Kirkman (Invincible). Kirkman is also producing the film with his Skybound Entertainment partners David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Nicholas Hoult to Star in Chris McKay’s Universal Monster Movie!!
Deadline initially broke the news that Mark Mylod will direct Searchlight Pictures’ (Ready or Not, The Night House) horror-comedy The Menu, which promises to cook up many surprises. With the announcement came news that Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Last Night in Soho) is starring alongside Ralph Fiennes, while THR adds today that Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max: Road Fury) is in talks to co-star. “The film is a darkly … Continue reading ‘The Menu’: Nicholas Hoult to Join the Horror-Comedy!!
Synopsis – A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him — and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. My Take – Ever since establishing himself as the reviver of interest in neo-Westerns with the surprise success of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller Sicario (2015), Taylor Sheridan, as a writer … Continue reading Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) Review!!
Huzzah! Gillian Anderson has been cast as Catherine the Great’s mother in one of the first pieces of news about The Great’s Season 2. The first season of Hulu’s historically laissez-faire retelling of Russia’s most infamous queen received great reviews and several award nominations, so expectations are high for the next season. Anderson is pitch-perfect casting as Catherine’s mother since her daughter is played by … Continue reading ‘The Great’ Season 2 Adds Gillian Anderson as Catherine the Great’s Mother!!
Synopsis – A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him — and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. Directed – Taylor Sheridan Starring – Angelina Jolie, Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’: Taylor Sheridan’s Wildfire Thriller Get a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive first look at Angelina Jolie in director Taylor Sheridan’s next gritty Western drama, Those Who Wish Me Dead. The film — based on Michael Koryta’s 2014 novel of the same name— stars Jolie as Hannah, a skilled smoke jumper trained to parachute into Montana wildfires to calm the flames. Still struggling with the trauma of a recent failed mission, Hannah … Continue reading ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’: Taylor Sheridan’s Wildfire Drama Get First Look Images!! Check It Out!!
The Taylor Sheridan-directed Those Who Wish Me Dead will ride into theaters on May 14, Warner Bros. announced Monday. The movie will debut simultaneously on HBO Max, similar to the studio’s other 2021 titles. Those Who Wish Me Dead, starring Angelina Jolie, is a female-driven thriller set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness. Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Tyler Perry, Aidan Gillen, Medina Senghore, Finn … Continue reading ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’: Taylor Sheridan Directed Angelina Jolie Starrer Lands May Release Date!!
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is at it again. The 2021 Golden Globes nominations were announced today, kicking off what’s sure to be one of the oddest awards seasons in recent memory. Indeed, due to the pandemic, the number of films eligible plummeted, but the awards season deadline was also extended through the end of February – meaning movies destined to win these awards will … Continue reading 2021 Golden Globes Nominations Revealed!! Check Out the Full List!!!
When Hulu announced The Great Season 2 had been ordered, it came as a welcome surprise. The period drama/comedy series was initially billed as a limited series, but throughout production it quickly became clear they had something special that was worth revisiting. Indeed, Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult deliver astoundingly good performances as Catherine the Great and her impulsive and power-mad husband Peter, respectively, as … Continue reading ‘The Great’ Season 2 Starts Filming This Fall!!
Hulu is extending the reign of The Great. The streamer has renewed the dramedy starring Elle Fanning for a second season following solid reviews and, according to Hulu, solid viewership (like other streaming platforms, the Disney-controlled Hulu doesn’t release viewing data). Season two will run 10 episodes, the same as the first. The Great, from creator Tony McNamara (The Favourite), tells the story of how … Continue reading ‘The Great’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu!!
In what is shaping up to be cinema’s greatest active thirst trap, Jon Hamm, Steven Yeun and Nicholas Hoult have signed on to star in the sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang along with Mackenzie Davis, Sofia Boutella, Andrea Riseborough and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Damsel duo David and Nathan Zellner are directing the indie film, which follows a group of aliens who are sent on a mission to … Continue reading ‘Alpha Gang’ Set Handsome Cast for Upcoming Sci-Fi Comedy!!!
If you’re craving a new wild and weird animated show to watch on Hulu while you wait for the next season of Rick and Morty, set your sights on the new trailer for Crossing Swords. The extremely not-for-kids stop-motion series comes from Robot Chicken and SuperMansion producers John Harvatine IV and Tom Root and features a bananas ensemble of voice talent lead by Nicholas Hoult. The first trailer introduced the NSFW, profanity-laden … Continue reading ‘Crossing Swords’: New Trailer Teases More of Hulu’s Stop-Motion Adventure Series!! Check It Out!!
Expect to see a lot more of this in the future—Nicholas Hoult has dropped out of the upcoming Mission: Impossible sequels due to a scheduling conflict, and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie announced his replacement today: actor Esai Morales. A veteran of both the big and small screen, Morales first broke out with his role on the groundbreaking drama series NYPD Blue, and has been doing consistently … Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible 7’: Esai Morales Replaces Nicholas Hoult!!!
If you’re a fan of stop-motion animated comedy series like Robot Chicken and SuperMansion, then Hulu’s Crossing Swords should be on your radar. It’s been on our most-anticipated list for some time. While it feels like forever ago, we first heard of the new series back in the fall of 2018, and the project has stayed on track for a Hulu debut in 2020. We even … Continue reading ‘Crossing Swords’ Trailer Reveals Hulu’s NSFW Medieval Stop-Motion Comedy!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur. My Take – While Apple‘s streaming service, Apple TV+, has started off to a fairly good start thanks to a bunch of star studded TV shows it released last year, all varying in genres, … Continue reading The Banker (2020) Review!!
Hulu has released the first trailer for The Great, a satirical period piece from the Oscar-nominated co-writer of The Favourite, Tony McNamara. The series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great, the outsider who maneuvered her way to becoming Russia’s longest-reigning leader. This looks…a whole lot like The Favourite, down to the dances, rabbits hunts, and the inclusion of Nicolas Hoult. I know it’s probably … Continue reading ‘The Great’ Trailer Reveals Hulu’s New Period-Piece Satire!! Check It Out!!
Filming didn’t even begin on Mission: Impossible 7 for the film’s first production hiccup to arrive. The highly anticipated sequel had planned to kick off production with a three-week leg of shooting in Venice, Italy, but the crew have been sent home and the plans halted due to the spread of the Coronavirus. An outbreak occurred in the country and now more than 150 cases … Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Filming Halts in Italy Due to Coronavirus Concerns!!
While Tom Cruise may not be going to space in the upcoming Mission: Impossible sequels, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie has still found a trio of “obscene” stunts for the actor to perform. Cruise has been upping the ante with each successive Mission: Impossible film, as the best franchise currently running is also the gold standard when it comes to practical effects. For Ghost Protocol, Cruise hung … Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible 7’: Christopher McQuarrie Teases Three Obscene Stunts!!
It’s a big weekend for action franchises we love reviving dudes we previously thought were dead. First, it was the Fast & Furious 9 trailer revealing Han is, in fact, alive. Now, we’re learning Henry Czerny will be back for Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8 as Kittridge. It’s been 24 years since we last saw former IMF director Eugene Kittridge facing off against special agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). Director/writer Christopher … Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible’: Henry Czerny Set to Return for 7 and 8!!
The Banker was supposed to be Apple TV+’s play into the prestige film space. Starring Marvel vets Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson, it tells the true story of Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, two African-American businessmen in the 1950s who hired a white man to front their real estate business. It was even going to open at the prestigious AFI Fest in 2019. But then, allegations … Continue reading ‘The Banker’: The Apple TV Plus Movie Finally Has A Release Date!!
Nicholas Hoult had a rough 2019. No one saw Tolkien, his biopic about the famed author of The Lord of the Rings. No one liked Dark Phoenix, his final X-Men movie. The Current War, in which he plays inventor Nikola Tesla, was greeted with a shrug following a two-year delay. His awards season film, The Banker, saw its release plans canceled by Apple in the … Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Adds Nicholas Hoult to Cast!!
Apple has pulled its historical drama The Banker from the AFI Festival a day before it was scheduled to premiere as the closing film of the festival. A screening of Noah Baumbach’s comedy/drama Marriage Story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, will be shown instead. The Banker tells the true-life story of two businessmen, Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who … Continue reading ‘The Banker’: Apple Pulls Film from AFI Festival!!
Synopsis – Story of one of the first African American bankers in the US. Directed – George Nolfi Starring – Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long, Nicholas Hoult Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Banker’ Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie Lead Apple Original Movie!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world. My Take – It is quite surprising to know that despite being one of the most beloved American cultural figures of all time, Thomas Edison, hasn’t had a biopic hasn’t. Perhaps studio executives felt audience just are not … Continue reading The Current War (2019) Review!!!
Synopsis – The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. My Take – I think we can all agree that director Peter Jackson‘s adaption of the epic fantasy adventure trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, set quite a high standard for blockbuster film-making. Filled with immense characters, an … Continue reading Tolkien (2019) Review!!!
In celebration of the anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth on 10th July 1856, a clip has arrived online for the biographical historical drama The Current War which sees Tesla (Nicholas Hoult) confronting Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) over a mistake he feels he is making with his invention; watch it here: Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current … Continue reading ‘The Current War’: New Clip sees Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world. Directed – Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring – Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Current War’ Official Trailer Is Quite Electrifying!! Check It Out!!
With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to the report, John Ottman, who worked on the franchise’s most … Continue reading ‘X-Men’: Plans For an Abandoned ‘Beast’ Spin-Off Revealed!!!
Synopsis – Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world. My Take – While superhero films nowadays, especially from the Marvel Studios, are confirmed to reap in box office gold, it’s easy … Continue reading X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) Review!!!
Dark Phoenix clearly went through a bit of reshoots, especially in its third act finale. Apparently the original finale resembled too much of another movie, and while some have speculated that it resembles Captain Marvel, writer-director Simon Kinberg tells io9 that the original ending was closer to Captain America: Civil War: My original ending didn’t have the entire X-Family together the way they are in … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: Simon Kinberg Says Original Climax Was More Like ‘Civil War’!!
When Dark Phoenix hits theaters next month, it’ll be with an ending that’s significantly different from the one writer/director Simon Kinberg originally intended. We learned last summer that the X-Men movie was going back to Montreal for reshoots, but sources told us at the time that contrary to reports of a whopping three months of additional photography, they were simply going back for two and … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: James McAvoy Says Ending Was Re-shot Due to Similarities to Another Movie!!!
Fox has released another TV spot for X-Men: Dark Phoenix which focuses on Jean Grey’s newly-gained power and highlights key characters Mystique, Beast, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto; watch it here: X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg directing a cast that includes franchise veterans Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Kodi Smit-McPhee … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: New TV Spot Has a Very Powerful Jean Grey!! Check It Out!!
With just two weeks to go until X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrives in cinemas, 20th Century Fox has released a new TV spot for the superhero movie which gives us another peek at the X-Men’s final battle (well, for Fox, anyway); watch it here: X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg directing a cast that includes franchise veterans Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: New TV Spot Teases the Final Battle!! Check It Out!!
20th Century Fox has released another sneak peek from the final installment in Fox’s main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix which sees Magneto (Michael Fassbender) confronted by the military when they turn up unannounced at the mutant haven of Genosha looking for Jean Grey (Sophie Turner). Things don’t end well for the military or their helicopter. Check it out here: X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: New Clip Takes Us to Genosha!! Check It Out!!
The Current War, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s film about the battle over electric current between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 where it was poorly received and then its release was plunged further in doubt when its distributor, The Weinstein Company, imploded. The film has been stuck in limbo since then, but then it was … Continue reading ‘The Current War’: A New Cut of Long-Delayed Film Will Open This October!!
With its June release fast approaching, 20th Century Fox has unveiled the first clip from X-Men: Dark Phoenix which sees Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) trying to talk Magneto (Micheal Fassbender) out of his plan to kill Jean Grey (Sophie Turner). Check it out here: X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg directing a cast that includes franchise veterans Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: First Clip Has Professor Xavier and Magneto Face Off!! Check It Out!!
Dark Phoenix may mark the end of an era when it comes to Fox’s X-Men features, but the legacy of the storied Marvel Comics franchise will endure. The marketing for the upcoming film has opted to focus on that legacy this “X-Men Day” by celebrating with three videos: A look back at the history of the X-Men films since 2000, a video commentary from Marvel icons Chris … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: New Videos Are All About the ‘X-Men’ Legacy!!! Check It Out!!
20th Century Fox has released a new poster for the upcoming X-Men sequel/sendoff Dark Phoenix, ahead of “X-Men Day” on Monday, May 13th. Indeed, on Monday, Fox will be celebrating the event with the debut of exclusive X-Men content, special events, and unexpected surprises. For now, we get a nifty poster. It’s looking more and more like Dark Phoenix will be the end of an … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: New Poster Puts Sophie Turner Front and Center!! Check It Out!!
With exactly a month to go until its release, we’ve got a new TV spot for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the final installment in Fox’s main X-Men series, which focuses on Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey and the threat she poses with her new Phoenix powers; watch it here: X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg directing a cast that includes franchise veterans Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: New TV Spot Teases the Threat of the Phoenix!! Check It Out!!
Lionsgate has closed a deal with writer-director Jonathan Levine (50/50, The Night Before) and his new Megamix production company to begin development on a TV adaptation of his 2013 zombie rom-com Warm Bodies, THR has revealed. Based on Isaac Marion’s novel of the same name, Warm Bodies explored the unlikely romantic relationship between Julie (Teresa Palmer) and a zombie called R (Nicholas Hoult). The film, … Continue reading ‘Warm Bodies’: 2013’s Zom-Com in Development as a TV Series!!
This morning I texted my pal Justin Kroll at Variety to ask if he’d heard a single name for Matt Reeves‘ The Batman, and his answer didn’t surprise me. Neither of us have heard anything on the casting front. That’s because, as Kroll so helpfully explained minutes later on Twitter, Reeves is still polishing the script, and there’s a possibility that production could start early … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Production Possibly Delayed Due to Further Work on the Script!!
IGN has revealed ten new character posters for 20th Century Fox’s final installment in its main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and Jessica Chastain’s mysterious character; check them out here: X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Simon Kinberg … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Gets Ten Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
Tyler Perry is set to join Angelina Jolie in Taylor Sheridan‘s next pulse-pounding thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead, Collider has exclusively learned. Based on the bestselling novel by Michael Koryta, Those Who Wish Me Dead is described as a hard-boiled chase thriller set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness. It follows a 14-year-old boy who witnesses a brutal murder and enters a federal protection program that involves teaching … Continue reading ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’: Tyler Perry Joins Angelina Jolie in Taylor Sheridan’s Next!!!
This coming Friday sees the release of Tolkien, a biopic exploring the early years of legendary fantasy J.R.R. Tolkien and starring Nicholas Hoult in the title role as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings creator. Ahead of the movie’s arrival, the Tolkien Estate has released a statement to make it clear that the film is in no way endorsed by the state, or … Continue reading ‘Tolkien’: J.R.R. Tolkien Estate Doesn’t Endorse the Upcoming Biopic!!
While everyone is currently focused on Marvel’s epic superhero movie, there’s another superhero conclusion on the way in a little over a month with Dark Phoenix. Although no one is officially calling it the end to the X-Men saga, the merger between Fox and Disney all but guarantees that the next X-Men movie will be a reboot in the hands of Marvel Studios (although it’s … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Reshoots Changed the Third Act Climax!!!
20th Century Fox pulls the curtain down on its near-20 year long X-Men franchise this June with the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, but if early tracking is any indication, it doesn’t seem like the mutant superhero series is going to go out with a bang. According to estimates from Box Office Pro, the Simon Kinberg-helmed Dark Phoenix is heading for a domestic opening weekend … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: Early Tracking Points to a Record Low Opening for the Franchise!!
Synopsis – Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world. Directed – Simon Kinberg Starring – Evan Peters, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’: Final Trailer Signals the End of Fox’s Franchise!! Check It Out!
