Earlier this month, 20th Century Fox set the release date for the next installment of the Die Hard franchise for 2013, with Bruce Willis reprising his iconic role of John McClane. The new flick is being directed by John Moore after Noam Murro left the picture to helm the 300 sequel, ‘Battle Of Artemisia’. Moore’s films include ‘Behind Enemy Lines’, ‘The […]
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Fast and the Furious 6 and 7 To Shoot Simultaneously
Fast Five was a mega-hit both internationally and in the U.S and this has prompted Universal Pictures to consider shooting the next two installments back-to-back. In terms of cost cutting and reducing the time between releases, combining the planned sequels into one big production could prove financially viable and in the long term very lucrative. The recent ‘Harry Potter’ films and the ‘Twilight’ […]
A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS Red Band Trailer
After the family friendly trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Warner Bros has now released the red band trailer and what a difference the rating makes. The first had some laughs but this one has all the expletives and nudity we’ve come to love and parents have learnt to fear. It reveals that all the partying and disregard […]
PIRANHA 3DD Teaser Trailer
Last years trashy and exploitative style horror Piranha 3D was a massive hit that combined plenty of nudity and gore and all in the right combination – but where a film like ‘Shark Night’ failed to find an audience, Piranha stole the show in terms of laughs and gory thrills. Now the first teaser trailer for […]
Top Gun Sequel In The Works
Top Gun may be getting a long overude sequel with ‘Thor’ writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz reportedly tackling a rewrite of the script originally penned by ‘The Usual Suspects’ screenwriter, Christopher McQuarrie. A follow-up to the 1986 mega-hit has been on the cards for some time, though no clue on what the new story might […]
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Gets Early IMAX Release
Brad Bird‘s first live action directorial feature Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be opening a week earlier in the prestigious IMAX format, ahead of the film’s national December 21st release. The original movie directed by Brian De Palma had some fantastic twists not to mention it’s show-stopping train top finale, though the new film is said to take […]
Rachel Weisz in THE BOURNE LEGACY
Filming has commenced on the Bourne Legacy with the first snaps of Rachel Weisz now on line. She’s said to be playing a character who’s “an operative from a covert government program that is even more dangerous than the Treadstone brainwashing program that hatched Bourne”. Jeremy Renner who’s seemingly taking over the franchise has his hands full completing work on ‘The Avengers’ at […]
Hugh Jackman Talks THE WOLVERINE
When ‘Black Swan’ director Darren Aronofsky signed on to make The Wolverine, fans were looking forward to a reinvention of the classic character, and possibly a throwback to the dark comics penned by Frank Miller. A large portion of the story was set against the backdrop of Japan, but when the catastrophic earthquake struck in March 2011, the production was thrown into chaos. […]
THE THING Red Band Trailer
A new red band trailer has been released for The Thing that offers some gruesome violence to amp up the interest in the prequel to John Carpenter‘s 1982 classic. It’s somewhat confusing that it has the same title as the original, and the story seems to be essentially the same premise. While it will be cool to see an […]
Bond 23 Update
Details on the next installment of the world’s favourite spy with a license to kill are starting to emerge with casting updates, as well as story clues and shooting locations. Due to MGM’s money problems the next Bond adventure has seen numerous delays which have made this the longest gap between Bond flicks without a change in […]
UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING – Trailer
Kate Beckinsale is back in her trademark tight leather butt-kicking outfit, for the fourth installment of the Underworld franchise. As the only returning cast member, the story sees the vampire Selene waking up from a long sleep only to quickly escape her confines. She soon learns that humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and […]
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE – Trailer
The first trailer for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance has been released and shows off it’s insane visuals thanks to the creative minds behind the OTT ‘Crank’ movies – directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. These are hands on film-makers that live for creating in-your-face imagery that amplifies every moment, and for a character like Ghost Rider it could help […]
Ridley Scott Returns To BLADE RUNNER Universe
It would seem that lightning has struck twice with news that legendary film-maker Ridley Scott is returning to the world of another of his seminal sci-fi flicks, Blade Runner. While the original film wasn’t a box-office hit when first released, it’s audience has grown over the years and today it’s widely considered to be one of the most influential films of it’s genre. […]
Sam Worthington Talks AVATAR Sequels
Filmmaker James Cameron is currently fleshing out the Avatar Universe to build a strong mythos from which to draw inspiration for his upcoming Avatar Sequels. Actor Sam Worthington who’s set to reprise his role, was recently out on the promotional trail for his upcoming espionage thriller The Debt, and gave an update on how the development of the sequels are progressing. Christina Radish spoke with Worthington who’s heading to Australia […]