It must be nice to be Hollywood royalty like Robert Redford. The veteran actor and director had barely announced that he was making a new movie when the big names started jumping around to be a part of it. And then, as we reported last week, instead of having to shop around his film to the studios at film festivals …

With The Hobbit adventuring into the dangerous realm of Middle-Earth Trilogicus, it looks like the journey there and back may need a shake up or two in the naming department. And that’s precisely what has happened, as the Peter Jackson project has come up with a new name or two for the middle film, while also setting a solid release …

If there are 3 things that Liam Neeson’s character in Taken 2, Bryan Mills, is very good at, it’s hurting Eastern European thugs in highly inventive ways, shooting Eastern European thugs with a variety of fireams and looking moody as he contemplates which other Eastern European country he can de-populate next with his bare hands. And now you can see him …

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Another day, another video game movie story. With fairy tale films now circling the trendy drain, it looks like digital entertainment will be the next in-thing, after a Metal Gear Solid film was announced yesterday, and various other projects starting to ramp up pre-production. One such project is God of War, a tale of the angriest greek ever born, as …

We’re going back in time today, as we pit two of the deadliest archers against one another, men who wield the first long-distance killing weapon with godlike precision. In one corner, we’ve got the pride of the Elves, Legolas, while in the opposite corner, we’ve got a secret agent with a swiss army tool selection of arrows on his back, …

A person faces many challenges in their life, tasks and labours which need genuine blood, sweat and tears to overcome. But like my great-granddaddy used to say after having eaten one too many shrooms before dinner, nothing solves those issues like a giant robot. Pacific Rim is using just such an approach, because when the planet is threatened by gigantic …

Walking in the footsteps of other video game adaptations like Tomb Raider and Hitman, it has been announced that Metal Gear Solid will be having its turn as a feature film. Hold on to your hats, folks, I have a strong suspicion that we are going to see a new wave of video game films in active development soon. Last …