Many a long running film franchise has hobbled the careers of its stars… particularly when that series made them household names in the first place. Certainly the big question since the credits rolled on the 8th and final Harry Potter film was whether its young leads would continue to find work post-Potter. Or would they forever just be bright-eyed …

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The Muppets may have experienced success at the box office recently, but that doesn’t mean that the world is ready for more puppet movies to appear. One way that might change however, is if said genre film were to ditch the cutesy aspect and explore the inner darkness that a puppet must feel, considering that they have to live with …

If you have been visiting this site for anything longer than a day, you would have come to realize that I am what you might refer to colloquially as “a giant freaking comic book nerd!” Thus, I have literally been drooling at the mouth for Marvel’s Avengers. A new trailer was released during Superbowl (some sort of American religious holiday) …

Well, here’s some good news for fans of the Evil Dead series. Lily Collins may no longer be joining the cast as a female Ash to fight against the horrors of the Necronomicon, but that doesn’t mean that the film will be without a female lead. Producers have signed on Jane Levy in a new leading role, as the shapely …

Sad news from the world of Hollywood this week, as reports are in that character actor Ben Gazzara has died, at the age of 81. While having been active in Hollywood for numerous years and films, Gazzara was more well-known as a theatrical force, earning many leading man roles throughout his career. Last Updated: February 6, 2012

It’s a new week and Nu Metro has just revealed its updated release schedule for the next 3 months. Two of the flicks I’m most excited to watch, Haywire and Shame still have yet to be assigned release dates unfortunately – although Ster Kinekor says the latter is out on 2 March – but these are the others we can …

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack executive producers firing off the shoulder of Orion Studios. I watched CGI-beams glitter in the dark near the Lions-Gate production offices. All of those movies will be lost in time… like tears in rain… time to reboot/sequelise. The cult classic sci-fi film from 1982 is back from the grave apparently, as Ridley …