[Updated with more info from Jedi News] So how about that Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer? I’m sure that some of you have watched it over and again (maybe 17 times in a row like some people!), scouring every frame for clues as writer/director JJ Abrams have been very clever in giving us our first look at all the new main …
The next Avengers film already has a ridiculously massive cast. Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, James Spader and many, many more. That’s a whole heap of actors already. But it also includes one of the finest physical actors of our generation, a man used to being covered in ping pong balls, Andy Serkis. While his role in the …
One of my favourite movies of 2014 is undoubtedly Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a movie that took motion-capture to a new level and received critical acclaim across the board, even from me. So I think it is quite natural that I am all ears when any new information comes out about what director Matt Reeves has in store for our brethren apes. …
The basic concept of the Expendables is simple one: Have a bunch of action hero actors all team up together. But some actors don’t need to team up with anybody, because due to the amount of iconic roles they’ve played in their careers, they’re practically an action hero team unto themselves (not to be confused with Jean Claude Van Damme …
It’s official: the Great Jungle Book Adaptation War has officially begun. On one side we have Disney and Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book and on the other we have WB and Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins, both producing new live-action/animation hybrid adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories. Disney had the opening salvo, announcing their cast and crew a while back, but …
In Hollywood, there are two kinds of actors. The kind that can act when the camera is on them, and the kind who don’t stop acting until they’ve done DVD commentary. While not every thespian in the business is Kurt Lazarus, there are still more than enough Hollywood actors who will go that extra mile to put on a convincing …
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If you aren’t gearing up for this year’s Durban International Film Festival – I suppose, even if you are – you have four new releases to catch at South African cinemas as of today. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Screening in 2D and 3D is this sequel to the 2011 reboot – a hit with critics and audiences …
The life of an indie developer is a tough one. Roughly half of the …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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