Looks like Russell Crowe is definitely going to be HYDE-ing in plain sight after all. Get it? Hyde? Because he’s now confirmed to play Dr Jekyll of “Jekyll and Hyde” fame in Universal’s upcoming The Mummy reboot?…. Hello?… Anybody still there? Oh who cares if you’re listening or not! I’m going to talk about this movie anyway! After news broke last week that …
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is one of this years’ stand-out action extravaganzas combining clever story telling with explosive action. As Kervyn said in his review (which you can read here): [Christoper] McQuarrie has also crafted a clever and combustible high-tech spy thriller around them [the action scenes], boasting fantastic set pieces, standout character moments and a surefire breakout performance …
It looks like Tom Cruise is going to be battling the Mummy! And no, I’m not talking about Leah Remini! (Too soon?!). Variety reports that Universal have tapped the three time Oscar nominee as the male lead in their upcoming reboot of The Mummy. The film, which is to be directed by Alex Kurtzman, is supposed to be the start …
The internet was abuzz last night with what many thought was confirmation that Val Kilmer would reprise his role as Ice Man, baby! Yes, the steely and ‘almost as cocky as Tom Cruise’ character who was in the first Top Gun and who pulled more G’s than Ali ‘Aiit’ G will return! Awesome, right? Well there are things in the world you should know …
Thanks to looks, personality or general demeanour, actors can very easily be typecast in certain roles. Owen Wilson makes the perfect beach bum, Michael Cera is always the awkward indie teen and Christopher Lee can’t be anything but a crazy supervillain. But what about when movies get weirdly specific with their typecasting? Sean Bean is notorious for (almost) always dying …
The latest Mission: Impossible flick is incredible. And it’s a movie that may not have been as good without Christopher McQuarrie at helm, who you would have to think got the gig because of his collaboration with star/producer Tom Cruise on Jack Reacher (which McQuarrie directed/scripted). Because of that second collaboration though, McQuarrie was unavailable to come back to direct …
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a fantastic film, boasting some of the best action the franchise has ever seen. More importantly than that though, it boasts probably the best female character the franchise has ever seen in Rebecca Ferguson’s complex secret agent Ilsa Faust. This being 2015 though, we really should not have to make that distinction as good …
It really has been a crazy year for great action movies. From the fast paced madness of Mad Max: Fury Road, to the teeth of Jurassic World we have not been wanting! But we were missing a special kind of action with a special kind of mad actor, one willing to fall off an airplane doing his own stunts, yes, Tom Cruise and yes, Mission Impossible: …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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