You don’t have to like Jason Statham, but give the man his dues: diver (made the U.K. National team), model (for FCUK, even before his film career), martial artist (he does all his own fighting scenes), former black market salesman (as a kid he peddled fake jewels and perfume), car nut (he does most of his own car stunts) and …
IGN recently spoke to producer Rick McCallum, while he was promoting Lucasfilm’s latest, Red Tails. McCallum was one of the main forces behind the Star Wars prequels and Clone Wars cartoons, as well as working on the Star Wars live-action TV series – a show that has almost become mythical in stature, due to it’s almost permanent delayed status and …
Today feels like the emotional equivalent of hitting your funny bone. Firstly we are sad to say goodbye to Nick over on our sister site, Lazygamer.net. We’ll miss you, Nick. Feel free to drop in and say “Hi” some time. Bring cookies. On the opposite end of the cry/laugh scale, today is also the birthday of our resident female superhero, …
Featured in Noelle’s recent 25 Movies To Watch In 2012 list, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunter was looking like it could be a fun spin on the classic fairytale characters. However, it seems that we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, as the grown-up (and apparently big fans of The …
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of originality being muffled and hit over the head with a titanium remake cricket bat as it desperately tries to escape from Hollywood producers who have clearly snorted way too much cocaine.Ugg Cyber Monday Hollywood has dragged the cult Police Academy film from its resting place, and after having its way with the desecrated corpse, …
Here’s a weird one, which actually began last year but now has a few updates. Junie Hoang, a 40 yr old Texan actress is suing movie information megasite, Internet Movie Database (IMDB), in a landmark case that could have huge ramifications in Hollywood. The court case came about when Ms Hoang discovered that her profile on the IMDBPro subscription service …
I can’t remember the last time I saw a great slasher thriller movie to be honest. Maybe it’s old age but as I get older the premise of these movies and the reactions of the actors doesn’t fill me with fear or wonder but rather irritation at their stupidity. It’e the whole story of the pretty blonde girl running up …
When it was announced that Patty Jenkins (Monster) was no longer directing the Thor sequel, and that Marvel may have actually fired her over creative differences, fans were admittedly a bit anxious. When actress Natalie Portman – who was one of the main reasons that Jenkins was approached initially – then publicly vented her displeasure about the whole debacle, there …
“Ah, America, birthplace of AIDS…” Whether you love or hate him, you can’t deny that Sacha Baron Cohen – of Ali G and Borat fame – makes deliciously quotable, politically incorrect comedies. The Dictator is Baron Cohen’s big satirical release of 2012, and the film reunites him with Borat and Bruno director Larry Charles. In The Dictator Baron Cohen …
I am big and burly of stature with body hair in all the inappropriate places. The only “product” that touches my skin is soap, and begrudgingly at that. I eat my steak bloody; when I stick my fork in it, it needs to moo back at me. Once, while playing rugby, I tackled a guy so hard that he …
Welcome to The Extras! This is all the news you may have missed today because just like me, after reading this morning’s Twitter discussion on Inception, you were left staring at your screen for hours, sunlight glinting off your drool washed chin, mouth agape like a void into the darkness of your soul and eyes so squint that the tears …
JJ Abrams has a new TV show out, Alcatraz, which he is currently promoting. During one of these promotions, the Lost creator took some time out to discuss Star Trek 2, the upcoming sequel to his smash hit 2009 Star Trek reboot. replica rolex Abrams revealed that the plan is to shoot the movie in 2D and then have …
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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