Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Arnie talks about being the Terminator for 31 years


New Fantastic Four TV spot promises excitement


Fantastic Four's publicity drive continues apace with the release of a new TV spot,  going out of its way to play up the crash-bang wallop action involved









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Exclusive New Poster For Tom Hardy's Legend

Exclusive New Poster For Tom Hardy's Legend

Getting a little Kray-zy

Why play one role when you can play two? In the next demonstration of Tom Hardy’s formidable acting prowess, the Londoner plays not one but two Kray brothers in Legend. The film's stylish new poster, making its world premiere here, eschews its stars handsome visage (in either of his guises) and plumps instead for a smartly illustrative approach. Click on it for a closer look.{Legend Teaser Poster}

For a time in the ‘50s and ‘60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray ruled East London with fists, pistols and pure, simple intimidation. Their gang, the unimaginatively-named but viciously effective The Firm, took control of the shadowy underworld and carried out armed robberies, arson, racketeering, assaults and murder.

LA Confidential’s Brian Helgeland is piloting us through this crime arena, adapting John Pearson’s book The Progression Of Violence. Legend dips into the dark underbelly of the swinging ‘60s, when sharp-suited gangsters warred for turf and control, and innocent people were caught in the middle of the conflict, although criminals like Ronald and Reginald Kray liked to claim they only went after the competition.



Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Christopher Eccleston, Taron Egerton, Tara Fitzgerald and Chazz Palminteri fill out the main cast for the film, with Legend to arriving September 11. For more on its lead actor, check out Empire’s handy guide to the Tom Hardyverse to date here.












from Empire News

Stan Lee doesn't want to change big-screen Spider-Man


There has been much debate recently as to the future of Spider-Man on the big screen, particularly in the wake of leaked Sony emails revealing that









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Peyton Reed "would love" to direct Ant-Man 2


Ant-Man has now enjoyed its official premiere, and Variety took the opportunity to grill Peyton Reed on the issue of potential sequels, with the director









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Julia Roberts And Jennifer Aniston Celebrate Mother's Day

Julia Roberts And Jennifer Aniston Celebrate Mother's Day

Garry Marshall prepares for another celebration

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Now officially a sort of anthology franchise, Garry Marshall's ensemble holiday movies have just reached episode three. Mother's Day will be the follow-up to Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve, with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis all in negotiations to head up what will undoubtedly be another large cast.

Not to be confused with the Mother's Day in which Rebecca De Mornay killed a number of people, this one will, unsurprisingly, tell the intertwining stories of several mothers as the day approaches and they wait for their bunch of daffs. Or whatever. 

Marshall aside, the film has slightly different DNA to its predecessors. Anya Kochoff-Romano (Monster In Law) and Lily Hollander replace Katherine Fugate as the writers, and while the previous two films came out of New Line, that's not a done deal this time. The "package" is "going out to buyers" shortly.

It will, however, mark a reunion for Marshall and Roberts: their fourth collaboration following Pretty WomanRunaway Bride and Valentine's Day. Don't take the latter as evidence that Roberts will reprise her previous character though: Jessica Biel and Ashton Kutcher were both in Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve playing different roles each time. Maybe they'll show up in this one too.

Shooting starts in August.




from Empire News

Review: ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ Fleshing Out a Sequel With Heart as Well as Pecs and Abs



By A. O. Scott

Magic Mike XXL (R)

Opening July 1, 2015

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