Category Archives: Movie News

Are Avatar Sequels Going South?

There is speculation that Avatar sequels could be filmed in New Zealand.

There is speculation in the media today that James Cameron might be planning to film sequels to his blockbusting Avatar in New Zealand. It comes after the director purchased a large area of farmland in the country. According to Reuters, land records show that Cameron-who also directed Aliens, The Terminator, The Aby [...]

By , February 1, 2012

Skyfall: First Official Image from Bond 23

First official still from Skyfall. © 2012 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The first official picture has been released from the new James Bond film, Skyfall. You can see it below. The image was published on the official James Bond 007 website 007.com at 8 am UK time on February 1. Skyfall is the 23rd Bond film and will see the return of Daniel Craig as 007. Javier Bardem, Ralph Fie [...]

By , February 1, 2012

Are You John Carter Enough? Disney Wants to Know

Is your name John Carter? If so, watch the video below...

As part of its promotional campaign to generate interest in it’s upcoming big budget sci-fi blockbuster John Carter, Disney is on the lookout for anyone who shares the name of its titular character. If you have the same name as JC—a human who finds himself mysteriously transported to a fictional version of Mar [...]

By , January 31, 2012

Cast of X-Men: First Class Sign Up For More Lessons

Michael Fassbender will be back for the sequel to the prequel - X-Men: First Class.

Whether it be due to the X factor or mutant genes, it seems that you can’t keep the X-Men down. Cineplex.com is reporting that 20th Century Fox has got important people to put pen to paper for the sequel to the Marvel superhero prequel X-Men: First Class. Deals have reportedly been signed with the original film’ [...]

By , January 31, 2012

Is Sherlock the Next Star Trek Villain?

Hero or villain? Benedict Cumberbatch of the BBC's excellent Sherlock is a welcome addition to Star Trek.

Fans of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot have been eagerly waiting to find out who will be the villain in its follow-up. Since it was revealed recently that Brit actor Benedict Cumberbatch—who has plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC’s fabulous updated version of the Great Detective stories—would be in the upcoming fi [...]

By , January 17, 2012

Fox Gives More Teasing Hints about Prometheus

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Six months is a long time to sustain intrigue but the makers of Prometheus are doing their best. Unless you were on Mars you will know that 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi chiller just before Christmas. The studio have also tormented us with a few tantalizing still [...]

By , January 16, 2012

Daniel Craig Has High Hopes For ‘Skyfall’

Daniel Craig says that the script for 'Skyfall', the next Bond film, is better than the one for 'Casino Royale'.

His latest film is the David Fincher-directed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, but Daniel Craig is already filming the next Bond movie, Skyfall. And the actor says the script is better than the one for Casino Royale, which convinced him to play the British secret agent in the first place. In an interview with Ti [...]

By , December 14, 2011

First Poster For Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ Revealed

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Even without the tag line – “The search for our beginning could lead to our end.” – the first poster for Ridley Scott’s next film, Prometheus, would be unnerving. It’s got a massive head sunk in shadows that feels like something off Easter Island, being illuminated by the beam of a flashlight being carried by a sin [...]

By , December 14, 2011

Guy Ritchie Set To Direct ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’

Robert Vaughn and David McCallum starred in the 1960 televison series, 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'

Deadline is reporting that Guy Ritchie has made a deal to take over the Man From U.N.C.L.E. reboot for Warner Bros. He’ll be joined by producing partner Lionel Wigram. The duo’s last project was Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, which releases on December 16. The original television series ran from 1964–1968 a [...]

By , December 8, 2011

Release Date Set For ‘Evil Dead’ Remake

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The remake of cult classic The Evil Dead, which established the careers of Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, will be released on April 12, 2013. Sony, the studio behind the remake, made the announcement today. Campbell, Raimi and Tapert are all producers on the remake, which is expected to shoot in New Z [...]

By , December 8, 2011