Jennifer Lawrence dressed in her blue body paint as Mystique is always a compelling photo. However, what adds more intrigue is who is standing next to her. By all accounts the mystery girl looks to be Marvel’s Misty Knight. Just another addition to the long line of Marvel characters appearing in the Bryan Singer directed [...]
I know a lot of James McAvoy fans and most of them point to his nice-guy roles and romantic leads as examples of why they like him so much. So I’m curious to see how his fans will react to him playing a cocaine-addicted, sex obsessed dirty cop. Whenever I hear about a movie that [...]
That social network guru Bryan Singer keeps taking a break from directing as he posts more pics from X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Today we get a cool shot of Michael Fassbender as Magneto presumably lifting himself with his magnetic powers. Obviously the cranes will have to be removed in post. Oh the wonders of [...]
Chris Hemsworth has complained about the physical demands his Thor character puts on him in terms of dieting and working out, but I’d argue that there’s not a more physically revealing comic book character in the world than Mystique. Jennifer Lawrence is basically naked in every scene and she has to make sure everything is [...]
Bryan Singer is going crazy releasing all of these set photos from X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. We just got a good look of James McAvoy on the set as a young Professor Xavier and now we get looks at Wolverine and Beast filming a scene. You gotta love the look on Hugh Jackman’s face. [...]
We’ve been sort of keeping tabs on Bryan Singer’s Twitter account as he seems to enjoy tweeting pictures of the progress on X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. We now get the first look of one of my favorite characters, James McAvoy as young Professor Xavier. He seems to be dressed in some wicked 70′s attire [...]
Admittedly, this picture is awful. But since we have taken an active role in sharing all of director Bryan Singer’s tweets (the guy is clearly very excited), I thought I might as well share this one as well. After all, Wolverine does seem to be the the majority favorite when it comes to X-Men. So [...]
Bryan Singer loves revealing set pictures on his Twitter feed. He just sent out the first look of Halle Berry returning as Storm in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Obviously, it’s not the best looking picture since it’s coming from his phone. The outfit seems a little different and her hair appears a little different than [...]
I’m not sure how many of you follow Bryan Singer on Twitter, but he likes to keep his fans updated. The director just posted the first look at X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Sure it’s just an onset photo, probably from a camera phone, of Sir Patrick Stewart as old Professor Charles Xavier (opposed to [...]
When I finished watching TRANCE, I needed to sit and process it a bit. Not because it was overly complicated with several symbolic interpretations. No, quite the opposite. The story was so dumbed down and telegraphed, I thought surely there must be something I’m missing from this uniquely stylized thriller from Oscar winning director Danny [...]
2013 will be a big year for James McAvoy fans as he has four films in progress, two of which will certainly be coming out by the end of the year. Today a trailer for one of the two films, TRANCE, has been released and it looks pretty fun. Directed by Danny Boyle (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, [...]
After winning the Oscar in 2008 for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Danny Boyle came back strong in 2010 with the equally inspirational 127 HOURS. He then went on to direct the opening ceremonies for the London Olympics, but we haven’t seen a movie of his for a few years. Thankfully, that’s going to change in 2013, as [...]
Looks like James McAvoy’s next film WELCOME TO THE PUNCH is starting to get some love as today we’re getting the first trailer which looks pretty fun. In WELCOME TO THE PUNCH we follow Max (James McAvoy), a cop who is sour that his nemesis Jacob (played by Mark Strong) shirked the law and left [...]
Next year looks to be a promising year for film as one of the movies we should all be looking out for is THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY. With the main stars being James McAvoy (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS) and Jessica Chastain (LAWLESS and ZERO DARK THIRTY), there’s almost no way it could be a disappointing [...]
Big news continues to come in for the upcoming sequel X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Earlier this week we found out from director Bryan Singer that Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen would be reprising their roles as Charles Xavier and Magneto, and now we’re learning that Hugh Jackman will be coming back for a [...]
The film based on the huge WikiLeaks scandal (which we will call the UNTITLED JULIAN ASSANGE/WIKILEAKS PROJECT) is undergoing more casting changes. First we had Jeremy Renner rumored to play the lead Julian Assange, but had been replaced by Benedict Cumberbatch, and now it looks like James McAvoy who was going to play Daniel Domscheit-Berg [...]
Things are starting to get exciting for the upcoming sequel to X-MEN: FIRST CLASS called X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, as director Bryan Singer has revealed that Patrick Stewart (who played Professor X in the first X-Men trilogy) and Sir Ian McKellen (who played Magneto) will be in the X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST which [...]
Home video gives movies a second chance at success. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS was considered a box office disappointment when it came out. That really is a shame because this is a delightful family film that is sure to please people of all ages. It’s a clever tale about the inner workings of the North Pole, Santa [...]
So it seems official that director Bryan Singer will be back in the director’s chair for the next installment in the X-Men franchise called X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Last week Matthew Vaughn left the film for reasons unknown, but it’s been speculated that it was because his experience on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS was a [...]
Even though news about James McAvoy has been sparse as of late, he has been hard at work on several films one of which is based on a novel by Irvine Welsh called FILTH. Today we’re getting a few set photos and though they don’t really give us an idea of what FILTH will be [...]
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the 2011 animated Christmas film ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, from directors Sarah Smith and Barry Cook and featuring the voice talents of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent and Eva Longoria, will be available in 2D and 3D Blu-ray combo packs on November 6th, 2012. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS takes [...]
Rumors of the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS sequel title has been roaming the internet for a few months, but it has officially been confirmed by producer Bryan Singer that the title will be called DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. This references a story line from the early 1980′s where the arc of the story goes from the [...]
This summer I have been admiring some of the recent superheroes that have graced the silver screen and realized that they don’t hold a candle to my smokin’ hot hubby. Smart, sexy and gifted with the super power of hilariousness, he is the ultimate superhero in my book. That being said, I thought I’d share [...]
Even though X-MEN: FIRST CLASS didn’t make as much money as its predecessors, it did something much more valuable; restore fanboy faith in the franchise. So it’s no surprise that Fox is moving full steam ahead on a sequel and an important step in the process was to convince Matthew Vaughn to return to direct, [...]
James McAvoy has established himself as one of our favorites and after big budget turns in WANTED and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, he’s making his way into mainstream popularity. Next up for the young Professor Xavier is the action film WELCOME TO THE PUNCH. In the film, McAvoy plays a London detective that teams up with [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant I feel I’ve been reading or writing news about the live action AKIRA adaptation for years now. In the beginning, Leonardo DiCaprio was all set to star in the lead role of Kaneda, which divided the internet as some thought it was a good fit, but others were upset that a [...]
Approaching a comic book story, especially one with characters as beloved as the X-Men, is an unenviable proposition. Especially if tasked with re-casting characters originally presented on film by the amazing Sir Ian McKellan (LORD OF THE RINGS) and venerable Patrick Stewart (STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION). How do you breathe new life into characters [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Twentieth Century Fox has announced that the recent summer film X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, Rose Bryne, Nicholas Hoult and Oliver Platt, will be released on Blu-ray September 9, 2011 (which is a Friday). When the Blu-ray [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant James McAvoy (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS) is apparently in early talks to replace Michael Fassbender (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS) in the Danny Boyle directed film TRANCE. TRANCE is being pegged as a thriller and follows an assistant at an auction house who is behind a heist with a team of thieves. When the [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Up and coming British actress Andrea Riseborough has just added another notch to her resume by joining the crime drama WELCOME TO THE PUNCH. She’ll be playing the female lead in the drama about a detective that teams up with a bank robber nemesis to solve a crime. James McAvoy (X-MEN: [...]
It was no secret that production on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS was rushed, to say the least and whenever films get rushed through the production process, it usually equates to a jumbled mess of a movie with poorly developed characters and a weak script that doesn’t always make sense. It’s what fans have come to expect [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivat As much as I enjoyed X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, I was concerned it wasn’t going to do well financially. Let’s face it; the best films don’t always do well at the box office. Not only that, but this X-Men doesn’t have any household names or any superheroes that casual fans love (characters [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant If I were a director in Hollywood, I’d do exactly what Joe Wright has been doing and that’s cast Saoirse Ronan and Keira Knightley in everything I do. They’re two of my favorite actresses and they’ve proven that they can pull off tough material and give characters depth they wouldn’t otherwise [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Lionsgate has announced that the political drama THE CONSPIRATOR, from director Robert Redford and starring James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long and Alexis Bledel (television’s Gilmore Girls), will be released on Blu-ray in a deluxe edition and for a limited time will be available [...]
As you could guess from the title, GNOMEO AND JULIET is the animated gnome-version of William Shakespeare’s famed Romeo and Juliet. Much like the star crossed lovers penned ages ago; GNOMEO AND JULIET is a tragedy, but not for reasons you might think. With an enormous cast of famous voice talent, SHREK 2 director Kelly [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant I feel a little cheap even putting this out there, but I think it’s only right that if I find a clip from X-MEN: FIRST CLASS I should share it. You won’t think less of me, right? We’ve seen variations of this short 50 sec. blurb several times but there is [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant We’re just a few weeks away from the debut of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and the marketing machine is in full gear trying to get everyone excited. Personally, this is probably the film I’m most looking forward to this summer, only because I love the idea of setting a superhero movie in [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant By now everyone has probably seen the new trailers for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (if not click the link) and hopefully everyone is as excited to see it as I am; I’m convinced it will be the best comic adaptation this summer. One of the most fascinating aspects of this particular film [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant One of the films to keep an eye out for is WELCOME TO THE PUNCH from writer-director Eran Creevy. James McAvoy has been attached for a bit and today we’re learning that Mark Strong (THE WAY BACK and SHERLOCK HOLMES) has signed on as well. The film follows a detective in [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant What a great idea Fox had in putting out these character trailers for the upcoming summer hit X-MEN: FIRST CLASS! Yesterday we saw short trailers for Beast, Banshee and Havok and today we get to see Mystique played by Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence. If you watched the trailers yesterday then [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Three short new trailers have been released for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS featuring mutants in each clip and they are pretty sweet. We get a little look at three characters in the X-Men universe that are not named Professor X or Magneto. First up is Banshee/Sean Cassidy which will be played by [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant A new trailer has just been released for the upcoming summer blockbuster X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and guys, I still have goosebumps. It just looks so good! Set back in the 1960′s we are introduced to Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) who are still besties and trying to come [...]
Even in the best of times, historical or period pictures are a tough sell. Despite the fact that the overwhelmingly popular reason people will give you for wanting to go to the movies is escapism, for some reason few people want to escape to World War I or Restoration England or ancient China; for every [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Even though we’ve seen glances here and there of Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence painted up as the mutant Mystique, this is the first time we gotten a really detailed and close up shot of the actress. The photo is from the upcoming film X-MEN: FIRST CLASS which has our favorite [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant One thing about director Joe Wright- he is loyal to his actors and actresses. With his next film HANNA coming out this weekend, he’s been making the interview rounds and has confirmed that a couple more thespians have joined the cast of his upcoming adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s ANNA KARENINA. Looks [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Walt Disney Studios has announced that the animated feature GNOMEO & JULIET, which features the voice talents of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham and Ozzy Osbourne, will be available on Blu-ray May 24, 2011 in both a 2-disc combo pack for the 2D version and a 3-disc combo [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant A new photo from X-MEN: FIRST CLASS has popped up and if you are looking for an exciting shot of a standoff between two mutants…well, don’t look below. It’s not a bad image, it’s just a little boring. Jennifer Lawrence who plays Mystique in the film is hanging out with Nicholas [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant This morning we showed you a couple of lame teaser posters for the upcoming X-MEN: FIRST CLASS featuring Michael Fassbender as Magneto and James McAvoy as Professor X. I guess Twentieth Century Fox read all the derogatory comments and decided to pacify the crowds (or attempt to wipe their memories) by [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant A few more teaser posters have been released for the upcoming X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and again they feature Michael Fassbender as Magneto and James McAvoy as Professor X. Not that I have anything against these characters, I know their relationship is the driving force of the film, but I personally would [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant X-MEN: FIRST CLASS might be one of the most anticipated films this summer, and the studio knows it so they have released another photo to keep us all excited. Below you can see a photo of Emma Frost (January Jones) and Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) in Emma Frost’s secret lair, that [...]
