Roberto Orci has been discussing the recently announced Power Rangers movie, for which he will be an Executive Producer, and explains that the new film will not be a “leave it behind reboot”. “One of the first things we did was learn and read,” says Orci. “[ Saban ] has …
Read More »Joss Whedon talks Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
After yesterday’s glut of new images and plot details, there’s more Avengers: Age Of Ultron news to update you on, with Joss Whedon having been talking about how Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch fit into proceedings. “They’re on Team Ultron,” says Whedon, “which makes things really hard for the Avengers because …
Read More »Guillermo del Toro updates on Haunted Mansion project
Guillermo del Toro has given an update on his long-rumoured adaptation of Disneyland ride, Haunted Mansion , which is still apparently among several projects on his back burner. “It’s a hard screenplay to crack,” says Del Toro. “We’ve done it a few times. We are on our third or fourth …
Read More »FrightFest announces 2014 Short Film Showcase line-up
FrightFest have announced their full line-up of short films for this 2014’s horror festival, and it’s a bumper crop. Paul McEvoy, Co-director of FrightFest said: “This year’s crop of Film4 FrightFest short films is the biggest and best line-up we have ever had. We are thrilled to be showcasing an …
Read More »Ian McKellen stars in first image from Mr. Holmes
The first image has arrived online from Bill Condon’s Mr. Holmes , in which Ian McKellen stars as legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, in the twilight of his career. The image was posted via McKellen’s Twitter account, and shows the great detective with a few more age spots, but looking just …
Read More »Exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles motion posters
Woah, the turtley tubular Total Film have got their ten toes on some triumphant (and exclusive) motion posters, and we’re riding them like skateboards! Look out below, dudes! Wooo! Wooo! *cough* *cough* Apologies, we’re not sure what happened there. It could be the effect of these AWESOME motion posters, which …
Read More »New Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes featurette shows off VFX: watch now
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes has released a new featurette online, showing off the film’s remarkable visual effects in all their glory. The technological whizzes at WETA have been helping out in that regard, with director Matt Reeves describing the studio as having taken “a quantum leap forward”. …
Read More »SFX 250 PREVIEW! Why Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Faced Up To The Elements
It’s quite literally gorillas in the mist. And chimpanzees in the rain. The sequel to 2011’s Rise Of The Planet of the Apes had a very different production to its predecessor, according to director Matt Reeves. So when he got the job for the biggest performance capture movie in cinema …
Read More »Guardians Of The Galaxy: CineEurope footage reaction
Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige was in Barcelona this week to present footage from Guardians Of The Galaxy , Marvel’s latest big-screen hopeful. Harking back to the days when taking Iron Man to market seemed like a risky proposition, Feige was enthusiastic about presenting something new. “It’s very important that …
Read More »Colin Firth drops out of Paddington
Colin Firth will no longer be lending his voice to Paddington Bear in the forthcoming big-screen adventure, leaving producers with something of a headache ahead of the film’s proposed release date. Firth explained to Entertainment Weekly that, “after a period of denial, we’ve chosen ‘conscious uncoupling'”, in reference to Chris …
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