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It’s been suspected for some time, but William Fichtner has gone ahead and confirmed that he’s playing Shredder in the forthcoming reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . The ever-reliable actor admitted the villain role during an interview with Huffington Post Canada (opens in new tab) . “I play Shredder,” …

With Tangled and Wreck-It Ralp h , Disney have successfully steered their CGI course into witty, adventurous and decidedly Pixar-threatening waters. So we’re pretty excited for their latest original comedy adventure Frozen , and the first teaser trailer and beautiful pictures (scroll below) suggests they could have another hit on …

It looks as though Warner Bros’ barrage of promotional material has done its job, as Man Of Steel comfortably topped the box office in both the UK and the US. The film raked in $113 million in the US, taking it to $125 million in total following Thursday night previews. …

“How do they do that?” you might gasp whilst watching a film, before quickly writing off the mind-boggling illusion you just witnessed to CGI. Don’t be fooled, though – not so long ago when CGI was merely a gleam in a filmmaker’s eye  palpable magical trickery was at work in …

In issue 208 of Total Film magazine, we celebrate iconic movie rebels, so it’s only fitting that we chat to Robert Redford for The Total Film Interview . After building a name as one of the ‘70s most bankable movie stars, Redford helped found the Sundance Film Festival, which revolutionised …

In the age of The Expendables , it’s hard for anyone to claim “I’m getting too old for this shit”. You’d think, though, that septuagenarians Al Pacino and Christopher Walken would still have enough self-respect left in the tank to steer clear of debacles like this. Fresh out of prison, …

You get two Renoirs for the price of one in Gilles Bourdos’ painterly period piece, which finds ailing artist Pierre-Auguste (Michel Bouquet) and his future filmmaker of a son Jean (Vincent Rottiers) deriving inspiration from the same feisty, flame-haired muse (Christa Theret). Set in 1915 on Papa Renoir’s balmy Riviera …

(opens in new tab) [ Click on the banner to see it in hi-res ] Riddick has released a punchy new banner, in which Vin Diesel’s titular badass looks mean and strikes a pose. The new banner is accompanied by the confrontational tag-line, “I bow to no man”, although from …

J.J. Abrams has been determinedly coy about for Star Wars: Episode VII so far, but has given some impression of his plans for taking the sci-fi franchise forwards in a new interview. “That thing is so massive and so important to so many people,” says Abrams. “I know from seeing …

Johnny Depp’s Tonto and Armie Hammer’s The Lone Ranger head up the band of rebels and outlaws that are leading the charge in Total Film magazine issue 208. Celebrating the renegades, mavericks and lone wolves of cinema, we’re looking at the stars and directors not afraid to break the mould. …