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19 movies to get excited about in 2019

 With the summer blockbuster season now in full-swing and movie studios already cashing in on the biggest films of the year, now seems the perfect time to cast an eye towards 2019, to see what’s on the horizon. Hey, it might seem early, but 2019 is only seven months away! In movie speak, that’s like…

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Watch: Papillon trailer

 It’s trailer time – and a trailer for a movie that you may or may not be familiar with – Papillon. Based on the autobiographies Papillon and Banco, by Henri Charrière, as well as the 1973 movie of the same name, Papillon stars Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek and tells the story of a French convict imprisoned…

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Deadpool 2 opens big

 In news that will surprise nobody – Deadpool 2 opened to big numbers this weekend. The movie – which has benefited from a killer marketing campaign and good reviews – opened to a worldwide gross of $300,386,357. This breaks down as follows: $125,507,153 – Domestic $174,879,204 – International According to Box Office Mojo, Deadpool 2…

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The Vulture returns for Spidey sequel?

 More Spider-Man movie news is beginning to emerge… So, this afternoon I posted news that Jake Gyllenhaal was possibly up for the role of Mysterio in the forthcoming sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. The news originated in The Sun, but now other news outlets are reporting similar stories, suggesting there is some truth to it. Well,…

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Watch: Mowgli trailer

 Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first official trailer for Mowgli. The movie – directed by Andy Serkis – is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book and stars Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys and Freida Pinto amongst its human cast, with motion capture performances from Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris and Eddie…

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Is this the next Spider-Man movie villain?

 Take this one with a pinch of salt, simply because the original source is The Sun – a dire UK newspaper at best. Anyway, according to The Sun (via The List), Jake Gyllenhaal is being lined up by Sony Pictures to play the villain in the next Spider-Man movie. The paper suggests that villain will…

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Watch: The Happytime Murders trailer NSFW

 STX Entertainment has released the first official trailer for The Happytime Murders. The film – described as an adult version of The Muppets – is directed by Brian Henson and stars Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, and Elizabeth Banks. Below is a synopsis, as well as a trailer, but A WORD OF WARNING – THIS…

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Playing Netflix catch-up: Dark

 Last weekend I published a post about my attempts to catch up with all of the shows that I’ve got on my Netflix list, highlighting The Rain as the first choice to work my way through – and what a great choice it was. This week/weekend I’ve been at it again, this time with Dark…

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