Vic Armstrong became Harrison Ford plummeting from a rope bridge in Indiana Jones (Image: IMDB) According to the Guinness Book of Records, Vic Armstrong is the most prolific stuntman on the planet. During a 60-year career, he has been a stunt double for Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones movies, …
Read More »Next James Bond battle hits stalemate as Henry Cavill goes up against Marvel hero | Films | Entertainment
In recent years, James Bond fans saw Daniel Craig finish off his fifth and final 007 movie, No Time To Die. His version of the character was brutally killed off, bringing his journey to a resounding end. Ever since, the race has been on for a new actor to join …
Read More »Next Bond reboot should embrace Ian Fleming’s books with warts and all | Films | Entertainment
Craig’s non-smoking dad Bond, who sacrifices himself for his partner and toddler is touching and massively reminiscent of Iron Man’s death in Avengers Endgame. But that’s the thing, he’s not a superhero. He’s Bond. What makes 007 compelling beyond the adolescent consumerist fantasy that many men grow out of is …
Read More »Suzume review: A ‘gorgeous, touching and reliably bonkers fantasy’ | Films | Entertainment
Girl meets boy, boy is turned into a three-legged chair, girl falls in love with three-legged chair…The new eye-popping animation from Japanese director Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, Weathering With You) isn’t a typical teen romance. Suzume (pronounced Suz-oom-eh), is cycling to school when she notices a breeze caressing the flowing …
Read More »Fancy a bite?: Nicolas Cage stars in a ‘fun but draining’ new horror comedy – review | Films | Entertainment
Back in 2017, Universal Pictures unveiled plans for a series of interlinked action films, each starring an A-lister and an iconic monster from their 1930s and 1940s classics. But when Tom Cruise’s The Mummy unravelled at the box office, so did the so-called “Dark Universe” franchise. In 2020, the studio …
Read More »John Wayne’s major frustration in first starring role ‘I’d had enough’ | Films | Entertainment
Having had minor film roles as the sound era was coming into Hollywood during the late 1920s, John Wayne finally had his big break with The Big Trail. The 23-year-old prop boy was spotted by director Raoul Walsh moving studio furniture when he cast him in the Western’s starring role …
Read More »Great news for Guardians of the Galaxy fans after James Gunn ‘death’ tease | Films | Entertainment
What’s more, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is predicted to earn an enormous $288-$403 million in total. Again, this is just an estimate for the domestic, USA audience, so GotG Vol 3 could earn a lot more money across cinemas around the world, as well. If these predictions pan …
Read More »Indiana Jones 5 runtime breaks Harrison Ford’s Indy record | Films | Entertainment
Fans are just a few short months away from seeing Indiana Jones 5 on the big screen – and this week some new details have been released. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is destined to bring Harrison Ford’s journey as the iconic archaeologist to a resounding close – …
Read More »Renfield review: Nicolas Cage resurrects an otherwise undead plot | Films | Entertainment
Renfield tells the absurd redemption story of Count Dracula’s familiar and aid, Robert Montague Renfield (you know, from that Bram Stoker novel?). He realises, one day, that Dracula is bad, and he wants to take him down in an effort to regain control of his own life. What follows is …
Read More »James Bond auditions: 007 casting director on failure of younger stars | Films | Entertainment
Speaking with Radio Times, Debbie McWilliams, who has been Casting Director on the 007 franchise since 1981’s For Your Eyes Only, took her mind back to Casino Royale. She said: “When we started, it was a slightly different feel. We did look at a lot of younger actors. and I …
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