Movies

It’s been six years since the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie hit cinemas.  Johnny Depp was set to star in Pirates 6 hoping to give his Captain Jack Sparrow a proper send-off. However, Disney dropped him from the movie following domestic abuse allegations made by the star’s now ex-wife …

It’s been 23 years since Aardman Animations’ stop motion classic Chicken Run hit cinemas. And now Chicken Run 2 aka Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is set for release this year with the first teaser trailer arriving from Netflix today. The upcoming film’s synopsis reads: “For Ginger and the …

Over the summer Passion of the Christ star Jim Caviezel’s Sound of Freedom movie has been a massive sleeper hit across the pond. Based on the true story of Tim Ballard, the film follows missions to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia.  Originally shot in 2018, it’s become one …

The fantasy-comedy, which was released in July, has made £1.1bn ($1.38bn) globally, surpassing the £1bn ($1.36bn) made by the Super Mario Bros Movies which was released in April. Barbie starred Margot Robbie and Ryan Reynolds as the plastic-fantastic duo Barbie and Ken on an adventure in the real world and …

Who will be the next James Bond? This is a question fans have been asking since before Daniel Craig announced he’d be back in No Time To Die. It’s now been almost two years since that movie released and we’re still awaiting an official announcement. In the meantime, the bookies’ …

John Wayne’s collaborative partnership with director John Ford is the stuff of Hollywood legend. The pair had regular actors they liked to work with including Ward Bond, whose career with them was almost cut short after enraging the filmmaker on an early movie together. This past week marks the 94th …

Daniel Craig’s James Bond era, the longest in the series’ history from 2006-2021, had four directors across his five 007 movies. GoldenEye’s Martin Campbell rebooted the franchise once again with Casino Royale, followed by Marc Forster’s Quantum of Solace. Meanwhile, after Danny Boyle bowed out of the fifth film finale, …

Hollywood’s crippling strikes are set to really hit home, with studios running out of new films and TV shows by Christmas. One senior Hollywood executive warned of an “absolute collapse” of the industry. Production is at a standstill on virtually all scripted movies, drama series, sitcoms and chat shows. It …

Back in 1966, John Wayne shot The War Wagon with Kirk Douglas, whose liberal political views and hiring of the blacklisted communist Dalton Trumbo as Spartacus’ screenwriter were in stark contrast to Duke’s conservative outlook. The pair avoided talking politics when working, but one day during the Western’s production, Douglas …

In this liberal age, few French dramas arrive in British cinemas with an 18 certificate. It seems it was a long, impressively energetic sex scene featuring German actor Franz Rogowski and Paddington star Ben Whishaw that spurred the British censors into action. Although in no way gratuitous (here the sex …