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Even in the dramatic rise of American television there are some standout examples of the very highest quality, when we see the particular alignment of a strong and creative producer, an actor perfect for the leading role and the creation of a seductive and intriguing world. Boardwalk Empire is one such show, and one of [...]
Take Shelter, the latest pairing of director Jeff Nichols and actor Michael Shannon, arrives in UK Cinemas this week. The film is a fascinating and often moving story of a practical man, Curtis, going through an emotionally and psychologically difficult time. A large percentage of the film rests heavily on the shoulders of Michael Shannon in this central [...]
Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger) has signed on to topline Millenium Films’ The Iceman, replacing James Franco (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), who exited the project last month. Evans will star opposite Ray Liotta (Identity), Michael Shannon (Take Shelter), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sherrybaby), David Schwimmer and Ryan O’Nan (The Dry Land) in [...]
This sounds like a film to look out for. We got a promo poster for The Iceman back in the summer, when Michael Shannon, James Franco, and Benicio del Toro were attached in the leads. Unfortunately, Franco and del Toro have since had to exit the project, but word now comes via Variety that David [...]
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Bond director Marc Foster and screenwriter Jason Keller’s new drama Machine Gun Preacher was a fictitious and rather cheap attempt by Hollywood at raising the plight of Africa’s war-ravaged areas, had you not heard of Sam Childers. Indeed, such is the worthiness of what goes on in the film [...]
Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the saviour of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. I caught up with lead actors Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan in San Francisco to talk about their latest movie [...]
Lionsgate have given us these two new exclusive UK TV spots for their new movie, Machine Gun Preacher directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Madeline Carroll, Michael Shannon, Souleymane Sy Savane. The story is based on the true accounts of Sam Childers who through various circumstances ends up protecting [...]
The series has only just begun but following the ‘critical approval’ for the second season which hit HBO in the US on 25th September, a third series has already been green-lit! Hooray I hear you cry! The first series was absolutely fabulous and I can’t wait to start watching the second. It stars Steve Buscemi, [...]
Obviously there has been a veritable bucket-load of news coming out regarding Man of Steel, the latest Superman reboot/sequel/film/thing and we have gathered it all together in one place for you, right here. Whether it’s the absence of underpants, the presence of perf-cap suits or the casting of most of the actors in the known [...]
I’d not heard of this new movie before seeing the trailer released last week but this movie looks fabulous. It’s called 13 and stars Jason Statham, Sam Riley, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke, Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgård, Ray Liotta and is directed by Gela Babluani. The film is a remake of the French movie, 13 Tzameti [...]
Sony Pictures have released this first new trailer for their new movie, Premium Rush which has Joseph Gordon-Levitt, riding around on his courier bike in New York before he takes on a delivery that he probably wishes he hadn’t! The movie is directed by David Koepp who has previously brought us Stir of Echos and [...]
We’ve been getting a pretty brilliant look at what to expect from Gerard Butler’s next film, Machine Gun Preacher, in the past few weeks, including a great first trailer and poster, and three clips from the film (two here and the most recent one here). ComingSoon.net have now got three excellent images from the film, [...]
We got an absolutely brilliant and moving first trailer and poster for Gerard Butler’s next film, Machine Gun Preacher, last month and it showed a lot of promise for the film. These new clips, courtesy of EW and The Playlist, are just as moving as the trailer, and really add to the intensity surrounding this film, [...]
We got the first image of Gerard Butler in Machine Gun Preacher last month, and now a great first trailer and poster for the film have been released, courtesy of Collider and IMP Awards respectively. The film tells the true story of Sam Childers, who was once a drug-dealing biker that found God and went [...]
The snippet of info below (via Ain’t it Cool) is neither a bird nor a plane, but is in fact the synopsis for the Zack Snyder-directed/Chris Nolan-produced take on the Superman legend, Man of Steel. Affix your X-ray eyes on this: In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of [...]
The first look of an actor in an iconic role is always a hugely anticipated event and few cinematic characters are as instantly recognisable as Superman. Today Warner Bros have come up with the goods, giving us our first look at British actor Henry Cavill in Zack Snyder’s Superman movie Man of Steel and as [...]
Here’s the first official look at Gerard Butler in his leading role in the film Machine Gun Preacher, the forthcoming biopic of Sam Childers, a former gang biker who found God and travelled to the Sudan to rescue children forced to become soldiers. Marc Forster directs Butler in a role which may do wonders for [...]
Following on from its appearance at this year’s Sundance and Cannes film festivals, writer-director Jeff Nichols’ psychological drama Take Shelter has finally landed a trailer ahead of its American theatrical release (via Movieline). Starring Micheal Shannon and Jessica Chastain, the film focuses on one man’s recurring doomsday premonitions, charting the resultant strain on his profession, relationships and [...]
New poster time for Ariel Vroman’s big screen telling of the story of Richard Kuklinski, a contract killer whose prolific career as a hitman on America’s East coast spanned four decades and, Kuklinski claimed, claimed the lives over 250 men. Based on Anthony Bruno’s book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer Vroman’s [...]
With superhero and comic book adaptations continuing their relentless assault on cinemas, it will be interesting to see whether Zack Snyder’s critical mauling for Sucker Punch will impact on his creative freedom with the Superman reboot on which he is currently working. Casting news has abounded of late, with the current state of play seeming [...]
