HeyUGuys Reaction Shot – Which Franchises Should Stay or Go?

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Welcome to our new regular section in which members of the HeyUGuys family discuss a variety of topics concerning all things cinema. We’ll pick a topic inspired by what’s happening in the world of film and invite our writers to voice their opinions, an invitation we extend to you. If you want to submit your [...]

Interview with Robert Downey Jr.’s Stunt Double Glenn Foster

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Yorkshire born and raised Glenn Foster’s childhood dream was to work as a stunt man. When he was 10 his parents bought him a book called ‘Hollywood Stunt Man’ that was filled with inspiring images, and he was enthralled during his early teens watching a succession of American films and TV shows that featured the [...]

Harry Potter Casts That Magic Box Office Spell Once More

Almost a decade on from its first screen incarnation, The Harry Potter juggernaut shows no signs of flagging as weekend figures from both the UK and over the pond show the seventh film in the series has scored a double triumph, and has even managed to break previous box office records in the process. Harry [...]

HeyUGuys at Cannes 2010: TOURNEE Review

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I must admit that Mathieu Almaric’s Tournee largely sneaked under my radar prior to my arrival at the festival this week, but would most probably have made it on to my Highlights article in the run-up had I been more aware of it. You see, not only am I a huge admirer of Almaric as [...]

Quantum’s Marc Forster On to Direct Ludlum’s Manuscript

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Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series redefined the action movie to the extent that the most famous spy series on film took a leaf out of Bourne’s books when Martin Campbell visited Casino Royale in 2006. The divisive follow up, Quantum of Solace, released two years later was directed by the man who Paramount have snagged to [...]

Bond 23 Delayed Due to MGM Sale

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One of the strongest and most enduring film franchises has fallen victim not to one of its famed uber villains with an eye on world domination but to the economic turbulence resulting in the sale of its studio. The untitled 23rd James Bond film has been put on hold while the sale of MGM goes [...]