Have you ever wondered what The Third Man might be like as a musical? Or The Time Traveller’s Wife? Or perhaps even The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? If you live anywhere near London you don’t have to. The same applies for Sunset Boulevard, Mrs. Doubtfire, Back to the Future, …
Read More »Inside The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the most expensive show ever made
This Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power article first appeared in the August 2022 issue of Total Film magazine. You can purchase a hard copy here (opens in new tab) In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit – and a few thousand years before that, there …
Read More »Elvis actor Austin Butler interview: bathrobe auditions, Tom Hanks, and Dune 2
Austin Butler’s still got his Elvis growl on. Wearing a black jumper, his fingers flush with chunky silver rings, and with a dirty-blonde quiff that he keeps pushing back, the actor’s ready to discuss the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic, simply titled Elvis, in which he plays the King of Rock …
Read More »Netflixs new Korean show Tomorrow is the perfect stepping stone from Hellbound
Already this year, Netflix has spoilt us with a great number of original shows from South Korea. First, there was the high school zombie thriller All of Us are Dead, quickly followed by romantic comedy Twenty Five Twenty One, and now we’re being treated to a new dark fantasy drama …
Read More »Why you dont need to like Dungeons and Dragons to love The Legend of Vox Machina
When a group of close friends (who all happened to be professional voice actors) started playing Dungeons of Dragons together, they could not have predicted that their adventure would be turned into an Amazon Prime Video series. Yet, that’s exactly what transpired. This is The Legend of Vox Machina – …
Read More »The making of Jackass Forever: “We abused each other more than ever”
A lot of work went into making Jackass Forever happen. “I sent a lot of emails for this movie,” says Dave England, who has been with the Jackass crew since the original MTV show’s inception. “I couldn’t believe it when I got one back that was like, ‘yeah, maybe we …
Read More »Marvel comics could explain how Steve Rogers might return in the MCU – but not as Captain America
There’s a new Captain America film in the works, with Anthony Mackie (as Sam Wilson) and not Chris Evans (as Steve Rogers) in that titular role. And while Evans’ time as Captain America may be over, his time in the MCU may not be. You only have to look at …
Read More »Dune director Denis Villeneuve talks books, Part Two, and the future of cinema
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune looks set to top more than a few “best movies of 2021” lists. The grand scale of the director’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel is simply astonishing – and well worth a cinema trip (if you’re in the position to visit the multiplex safely). Villeneuve has …
Read More »Venom 2: Andy Serkis talks unfinished post-credits and the Venom moment that made him want to direct a sequel
Andy Serkis remains one of Hollywood’s pioneering magic-makers, creating CGI characters that have become icons of cinema. No wonder, then, that the filmmaker was top of Tom Hardy’s list to install as director of Venom 2. Delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic, Venom 2 – titled Venom: Let …
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