McConaughey and Elba Starring In Stephen King's Dark Tower

The Dark Tower has been one of those films which has been stuck in development hell, but things took a giant leap forward when Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba were officially attached to play the leading roles.

Who's The Next James Bond?

Ever since Daniel Craig was doing the press tour for Spectre the likelihood of him hanging the tux and leaving the martini glass behind was incredibly high and his whole body language and attitude Craig looked tired and saying he would rather “slash his wrists”.

Even the end of Spectre seemed to be the perfect ending for Craig’s Bond run, but it needs to be pointed out he still has one film left in his contract.

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However, it does look like the 47 years old could be signing up to do a TV series called Purity, which will run for several seasons with 20 episodes each. A decision hasn’t been reached whether Craig does return to Bond, but if he does sign up for Purity it doesn’t mean he won’t be back playing Bond.

If he does decide to go then MGM will need to find a new James Bond, here are my choices.

Why Batman v Superman Will Be Great Plus More DC News

There’s been a fair bit of DC news recently, from why you shouldn't worry Batman v Superman will flop to Wonder Woman to Justice League, so let me update you into what’s happening within the DC Cinematic Universe.

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BRAND NEW TBA Movie Podcast

How To Be Single Review

Certificate – 15

Directed by – Christian Ditter

Starring – Dakota Johnson; Rebel Wilson; Alison Brie; Leslie Munn; Anders Holm; Jake Lacy; Jason Mantzoukas and Nicholas Braun.

Running Time – 110 minutes (1 hour and 50 minutes)

★★½

Triple Nine Review

Certificate – 15

Directed by – John Hillcoat

Starring – Kate Winslet; Woody Harrelson; Casey Affleck; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Anthony Mackie; Aaron Paul; Norman Reedus; Gal Gadot; Teresa Palmer.

Running Time – 116 minutes (1 hour and 56 minutes)

★★★½

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Mad Max Leads The Way At The 2016 Empire Awards Picking Up 10 Nominations

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Following the BAFTAs and Oscars, there’s only one award ceremony left to care about and that’s the 21st annual Jameson Empire awards, a British middle finger to the mainstream film awards, are coming and what makes these awards special is the nominations were all voted by the readers.

Mad Max: Fury Road is leading the way with 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Director for George Miller, and Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron received acting noms. Not (in a galaxy far) far behind was Star Wars: The Force Awakens with nine nominations including Best Newcomer nods to two of the film’s breakout stars, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley.

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Batman v Superman Final Trailer Plus More From The DC Cinematic Universe

It was a quiet week in the DC Cinematic Universe until the final Batman v Superman trailer was released yesterday (Thursday 11th Febraury) but there’s a few other pieces of news to talk about.

Deadpool Review

Certificate – 15

Directed by – Tim Miller

Starring – Ryan Reynolds; Morena Baccarin; Ed Skrein; T. J. Miller; Gina Carano; Brianna Hildebrand; Stefan Kapicic.

Running Time – 108 Minutes (1 hour 48 minutes)

★★★★½

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The Bennet Sisters Are Ready For Battle

We're fast approaching Valentine's Day and what better film to see on this romantic day than Jane Austin's classic Pride and Prejudice 'oh Mr. Darcy'. However, this story is a bit old plus there's nothing to get the guys interested, step forward Seth Grahame - Smith (the author behind Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) with his unique retelling, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. 

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Goosebumps

Certificate – PG

Directed by – Rob Letterman

Starring – Jack Black; Dylan Minnette; Odeya Rush; Amy Rush; Ryan Lee.

Running Time – 103 Minutes (1 hour 43 minutes)

 ★★★½

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BRAND NEW PODCAST! News Stories, New Trailer, Macbeth Review and DC News

Things Learnt From Empire's Batman v Superman Issue

Empire Magazine has released their March Issue with the big centrepiece focusing on history’s two greatest superheroes facing off in easily the most anticipated film since we learned there was going to be a new Star Wars trilogy.

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Macbeth

Certificate – 15

Directed by – Justin Kurzel

Starring – Michael Fassbender; Marion Cotillard; Paddy Considine; Sean Harris; Jack Reynor; Elizabeth Debicki; David Thewlis.

Running Time – 110 Minutes (1 hour 50 minutes)

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Ride Along 2 Review

Certificate – 12A

Directed by – Tim Story

Starring – Ice Cube; Kevin Hart; Ken Jeong; Oliva Munn; Benjamin Bratt; Bruce McGill; Tika Sumpter; Sherri Shepherd.

Running Time – 102 minutes (1 hour 42 minutes)

★★½

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WELCOME TO THE DC CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Tuesday night in America, early Wednesday morning for us in the UK, DC fans and film fans in general were watching ‘DC Films present The Dawn Of The Justice League’ on the TV network The CW to find out what will be happening in the DC Cinematic Universe.

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EXTRA! EXTA! New Podcast! Including News, Review of Room & DC News

EXTRA! EXTRA! A new TBA Movie Podcast is now up and find out who could be the young Han Solo for his upcoming solo film also talking about the Oscars, Marvel has finally got their director for Black Panther and remembering the great Alan Rickman.

There’s also news coming out of the DC Cinematic Universe and a review of one of the greatest films ever made, Room.

Room Review - Five Stars

Certificate – 15

Directed By – Lenny Abrahamson

Starring – Brie Larson; Jacob Tremblay; Sean Bridgers; Joan Allen; William H. Macy; Wendy Crewson; Matt Gordon.
Running Time – 118 minutes (1 hour and 58 minutes)

The Revenant And Mad Max Are Big Winners In 2016 Oscar Nominations

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WHAT A DAY! WHAT A LOVELY DAY!! As this year’s Oscar nominations have been announced with The Revenant leading the way with 12 Academy Award nominations with Mad Max: Fury Road just behind getting 10.

The Revenant Wins Big At The Golden Globes

The Revenant was the big winner at this year’s Golden Globes picking up three awards, including the most prestigious award of the night for best motion picture.

Leonardo DiCaprio also won for best actor in a drama and Alejandro G Inarritu won for its direction.

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