Posts Tagged ‘Kick Ass’
Dark Shadows – review
Dark Shadows is everything you would expect from a Tim Burton film; it has a twisted and sinister plot, the weather always seems to be dull and rainy, and of course it stars Johnny Depp wearing a lot of eye-liner. Despite Burton's predictable criteria, Dark Shadows is still entertaining and witty. Burton has made a camp and...
Schwarzenegger and Stallone are back!
The action movie veterans Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are set to collaborate again. They have been confirmed to star in Mikael Hafstrom's The Tomb. Back in the 80s they competed for the world's greatest action star crown, Stallone being most famous for the Rocky and Rambo franchises, while Arnie was brutal in The Terminator...
A Week of Controversy in Film
The Human Centipede sequel saga has continued this week, as the distributors have appealed against the decisions made by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). By refusing to give the film any classification, the BBFC have ruled that it cannot be legally screened, sold or downloaded anywhere within the UK. While the first film...
X-Men: First Class cast make a public appearance
If you're looking forward to X-Men: First Class, the origin story of the modern-day Xavier, Magneto, et al, then you'll be pleased to know that public appearances by the cast have started in earnest in London. As you're probably infinitely more used to the Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen combo in the trilogy which was released the best part of...
Jude Law & Aaron Johnson for Anna Karenina?
We already know Keira Knightley will star in the latest adaptation of Anna Karenina, but there's talk of Jude Law and Aaron Johnson also joining the cast. The film, which will be directed by the king of period films, Joe Wright, will be an adaptation of the famous Tolstoy epic. It has been adapted for the big screen by Tom...
Matthew Vaughn to film Jonathan Ross’s comic
It looks like super comic book fan, Jonathan Ross may be getting his own comic series made into a feature film. Director Matthew Vaughn is apparently keen to work with The Golden Age, which is the follow up to Turf , the comic Ross wrote with Tommy Lee Edward. It is thought he is already in talks with a studio and is close to getting...
Nicholas Hoult cast in Jack the Giant Killer
Nicholas Hoult will take on the lead role in Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer. You may have spotted him looking rather dapper in a suit at last night's BAFTAs, and if the next couple of years are anything to go by, it won't be the last time we see Hoult sashaying down the red carpet at an awards ceremony. The actor, who first caught...
Brits shine in Bafta Rising Star nominations
The Brits have done us proud again by leading the way in nominations for the coveted Rising Star Award at this years BAFTA ceremony. The five actors nominated are former Bond girl, Gemma Arterton, Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson, soon-to-be Spiderman Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy who gave an exceptional performance as Charles Bronson and the only...
Kirsten Dunst joins Chloe Moretz on Hick
Our favourite former child star, Kirsten Dunst, has been signed up to join our current favourite child star, Chloe Moretz, in Derrick Martini's coming-of-age drama, Hick. Hick is originally a novel by Andrea Portes, who has adapted it herself for the big screen. It tells the story of Luli, played by Kick-Ass star Moretz, who turns...
Green Lantern trailer – starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
The much anticipated trailer for Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, is now online. Reynolds, who, incidentally, has just been named as "sexiest man alive" by US magazine, People, stars as Hal Jordan, who is recruited by the Green Lantern Corps. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, Green Lantern is set to tell the...
Story of Chilean miners attracts Brad Pitt
Even while the miners were stuck down the pit, there was talk of a Hollywood production of the event. What we didn't guess was that it would be Mr Pitt vying for the rights of the story. Brad Pitt's entertainment company Plan B, which has worked on the likes of Kick Ass and The Departed, is bidding to get hold of the extraordinary tale of...
First pictures of Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black
The first images from Daniel Radcliffe's upcoming supernatural thriller, The Woman in Black, have officially been released. Radcliffe was spotted a couple of months back filming in both Peterborough and Essex, but now the first official misty shots have finally been unveiled by Hammer Films, who are producing the movie. The film is based...
Top 10 Up and Coming Child Stars
This week sees the release of Let Me In, starring 13-year-old Chloë Moretz. But Moretz is no newcomer Hollywood - in fact the child star has been appearing in films since 2005, and she's already attached to no fewer than eight movies which are yet to be released. With that in mind, we thought we'd take a look at some of the top...
The triple-A Aaron Johnson quiz
There are some people who are great actors, and then there are others who are great actors as well as being ridiculously good looking, and then there is Aaron Johnson. Here at the TFR Towers we think Aaron Johnson is a smouldering god, so we thought you should all do a quiz about him and become super fans like we are. [QUIZZIN...
Chloe Moretz to play feature-film version of Emily the Strange
If you've ever been to London's famous Camden Town, run of goth and alternative clothing shops, or you've ever seen a teen goth, it's likely you know all about Emily the Strange. Now, prepare for her invading the cinemas and starting off another generation of little black-wearing armies! Emily the Strange is a brand based around a quiet little...
Sequel to Kick-Ass confirmed
Good news Kick-Ass fans, there is sequel in the pipeline! Creator Mark Millar, who is currently promoting the DVD, confirmed that it will happen. He said: "We’re probably about nine months away from production starting, at the earliest, because Matthew [Vaughn]’s got to do 'X-Men: First Class.'" And what can we expect from it? Well MTV was...
First film role for Daniel Radcliffe since Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe's first film role after Harry Potter has been confirmed, as he wraps up filming on the final two films. The 20-year-old actor is keen to put his child actor days behind him by staring in supernatural thriller The Woman In Black. Daniel will play Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor who travels to a deceased client's house to settle...
