Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Director: Bryan Singer Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence Release Date: 18th May 2016 (UK) I saw this at an opening screening at midnight. Not because I’m an X-Men fanboy per ce (more I’m on the Avengers/Guardians of the Galaxy side) but one way or another, I have seen all of the previous wealth…

Final Trailer: X-Men: Apocalypse

Watch the final trailer for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Olivia Munn and a host of A-listers as the mutants take on their biggest challenge yet. Or so the publicists tell us. It lands in UK cinemas from 18th May 2016. Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days…

X-Men: Apocalypse Set for Huge IMAX Release

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and Twentieth Century Fox, a division of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX), have announced that X-Men: Apocalypse, the newest installment in the worldwide blockbuster franchise from director Bryan Singer, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® 3D format and released into IMAX® theatres in virtually all international territories beginning May 18. X-Men:…

FICTIONSIDE 101: Five types of Hollywood Reboot

Hollywood’s war of franchises may be more heated than ever as studios create, reassert, reboot and continue whatever their rights can manage. It may seem that a lot of energy falls on that mythical and never ending quest to find a new young adult property, as indeed it does, but there are older blockbuster sagas that have asked the question. And the answers vary greatly.

Channing Tatum Confirmed for Gambit, Despite Rumours

Channing Tatum’s future in Fox’s X-Men spin-off has been in doubt this past week following rumours that the star has pulled out. However, a deal has now been closed and Tatum will star as the mutant in at least one movie. There has been a recent exodus of stars from the franchise, with Hugh Jackman and…

Editors Choice: Favourite Jennifer Lawrence Film

 Editor-in-Chief Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Though Winter’s Bone was Jennifer Lawrence’s first breakout role, it was Silver Linings Playbook that propelled her to the top of the Hollywood tree. Winning her an Oscar for Leading Actress, Lawrence stars alongside Bradley Cooper (one of many collaborations) and Robert De Niro as a mentally unstable twenty something who…

Hugh Jackman Adds to X-Men Exodus

Following the news that Jennifer Lawrence will quit her role as Mystique after 2017’s X-Men: Apocalypse, Hugh Jackman has also confirmed he will only reprise his iconic Wolverine one more time before bowing out of the franchise. Though nothing has been officially confirmed, with a sequel to The Wolverine in the works, it’s a pretty safe bet…

X-Men: Apocalypse to be Jennifer Lawrence’s Last

Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has confirmed X-Men: Apocalypse will be her last appearance in the superhero film franchise. Lawrence plays the mysterious Mystique, but confirmed to certain high profile news sources that she would end her role after the next part of the series, due out next year. Nicholas Hoult, who plays Beast, has…

Big Hero 6 Among Big Winner at Visual Effects Society Awards

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Big Hero 6 have stormed the VES Awards, held in Hollywood yesterday. The Disney/Marvel animation picked up all five awards for which it was nominated, while Dawn of the Planet of the Apes won three, including one of the big ones, which bodes very well for the coming Oscars. X-Men:…

Oscar 2015 Preview: Visual Effects

Who really pays good money to go to the cinema for two hours of hard-hitting dialogue and character-driven narratives? The biggest films of the year are usually those with the best visual effects, and there’s a reason – it looks awesome! This year’s contenders are no different, in that they all feature quite high up…

Channing Tatum: The Man of Many Sequels

Channing Tatum is a busy guy, currently promoting Foxcatcher and working on the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar! and Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight. He is one of Hollywood’s rising stars, and to many an Oscar nominee waiting to happen. But Tatum’s diary is rapidly being booked by a string of sequels to his previous hits. Some welcome, others not so…

The 10 Highest Grossing Films of 2014

Despite 2014 being the worst year for ticket sale this century, the US alone still saw over $10 billion given to the box office. This year was dominated by a handful of huge box office hits, while everything else struggled to fill seats. But don’t worry, rising ticket sales mean Hollywood won’t have to be…

Road to 2015: 10 Visual Effects Contenders Advance

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 87th Oscars®. Among them is Christopher Nolan’s frontrunner Interstellar, as well as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. With only half of…

Box Office Chart: 27 – 29 June, 2014

Last weekend saw the release of Transformers: Age of Extinction and, as predicted, it flew to the top of the US box office with a mega £100 million. 22 Jump Street and Maleficent remain in the chart, while X-Men and Chef are just about hanging in for their sixth and eighth weeks respectively. The actual popularity of a film compared…

Box Office Chart: 20 – 22 June, 2014

The US box office is a good indicator of which films the studios have most commercial faith in. For many films, this is the death knell for awards season, condemning them to a life without acclaim or accolades. Last weekend was jam-packed full of comedy films, with new entry Think Like A Man Too knocking 22 Jump Street…

Box Office Chart: May 30 – June 1 2014

This week’s US top ten features two new entries. Disney’s Maleficent debuted with $70 million while A Million Ways to Die in the West has refuted its reviewers by storming into third with over $17 million. X-Men: Days of Future Past remains strong at number two, while Blended survived a beating from the critics by finishing in fifth, just…

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Fourteen years is a long time for superhero movies. Since 2000 there has been a Spider-Man trilogy, a Spider-Man reboot, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, three outings for Iron Man and two Fantastic Four movies. Thor has thrown his hammer, Hulk has thrown his temper, then they were thrown together for The Avengers. The Green Lantern and The Green Hornet came and went, while Daredevil and Catwoman never really arrived. Superman returned. Twice….

Bryan Singer: The Facts and the Fallout

Hollywood has recently been grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons after X-Men director Bryan Singer was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the late nineties. With statements and accusations flying around the media, we wanted to clear up exactly what the facts are and what the implications to all of this may be….

X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer

I know you’ve probably seen this trailer already, and I know everyone is blogging about it, but just watch it. The next part of the uncharacteristically unrebooted Marvel franchise sees Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and a veritable who’s who of Hollywood unleash their inner mutant for one of next year’s most…