The actor, who appeared as Mikael Blomkvist in the Swedish adaptations of the Stieg Larsson novels, has died of lung cancerSwedish actor Michael Nyqvist has died at the age of 56. He had been battling lung cancer.The Stockholm-born actor was best known for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the original Swedish Dragon Tattoo trilogy, which included The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet?s Nest. Continue reading...
Fifth instalment of the rampaging-robots franchise topples Wonder Woman, while Diane Keaton lights up Hampstead in a kooky romanceTransformers: The Last Knight, the latest in a seemingly endless series of sequels and brand exploitations this summer, had no problem shoving Wonder Woman off the top spot after a three-week stay, nabbing first place with Ł4.64m, including Ł734,000 in previews. That?s almost as much as the weekend box office for the rest of the top 10 put together. Continue reading...
This high-revving thrill ride about a music-obsessed teenage getaway driver is a terrifically stylish piece of work with a banging soundtrackIn 2011 a resident of Oakland, Michigan, caused a sensation by bringing a lawsuit against Nicolas Winding Refn?s film Drive for not having enough actual pedal-to-the-metal driving in it. That same person could hardly do the same to Edgar Wright, director of this outrageously enjoyable petrolhead heist caper, unless it would be for not showing a supercool adult chauffeur atop a Pamper-wearing infant with a steering wheel between its tiny shoulder blades roaring up the M25. Continue reading...
Aubrey Plaza heads up a cast of skilled comic actors in a sex farce that has amusing moments scattered throughout but risks feeling like an extended SNL skitRather like 2011?s Your Highness, the initial gimmick proudly, even boastfully, revealed in The Little Hours is based on the notion that medieval characters can be just as puerile as their contemporary counterparts. Within seconds of the titles ending, 14th-century nuns are swearing, shouting, vandalizing and attacking any local man naive enough to look their way. But the test here ? and it?s one that Danny McBride?s misjudged comic fantasy failed at ? is whether the film can sustain itself beyond mere shock value. Related: The Big Sick review ? Kumail Nanjiani's real-life romcom is a humane delight Continue reading...
Barnaby Joyce says government will examine whether it can take further legal action after saga of dogs Pistol and Boo Australia?s deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, has said the government will examine whether Johnny Depp committed ?perjury? by smuggling dogs into the country while knowing it was illegal.The saga of Pistol and Boo, the Yorkshire terriers who infamously landed the then Hollywood couple in strife in 2015, took another twist with allegations by Depp?s former managers that he was ?fully aware that he was illegally bringing his dogs to Australia?. Continue reading...
The third helping of the blockbuster Despicable Me series featuring Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig makes all the right moves ? but to incrementally less successful effectThe Despicable Me series has shown there is life outside Pixar and Disney, both commercially and artistically, in the blockbuster animation world, with its sentimental-querulous figurehead Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) and fondness for idiosyncratic grotesques. So here we are at number three ? not counting, of course, the prequel-spinoff Minions, in which Gru?s babbling army of small yellow helpers took centre stage. While all the elements that brought the first two Despicable Mes inordinate popularity are present and correct, it might perhaps be churlish to suggest that the charm is beginning to wear off ? just a tiny bit.On the face of it, this third film simply extends the sentimental undertow of its predecessors. Having acquired children (in DM1) and a wife (Lucy, voiced by Kristen Wiig, in DM2), Gru this time discovers he has a twin, Dru (voiced, again, by Carell). Possessed of hair, a sunny outlook and substantial material possessions, Dru is pitched as the polar opposite to his surly, self-hating long-lost brother; he is also keen to re-establish the family tradition of supervillany ? the very practice Gru has turned his back on. It?s only a matter of minutes before a heated sibling rivalry is raging. Continue reading...
Johnny Depp jests with the Glastonbury crowd about killing Donald Trump. The actor asks his audience: ?When was the last time an actor assassinated a president??, a reference possibly to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. Depp is at the festival to promote his film The LibertineJohnny Depp jokes about killing Trump in Glastonbury appearance Continue reading...
?When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?? star asks crowd at a drive-in cinema at the festivalJohnny Depp joked about assassinating Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury.The actor received a rock star welcome during the event at Cineramageddon ? a drive-in cinema on the Somerset site. Continue reading...
Veteran director takes over after Lego Movie co-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fired two days ago following clash with studio headsThe Da Vinci Code?s Ron Howard has replaced The Lego Movie?s Phil Lord and Chris Miller as director of the Han Solo spin-off movie, the much-anticipated new instalment of the Star Wars standalone series.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Howard joined the film two days after Lord and Miller were sensationally fired over ?creative differences? with the film?s producers Lucasfilm. Reports have suggested clashes with veteran scriptwriter Lawrence Kasdan were partly responsible. Continue reading...
Actor seeks money over eight articles that defamed her in May 2015, including $5.89m in special damagesRebel Wilson?s ?extraordinarily large? special damages claim should be thrown out because she has failed to prove she suffered losses as a result of a series of defamatory magazine articles, a court has heard.Wilson is seeking $5.893m in special damages ? which would cover the loss of one film role ? and general damages of $1.2m, bringing total damages sought to an ?extremely conservative? $7.093m. Continue reading...
There's a lot riding on Matt Reeves' shoulders to deliver a different kind of Batman movie, but he already has a unique idea about how to accomplish this.
Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell are incredibly funny people. They have spent decades honing their craft and making hilarious films and television shows, and if you give them the opportunity to try and make you laugh, they will sprint through that door.
With Harry Potter on the brain this week -- Happy 20th Anniversary, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone! -- we're compelled flash back to one particular lost moment from the films,
When you see Baby Driver this weekend, you'll notice that Quentin Tarantino is thanked in the credits. Here's the reason why, according to Edgar Wright.
The question came about during the Spider-Man: Homecoming press junket, where CinemaBlend pointed out that Marisa Tomei's co-star, Robert Downey Jr., has been able to play Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe seven times.
Over the weekend, an interesting tale that explained some details about the missing backstory of Toy Story surfaced, and while it's been debunked by Pixar, it still makes for a great fan theory, because all Pixar fan theories are depressing.
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