Steven Soderbergh has said he’s unlikely to direct a major franchise blockbuster because there’s “no fucking”. The Ocean’s Eleven filmmaker was asked in a recent interview with The Daily Beast whether he’s often approached to direct the likes of superhero films and explained why “I just don’t know where to start.” READ MORE: Magic Mike XXL – […]

A British man has been sentenced to 22 months in prison over his involvement in a global film piracy ring. George Bridi was sentenced today (February 7) after pleading guilty to a copyright infringement conspiracy charge last November, according to Yahoo! News. “Infringement of US copyrights is a big problem in our economy,” US District Judge […]

The 2022 Golden Raspberry (or Razzies) nominations have been announced, with Bruce Willis earning his own category. The annual film awards honour the worst in filmmaking for the past year, with Netflix‘s Diana musical earning the most nods this time with nine nominations in total – including Worst Picture. However, Willis has been given a […]

The 2022 Academy Award nominations are almost upon us, with film fans counting down as the biggest night in the film awards calendar arrives next month. Following last year’s later-than-usual Oscars, this year’s ceremony is due to take place fairly late usual too, and will cap off an awards season that kicked off with a […]

Lee Child, the author of the Jack Reacher series, has spoken about criticism from book fans about the casting of Tom Cruise in the 2012 film and its sequel. The character has just returned in the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher, this time played by Alan Ritchson. Some book fans were critical of Cruise as […]

The central subject of Netflix‘s new documentary The Tinder Swindler has deleted his Instagram page following his own reaction to the film. The popular doc, which was released last week on the streaming platform, follows the story of a group of women who were conned out of millions of dollars by a user on a […]

Uma Thurman has revealed that she wasn’t keen on wearing the famous yellow tracksuit as The Bride in Kill Bill. The actress, who starred in the 2003 film and its 2004 sequel as the central character, explained in a new interview that the outfit proved difficult given she had just given birth to son Levon […]

Most of Fight Club‘s original ending has been restored on Chinese streaming service Tencent Video following cuts to its conclusion. Last month, the 1999 film hit headlines after it emerged that its final scenes had been altered on the platform, replacing The Narrator (Edward Norton) killing of imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and […]

David Lynch has been cast in an undisclosed role in Steven Spielberg‘s new film The Fabelmans. The semi-autobiographical film was first announced last year, and is loosely based on the E.T. director’s childhood. Spielberg has written the script alongside Tony Kushner. READ MORE: David Lynch is turning into cinema’s biggest lockdown hero According to Variety, […]

Independence Day (and most recently, Moonfall) director Roland Emmerich has reiterated his disdain for IP-centric Hollywood blockbusters, saying in a new interview that franchises like Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are “ruining” the film industry. READ MORE: ‘Moonfall’ review: this galactically silly blockbuster is what multiplexes are made for The filmmaker’s latest assertion […]