The answer is cheese. The Hercules trailer is cooking lots and lots of cheese. Dwayne Johnson plays the Grecian idol in this Brett Ratner-directed joint, though we don’t get to see what kind of flavour he’ll bring to the role until the very end of this teaser, in which he screams a lot. You may not […]
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Eddie Murphy and Brett Ratner on board for ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ (again)
December 10, 2013 
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After years of being almost greenlit, it seems like we will finally be getting that fourth Beverly Hills Cop film we’re all incredibly nervous about. According to Deadline, super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has moved from to Disney to Paramount and Beverly Hills Cop 4 is a top priority. Rush Hour director Brett Ratner, who’s been attached […]
Continue readingBryan Singer returns to X-Men
October 31, 2012 1 Comment
Bryan Singer, director of the first two X-Men movies, will return to the franchise and helm First Class sequel Days of Future Past. According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox and Singer closed the deal for Singer to graduate from producer to director following the exit of Matthew Vaughn. The script for Days of Future Past is ready to roll, and cast members Michael Fassbender, […]
Continue readingBryan Singer might replace Matthew Vaughn on X-Men: Days of Future Past
October 29, 2012 0 Comments
Matthew Vaughn is out as director of X-Men: Days of Future Past with Bryan Singer sitting atop 20th Century Fox’s list of desirable replacements, Deadline reports. Vaughn directed the 2011 hit X-Men: First Class, which resurrected the fledgling franchise after 2006’s questionable X-Men: The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner. He briefly bowed out from directing […]
Continue readingSeth MacFarlane to host 85th Academy Awards
October 2, 2012 1 Comment
After a successful stint hosting Saturday Night Live and then an inaudible performance at the Emmys (where he had to be ushered in front of a microphone after he’d already started speaking), Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has scored one of the most coveted and least appreciated gigs in Hollywood. The writer, director, and star […]
Continue readingRush Hour 4 in the works
August 1, 2012 1 Comment
Producer Arthur Sarkissian has confirmed to Crave Online that Rush Hour 4 is in the works. The buddy cop franchise began in 1998 and has seen its stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker return up to its last film, Rush Hour 3, back in 2007. Despite critical backlash Sarkissian is determined to return the series […]
Continue readingHugh Hefner biopic in the works
March 6, 2012 1 Comment
Everyone’s favourite elderly lothario Hugh Hefner is set to be the subject of a new biopic at Warner Bros, Deadline reports. Jerry Weintraub will produce the film, focusing on Hefner’s founding of Playboy magazine, and how he became “godfather of the sexual revolution” and used the magazine “to champion civil rights and free speech” (Deadline’s […]
Continue readingDwayne Johnson to play Hercules for Brett Ratner
February 24, 2012 0 Comments
Dwayne Johnson is in talks to star in MGM’s adaptation of Steve Moore’s comic Hercules: The Thracian War, Variety reports. Brett Ratner is set to direct. Moore’s graphic novel was published in 2008, and tells of Hercules’ struggle to turn the Thracian army into unstoppable killing machine. The screenplay has been penned by Ryan Condal (also a writer on the ill-fated Paradise […]
Continue readingYour 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide
December 23, 2011 0 Comments
Your 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide. By Simon Miraudo. In case you couldn’t tell by the fact a bajillion movies are coming out this week, Boxing Day is kind of a big deal for Australian film-lovers. In fact, December 26th is the biggest day on the cinema-going calendar. What is it about that post-Christmas comedown […]
Continue readingBilly Crystal will host the Oscars
November 11, 2011 2 Comments
Our long international nightmare is over. Billy Crystal has been named by the Academy as the host of their 2012 Oscar telecast following Eddie Murphy’s departure earlier this week. Crystal revealed his desire to return to the big stage back in August, but then-producer Brett Ratner decided to go with Murphy instead. When Ratner stood […]
Continue readingEddie Murphy quits Oscar gig; Grazer brought in to replace Ratner
November 10, 2011 1 Comment
Eddie Murphy‘s stint as Oscar host is over before it even began. The actor has officially pulled out of the high-profile gig following the exit of producer Brett Ratner yesterday. Ratner stepped down after a series of controversial remarks landed him and the Academy in hot water. Wasting no time in replacing Ratner, Academy President […]
Continue readingBrett Ratner resigns as Oscar producer following controversial remarks
November 9, 2011 1 Comment
Brett Ratner will produce the Oscar telecast no more. The Rush Hour director submitted his resignation to Academy President Tom Sherak following a series of controversial remarks regarding his sexual proclivities and a declaration that “rehearsal’s for fags”. While promoting his new film Tower Heist, Ratner went on a tour of self-destruction, boasting of bedding […]
Continue readingEddie Murphy will host the 84th Academy Awards
September 7, 2011 2 Comments
From your lips to God’s ears. Yesterday we discussed the possibility of Eddie Murphy hosting the 84th Academy Awards ceremony after he’d engaged in preliminary talks with producer Brett Ratner. The Academy has today announced that Murphy is indeed locked into the gig. In the official press release – printed in full by Deadline here […]
Continue readingCould Eddie Murphy host the Oscars?
September 6, 2011 0 Comments
Maybe! According to Deadline, Eddie Murphy has been talking with Oscar producers about MC’ing the 84th Academy Awards. Producer of next year’s ceremony, Brett Ratner, reportedly has his heart set on Murphy and Murphy alone. The one-time Oscar nominee (who is thought to have lost his bid in 2006 because of the poorly-timed release of […]
Continue readingBilly Crystal eager to host the Oscars “one or two more times”
August 16, 2011 0 Comments
It would be something of an understatement to say Anne Hathaway and James Franco‘s hosting stint at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony was a disappointment. One of the show’s few highlights included beloved former MC Billy Crystal* jumping on stage for just a few moments. Apparently that short appearance has reignited Crystal’s desire to host […]
Continue readingBad apples – New York I Love You review
May 17, 2010 0 Comments
New York I Love You – Starring too many to list. Directed by too many to list. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Is New York I Love You meant to be a love-letter to the Big Apple? As far as I could tell, it was a seething satire about the city’s sleazy, vapid, self-involved stereotypes. […]
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