Chiwetel Ejiofor is being eyed for the lead villain role in Bond 24, and why wouldn’t he be? According to The Wrap, Ejiofor hasn’t been officially offered the part, nor is he in formal talks, but he is “widely presumed to be the frontrunner amongst the other actors under consideration.” The English actor saw his […]
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‘Skyfall’ cinematographer Roger Deakins won’t be back for ‘Bond 24’
February 19, 2014 
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Eternal Oscar bridesmaid Roger Deakins has bowed out of shooting the next Bond movie. Deakins broke the news to Kris Tapley of In Contention, at some kind of dinner party for bad-news-breakers. Bond 24 is the rare James Bond sequel to see much of the creative team return from the previous instalment. Not only is star […]
Continue readingJason Statham takes over for Daniel Craig in ‘Layer Cake’ sequel
November 13, 2013 0 Comments
Jason Statham will star in an upcoming sequel to Layer Cake, the 2004 cockney crime thriller that scored Daniel Craig his Bond gig. According to Deadline, Statham and his producing partner Steve Chasman have nabbed the rights to J.J. Connolly’s novel Viva La Madness. Viva La Madness takes place after the events of Layer Cake, […]
Continue readingGirl With The Dragon Tattoo sequel to be scripted by Se7en writer
July 18, 2013 0 Comments
Talks of a sequel to David Fincher’s English-language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo have been muted of late, the result of its not-spectacular box office performance in 2011. The Wrap now reports there is some life in the project yet, with Fincher’s Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker having been tasked by Sony […]
Continue readingSkyfall director Sam Mendes returning for Bond 24
July 16, 2013 0 Comments
Director Sam Mendes will helm the 24th James Bond film, due to hit cinemas in 2015, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. This announcement comes mere months after Mendes announced he would not return to Bond, admitting, “directing Skyfall was one of the best experiences of my professional life, but I have theatre and other commitments… that […]
Continue readingDanny Boyle won’t direct the next – or any – Bond film
March 18, 2013 0 Comments
In a wide ranging conversation with The Playlist, Danny Boyle revealed he definitely has no interest in directing a Bond film. Skyfall director Sam Mendes has been unwilling to confirm or deny his interest in directing the next instalment, and the internet has jumped at the chance to speculate on who would be a good […]
Continue readingInterview: Naomie Harris (Skyfall)
November 21, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Naomie Harris (Skyfall). By Simon Miraudo. Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond adventure, is the highest grossing in the super-spy’s 50-year cinematic history. Helmed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes and starring the blonde Bond-shell himself, Daniel Craig, it features 007 squaring off against a demented former MI6 agent (Javier Bardem) who is seeking vengeance against […]
Continue readingWith a bullet – Skyfall review
November 13, 2012 0 Comments
Skyfall – Starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, and Judi Dench. Directed by Sam Mendes. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. There are good Bond films. There are bad Bond films. They’re all ‘Bond’ films, however, and that is both their best attribute and a burden. The much-vaunted reboot Casino Royale jettisoned a lot of the series’ […]
Continue readingCraig, Murray, Blanchett, and Dujardin set for Clooney’s Monuments Men
October 31, 2012 0 Comments
George Clooney is rounding up an impressive cast for his next directorial effort, The Monuments Men. According to Deadline, the WW2 flick will star Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, and Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville. The picture follows a bunch of art historians who attempt to recover famous works from Hitler […]
Continue readingDaniel Craig set for two more Bond movies
September 10, 2012 1 Comment
Daniel Craig will not bow out as Bond with Sam Mendes‘ Skyfall, Deadline reports. Craig will return for two further adventures at least, seeing him play 007 in the 24th and 25th instalments of the ongoing saga. This will make him the third-longest serving Bond actor in the franchise’s history. Sony Pictures and MGM will continue to […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Skyfall
August 1, 2012 0 Comments
The feature trailer for Sam Mendes‘ new 007 movie, Skyfall, has arrived online, opening with M (Judi Dench) penning James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) obituary. Never fear; Bond is only presumed dead, living it up and enjoying a few drinks with M-16 no longer on his back. But, he returns to Her Majesty’s Secret Service soon […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Skyfall
May 22, 2012 0 Comments
Curious as to what a Sam Mendes-directed Bond movie looks like? Be curious no more! The teaser trailer for Skyfall has arrived. As far as teasers go, Skyfall doesn’t skimp on the money shots. We get to enjoy James Bond (Daniel Craig) undergoing a word association examination, overseen by M (Dame Judi Dench) and a new character played by […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Skyfall
May 18, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for Sam Mendes‘ entry in the 007 saga, Skyfall, is mere days away from hitting the web. Until that fires through the barrel and into our brains, please enjoy the film’s first teaser poster courtesy of its official website. So, not much new there, but it’s always nice to see Daniel Craig‘s blond Bond holding a […]
Continue readingOutside the box – The Adventures of Tintin review
April 24, 2012 0 Comments
The Adventures of Tintin – Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Rated PG. Originally published December 21, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. The Adventures of Tintin arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia April 25, 2012. Great snakes, I hope they left some exposition for the second Tintin film! A feature […]
Continue readingFirst look at Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall
February 2, 2012 0 Comments
The wait is over, 007-heads. The first picture of Daniel Craig as James Bond in the new Sam Mendes directed adventure Skyfall has been released on the film’s official website. And you need only cast your eyes downward slightly to see it! According to OO7.com, the picture is taken from Bond’s trip to Shanghai. Besides […]
Continue readingThe ice queen cometh – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo review
January 9, 2012 1 Comment
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig and Christopher Plummer. Directed by David Fincher. Rated MA. Originally published December 22, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Lisbeth Salander chows down on not one but two Happy Meals; a sadistic murderer listens to Enya’s ‘Orinoco Flow’ as a means of psyching himself up […]
Continue readingThe ice queen cometh – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo review
December 22, 2011 4 Comments
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig and Christopher Plummer. Directed by David Fincher. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Lisbeth Salander chows down on not one but two Happy Meals; a sadistic murderer listens to Enya’s ‘Orinoco Flow’ as a means of psyching himself up for a kill; and the opening credit sequence is a super-sexy, ultra-violent, James Bond-esque […]
Continue readingOutside the box – The Adventures of Tintin review
December 21, 2011 1 Comment
The Adventures of Tintin – Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Great snakes, I hope they left some exposition for the second Tintin film! A feature adaption of Hergé’s beloved Belgian comic book hero has been a long time coming, but he could hardly […]
Continue readingBen Whishaw set to play Bond’s gadget man Q in Skyfall
November 28, 2011 0 Comments
Ben Whishaw will play gadget whiz Q in the upcoming Bond film Skyfall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While Whishaw (Bright Star) was listed amongst the film’s cast at the start of November, it has now been revealed he will take on the role last played by John Cleese in 2002’s Die Another Day. Q […]
Continue readingBond 23 officially titled Skyfall; cast assemble and plot revealed
November 4, 2011 1 Comment
Every rumour you’ve heard about Bond 23 is true (well, except this one)! The cast of Sam Mendes‘ upcoming 007 flick assembled in London today, joining producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, to reveal the film’s title and a brief synopsis. As was leaked back in October, the film is entitled Skyfall. Daniel Craig […]
Continue readingHas Bond 23 been christened Skyfall?
October 6, 2011 1 Comment
There’s been much speculation over the official title of the next James Bond film (tentatively, and boringly, called Bond 23). Back in August, rumours surfaced that the flick had been christened Carte Blanche and would be based on the upcoming Jeffrey Deaver novel of the same name. Although that was quickly debunked, a new title has […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
September 22, 2011 1 Comment
The feature trailer for David Fincher‘s adaptation of the bestselling novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has debuted online. Last week, ahead of media screenings of Straw Dogs in the US, Sony premiered eight new minutes of footage from Fincher’s upcoming flick. Although we don’t have access to that nugget of goodness, this new […]
Continue readingNew Muppets teaser spoofs The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
September 16, 2011 0 Comments
We adored the spoof trailers for The Muppets that arrived online earlier in the year, which politely skewered romantic comedies, The Hangover Part II and Green Lantern respectively. Now comes a brand new spoofery, in which the energetic, elliptical teaser for David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo gets the Muppet treatment. In the original Dragon teaser, […]
Continue readingIs THIS the name of the new James Bond flick? (Update: No)
August 31, 2011 1 Comment
Update: Never mind! EON Productions has denied Bond 23 will be called Carte Blanche, nor will it have anything to do with Jeffery Deaver’s novel. Original report below… Did a Serbian cellist reveal the title, and, inadvertently, the plot of the new James Bond flick? Weirdly … maybe! Details regarding Sam Mendes‘ long-gestating Bond 23 have been […]
Continue readingThe Wilde bunch – Cowboys and Aliens review
August 16, 2011 1 Comment
Cowboys and Aliens – Starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. There’s not all that much going on beneath the surface of Jon Favreau’s Cowboys and Aliens, which is probably too much to ask of any movie actually called Cowboys and Aliens anyway. Still, it […]
Continue readingNew look at Rooney Mara in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
August 12, 2011 0 Comments
A new, non-nude image of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher‘s remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has landed online. The image below comes courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, who spoke to Mara about the now infamous poster, and acting out the notorious rape scenes from Stieg Larsson’s book. You can read […]
Continue readingJames Bond finds his new Moneypenny
July 12, 2011 0 Comments
Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) has been cast as Miss Moneypenny, the most iconic and long-lasting of all the Bond girls, in Sam Mendes‘ upcoming James Bond film. According to The Daily Mail, Harris is in final negotiations to star in Bond 23 as assistant to M (Judi Dench). This will be Moneypenny’s first […]
Continue readingInternational trailer for The Adventures of Tintin shows off more footage
July 12, 2011 0 Comments
The first teaser trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was light on footage, and we feared that the picture’s risky motion-captured animation was being hidden from us. A new international trailer has landed online, with plenty more footage (and the added bonus of characters talking), and it has temporarily soothed […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Green Band)
June 2, 2011 3 Comments
Earlier in the week we featured the leaked Red Band trailer for David Fincher’s remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. After pulling it from the internet, Sony has released an official Green Band look at the “feel bad” movie of the year. Check it out below the new international poster! The few NSFW […]
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