Tag Archives: ian mcshane

Fair play – Snow White and the Huntsman review

Snow White and the Huntsman – Starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Rupert Sanders‘ revisionist adaptation of the Snow White saga takes its cues from two recent fantastical period pieces rather than the Grimm brothers’ original legend: Peter Jackson‘s Lord of the Rings trilogy […]

Continue reading

Ray Winstone rounds out the Seven Dwarves in Snow White

Yesterday it was revealed that six talented actors we’re in negotiations to star as dwarves in Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman. Of course, there are seven dwarves, and we now know who will round out the collective… Ray Winstone! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Winstone will play Trajan, the twin brother of Hadrian […]

Continue reading

McShane, Izzard, Hoskins to play Snow White’s dwarves

A bunch of our favourite character actors are in talks to star as dwarves in Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman – although not as the dwarves we know and love.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ian McShane will play dwarf leader Caesar. HeatVision, meanwhile, have the scoop that Eddie Izzard, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones, Stephen Graham […]

Continue reading

Movie piracy – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides review

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Rob Marshall. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides feels a little bit like Captain Jack Sparrow fan fiction, although if it really were fan fiction I suspect we’d see a lot […]

Continue reading

>Superbowl Trailer Debut: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides

>On Sunday evening in the United States, families gathered around their televisions to learn which products they should consume and which movies they should buy tickets to in the coming weeks and months. It was intermittently interrupted by a football game and a performance by the Black Eyed Peas. They call it the Superbowl. A […]

Continue reading

>Trailer Debut: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides

>The trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides has debuted online. Although original director Gore Verbinski has walked the plank (replaced by Rob Marshall), Johnny Depp returns as the flamboyant Captain Jack Sparrow for a standalone adventure separate from the original POTC trilogy. My level of anticipation for a new Pirates film […]

Continue reading

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to be shot in 3D

In a move that is certain to shock absolutely no-one, Disney chairman Rich Ross has revealed that Pirates of the Caribbean 4 will be shot in Disney Digital 3D. The report comes from Deadline, who state that the film’s release date will remain May 20, 2011. Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides will […]

Continue reading

Pirates 4: Knightley and Bloom out! Ian McShane in!

source: slashfilm.com Everyone’s favourite saloon keeper, Ian McShane, is in talks to play Blackbeard in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. McShane will join Johnny Depp (once again reprising his role as Jack Sparrow) and Penelope Cruz (who is playing an unknown character that is “Sparrow’s foil and equal in many […]

Continue reading