Crikey!! While the Supes front has been quiet since the last A-list addition, out of left field comes the casting news of the millennium!! OK maybe not that great but certainly an eye opener for sure. And why not?? Russel Crowe, if you’ll excuse my French, is the effen man!! Variety has just released info that puts General Maximus in the role of Jor-El, Superman’s biological father. Variety does say he’s “in negotiations” but so far all signs point to it being locked up. So while the film world is still trying to get the taste of the poorly received Sucker Punch out of its mouth, this casting tidbit is one entirely…
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First Look At 'NEVERLAND'; Latest Feature From Sky Movies
“Think happy thoughts“. Calling all you J.M. Barrie fans! While there always seems to be some newly imagined Peter Pan film every couple of years, this interesting iteration has surfaced. Origin stories aren’t new by any means but Sky Movies has been working on one such ride that sounds delightful…I just wish I lived in the UK to see it. Last week Sky Movies launched their microsite for Neverland (skymovies.com/neverland) which featured the film’s official trailer, behind the scenes footage and a selection of new images from the movie. This Peter Pan prequel promises to reveal where the story we all know and love began, exploring the history of the…
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Sweet Trailer…’Salvation Boulevard’
Yesterday we featured the indie flick Lucky and wouldn’t ya know it, we have a trailer for another DIFF film that got picked up. Neat, only too bad for me that I didn’t know this trailer dropped last month. Adapted from Larry Beinhart’s book of the same name, Salvation Boulevard tells the tale of mega-church preacher Dan Day who accidentally shoots his atheist colleague after one of their rousing debates. While he and Carl (ex-Dead Head and poster boy for the “converted”) think they are the only witnesses, Dan soon receives menacing phone calls from someone threatening to expose him. Dan’s world (and sanity) is turned upside down as he…