With Star Trek: Into Darkness having been released, JJ Abrams will be moving from franchise to franchise with Star Wars: Episode VII next on his directing slate. Pre-production on the new Star Wars film is well underway though there have been few announcements to date. We know that Michael Arndt is writing the screenplay and Lucasfilm have just released a new piece of the puzzle. Kathleen Kennedy ...
First Leonardo DiCaprio for Great Gatsby and now Brad Pitt for World War Z; kudos to Sydney for pulling some big names for their Aussie film premieres this year! Paramount announced yesterday that Brad Pitt, along with director Marc Forster and producer Dede Gardner, will be walking the red carpet for the World War Z premiere in Sydney on Sunday June 9th. Based on the Max Brooks novel, Worl...
It seems Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming more and more handsome with age; it’s a shame he’s taking a break from acting. Having starred in the lead role in almost all the films in which he has been cast, the newest of his collection had hit theatres in the US last weekend – THE GREAT GATSBY. Baz Luhrmann is an accomplished director (MOULIN ROUGE, ROMEO + JULIET). Origi...
From the director of ‘Children of Men’ and the best Harry Potter film in the series ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ comes his next flick GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuaron brings together Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in this Sci-fi thriller set in space. After first seeing the trailer it did seem a rather bold choice for both Clooney & Bullock but they are both inc...
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess...
In 2011 ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ released to a warm welcome claiming a mighty $700 million in worldwide box office revenues, well ahead of its predecessor which levelled out just short of $400 million. The message behind all this? Cruise remains a bankable action hero and has gone on to confirm this with solid audience reception to both ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Jac...
With all the trailers coming out lately once again its time to do our Trailer’s Roundup! This time we take a look at Violet & Daisy, Prince Avalanche, The East, Girl Most Likely, Japanese Pacific Rim Trailer. Violet & Daisy – Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel & James Gandolfini Violet & Daisy is the story of Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) and her surreal and violent journey through N...
Marvel Studios president talks Tony Stark and Avengers 2. Whilst Robert Downey Jr does not have any current contracts with Marvel to continue playing Tony Stark beyond the recently released Iron Man 3, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has confirmed Tony Stark will be returning as a “big part” of Avengers 2: “We’re not developing an Iron Man 4. Currently, as you m...
The figures are in! Tony Stark and his most impressive Mark 42 hit US screens this weekend to great success, outstripping even Harry Potter to score the second highest opening of all time. As posted on AccessReel last week, Iron Man 3 topped The Avengers in foreign markets, achieving record-breaking international opening figures. Yet the release of Iron Man 3 on US screens has caused ...
In the lead up to the release of THE EVIL DEAD remake this Thursday. With all things horror, I have put together a top 5 of films that have scared me the most. The films in my top 5 may not be listed as the scariest films on IMDB or in JB HiFi’s lists, but they had truly freaked me out and left me filled with curiosity after the first time I watched them. I admit, I haven’t watched eve...
Tony Stark fast talks his way on to US screens today (is it wrong to feel so smug that we got the film before America…?). IRON MAN III earned over $300 million in it’s first nine days, beating even THE AVENGERS. Having already seen IRON MAN III twice (and, in about two hours, it’ll be three times), I was stunned to discover that the film is only just about to hit it&rsquo...
