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Wanted 2 moving ahead?
The film ‘Wanted’ was released in 2008, starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman and is based on the comic book series of the same name by writer Mark Millar and artist J.G. Jones. The comics were published by Top Cow and are still available in a single volume collector edition as both a soft cover and hard cover. The film was a moderate success within the US market bu...
Red Dawn to Emerge
A remake of the 1984 film ‘Red Dawn’ has been in development in recent years, those of us following production on the film would know that the film was scheduled to be released late in 2010 however was delayed due to the financial difficulties of the studio MGM. The original film was directed by John Milius, and starred Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson and Charlie Sheen. The...
Real Steel Poster – New Images
Today we bring you the Australian Poster and some new pictures from the upcoming film REAL STEEL which hits cinemas on the 6th October. Looks like this film is across between ‘The Fighter’ and ‘Transformers’ and accessreel’s review will be online this weekend! A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Rea...
AccessReel Trailers – A Few Best Men
Just premiered over at MovieFIX is the trailer Premiere of ‘A Few Best Men’ word out of the recent Queensland Movie Convention was that the film stole the show and was one of the best received. From the writers and producers who brought us the hilarious ‘Death at a Funeral’ and from the director of ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ Stephen Elliot comes a film that...
The Thing Featurette
The remake of ‘The Thing’ is hitting cinemas in a few weeks and with the accessreel team awaiting with bated breath if its any good, edited together a nice little featurette for your viewing pleasure! It includes interviews with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery f...
Is Star Trek 2 production further along than we think?
We recently received official confirmation that JJ Abrams is indeed going to be taking on the directorial duties of the next Star Trek film to follow up the successful 2009 instalment. It was also discussed via the same announcement that it is expected that the script for the sequel will be finished and polished over the next few months with filming to begin late 2011 or early 2012. Interestingly ...
More Resident Evil Casting
Working towards a mid-September 2012 release date production on the next Resident Evil film is continuing to progress. With Paul WS Anderson directing we’ve already received news of Milla Jovovich and Resident Evil 2 cast member Sienna Guillory (Jill Valentine) both returning in the new film, however it now seems another familiar face for the franchise will be returning for ‘Resident E...
Abduction Featurette
To co-inside with the release of Abduction we have edited together a nice little featurette featuring interview clips from Taylor Lautner, Lily Colins, Alfred Molina and Sigourney Weaver! Taylor Lautner stars as a young man unwittingly thrust into a deadly world of covert espionage in Lionsgate’s action-thriller, ABDUCTION, directed by John Singleton. Checking out Rotten Tomatoes the critic ...
AccessReel Reviews: Norwegian Wood
Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Murakami Haruki, Norwegian Wood tells the story of Toru Watanabe, who after losing his best friend Kizuki to suicide creates a strong bond with Kizuki’s girlfriend Noako. They develop a unique relationship while choosing to deal with their grief in different ways. Norwegian Wood is a story of loss and sorrow, love and loyalty and how they are ...
AccessReel Reviews – Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. Herzog is a prolific filmmaker whose dramas and documentary features have earned him an unparalleled critical reputation. His work mostly falls into the arthouse category. In the first part of his career he...
AccessReel Reviews – Abduction
For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that he’s living someone else’s life. When he stumbles upon an image of himself as a little boy on a missing persons website, all of Nathan’s darkest fears come true: he realizes his parents are not his own and his life is a lie, carefully fabricated to hide something more mysterious and dangerous than he co...
Jackman Enters the WWE Ring
Hugh Jackman made an appearance at WWE RAW a couple of nights ago to promote his upcoming flick ‘Real Steel’ and it is quite hilarious. Its great to see the Real Steel marketing in full swing, I am quite looking forward to seeing the film in the coming weeks! Check out the footage from WWE Below and more information on Real Steel. A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-fu...