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Frank Oz Joins Knives Out

Yoda is about to trade his staff for a couple of knives. Slashfilm reports that Frank Oz has joined the cast of Rian Johnson’s thriller Knives Out. The part is said to be very small, but as the adage goes, there are no small parts, only small actors. This role will be different for Oz …

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Rami Malek May Join Bond 25 as Villain

Rami Malek is about to join a rich cinematic legacy, as Deadline reports that the recent Oscar winner is in final negotiations to play the next villain in the James Bond series. While I’m excited to see what Malek will do with this plum role, I have to admit that I’m a little surprised he’s &h...

Rian Johnson Announces Start of Knives Out Production

Rian Johnson is trading in lightsabers for knives. Johnson announced on his social media that production had officially begun on his new murder mystery film Knives Out, where James Bond Daniel Craig will play a Poirot-inspired detective. While I will admit to a bit of “phantom menacing” ...

Happy James Bond Day!

Today is Global James Bond Day, established to commemorate the opening date of the very first Bond film, Dr. No, on October 5, 1962. In celebration, we’ll be discussing the things we love about the long-standing franchise. From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, the films (and the books that spawne...

Cary Joji Fukunaga Named New James Bond Director

The martini shaker has been passed to a new filmmaker, as Cary Joji Fukunaga has been named the new director of the next James Bond movie, tentatively called Bond 25. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, and actor Daniel Craig, made the announcement today, almost a month after Danny Boy...

Danny Boyle Quits Bond 25

Hot on the heels of the Idris Elba/Antoine Fuqua fake news, James Bond series producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson – as well as current 007 Daniel Craig – have announced that director Danny Boyle will no longer be helming the 25th movie in the legendary spy franchise. Almost three mo...