As another big Hollywood merger looms, we could see more multi-platform franchises in the near future. Once Viacom – which owns Paramount – and CBS are one, all elements of Star Trek will be owned by one mega-corporation, meaning there will be no more rules about which characters can be used whe...
Read MoreComic-Con 2019 just became the highway to the danger zone as Paramount has revealed the trailer for the sequel to a seminal 80s flick, Top Gun: Maverick. Not much is known about the plot, but Tom Cruise returns as the hotshot Navy pilot, with Val Kilmer also reprising his role as Iceman, Maverick’...
Read MoreIf Lee Child has his way, Jack Reacher will be trading a need for speed for long-form television. Deadline reports via an author interview with BBC Radio Manchester that the Reacher features starring Tom Cruise are at an end. The plan now is for Skydance and Paramount Television to reboot the chara...
Read MoreThe Top Gun sequel that I guess a few people may have asked for is filling out the ranks of its flight crew with some heavy Hollywood hitters. Deadline reports that Jon Hamm and Ed Harris have joined the cast of Top Gun: Maverick, the follow-up to the 80s hit, along with Lewis Pullman, son … ...
Read MoreI’ve been a fan of the Mission: Impossible franchise since I was introduced to it as a child with Mission: Impossible 2. I’ve always been fascinated by action cinema; how the movies are made, the pure craft that goes into every set piece. I thought this series had hit its peak with Mission: Impo...
Read MoreIn my opinion, the best movies are the ones that make everything look easy. There are so many supposedly fun, adrenaline-fueled films that run out of steam as they go on, shedding their cohesion and/or entertainment value, and leaving the viewer mildly amused but ultimately dissatisfied. It is a dif...
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