J.J. Abrams has paid tribute to actor and dialect coach Andrew Jack, who passed away from complications of coronavirus at the age of 76. Jack was known to Abrams for his work on Disney’s Star Wars movies, where he played Resistance Major Ematt in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
Despite a whole slate of movies being delayed or taken off the release schedule altogether in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, one has escaped the cull and is still on track for its theatrical debut this October. According to CBM, Sony have retained a slot on October 2nd for the release of Venom 2, the Tom Hardy-fronted supervillain sequel, and better yet, the outlet states that the first trailer may be with us as soon as this week.
Never been an article written in real-time on this site. Till today. I’ve got to write fast because I’ve got to inform you a Harry Potter marathon is airing on Syfy right now. This very second. I’m afraid it’s already too late for The Philosopher’s Stone (sorry Yanks, that’s its real title) and Chamber of Secrets, but by the time this article goes out you’ll still be able to catch the best part of 5 Potter movies. As I write the channel is currently an hour into Prisoner of Azkaban. Hopefully we make it to print before it’s over.
Wednesday just gone marked the four year anniversary of the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film drew a divisive response from fans and critics, and the same can be said of its villain. Jesse Eisenberg split fans right down the middle with his take on Lex Luthor, but it seems he had fun bringing the character to life.
No one’s ever really gone. Not in the movies at least. We’ve got a scoop (I think I can call it a scoop) regarding a potential cameo in Spider-Man 3. We understand Robert Downey Jr. could return for a cameo appearance in the third MCU Spider-Man movie. The appearance would come alongside that of Ironheart, and see Downey make his Marvel comeback as an AI. All a bit of a mouthful, but I trust you get the picture. We may not have seen the last of Tony Stark. Make of that what you will.
One of the knock-on effects of the coronavirus has been the early home video release of movies caught in the no man's land of coming out in the weeks prior to pandemic’s disruption. One of those unlucky pictures was Harrison Ford jaunt The Call of the Wild. The film was only released in cinemas on February 21st, but with theaters closed down for the foreseeable future, studios have had to adapt in order to recoup some of the losses that the closures have incurred.
