Spider-Man fans have been a lucky bunch lately - in addition to Sony's announcement in June that third and fourth installments in The Amazing Spider-Man series have been already scheduled for 2016 and 2018, respectively, rumors have persisted throughout the development of upcoming sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that Sony may be setting in motion plans for a cinematic formation of super-villain team the Sinister Six.
Get ready to see a lot of Charlotte Gainsbourg, and I mean a lot of her. The Anglo-French actress's latest role, as the titular sex addict in controversial director Lars Von Trier's latest effort, will last for a full five hours, according to Norwegian film site Montages.
British thesp Idris Elba has already proven that he is more than capable of taking on meaty, emotionally complex roles with his Golden Globe-winning performance on BBC's dark police drama Luther, but the actor still has a lot riding on his next part: a highly-anticipated lead role in Justin Chadwick's biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
Alfonso Cuaron's space thriller Gravity is one of my most anticipated films of the fall and certainly the most visually ambitious film to hit cinemas this year. Following terrific buzz from the Toronto International Film Festival, the movie is also widely expected to be one of the key players in this year's already crowded Oscar race (12 Years A Slave, Prisoners and August: Osage Country are other early frontrunners from TIFF). Cuaron, who last wowed audiences in 2006 with his dystopian tale Children of Men, is acclaimed for combining tremendous tension and lavish visual effects to make tightly wound, artistically potent thrillers, and if the following images are any indication, Gravity should signify a welcome return to form for the director.
Many fans of Steven Spielberg's seminal dinosaur theme park adventure series, myself included, never dreamed that a fourth installment would ever see the light of day. However, after more than a decade in development hell (where it's languished since 2001's Jurassic Park III), work on the project finally got underway last year, with the news that Rise of the Planet of the Apes screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver would be penning the film's script. Now, we've got confirmation from Universal of both a final title and updated release date for the film - Jurassic World is set for release on June 12, 2015.
One upcoming awards-bait picture We Got This Covered has been bringing you extensive coverage of is Parkland, a star-studded drama about the immediate aftermath of the JFK assassination.
A delicate meditation on life, death, love and time, And While We Were Here caught me completely by surprise, in all the best ways. Directed by Kat Coiro (Life Happens), this relationship drama, set on the picturesque Italian island of Ischia, has some big questions on its mind but somehow remains nothing less than feather-light. And though I usually balk at slow-burn films, And While We Were Here swiftly won me over with its stunning backdrop, deeply affecting performances, and intriguing philosophical bent.
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho is acclaimed for his intense attention to detail, so I'm understandably excited to see how he deals with an entire, apocalyptic world in his upcoming new feature, Snowpiercer. Courtesy of French film site CloneWeb, now we have a sneak peek at just how visually exciting the complex sci-fi thriller may actually be as a film. Check out the international poster below:
Undoubtedly one of the most talented and exciting young actresses working today, Emma Watson has blossomed in her post-Potter career, taking on diverse roles in many different ambitious, compelling projects. However, her greatest challenge yet as an actress may be just around the corner, with the news that Watson has taken on the lead role in Your Voice In My Head, an adaptation of Emma Forrest's bestselling memoir, which charts the troubled British novelist's struggles with bipolar disorder and a selfless psychiatrist's attempts to save her from self-destruction.
I didn't have high expectations for last year's 21 Jump Street, a buddy-cop comedy adapted from a largely forgotten '80s procedural, but the film totally won me over with a diabolically funny script and hilarious performances from Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Now, I consider it to be one of 2012's most unexpected great cinematic pleasures and certainly one of the best comedies in recent memory. So to say I'm looking forward to next year's follow-up, conveniently titled 22 Jump Street, is a bit of an understatement.
