Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 7:45 am
Source: FilmShaft - Captain America Gets New Threads For ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ It looks like a costume change is on the way for one of the key players in Marvel's The Avengers. According to Chris Evans (set to appear this year in period adventure, 'Captain America: The First Avenger') Cap i...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 7:21 am
Source: FilmShaft - Guy Pearce Linked To Alien Prequel, ‘Prometheus’ British actor and supporting cast member of critically accalimed 'The King's Speech', Guy Pearce, has been linked to Ridley Scott's 'Alien' prequel/spinoff, Prometheus. According to CHUD, they received an anonymous email yeste...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 6:48 am
Source: FilmShaft - Summit Entertainment To Produce Ender’s Game Excellent news if, like me, you're a fan of Orson Scott Card's political sci-fi thriller Ender's Game and the other books in the series. After sitting for years in development hell the story has finally been bought by Summit enterta...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 6:19 am
Source: FilmShaft - Rise Of the Planet Of The Apes: Tom Felton Talks Plot Details Further to this week’s behind-the-scenes look at Rise of the Planet of the Apes, more news has emerged today from star of the highly anticipated blockbuster, Tom Felton. Speaking to MTV, Felton tells us that a battl...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 6:01 am
Source: FilmShaft - Blanchett And Bana Square Off In New ‘Hanna’ Clip A brand new snippet of Joe Wright’s mystery-thriller Hanna has been released online, and it promises high-octane excitement for audiences ahead of the film’s UK release on May 6th. The film stars Eric Bana as assassin Er...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 5:37 am
Source: FilmShaft - Jeremy Renner To Produce And Star In Steve McQueen Biopic Two-times Oscar-nominated star of 'The Town' and 'The Hurt Locker' Jeremy Renner is making preparations to move behind the camera for the first time by launching his own production company - The Combine - and the first pr...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 29, 2011, 5:25 am
Source: FilmShaft - Brett Ratner Rumoured To Direct Hercules: The Thracian Wars Here's an announcement for comic book fans. An adaptation of Steve Moore's swords and sandals fantasy series Hercules: The Thracian Wars, released by Radical Publishing, has been in development since early 2008, when it...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 28, 2011, 8:12 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Latest Green Lantern Posters Appear Online The latest one-sheets promoting Warner Bros. disaster-waiting-to-happen a.k.a Green Lantern have appeared online via Empire. With news reports earlier in the week the studio has pumped another $9 million dollars into FX work, it's hard ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 28, 2011, 7:50 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Gets A Proper Trailer Is Michael Bay set to redeem himself in the eyes of the film geek with Transformers: Dark Of The Moon? The first proper trailer has landed for the summer smash and actually looks pretty decent. Although one must always be wear...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 28, 2011, 7:31 pm
Source: FilmShaft - New Clip From Takashi Miike’s Masterpiece 13 Assassins Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins will be talked about in the same vein as Akira Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai. Released in UK cinemas from 6th May, we've got a new clip from the movie to show off. We'll be reviewing the fi...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 28, 2011, 5:37 am
Source: FilmShaft - High-Res Trailer And Featurette For ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2′! Earlier this morning we brought you the first look at the first ever trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the final installment in Warner Bros. landmark fantasy series. N...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 28, 2011, 4:56 am
Source: FilmShaft - Armie Hammer In Line For ‘The Lone Ranger’ It looks like Gore Verbinski may possibly have found someone to get into the saddle for his long awaited big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger. 'The Social Network' actor, Armie Hammer could well be saddling up as the iconic Texa...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 28, 2011, 4:34 am
Source: FilmShaft - Six Character Banners And A Red Band Trailer For Bridesmaids Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, that's my problem. A new red band trailer and six character posters have been released for the new Paul Feig-directed comedy, Bridesmaids. Starring 'Mad Men' actor, Jon Hamm, Ros...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 9:17 pm
Source: FilmShaft - First Look! ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2′ Trailer Warner Bros. Pictures have released the first trailer for the final instalment in the popular Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Directed by David Yates, the second part in the...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 8:22 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Fiona Shaw Discusses Working With Terrence Malick On The Tree Of Life Terrence Malick is a mysterious sort. We don't really know that much about him and he's notoriously shy of anything to do with the press. Yet he remains one of US cinema's most important and profoundly interes...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 7:14 pm
Source: FilmShaft - G.I. Joe 2 Going With ‘Cobra Strikes’ Subtitle Stephen Sommers' G.I. Joe film was very silly and quite fun, if you like mindless action with ladles of CGI. Sometimes we like to sit in front of the giant screen and not have to think. G.I. Joe might not be the best film ever (...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 7:02 pm
Source: FilmShaft - SECOND New Trailer Released For X-Men: First Class Earlier this evening we brought you the brand new theatrical trailer for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, now continuing to up the buzz, a second trailer has been released on the very same night! The second of tonight's X-M...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 6:30 pm
Source: FilmShaft - German Actress Hotly Tipped For Villain Role In Man Of Steel General Zod may have found his number two in Zack Snyder's Superman flick, Man Of Steel, which will fly into cinemas in December 2012. German actress Antje Traue is hotly tipped to be joining the cast but not as Ursa, ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 5:18 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Brand New Trailer For X-Men: First Class 20th Century Fox have released a fantastic new trailer for the latest in their long-suffering X-Men series, X-Men: First Class. Directed by Matthew Vaughn and set at the height of the Cold War, the film is really beginning to look quite i...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 27, 2011, 5:13 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Two New Images For ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ Invade The Net Two more images have been release for Paramount Pictures' and director Michael Bay's latest installment in Summer blockbuster franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The images feature a closer look at Vic...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 26, 2011, 5:48 am
Source: FilmShaft - New Image From ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ (Plus Trailer Coming This Thursday) A brand new image has been released for Micheal Bay's robotic threequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, John Turturo, Tyrese Gibson, John Ma...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 26, 2011, 5:28 am
Source: FilmShaft - Vera Farmiga Signs For Safe House Universal Pictures have signed up Vera Farmiga to star alongside Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in their latest action thriller, Safe House, according to Deadline. The actress, who has starred in a slew of successes in recent years includi...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 26, 2011, 5:11 am
Source: FilmShaft - Red Band Trailers And Posters For ’30 Minutes Or Less’ There's a lot of monkey business in 'Zombieland' director, Ruben Fleischer's latest comedy, 30 Minutes or Less and I'm not just talking about the monkey masks. First up Jesse Eisenberg's character, Nick has a major thing...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 26, 2011, 4:16 am
Source: FilmShaft - New Image Of Captain America With Iconic Shield Check out this new image from Captain America: The First Avenger. We get to see the all-American superhero in a sort of battle stance with his trusty and iconic shield. Joe Johnston's Marvel movie was still shooting this past weeke...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 25, 2011, 7:36 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Harrison Ford Says Many Special Effects Films Are Soulless Here's an interesting piece of comment from superstar Harrison Ford who has spent more than a fair share of his career appearing in films with mucho special effects. Talking to Hero Complex, the star of the forthcoming C...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 25, 2011, 6:45 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Win Tickets To Exclusive London Screening Of Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be hitting UK shores next month and we've got two pairs of tickets to an exclusive London screening taking place on 9th May in a central Lond...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 25, 2011, 6:29 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Joseph Kosinski Attached To Another Sci-Fi Flick “Archangel” Joseph Kosinski is already busy shopping around Horizons (formerly known as Oblivion) but he's now attached to direct another science fiction blockbuster going by the name of Archangel. Trade magazine Variety have ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 25, 2011, 6:09 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Exclusive: “Shadow” Director Federico Zampaglione Interviewed Federico Zampaglione makes his directorial debut with a dark and mysterious new horror film which is being released in the UK through the new - and very exciting - FrightFest Features label. Shadow is the story of...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 25, 2011, 12:54 pm
Source: FilmShaft - The Hobbit Casting Update: Ian Holm In, Robert Kazinsky Out! With production now underway on Peter Jackson's long awaited prequel series, The Hobbit, you'd have thought that the Kiwi director would have the hefty cast list all accounted for, not so! Two separate reports have app...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 25, 2011, 10:59 am
Source: FilmShaft - Joss Whedon Announces Filming Of The Avengers Begins Today Writer and director Joss Whedon has announced The Avengers shall begin rolling before cameras today by posting a statement on his blog last night. Marvel's superhero collective is a pretty large undertaking involving som...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 21, 2011, 12:11 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Gets A New Bumblebee Poster A new character/banner poster has crashed landed on the net via Yahoo Movies! for Michael Bay's third entry into the 1980s toy series, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. The movie itself opens with a crash, bang, what a mov...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 21, 2011, 4:18 am
Source: FilmShaft - Three New Images From Green Lantern This summer is comic-book central. Thor, Captain America, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern. Martin Campbell's flick is certainly the film with the lesser fan base but will it be a surprise at the box office? The first teaser trailer suggests ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 21, 2011, 3:43 am
Source: FilmShaft - X-Men: First Class Gets New International Trailer The new X-Men: First Class poster was another dud. But here's a new trailer to undo some of the damage! The marketing strategy, more specifically the poster campaign, for Matthew Vaughn's film has been dire. Will it have any undu...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 21, 2011, 3:21 am
Source: FilmShaft - Kate Beckinsale Offered Sharon Stone’s Old Role In Total Recall Last week there were reports Jessica Biel was up for one of two roles in Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake. Now it looks very much like Kate Beckinsale has come out of nowhere and been offered the role of Lori, as...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 20, 2011, 7:47 am
Source: FilmShaft - Sixth Fast & Furious Movie In The Works The fifth instalment hasn't even opened yet but Universal have signed up screenwriter Chris Morgan to bang out a sixth adventure for Bri, Dom and the gang. Fast and Furious 5: Rio Heist is being labelled both mad and brilliant by a majorit...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 20, 2011, 7:42 am
Source: FilmShaft - Eureka’s Masters Of Cinema Label To Release Jean Epstein’s Cœur Fidèle Eureka's Masters Of Cinema label often release some fabulous stuff. As cinema moves forward into the future it's sometimes easy to forget the pioneers of the medium. French film-maker Jean Epstein was a...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 20, 2011, 7:03 am
Source: FilmShaft - UK Trailer For French Thriller “Point Blank” Pour Elle was recently made into a fine thriller by Paul Haggis as The Next Three Days and we're wondering how long it'll take Hollywood to remake director Fred Cavayé new flick Point Blank. The new UK trailer has been sent over ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 20, 2011, 6:57 am
Source: FilmShaft - Leatherface Goes 3D And Bags A Director Leatherface is a bit of an icon. Ever since terrorising those poor kids in Tobe Hooper's masterful low budget horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre he's appeared on and off in sequels ever since. But we've never had his patchwork human skin f...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 19, 2011, 7:48 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Ben Affleck Ditches The Great Gatsby For “Argo” Last week rumours were rife that Ben Affleck was seriously considering playing the role of Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's rape of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Come on, Luhrmann is going to turn in a big, loud, glitzy...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 19, 2011, 6:39 pm
Source: FilmShaft - Marvel’s The Avengers Starts Filming Next Week Says Joss Whedon You've got to admire Marvel for attempting what hasn't really been done before. Sure we've had superhero flicks with multiple villains and sidekicks but never a proper famous bunch of comic book heroes (we'll forg...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 19, 2011, 4:21 pm
Right then. All the endless internet rumour chatter can stop. Right now! Joseph Gordon-Levitt's role in The Dark Knight Rises has been revealed and he's not playing who we all assumed he would be: Falcone's son. Instead he'll play a copper called John Blake. Warners Bros announced the role in a pre...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 19, 2011, 3:57 pm
Fast And Furious 5: Rio Heist is the fifth instalment in the long running Fast & Furious franchise. The first film came out in 2001 and kick started a bit of a genre revival. Biker Boyz anyone? The usual suspects are all present and correct. Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) and Dom Toretto's (Vin Diesel...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 19, 2011, 12:04 pm
Sorry to say but the marketing strategy for X-Men: First Class has got it dead wrong. Here's another dreadful poster showing off the characters. Why does Michael Fassbender look like a bobblehead and why is James McAvoy's Professor X staring us down? He's not the bad guy! And the angles are strange ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 19, 2011, 11:29 am
The trailer made its debut last week (see it Melancholia Trailer) and now Lars von Trier's next magnum opus will open in the UK from 30th September. Melancholia will be receiving its world premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival next month, which means Lars will be making the trip to the fest in h...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 18, 2011, 7:05 pm
There's some wonderful things about Bryan Singer's love letter to Superman in his 2006 movie, Superman Returns. But for many, that was the problem. It was nostalgic, living in the past and more Superman: Homewrecker, than Superman: Man Of Steel. The box office failure is still discussed by fans to...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 18, 2011, 6:38 pm
X-Men: First Class has definitely had some PR issues but that doesn't mean the film will be rubbish... does it? Sure they've had lousy posters and fans have grumbled at the production design and costumes, but given Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman are behind this feature flick, hopes still remain rea...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 18, 2011, 4:46 pm
Director Craig Gillespie has officially signed up to direct the long-gestating adaptation of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Lionsgate made the appointment official today in a statement. The filmmaker moves from vampires to the living dead via a literary mash up. Lionsgate head honcho Alli Shearmur ...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 18, 2011, 8:16 am
Ever fancied being in the movies? Well now's your chance. A new Brit thriller is shooting in the East End of London and the production is offering one lucky person the opportunity to be in the film - as an extra - to be filmed over the forthcoming bank holiday weekend. Twenty8K stars Bend It Like Be...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 18, 2011, 6:44 am
Just like The Dark Knight Rises - which had its supposed plot leaked - so too Superman: Man Of Steel. Yep. Zack Snyder's action spectacular looks to have had a very brief synopsis nicked and spread on the internet like manure. According to several sites such as Collider, where the article sprung, t...
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Craig Sharp posted an article on FilmShaft.com - Apr 18, 2011, 3:00 am
I'm going to start off this review with a confession. I have never seen the original Arthur (starring Dudley Moore). This remake features Russell Brand as the titular character, Arthur Bach, basically playing himself. He's aloof, a bit (a lot) of a cad, a near enough alcoholic and endlessly charming...
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