While it can only be treated as a rumour at the moment, numerous sources suggest that the next James Bond movie may have found its villain in the form of Christoph Waltz (although it appears most of those sources are simply quoting the Daily Mail, even if they don’t mention it).
As the makers of Bond like to keep things secret until they make official announcements there’s no info on who he might be playing, although there’s previously been speculation that now they’ve won the rights back, Blofeld and his villainous organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E. may feature in Bond 24.
Hopefully there’ll be more info soon, as the movie is due to start shooting in December, with locations believed to include Mexico, Morocco, Austria, Italy and London. Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Léa Seydoux are all set to star alongside Daniel Craig, with Sam Mendes returning to direct.
Johnny Depp hasn’t given up on looking eccentric in his movies, as with Mortdecai he gets a little crazy-eyed and dons as much moustache as he can handle.
A few weeks ago we got our first look at Avengers: Age Of Ultron with a trailer. Now a new extended version has arrived, giving us a little bit more of the movie, including more interaction between our heroes.
Adam Sandler seems to be trying something a tiny bit different with The Cobbler, sticking with comedy but adding in a side of whimsy, with the result that it looks like a kids film for adults, at least if this trailer is anything to go by.
Divergent didn’t get a great reaction from critics, but audiences disagreed, as it grossed almost $300 worldwide and proved that Lionsgate was right to put three sequels into development before the first movie opened.
For Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and Rami Malek are back, along with franchise newcomers like a very suave looking Dan Stevens as Sir Lancelot and Rebel Wilson as a British security guard in a nifty hat.
Anne Hathaway is returning to a musical world for Song One, which got mixed reviews at Sundance, but which some have suggested could find favour with audiences on its release early next year.
Just over a month ago Ben Affleck signed up for the thriller The Accountant. Now he’s getting some company, as
David O. Russell has always liked working with the same actors on different films, even if in the past his temper has meant people haven’t wanted to work with him. However he’s calmed down in recent years and a few months ago it was revealed he was due to make his third movie in a row with Jennifer Lawrence, Joy.
Will Exodus: Gods and Kings usher in a new wave of big budget biblical epics? If it hits big numbers, between Exodus and Noah it may well convince Hollywood to put the many bible-based movies they’ve got into development into production.