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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Prometheus 2 Set For 2016 Release, With Michael Green Scripting

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prometheus-review-slideEver since the release of Prometheus there’s been talk of a sequel, but actually getting it made has always seemed quite far off. However now Fox must feel things are moving in the right direction as several sources are saying is the Ridley Scott title that was given a March 4th, 2016 release date last week.

That info comes at the same time TheWrap reports that screenwriter Michael Green (Green Lantern) has signed up to rewrite the script for Prometheus 2. Green is taking over from Jack Paglen (Transcendence), who’s been working on the project since last June.

Prometheus 2 is said have a more terrifying and less enigmatic tone than 2012’s Prometheus. It’s also believed it will include multiple versions of the android David, played by Michael Fassbender.

While no cast members have officially signed on, it’s believed both Fassbender and Noomi Rapace will return.

Green’s hiring suggests Ridley Scott thinks he’s been doing good work on the Untitled Blade Runner Project that’s in development – although Prometheus 2 will com first, as it’s believed it will shoot this autumn, once Scott has complete Exodus.

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House Of Card’s Corey Stoll Joins Marvel’s Ant-Man

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corey-stollThe Ant-Man cast continues to grow with the news that the always excellent Corey Stoll (House Of Card, Midnight In Paris) has joined the cast, according to TheWrap, although it’s not known who he will play.

He’ll star alongside Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd as original Ant-Man Hank Pym and his eventual successor Scott Lang. Evangeline Lilly will be the female lead, who is rumoured to be Pym’s daughter and Lang’s love interest.

Patrick Wilson and Michael Pena are also set for currently unknown roles (although it’s believed Pena will be a villain).

Marvel hasn’t officially released any plot details, but it’s believed the story starts in the 1960s, where Hank Pym, who has invented technology that can shrink him to a tiny size, is working as a spy fighting Communism for the government. The story then shifts to the present day, where Michael Douglas is an older Hank Pym. It’s been suggested Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang initially steals Pym’s tech, but eventually starts to work with him and become the Ant-man.

Edgar Wright is directing from a script he co-wrote with Joe Cornish. Filming begins next month.

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First Kiss New Zealand – Gay guys lock lips to support safe sex

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A couple of weeks ago the short film First Kiss – which brought together 20 strangers to document their first snog – went massively viral, being watched by nearly 70 million people. Since then the varnish slightly wore off when it was revealed that it was actually an advert. Some were also slightly annoyed that while straight people and two women were shown passionately locking lips, the two men paired who were paired up couldn’t manage more than a self-conscious chaste peck in a rather ‘no-one-must-think-we’re-gay’ way.

The film has inspired many other to have a go at their own versions – some of them serious and some comic – and now New Zealand safe sex advocacy group ‘Love Your Condom’ has stepped up with a take that promotes responsible nookie, and also redresseses the man-on-man balance by getting 10 guys to kiss for the very first time.

It’s sexy, fun and has a good messages. Plus, there’s no chaste pecking on the lips here. Now we just have to wait for some enterprising porn company to come up with a very NSFW version (and no, that isn’t a suggestion if any porn companies are reading this). [Read more…]

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Not Looking Episode 3 – Drew Droege looks for love in all the wrong places in the gay web series

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The Looking parody, Not Looking, continues with the third of its five episodes. This time the focus shifts to Drew Droege’s Danton, who thinks he dealing with getting a little bit older as a gay man in an age obsessed world – even if he’s not going to reveal his actual age.

However dating doesn’t get easier when you get older, as Danton discovers when he finds guys who are more of a mess than he is.

Not Looking is certainly turning out to be fun, and to be honest, it’s probably as attuned to modern gay life as the HBO show that inspired it, exploring it in a much briefer time but with almost as much insight (but then, Looking’s insight was a bit dodgy at times anyway. Take a look at the latest episode above.

You can take a look at the earlier episodes by clicking here. [Read more…]

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Little Horribles Gay Web Series – Inside the life of a self-indulgent lesbian

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Little Horribles has had a fair amount of success. The web series has gained the attention of the likes of Sarah Silverman, and many others have been impressed by this trip into the ”darkly comedic web series following the poor decisions of a self-indulgent lesbian.’

Written and created by Amy York Rubin, the show ‘chronicles all those things that really aren’t that big of a deal and follows Amy as she navigates her thirties in Los Angeles. Little Horribles rips apart and laughs in the face of those painfully uncomfortable moments that no one wants to remember, but everyone does.’

The entire first series is now online and you can watch it above. It’s a surprising witty and compulsive series with a smart voice and a lot of great talent involved. You can find out more over on the show’s website. [Read more…]

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer – Can one film handle this many famous mutants?

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X-Men: Days of Future Past always looked like it was gonna be a big movie, but it’s not until this trailer that we’ve been able to see just how massive it is. The idea of the two X-Men casts coming together is exciting enough, but that’s only one part of this trailer, which really piled on some enormous effects-filled set-pieces.

Now we can’t wait until the movie’s May release.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.’

Take a look at the trailer where the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage and Halle Berry are only the beginning of the new and old faces we’ll get to see.

Oh, and enjoy the new poster below. [Read more…]

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Step Up All In Trailer – Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan & more get their dance on again

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Step Up has proved to be a surprisingly lucrative franchise, due to the fact each film doesn’t cost a huge amount to make but they always seem to be able to find an audience. The likes of Channing Tatum and the woman who became his wife, Jenna Dewan, may have long moved on, but there are always some fresh faces (and faces from earlier movies) ready to get their dance on.

Now Step Up All In is coming and a trailer has been released.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In the next exciting chapter of the international phenomenon STEP UP, all-stars from previous installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.’

The film stars Ryan Guzman, Briana Eivgan,Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Misha Gabriel, Izabella Miko, Alyson Stoner and Adama Sevani. It’ll be out in August.

Check out the first pics from the film below (click on them for large versions).

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Edge Of Tomorrow Tease – Take a brief look at the Tom Cruise sci-fi ahead of tomorrow’s trailer

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Trailers for trailer are a bit of an odd thing, but when it’s an original movie with a massive budget, you can understand why a studio would think letting people know a trailer is coming and what they might expect. Now a brief look at Edge Of Tomorrow has arrived ahead of tomorrow’s full trailer – and it’s here to show this is going to be sci-fi on a huge scale.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The epic action of ‘Edge of Tomorrrow’ unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world.

‘Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.

‘But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

‘The international cast also includes Bill Paxton (“Aliens,” HBO’s “Big Love”), Kick Gurry (Australian TV’s “Tangle”), Dragomir Mrsic (“Snabba Cash II”), Charlotte Riley (“World Without End”), Jonas Armstrong (BBC TV’s “Robin Hood”), and Franz Drameh (“Attack the Block”).

‘Liman is directing “Edge of Tomorrow” from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the acclaimed novel All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.’

It’s out at the end of May. [Read more…]

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Blue Ruin Trailer – Take a look at the revenge thriller

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After its festival success, the thriller Blue Ruin is heading for UK release on May 2nd, and now a new trailer has been released.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Dwight Evans is a mysterious outsider whose quiet life on the margins is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

‘BLUE RUIN is a classic American revenge story that won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Directors’ Fortnight program at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.’ [Read more…]

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Plastic Trailer – Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen & Will Poulter turn to credit card fraud

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Synopsis: High octane thriller Thriller tells the story of intelligent and brazen Sam (Ed Speleers), who leads a ring of university students to become credit card thieves in order to augment their income. As their activities become more daring, they accidentally rob a notorious gangster named Marcel (Thomas Kretschmann) and are forced to up their game to pay him back 10 times the amount they stole … with interest. To pay off the debt, they take their scam on the road to Miami; the city of “high stakes”.

After a series of unfortunate mistakes, Sam’s team is still short of the cash needed to clear their debt, so they set their sights on a daring jewellery heist that could not only cover their debt but also make them filthy rich. Their plan turns sour, however, when members of the team start betraying each other. Now it’s up to Sam to finish the scam he started while turning the tables on Marcel before they all go down.

Based on a true story, Plastic’s talented cast of credit card thieves features ring leader Ed Speleers from hit UK series Downton Abbey, and accomplice, BAFTA-winner Will Poulter (We’re the Millers). Additional accomplices in the heist include Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Sebastian De Souza (The Borgias) and beautiful fresh recruit Emma Rigby (The Counselor). Veteran actors Thomas Kretschmann, known for his roles as a heavy in Resident Evil and U-571, and Graham McTavish (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey, Colombiana), round out the cast.

Plastic is directed by Julian Gilbey, known for his visceral hoodlum thriller Rise of the Foot Soldier and abduction thriller A Lonely Place To Die and produced by Terry Stone, Chris Howard and Daniel Toland. It’ll be out in the UK on May 2nd. [Read more…]

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Sam Worthington & Robin Wright Are Going Up Everest With Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke & Josh Brolin

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Sam WorthingtonYou’d think it would be a little late to add new cast members to Everest as it started shooting over a month ago, but Deadline reports that a couple of latecomers have signed on, with Sam Worthington and Robin Wright joining the movie.

They’ll star alongside the previously cast Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Hawkes, Jason Clarke and Emily Watson.

The film’s synopsis states, ‘Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, EVEREST documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.’

Sam Worthington is playing New Zealand adventurer Guy Cotter, while Robin Wright is Peach, the wife of Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin).

Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband) is directing from a script by William Nicholson (Les Miserables, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). Filming is currently taking place as and Everest base camp in Nepal, and will movie onto the Italian Dolomites and Cinecitta Studios in Rome, as well as Pinewood Studios in the UK.

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Ellen Page May Be John Belushi’s Wife Alongside Emile Hirsch In A New Biopic

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A couple of months ago Emile Hirsch and Miles Teller signed on to star in a biopic of legendary comic John Belushi. Now it’s time for the movie to get a bit of female energy, as TheWrap reports that Ellen Page is in talks to play Judith Jacklin, John Belushi’s wife.

Steve Conrad (The Weather Man) wrote the screenplay and is directing the biopic, which follows John Belushi’s (Emile Hirsch) life until his tragic death at the age of 33 from a heroin overdose. The story is said to be an allegory that illuminates the highs and lows of the American dream.

Teller is set to be Dan Aykroyd, became one of Belushi’s main comedy partners, working with him on Saturday Night Live and making the likes of Blues Brother together.

Jacklin meanwhile was Belushi’s high school girlfriend, who later became his wife. Both Page and Teller will have firsthand experience to draw on as Aykroyd and Judith (who now goes by the surname Belushi-Pisano) are acting as producers.

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