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

J.K. Simmons Joins The Cast Of Terminator: Genesis

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jk-simmonsIf you want to improve a movie, it’s often a good idea to hire the always excellent J.K. Simmons. The people behind Terminator: Genesis obviously think the same as they’ve hired hire to co-star in the movie, according to THR.

It’s not known exactly who he will play, but there’s speculation he will be Hal Vukovich, who was played by Lance Henriksen in the original The Terminator. That’s not been confirmed, but it seems quite possible as Simmons will be a weary and alcoholic detective who has followed a bizarre case involving Sarah Connor and robots for more than three decades.

Simmons joins a cast that also includes Jason Clarke as John Connor, Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor and Jai Courtney as Kyle Reese. Arnold Schwarzenegger is also coming back, but it’s still not known exactly who he will be – the presumption is that he’ll be a Terminator, even though he’s significantly older than he was in 1984.

Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) is directing from a screenplay by Patrick Lussier and Laeta Kalogridis. Production is scheduled to start this spring.

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Guy Pearce Will Have A Black Mass With Johnny Depp

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guy-pearceAfter it all fell apart last year, Black Mass is back on track with Johnny Depp signed up once more for the lead role, and Joel Edgerton co-starring, with Scott Cooper set to direct. Now Variety reports another great actor has signed on, as Guy Pearce will also star.

The film is a biopic of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger (Johnny Depp), a Boston criminal who ended up becoming an FBI informant, with the help of his longtime friend and FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) and his brother (Guy Pearce), who was the former President of the Massachussets State Senate. However Whitey didn’t completely turn good guy, as his tips to the feds were mainly about getting rid of his mob competition.

When Connolly tipped Bulger off that the feds were planning on double-crossing him, the criminal went into hiding for more than a decade, rising to the top of the FBI’s Most Wanted list before he was eventually caught in 2011 while hiding out in Santa Monica, California.

Bulger served as the inspiration for Jack Nicholson’s Frank Costello in The Departed and Pete Postlethwaite’s Fergus ‘Fergie’ Colm in The Town.

Filming is set to start this spring in Boston, with an October 2015 release date set.

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Paramount Plans Remake Of River Phoenix & Ethan Hawke Flick Explorers

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Explorers-80sEven when the family sci-fi Explorers was released in 1985 a lot of critics suggested it was a film with a lot of potential, but which could have been better. It was a major flop at the cinema, but thanks to VHS became a firm favourite for many young people.

The guys over at Paramount Pictures must have fond memories and believe a new version could be a big success, as they are planning a remake, accordins to THR.

Gremlins director Joe Dante helmed the original, which followed three outcast teenage boys who bond over the creation of a homemade spaceship. Their creation ends up sending them into the far reaches of the galaxy, where they meet an adolescent alien who has been weaned on TV.

It was also a bit of a proving ground for those who would go on to later success, as it was an early role for both Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, while Bobby Fite played the third of the best friends.

Not much is known about the direction the remake will take, although suggestions from an insider that it’s comparable to upcoming found footage time travel movie Welcome to Yesterday have people wondering if this will be a found footage flick too. There is a passable likelihood that’s what they thinking as it’s being handled by Paramount’s low-budget Insurge banner.

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Helena Bonham Carter Coming Back For Alice in Wonderland 2

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Alice-In-Wonderland-Pic2Disney’s planned sequel to Alice In Wonderland is finally coming together. Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska are already set to return, with Sacha Baron Cohen also joining the team. Now another returnee has signed up as Helena Bonham Carter is coming back for Through the Looking Glass, according to Variety.

James Bobin, who’s hitting cinemas imminently with Muppets Most Wanted, will direct, with Joe Roth returning to produce. No details have been released about the plot, although like Tim Burton’s movie, it’s not likely to closely Lewis Carroll’s original story and will instead follow Alice long after her first trips to Wonderland.

The first movie grossed over a billion dollars, so it’s no surprise Disney wants a sequel, even if it has taken them quite a long time to get it off the ground. The film should shoot later this year.

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Bad Johnson Trailer – Cam Gigandet’s man bits take human form!

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Yes we featured the poster for Bad Johnson, where we got a little excited because Cam Gigandet had a man in his pants. Now it’s time for the trailer, which suggests Bad Johnson might be a fun if rather odd movie.

The film sees Cam as a womanising guy who wishes his penis away after his incessant cheating costs him another girlfriend. However his dick ends up taking on human form (of Thune), which as you can probably guess, cause all sorts of problems.

The poster and trailer has now arrived which you can see above and below. The film is out in the US on VoD on April 1st and in cinemas May 2nd. It’s not clear when it will arrive in the UK. [Read more…]

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Win The Palm d’Or Victor Blue Is The Warmest Colour On Blu-ray!

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blue-is-the-warmest-bd-coverThe Oscar-nominated and Cannes Palm d’Or winning Blue Is The Warmest Colour hits DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on March 17th, courtesy of Artificial Eye. We’ve teamed up with them to offer three copies of the lesbian-themed film on Blu-ray to three lucky winners!

15-year-old Adèle feels like a totally normal teenager, with school, friends, parents and boys taking up most of her time and thoughts. That is until a chance encounter with a beguiling blue-haired girl turns her world upside down, forcing her to question her desires and assert herself as a woman and as an adult.

Utterly compelling from start to finish, this is gripping, engrossing cinema in its rawest, purest form.  Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2013, it has become one of the most talked about films of the year.

If you’d like to try and win one of the three copies of Blue Is The Warmest Colour on Blu-ray that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on March 26th 2014, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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Apropos Of Nothing: Andrew Christian Introduces The Bromosexuals, In Their Sexy Undies Of Course

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It’s that time again when Andrew Christian releases a sexy new video, which shows off their underwear and a lot of male flesh at the same time. This one introduces us to the Bromosexuals, who ‘is “totally straight.” In fact he will punch you in the face if you say that he’s gay. He’s so totally straight that he has sex with tons of chicks…so he says. Sure his bro might be in the room with him, maybe videotaping it (with lots of close-ups of the penis)… or doing the same girl at the same time… with their penises touching…

‘So what if he’s always slapping his broham’s ass… and always hangs out in the showers at the gym… and yeah, maybe he was in a few circle jerks in middle school… and sure he puts his penis and testicles on his friends’ faces every chance he gets when they’re passed out drunk… and sure that frat initiation thing was a bit weird, but… he is “totally 100% not gay”.’

This is one of the more sexy one – butt shaving included – so it’s safe to say it’s NSFW. Check out the new vid below, and if you like it, you can find some more Andrew Christian vids right here. [Read more…]

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La Bare Trailer – Take a look at Joe Manganiello’s male stripper documentary

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At Slamdance, Joe Manganiello debuted his directorial debut, La Bare, a documentary about male strippers. As you might expect, it was his experiences on Magic Mike that got him interested in the subject, which resulted in him trying to find out more about the truth about it.

Now you can take a look at the trailer for the doc right her, which arrived via EW.

As Manganiello said at Slamdance, “I had zero interest in male stripping prior to Magic Mike. As a straight male, I had a lot of misperceptions about the industry. People would walk out of Magic Mike saying  ’I loved it but I wish there was more of the guys. I wish I knew more about them, where they live, who they go out with, what their lives are like.’ So I knew there was a lot left on the table.”

The movie now has a US debut set for June 20th, when it will be released in at least 20 cities. [Read more…]

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Cam Gigandet Has A Man In His Underpants In A Bad Johnson Poster

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An awful lot of people who’ve seen Cam Gigandet in the likes of Twilight or Burlesque have wanted to get into his pants. However it turns out Nick Thune is the one getting into his undies, at least in this new poster for the movie Bad Johnson. And Cam doesn’t look too happy about it. Take a look at the funny and pretty sexy full poster below.

However it does fit the movie, which sees Cam as a womanising guy who wishes his penis away after his incessant cheating costs him another girlfriend. However his dick ends up taking on human form (of Thune), which as you can probably guess, cause all sorts of problems.

Talking to Buzzfeed, Gigandet says “Yes, it’s raunchy, but that’s not all there is to this movie. [Rich’s] whole life is about instant gratification, and he needs to become a man. It’s a relatable journey and story — OK, well, aside from the losing-his-penis part — but the idea of having things taken away if you don’t value them was very relatable to me.”

And while many of his movie roles have seen him stripping off he says, “I don’t know if I’ll ever really get used to seeing myself naked on screen, but I understand it’s part of the job and part of telling a story. When there’s no reason for it and it feels silly, then I get a little squirrelly — which has happened. But it all makes sense here. I’m really curious to hear what people think of this movie.”

As for the poster itseld, getting it right it right wasn’t easy. “It was such a long process trying to figure out what was acceptable and what would send the message we actually wanted to send,” he says.

The film is out in the US on VoD on April 1st and in cinemas May 2nd. It’s not clear when it will arrive in the UK. [Read more…]

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Behind-The-Scenes Of The Shirtless Glitz & Glitter Of Neil Patrick Harris’ Out Magazine Shoot

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Yesterday we published some images and quote from Neil Patrick Harris’ new interview with Out Magazine, where he talks about his life, career and how taking on the title role in an upcoming production of Hedwig And The Angry has caused him to face some of his own internalised homophobia.

Now Out has released a behind-the-scenes video from the accompanying photoshoot, which is very shiny, glittery and features a decent amount of NPH shirtlessness!

He’s certainly looking sharp though! You can read the full interview with Harris here.

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American Pastor Believes Frozen Is All About Trying To Make Kids Gay

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Remember how after you watched The Lion King, you ran away from home and lived with a warthog and a meerkat? Or when Beauty & The Beast forced you to try out bestiality? No, me neither, but apparently Frozen might make kids gay, and Disney has done that deliberately.

At least that’s what Colorado Pastor Kevin Swanson believes and which he espoused in a sermon, telling listeners of his radio show, ‘Man, how many children are taken into these things and how many Christians are taking their kids off to see the movie Frozen, produced by an organization that is probably one of the most pro-homosexual organizations in the country? You wonder sometimes, I’m not a tinfoil hat conspiratorialist, but you wonder sometimes if maybe there’s something very evil happening here. If I was the Devil, what would I do to really foul up an entire social system and do something really, really, really evil to 5- and 6- and 7-year-olds in Christian families around America?’

Yep, Mickey Mouse is the Devil.

I know many people who believe that Christianity’s worst enemies are other Christians of the ilk of Kevin Swanson. And the media (and yes, I include myself) has to take some of the blame for that, for helping give these people a pulpit and making their wingnut proclamations seem more like mainstream Christian opinion than it is. Indeed many Christians are very LGBT friendly, but you never hear about them, largely because saying nice things about gay people isn’t generally as interesting as when someone suggests Disney movies can turn you homo.

And Swanson certainly seems to think us gays powerful, as apparently we (and straight people who aren’t horrible enough to us) causes the Colorado floods. And just in case we were wondering whether he’d actually read any bits of the Bible that talk about loving your neighbour, he also suggest gays should die at their weddings. What a gent!

You can listen to some excerpts from Swanson’s show below.

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Tilda Swinton Believes Straight People Miss Out On The Positive Aspects Of Coming Out As LGBT

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Tilda Swinton holds a rainbow flag in Moscow's Red Square

Tilda Swinton holds a rainbow flag in Moscow’s Red Square

Tilda Swinton has long been a big supporter of LGBT rights, including making a bit of a stir last year by posing with a rainbow flag in Moscow’s Red Square last year, shortly after Russia enacted its infamous ‘gay propaganda’ laws.

Now she’s been sharing her thoughts about what gay people get from the challenges they face, which straight people lack. She tells The Daily Beast, “To pass through the transitions that gay people have to in order to come out to themselves, to their families when they’re quite young, it’s a grow-bag, isn’t it?”

“I think that very often, heterosexual people miss out on that. There’s a feeling of development and sometimes, heterosexual people have never had to go through that self-examination and just knowing themselves, and that sense of coming out, coming to your own defense, and being your own best advocate, and going, ‘No! I’m going to stand by myself and say this is who I am and you can all fuck off.'”

“That is a wonderful transition to go through, and I suppose a lot of straight people miss out on that, and then maybe their relationship choices are potentially less examined. They could be lazier or less thoroughly thought-through.”

It’s a good point, as while the difficulties of coming out are often talked about, the fact LGBT can grower stronger because of that is more often ignored.

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