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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

Margot Robbie Set To Be Tarzan’s Jane

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margot-robbieAfter delays and problems over the budget, David Yates’ Tarzan movie in moving forward once again. The likes of Alexander Skarsgard are already onboard, but the project has been searching around for a Jane. Numerous names have been mentioned, but now it appears they’ve found the woman they want, as TheWrap reports Wolf Of Wall Street’s Margot Robbie is in talks for the role.

There’s no official details on the exact direction the movie will take with Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famed character, although we do know Skarsgard will be Tarzan, with Christoph Waltz playing the main villain. Samuel L. Jackson is also onboard, although not a huge amount has been confirmed about his character.

The film is expected to shoot this summer for a 2015 release.

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Miles Teller May Join John Belushi Biopic As Dan Aykroyd

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Miles-TellerA few months ago the surprising news emerged that Emil Hirsch had been tapped to star in a biopic of portly funnyman John Belushi. Now we know who’ll be joining him as John Belushi, as THR reports Mile Teller has bagged the role.

Steve Conrad (The Weather Man) wrote the screenplay and is directing the biopic, which follows John Belushi’s 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.

Aykroyd of course became one of Belushi’s main comedy partners, working with him on Saturday Night Live and making the likes of Blues Brother together. Dan is also one of the executive producers, so it really should be an insider view.

Hirsch actually made the announcement at a Sundance party, telling the attendees, “A shout-out to Miles Teller! We’re going to be working together soon. He’s playing Dan Aykroyd in the Belushi movie.” However Teller hasn’t yet signed on the dotted line.

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New Maleficent Teaser – Angelina Jolie is getting her bad fairy on

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The first teaser for Maleficent was cool, but we didn’t get a particularly great look at Angelina Jolie in the title role. Now a new teaser has arrived which shows Angie in all her bad-plastic-surgery-looking cheekbone glory.

It also attempts to tie the movie in more directly to Disney’s animated 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty, letting us know this movie will be tied directly to that one, giving a different side to the tale and letting us know the tale of that film’s villain.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Disney comes “Maleficent”—the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.’

It’s due in cinemas this May. [Read more…]

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Andrew Garfield Vs. Jamie Foxx In New Amazing Spider-man 2 Posters

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There’s been plenty of talk about multiple villains in The Amazing Spider-man 2, but the marketing is certainly selling it as a showdown between Spidey and Electro. That’s certainly true of a trio of new posters that have been released, which you can see above and below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.

‘It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.’

The movie is due in cinemas this April.

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Batman Vs. Superman Slips To From 2015 To Summer 2016

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2015 is shaping up to be one hell of a year for gargantuan movies, with the likes of Avengers 2, Star Wars VII and Jurassic World, but now one of the biggest films has slipped out of 2015 and into 2016. Warner Bros. has announced that the release of Zack Snyder’s untitled Batman Vs. Superman film has moved from July 17, 2015 to May 6, 2016.

man-of-steel-promo-pic1The official reason is so that it will ‘allow the filmmakers time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story’. There are also reports that a leg injury to Ben Affleck, who’s set to play Batman, forced a delay to the shoot by a couple of months, putting even more pressure on the film.

Snyder’s Batman Vs. Superman film stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, and Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne. The film will also reunite Man of Steel stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane, and also stars Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. Zack Snyder will direct the film from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer.

Warner has already moved to put another movie into the July 17th, 2015 slot, which is when we’ll get Joe Wright’s as-yet-untitled all-new Peter Pan adventure.

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Stranger By The Lake UK Trailer (NSFW) – New look at the acclaimed gay ‘art-porn noir’

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Stranger By The Lake made major waves at the Cannes Film Festival last year, both for it’s twisting thriller storytelling and the fact it features plenty of ‘art-porn’ style gay sex. The movie arrives in UK cinemas in February, and now distributor Peccadillo Pictures has released a new trailer that gives us a feel for both the movie and the fact it’s not afraid to get sexy – even giving us that rare movie trailer sight, full frontal male nudity!

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Summer time. A cruising spot for gay men, tucked away on the shores of a secluded lake in rural France. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, extremely potent but lethally dangerous man. Franck has witnessed this first hand, but his desire for Michel knows no bounds, this is a relationship he must have – at any cost.’

The film, which should be well worth a look, will arrive in UK cinemas on February 21st 2014. [Read more…]

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Date & Switch Trailer – Nicholas Braun & Hunter Cope plan to lose their viriginities, and then find out one of them is gay

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Date and Switch takes a bit of a high school movie cliché and gives it an interesting twist. As in so many movies, a couple of high school boys, Michael and Matty, who make a pact to lose their virginities before prom. However their friendship is tested when Matty reveals he’s actually hoping to pop his cherry with another guy.

A pre-50 Shades Dakota Johnson stars alongside Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope and Zach Cregger. Braun and Cope are the longtime best friends, with the latter being the one who reveals he’s gay. Their journey includes heading for a foamy gay club and things get a little complicated when Johnson’s character arrives, who is Matty’s ex but also the girl Michael has eyes for. Cregger plays Matty’s potential love interest.

The likes of Sarah Hyland, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Gary Cole and Wendi McLendon-Covey also star. The film’s out in the US in February. [Read more…]

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Bryan Cranston Gives Us A Peak Behind The Scenes Of Godzilla

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We’ve been waiting a very long time for Godzilla. It was in development for years with various directors coming and going. However now it’s only a few months away, and is bidding to be one of the big blockbusters of the summer on 2014.

Now ET Canada has taken a trip behind the scenes, with the help of one of the movie’s stars, Bryan Cranston.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

‘Gareth Edwards directs “Godzilla,” which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass”), Oscar® nominee Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai,” “Inception”), Elizabeth Olsen (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”), Oscar® winner Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient,” “Cosmopolis”), and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), with Oscar® nominee David Strathairn (“Good Night, and Good Luck.,” “The Bourne Legacy”) and Bryan Cranston (“Argo,” TV’s “Breaking Bad”).’

It’s in cinemas in May. [Read more…]

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Walk Of Shame Trailer – Elizabeth Banks gets lost after a one night stand with James Marsden

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Elizabeth Banks is always a lot of fun, and it certainly seems she’s going to give good value for money in Walk Of Shame. Now the first trailer for the movie has arrived, which stars Banks alongside the likes of James Marsden.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘After losing an audition for her dream job, an aspiring Los Angeles TV news anchor goes out for an uncharacteristic night of partying. She awakes in a stranger’s bed to a phone message from her agent telling her the job is hers, if she can make it across town by 5 pm. Stranded in an unknown area without money, a phone, and a car, she embarks on a series of misadventures as she races to the most important job interview of her life.’

Quite frankly I know a lot of people who wouldn’t care how lost they were if it meant they’d spent the night with James Marsden.

It’s out this spring. [Read more…]

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New The Quiet Ones Trailer – Starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin

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Sam Claflin got a lot of new fans thanks to Catching Fire, and now he is returning to cinemas, alongside Jared Harris, in Hammer Films’ The Quiet Ones. A fresh trailer for the movie has now arrived, which you can watch right here.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Inspired by true events, THE QUIET ONES tells the story of an unorthodox professor (Harris) who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist. Based on the theory that paranormal activity is caused by human negative energy, the rogue scientists perform a series of tests on a young patient, pushing her to the edge of sanity. As frightening occurrences begin to take place with shocking and gruesome consequences, the group quickly realises they have triggered a force more terrifying and evil than they ever could have imagined.’

The film’s out in the UK in April. [Read more…]

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Sullivan Stapleton Gets Angry In A New 300: Rise Of An Empire Poster

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The poster above is ample confirmation that 300: Rise Of An Empire is not going to be a happy little movie where everyone is nice to one another. Nope, as in the first movie, we can expect plenty of stylised ancient Greek violence.

Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes, 300: Rise Of An Empire stars Sullivan Stapleton (“Animal Kingdom”), Eva Green (“Casino Royale”), Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”), Callan Mulvey (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Jack O’Connell (“Skins”), Rodrigo Santoro (“Love Actually”) and is directed by Noam Murro.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

‘“300: Rise of an Empire” pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.’

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Paul Greengrass Circling Spy Thriller The Director

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paul-greengrassPaul Greengrass has a tendency to sign up for and then leave an awful lot of projects before he actually ends up directing one, so when you hear he’s attached, it’s far from certain he’ll actually end up making the movie. However now he’s circling a new one, as TheWrap reports Sony has picked up the rights to David Ignatius’ novel The Director for Greengrass to direct.

The book follows Graham Weber, who has just taken over as CIA director for a week when a young Swiss man claims that the agency has been infiltrated by hackers. The man also has a list of agents’ names to back it up. Weber joins forces with unstable CIA tech specialist James Morris, who runs the Internet Operations centre. They launch a secret mole hunt that takes them deep into the hacker underworld.

Ignatius previously wrote Body of Lies, which was adapted into a 2008 Ridley Scott movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.

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