Tom Holland has some big shoes to fill. In stepping into the role of Peter Parker, he is taking over as one of the most beloved (and most profitable) comic book characters. And with a fairly limited filmography to look at, it is hard to get a read for how he will do in the […]
Fans of the beautiful game know that governing body of world soccer (football to most fans around the world) is rotten to the core and FIFA has been a source of corruption and controversy. We cannot escape the headlines of FIFA and CONCACAF officers being arrested by the FBI and Swiss Federal Police, with scandals […]
Sony announced a new partnership with Marvel Studios in February that would bring Spider-Man into the Marvel universe. This marked the end of the Andrew Garfield-led movies, which were considered inferior creatively to the Tobey Maguire-led trilogy, though the two movies still grossed an impressive combined $1.5 billion worldwide. This new partnership would bring a […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind the prestigious Academy Awards, seems to be making a push to be more inclusive with their voting body going into the future, likely in response to the backlash they received after last year’s nominations were the least diverse in 19 years. Variety reports: After very loud […]
Welcome to a new week of DISCussion! A new week means new releases and some re-releases! We have some solid offerings this week and it was a close race, coming down to two 3-disc sets. One of lofty, contemporary ideas driven by tremendous heart, the other with a more unique mix of conventions, driven by […]
Actress Angelina Jolie had a very successful 2014 with a pair of hit movies, the Disney live-action adaptation of the Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent and her second directorial effort Unbroken, based on the true story of Olympian Louis Zamperini. The former movie appears to be getting a sequel. According to Deadline, Disney has begun moving toward a sequel to […]
Last week six actors screen tested in front of Marvel and Sony executives for the coveted Spider-man role for the Marvel-Sony co-produced reboot. Now the shortlist has been shrunk down to three actor, Tom Holland (The Impossible), Charlie Plummer (Broadwalk Empire) and Matthew Lintz (Pixels). Making casting even more complicated is the two studios are […]
Insomniac Games has released a trailer (And some gameplay.) for the new Ratchet & Clank game. The new game is a reboot of the franchise and is based on the upcoming movie, which is also named Ratchet & Clank. The new movie is coming next year, so is the new game, and both of these […]
Lionsgate has released the first trailer for the hotly anticipated movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the final entry in the massively successful YA adaptation. It looks as though things will be getting plenty emotional and epic. Take a look below: Jennifer Lawrence is back as Katniss Everdeen, who appears to be leading a […]
In case you missed it, Matt Damon is starring in another spacefaring film by a modern legend of filmmaking. This time, it’s The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott and based on the bestselling 2011 novel by Andy Weir. In the film, Damon, playing astronaut Mark Watney, becomes stranded on Mars after an emergency evacuation results […]
