The Longbox: Casting Wonder Woman for the DC Film Universe
It’s been awhile since you were treated to the meanderings and rants of this comic fan, but fear not!! I have returned! On this edition of “The Longbox”, I’m going to give you my thoughts and insights on the recent casting of Gal Gadot (Fast 6) as DC’s flagship female character, Wonder Woman. Was she the […]
The Longbox: Comic Book Casting: The Justice League
Superhero movies have taken over cinemas across the globe. Marvel Studios hit the ground running with 2008’s Iron Man and culminated with the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, 2012’s The Avengers. Marvel has figured out the formula and shows no signs of slowing down. With the exception of Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy, DC Comics has […]
Movie Review: ‘Haywire’ Starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas and Michael Fassbender
I felt as if my friend was going to punch me in the face after leaving Haywire, and I responded with, “Meh”. It wasn’t as if it is a bad film, it’s just a number of hobbled spy film cliches, and instead of a dashing or dangerous male lead, it has a lethal female lead. […]
HAYWIRE Opens January 20! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! This dynamic action-thriller directed by Oscar(R) winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) boasts a talented cast that includes Channing Tatum (GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra), Ewan McGregor (The Ghost Writer), Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class), Antonio Banderas (The Legend of Zoro), Bill Paxton (“Big Love”), […]
Movies to Look Forward to in January
January is not exactly known to be a great month for films. Studios dump a lot of junk this month. All of the talk is on awards season so a lot of these films fly under the radar. But some of these little titles might be diamonds in the rough. Let’s not forget that “Hostel” […]
Comic-Con Sneak Peek: ‘Haywire’ Trailer Starring Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor
Synopsis: Beautiful freelance covert operative Mallory Kane is hired out by her handler to various global entities to perform jobs which governments can’t authorize and heads of state would rather not know about. After a mission to rescue a hostage in Barcelona, Mallory is quickly dispatched on another mission to Dublin. When the operation goes […]
Soderbergh casts MMA fighter Gina Carano in ‘Knockout’
Looks like Steven Soderbergh is using the MMA circuit as a recruiting ground, giving the good looking MMA fighter Gina Carano the lead in his latest film, Knockout. The concept seems cool enough. Gina Carano is a tough fighter and will play a femme fatale character really well. From Variety.com Director Steven Soderbergh has committed […]
