In loving memory of Robin Williams, 1951 – 2014
Former megastar Johnny Depp is experiencing a major career lull; with a career featuring iconic roles such as Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd and of course Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, it’s massively disappointing to now see him churning out three consecutive mainstream flops: Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger and Transcendence. While the latter two have found their own small fanbase (for me Lone Ranger was horribly underated), he’s in great need of at least a critical hit, in the style of Tom Cruise and Edge of Tomorrow, and that may come in the form of comedy Mortdecai. David Koepp (writer of Premium Rush and Mission: Impossible) directs while you can watch out for appearances by Ewan MacGregor (Trainspotting, Big Fish), Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independance Day), Oliver Platt (X-Men: First Class, Fargo), Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man, Shakespeare in Love) and Paul Bettany (A Knight’s Tale, The Avengers: Age of Ultron) in the first trailer.
We were all greatly taken aback by the shock announcement of a Ben-Hur remake with Night Watch and Wanted’s Timur Bekmambetov directing and Three Kings and 12 Years a Slave for a 2016 release. There were many worries regarding the danger of it being little more than a CGI fest as well as who on earth could fill the boots of Charlton Heston, star of the original, in the titular role. It has now been reported that Tom Hiddleston is atop MGM’s wishlist to play Ben-Hur. Hiddleston is the star of War Horse, Midnight in Paris and The Hollow Crown but is still best known as the iconic villain Loki in Thor and The Avengers. Tell us in the comments if you reckon Hiddleston can pull of Ben-Hur.
Ben-Hur – February 19th 2016
Mortdecai – January 30th 2015
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