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By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Christopher Nolan has reportedly found his lead character in Fionn Whitehead for his upcoming World War II film Dunkirk. He's already built an impressive cast with Tom Hardy, who he has collaborated with many times, and new actors working with Nolan: Kenneth … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Tom Hiddleston is the latest British actor to confirm his interest in becoming the next James Bond. Current 007 Daniel Craig has continually hinted that he is tired of playing Ian Fleming's superspy, after four hugely successful outings. While promoting the last … [Read more...]
When studying prior Best Picture winners, statistics tell all. Or do they? By Kimberly Gadette (doddleNEWS) Mad Max: Fury Road is indeed mad. And growing far more furious. Why, oh why, didn't filmmaker George Miller hold out for a fall release date? Forget the lack of gasoline and water, the … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Christopher Nolan's last film, Interstellar, had issues that really bugged me. It was close to being an instant classic, but a few key mistakes ultimately created an unsatisfying film (check out our two articles on what it got right and wrong, from a science … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Update: George Miller clarified his statement and it looks like one of my guesses that he was possibly misquoted was correct. Here's what he told The Wrap: That was a completely garbled interview. I was in New York and it was so noisy and the journalist was … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Every so often, a film comes along that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand. Something that transcends the medium of 24 frame-per-second and takes on a life of its own and you are no longer watching a movie, but experiencing an event. Sadly, The Revenant … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Christopher Nolan keeps his films very close to his chest. For example, even though I knew he was directing Interstellar, based on a concept by wormhole theorist Kip Thorn, and involved interstellar travel — I had no idea what the actual film was … [Read more...]
Since Tom Hardy is playing a double role, is Legend twice as good? By Kimberly Gadette (doddleNEWS) It's not as rare an occurrence as you'd think. Oscar winners/nominees Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard and Edward Norton have done it. Freddie Highmore, Bette … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) There's something about British gangster films that I love. The original Italian Job; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; and Layer Cake, all these movies seem to deftly mix humor and violence in a way that American gangster films don't. I love U.S. classics … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Mad Max: The Wasteland will be the next installment of George Miller's dystopian blockbuster franchise, following the critical and box office success of Fury Road. During the weekend premiere, director Miller joined Twitter, and immediately announced: "There's more … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The Mad Max films have always been straight up B-movie action goodness that are light on plot, and Mad Max: Fury Road is no different. So if you expect to go in and see Tom Hardy or Charlize Theron in a quiet film, you will leave disappointed, although their … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Mad Max: Fury Road was a film that was so long in the making (it was to film in 2004), that not only did the star of the original trilogy, Mel Gibson, drop out because he's no longer age appropriate, but the likelihood that a cult film would get a big budget sequel … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) RoboCop star Joel Kinnaman is being lined up to replace Tom Hardy in the upcoming DC Comics ensemble Suicide Squad. Directed by David Ayer (Fury), the blockbuster will center on a group of villains, who have been assembled as a team of mercenaries. Hardy, who … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) David Ayer's Suicide Squad is still down one cast member for the role of Rick Flag. Originally, Tom Hardy was attached to play the character, but after a screenplay rewrite, rumor has it that Hardy was unhappy with his role being reduced, and he left. Jake … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Despite being the hottest director in Hollywood right now, Alejandro González Iñárritu is not letting success to go to his head. Indeed, with his savagely funny and innovative Birdman lighting up award's season, the filmmaker is on location in Canada, using only … [Read more...]
Updated: It's being reported that Tom Hardy is not only officially out of Suicide Squad, but Jake Gyllenhaal, hot off Nightcrawler, has turned down the role. Original article follows. By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. are running a very interesting experiment … [Read more...]
