Category Archives: Film Comment
Beyond the Valley of the Casting
It’s been announced that various independent film companies have banded together to make yet another film about making a film titled RUSS & ROGER GO BEYOND. Set to tell the story of the collaboration between trash auteur Russ Meyer and … Continue reading
Smaug Speaks!
Behold! We’ve been offered another peak at Peter Jackson’s second chapter of Bilbo’s adventure THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, and it looks pretty promising. We get glowering Legolas, again played by Orlando Bloom (looking noticeably chunkier a decade on), … Continue reading
Ooo, you big tease, Ultron!
Well the teaser trailer for THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON that many saw at Comic Con this year has finally landed in shiny HD online. Obviously, it’s just a teaser, and nothing (as far as we know) has actually been … Continue reading
Werewolves, Crawlers, Romans…Trolls
Neil Marshall is set to direct the American remake of André Øvredal’s Norwegian found footage horror TROLL HUNTER (2010), and pre-production is expected to begin shortly. The Brit is known for well-constructed and stylish genre films such as the mortifyingly claustrophobic … Continue reading
Hammond’s Dream Goes Global
We now know that Colin Trevorrow’s fourth JURASSIC PARK film, to be released in the 2015 “summer of death” with be called the suitably imposing JURASSIC WORLD. It’s a major event when any information is released about a film stuck … Continue reading
Ultron Legal
It was announced earlier that James Spader will play killer robot antagonist Ultron in Joss Whedon’s THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. This is a great choice. Spader is a fine actor well-versed in playing hyper-intelligent characters, and is no stranger … Continue reading
Bat-Bets Are Now Closed!
The wait is over – it was announced today that Ben Affleck will play Batman in Zack Snyder’s BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN (or whatever it ends up being called), and I couldn’t be happier. The reaction to the news was mixed to say … Continue reading
Johnny Depp, Acting Stagnation and the Promise of Retirement
Today brought the news that Johnny Depp has an eye on retirement in the not too distant future. This will devastate some, and please others (myself included) who think Depp hasn’t really looked passionate about his chosen profession for a … Continue reading
Non-Story of the Day: John Williams Still Scoring Star Wars
It was very recently confirmed at Star Wars Celebration Europe (currently going down in Germany) that movie music maestro John Williams will be composing the music for STAR WARS EPISODES VII-IX. This isn’t really news, of course – Williams’ music is … Continue reading
SSP Thinks Film 
Jakarta Calling…
Today saw the debut of the teaser trailer for THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. If you never saw Gareth Evans’ first slice of martial arty Indonesian awesomeness, then why the hell not? It was stunning. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, it’s … Continue reading →