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Ben Affleck Set To Direct KEEPER OF LOST CITIES For Disney

Actor/writer/dircetor/producer/Batman, Ben Affleck is currently attached to direct and produce a film based on Shannon Messenger’s Keeper of the Lost Cities for Disney. The double Oscar-winner will also co-write the script with Walt Disney Staff [...]

January 12, 2021

Review: LIFE AFTER THE NAVIGATOR Looks At The Life Of Joey Cramer & The Making Of FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR

2018’s Life After Flash is an exceptional documentary from director Lisa Downs which charts the rise, fall and resurgence of Sam J. Jones, the star of the ’80s cult adventure Flash Gordon. Downs’ film looked at how Jones dealt with his fame, [...]

November 15, 2020

If Money Could Talk: Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins To Direct THE LION KING 2

After the great one-two punch of Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk comes the news that director Barry Jenkins has been hired to direct the sequel to Disney’s $1.6 billion grossing ‘live action’ version of The Lion King. [...]

September 29, 2020

THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 Trailer

Look, Movies In Focus hasn’t seen the first season of The Mandalorian. I’m kind of Star Wars-d out, but I have to admit that this trailer for Season 2 looks good. The effects look tangible and I admire the tone. Maybe I’ll get [...]

September 15, 2020

Mulan Rouge: UK Cinemas See Red Over Disney+ Decision

UK cinema owners are furious at Disney’s decision to premiere Mulan on its Disney Plus platform in September. The film will only hit the big screen in territories where the streaming service isn’t available. Phrases such as “hugely [...]

August 6, 2020

The Times They Are A-Changin’: MULAN Hits Disney+ This September

Come gather ’round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou’ll be drenched to the boneIf your time to you is worth savin’Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stoneFor [...]

August 5, 2020

Will We Finally Get To See THE NEW MUTANTS This August?

Director Josh Boone started filming The New Mutants way back in July 2017. After a difficult shoot, the X-Men spin-off reportedly underwent reshoots to change the film’s tone. The comic book movie then got bumped around the release schedule [...]

July 25, 2020

The COVID-19 Release Date Shuffle Continues: BILL & TED, UNHINGED & MULAN Follow TENET To New Dates

Hot on the heels of Tenet‘s new 12 August release date comes word that another three films have shifted around the calendar. Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged has now taken the Christopher Nolan pic’s previous date and moved to 31 July [...]

June 28, 2020

Whatever Happened To Bobby Driscoll? Whatever Happened To PETER PAN?

Bobby Driscoll was Walt Disney’s first child star. Born in 1937, the actor had lead roles in the controversial Song of the South (1946) and Treasure Island (1950). He was the animation model and the voice for Disney’s 1953 [...]

April 10, 2020

Trailer: Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt Rock The Boat In JUNGLE CRUISE

How much money does Dwayne Johnson need? How many soulless blockbusters must he make before he’s happy? The man has charisma, but he just makes movies based on potential box office. All of Johnson’s movies look the same. Here’s [...]

March 10, 2020

Steven Spielberg Won’t Direct INDIANA JONES 5; James Mangold In Negotiations To Replace Him

It’s pretty surprising to hear that Steven Spielberg has stepped aside as the director of Indiana Jones 5. After all, Indy was crafted for the screen after Cubby Broccoli refused Spielberg’s offer to direct a James Bond movie in the late [...]

February 27, 2020

Dead By Disney: 20th Century Fox Is No More

20th Century Fox is dead. Long live 20th Century Studios. We knew that there would be big changes ahead when Disney closed the deal to purchase 20th Century Fox from News Corporation in 2019. Now it has been announced that the Mouse House will [...]

January 18, 2020

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