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Review: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE – Way Better Than It Deserves To Be

For over 20 years Hollywood tried and failed to make a new film version of Mattel’s Masters Of The Universe. The 1987 Cannon film with Dolph Lundgren didn’t exactly set the world on fire back in the day (although it plays better now than it [...]

September 7, 2026

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It’s Official: The Search Is On For The New James Bond

It looks like things are finally beginning to ramp-up on the James Bond front. All has been quiet since Denis Villeneuve was announced as director last year, as well as Amy Pascal and David Heyman signing on to produce with a screenplay from Steven [...]

May 15, 2026

Remembering The Great Roger Moore

The great Roger Moore is the charismatic star who is best known for his 12-year run as James Bond from 1973 to 1985, along with his turn as Simon Templar in the television series The Saint, a show which ran from 1962-1969. Moore was born in London [...]

October 14, 2021

Apple Studios Scores Expensive George Clooney & Brad Pitt Thriller

Movies In Focus previously told you that Ocean’s 11 co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt were set to reteam for a new thriller from Spider-Man director Jon Watts. At the time Sony, Lionsgate, Annapurna, MGM, Universal, Warner Bros, Apple [...]

September 30, 2021

George Clooney & Brad Pitt Reteam For New Jon Watts Thriller

Ocean’s 11 co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt are set to reteam for a new thriller from writer/director Jon Watts (Spider-Man). Little is known about the plot other than it follows ‘two lone-wolf fixers who are assigned to the same [...]

September 25, 2021

Amazon Set To Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion

It’s been speculated for quite some time, but now it’s official – Amazon is set to buy the famed film studio, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) for $8.45 Billion. MGM is a big purchase by Amazon, and it will give the company a major [...]

May 26, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Sean Connery & Co-Star Adolfo Celi Playing Golf On The Set Of THUNDERBALL

Before James Bond was even a twinkle in Sean Connery’s eye, Ian Fleming joined forces with Irish producer Kevin Mc Clory and writer Jack Whitingham to create a big-screen Bond adventure. The film was never produced and Fleming went on to use this [...]

February 10, 2021

NO TIME TO DIE: James Bond Film Looked At Potential Streaming Options With Apple & Netflix

Delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, James Bond film No Time To Die was apparently shopped around to Apple, Netflix and other potential streaming buyers. MGM reportedly lost between $30 million to $50 million when the film was bumped [...]

October 25, 2020

The Great Escape: New IMAX Poster For NO TIME TO DIE Has A Serious Touch Of The Steve McQueens

At this point it’s pretty much a given that we all think Daniel Craig reminds us of the great Steve McQueen. Therefore, it’s pretty interesting that this new IMAX poster for Craig’s final James Bond film, No Time To Die seriously [...]

February 20, 2020

Movies In Focus Has Time For The NO TIME TO DIE Poster

This poster for No Time To Die gives you everything you want from a James Bond teaser poster. It has Daniel Craig wearing a tuxedo and looking rather badass. Do you know what? I like the movie’s title – and I like that 1960s retro [...]

October 9, 2019

BEN-HUR Featurette Highlights How Cheap And Terrible The Movie Could Be

I don’t know how many tens of millions MGM spent on Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur, but it looks cheap and terrible. The CGI is listless and everyone appears to be miscast. Who is the target audience for this thing? Teenagers, adults with [...]

July 9, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Peter Jackson Returns To Middle-Earth With THE HOBBIT Trilogy Extended Edition

In retrospect it was never going to be easy for Peter Jackson to replicate the success of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Jackson’s epic adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s masterwork was a mammoth undertaking and a risky gamble that managed to pay off [...]

December 5, 2015

Tom Cruise Drops THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN; John Lee Hancock Rewrites Script

Tom Cruise has been attached to the remake of The Magnificent Seven for a couple of years now. However, it has been announced that he has dropped out of the project, just as John Lee Hancock has come onboard to rewrite Nic Pizzolatto’s script. [...]

December 27, 2013

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Remake Gets A Writer

MGM has hired Nic Pizzolatto to write the remake of The Magnificent Seven. The project currently has Tom Cruise attached, and there are rumors circulating that Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman and current comeback king, Kevin Costner may also be in the [...]

August 11, 2012