michael fassbender

All Hail: Check Out These MACBETH Clips And Michael Fassbender Shall Be King Hereafter

Birdman was giving Movies In Focus the cinematic wood back in 2014 – in 2015 it’s Macbeth. I’ll admit it’s weird that this has a 300 meets Braveheart vibe going on, but who doesn’t want to see Michael Fassbender swinging his [...]

May 23, 2015

STEVE JOBS Teaser: Michael Fassbender Nails It And Ashton Kutcher Cries

Michael Fassbender looks nothing like Steve Jobs – that’s a given. However, Michael Fassbender is possibly the greatest actor working today and that means Steve Jobs is essential viewing. It’s not about an impersonation, it’s about [...]

May 18, 2015

Ride The Trail With Michael Fassbender’s Western SLOW WEST

The summer can be an exhausting time at the cinema. The wham, bam of special effects blockbusters filling the multiplex can be deafening when you just want to take things slow. That’s why director John Mclean’s Slow West seems so tantalising. It [...]

May 13, 2015

A Bald James McAvoy Finally Goes Full-Blown Professor X In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Since X-Men: First Class fans have been wondering when James McAvoy would turn full-on Professor X and go bald. Now we know he’ll be showing-off a Patrick Stewart style chrome-dome in X-Men: Apocalypse. Bryan Singer released the above image of [...]

May 10, 2015

New Images From MACBETH Starring Michael Fassbender And Marion Cotillard

Cineasts, culturalists and people with general good taste should be waiting with great anticipation for director Justin Kurzel’s screen adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Roman Polanski’s version is usually seen as the definitive [...]

April 29, 2015

See Nightcrawler In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE; The End Of X-Men Movies As We Know Them?

Bryan Singer has unveiled the first look at Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler in X-Men: Apocalypse. Much like the recent Archangel image release, this sees a new actor slip into the mutant role. Alan Cumming played Nightcrawler in 2003’s X2. [...]

April 29, 2015

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Concept Art: Angel’s Back For Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer is the man who helped create the superhero genre with X-Men back in 2000. He returned to the franchise last year with X-Men: Days Of Future past, revitalising it by merging the original cast (including Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen and [...]

April 11, 2015

Saddle Up With Michael Fassbender For This SLOW WEST Trailer

Michael Fassbender is one of the best actors working today (he’s probably the best but we’ll settle on ‘one of the best’ to avoid arguments). He’s a fearless performer who is willing to tackle a variety of subjects, [...]

March 27, 2015

Review: BIRDMAN Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Is A Cinematic Mission Statement

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a palate cleanser that clears away the taste of over processed, generic Hollywood products. There’s a freshness to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film that’s zesty and light, but there’s [...]

January 12, 2015

Sony: Hacking, Leaks, Jolie, Fincher, SPIDER-MAN, SPECTRE, THE INTERVIEW And North Korea

The Sony hacking is unprecedented. No Hollywood studio (or large corporation for that matter) has ever been exposed in such a way. Private emails, film plans and sensitive personal information have all been leaked. It has become a feeding frenzy for [...]

December 13, 2014

Oscars 2014: The Winners List

There were no major surprises at the 2014 Academy Awards – everything went as predicted, with the lion’s share of awards going to 12 Years A Slave, The Dallas Buyers Club (Matthew McConaughey is on one heck of a roll) and Gravity. The Wolf Of [...]

March 3, 2014

Movies In Focus Goes To The 2014 EE BAFTA Awards And The Full Winners List

The glitz, the glamour, the Baftas. Movies In Focus was once again on the red carpet for the 2014 EE Bafta Film Awards. The evening was much sunnier and warmer than last year’s event which saw the stars (and the less glamorous journalists) [...]

February 17, 2014

STAR WARS VII Casting And Story News; Michael Fassbender To Star?

I’ve been keeping out of the Star Wars VII news rumour game recently because, well, there hasn’t really been any news. However, the latest scuttlebutt is almost too juicy to let go. We all know that J.J. Abrams ditched Michael Arndt’s script, [...]

January 12, 2014

The New JANE GOT A GUN Equation

Here’s the new re-jigged equation for the troubled production of Jane Got A Gun. This should be the final version, unless someone else drops out and is replaced by someone else. Which is highly [...]

May 10, 2013

The JANE GOT A GUN Equation

Black Listed script + Natalie Portman + Joel Edgerton __________________________________________ X Gavin O’Connor + Bradley Cooper = Jane Got a Gun Lynne Ramsey + Michael Fassbender + Jude [...]

April 7, 2013

St Patrick’s Day Special: Top Irish Actors

A rundown of the top Irish actors– be warned this isn’t a definitive list – these are just my top picks! Michael Fassbender When I first wrote this, Fassbender was the new acting kid on the block, and on the cusp of being the next big thing. [...]

March 16, 2013

BAFTAS 2012

My BAFTA journey started with a train ride into central London, on a bitterly frosty morning. After meeting with a selection of members of the press, I was ushered onto the red carpet, having to walk the full length of the crimson material, past a [...]

February 23, 2013

Hugh Jackman Joins The Cast Of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

This isn’t a big surprise, but Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to play Wolverine in director Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. The move further cements the fact this film will combine elements from Singer’s original trilogy and [...]

December 2, 2012

Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen Sign Up To X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Bryan Singer has confirmed that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen will be returning to the X-Men world. The pair will join the younger versions of Professor X and Magneto, played by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as well as Nicholas Hoult and [...]

November 28, 2012

Bryan Singer Returns To Direct X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

I was somewhat saddened when Matthew Vaughn dropped directing duties on X-Men: Days Of Future Past (much like I was when he dropped out of Kick Ass 2), it looked like the good work he put into X-Men: First Class might go to waste if 20th Century Fox [...]

November 1, 2012

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