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Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Film Becomes A Universal Picture

Movies In Focus previously told you that Christopher Nolan had taking meetings with Hollywood studios about his next film. The dust has settled on talks with Sony, Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros and the champion has been decided. Universal [...]

September 15, 2021

Christopher Nolan Takes His Oppenheimer Film To The Open Market

Director Christopher Nolan is currently taking meetings with Hollywood studios about his next film. The plot is said to focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who played a major role in the creation of atom bomb during World War II. [...]

September 12, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE PARALLAX VIEW

Alan J. Pakula – 1974 The Parallax View is a wonderful paranoia thriller from the great Alan J. Pakula. This 1974 film is one of the best in the genre and star Warren Beatty is fantastic as the investigative reporter who uncovers a [...]

July 27, 2021

Trailer: SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS Looks Like Marvel Crossed With John Wick

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins looks like it’s trying to cross-breed the Marvel playbook with John Wick. There’s no problem in that, I suppose – if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Slam-bam action, CGI augmented stunts [...]

July 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Val Kilmer, Phillip Noyce & Elizabeth Shue On The Set Of THE SAINT

The role of The Saint (aka Simon Templar) was made famous by Roger Moore in the 1960s and Val Kilmer played the character in an under-rated movie from Phillip Noyce in 1997. The character is based on a series of novels by author Leslie Charteris [...]

July 8, 2021

A Movie We Don’t Need: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Is On The Way

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cinema – comes the news that the seventh Transformers movie is officially on the way. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has kicked-off production and it’s set for a 2022 release [...]

June 23, 2021

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 Halts Production Following Positive COVID-19 Test

The seventh entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise has halted shooting in the UK. after at least one member of the production tested positive for COVID-19. Filming on the Christopher McQuarrie directed sequel will until 14 June – at [...]

June 5, 2021

Paramount+ Delivers Another Blow To Theatrical Distribution

Theatrical film distribution has taken another serious blow. The launch of Paramount+ has brought the news that Paramount Pictures is going to shrink its theatrical release window from the current 90 days to 45 days for its big budget movies [...]

February 25, 2021

It’s Like Looking In A Mirror, Only Not: Godzilla Vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard Will Direct FACE/OFF Sequel

Godzilla Vs. Kong director Adam Wingard has been hired to direct a follow-up to John Woo‘s Face/Off The 1997 film is one of the most ludicrous, yet fun action movies ever made. The John Travolta/Nicolas Cage team-up makes little sense in the [...]

February 12, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Kenneth Branagh Directs Kevin Costner On The Set Of JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT

Before John Krasinski took on the role, Chris Pine followed in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck and played Tom Clancy’s hero in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Kenneth Branagh’s 2014 film rebooted the franchise, ditching [...]

December 14, 2020

An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Oscar Isaac & Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In FRANCIS AND THE GODFATHER

Director Barry Levinson is set make Francis And The Godfather – a film about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic The Godfather. Oscar Isaac will star as Francis Coppola and Jake Gyllenhaal will play Robert Evans in the [...]

October 1, 2020

Francis Ford Coppola Delivers New Cut Of THE GODFATHER PART III

The general consensus is that The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are cinematic masterpieces, but that The Godfather Part III is…something of a disappointment. Even Francis Ford Coppola knows this and now the 81 year old auteur has [...]

September 4, 2020

Forget it, Ben. It’s Chinatown! Ben Affleck To Direct Making Of Chinatown Movie THE BIG GOODBYE

The mighty Ben Affleck will direct, write and produce The Big Goodbye, a screen adaptation of Sam Wasson’s book The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood.. The book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of Roman [...]

August 8, 2020

Eyebrow Raising News: Chris Pine In Talks To Star In Dexter Fletcher’s THE SAINT

Chris Pine is in negotiations to star in Paramount Pictures’ latest incarnation of The Saint. Dexter Fletcher is directing the film which is based on the character created by Leslie Charteris. The role of The Saint (aka Simon Templar) was made [...]

April 22, 2020

CLOSED Competition: Win 5 Tickets To MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT – THE LONG JUMP Event

Tom Cruise’s blockbusting extravaganza Mission: Impossible – Fallout is out now to download & keep and it hits 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on December 3. To celebrate this release, a brand new experience called [...]

November 21, 2018

Get Ready For Volleyball: TOP GUN: MAVERICK Starts Shooting

Top Gun 2 is now a reality! Tom Cruise is back as high-flying pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick. The film is now shooting, with Joseph Kosinski directing and the mighty Jerry Bruckheimer once again producing. Cruise [...]

June 2, 2018

Paramount Pictures Supports Darren Aronofsky After The Failure Of MOTHER!

Despite some solid reviews, Darren Aronofsky‘s mother! grossed a poor $7.5 million from 2,368 locations in the US, but even more damning was the F grade Cinemascore – which shows the Jennifer Lawrence starrer isn’t resonating with [...]

September 18, 2017

The Fuse Is Lit: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 Begins Production

Back in 1996 Mission: Impossible was a film based on a famous 1960s television series (like a lot of movies around that time). The show ultimately ran for 7 seasons, from 1966-1973. Now 21 years later, the film series is still going strong, with the [...]

April 9, 2017

Michael Bay Talks TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT In IMAX 3D & Movies In Focus Listens

Oh Michael Bay. What can I say to bring you back to us? Err…actually, I can say this. However, I must admit that I’m intrigued by the medieval aspect on display here in Transformers: The Last Knight, and some of the shots have a real [...]

April 6, 2017

Dear Michael Bay, Please Stop Making TRANSFORMERS Movies

Michael, I saw the above photograph and felt the need to say something. You don’t need the Transformers franchise. I know the films have grossed billions at the box office and they’ve enabled you to play with hundreds of millions of [...]

June 25, 2016

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