Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to team up again for By the Sea

Posted 12 years ago

There may have been some controversy surrounding the release of MR. AND MRS. SMITH, as the chemistry between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was undeniable. They’ve moved on to other projects since but I suppose it was only a matter...

Get inspired by the trailer for the Angelina Jolie-directed Unbroken

Posted 12 years ago

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY, was not met with many kind words. That's not stopping her from stepping up to the plate with her sophomore effort, UNBROKEN, which tells the real-life story of Olympian-turned-POW,...

A great new trailer and poster for the prison drama Starred Up

Posted 12 years ago

When our own Chris Bumbray’s review for STARRED UP suggested that it was a must-see movie "jam-packed with brutal violence", I figured many people including myself would be sold on the indie movie. Now with the latest trailer there’s no...

MGM taking legal action to prevent Joe Cornish’s WWI spy movie Section 6

Posted 12 years ago

Universal’s bid for a James Bond-esque franchise about a British secret agent has hit a snag from MGM due to the fact that the movie has a very similar plot and protagonist to, well, James Bond. Joe Cornish recently signed...

Joe Cornish will direct Jack O’Connell in WWI British spy movie Section 6

Posted 12 years ago

For a while there it looked like Joe Cornish may succeed J.J. Abrams as the director of STAR TREK 3, but we have since gotten the kibosh on that lead. The ATTACK THE BLOCK director is not going to be...

Unbroken and Skins star Jack O’Connell to play MI6 agent in Section 6

Posted 12 years ago

Universal is developing a potential new spy franchise, and they may have found one of their leads. The Wrap has learned SKINS star Jack O'Connell is in final negotiations to play the younger lead in SECTION 6. The film will...

Cool trailer for British prison flick Starred Up with Jack O’Connell and Ben Mendelsohn

Posted 12 years ago

The first trailer for the British prison drama STARRED UP has dropped and it looks pretty solid. We caught the film at TIFF last year (review here) and it won us over, so it’s exciting that the film is finally...

Skins’ Jack O’Connell rumored to be up for a role in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII

Posted 12 years ago

Yup, another STAR WARS: EPISODE VII rumor has surfaced, this time over at Bleeding Cool. The site is reporting that English actor Jack O'Connell (television's Skins, HARRY BROWN, TOWER BLOCK) is a "real contender for a key role" in the...

Review: Starred Up (TIFF 2013)

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: Nineteen-year-old Eric (Jack O’Connell) is transferred to a maximum security prison, ruled by a fierce gang run by lifer Neville (Ben Mendelsohn) who also happens to be the boy’s father. Having not seen each other since Eric was a...