Finally the trailer for the Beauty And The Beast live-action remake has landed and it’s got us all in a bit of a tiz.
The trailer’s release is a sign that the new Disney movie, one of several live-action versions in the pipeline, is almost within touching distance. This. Is. Too. Exciting.
So when is it out? And what can we expect? Here’s everything you need to know.
It’s well known that Disney are pretty protective over their legions of well known characters – and they’re not afraid to bring their powerful legal wrath down on anyone who dares to mock, imitate or bring the House of Mouse into general disrepute.
But the bizarre extent of that has now been revealed in the strangest of ways – after it was revealed that Disney owns the domain MuppetF**ker.net.
It’s a strangely hilarious display of their power, and one that was discovered by… Read the full story
On Friday, audiences across the world will be transported back into J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world when Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is released in cinemas.
For the legions of ardent Potterheads around the world, the film will mark a return to what Eddie Redmayne describes as ‘that warm and cosy place that made you feel happy about the world’ – and god only knows that we need it right now.
But perhaps more excitingly, the film has huge potential… Read the full story
Eddie Redmayne has revealed that he suffered from both ‘wizard elbow’ and ‘wand wrist’ after filming Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
Haven’t heard of the conditions? You’re probably not alone.
But Eddie says that he suffered from sore limbs after filming the movie’s duel scenes – which required him to rigorously throw his arms around.
Revealing all about the unusual ailment, Eddie told Time Out magazine: ‘The… Read the full story
Just when we thought Lord Of The Rings was done and dusted on the big screen – a biopic about its original author J.R.R. Tolkien is on the way.
While we’re hoping it’ll be a tad shorter than the 557 minutes of Peter Jackson’s original film trilogy, we’re quite excited to see the backstory of the guy who gave us orcs, goblins, Gandalf and a complete elven language.
Directed by James Strong, Middle Earth follows the English author’s early life and romance… Read the full story
Ryan Reynolds has finally broken his silence on Deadpool 2 director Tim Miller’s shock exit from the highly-anticipated Marvel sequel.
While Miller reportedly ditched the director’s chair over ‘mutual creative differences’ in October, Reynolds has told GQ he was ‘sad to see him off the film’.
‘Tim’s brilliant and nobody worked harder on Deadpool than he did,’… Read the full story
It’s fair to say JK Rowling has probably struck gold twice. Off the back of Harry Potter now her five Fantastic Beasts films promise to enchant a brand new generation of Hogwarts fans.
But, without taking away any kudos, the 51-year-old has admitted bringing Newt Scamandar’s tale of 1920s wizardry to the big screen has all been ‘a bit of an accident’.
There was a moment back in Christmas 2001 when Harry Potter completely swallowed my childhood.
Waking up on Christmas morning during a season dominated by Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone film release, I ripped open wrapped-up blocks to find the first four books in the Harry Potter series. From there, I wedged myself on the stairs in viewpoint of the dining room table, satisfying my parents’ requirement I remain in some form ‘present’ while I buried into a world of witches and wizards which blew my imagination skywards.
I’ve felt… Read the full story
Grab your butter beer because the first of the new Harry Potter films is about to be released.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is due out in the cinema any day now with five films expected in the series starring Newt Scamandar.
This time the Hogwarts story ventures back to the 1920s and follows magizoologist Newt, played by Eddie Redmayne, and his quest to recapture magical beasts after their escape in New York city.
Dumbledore will feature in the latest film and subsequent films will be in different cities, JK Rowling revealed at a fan event recently.
It’s unsurprising Beauty And The Beast is a tale as old as time that’s smashing all-time records.
During the first 24 hours of the glorious live-action trailer hitting the web on Monday, Variety reports a 127.6 million views were clocked up across the globe. That’s a lot of Disney love going on.
And while that’s not taking into account any viewing statistics from China, its views are miles ahead of prior record holders Fifty Shades Darker (114 mil) and Star… Read the full story
Our rating: Four stars.
In a year that has seen the world transform in ways that only Lord Voldemort himself could have imagined, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is the triumphant return to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world that we so desperately needed.
From our first glimpse of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he arrives in 1920’s New York, it’s like putting on one of Mrs Weasley’s cosy jumpers again – with Redmayne displaying bundles of charm as the magizoologist who owns a briefcase filled with the titular beasts.
Disney’s latest heroine Moana might be on her way to cinemas across the world – but in Italy she’s set to undergo a bit of a title change.
Yup, Italian viewers heading off to see the Polynesian princess in action will be buying tickets for a movie called Oceania – based on the region where it’s set – rather than Moana.
And why’s that? Well local media has suggested it’s to avoid cinemagoers confusing Disney’s Moana with one Moana Pozzi – who was a legendary Italian porn star.
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is finally out this week after years of anticipation.
Based on a schoolbook that Harry Potter and co studied during their time at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the new movie will take fans back in time – to 1926 – to discover the history behind Newt Scamander’s textbook, which, in the modern world, allows budding witches and wizards to learn the beasts they may encounter.
But is it any good?
Our official review hailed it as a ‘triumphant return to JK Rowling’s world’ – but not everyone on… Read the full story
The trailer for the live action Beauty and the Beast feature film smashed records this week when it was viewed an astonishing 127 million times in its first 24 hours.
But how many of us felt there was something oddly familiar about the trailer.
Yes of course we’re all familiar of the tale – man is turned into Beast, Beast kidnaps a beautiful young woman called Belle, Belle (perhaps in a case of Stockholm syndrome) starts to fall for the monster that kept her locked in a tower, Belle and the Beast kiss, spell is broken and Beast reverts to handsome prince and everyone lives happily ever after.
But the trailer may have seemed incredibly familiar to some.
There’s a cinnamon roll that looks like ET and the internet doesn’t quite know how to feel.
Okay, so we’ve had Jesus in a taco and the Virgin Mary in toast, but now it seems that Hollywood legends are getting involved as well.
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Although the 80’s movie hero didn’t appear in the bible, ET did touch the hearts of millions with his love for others. #FriendshipGoals
If you’re a character in a film, going to the toilet can often be a risky business.
Because far from being a quick two-minute trip to answer the call of nature, your time in the toilet can be blighted by anything from explosive diarrhoea through to,er, being eaten by a T-Rex.
No wonder there are so many movies when characters don’t seem to need the loo at all, when getting caught short can be so fraught with danger.
We’ve rounded up some of the more memorable movie moments set in the smallest room in the house.
So how many of these have permanently etched themselves… Read the full story
Emilia Clarke has excitingly joined the untitled Star Wars prequel movie centred on Han Solo.
The Game Of Thrones star will play an as-yet-unspecified role in the film, which is set before the events of the original 1977 Star Wars movie, and will no doubt track Han’s origins.
Best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen, as well as starring in Terminator: Genisys and Me Before You, Emilia will soon ‘meet Han and Chewie’, according to the official Star Wars website.
Ahead of Beauty And The Beast‘s release, a live action reboot of Winnie The Pooh is now going into development, with the director of Finding Neverland at the helm.
Described as having ‘strong elements of magical realism’, the film — titled Christopher Robin — will take us on an ’emotional journey’ and a ‘heartwarming adventure’ to boot.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will follow a grown-up Christopher Robin as he returns to the… Read the full story
The musical version of beloved French movie Amelie has just recast its lead ahead of its big move to Broadway.
Previously only showing on stage in California, UPI has reported that the stage adaptation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 2001 comedy, starring Audrey Tautou as a day-dreaming waitress, is getting a new run at the New York Walter Kerr Theatre next March.
And the title role will now be played by 26-year-old American performer Phillipa Soo, who… Read the full story
