Ghostbusters - All Female Reboot - Good Or Bad?

Ever since it was announced last year that Bridesmaids director, Paul Feig, was rebooting 1984's much loved Ghostbusters and making it an all-female team up, fans went FUCKING NUTS, and they weren't alone, I went full on pissed off and created memes showing my utter hatred for this 2016 reboot.
Now, I'm not sexist, but you can't have an all-female Ghostbusters movie. Have some girls and some guys team up even. Then the cast was announced and yes, love both Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, but the other two, SNL stars, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, don't know them, too big a job for them to handle. I honestly HATED this film before I saw a trailer or even just some promo pics, fuck this film!!!!

The cast got weirder and weirder. They cast Chris Hemsworth and I was like okay, maybe he's gonna be the male Ghostbuster we need because I love Hemsworth........NO, he's playing the fucking secretary. They're just reversing the main roles.

Original Ghostbusters, along with Sigourney Weaver, are all returning in small cameos in the new film. Weaver, we don't know who she's playing but we know that Bill Murray is playing some dude who hates the Ghostbusters, Dan Aykroyd is playing a taxi driver, Ernie Hudson plays Leslie Jones's Uncle and well, Harold Ramis's cameo agreements fell through.
So yes, didn't want to see this film.........UNTIL..........I saw the trailer and I was like FUCK, I actually like the look of this film. It's fresh, it's brighter, the women are funny, the ghosts looks brilliantly done, Kate McKinnon's character was sexy looking......everything just looked good in my eyes. Other people....hated it. It's became the most hated trailer on YouTube....YIKES!
Now not much is given away in the trailers, the lead villain is a more demonic version of Stay Puff Marshmallow man and he's called Rowan, played by SNL actor, Neil Casey. He's built a machine that releases ghosts in to the city, that much I know but other than that, just need to see it in cinemas I guess.

Then a second trailer was released just a few weeks ago, it was better, people enjoyed it a bit more but the latest trailer from just a few days ago, it's hit the ball out the park. This reboot, speculated to be a sequel and set in the same universe, could indeed work and kick-start a whole new franchise. Yes, there's a few times when you still think WHY?! WHY?! WHY?! But people, you just need to get over it, it's happening. 

There's still rumours going around about an all-male reboot/sequel with Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) and Channing Tatum (22 Jump Street) leading the team. I really hope this happens and that they maybe team up with the ladies for a crossover Ghostbusters film? Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd have set up a Ghost-Corps headquarters over at Sony, where they are currently working on new live-action films, sequels to this reboot, a prequel set way before the 1984 team, animated movies and new games, all for the new and old generation of fans. 

For now though, here's both trailers for this summers Ghostbusters reboot:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ugHP-yZXw

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6hlkIlGFCI

This Summer - We're Going BEYOND Where No Man (Or Woman) Has Gone Before.....

The 50th Anniversary of Star Trek is almost upon us, and what other way to celebrate it, than with a new Star Trek film, Star Trek - Beyond.
Beyond is the latest instalment in the rebooted JJ Abrams helmed universe, although, he isn't directing this time round, only producing, due to his commitments with Star Wars - The Force Awakens, when both were filming at the same time.
ST-B is said to have some nice wee nods to celebrate the franchises big 50th and will also honour the great Leonard Nimoy, who sadly passed away last year. Some are hoping for a cameo from some of the older cast members, William Shatner is fav to return. The film brings back cast members, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg (also co-writting the movie), Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, and new cast members, such as Idris Elba, playing the new lead villainess alien, Krall, and Sofia Boutella as Taylah (pictured below).

Fast & Furious director, Justin Lin, takes the helm this time round. Some people are happy with that and some aren't, having seen the first trailer for the new 2016 sequel. I for one loved the look of the film in the first trailer, it was fast-paced, action-packed, and an all round Star Trek film of the new generation!!! Link to the first trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrMyXLWAgdk

Today, a second trailer has been released and it has a more traditional Trekkie feel to it, which I think more fans will enjoy. Maybe the first trailer was a tad bit too action-packed for some peoples liking, a bit too Star Trek III - Fast And Furious-ish?
Anyway, have a look and see for yourself, but I think THIS could be the best Star Trek film to date and here's hoping, it's successful enough to carry on and before we know it, we could be sitting watch a Star Trek IV and Star Trek V.

Link to the new Star Trek - Beyond trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvq3y8BhZ2s

The Title For Star Wars - Episode VIII Has Been Leaked?

Star Wars - Fall Of The Resistance is the latest leaked title for Rian Johnson's Episode VIII. This title seems to hit the spot and sound more realistic than the previous leaked title, Tales Of The Jedi Temple, The Knight Of Ren and The First Order Strikes Back (Fuck right off if it's gonna be called that).

The image above is from a video that was leaked earlier. I've seen the video and it all seems real to me. I now can't find the video, it seems to have been taken down. The title is VERY Empire Strikes Back-ish, which I'm loving. It's got a classic Star Wars title feel, so here's hoping this IS in fact the title. 

The Dark Knight In Final Talks To Join The MCU Spider-Man Reboot?

Just a few weeks ago it was rumoured that 1989's Batman himself, Michael Keaton, was in talks to play the lead villain role in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot of Spider-Man, titled Spider-Man: Homecoming. After that news got out, the rumour was put to sleep and nothing came out about it. Some said the negotiations fell through.......UNTIL NOW!!!
Today, word has got out that Mr Keaton, star of the critically acclaimed film, Birdman, is said to be in final talks to playing the main villain, wether it be The Vulture, as previously speculated OR......the MCU version of Norman Osborn, who will, as we all know, will at some point transform into The Green Goblin. The character of Vulture was on the cards as a main villain waaaaaaay back when Sam Raimi was in charge of the Spidey franchise. He wanted him as the lead villain for Spider-Man 4 and was to be played by the great John Malkovich.
The Vulture is an interesting character, as long as he's done right and not just a version of The Green Goblin, with wings. This, I am looking forward to.

FN-2187 Set To Join The Cast Of Black Panther?

John Boyega aka everyone's favourite Stormtrooper who said fuck you to The First Order, Finn, is the latest name on the cards to join Chadwick Boseman aka Black Panther in his first solo outing in the MCU in 2018.
It's unknown what role Boyega is up for, wether it's good or bad, but he's joining an amazingly growing cast of black American actors such as Michael B Jordan (Fantastic Four's Human Torch) and Lupita Nyong'o (Star Wars - The Force Awakens's Maz).
Rise & Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes star and Mo-Cap expert, Andy Serkis, is rumoured to be returning to the role of Ulysses Klaue aka Klaw, a character that was introduced in 2015's Avengers - Age Of Ultron.

2017......To Boldy Go Where No Man (Or Woman) Has Gone Before!

STAR TREK! STAR TREK! STAAAAARRRR TRRREKKKK!!! Star Trek IS finally coming back to the small screens, well, it's set to premiere on CBS's All Access online network FIRST and then at some point make it's way to our regular television screens.
Right now, as we speak, this Bryan Fuller helmed CBS 2017 reboot series is called STAR TREK, pretty original (JOKES), seeing as JJ Abrams already called his 2009 reboot that. I do hope that it gets given a subtitle at least, something like Star Trek - Galaxies or even Star Trek - Galaxies Unknown or whatever, just something WITH the Star Trek title.
The 2017 series is said to be set somewhere between the final Captain Kirk film, Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country, and the first series of Star Trek - The Next Generation, and will feature a whole new crew, new villains and new worlds, as said in the teaser trailer that was released online last night (link below).
This could be an exciting new step back to the small screens for this long running sci-fi series, that this year, celebrates it's 50th anniversary with Star Trek - Beyond, hitting the big screen on July 22nd. Beyond is the third instalment in the Abrams rebooted universe, that follows the younger lives of Kirk, Spock, Bones, etc.

Anyways, a new crew for this 2017 series, means new and possibly exciting cast.......hopefully they pick some well known actors and not just a bunch of new unknown people. They'll need someone pretty famous to fill the role of the Captain at least!!!
Here's the link to the first teaser trailer - https://youtu.be/xXpPweAooeE

Daniel Craig Is Finished With 007?

So, what a way to restart my blog with a post like this. After much speculation, it looks like Mr Daniel Craig has said he's done with the current James Bond 007 franchise once and for all. The actor over the past few years has said a things that left fans wondering if he ACTUALLY enjoyed/enjoys playing the action-packed British Secret Agent. One minute he loves the role and the next he says he'd rather slit his wrists than come back for more.
Rumour has it, he's been offered an amazing £68Million JUST to stay on for two final films as his era as Bond AND even then, he's said NAH......this guy is nuts!!! This now has of course paved way for a new guy to come in and sweep the mat from under Craig's feet......that man......Mr Tom "Loki" Hiddleston, who, has supposedly had meetings with Bond's producers and SKYFALL and SPECTRE director, Sam Mendes. His name has also been taken out of the bookies bet of who the next James Bond will be.

Hiddleston seems to be an absolute fan fav and in my eyes, yes, he'd be perfect, was never my first choice but the more you look at him, he's 100% that CLASSIC James Bond type....

An announcement is reportedly JUST around the corner, regarding the next guy to take over from Craig, if all is true about him leaving because this was just reported a few weeks/month ago and it came out that it was just a rumour but this time round, the news comes from a VERY CLOSE member of the BOND team, so maybe this is indeed it for Daniel Craig. He's had an amazing run and the way SPECTRE ended, it was perfect for HIS Bond and creates a path for the new guy to be called in to have some fun in the old Aston Martin.