This is a call-out to someone who has influence over the executives at Disney. Could you tell them to stop green-lighting these live-action remakes of their classic animations? They are ruining a legacy that has had over 100 years of quality entertainment for the family. By creating these monstrosities like The Lion King, Pinocchio and…
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Deadpool & Wolverine
It almost seems a miracle that Deadpool 3 got to the screen. Originally announced when the Marvel character was still at 20th Century Fox, it was shelved during the deal with Disney and questions were thrown up as to whether the House of Mouse would allow such a sweary character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe….
Reminiscence
Director: Lisa Joy Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira, Daniel Wu Written by: Lisa Joy Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th August 2021 One thing that upsets me as a film fan is seeing a movie with so much potential, just never gelling. Reminiscence is one…
Missing Link
Director: Chris Butler Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, David Walliams Written by: Chris Butler Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 5th April 2019 Laika, along with Aardman, is at the forefront of stop motion animation. With an array of visual delights such as…
The Greatest Showman
Director: Michael Gracey Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, Keala Settle Written by: Bill Condor and (also story) Jenny Bicks Running Time: 105 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th December 2017 Entering into The Greatest Showman, we are offered visual delights and plenty of razzamatazz. Like the…
Logan
Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eriq La Salle Written by: Scott Frank, Michael Green and (also story) James Mangold Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st March 2017 For 17 years, one of Marvel’s most popular characters, The Wolverine, has…
Eddie The Eagle
Director: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Mark Benton, Tim McInnerny, Christopher Walken Written by: Sean Macaulay and (also story) Simon Kelton Running Time: 106 mins Cert: PG Release date: 1st April 2016 Who would have thought that the biggest joke of the 1988 Winter Olympics would become the basis…
Pan
Director: Joe Wright Starring: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Kathy Burke, Amanda Seyfried Written by: Jason Fuchs and (based on the characters created) J.M. Barrie Running Time: 111 mins Cert: PG Release date: 16th October 2015 Pan is another origins tale, dealing with how Peter Pan became the boy who…
Chappie
Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo Written by: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th March 2015 When Neill Blomkamp’s first sci-fi film was released, the excellent District 9, he was hailed as the new face…
X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage Written by: (also story) Simon Kinberg, (story) Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd May 2014 The X-Men movies have always been more than…
Prisoners
Director: Denis Villenuve Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo Written by: Aaron Guzikowski Running Time: 152 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th September 2013 It must be terrible for a parent to have their child abducted. The mental anguish involved, as you cling onto hope must…
The Wolverine
Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Scott Frank, Mark Bomback Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th July 2013 After crashing with an almighty smash after the last time he appeared in a film (not including his brief-blink-and-you’ll-miss-him cameo in X-Men: First Class) the film…
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