Excitement is starting to build for Warner Bros.’ upcoming animated Lego movie from 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Two new voices have been added to the cast including the most sought-after pipes in show business — Morgan Freeman‘s.
On what was by far the lowest grossing weekend of the year so far, action ensemble The Expendables 2 carried on the tradition of its predecessor and spent a second week at number one, while all newcomers debuted rather miserably.
Welcome to Rumor Has It, Player Affinity’s roundup of highly buzzed-about movie rumors. On this week’s docket, we have a rumor about Warner Bros.’ upcoming Justice League movie.
The film hits a speed bump almost every time it stops for exposition, but thankfully, those instances are few and far between, and throughout the rest of its scant 90-minute run time, Premium Rush is an energetic thrill ride with lively direction and very charismatic performances.
You need to create a sense of atmosphere, thrills and/or terror if you want any chance of sustaining business for more than three weeks at the box office. In this instance, don’t expect The Apparition to fare well as it provides none of the above — at all.
News has broken that director Neil Burger (Limitless) has left the project and that Marianne and Cormac Wibberley have been tapped to give the script an overhaul. Again.
Few young actors working today are in as high demand, or have as much nickname recognition, as Joseph Gordon-Levitt—JGL. Hell, he’s probably the only reason why his latest film, Premium Rush, exists. But over two decades, he’s starred in some of Hollywood’s most successful blockbusters, as well as a string of beloved indies.
