Tag: Spy
James Bond will be Further Modernized in Next Film
If you thought James Bond couldn’t get any worse, buckle up, because EON ain’t done yet. In an interview with The Guardian, 007 producer Barbara Broccoli was asked about the next actor to play the world’s most famous spy, and while there’s no answer on that score yet, she did talk a bit abou...
Read MoreArgylle Trailer Has Fun with Spies
The spies are going out into the cold this winter, as Apple TV+ and Universal Pictures have released a trailer for Argylle. The newest action comedy from Michael Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, the outstanding Layer Cake), Argylle revolves around Elly Conway, a spy fiction writer wh...
Read MoreChristopher Nolan is Not Directing the Next James Bond Movie
Today saw a bit of wishful thinking sweep social media before it was predictably debunked. Word of Reel ran a story – which they responsibly labeled as a rumor, not that it stopped anyone from taking it as gospel – that Christopher Nolan would be directing at least two or three James Bond movies...
Read MoreThe Pigeon Tunnel Trailer Puts John le Carré in the Hot Seat
Walk a bit more briskly past dark alleys because AppleTV has released a trailer for The Pigeon Tunnel. Named after – but not quite based on – the autobiography of legendary spy novelist John le Carré, The Pigeon Tunnel is “the final interview” le Carré conducted before his death in 2020. T...
Read MoreREVIEW: Heart of Stone (2023)
What is the ratio of times you’ve really enjoyed a Netflix movie vs. times you’ve cursed yourself for starting one? It’s got to be around 1:100, right? I mean, on the good side, there’s The Irishman, both Extractions, and The Gray Man until the last ten or fifteen minutes destroyed it. The b...
Read MoreJulia Roberts Was Almost in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One almost had even more star power – one of the biggest movie stars of all time, in fact. In an interview on Empire’s podcast The Empire Spoiler Special (which is only for paid subscribers, but Slash Film has the details), director Christopher McQuarr...
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