Last year, I wrote about what I called Christmas-adjacent movies, five films that took place at Christmas but didn’t quite qualify as full-fledged Christmas Movies. As it happens, there are quite a few films like this, many of which are great. So, here are another five flicks, in chronological ord...
Read MoreUniversal is regaining its memory of its superspy franchise. Deadline exclusively reveals that it has heard from sources that Universal Pictures wants to make another Jason Bourne movie, and it’s negotiating with Edward Bergman, director of All Quiet on the Western Front, to helm it. Deadline str...
Read MoreOne mission Ethan Hunt couldn’t accomplish was getting his next movie into theaters on time. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the next Mission: Impossible film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, will not meet its original release date of June 28, 2024. Instead, it will arr...
Read MoreIf 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 MoreThe 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 MoreToday 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...
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