My coverage from the set of The Legend of Tarzan in the summer of 2014. This was first published in the… Read more The Legend of Tarzan
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Labyrinth
I somehow completely missed that this had made its way online. I wrote this history of Labyrinth for Empire a… Read more Labyrinth
Jared Leto – Joker / Suicide Squad interview
This is the transcript of a 15-minute interview I conducted with Jared Leto in the run-up to the release of… Read more Jared Leto – Joker / Suicide Squad interview
The Last Boy Scout
A piece for The Telegraph on Tony Scott and Shane Black’s compromised action classic The Last Boy Scout. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/31/who-killed-the-last-boy-scout-bruce-willis-shane-black-and-the-m/
Throne of Blood
Empire “Masterpiece” #119 / Issue #292 / October, 2013 There’s a school of thought that says Akira Kurosawa was… Read more Throne of Blood
Halloween
Empire “Masterpiece” #144 / Issue #318 / December, 2015 It’s all there in the opening minutes: Halloween is about… Read more Halloween
Once Upon a Time in the West
Empire “Masterpiece” #108 / Issue #281 / November, 2012 The clue’s in the title: Once Upon a Time in… Read more Once Upon a Time in the West
Stagecoach
Empire “Masterpiece” #82 / Issue #255 / September, 2010 John Ford’s Stagecoach is about as linear as adventures come.… Read more Stagecoach
The Wild Bunch
Empire “Masterpiece” #54 / Issue #225 / March, 2008 “We’ve got to start thinking beyond our guns,” muses William… Read more The Wild Bunch
The Coen Brothers
A magazine feature for Empire that was posted online once it left the shelves. This was to coincide with the… Read more The Coen Brothers
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
This one turned into a more massive undertaking than I anticipated: turns out we actually know quite a lot in… Read more Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
X-Men: Apocalypse
Another “everything-we-know” thing, this time for X-Men: Apocalypse, the eighth film in the Marvel/Fox X-Men franchise, and the third part… Read more X-Men: Apocalypse
Star Wars: Rogue One
“Everything we know about…” features are all the rage at the Empire website at the moment, so here’s another one of those,… Read more Star Wars: Rogue One
Ghostbusters 2016
An everything-we-know feature for Empire about Paul Feig’s “controversial” new Ghostbusters. I enjoyed trolling the trolls on this one, but I… Read more Ghostbusters 2016
Deadpool – Empire Magazine cover feature
I did a lot of work for Empire on Deadpool. I travelled to Vancouver to the set and wrote the… Read more Deadpool – Empire Magazine cover feature
Top Gun 2
Six years at the very least in development, a sequel to Tony Scott’s Top Gun is closer than ever to… Read more Top Gun 2
The Punisher
Marvel’s vigilante anti-hero The Punisher will be a part of Daredevil‘s second season on Netflix, played by Jon Bernthal. This… Read more The Punisher
Laurel and Hardy
A set of clips of the great Laurel and Hardy, to coincide with the news that Steve Coogan and John… Read more Laurel and Hardy
David Bowie
An obituary feature, co-written with my Empire colleague Phil De Semlyen, celebrating the late David Bowie’s subsidiary career in film.… Read more David Bowie
The Hallow – Fangoria #345
A set-visit feature and follow-up interview with Corin Hardy, writer/director of the Irish-set folk horror The Hallow. This was for… Read more The Hallow – Fangoria #345
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