Based on a book by Vince Flynn, American Assassin is a 2017 action thriller directed by Michael Cuesta. After his fiancée is murdered in a terrorist attack, Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) has become obsessed with revenge, engaging in relentless martial arts and weapons training. Having entered the world of fundamentalist terrorism in pursuit of that revenge, until he is recruited
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Doctor Strange is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe to be released, and it stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Fifth Estate) in the title role, and is directed by Scott Derrickson. By my maths, the film is the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and sees an introduction of not only new characters but also an entire new premise
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Even whilst in the writing and filming of X-Men : The Last Stand, the first Wolverine solo film was being developed, ultimately becoming X-Men Origins : Wolverine. Upon wrapping up the trilogy of X-Men films, the Origins story was an opportunity for the ‘How Wolverine became Wolverine’ tale to be focussed on. Directing the film was Gavin Hood (previously having
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