Gavin Hood Reviews, Interviews & More
Ender’s Game—the long-awaited film adaptation to the acclaimed Orson Scot Card science fiction novel of the same name—is nearly upon us. With a November 1, 2013 release date, we’ll all be seeing the film soon enough. But first, a fairly predictable and perfunctory teaser trailer.
Though the book was written in 1985, everything about Ender's Game sounds perfect for the modern movie landscape. A young protagonist with a special gift is forced into service to defend the world. On top of which, he's got a stupid, futuristic-sounding name. Katniss Everdeen, prepare to meet your match in Ender Wiggin
Gavin Hood, is the award winning director who brought us the steaming pile of film entitled X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Even though his last encounter with the comic book franchise was lackluster, that hasn't stopped him from showing interest in another Marvel property, Magneto. According to MTV, Hood is smitten by the metal messiah and...
In many ways this review is the exact opposite of my Star Trek review. I really wanted to like X-Men Origins: Wolverine. When I walked out the theater, I liked the film, but as time went on, I kept finding more problems with it.
I like the X-Men series, the earlier films were (for the most part) were entertaining, and the character of...
Here it is! The X-Men Origins: Wolverine press conference, with Gavin Hood, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.iam, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch. Overall, everyone was in good spirits, happy to be promoting a film that deserves to...
Director Gavin Hood made an appearance at one of the early press screenings for his upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine. As you can expect the director appeared in front of the audience with a heavy heart when discussing the highly publicized leak that...
The final trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine has just been released! For the most part the trailer shows footage that we've already seen, mixed with a couple unfamiliar action sequences. There are a few shots of a young Cyclops that weren't in the first, and more fight footage with Gambit, Deadpool, and of course Wolverine. After watching the trailer I've learned...
Today at a press conference for Australia, Hugh Jackman (aka People Magazine's "Sexiest Man of the Year"), talked about working with Director Gavin Hood on Wolverine. Although the film is based on the X-Men Sci-fi fantasy, Hugh says that the film will be focusing on the development of the character.
When asked about shooting the...
