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For those who have not kept up to date on the Han Solo spin-off film, now titled Solo: A Star Wars Story (read about that title announcement here), here is a quick recap. With filming almost done, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired from the then untitled project, as Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy was not satisfied with how the movie was turning out. It was allegedly becoming far more of a comedy than Kennedy had wanted, and it was deviating from the original script written by Lawrence Kasdan. Shortly after Lord and Miller were let go, Ron Howard was brought on to finish the job. He's been shooting ever since, and just recently wrapped. The question on everyone's mind has been exactly how much did Howard shoot? We knew he was salvaging Lord and Miller's footage, and filming new scenes to connect it all together, but my concern has always been that Howard and Lord and Miller have very distinct styles. How can we go from a very clear Lord and Miller scene to a …

Welcome to this week's The Movie Paradise Nerd Round-Up. Essentially what we do here is we take a look at all things nerdy. We break down everything in the world of nerdom, ranging from superheroes to Star Wars and every other geeky thing in between, and analyse the smaller bits of news that weren't big enough stories to necessarily warrant an entire article, but are still significant and important. Perhaps it's casting news, a contract detail, a set image, or something else that's more on the minor side, but is still definitely worth checking out and talking about. This is a time and place for all of us unabashed nerds to come together and talk about the things that we love so much in the movie-sphere. So, without further ado, let's get started with this week's Nerd Round-Up. 

It is being reported that DC is in talks with The Raid director Gareth Evans to write and direct a Deathstroke film, with Joe Manganiello in the leading role. Manganiello was attached t…

Ever since it was first announced, I have been apprehensive about Bright. While Netflix has had some good original films, such as The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) [read our review here], they have also had plenty of sh*tty original movies. I don't think Netflix has quite locked down how to do their original movies yet, and so anything that they put out I'm immediately cautious of. But Bright has more going against it than just that. It is also directed by David Ayer, who I'm mixed on as a director. While he's had some great films with End of Watch and Fury, he has also had some absolutely horrendous movies with Sabotage and Suicide Squad. He's a director who I can't immediately get excited for anymore, because I never know exactly what kind of film he is going to give us. We've had one trailer for Bright so far, but it was a teaser trailer. It didn't give us enough of a taste of the film to know exactly how it's going to play out. But now …

I've been interested in seeing Professor Marston and the Wonder Women for some time, though I was initially apprehensive. It tells the true story behind the creator of Wonder Woman, and his rather unique sexual and romantic relationships. With Wonder Woman having her feature film debut earlier this year (read our review here), I was afraid this movie was simply a cash grab in order to capitalize on the DC film's release. The litmus test for me came down to the rating. This is a story that requires an R rating in order to do it proper justice. If the rating was PG-13, then it was clear to me that this movie was only coming out to piggyback off of Wonder Woman's success. However, Professor Marston did receive an R rating, which made me incredibly interested to see it. It stars Luke Evans and Rebecca Hall, who are two of the best second tier actors working in the business today. They've never attained A-list status, but they have always turned in excellent performances. …

While Logan took many people by surprise earlier this year, one of the most remarkable parts of the film was Dafne Keen as Laura/X-23. Keen came out of nowhere, and crushed this role that required a lot of nuance and subtlety. Not only did she pull off the physicality of the character, but she also gave us a lot of under-the-surface, bubbling emotion that is rather complex for such a young actor. Keen really proved herself as an incredibly capable performer, and gave us probably one of the best child actor performances I have personally ever seen. You can read my full thoughts on Logan as a film here. But with Logan being as striking as it was, the question has come about whether Dafne Keen would get to reprise her role as X-23 in a later movie. Logan certainly felt like a stand-alone story, but that doesn't stop Fox from telling a new story with X-23. Logan's finality also allows Fox to leave the character and the story alone, should they choose to do so. For a while, I thou…

Welcome to our new weekly podcast! Here, we'll be talking about the latest news in the film industry, as well as getting into deep discussion about different movie issues. Each episode will have roughly 2-3 guests, as well as me, the host. This is not a replacement for our written site; instead, it will work alongside the website to keep you up to date on what's going on the the world of movie news! Episodes will be uploaded weekly on YouTube, and will subsequently be shared here. Please check us out, and enjoy the podcast! Today, we'll be talking about, in the wake of Harvey Weinstein, should we separate the person from the art? This week's guest: Connor and Nick.


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