Last week I wrote an article about how director Edgar Wright released a photo captioned “homework,” relating to his upcoming film, Ant-Man. This was an obvious callback to Hank Pym versus Scott Lang, both Ant-Men, but specifically the story line in which Scott Lang steals Pym’s Ant-Man tech and takes up the antennas himself. We […]
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Paul Rudd Is ‘Ant-Man’
December 20th, 2013 
James Shotwell After months of speculation, Marvel Studios has confirmed Paul Rudd as the star of Edgar Wright’s upcoming Ant-Man adaptation. Announced via the official Marvel blog over the last day, the decision to cast Rudd as the lead in this upcoming 2015 epic has been a long time coming. Both Marvel and Wright mentioned wanting Rudd […]
‘The Butler’ Tops Charts For The Second Consecutive Week
August 25th, 2013 Adrian Garza Lee Daniels’ The Butler sure has been making waves, and for good reason: it’s one hell of a movie. As this weekend comes to a close, early estimates have revealed that the film is poised to earn around 17 million in gross profit. Further behind it comes The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, The World’s […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The World’s End
August 23rd, 2013 Justin Proper Movie: The World’s End Director: Edgar Wright Writer: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Studio: Big Talk Productions, Relativity Media, Working Title Films The World’s End is a drunken action and comedy masterpiece that has a surprising amount of heart hidden underneath its absurdity. Filmmakers using the same cast and techniques throughout their films is nothing new to […]
Time To Finish What You’ve Started: ‘The World’s End’ First Trailer
May 8th, 2013 Dane Sager Last night MSN premiered the first trailer for the upcoming summer comedy, The World’s End. It’s the first movie rirector Edgar Wright has helmed since 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Returning are frequent collaborators Simon Pegg (who co-wrote the movie), Nick Frost, and Martin Freeman. It’s the final movie in what they’ve described as the “Three […]
THE SHORT CUT: An Interview With Director Paul Williams
December 6th, 2012 Brian Leak The Short Cut is a new column on Under The Gun that showcases the careers of short film directors. Shorts are often overlooked when it comes to the entire spectrum of film, and by including interviews with the directors themselves and information about their creative efforts, this column will highlight the work of some of […]
REASONABLE REMAKES: Toxic Avenger
September 14th, 2011 James Shotwell Under The Gun is continuing our efforts to bring you more original and engaging content with REASONABLE REMAKES. Written by film-nerd Justin Proper, this column aims to highlight Hollywood’s forgotten gems and spark debate. You see, we’ve grown tired of Hollywood rehashing ideas we’re old enough to remember. Why remake something the majority of the planet […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October 2014
September 28th, 2014 James Shotwell October is right around the corner, which means before long the temperature will begin to drop like leaves from every tree on your block. The ‘anything is possible’ feel of summer will exit and be replaced by the ‘everything could go wrong’ dread of an impending winter, leaving you with next to no desire to […]