The Fall of the Krays, 2016. Directed by Zackary Adler. Starring Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie, Phil Dunster, Danny Midwinter, Alexa Morden, George Webster, Adrian Bouche and Josh Myers. SYNOPSIS: Now established as the most feared gangsters in London, twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray must fight to keep their empire as dogged police officer Nipper Read […]
Amazon gives pilot order to The Tick reboot
Back in 2014 it was reported that a reboot of the cult comedy series The Tick was in the works, with creator Ben Edlund set to reunite with star Patrick Warburton, who played the title character in the short-lived live-action series in 2001. Well, Amazon has now granted the project a pilot order, although Deadline […]
Ben Affleck on how the death of Robin has affected his Batman
We know from the trailers for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that the Dark Knight’s sidekick Robin has passed away prior to the events of this month’s big DC epic, and Ben Affleck has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about how the death of Robin has affected his Batman. “He’s bitterly disappointed in the past […]
Clayne Crawford cast as Riggs in Lethal Weapon TV series
Fox has announced that Clayne Crawford (Rectify) has joined its Lethal Weapon TV pilot in the role of Martin Riggs, played by Mel Gibson in the four feature films. Crawford joins a cast that also includes Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids) as Roger Murtaugh, Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious) as LAPD hostage negotiator and […]
Newcomer Tom Taylor to play Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower
Variety is reporting that newcomer Tom Taylor (Doctor Foster) has secured the pivotal role of Jake Chambers, protege to Roland Deschain, in Sony and Media Rights Capital’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. SEE ALSO: Stephen King discusses The Dark Tower movie adaptation The first Dark Tower movie is set to be directed […]
UPDATE: Tim Burton confirms that Beetlejuice 2 has been given the go ahead by Warner Bros.
UPDATE: We’ve been contacted by Tim Burton’s reps, who deny that the filmmaker provided any comments to Showbiz spy. So, it looks like this one is false, I’m afraid… Back in 2013, it was reported that Tim Burton was in talks for the long-rumoured sequel to his 1988 fantasy comedy Beetlejuice, and while we’ve heard […]
Rumour: Five more Star Wars movies in the works post-2020
Let’s be clear here right off the bat: This rumour stems from British tabloid The Sun, so is likely to be a complete fabrication, albeit one that will likely turn out to have an element of truth to it. So, according to the paper, Disney and Lucasfilm are now in development on a further five Star Wars […]
Ben Affleck discusses Batman’s opinion of Superman and Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
We’re just a fortnight away from the hotly-anticipated arrival of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ben Affleck has been discussing The Dark Knight’s views on his fellow Trinity members Superman and Wonder Woman. “We often fall back on our haunches and want to arm ourselves or we […]
Movie Review – Curtain (2015)
Curtain, 2015. Directed by Jaron Henrie-McCrea. Starring Danni Smith, Tim Lueke, Martin Monahan and Rick Zahn. SYNOPSIS: An ex-nurse moves into a new apartment but when her shower curtains keep disappearing, she discovers a portal to another dimension in her bathroom. Yes, this film is as bat-shit crazy as the synopsis would suggest. Curtain (also […]
DVD Review – The Pack (2015)
The Pack, 2015 Directed by Nick Robertson. Starring Anna Lise Phillips, Jack Campbell, Katie Moore, Hamish Phillips and Charles Mayer. SYNOPSIS: A farmer and his family are trapped in their secluded farmhouse by a pack of bloodthirsty wild dogs. The Pack is an Australian nature-gone-bad horror movie that takes a lot of cues from the […]
