Back in May, Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they hoped the long-rumoured sequel to the 2009 comedy-horror would make it into cinemas in 2019, and now the project has just taken a major step towards achieving that goal. Variety is reporting that Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin are […]
Taylor Frey joins It: Chapter Two
Deadline is reporting that Taylor Frey (The Carrie Diaries, Gossip Girl) has joined the cast of It: Chapter Two, where he’ll portray the character of Don Hagarty, the partner of Adrian Mellon (Xavier Dolan). The sequel to last year’s smash hit horror is once again being directed by Andy Muschietti, with Jessica Chastain (Beverly Marsh), […]
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings gets a UK poster and trailer
Cine Asia is releasing director Tsui Hark’s (Once Upon a Time in China, The Banquet) new martial arts epic Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings in the UK later this month, and you can take a look at the new poster and trailer here… Detective Dee (Mark Chao, Young Detective Dee, Monga) is appointed by Emperor […]
Scarlett Johansson exits Rub & Tug following backlash over transgender role
Last week, Scarlett Johansson found herself the subject of controversy with her casting as transgender crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill in Rub & Tug, a new film from her Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders. After initially brushing aside the backlash, telling her critics that “they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, […]
HBO gives series order to Joss Whedon sci-fi drama The Nevers
Having dabbled with superheroes on The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Justice League, Joss Whedon is returning to the small screen for his first series since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with HBO granting a series pickup to The Nevers, a new sci-fi drama from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly creator. Deadline reports […]
Filming underway on Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy The Dead Don’t Die with Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Selena Gomez and more
Focus Features has announced that production is underway on The Dead Don’t Die, a new zombie comedy from director Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Paterson). The cast is led by many past Jarmusch collaborators including Bill Murray (Broken Flowers), Adam Driver (Paterson), Chloë Sevigny (Broken Flowers), Tilda Swinton (Only Lovers Left Alive, Broken Flowers) and Steve […]
Ron Howard to direct 68 Whiskey pilot
Following the box office disappointment of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard is dusting himself off and heading to the small screen for his next project, with Deadline reporting that he will direct the pilot 68 Whiskey for Paramount Network. Written by The Brink co-creator Roberto Benabib and adapted from the Israeli TV series […]
Victor Crowley slashes onto limited edition VHS
Broke Horror Fan and Witter Entertainment have teamed up to set modern monsters loose in a nostalgic format with a series of limited edition VHS releases, beginning with Adam Green’s Victor Crowley, the fourth installment in the Hatchet franchise. The 2017 slasher movie makes its VHS debut in a retro-style clamshell case with original artwork by […]
Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene board game announced
Mondo Games has announced that it is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s classic Jurassic Park with a brand new board game entitled Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene. “In our approach to Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene, we took many of our favorite elements of a traditional dungeon crawl style board game and spliced […]
Boom! Studios celebrates 50th anniversary of Planet of the Apes with two specials
Boom! Studios has announced that it is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Planet of the Apes franchise with two brand new specials. First, in October 2018, Planet of the Apes: The Time of Man #1, celebrate over 50 years of one of cinema’s most important franchises with this one-shot collection of stories highlighting the […]
