Ahead of its VOD release later this week, we have an exclusive clip from Act & Punishment, a new documentary from director Yevgeni Mitta which follows members of the controversial Russian activist group Pussy Riot and focuses on the trials that occurred after the women were arrested for publicly expressing their ideas of female independence […]
FoxNext announces new Alien video game
There may be some big question marks over the future of the Alien franchise on the big screen following the critical and commercial failure of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant (not to mention Disney’s acquisition of Fox’s film assets), but fans do at least have something to look forward to, with a new video game in […]
Watch the trailer for Becks starring Lena Hall and Mena Suvari
Ahead of its release next month, a trailer has arrived online for directors Daniel Powell and Elizabeth Rohrbaugh’s romantic drama Becks, which stars Lena Hall, Mena Suvari, Christine Lahti, Dan Fogler, Hayley Kiyoko and Natalie Gold. Check it out here, along with the poster and synopsis… After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn […]
Taraji P. Henson teams with John Singleton for Emmett Till movie
THR is reporting that Empire and Proud Mary star Taraji P. Henson is teaming with director John Singleton (Four Brothers) for a movie based upon the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally killed by two white men in Mississippi in 1955. The film will see Henson producing, as well […]
Superfly remake finds its director and cast
Back in December it was announced that Sony had tapped Watchmen screenwriter Alex Tse to pen the script for a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation classic Super Fly, and now we have details on the director and cast. Director X (a.k.a. Julien Christian Lutz) is set to helm the movie, which will see Trevor Jackson […]
Disney sets screenwriters for Toy Story 4 and Oliver!
Deadline is reporting that Disney has set Black List screenwriter Stephany Folsom to work on the script for its upcoming Pixar sequel Toy Story 4. The project, which is slated for release in June 2019, was originally being penned by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, who left the project due to “creative and philosophical differences”. […]
Fathom Events bringing Digimon Adventure tri: Loss, Coexistence and Future to U.S. theaters
After the 2016 release of the first English-dubbed Digimon feature in 16 years, Digimon Adventure tri: Reunion, Fathom Events and Toei Animation Inc. are set to present a new Digimon trilogy in U.S. cinemas with Digimon Adventure tri: Loss on February 1st 2018, Digimon Adventure tri: Coexistence on May 10th 2018 and Digimon Adventure tri: […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle passes $750 million worldwide
Audiences may have been sceptical when the project was first announced, but Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has proven to be a runaway success at the box office, with the film pushing its worldwide haul to $767.8 million and counting. Domestically, Jumanji held on to top spot for the third weekend in a row […]
Castlevania season 2 to hit Netflix this summer
It’s rare that there’s much to write home about when it comes to video game adaptations, but Netflix managed to avoid the curse last year with its critically acclaimed animated series Castlevania. The streaming service wasted little time in renewing the series, doing so on the very day it was released last July, and now writer […]
ROM and M.A.S.K. movies unlikely to be moving forward as part of Hasbro’s cinematic universe
Back in April 2016, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced plans to launch a cinematic universe based around Hasbro’s classic toy properties G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM: Spaceknight and M.A.S.K., tapping Akiva Goldsman to oversee a writers room that included a host of in-demand screenwriters, including John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Spider-Man: Homecoming). Since then, the studio has set release […]
