Back in 2015, Paramount and Hasbro recruited a star studded writers room to plot out the future of the Transformers movie franchise, resulting in last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight – Michael Bay’s fifth instalment – as well as the upcoming spinoff Bumblebee: The Movie, directed by Travis Knight, and up to 14 other potential […]
Keira Knightley to leak Official Secrets for director Gavin Hood
Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley is set to take on the role of GCHQ whileblower Katharine Gun in Official Secrets, a new film from director Gavin Hood (Eye in the Sky), which also has Matt Smith attached to star. Gun was working as a Mandarin translator at the British government’s communications HQ, GCHQ, when she leaked a confidential […]
Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz confirmed for Big Little Lies season 2 return
Deadline has confirmed that stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz have all closed their deals to return for a second season of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Big Little Lies, joining the previously announced Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Having received a green light back in December, the second season of Big Little Lies […]
Soska Sisters’ remake of David Cronenberg’s Rabid to shoot in April
Back in February of 2016, it was announced that the Soska sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, Dead Hooker in a Trunk) would be remaking David Cronenberg’s classic 1977 horror Rabid, and now THR is reporting that the project will begin production in April. Shout! Studios has picked up the U.S. rights to the reboot, which […]
Bokeem Woodbine to headline Jerry Bruckheimer-produced pilot Main Justice
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo, Spider-Man: Homecoming) has become the first addition to the cast of Main Justice, a new pilot at CBS which has been written by Sascha Penn (Survivor’s Remorse), who executive produces alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. As per Coming Soon, Main Justice has been inspired by he life and work of former U.S. Attorney General […]
Killer teddy horror short Teddy Bears are for Lovers getting a feature adaptation
The Joe Dante-produced 2016 horror short Teddy Bears are for Lovers is set for a feature film adaptation, which will mark the directorial debut of Lost and Cloverfield cinematographer Michael Bonvillain. The original short, created by David Ernesto Vendrell, Matthew Hawksworth and Almog Avidan Antonir, followed a 20-something who is haunted by the teddy bears of his […]
Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends figures for the MCU, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, X-Men and more
With Toy Fair taking place in New York, Hasbro has unveiled a huge batch of promotional images for its upcoming 6″ Marvel Legends Series offerings, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Blake Robbins on The Scent of Rain and Lightning
Martin Carr chats with director Blake Robbins… Convivial, candid, passion and forthright are all words which describe director Blake Robbins in conversation. Openly collaborative, driven by a desire for unconventional methods of movie making and ploughing his own furrow with singular determination. It was my pleasure to talk to him early this week about his […]
Ser’Darius Blain cast in the Charmed reboot
Casting is underway on The CW’s “feminist” reboot of Charmed, with Deadline reporting that Ser’Darius Blain (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) has become the first name to join the pilot from Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman. Blain will play Galvin, who is described as “the ideal boyfriend — funny, mellow, in touch with […]
Arrow Films acquires Margot Robbie noir thriller Terminal
Arrow Films has announced that it has picked up the UK distribution rights to Terminal, Vaughn Stein’s sexy noir thriller starring Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie (I, Tonya, The Wolf of Wall Street), Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead), Mike Myers (Austin Powers), Max Irons (The White Queen), Dexter Fletcher (Kick-Ass, Lock, Stock […]
