According to Deadline, Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale) has signed on to direct the upcoming adventure Treasure of Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves, based upon the classic One Thousand and One Nights tale. The new film has been written by Dave Holstein from an original draft by Mansur Ahmed and Ehud Bleiberg, and its […]
Taylor Hackford to direct Anthony Mackie as Johnnie Cochran in Signal Hill
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker Taylor Hackford (Ray, The Comedian) has signed on to direct Anthony Mackie (Detroit) in the drama Signal Hill, which will see Mackie Portraying attorney Johnnie Cochran, famous for defending O.J. Simpson in the ‘Trial of the Century’. Scripted by David McMillan, Signal Hill revolves around the Signal Hill police […]
Don Cheadle to star in comedy pilot Ball Street, with Seth Rogen directing
Following his five season run of House of Lies, Don Cheadle is heading back to Showtime for the new comedy pilot Ball Street, which has been created by David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend’s Girl) and is being directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who also executive produce. Andrew Rannells […]
Tyler Posey, Andy Garcia and Frank Grillo set for action thriller Decoy
Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey is set to appear alongside Andy Garcia (Passengers) and Frank Grillo (Wolf Warrior 2) in Decoy, a new action thriller from director Allan Ungar (Gridlocked) and based on David Benullo’s 2014 Hit List script. THR reports that the film follows “a young identity thief (Posey) who finds himself being hunted […]
Juliette Binoche and Andre Benjamin join Robert Pattinson and Mia Goth in High Life
Variety is reporting that Juliette Binoche (The English Patient) and Andre Benjamin (Jimi: All Is By My Side) have joined Robert Pattinson (Good Time) and Mia Goth (A Cure For Wellness) in High Life, the English-language debut of director Claire Denis (White Material, 35 Shots of Rum). The film follows a group of convicts who […]
Spike Lee and Jordan Peele teaming for KKK thriller Black Klansman
According to THR, Spike Lee is teaming with Get Out helmer Jordan Peele for Black Klansman, a thriller exploring the true story of an African-American police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Black Klansman is based on the 2014 book of the same name by Ron Stallworth, a detective in Colorado Springs who answered […]
The Big Sick helmer to direct The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob
Variety is reporting that The Big Sick helmer Michael Showalter has found his next project, signing on to direct the contemporary Western thriller The Last Ride of Cowboy Boy, which is being produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker for Fox Searchlight. The film is based on a Texas Monthly article from 2005 by Skip […]
Margot Robbie expects to be back as Harley Quinn in 2018
With Warner Bros. constantly adding new projects and shuffling its existing DC slate around, it’s been difficult to keep track of the studio’s specific plans for the future of the DC Extended Universe. In the past few weeks, we’ve had an announcement on a Joker and Harley Quinn movie, rumours about the status of the […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp set video features a car flipping stunt
A new video has arrived online today from the San Francisco set of Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, which shows the filming of a car flipping stunt. Neither Paul Rudd (Scott Lang) or Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne) are present in the footage, but perhaps they’re in mini-form flipping the vehicle? SEE ALSO: Evangeline Lilly suits […]
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water honoured with the Golden Lion at Venice
Guillermo del Toro’s new film The Shape of Water has made quite the splash in Venice, with the romantic fantasy picking up the Golden Lion award at the 74th Venice Film Festival. The Shape of Water takes place during the Cold War and follows a lonely janitor (Sally Hawkins) working in a government laboratory, who befriends […]
