The latest issue of Vanity Fair has offered up plenty of juicy Star Wars details; we’ve had a rather splendid batch of character images from December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi [see here], confirmation from Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy that the next Anthology movie will be decided in June [see here], and comments from Mark Hamill as […]
Chad Stahelski talks John Wick: Chapter 3, could shoot this year
It looks like we may not have long to wait for the return of Keanu Reeves’ John Wick, as director Chad Stahelski has told Collider that the third instalment in the action franchise could go into production by the end of the year.“We’re currently in the middle of writing it right now,” said Stahelski. “It’s […]
Oliver Stone heading to the small screen for Guantanamo TV series
Weinstein Television has announced that it has tapped Oliver Stone to direct the first season of the upcoming drama series Guantanamo, which will mark Stone’s first foray into TV directing. The show, which has been created by Daniel Voll (The Unit), is set to revolve around the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, which […]
Matthew Marsden making directorial debut with I Am That Man
Matthew Marsden (Black Hawk Down, Rambo) is making his directorial debut with the gritty thriller I Am That Man, which has just started production in Los Angeles. Struggling to come to terms with the break-up of his marriage and his reintegration into civilian life, former Navy SEAL John Beckett contemplates returning to what he knows […]
Rosario Dawson and Henry Zaga in talks for X-Men: The New Mutants, film to be “a full-fledged horror”
Following on from the confirmation that Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams are set to play Magik and Wolfsbane, THR is reporting that The Defenders star Rosario Dawson is in talks to join the cast of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: The New Mutants.The site reports that Dawson will portray Dr. Cecilia Reyes, “a medical doctor who has […]
Lucasfilm will decide its next Star Wars Anthology movie in June
From the moment that Disney and Lucasfilm announced its initial slate of Star Wars films through to 2020, we’ve had intense speculation and rumours as to the story line for the as-yet-unrevealed third Anthology movie.Well, it seems we may not have too much longer to wait until we get some official news from Lucasfilm, as […]
Logan was going to open with the death of the X-Men
Although Logan contained enough clues for audiences to get a pretty good idea of what happened during the ‘Westchester Incident’, but director James Mangold has revealed to IGN that he originally planned to make it much more explicit by opening the film with the death of the X-Men.“I literally had written an opening which started […]
Rumour: The Batman could feature Deathstroke, The Joker and The Scarecrow
Get your pinch of salt ready, as this rumour stems from Reddit – and more specifically the same “source” who recently offered up some alleged details on the script for The Flash movie – but it seems that Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight may find himself going up against a trio of Rogues when his long-gestating solo […]
Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o to star in Ava DuVernay’s crowd-sourced buddy comedy
It started as a meme based, but now it’s official: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are set to star in a buddy comedy movie, which is being directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma) from a script by Issa Rae (Insecure). http://elizabitchtaylor.tumblr.com/post/90856351997/they-look-like-theyre-in-a-heist-movie-with The concept originated with the above Tumblr post of Rihanna and Nyong’o attending a Miu Miu […]
Lenny Abrahamson’s ghost story The Little Stranger picked up by Focus Features
Focus Features has announced that it has picked up the rights to The Little Stranger, the next film from Room director Lenny Abrahamson, which has been scripted by Lucinda Coxton (The Danish Girl). Described as “a chilling ghost story”, the film will star Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Charlotte Rampling (Assassin’s Creed), Ruth […]
