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 […]
Anne Hathaway set for new rom-com from STXfilms
Anne Hathaway has signed on to produce and star in a new romantic comedy from STXfilms, which has been written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (How to Be Single, The Vow, He’s Just Not That Into You). “I am excited to be collaborating with STXfilms on this movie,” said Hathaway. “It’s been really heartening […]
Sam Claflin joins Shailene Woodley in Adrift
With Miles Teller passing on the project due to scheduling conflicts, STX Entertainment and director Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) has set Sam Claflin (Me Before You) for the male lead alongside Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) in the upcoming sea survival thriller Adrift. Adrift will tell the true story of Tami Oldham (Woodley), a woman who […]
Twin Peaks premieres to low ratings, but Showtime isn’t concerned
Twin Peaks made its long-awaited return to the small screen this past Sunday more than 25 years after the conclusion of its second season, but – despite plenty of anticipation for the revival – David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult show found itself really struggling in the ratings.According to Nielsen, the two-part premiere pulled in just […]
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 is “definitely happening”, could shoot in 2018
Despite the passing of director Tony Scott back in 2012, there have been several comments from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise over the past few years suggesting that the long-gestating sequel to Top Gun is still on the cards, and now Cruise has revealed that the project is close to moving forward.Speaking to Australian […]
The Mummy’s Annabelle Wallis joins Jeremy Renner and Ed Helms in Tag
Deadline is reporting that Annabelle Wallis (The Mummy) has signed on to start in the upcoming comedy film Tag from New Line Cinema, with the actress joining a cast that includes Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson and Hannibal Buress. The film is based on a story from the Wall Street Journal and follows a […]
The Night King featured on Game of Thrones poster, cast and crew talk fast pace of season 7
Following on from yesterday’s images [see here], HBO has now unveiled a new poster for the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones, which features the villainous Night King…SEE ALSO: Game of Thrones Season 7: Predicting Every Major DeathMeanwhile, the cast and crew of the epic fantasy series have been chatting to EW about the new […]
Sam Mendes in talks to direct Disney’s Pinocchio
It looks like Disney may have found a director for its live-action Pinocchio remake, with Deadline reporting that Skyfall and Spectre helmer Sam Mendes is in talks to join the project, which has been scripted by Chris Weitz (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).Pinocchio is one of many animated classics that Disney is remaking; production […]
Hugh Grant set for A Very English Scandal
The BBC has announced that Hugh Grant is set to star in the BBC One drama A Very English Scandal, which is being directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen) from a script By Russell T Davies (Doctor Who). A Very English Scandal will tell the true story of MP Jeremy Thorpe, the first British politician […]
EXCLUSIVE: Paul W.S. Anderson’s thoughts on Resident Evil reboots and sequels
The video game movie industry is in a renaissance at the moment. The Angry Birds Movie was a box office hit last year, and Warcraft made an incredible amount of money from the Chinese market alone. Since then we’ve seen adaptations of Tomb Raider and Rampage go into production, as well as more and more […]
