Black Mask Studios has marked Presidents’ Day with the announcement that Young Terrorists creators Matteo Pizzolo and Amancay Nahuelpan are set to launch the new series Calexit, descriped as “a timely title about resisting oppression, punching Nazis, protecting each other, kicking ass, and demanding liberty for all.” What if a fascist, autocratic President took over the […]
Christopher McQuarrie on exploring Ethan Hunt’s character in Mission: Impossible 6
This spring sees Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie becoming the first filmmaker to return to the franchise as he reunites with Tom Cruise and Rogue Nation’s Rebecca Ferguson for M:I 6 Mission Impossible. During an interview with Empire, McQuarrie revealed that production is set to get underway in Paris on April 10th, while […]
Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy return to battle Graboids and Ass-Blasters in Tremors 6
Following 2015’s Tremors 5: Bloodlines, Universal has announced that Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy are returning for a sixth instalment in the cult monster franchise Tremors, which is now in production in South Africa ahead of a straight-to-video release next year. SEE ALSO: Kevin Bacon reveals that Tremors TV series is moving forward at Amazon […]
Robin Hood: Origins director discusses the film’s social relevance
As production gets underway on Robin Hood: Origins, director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) has been speaking to Croatia’s Dubrovnik Daily about this latest take on the English folk hero, revealing that he was drawn to the project due to the social relevance of its story. “To be honest, when this film was first offered to me, I […]
Cinematographer Don Burgess to shoot Aquaman
With Aquaman gearing up to go into production in Australia, director James Wan has revealed that he will be reuniting with The Conjuring 2 cinematographer Don Burgess on the 2018 DC solo movie, with Wan posting the following to Twitter: https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/status/833515193770520577 Burgess is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, whose extensive C.V. includes Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast […]
Clayton Cardenas joins Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC
Following on from the casting of Edward James Olmos, THR is reporting that Clayton Cardenas (American Crime) has signed on to appear in Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot Mayans MC. Cardenas is set to play Angel Reyes, the brother of lead character EZ Reyes. Anegl is described as “a full patch member of […]
The Lion King casting, first look at Ego the Living Planet, Stephen King shared universe, the fate of Jar Jar Binks – Weekend News Roundup
Rounding up the big news stories from the weekend… LANDO CALRISSIAN AND DARTH VADER JOIN THE LION KING Director Jon Favreau has revealed the first casting for his upcoming remake of the animated Disney classic The Lion King, with Donald Glover set to voice Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original […]
Cary Fukunaga in talks for Atomic Bomb drama Shockwave
According to Deadline, director Cary Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation) and screenwriter Hossein Amini (Drive) are in talks with Universal Pictures for an adaptation of Stephen Walker’s non-fiction book Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima. Here’s the official description of the book: On a quiet Monday morning in August 1945, a five-ton bomb—dubbed Little Boy by its […]
Michelle Rodriguez joins Steve McQueen’s Widows
According to Empire, Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez has joins the cast of Steve McQueen’s (12 Years a Slave) next film Widows, where she will join the previously announced Viola Davis (Fences) and Cynthia Erivo, star of Broadway’s The Color Purple musical. Widows has been scripted by McQueen and Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), and […]
Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan and Mark Gatiss join the BBC’s Guy Fawkes series Gunpowder
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Liv Tyler (The Leftovers), Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) have signed on to star in the upcoming three-part historical thriller series Gunpowder from the BBC. Scripted by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy), who devised the project with Harington and Daniel West, the series will explore the […]
