Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is partnering up with Chris and Paul Weitz’s Depth of Field and All Nippon Entertainment Works for an English-language remake of Takashi Miike’s thriller Shield of Straw, which is being scripted by Creighton Rotherberger and Katrin Benedikt (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen). The original film is based upon Kazuhiro Kiuchi’s novel Wara […]
Adrien Brody, John Malkovich and Antonio Banderas set for Unchained
Deadline is reporting that Millennium Films has tapped Adrien Brody, John Malkovich and Antonio Banderas to star in Unchained, the new film from writer-director Paul Solet (Grace). Described as “a Reservoir Dogs-style thriller”, the film will see the trio as “career criminals who trap themselves in a warehouse with the law closing in, and run into the attack […]
Shane Black on his approach to The Predator
With Shane Black deep in pre-production on The Predator, the filmmaker has been speaking to Collider about reviving the sci-fi action franchise, and the tone he plans to adopt for the film. “I think the Predator movies have slightly veered from typical sci-fi in that there is a sort of thriller aspect to them. I think […]
Marvel announces more cast members for The Punisher
Following on from yesterday’s news that Michael Nathanson (The Wolf of Wall Street) has signed on to appear in The Punisher, Marvel has now announced some additional casting for next year’s Daredevil spinoff in Daniel Webb (11.22.63), Jason R. Moore (A Lonely Place for Dying), Paul Shulze (Nurse Jackie) and Jaime Ray Newman (Bates Motel). […]
Ice Cube to star as Fagin in new Oliver Twist from Disney and Hamilton director
THR is reporting that Ice Cube has signed on to play Fagin in a modern, musical take on the Charles Dickens classic Oliver Twist, which is being directed by Tony Award-winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton). According to the site, the new version of the tale – which follows a young orphan boy who falls under the wing of […]
Justin Lin rebooting Knight Rider for Machinima
Online video channel Machinima is teaming up with NBC Universal and Fast & Furious and Star Trek helmer Justin Lin for a reboot of the 80s classic Knight Rider, which is being eyed to arrive online in 2017. “Knight Rider is an iconic franchise whose concepts of AI and autonomous vehicles were science-fiction in the […]
Studio 8 developing comic book adaptation Scout
Deadline is reporting that Stuiod 8 has snapped up the film rights to Eclipse Comics’ Scout from creator Timothy Truman, and has set Chris MacBride (The Conspiracy) to direct a big screen adaptation. Published between 1985 and 1987, Scout follows Emanuel Santana, a Native American Apache and ex-Army Ranger in a dystopian, Third World United […]
Michael Nathanson joins Marvel’s The Punisher
Marvel’s The Punisher has added another series regular to its cast, with Michael Nathanson (The Wolf of Wall Street) signing on for a role in the Daredevil spinoff series. Deadline is reporting that Nathanson will play Homeland Security agent Sam Stein, who is somewhat disillusioned by his job, and is partnering up with Dinah Madani […]
Gareth Edwards on having “a little fanboy freak-out” over Darth Vader in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Dark Lord of the Sith returns to the big screen this December, with Darth Vader set to make his presence felt in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and director Gareth Edwards has been chatting to USA Today about the excitement everyone felt when shooting scenes with the iconic villain. “It’s […]
Toni Servillo to play Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio
Deadline is reporting that Italian actor Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is set to reunite with his Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone on a new live-action version of Pinocchio. Servillo is set to play Geppetto in the film, which is said to be taking an “artisanal approach, blending prosthetics, special makeup and CGI.” “Pinocchio is a […]
