Last year it was announced that Clive Barker was executive producing a TV adaptation of his 1987 novel Weaveworld alongside Jack Kenny (Warehouse 13), although the script did not make it to pilot. Well, it looks like The CW is now taking a secodn stab at the fantasy horror, with Deadline revealing that Josh Stolberg […]
Production underway on Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning
Production is now underway on Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning, a prequel to the cult crime thriller Rise of the Footsoldier and the third instalment of the hit franchise. Directed by Zackary Alder (The Rise of the Krays, The Fall of the Krays), the film will see the return of cast members Craig Fairbrass, […]
Margot Robbie joins Sony’s Peter Rabbit movie
Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie looks set to become the latest addition to the cast of Sony’s live-action/CG-hybrid Peter Rabbit movie, with Variety reporting that the Australian actress is in final talks to join the project.Peter Rabbit is being directed by Will Gluck (Easy A), and sees James Corden (Into the Woods) lending his voice to […]
Peter Jackson announces next project Mortal Engines
Peter Jackson has been out of action since his last foray to Middle-earth with The Hobbit trilogy, but it seems he’s now ready for a return, with the filmmaker announcing on Facebook that he’s set to write and produce an adaptation of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines, which is being directed by his protege Christian Rivers. Here’s […]
Aardman announces Shaun the Sheep Movie 2
Aardman and StudioCanal have officially announced Shaun the Sheep Movie 2, the follow-up to the hugely-successful and Oscar-nominated 2015 film, which will begin pre-production in January 2017 under director Richard Starzak (Shaun the Sheep Movie, Creature Comforts). “Shaun’s move to the big screen proved such a success with audiences around the world that he and […]
The Walking Dead executive producer discusses the graphic violence of the season 7 premiere
Warning. Spoilers for the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead follow…Well, they made us wait six months, but last night we finally got an answer to the big cliffhanger from the season six finale of The Walking Dead, as Negan’s victim – or rather victims – were revealed in the season seven opener, with […]
Daisy Ridley suggests we’ll learn the identity of Rey’s parents in Star Wars: Episode VIII
It’s the burning question coming out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and one that’s spawned many theories since the release of the first chapter of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy last December: just who are the parents of Daisy Ridley’s Rey?One such theory is that Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso – the protagonist of the upcoming Rogue […]
Watch an exclusive clip from British thriller Panic
Director Sean Spencer’s urban thriller Panic opens in the UK next month, and we have an exclusive clip from the film, which stars David Gyasi (Interstellar, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Rises, Doctor Who) and Pippa Nixon (Cuffs, Containment, John Carter). Check it out below, or over on our YouTube channel…SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★ review of PanicSEE […]
Beau Knapp to play the main villain in Death Wish
Eli Roth’s Death Wish remake has found its main villain, with Deadline reporting that Beau Knapp (Southpaw, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk) has signed on to the project alongside Bruce Willis’ Paul Kersey. The remake of the 1974 revenge thriller is currently shooting in Montreal, with a cast that also includes Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), Dean Norris […]
John Wick: Chapter 2 director on taking the Aliens approach to the sequel
This February sees Keanu Reeves returning to the role of retired assassin and killing machine John Wick for a sequel to the 2014 action thriller, and director Chad Stahelski has been speaking to Collider about the approach they adopted for John Wick: Chapter 2, comparing it to that of James Cameron’s Aliens.“We decided to stop […]
