Variety is reporting that Mackenzie Foy (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Interstellar) is set for the lead role of Clara in Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Nutcracker. The film – titled The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – is being directed by Lasse Hallstrom (Chocolat) from a script by Ashleigh Powell (Somacell), and also has […]
Oprah Winfrey to reunite with Selma director Ava DuVernay on A Wrinkle in Time
Back in February it was announced that Ava DuVernay has signed on to direct A Wrinkle in Time for Disney, and now Variety is reporting that Oprah Winfrey will reunite with her Selma director for the adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s acclaimed 1962 sci-fi fantasy novel. The film has been scripted by Jennifer Lee (Frozen) and […]
Michael Fassbender says Alien: Covenant is “much scarier than Prometheus”
With filming wrapping last week, Ridley Scott is now starting the post-production phase of Alien: Covenant, his third venture into the Alien universe after the 1979 sci-fi classic and 2012’s Prometheus. During an interview with Collider, returning star Michael Fassbender has been speaking about the new film, describing it as “much scarier than Prometheus.” “This […]
The Fighter screenwriters to pen movie about Leicester City’s Premier League title win
Leicester City shook English football to its core this year, as Claudio Ranieri’s team pulled off one of the biggest shocks in sporting history, winning the Premier League title despite odds of 5000-1 at the start of the season. Well, as we all know, Hollywood loves a good underdog story, and so it may not […]
Netflix sets release date for Black Mirror, Jerome Flynn joins cast
Netflix has announced that its upcoming new series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is set to hit the streaming service globally on October 21st, as well as revealing that Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn has signed on to headline one of the episodes. Here’s the official synopsis, direct from Netflix: Black Mirror is an […]
New Line Cinema sets sequel to hit horror Lights Out
Following its $35 million worldwide opening this past weekend – from a budget of just $4.9 million – New Line Cinema has given the go ahead to a sequel to the hit horror Lights Out. Deadline is reporting that David F. Sandberg will return to helm the follow-up to his acclaimed directorial debut, which Flickering […]
Eddie Redmayne signs on for The Last Days of Night
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) has signed on to apepar in The Last Days of Night, an upcoming drama from The Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum and screenwriter Graham Moore, which will explore the battle to electrify America between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Redmayne is set to play […]
Max Landis writing Pepe Le Pew movie
During his appearance at Comic-Con to promote the upcoming TV series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency [watch the trailer here], Max Landis revealed that he’s currently writing the script for an animated Pepe Le Pew movie for Warner Bros. Created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese and first introduced in the Looney Tunes and Merrie […]
Universal bringing Grant Morrison’s Sinatoro to the small screen
Universal Television has announced that it is teaming up with Depth of Field and Black Mask Studios to bring Grant Morrison and Vanesa R. Del Rey’s forthcoming Black Mask comic series Sinatoro to the small screen, from a pilot script by Morrison and American Odyssey and Heroes’ Adam Armus & Kay Foster. SINATORO tells of […]
Suicide Squad director David Ayer says the Joker / Jason Todd rumour is ridiculous
As it commonplace with superhero movies these days, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad movie has been surrounded by rumour and speculation from the moment it was first announced, with countless “scoops” from websites claiming to have the inside track on the film… the majority of which will be quietly swept under the carpet when the movie […]
