Back in May it was reported that a small screen adaptation of George A. Romero’s Marvel comic book series Empire of the Dead was heading to the small screen, and now artist Arthur Suydam has revealed that AMC has picked up the project. “[Empire of the Dead] just got signed to AMC. The new big […]
Amazon Studios acquires Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
Variety is reporting that Amazon Studios has acquired the distribution rights to Nicolas Winding Refn’s upcoming horror film The Neon Demon, and will release the film theatrically in the States in the summer of 2016. SEE ALSO: First images from The Neon Demon The Neon Demon sees Elle Fanning (Maleficent) playing an “aspiring model who moves […]
Toby Kebbell on Fantastic Four: “The fans aren’t wrong”
Josh Trank trashed it, Kate Mara claimed she hadn’t seen it and mocked its box office takings, and Rupert Murdoch blamed it for the under performance of his entire company. Now Toby Kebbell has shared his thoughts on Fantastic Four, and specifically the reaction of the fans to the much-derided superhero reboot. “I was disappointed, but the fans […]
Warcraft director Duncan Jones on the videogame movie curse
Appearing at BlizzCon to promote his upcoming fantasy epic Warcraft – which received its first trailer on Friday night [watch it here] – director Duncan Jones has taken part in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, where he was asked for his thoughts on Warcraft and Asssassin’s Creed being highlighted as two movies that could potentially […]
Sam Mendes suggests that he’s finished with Bond after Spectre
In the run up to the release of Spectre, there’s been a tonne of speculation as to whether Daniel Craig will return for another outing as Bond, or hand in his licence to kill and make way for a new actor in the role of 007. Craig has recently suggested that he could be back for […]
R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen (1947-2015)
Icelandic-born actor Gunnar Hansen, star of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, has passed away at his home in Maine after a battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 68. Hansen made his screen debut in Tobe Hooper’s horror classic, portraying the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface, one of the genre’s most iconic characters. Opting to pursue a writing career after […]
Johnny Depp to star in Gnomeo & Juliet sequel Sherlock Gnomes
The Wrap is reporting that Johnny Depp has signed on to lend his voice to the title character in Paramount and MGM’s animated mvoie Sherlock Gnomes, a follow-up to the 2011 film Gnomeo & Juliet. The sequel “takes place after a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, as Gnomeo and Juliet look to legendary […]
Jason Statham to star in Kurt Wimmer-penned Hong Kong action-thriller
British action star Jason Statham has signed on to star in a new action thriller from writer Kurt Wimmer (Salt, Total Recall, Point Break), which is centered around an Ex-Pat Brit in Hong Kong who goes on the run with a high-level female Chinese agent to solve a kidnapping with global implications. “Jason and I […]
George Miller rules out Mel Gibson cameo in Mad Max: Fury Road sequel
With Tom Hardy having taken on the role of Max Rockatansky for this year’s Mad Max: Fury Road and its subsequent planned sequels, Deadline has asked director George Miller about the chances of Mel Gibson popping up for a cameo in a future instalment, and it’s not good news for Gibson fans hoping to see […]
Alicia Vikander reportedly favorite to replace Rooney Mara in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sequel
A few days ago it was announced that Sony is looking to relaunch its Girl with a Dragon Tattoo series by adapting the fourth book in the series, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, albeit without director David Fincher and stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig. According to The Wrap, the studio has now identified […]
