It looks like Ghostbusters 3 may take a step closer to becoming a reality, with Ivan Reitman revealing to the Toronto Sun that he and Dan Aykroyd are set to meet with Sony executives this weekend with regards to the long-gestating sequel, which looks likely to see Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) directing a team of female […]
Fast & Furious director wanted for True Detective season 2
According to Deadline, Justin Lin – director of the last four Fast & Furious movies – is being eyed to board HBO’s True Detective, with the site reporting that Lin is wanted to direct at least the first two episodes of the critically acclaimed show’s second season. Cary Fukunaga, who recently won an Emmy for […]
Interview – Jack Reher talks Rex’d: Welcome to Scholomance
Zachary Leeman chats with Jack Reher about his new novel Rex’d: Welcome to Scholomance… Jack Reher has graciously taken time to speak with us before about everything from how he became a screenwriter to the public release of his script for the PIN remake. Now the writer finds himself filling some different shoes as a […]
Second Opinion – Life of Crime (2013)
Life of Crime, 2013. Directed by Daniel Schechter. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Mos Def, Isla Fisher and Will Forte. SYNOPSIS: Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe […]
Emmett Scanlan joins Constantine as Jim Corrigan, a.k.a. The Spectre
Back in July Constantine executive producer Daniel Cerone expressed his ambitions to expand the supernatural side of the DC universe in the upcoming show by introducing the character of The Spectre, and now it has been revealed that Emmett Scanlan (The Fall, Guardians of the Galaxy) has nabbed the role of Jim Corrigan in the […]
AMC gives a pilot order to The Walking Dead companion show
As we approach the premiere of the fifth season of The Walking Dead, AMC has announced that it has officially placed a pilot order for the long-gestating companion show / spin-off to the hit zombie series. It will be produced by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman alongside Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert, with […]
Sean Harris offered villain role in Mission: Impossible 5
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have made an offer to British actor Sean Harris (The Borgias, Prometheus) to join the cast of the action sequel Mission: Impossible 5 as the main villain. The latest instalment of the blockbuster spy series reunites Tom Cruise with his Jack Reacher director Christopher McQuarrie, and sees […]
Cambridge Film Festival Review – Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
Before I Go to Sleep, 2014. Directed by Rowan Joffe. Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Anne-Marie Duff. SYNOPSIS: An amnesiac woman tries to regain her memories, as terrifying new information causes her to trust no one. Before I went to see Before I Go to Sleep I asked a couple of people […]
Andrés Muschietti to direct Shadow of the Colossus
It looks like Sony has found a replacement for Josh Trank (Chroncile) as director of Shadow of the Colossus, with Variety reporting that Andrés Muschietti (Mama) has signed on to helm the adaptation of the best selling PlayStation video game. “We knew we had our director once we heard Andy’s take on the material – […]
Movie Review – The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
The Hundred-Foot Journey, 2014. Directed by Lasse Hallström. Starring Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Juhi Chawla, Manish Dayal and Charlotte Le Bon. SYNOPSIS: The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery. If we based our pre-conceived notions of India and France on those […]
