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Disney developing a live-action Pinocchio film

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Another day, another bit of news on Disney’s ever-expanding live-action universe. Today, Deadline has reported that yet another Disney classic set to undergo the jump into the “real world” with news that beloved film Pinocchio is set to join the list of those being given a 21st century make-over. Peter Hedges (Pieces of April) is […]

Gremlins reboot gets screenwriter, Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg to produce

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Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has hired a new screenwriter to pen the reboot to classic 1980’s horror-comedy Gremlins. Carl Ellsworth, who has written the upcoming Goosebumps film, is a consistent writer in Hollywood and has penned the scripts for films such as Disturbia and the remake to The Last House on the Left. […]

DVD Review – Predestination (2014)

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Predestination, 2014. Directed by The Spierig Brothers. Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Madeleine West, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers and Noah Taylor. SYNOPSIS: The life of a time-travelling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. Time is linear and moves forward, so says the “science”. […]

Kristen Stewart and Ben Platt join Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

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Deadline and The Wrap are reporting that Kristen Stewart (Camp X-Ray, Clouds of Sils Maria) and Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect, The Book of Mormon) have joined the ever-growing cast of director Ang Lee’s latest project Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Billy Lynn is based on the acclaimed novel by Ben Fountain from 2012, about “a […]

UPDATE: Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig scrap plans to star in Lifetime “homage” A Deadly Adoption

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While it may sound like a late April Fool’s joke, it seems that the news of Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig starring together in a Lifetime film is really happening, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A “wink” at the genre of the famous US channel, the comedy duo will team for A Deadly Adoption which […]

G.I. Joe 3 gets a new writer

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Paramount Pictures and producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura are pressing forward with the third entry into the G.I. Joe franchise, and have announced a writer for the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Aaron Berg (Section 6) is set to take on the screenplay for the new entry, which has D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye) set to take […]

The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki joins The Ring sequel, Rings

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With filming now underway on Paramount Pictures’ The Ring sequel, simply called Rings, news has reached us that The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki has been added to the cast of the film. Reports from Deadline suggest that Galecki will play a “pleasure seeking professor named Gabriel who serves as a mentor to Alex […]

Anna Kendrick joins Zac Efron’s new comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

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Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect 2, Into the Woods) is to join Zac Efron in the new comedy project Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, which also stars Adam DeVine, Kendrick’s Pitch Perfect co-star. 20th Century Fox are making the film, alongside Chernin Entertainment. Jake Szymanski (Funny or Die) is set to direct from a screenplay […]

Luke Grimes set to join The Magnificent Seven remake

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Variety has revealed that American Sniper and Fifty Shades of Grey actor Luke Grimes is in talks to join the ever-expanding cast of The Magnificent Seven. The remake, co-produced by Sony and MGM, is to be directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, Training Day) and will see Grimes join the impressive cast which already includes […]