Jodie Foster (Hotel Artemis), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) have joined Benedict Cumberbatch in director Kevin Macdonald’s (Black Sea) new film Prisoner 760. Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir Guantánamo Diary, the film sees Rahim taking on the role of Slahi, a Mauritanian who was detained […]
Danny McBride producing “genre-bending western” The Sun Always Sets in the West
THR is reporting that Danny McBride, David Gordon Green and Jody Hill’s Rough House Pictures teaming with Mainstay Entertainment to produce the indie western drama The Sun Always Sets in the West, which has been scripted by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner (Edge of Fear). Described as “a genre-bending western”, The Sun Always Sets in […]
John McTiernan returning with action sci-fi Tau Ceti 4 starring Uma Thurman and Travis Fimmel
Predator and Die Hard director John McTiernan is set to get back behind the camera for the first time since his career was derailed by legal issues, with the filmmaker enlisting Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Travis Fimmel (Vikings) to lead the cast of his upcoming sci-fi action film Tau Ceti 4, Screen Daily has […]
Joker continues march towards $1 billion after another strong box office weekend
Five weekends into its run and Joker continues to impress at the box office, with the Joaquin Phoenix-led comic book adaptation adding a further $50 million this frame to push its global total to $934 million. Joker already became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time last month when it surpassed Deadpool, and given its […]
Ava DuVernay to adapt DC / Vertigo comic DMZ for HBO Max
HBO Max has ordered a pilot for a TV adaptation of Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s DC / Vertigo comic book series DMZ, which is being written and executive produced by Ava DuVernay (When They See Us), with Roberto Patino (Westworld) serving as showrunner. “DMZ is a special project to me as it marks a […]
Terminator: Dark Fate tanks at the U.S. box office
Although the upcoming reunion between the Terminator and T2: Judgment Day trio of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and James Cameron had been tracking a possible franchise high with its North American release, Terminator: Dark Fate managed just $29 million domestically in its opening weekend, narrowly beating out the $28.7 million that Terminator Genisys bowed to […]
James Cameron discusses his “bloody creative battles” with Tim Miller on Terminator: Dark Fate
Despite making his return to the franchise with Terminator: Dark Fate, James Cameron found himself too busy with Pandora to take on the director’s chair on the latest instalment in the legendary action sci-fi series, handing over the reins to Deadpool helmer Tim Miller while he served as producer and crafted the initial story. Speaking […]
Julie Andrews “loved” Mary Poppins Returns
Disney brought the iconic Mary Poppins back to the big screen last year with Mary Poppins Returns, as Emily Blunt took on the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Julie Andrews as the magical nanny some 54 years after Andrews’ Oscar-winning turn in the 1964 classic. Unlike her original co-star Dick Van Dyke, Andrews […]
Hasbro’s latest Marvel Legends reveals include Winter Soldier, Dark Beast, Crossbones and Demogoblin
Hasbro continues to give fans and collectors a look at some of the Marvel Legends figures set to arrive next year, with the company unveiling five new Spring 2020 releases at Paris Comic-Con and Luca Comics & Games 2019 in The Winter Soldier, Dark Beast, Wild Child, Sunfire, Crossbones and a Build-A-Figure Demogoblin; check out […]
Channing Tatum reuniting with Dear John writer for Soundtrack of Silence
Variety is reporting that Channing Tatum is set to produce and star in Paramount Pictures’ Soundtrack of Silence, which will reunite him with the writing and producing team behind the 2010 romantic drama Dear John. Scripted by Jamie Linden, who worked with Tatum on Dear John and 10 Years, Soundtrack of Silence is based on […]
