Following the enormous success of Get Out, it was announced earlier this year that Jordan Peele will be staying in familiar territory for his second directorial feature Us, described only as a “new nightmare”.Well, thanks to Slash Film, we’ve now got an official synopsis for the movie which has been circulating with test screening invites, […]
Disney developing Sister Act 3, but Whoopi Goldberg unlikely to be involved
Walt Disney Pictures has added another original feature project to the slate of its upcoming Disney+ streaming service, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that development is underway on Sister Act 3.The new film is being written by Regina Hicks (Insecure) and Karin Gist (Star), and while plot details are being kept tightly under wraps it does […]
Nominations for the 24th Critics’ Choice Awards
The nominations for the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards have been announced today, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leading the movie nominations with 14 in total, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lanthimos), Best Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz) and Best Comedy.The film will contest the Best Picture Award against […]
Crazy Rich Asians sequels to shoot back-to-back in 2020
With Crazy Rich Asians proving a smash hit at the box office this year, Warner Bros. has decided to move ahead with two sequels, adapting author Kevin Kwan’s follow-up books China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems.However, given that director John M. Chu is set to spend much of 2019 working on his new film, the musical adaptation In the […]
Star Wars: Episode IX to introduce a new red Stormtrooper
With rumours circulating that we may get our first look at Star Wars: Episode IX this month with the arrival of a teaser trailer, fan site Making Star Wars has shared a new report which offers up a few tidbits of information about the final chapter of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.In addition to some […]
Once Upon a Deadpool promo offers a PG-13 recap of the first movie
With Once Upon a Deadpool set to unleash a festive-themed PG-13 cut of Deadpool 2 upon audiences this week, 20th Century Fox has released a family friendly recap of 2016’s first Deadpool movie to bring any younger fans up to speed with the Merc with a Mouth’s story.SEE ALSO: Fred Savage asks the tough questions in Once […]
Gareth Evans’ Gangs of London sets its cast
Last year it was announced that The Raid and Apostle director Gareth Evans is working on a TV series entitled Gangs of London, and now Deadline is reporting that the project has found its two leads in Joe Cole (A Prayer Before Dawn) and Sope Dirisu (Humans).Created by Evans and his regular cinematographer Matt Flannery, […]
Antoine Fuqua to adapt The Devil Soldier
Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven) has signed on to produce and potentially direct The Devil Soldier, an adaptation of the book of the same name by The Alienist author Caleb Carr.The historical action epic will follow Frederick Townsend Ward, an American outlaw-turned-soldier of fortune who is best known for his military service in […]
Cary Elwes to star in superhero drama The Hyperions
The Princess Bride and Saw star Cary Elwes has signed on to star in the independent superhero drama The Hyperions, THR has revealed.The film is being written and directed by Jon McDonald, and will see Elwes portraying a professor who invents a device called the Titan badge, which grants humans superpowers and creates an unusual […]
The Edge of Seventeen TV spinoff finds its leads
Earlier this year it was announced that YouTube is developing a TV adaptation of the 2016 film The Edge of Seventeen, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that the project has found its leads.Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games) is set to take on the lead role of Mira, a new take on the […]
