Fifty years after Night of the Living Dead reinvented the zombie and launched its very own horror sub-genre that remains strong to this day, Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the 1968 cult classic is getting an “official” sequel – Night of the Living Dead Part II – which is based upon a script penned back […]
Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreate iconic Top Gun moment in Top Gun: Maverick set photo
As filming continues on the long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick, the latest set photos from the sequel to the 1986 action classic show Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreating the famous motorcycle scene from the original film, with a Kawasaki Ninja H2 standing in for the GPZ900R and Connelly’s single mother character replacing Kelly McGillis’ Charlie […]
Rumour: Marvel Studios enlists Wonder Woman 1984 screenwriter for mystery movie
If rumours are to be believed, Marvel Studios has enlisted Wonder Woman 1984 screenwriter Dave Callaham to pen the script for an as-yet-unrevealed Marvel project. According to That Hashtag Show, Callaham is working on the script for a feature film, as opposed to one of the recently announced Marvel Studios TV shows that are being […]
Dev Patel to make directorial debut with revenge thriller Monkey Man
Oscar-nominated British actor Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) is set to make his directorial debut on the action revenge thriller Monkey Man, THR has revealed. Co-written by Patel, Paul Angunawela (Keith Lemon: The Film) and John Collee (Hotel Mumbai), the Munai-set film is said to be “steeped in mythology” and will see Patel portraying the […]
The BBC’s Watership Down adds Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, Gemma Chan and Peter Capaldi
The BBC and Netflix’s upcoming animated Watership Down adaptation has extended its already hugely impressive cast, with Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, Gemma Chan and Peter Capaldi all signing on to the two-part Christmas special, while Sam Smith is set to perform the original theme song ‘Fire to Fire’. The new additions join a previously announced […]
McG producing “John Hughes classic” teen comedy Tall Girl for Netflix
Deadline is reporting that filmmaker McG is teaming with Netflix to produce Tall Girl, a teen comedy described as “a John Hughes classic” (modest!), which is set to be directed by Nzingha Stewart (Grey’s Anatomy) from a script by Sam Wolfson (Andi Mack). The film will follow a 16-year-old girl called Jodi “who, at more […]
Boom! unveils 16-page preview of Clueless: One Last Summer
Cher, Dionne and Tai return this November with the release of the original graphic novel Clueless: One Last Summer, and we’ve got a preview for you here courtesy of Boom! Studios… In CLUELESS: ONE LAST SUMMER, Cher, Dionne, and Tai journey out for their final summer vacation before they head off to college and the […]
Voltage Pictures sets Sharks vs Killer Whale thriller Alphas
Voltage Pictures has tapped Aliens of the Deep director Steven Quale to direct Alphas, an aquatic thriller scripted by Frank Hannah (The Cooler), reports Variety. The film will see a small coastal town terrorised by a school of great white sharks, and the residents’ only hope is a damaged killer whale which has been kept […]
Deadpool’s Brianna Hildebrand joins sci-fi adventure Persephone
Evolutionary Film has announced that Deadpool star Brianna Hildebrand has been cast in writer-director Jeffrey Morris’ sci-fi adventure Persephone, where she will star alongside Mary-Louise Parker (Red), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), Lance Reddick (Bosch) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange). Here’s the official synopsis for the film: Persephone is the story of three astronauts […]
The titles for James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels may have leaked
Despite being in production for over a year, we’ve seen and heard very little about James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels, with not so much as a single spy photo emerging from the New Zealand set of the sci-fi blockbusters. Avatar 2 (which is being shot back-to-back with Avatar 3) isn’t slated to arrive until December […]