After cutting his teeth on the Will Ferrell comedies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky and Bobby, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, writer-director Adam McKay scored huge critical acclaim as he shifted into more dramatic territory with 2015’s The Big Short.Having won an […]
The Lion King trailer is Disney’s most-watched ever
This past Thursday, Walt Disney Pictures gave fans a first glimpse at The Lion King, director Jon Favreau’s (The Jungle Book) upcoming remake of the 1994 animated film, with the teaser trailer setting a new Disney record for the most views in its first 24 hours.With 224.6 million views, the teaser became Disney’s most-watched trailer […]
Richard Madden confirms talks for second series of Bodyguard
Given that it proved to be its most successful drama in a decade, it will come as little surprise that the BBC is keen for more of Bodyguard, and now star Richard Madden has revealed that he’s talking to creator Jed Mercurio about a second series of the show.“I’m having a conversation with him in […]
Creed II director discusses the film’s surprise cameo
Warning. Minor spoilers for Creed II follow…In Creed II, the follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed Rocky spinoff, Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed finds himself pitted against Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), the son of Rocky IV villain and Apollo Creed killer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren).The film sees Lundgren reprising his Rocky IV role of Drago, but as […]
Venom tops $800 million at the global box office to become second-highest grossing superhero origin movie
Sony Pictures’ Venom has certainly proven to be one of the surprise hits of the year, and it has continued its box office march this weekend, taking its global haul to $822 million to become the second-highest grossing superhero origin movie of all-time behind Black Panther ($1.346 billion).The Tom Hardy-headlined movie has overtaken the worldwide […]
Resident Evil movie reboot will put horror at the forefront
Last year it was revealed that Constantin Film Sony’s Screen Gems are planning a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise, with Saw and The Conjuring director James Wan set to produce a series of up to six films based upon the classic Capcom video game series.During an interview with Discussing Film, screenwriter Greg Russo […]
John Wick 3: Parabellum has wrapped filming, Halle Berry reveals
Halle Berry has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on the hotly-anticipated action sequel John Wick 3: Parabellum ahead of the film’s release in May 2019.https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTXiKFDInR/ The third instalment in the hit action series sees Keanu Reeves reprising his role as the legendary hitman John Wick, while Berry portrays a deadly assassin called […]
Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II hit at the box office, but Robin Hood tanks
Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet has come out victorious at the North American box office over the Thanksgiving weekend, with the Wreck-It Ralph follow-up scoring a points victory over boxing sequel Creed II.With $84.6 million over the five-day weekend, Ralph Breaks the Internet scored the second-best Thanksgiving debut of all time behind fellow Disney release […]
WB Games to release Batman: Arkham Collection
According to a report at True Achievements, a leaked store listing has revealed that WB Games is set to unleash Batman: Arkham Collection this week, bringing together Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Knight and all of the associated DLC content.The store listing reads:“Batman: Arkham Collection brings you the definitive versions of Rocksteady’s Arkham Trilogygames, […]
Alexandra Shipp, Nicholas Hamilton and DeRon Horton join Endless
Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse), Nicholas Hamilton (It) and DeRon Horton (Dear White People) have been cast in Endless, a romantic drama from director Scott Speer (Midnight Sun) and screenwriter Rohit Kumar (13 Reasons Why).Said to be similar in tone to the 1998 Robin Williams film What Dreams May Come, the film “follows madly-in-love 19-year-olds Chris […]
