Dead Snow and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters helmer Tommy Wirkola has tapped Mel Gibson and Colin Farrell to star in his new film War Pigs, an action thriller set up at Millennium Films. Based on a script by Nick Ball and John Niven which was previously titled The Takedown, the film will follow a […]
Jordan Peele rounds out the cast of his new film Us
With filming already underway, Jordan Peele has filled out the cast of his Get Out follow-up Us with the addition of young actors Shahadi Wright Joseph (The Lion King), Evan Alex (Kidding), Cali Sheldon (Friends), Noelle Sheldon (Friends) and newcomer Madison Curry. The new cast members join the previously announced Black Panther co-stars Lupita Nyong’o […]
Andy Serkis to direct George Orwell’s Animal Farm for Netflix
Just days after acquiring the distribution rights to his Jungle Book adaptation Mowgli, Netflix has announced that it will be teaming up with Andy Serkis once again, this time to bring George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm to life. Deadline reports that Serkis will direct the film, as well as producing with his Dawn of the […]
Indecent Proposal is getting a remake at Paramount
Deadline is reporting that Adrian Lyne’s 1993 drama Indecent Proposal is set for the remake treatment, with Paramount Players tapping Erin Cressida Wilson (The Girl on the Train) to write a screenplay for a new version of the film. The original movie starred Robert Redford as a billionaire who offers a million dollars to a […]
Ben Hardy and Lior Raz join Michael Bay’s Six Underground
Michael Bay continues to add to the cast of his new movie, with Empire reporting that Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Lior Raz (Fauda) have become the latest addition to the cast of the action thriller Six Underground. Produced by Netflix and Skydance, Six Underground has been written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool […]
Dave Franco, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo join Ryan Reynolds in Michael Bay’s Six Underground
Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist), Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim Uprising), Corey Hawkins (The Walking Dead) and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Sicario: Day of the Soldado) have joined Ryan Reynolds in Six Underground, the upcoming action film from director Michael Bay and Netflix. Six Underground has been scripted by Deadpool and Deadpool 2 screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett […]
Disney-Pixar’s Incredibles 2 crosses the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office
Disney-Pixar’s superhero family sequel Incredibles 2 has lived up to its name at the global box office, with the Brad Bird-directed film crossing the $1 billion mark worldwide this week. Incredibles 2 is the fourth movie to reach the billion dollar mark this year after fellow Disney releases Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War and […]
Preview of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodycount
After being out of print for years, a grindhouse-style classic returns this week with a reissue of Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodycount; check out a preview here courtesy of IDW Publishing… Inspired by the magazine Heavy Metal and the films of John Woo, creators Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley present […]
Nicolas Cage on finally playing Superman in Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
Some twenty years after he was first attached to the role in Tim Burton’s ultimately-abandoned Superman Lives, Nicolas Cage finally got to portray the Man of Steel this month, albeit in voice form, with Cage portraying the Last Son of Krypton in Warner Bros.’ animated feature Teen Titans Go! to the Movies. Speaking to USA […]
Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies set for theatrical release in August as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 will continue this August with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Isao Takahata’s anime masterpiece Grave of the Fireflies, which is set to screen nationwide in the U.S. as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain […]
