20th Century Fox is teaming with interactive film company Kino Industries for an adaptation of the classic 1980s book series Choose Your Own Adventure, with the studio licensing Kino’s CtrlMovie technology to allow in-theater audiences to control the action on screen. According to Variety, audiences will be able to use Kino’s app on their smartphone […]
Harvey Weinstein scandal heading to the big screen
After rocking Hollywood and serving as a major catalyst for the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements last year, it has been announced that Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures are teaming up for a feature film about the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and assault scandal. According to THR, the plan is not […]
Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker and John C. Reilly heading to Moonbase 8
Following its first foray into television with Comrade Detective, A24 has now announced the new six-episode comedy series Moonbase 8 from Fred Armisen and Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia), John C. Reilly (Wreck-It Ralph) and Tim Heidecker (Tom Goes to the Mayor). The series will see Armisen, Heidecker and Reilly starring as three subpar astronauts living in […]
Aaron Eckhart and Courtney Eaton to star in real time thriller Live!
THR is reporting that director Steven C. Miller (The Aggression Scale) has enlisted Aaron Eckhart (Olympus Has Fallen) and Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road) to star in the real time thriller Live!. Penned by Jeremy Drysdale, Live! sees Eckhart portraying a disgraced cop “who is racing against time to find the police commissioner’s kidnapped […]
Paramount officially confirms A Quiet Place sequel
This won’t come as much of a surprise given the critical and commercial success of the film, but Paramount Pictures has officially announced that development is underway on a sequel to the box office horror sensation A Quiet Place. “We’re already working with these guys on a sequel,” revealed Paramount Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos […]
James Wan and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discuss Aquaman villains Ocean Master and Black Manta
After showing off some footage from Aquaman at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this past week [read a description here], director James Wan has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about the film, and in particular its two villains Orm/Ocean Master and Black Manta. “The main antagonist in this movie is Orm, played by Patrick Wilson,” said Wan. “And […]
It director recommends you “bring your adult diapers” for It: Chapter Two
As part of Warner Bros.’ presentation at CinemaCon this past week, It director Andy Muschietti sent a videotaped message to those in attendance, promising that the second chapter to the hit Stephen King adaptation will be “darker and even scarier” than last year’s first movie, and that fans may want to “bring your adult diapers”. […]
Naomi Watts and Sophie Lillis to star in Burning Season
Variety is reporting that director Claire McCarthy has enlisted Naomi Watts (Gypsy) and Sophia Lillis (It) to lead the cast of Burning Season, an adaptation of Laura Van Den Berg’s short story What the World Will Look Like When All The Water Leaves Us. Burning Season will see Watts playing June Engle, a primatologist “who […]
Doom reboot will go direct-to-video, director and lead actress revealed
Last week it was revealed on social media that Universal Pictures is planning a second attempt at adapting the iconic video game series Doom, and now thanks to Dread Central we have some new information on the proposed reboot. Firstly, the site reports that the new film is being developed by Universal 1440 Entertainment, Universal’s […]
Henry Cavill “having conversations” about Man of Steel 2 but doesn’t know when he’ll next play Superman
For the past couple of years, there’s been whispers and rumours that Warner Bros. has been quietly developing a sequel to Man of Steel, with the likes of George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) both having been linked to the director’s chair. Nevertheless, there’s been no official word from […]
