BT and AMC have announced the upcoming premiere of the new TV drama Snatch starring Rupert Grint (Harry Potter), which will get underway on AMC in the UK on October 31st, with the full box set available on demand to BT TV customers after the premiere. Snatch was inspired by a real life heist in […]
Denis Villeneuve on Jared Leto’s method approach to Blade Runner 2049
After his much publicised “method” stunts on the set of Suicide Squad – which reportedly saw him sending his co-stars gifts such as dead rats, used condoms and anal beads – director Denis Villeneuve has been talking to the Wall Street Journal about the Oscar winner’s approach to his role in Blade Runner 2049. Leto […]
Tyler Posey, Andy Garcia and Frank Grillo set for action thriller Decoy
Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey is set to appear alongside Andy Garcia (Passengers) and Frank Grillo (Wolf Warrior 2) in Decoy, a new action thriller from director Allan Ungar (Gridlocked) and based on David Benullo’s 2014 Hit List script. THR reports that the film follows “a young identity thief (Posey) who finds himself being hunted […]
Juliette Binoche and Andre Benjamin join Robert Pattinson and Mia Goth in High Life
Variety is reporting that Juliette Binoche (The English Patient) and Andre Benjamin (Jimi: All Is By My Side) have joined Robert Pattinson (Good Time) and Mia Goth (A Cure For Wellness) in High Life, the English-language debut of director Claire Denis (White Material, 35 Shots of Rum). The film follows a group of convicts who […]
The Big Sick helmer to direct The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob
Variety is reporting that The Big Sick helmer Michael Showalter has found his next project, signing on to direct the contemporary Western thriller The Last Ride of Cowboy Boy, which is being produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker for Fox Searchlight. The film is based on a Texas Monthly article from 2005 by Skip […]
It will receive a Director’s Cut on Blu-ray
New Line Cinema has scored a huge hit with its Stephen King adaptation It, which is already the highest-grossing movie based on one of King’s works, and is on its way to becoming the biggest September release of all time. While we await official word on the green light for the second instalment, director Andy […]
It passes $500 million at the global box office to become the biggest horror of all time
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Stephen King adaptation It has continued its stellar box office run, passing the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office. In doing so, It has also become the highest-grossing horror movie of all time, toppling the 44-year record set by The Exorcist which grossed $441 million (although […]
It floats at the box office with $179 million worldwide opening
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s hotly-anticipated Stephen King adaptation It has scared up an impressive $179 million as it terrorised audiences around the globe in its opening weekend. Domestically, the Andy Muschietti-helmed film pulled in a whopping $117 million in North America – a record for the largest September opening (previously held by Hotel […]
Antonio Banderas to play Pablo Picasso in Genius season 2
National Geographic has announced that Antonio Banderas has signed on to the second season of its anthology drama series Genius, where he will portray the legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The first season of Genius saw Geoffrey Rush taking on the role of scientist Albert Einstein. It received ten Emmy Award nominations, and has been […]
Morgan Freeman to star in cat-and-mouse thriller The Manuscript
According to Screen Daily, Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of The Manuscript, a high-concept cat-and-mouse thriller from director John Moore (A Good Day to Die Hard, Behind Enemy Lines). Based on a script by Louis Rosenberg and Joe Rosenbaum, The Manuscript follows “an imprisoned genius (Freeman) who uses clues in the manuscript of his […]
