The life of WWE Chairman and sports entertainment legend Vince McMahon is heading to the big screen, with THR reporting that Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love) are set to direct the biopic Pandemonium for TriStar Pictures. The script by Craig A. Williams has been generating interest since last year, although studios were […]
2017 Sundance Film Festival: London announces full programme
Sundance Institute and Picturehouse have today announced the programme of feature films, short films and panel discussions for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival: London, which takes place between June 1st and June 4th at Picturehouse Central. The festival will present 14 feature films direct from this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah: Beatriz […]
Fast & Furious 9 pushed back to 2020 as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham spinoff set for 2019
Universal Pictures has shuffled its plans for future instalments in the Fast & Furious franchise, announcing that Fast & Furious 9 will now open a year later than previously announced and has been pushed back from its original April 19th 2019 date to April 10th 2020. Fear not though Fast & Furious fans, as there […]
Uma Thurman and Rob Riggle join The War with Grandpa
Uma Thurman and Rob Riggle have signed on to star alongside Christopher Walken and Robert De Niro in The War with Grandpa, director Tim Hill’s adaptation of Robert Kimmel Smith’s 1984 children’s book. The official book description for The War with Grandpa reads: “Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. […]
Chloe Bennet, Logan Paul and more join MGM’s Valley Girl remake
MGM’s upcoming musical remake of the 1983 romantic comedy Valley Girl has filled out its cast with Deadline revealing that Chloe Bennet (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Logan Paul (The Space Between Us), Jessie Ennis (Better Call Saul) and Ashleigh Murray (Riverdale) have joined the previously announced leads Jessica Rothe (La La Land) and Josh Whitehouse (Alleycats). […]
Chris Sullivan talks Taserface role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
This Is Us star Chris Sullivan joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe this coming week as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout, and the actor has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about his role as Taserface. “Taserface is an intergalactic space pirate, who is in the service of Yondu, and a member […]
R.I.P. Jonathan Demme (1944 – 2017)
Some sad news this afternoon, as it has been announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme has passed away aged 73, after battling cancer and heart disease. The director, screenwriter and producer broke into the industry working for B-movie legend Roger Corman in the early 1970s, writing and produced Angels Hard as They Come and The […]
The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon heading to the big screen
The Daily Mail is reporting that the Olivier Award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon – which tells the story of legendary British rock band The Kinks – is set for a big screen adaptation, with Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) reportedly approached to direct. The film will be scripted by Joe Penhall (Mindhunter) and will explore how […]
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock set for The Week Of at Netflix
Adam Sandler has set his next Netflix feature, with Deadline reporting that he’ll be joined by Chris Rock in The Week Of, which is being directed by Robert Smigel, writer of Hotel Transylvania and regular Happy Madison collaborator. The fourth film in Sandler’s initial Netflix deal after The Ridiculous 6, The Do-Over and Sandy Wexler, […]
Dave Bautista on Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Pratt’s chemistry in Avengers: Infinity War
Next year sees Marvel assembling (almost) all of the heroes of the MCU to do battle against Thanos in the hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War, which means that for the first time we’ll be seeing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes sharing the screen with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Speaking to Yahoo! to promote the release […]
