Lady Macbeth topped the list of nominations for the 2017 British Independent Film Awards, which announced this morning by Maisie Williams and Hayley Squires.Among its nominations are Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Producer, Debut Director, Best Actress (Florence Pugh), Best Supporting Actress (Naomi Ackie) and Most Promising Newcomer (Naomi […]
Steven Ogg, Katelyn Nacon and Pollyanna McIntosh promoted to series regulars for The Walking Dead season 8
The Walking Dead has bolstered its main cast for the upcoming eighth season, with TV Line reporting that Steven Ogg (Simon), Katelyn Nacon (Enid) and Pollyanna McIntosh (Jadis) have all been promoted to series regulars.The promotions come in the wake of several big departures, with Steven Yuen (Glenn), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham) and Sonequea Martin-Green (Sasha) all […]
Black & White ‘Noir’ version of Logan confirmed, will get one-night only theatrical release
Last month, Logan director James Mangold revealed that he was working on a black and white edition of Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong, a la the Black and Chrome version of Mad Max: Fury Road.Well, it now looks like we have confirmation that this cut will be included on the home-entertainment release of the solo movie, […]
Vince McMahon biopic Pandemonium gets the green light
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 reluctant […]
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 at Dinner […]
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 will […]
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 of […]
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 […]
