The 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards took place last night, and it was a huge evening for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, with the film winning a total of eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenwriter and Best Original Song, while Oscar rivals Moonlight and Manchester By the Sea also won multiple awards. On […]
English-language remake of Korean zombie thriller Train to Busan in development
French studio Gaumont has signed a deal with South Korean distributor and financier Next Entertainment World to develop an English-language remake of the hit Korean zombie thriller Train to Busan. Gaumont secured the rights ahead of interest from StudioCanal and EuropaCorp, as well as Hollywood studios Fox and Sony. A smash hit in South Korea, […]
Exclusive Interviews: Director Amma Asante and star David Oyelowo discuss A United Kingdom
Ahead of its release this Friday, we’ve spoken to director Amma Asante and star David Oyelowo about their new film A United Kingdom, which tells the true story of the relationship between Seretse Khama (Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). Take a look at the interviews below, along with the official synopsis for the film… […]
The Crow remake moves from Relativity
The saga of The Crow remake continues to roll on, with THR reporting that Davis Films, Highland Film Group and Electric Shadow have now acquired the rights to The Crow Reborn from Relativity Media. The Crow Reborn has spent several years in development at Relativity, with numerous false starts, and was slated to go into […]
Producer David Heyman discusses the Willy Wonka prequel
Last month it was announced that Warner Bros. is developing a new Willy Wonka movie, which will explore the early adventures of Roald Dahl’s iconic character. The project is been spearheaded by David Heyman (Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), and the producer has been chatting to Slash Film about the film, […]
Isabelle Huppert joins Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe in Abel Ferrara’s Siberia
According to The Film Stage, Elle star Isabelle Huppert has signed on to star in Siberia, the latest project from controversial filmmaker Abel Ferrara (The Driller Killer, Bad Lieutenant), and will be joined in the cast by Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe. Last year, Ferrara launched a Kickstarter for Sibera, where the project was described as “a […]
Batman and Paper Girls top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of November 2016
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling comic books and graphic novels for November 2016. DC’s Batman #10 topped the comic book chart, with Image Comics’ Paper Girls Vol. 2 leading the way on the graphic novel front, and Marvel retaining top spot in terms of publisher dollar and unit share for the second month running. […]
Marvel confirms Simone Missick and Deborah Ann Woll for The Defenders
Although Simone Missick already let slip her inclusion last month, Marvel has today confirmed that she will be reprising her role as Misty Knight from Luke Cage for The Defenders, and will be joined in the supporting cast by Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page (who also happens to be returning for next year’s Daredevil spinoff The […]
Meet Admiral Raddus, the ‘Winston Churchill’ of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Entertainment Weekly has put the spotlight on one of the new alien characters set to feature in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Admiral Raddus, a Mon Calamari (that’s the same species as Admiral Ackbar, if the above image wasn’t enough of a clue), a high ranking member of the Rebellion inspired by the […]
Gareth Edwards says Rogue One: A Star Wars Story “doesn’t unfold how you think”
Much like the Prequel Trilogy, we all know how Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set to end, as the Rebellion snatches the plans to the Death Star, paving the way for Luke Skywalker to blow the thing and go home in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. But that doesn’t mean there […]
