Having departed Universal’s planned live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, it looks like Sofia Coppola has found her next project, with The Tracking Board reporting that the director is set to remake the 1971 drama The Beguiled. Directed by Don Siegel from Thomas P. Cullian’s Southern Gothic novel and starring Clint Eastwood, The Beguiled is […]
Hot Rumour: Paul Feig in talks to direct Captain Marvel
UPDATE: We’ve been having a little fun this morning. Like the very best “hot rumour” sites, we made this up. Apologies. It looks like Paul Feig will soon be swapping the Ghostbusters franchise for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the director in line to helm 2019’s Captain Marvel movie. According to the ever-reliable Latino-Rumour, the Bridesmaids and Spy […]
R.I.P. George Kennedy (1925 – 2016)
Oscar-winning actor George Kennedy has passed away at his home in Boise, Idaho on Sunday, aged 91. Born into a show business family in 1925, Kennedy began his career in 1960 with an uncredited role in Spartacus, and made a host of movie and TV appearances in the early 60s before winning a Best Supporting […]
Nine films remain in contention for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gears up to announce the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards next month, it has been announced that nine films remain in contention for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier […]
Julia Roberts to produce and star in TV adaptation of Today Will Be Different
Annapurna Pictures has tapped Julia Roberts to produce and star in a limited series TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s bestselling novel Today Will Be Different, with Semple also on board to pen the script. The New York Times bestseller follows “Eleanor Flood, admittedly a bit of a mess, as she decides that today is the […]
Mina Sundwall cast as Penny Robinson in Netflix’s Lost in Space
Deadline is reporting that Mina Sundwall (Maggie’s Plan, Freeheld) has signed on to portray Penny Robinson in Netflix’s upcoming remake of the cult sci-fi series Lost in Space. The role was originally portrayed by Angela Cartwright in the original show. Sundwall joins a cast that includes Toby Stephens (Black Sails) as John Robinson, Molly Parker […]
Bill Paxton joins Training Day TV series
CBS has found one of its leads for the upcoming Training Day TV series, with Bill Paxton (Aliens, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) signing on to the small screen follow-up to Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 crime drama. Paxton will star as “Frank Rourke, a veteran LAPD cop who heads up the Special Investigation Section (SIS), a unit that goes […]
The Witch helmer Robert Eggers to write and direct Rasputin miniseries
Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed horror film The Witch, is set to bring the story of Rasputin to the small screen, signing on to write and direct a miniseries based upon the life of the Russian mystic. Deadline is reporting that the series will consist of six to eight episodes and “will cover […]
Sam Raimi to wage World War 3
Sam Raimi has signed on to direct World War 3, an adaptation of George Friedman’s 2009 non-fiction novel The Next 100 Years, which is being produced by Bill Block Media and Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s the official synopsis for the book, via Coming Soon… In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR — […]
Gareth Edwards reveals that Lucasfilm has a 4K restoration of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
During an interview with Little White Lies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards has revealed that Lucasfilm has a completed a shiny new 4K restoration of George Lucas’ first foray to the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Epsiode IV – A New Hope. “On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San […]
