The Magnificent Seven has found its another member, with Variety reporting that Ethan Hawke has signed on to reunite with Training Day star Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua for MGM’s remake of the classic Western. Alongside Washington, the film is also set to star Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Haley Bennett (The […]
Jamie Dornan joins Cillian Murphy in World War II thriller Anthropoid
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has signed on to hunt Nazis alongside Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) in the World War II thriller Anthropoid. The project, which is being directed by Sean Ellis (Metro Manila), will tell the story of the operation to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, a.k.a. The […]
Marvel announces new Runaways series for Secret Wars
This June Marvel Comics will launch a brand new Secret Wars series as rising comic stars Noelle Stevenson (Nimona, Lumberjanes) and Sanford Greene (Uncanny Avengers) bring a new twist to a modern Marvel classic with Runaways #1. “Noelle and Sanford have come up with a fun cast of alternate reality versions of some fan-favorite characters […]
Michelle Rodriguez to star in gender-reassignment thriller Tomboy, a Revenger’s Tale
Variety is reporting that Michelle Rodriguez has signed on to appear in Tomboy, a Revenger’s Tale, the upcoming gender-reassignment thriller from writer-director Walter Hill. The film will see the Fast & Furious star as a male assassin who falls into the hands of rogue surgeon (played by Sigourney Weaver), who turns him into a woman. […]
Hugh Jackman “open to the idea” of playing Wolverine in Deadpool
Fox has three X-Men movies set for release next year in Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and Gambit, and so far – surprisingly – Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is yet to be confirmed as featuring in any. It’s expected that he’ll return for Apocalypse, and given Fox’s past form with the franchise, there’s surely a good chance he’ll […]
BBC America renews Orphan Black for a fourth season
Just three episodes into its current season, BBC America has announced that it has renewed the award-winning series Orphan Black for a 10-episode fourth season, which is slated to air in 2016. “We’re thrilled to be moving forward with season four of the Orphan Black saga,” said co-creatores John Fawcett and Graeme Manson. “Huge thanks […]
Robert Rodriguez kicks off production on From Dusk Till Dawn season 2
The El Rey Network and Miramax have announced that production is underway on the second season of Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, which will see the return of cast members Wilmer Valderrama, D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Eiza González, Brandon Soo Hoo, Madison Davenport and Jesse Garcia. “It’s great to be back for […]
Michael Biehn talks Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5
Back at the start of the year, it was announced that Neill Blomkamp (Chappie) would be directing a fifth instalment of the Alien franchise, which would see the return of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley, along with Corporal Hicks, who was played by Michael Biehn in 1986’s Aliens. However, last month it was revealed that Fox has […]
Hate Crime director speaks on BBFC ban
Last week it was announced that the British Board of Film Classification has refused a certificate for Hate Crime, a home invasion horror about a Jewish family tormented by a group of cyrstal meth crazed neo-Nazi lunatics during a birthday celebration. Now director James Cullen Bressack has responded to the ban, and an article from […]
Hate Crime banned in the UK by the BBFC
The British Board of Film Classification has refused classification for the VOD release of Hate Crime, a low-budget thriller about a Jewish family whose home is invaded by a bunch of crystal meth-crazed neo-Nazis during their youngest son’s birthday celebrations. It is only the fourth horror to be banned by the BBFC since 2009, the […]
