Earlier this month it was announced that twenty films were in the running for an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards, and now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has revealed that the shortlist is down to ten contenders: Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron EX Machina Jurassic World Mad […]
And the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has today announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards, with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack with nine nods apiece, followed by The Imitation Game with eight. The two films will contest Best Picture against American Sniper, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, Selma, The […]
Nintendo CEO debunks Legend of Zelda TV series rumour
Back in February it was reported that Netflix is developing a live-action series based upon the classic video game franchise The Legend of Zelda, which was being described as “Game of Thrones for a family audience.” Well, it looks like the story was inaccurate, as Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has debunked the claism in an […]
Director Jon Watts on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man
Back in June, it was announced that Cop Car helmer Jon Watts will direct Tom Holland (The Impossible) in Sony and Marvel Studios’ reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Now during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Watts has spoken for the first time about the project, and what Holland can bring to the role. “He can […]
Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes getting a miniseries courtesy of David E. Kelley
Stephen King’s 2014 novel Mr. Mercedes is heading to the small screen, with Variety reporting that David E. Kelley (L.A. Law, Boston Legal) is writing a limited series based upon the book, with Jack Bender set to direct. “This is an amazing opportunity to adapt a script from material penned by one of the world’s […]
Wes Anderson, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Richard Linklater and Morten Tyldum nominated for the DGA Award
The Director’s Guild of America has announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, with Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) set to contest the award. “In a year full of excellent […]
Kevin Smith goes beardless again for Yoga Hosers prosthetics
Having wrapped principal photography on Yoga Hosers, Kevin Smith is currently shooting some visual effects for the second chapter of his True North Trilogy. With Smith himself portraying one of the film’s monsters, he’s had to shave his trademark beard in order for the necessary prosthetics to be applied, and the filmmaker has taken to […]
Gareth Edwards’ standalone Star Wars movie gets an Oscar nominated screenwriter
It looks like Disney and Lucasfilm have found a replacement screenwriter for Gary Whitta on Gareth Edwards’ upcoming standalone Star Wars movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Chris Weitz has signed on to the mystery project. Weitz’s credits include his Oscar-nominated script for About a Boy, in addition to the likes of Antz, Nutty […]
Henry Cavill says Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is “a visual spectacle” and “cinematic history”
Next year, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment will bring together its most iconic superhero characters together on the big screen for the very first time with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is set to introduce the characters of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Cyborg to the world created by Zack […]
And the winners of the 72nd Golden Globe Awards are…
The stars of the big and small screen gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California last night as the Hollywood Foreign Press Assocation presented the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards. The big success of the night was Boyhood, which won three categories in Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Richard Linklater) and Best […]
