For a time last year it seemed like the long-gestating Beetlejuice sequel was finally moving forward, with Tim Burton entering talks to direct the film, and Michael Keaton confirming back in February that he’d had discussions with the director about reprising the role of the bio-exorcist Betelgeuse. Since then, things have fallen quiet, but Keaton […]
Watch a clip from Madagascar spin-off All Hail King Julien
Ahead of its release on Netflix later this month, the first clip has arrived online for DreamWorks Animation’s latest Madagascar spin-off All Hail King Julien, and we have it for you here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E7vEcclnGY0 All Hail King Julien features a voice cast that includes Danny Jacobs (The Penguins of Madagascar) as King Julien, Henry Winkler (Happy […]
Hilary Swank to star in Bond 24?
According to KDramaStars, Hilary Swank is being lined up for a role in Bond 24, which – if true – would see her overtake the record set by a 39-year-old Honor Blackman in Goldfinger to become the oldest actress to portray a Bond girl. However, we should probably take this with a grain of salt, […]
Harald Zwart to direct Keanu Reeves in action film Rally Car
Karate Kid director Harald Zwart has signed on to direct the upcoming action film Rally Car from Chinese production companies Fundamental Films and Company Films. The project has been written by Jeremy Lott (Spy Kids) and will star Keanu Reeves (John Wick) as “a hot shot former champion NASCAR driver who doesn’t want to believe […]
Taika Waititi wants to inject his style of humour into Thor: Ragnarok
Back in October, it was announced that What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi is set bring his talents to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, helming the God of Thunder’s third solo outing, Thor: Ragnarok. Speaking to Collider at Sundance where he’s promoting his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the New Zealand filmmaker […]
Watch a clip from Black Sea featuring Scoot McNairy and Michael Smiley
Ahead of its release next week, Universal Pictures has debuted a new clip from the Jude Law-headlined submarine thriller Black Sea, which sees Scoot McNairy (Argo, Killing Them Softly) gets a wonderfully matter of fact assessment of the dangers of submarine life from Michael Smiley (Luther, Kill List). Check it out below after the official […]
First official synopsis for The Fantastic Four
We’ve seen absolutely nothing in the way of promotional material from 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot The Fantastic Four, but we do now have an official synopsis for the Josh Trank-directed film, which has made its way online via Rotten Tomatoes. Of course, this being The Fantastic Four, it’s giving very, very little away… The […]
The most pirated movies of 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, Excipio has posted the list of the 20 most pirated movies of the year, with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street narrowly edging out Disney’s blockbuster animation Frozen with more than 30 million illegal downloads over the past twelve months. Via Variety, here’s a list of the top […]
The biggest box office earners of 2014 around the world
With Guardians of the Galaxy taking the U.S. box office crown, The LEGO Movie outgrossing its rivals here in the UK, and Transformers: Age of Extinction pulling in the most cash around the world, The Guardian has decided to explore which of this year’s films have proven a hit in various markets around the world, […]
Independence Day 2 finally gets the green light, Will Smith unlikely to return
It’s been in development for what seems like an eternity, but Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has finally given the go ahead to Independence Day 2, although it appears that plans for the back-to-back ID Forever Part I and ID Forever Part II have been scrapped, with just one movie set to go […]
