According to Variety, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) has recruited McMafia star James Norton and The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby for the politically-charged drama Gareth Jones. Based on real events, the film takes place in the early 1930s and will see Norton as a Welsh journalist who visits Moscow hoping to interview Joseph Stalin. There […]
Promo images for Series 18 of LEGO’s Collectible Minifigures
Thanks to NinjaBrick, we’ve got a batch of promotional images for LEGO’s Collectible Minifigures Series 18, which appears to have a fancy dress-type theme. Check them out here, and let us know which of the minifigs you’re most looking forward to picking up… SEE ALSO: Rumoured list of LEGO Harry Potter Collectible Minifigures SEE ALSO: […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
Amblin developing feature adaptation of short horror film Larry
Amblin Partners has picked up the feature film rights to Larry, a short horror film from Jacob Chase, who will write and direct the feature version. The short tells the story of Larry, a monster who manifests through high-tech devices such as smart phones and tablets. The feature adaptation will retain this angle, adding to […]
Boom! announces Wet Hot American Summer original graphic novel
Boom! Studios has announced that writer Christopher Hastings (Gwenpool) and artist Noah Hayes (Goldie Vance) are set to deliver the first-ever graphic fiction tie-in to Wet Hot American Summer, with an original graphic novel featuring your favorite characters from Camp Firewood in an all-new story. “This is such a wonderful and unexpected crossing of my […]
Jonathan Rhys Meyers to star in mystery thriller Wake Up
THR is reporting that Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Dracula) is set for the lead in Wake Up, a mystery-thriller which will mark the directorial debut of Fedor Lyass, cinematographer on 2015’s Hardcore Henry. According to the site, the film will see Meyers as “a John Doe who wakes in a hospital bed with no […]
Haley Bennett to join Jesse Eisenberg in WWII drama Resistance
The Girl on the Train and The Magnificent Seven star Haley Bennett is in talks to join writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz’s World War II drama Resistance, where she’ll appear alongside Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and German actor Matthias Schweighoefer (Kursk). The film sees Eisenberg as Marcel Marcaeu, a mime artist who was […]
The Villainess director teams with Gerard Butler for Afterburn
Jung Byung-gil, director of the acclaimed South Korean action thriller The Villainess, has signed on to helm Afterburn, an adaptation of the Red 5 Comics miniseries, which has long been a passion project of star Gerard Butler. Penned by Matt Johnson (In the Blue), Afterburn is a futuristic action adventure which takes place five years […]
Tech Review – BenQ W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector
Gary Collinson reviews BenQ’s W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector… With your typical 4K projector costing anywhere from £5,000 to £25,000 (or more), BenQ is set to bring the world of Ultra High Definition to home cinema enthusiasts everywhere with the release of the BenQ W1700 4K HDR CineHome Projector, an affordable piece of kit which […]
Power Rangers gets new logo and announces toy partnership with Hasbro
With the Power Rangers franchise celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Saban Brands has unveiled a brand new logo for the series, as well as announcing that it is ending its long association with Bandai as Hasbro, Inc. is named the global master toy licensee for the brand, effective from April 1st 2019. Here’s the […]
