According to Variety, Anne Hathaway is in talks to star in The Last Thing He Wanted, the next project for Mudbound director Dee Rees. Based on Joan Didion’s political thriller novel, The Last Thing He Wanted is described as “a thrilling story of one woman, alone and unrelenting in a race against time” and sees […]
Dr. Seuss biopic in development under Wonder director
Following on from the news that Warner Bros. Pictures is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of feature films based upon the weird and wacky works of the author, Deadline is reporting that a biopic of Dr. Seuss – real name Theodor Geisel – is in development. Written by Jonathan Stewart […]
Full list of winners from BAFTA’s 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards
The stars of the big screen descended on London’s Royal Albert Hall tonight for the biggest event in the British film calendar, BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards. The big winner on the night was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, with five awards in Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Martin McDonagh winning Original Screenplay, Sam […]
The CW’s Roswell reboot casts Jeanine Mason as its lead
Last month it was announced that The CW has given the green light to a pilot for a reboot of Roswell, and now Deadline brings word that Jeanine Mason (Grey’s Anatomy) has been cast as the show’s lead. Mason will place Liz Ortecho, a jaded biomedical researcher and the daughter of undocumented immigrants. Reluctantly returning […]
Sylvia Hoeks to play Emmanuelle’s Sylvia Kristel in biopic
Blade Runner 2049 actress Sylvia Hoeks is set to portray Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch model and actress best known for her role in the softcore porn series Emmanuelle, in a biopic which is set to be directed by Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead, Drop). Variety reports that the untitled drama will focus on Kristel’s career in […]
J.J. Abrams calls out sexist Star Wars: The Last Jedi critics
Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]
Black Panther shatters records as it opens to $387 million worldwide
Marvel kicked off the 2018 superhero season this weekend with the release of Black Panther, and the film has shattered records on its way to a whopping $192 million three-day domestic weekend, and $387 million worldwide. In the US, Black Panther has shattered the previous three-day record February record of $132.4 million set by Deadpool […]
Kevin Feige on Captain Marvel set photos and Carol Danvers’ green costume
Marvel Studios kicked off production on Captain Marvel last month, and sure enough within a few hours we had our first spy photos from the set of the superhero blockbuster, giving us a glimpse of Brie Larson in costume as Carol Danvers. Reaction to the costume was mixed at best; aside from the fact it […]
Paramount and Hasbro to reboot Transformers after Bumblebee movie, Transformers 6 pulled from slate
Back in 2015, Paramount and Hasbro recruited a star studded writers room to plot out the future of the Transformers movie franchise, resulting in last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight – Michael Bay’s fifth instalment – as well as the upcoming spinoff Bumblebee: The Movie, directed by Travis Knight, and up to 14 other potential […]
Hasbro reveals new Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Black Series action figures
A few days ago we got a look at a selection of Hasbro’s upcoming action figures for Solo: A Star Wars Story [see here], and now Hasbro has revealed some of its upcoming Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Star Wars: The Black Series offerings for 2018, which includes characters from Solo, The Force Awakens, […]
