Jodie Foster (Hotel Artemis), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) have joined Benedict Cumberbatch in director Kevin Macdonald’s (Black Sea) new film Prisoner 760. Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir Guantánamo Diary, the film sees Rahim taking on the role of Slahi, a Mauritanian who was detained […]
Danny McBride producing “genre-bending western” The Sun Always Sets in the West
THR is reporting that Danny McBride, David Gordon Green and Jody Hill’s Rough House Pictures teaming with Mainstay Entertainment to produce the indie western drama The Sun Always Sets in the West, which has been scripted by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner (Edge of Fear). Described as “a genre-bending western”, The Sun Always Sets in […]
John McTiernan returning with action sci-fi Tau Ceti 4 starring Uma Thurman and Travis Fimmel
Predator and Die Hard director John McTiernan is set to get back behind the camera for the first time since his career was derailed by legal issues, with the filmmaker enlisting Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Travis Fimmel (Vikings) to lead the cast of his upcoming sci-fi action film Tau Ceti 4, Screen Daily has […]
Alien abduction thriller Dark Encounter gets a trailer and poster
A new U.S. trailer and poster been released for writer-director Carl Strathie’s alien abduction thriller Dark Encounter which stars Laura Fraser, Mel Raido, Vincent Regan, and Alice Lowe; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Dark Encounter here A year after the mysterious disappearance of their 8 year-old daughter, grieving Olivia and […]
Joker continues march towards $1 billion after another strong box office weekend
Five weekends into its run and Joker continues to impress at the box office, with the Joaquin Phoenix-led comic book adaptation adding a further $50 million this frame to push its global total to $934 million. Joker already became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time last month when it surpassed Deadpool, and given its […]
Terminator: Dark Fate tanks at the U.S. box office
Although the upcoming reunion between the Terminator and T2: Judgment Day trio of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and James Cameron had been tracking a possible franchise high with its North American release, Terminator: Dark Fate managed just $29 million domestically in its opening weekend, narrowly beating out the $28.7 million that Terminator Genisys bowed to […]
Julie Andrews “loved” Mary Poppins Returns
Disney brought the iconic Mary Poppins back to the big screen last year with Mary Poppins Returns, as Emily Blunt took on the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Julie Andrews as the magical nanny some 54 years after Andrews’ Oscar-winning turn in the 1964 classic. Unlike her original co-star Dick Van Dyke, Andrews […]
James Cameron discusses his “bloody creative battles” with Tim Miller on Terminator: Dark Fate
Despite making his return to the franchise with Terminator: Dark Fate, James Cameron found himself too busy with Pandora to take on the director’s chair on the latest instalment in the legendary action sci-fi series, handing over the reins to Deadpool helmer Tim Miller while he served as producer and crafted the initial story. Speaking […]
Channing Tatum reuniting with Dear John writer for Soundtrack of Silence
Variety is reporting that Channing Tatum is set to produce and star in Paramount Pictures’ Soundtrack of Silence, which will reunite him with the writing and producing team behind the 2010 romantic drama Dear John. Scripted by Jamie Linden, who worked with Tatum on Dear John and 10 Years, Soundtrack of Silence is based on […]
The Best Horror Moments in Superhero Movies
For all the criticisms of oversaturation, superhero movies have managed to retain their longevity thanks to a clever mix of genre blending. They may have their conventions and tropes and archetypes, but they intermingle so well with many other cinema favorites like comedy, satire, western, thriller, and even space opera. One of the more underrated […]