In a move no one could’ve predicted, Vin Diesel and his Fast Family are heading to the 2021 Cannes Film Festival as F9, the ninth installment in this long-running franchise, is the “planetary blockbuster” previously teased for the festival. Variety broke the story today that the blockbuster film would see its French premiere as part […]
Movie Review – Holler (2021)
Holler, 2021. Written and Directed by Nicole Riegel. Starring Jessica Barden, Pamela Adlon, Becky Ann Baker, Austin Amelio, Gus Halper, and Grace Kaiser. SYNOPSIS: To pay for her education, and the chance of a better life, a young woman joins a dangerous scrap metal crew. Surprisingly, Holler is an adaptation of a short film (both […]
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II teams with Dwayne Johnson for Emergency Contact
Aquaman and Watchmen star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is teaming with Dwayne Johnson for a new action thriller entitled Emergency Contact, which the duo are producing for Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on a pitch from Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani (writers on Johnson’s Black Adam movie), Emergency Contact is described as “a high-concept, high-octane action film […]
John Wick: Chapter 4 adds Shamier Anderson
The cast of Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 continues to fill out, with Deadline revealing that Wynonna Earp actor Shamier Anderson has become the latest addition to the cast of the hotly-anticipated action sequel. Keanu Reeves is reprising his role as the eponymous John Wick, with Donnie Yen (Ip Man) playing a fellow assassin who […]
Kate Beckinsale to star in Catherine Hardwicke’s Prisoner’s Daughter
Deadline is reporting that Kate Beckinsale is set to star in Prisoner’s Daughter, a new family drama film from director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Twilight). Scripted by Mark Bacci, Prisoner’s Daughter revolves around “a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an […]
Creed II’s Florian Munteanu reportedly joins Marvel’s Shang-Chi, Fin Fang Foom rumoured to appear
According to a report from Dark Horizons, Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has added Creed II actor Florian Munteanu to its cast, with the professional boxer set to portray a “secondary villain” in the Phase Four solo movie. Shang-Chi is currently in production at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, and […]
The Conjuring 3 silences A Quiet Place Part II at the box office
In something of a surprise atop the U.S. box-office this weekend, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It put a stop to A Quiet Place Part II’s all-conquering pandemic era record-breaking by knocking it from the number one spot with $24M in ticket sales. The third-installment in Warner Bros. and New Line’s $2 Billion […]
Jeff Nichols’ A Quiet Place spinoff gets 2023 release date
Back in November of last year it was announced that Paramount Pictures is expanding the A Quiet Place franchise with a spinoff movie from Take Shelter and Midnight Special writer-director Jeff Nichols, and now Deadline brings word that the studio has set a March 31st 2023 release date for the project. As reported by the […]
Master and Commander prequel movie in development at 20th Century Studios
20th Century Studios is readying a new Master and Commander movie based upon author Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin historical nautical adventure book series, and has set Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls) to write the script. Director Peter Weir previously brought the books to life with 2003’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which […]
Christina Ricci joins The Matrix 4
As noted by Collider, Warner Bros. has released an updated press kit for Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix 4 which reveals that The Addams Family and Sleepy Hollow star Christina Ricci is set to appear in the sci-fi action sequel in an as-yet-unrevealed role. The Matrix 4 is shrouded in secrecy, without so much as a […]
