Just a week away from starting principal photography, Robert Eggers’ new Viking epic The Northman halted most of its production, with The Witch and The Lighthouse director explaining to Film Independent Coffee Talk that his cast and crew were assembling in Belfast and just about ready to go when the shutdown began. “There’s a very […]
Reed Morano in talks to direct Jennifer Lopez in The Godmother
The Handmaid’s Tale helmer Reed Morano is in talks to direct Jennifer Lopez as the infamous drug lord Griselda Blanco in STX Films’ The Godmother. The film will tell the true story of Blanco, a fearsome female cartel boss known as ‘La Madrina’, who climbed to the top of the Colombian drug trade before serving […]
Dear Daisy Ridley: Here’s where the Star Wars love went
Anghus Houvouras on where the Star Wars love has gone… If you had told me back in 1999 in the months that followed the release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace that one day Star Wars would be in a more perilous place (creatively speaking), I would have chucked. Worse than the […]
Imaginary friend horror Z gets a poster and trailer
Shudder has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming horror Z, ahead of its arrival on the streaming service next month. Directed by Brandon Christensen, the film stars Keegan Connor Tracy and Sean Rogerson as a couple who find their family terrorised by their son’s (Jett Klyne) imaginary friend; take a look here… A […]
Hot Toys unveils Captain Marvel Avengers Endgame Movie Masterpiece collectible figure
Sideshow and Hot Toys have revealed the 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Captain Marvel figure which is based on the appearance of Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in the final battle scene of last year’s superhero epic Avengers: Endgame. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $260; check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]
Alternate titles for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story have been revealed
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story had a few options when it came to titles and now those alternative options have been revealed. Naming a film sounds easy but it’s an important task and can negatively impact a film’s marketing and box office performance as a result. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story landed on […]
Exclusive Interview – Nick Wolfhard, voice actor on The Last Kids on Earth
Erika Hardison interviews Nick Wolfhard, voice actor on The Last Kids on Earth… Netflix has the knack for bringing life into their animated shows and The Last Kids on Earth is no exception. The Netflix series which is based on the graphic novel by Max Brailler is a funny, post-apocalyptic, horror story about a group […]
Movie Review – Moffie (2019)
Moffie, 2019. Directed by Oliver Hermanus. Starring Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Hilton Pelser, Stefan Vermaak and Wynand Ferreira. SYNOPSIS: During South Africa’s apartheid era, a conscripted teenager must conceal his same-sex desires. In a recent interview with the Guardian, Capetonian filmmaker Oliver Hermanus, when discussing his fourth feature, remarked that he […]
Darren Aronofsky wanted Joaquin Phoenix to play Batman in his Year One adaptation
Many remember the long gap between Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, but few recall that Darren Aronofsky was once attached to helm a Batman film. Yes, the Black Swan and mother! director planned an adaptation of Frank Miller’s iconic Batman: Year One. When speaking with Empire Magazine, Aronofsky opened up […]
Johnny Flynn is David Bowie in first clip from Stardust
Coinciding with what would have been its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this week if not for the current health crisis gripping the globe, Film Constellation has unveiled the first clip from Stardust featuring Johnny Flynn (Emma.) as music icon David Bowie and Marc Maron (GLOW) as his publicist Ron Oberman. Stardust takes place […]
