After a long delay and major reshoots, Lionsgate has announced Doug Liman’s dystopian sci-fi Chaos Walking finally has a release date of January 22, 2021 after the film was originally supposed to come out in March of last year. Chaos Walking, which is based on Patrick Ness’ sci-fi novel trilogy, sees Tom Holland as Tom Hewitt, a […]
Rian Johnson teases “whole new cast, location and mystery” for Knives Out sequel
With critical acclaim, an Oscar nomination, and a global box office haul fast approaching $300 million, it’s no surprise that there’s been a lot of talk lately concerning a follow-up to Rian Johnson’s star-studded mystery Knives Out. Well, it seems its now official, as Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed during the studio’s shareholder earnings […]
Doctor Strange director endorses Sam Raimi as his successor on Marvel’s Multiverse of Madness
After overseeing the introduction of the Sorcerer Supreme into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2016’s Doctor Strange, director Scott Derrickson was all set to reunite with Benedict Cumberbatch on next year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, only for the filmmaker to exit the project last month due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. […]
What makes a great Oscar acceptance speech?
On the eve of the 92nd Academy Awards begins, a mixture of trepidation and excitement is rife among avid Oscar-watchers over what is quite possibly the ceremony’s most consistent source of entertainment: the acceptance speeches. Here, George Nash muses over what makes a great one… The shocks. The snubs. The nauseating self-importance. With so much […]
The Farewell and Uncut Gems among winners of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards
The winners of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced last night, with Lulu Wang’s The Farewell taking home the prize for Best Feature, and Adam Sandler shaking off his Oscar snub to take the award for Best Actor for Uncut Gems. Along with Best Actor, Uncut Gems was also honoured with Best Director […]
Tom Hardy to play Ernest Shackleton in exploration biopic
According to Variety, Tom Hardy (Dunkirk) is set to produce and star in the biopic Shackleton, based on the exploits of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, from Heyday Films and StudioCanal. The film will be written by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) with Hardy serving as a producer alongside Dean Baker through their Hardy Son […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal joins Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic
Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann has made another addition to his upcoming musical biopic based on Elvis Presley. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) is the latest to join the film and will star as Elvis’ mother, Gladys Presley. Gyllenhaal joins a cast that includes Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time […]
Jesse Eisenberg is Marcel Marceau in trailer for World War II drama Resistance
IFC Films has released a trailer for the upcoming drama Resistance. Written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, the film tells the story of Marcel Marceau (Jesse Eisenberg) before he became a world-famous mime and explores his work with the French Resistance during World War II. Joining Eisenberg in the cast are Ed Harris, Clémence Poésy, […]
Anya Taylor-Joy’s Magik and Charlie Heaton’s Cannonball feature in latest The New Mutants images
We’ve already seen images for Mirage, Wolfsbane and Sunspot, and now the official Twitter account for The New Mutants has unveiled more promo shots, this time offering a new look at Illyana Rasputin/Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Sam Guthrie/Cannonball (Charlie Heaton); check them out below… SEE ALSO: The New Mutants is influenced by A Nightmare on […]
Quibi releases trailer and posters for Most Dangerous Game starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz
Quibi has released a teaser trailer and posters for Most Dangerous Game, one of the upcoming short form mobile-targeted streaming service’s “Movie in Chapters”, which sees Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz leading a cast that includes Sarah Gadon, Zach Cherry, Aaron Poole, Christopher Webster, Billy Burke and Natasha Bordizzo. Check them out here, along with […]
