THR is reporting that Blake Lively is set to star in the post-apocalyptic thriller Dark Days at the Magna Carta, which has landed at streaming service Netflix in what the trade describes as a competitive situation. Envisioned as the first of a trilogy and scripting by up-and-coming screenwriter Michael Paisley (Dollhouse), Dark Days at the […]
Doctor Sleep duo reuniting for Stephen King adaptation Revival
Having collaborated on Netflix’s Gerald’s Game and last year’s Doctor Sleep, writer-director Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy are turning their attention to another Stephen King adaptation, with the duo teaming with Warner Bros. once again for an adaptation of King’s novel Revival. Flanagan is set to write the script for Revival, and also has […]
Darth Maul actor Sam Witwer doesn’t think Rian Johnson “did his Star Wars homework” for The Last Jedi
Actor Sam Witwer is no stranger to Star Wars, having voiced the character of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and Solo: A Star Wars Story, as well as portraying the character of Starkiller in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video games. He’s also a huge fan of the […]
Avatar sequels to resume production in New Zealand, sequel budgets estimated at $1 billion
New Zealand appears to be at the forefront of getting the world of filmmaking moving again as the Film Commission confirms to Deadline that some film and TV shoots “are already safely underway.” One of those movie productions looking to resume in the coming month is Disney and 20th Century Studios’ massive Avatar sequels. While […]
Kingdom of Heaven at 15: Mediocre historical epic or compelling 21st Century comment?
With Kingdom of Heaven turning 15 this week, George Nash looks at how Ridley Scott’s underrated epic remains an important examination of 21st Century religious and international relations… Like the plight of Jerusalem’s dwindling forces as they struggle to hold off a 200,000-strong Muslim army during the film’s final third, Kingdom of Heaven was fighting […]
Sci-fi thriller Interpreters gets a trailer, poster and images
With just a week to go until its VOD release, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for writer-director Michael A. Ryan’s sci-fi thriller Interpreters which stars Ace Marrero, Terry Maratos, Rachel Kylian, Manny Hernandez, Christopher Kriesa, and Ashley Bracken; take a look here… Mark Frost, a former black operator, and homicide detective, recently […]
Composer Tyler Bates reuniting with James Gunn on The Suicide Squad
Having worked with the director on all of his projects since 2006’s Slither, composer Tyler Bates is set to reunite with filmmaker James Gunn on the upcoming DC Extended Universe supervillain ensemble The Suicide Squad, Film Music Reporter has revealed. Along with Super and the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Bates’ credits include the likes […]
Extreme Cinema – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón. Starring Ian Sera, Christopher George, Frank Braña, and Lynda Day George. SYNOPSIS: Young girls find themselves brutally hacked to pieces when a chainsaw killer strikes an American university campus. The tagline for Pieces – ‘You don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre!’ – should suitably […]
Elisabeth Moss stars in trailer for biographical thriller Shirley
Neon has released the first trailer, poster and images for the upcoming biographical thriller Shirley. Directed by Josephine Decker, the film is based on Susan Scarf Merrell’s 2014 book of the same name and stars Elisabeth Moss is the title role as the celebrated horror author Shirley Jackson alongside a cast that includes Odessa Young, […]
Under the Skin TV series moving forward as rights issue settled
Back in February it was revealed that financier Silver Reel and studio A24 were locked in a bidding war for the rights to the Scarlett Johansson-headlined 2013 sci-fi horror Under the Skin, and now comes word that Silver Reel has come out victorious, and is now free to push on with its plans for a […]
