When Disney completed their all-consuming acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, they inherited a slate of films that were already in the can and jostling for release. So as well as an enormous amount of archived content that would bolster the launch of Disney+ (The Simpsons), they also had to handle the marketing […]
Fantastic Four director Josh Trank takes Martin Scorsese’s side in Marvel debate and then quits Twitter
Josh Trank, the director of Fantastic Four, has taken Martin Scorsese’s side in the Marvel debate. Martin Scorsese’s Marvel comments continue to cause debate among film fans and now director Josh Trank has entered the conversation. Trank has been in the news recently for a harsh but honest review of his disappointing Fantastic Four movie. It […]
Downton Abbey sequel in early development
With the Downton Abbey film coming to Blu-ray shelves just in time for the holidays, talk of a sequel has begun. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Carnival Films president Gareth Neame revealed early development for a sequel has begun as they are currently crafting a story for the follow up. Downton Abbey originally ran for six […]
Nothing in Star Wars: The Last Jedi got in the way of J.J. Abrams’ plans for The Rise of Skywalker
According to J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi in no way stopped any of his plans for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars: The Last Jedi certainly featured plenty of shocking moments, with director Rian Johnson making a handful of decisions that Episode VII director J.J. Abrams apparently wouldn’t have thought of. […]
Elizabeth Banks teams with Universal for The Invisible Woman
Universal Pictures’ revamped strategy for its library of Universal Monsters characters continues to take shape, with Variety reporting that Elizabeth Banks has signed on to direct and star in The Invisible Woman. The project is said to be based upon an original pitch by Banks, who is coming off the box office disappointment of the […]
Dexter Fletcher to direct Dracula movie Renfield for Universal
With Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set to kick off a new approach to its classic Universal Monsters line with its release in 2020, Variety is reporting that Universal had now added another project to its ‘Monster’ slate in Renfield. Based upon the supporting character from Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel, the film will be told […]
Big screen remake of The Fugitive in the works from Warner Bros.
It seems that the Quibi short-form series starring Kiefer Sutherland and Boyd Holbrook isn’t the only remake of The Fugitive on the horizon, as Deadline has revealed that Warner Bros. has tapped Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli) to direct a new big screen version of the property. According to the site, Warner Bros. intends […]
Movie Review – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Zawe Ashton, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: A young woman returns an elderly widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers her elder might not be all that she seems. There are […]
Lupita Nyong’o was “geeking out” and twerking over the Black Panther trailer
Whenever a new trailer for an anticipated comic book movie hits, it can be very exciting for fans. However, what about the people in the movie? They can be fans too, after all. Take Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), who recently chatted with Access Hollywood about seeing the trailer for the first time: “I am geeking out. […]
Movie Review – Mapplethorpe (2019)
Mapplethorpe, 2019. Directed by Ondi Timoner. Starring Matt Smith, Marianne Rendón, John Benjamin Hickey, Brandon Sklenar, McKinley Belcher III, Mark Moses, and Hari Nef. SYNOPSIS: A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989. Not to drag Bohemian Rhapsody through the mud […]
