Keira Knightley (Colette), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) and Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose) have been cast in Misbehaviour, a dramedy telling the true story of the first black woman to win the Miss World competition. Philippa Lowthorpe (Three Girls) is set to direct the film, which will take place against the backdrop of the 1970 Miss World […]
Idris Elba and Judi Dench join musical adaptation Cats
With director Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) gearing up to go into production on Universal Pictures and Working Title’s adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, we have word of two new additions to the cast of the film in Idris Elba and Judi Dench, who are set to join the previously announced Ian McKellen, […]
The Heretics gets a new trailer and poster
Uncork’d Entertainment has unveiled a new U.S. poster and trailer for Black Fawn Films’ latest horror The Heretics ahead of its VOD release next month. Check them out here, along with the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Heretics here A young woman (Nina Kiri of The Handmaid’s Tale‘ is abducted by […]
Geena Davis and Joan Chen join Jessica Chastain in Eve
Variety is reporting that Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) and Joan Chen (Marco Polo) have signed on to star alongside Jessica Chastain in the upcoming action thriller Eve. Chastain stars as the titular Eve, an assassin working for a black ops organisation. Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) plays her boss, with […]
Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gets a featurette and two clips
With less than a week to go until the UK release of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a new featurette has arrived online for the upcoming fantasy adventure, entitled ‘Journey to the Four Realms’ which includes interviews with stars Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Jayden Fowora-Knight, and Misty Copeland; watch it below along with two […]
New trailer and poster for Ben Is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
Coinciding with is US premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, a new trailer has been released for writer-director Peter Hedges’ upcoming drama Ben is Back which stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xMczla9_XQ UPDATE: And here’s the first poster… 19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns […]
Liam Hemsworth and Vince Vaughn to star in Clark Duke’s Arkansas
Actor Clark Duke (Kick-Ass, Hot Tub Time Machine) has enlisted Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) and Vince Vaughn (Brawl in Cell Block 99) to star in his directorial debut Arkansas. The film will see Hemsworth and Duke as “a pair of low level drug runners in the Dixie Mafia, who live by the orders of […]
Liev Schreiber and Alex Wolff set for Human Capital
Deadline is reporting that Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Alex Wolff (Hereditary) have been cast in a feature film adaptation of Stephen Amidon’s 2005 novel Human Capital, which will be directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer) from a script by Oren Moverman (The Messenger). Human Capital, which was previously adapted into the 2013 Italian-language […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Regina King, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: Childhood sweethearts Tish and Fonny live in Harlem in the 1970s and are planning a life together, despite difficulties […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 20 – Starry Eyes (2014)
Starry Eyes, 2014. Directed by Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer. Starring Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabian Therese, and Shane Coffey. SYNOPSIS: Sarah, an aspiring actress, is desperate to become a star. After securing an audition for a role in a horror film, Sarah is overjoyed to be given the chance to show her […]
