It may still have some six months to go until its release, but director Michael Dougherty (Krampus) has taken to Twitter to announce that next year’s MonsterVerse sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters is fully completed and in the can. It is done. With love and gratitude to the thousands of talented people all around […]
Chris Pine learned of Steve Trevor’s Wonder Woman 1984 return during production on the first movie
A few heads were scratched when was first rumoured that Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor would be returning for the sequel to Warner Bros. smash hit DC blockbuster Wonder Woman, and this turned to outright confusion when we got our first look at Steve in Wonder Woman 1984, looking pretty much identical to how he did […]
Chris Pratt in talks to play Simon Templar in The Saint
According to Deadline, Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World star Chris Pratt is in early talks to star as Simon Templar in a big screen reboot of The Saint for Paramount Pictures. Created by Leslie Charteris and originating as a series of books starting in the late 1920s, The Saint revolves around Simon Templar, […]
Chris Hemsworth shares behind-the-scenes photos from kidnap thriller Dhaka
With cameras now rolling on Dhaka, actor Chris Hemsworth has taken to social media to share some behind-the-scenes images from the set of the kidnap thriller, which marks the directorial debut of Sam Hargrave, second unit director and stunt coordinator on Avengers: Infinity War. Week one down here in India. By far some of the most […]
Common and Jonny Lee Miller to star in Ursula K. Le Guin adaptation Nine Lives
Deadline is reporting that Common (The Hate U Give) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary) have signed on to star in an adaptation of late sci-fi and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin’s Nine Lives. The film, first announced back in August, will take on a moon base for off-world drilling and “follows two jaded workers […]
High Noon remake in development
Filmmaker David L. Hunt (Greater) and producer Thomas Olaimey of Classical Entertainment are in development on a remake of the classic 1952 western High Noon, having closed a deal with Karen Kramer, the widow of original producer Stanley Kramer. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, High Noon saw Gary Cooper in an Oscar-winning turn as Marshal Will […]
Nominations for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards announced
With awards season heating up, the nominations for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, with director Jeremiah Zager’s We the Animals leading the field with five nominations in total. The coming of age tale was however overlooked in the Best Feature category, with the top honour set to be contested by Eighth Grade, […]
Lost Walt Disney film discovered in Japan
The BBC is reporting that the 1928 animated Walt Disney short Neck ‘n’ Neck – featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the precursor to Mickey Mouse – has been discovered in Japan. The short had been held by anime historian Yasushi Watanabe for the past 70 years, with Watanabe unaware of its significance until he read […]
Ben Wheatley, Armie Hammer and Lily James heading to Manderley for Rebecca
Netflix and Working Title Films are teaming acclaimed British filmmaker Ben Wheatley with his Free Fire star Armie Hammer and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again actress Lily James for an adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca, with Jane Goldman (The Woman in Black) penning the script. The film will see James taking […]
Legendary adapting Black Hammer superhero comic for film and TV
Legendary Entertainment has picked up the film and TV rights to Jeff Lemire’s Eisner-winning superhero comic book series Black Hammer, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The comic, published by Dark Horse, is described as “a multi-generational narratives spanning multiple genres and eras” and investigates the fate of superheroes and villains in the fictional world of […]
