John Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible 2) is set to return to the director’s chair for a remake of 1976 action-thriller Japanese classic Manhunt reports Screen Daily. Based on the novel by Juko Nishmura, the story follows a prosecutor who is framed for robbery and rape and sets out on a one-man mission to clear his […]
Bruce Campbell still hoping for an Expendables-style horror ensemble
Way back in 2010, Bruce Campbell brought up the prospect of an Expendables-style horror movie, which would bring together a host of famous names from the genre in the form of a sequel to 2008’s My Name Is Bruce, which was going by the title of Bruce vs. Frankenstein. Since then, we’ve heard very little […]
Snow White prequel The Huntsman finds three new dwarfs
Universal Pictures has continued to push forward with its prequel tale to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman by adding three actors into the mix to form part of the new dwarfs set to feature in The Huntsman. Similarly to the original film, three British actors have been cast in the roles alongside the returning […]
Movie Review – Mommy (2014)
Mommy, 2014. Directed by Xavier Dolan. Starring Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clement and Patrick Huard. SYNOPSIS: A single mother, Diane (Dorval) has to take her ADHD-stricken son, Steve (Pilon), out of an imposed institution and attempt to look after him, whilst trying to get by with work and finances. The pair’s struggles are aided, […]
Cannibal Ferox getting deluxe Blu-ray treatment
Grindhouse Releasing, the U.S. independent home entertainment distributors, has announced the release of a deluxe, uncut Blu-ray for Cannibal Ferox, directed by Umberto Lenzi. Released in 1981, the film was banned in the UK in the early 1980s and added to the infamous Video Nasties list under the Obscene Publications Act, and still remains cut […]
Daniel Bruhl shares his excitement for Captain America: Civil War
With excitement building for the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron next month, Marvel Studios is already gearing up to go into production on its first release of 2016 (and Phase Three) in the eagerly-anticipated Captain America: Civil War. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Rush star Daniel Bruhl has shared his excitement about joining […]
UPDATE: T.J. Miller is playing Weasel in Deadpool movie, Morena Baccarin is Copycat
As 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spin-off Deadpool gears up to go into production, T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) has revealed on Twitter that his “comedic” role in the Ryan Reynolds-headlined movie is that of Jack Hammer, a.k.a. Weasel, who in comic book continuity (and presumably in the film too) is Wade’s tech expert and […]
First poster and trailer for The Transporter Refueled
The first poster and trailer have arrived online for The Transporter Refueled (formerly The Transporter Legacy), the latest instalment of the Transporter franchise, which sees Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones) taking over from Jason Statham as Frank Martin… Frank Martin is the most highly-skilled transporter money can buy. The stakes are greater and technology better, […]
First trailer for Paper Towns starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne
20th Century Fox has today unveiled the first trailer for the new romantic drama Paper Towns, based on the novel by John Green (The Fault in our Stars) and starring Nat Wolff (Palo Alto) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad). Paper Towns is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved […]
Mad Max: Fury Road rated R as new international trailer surfaces and George Miller talks about Mel Gibson
In some somewhat refreshing news from Hollywood, Dark Horizons is reporting that George Miller is being very faithful to his Mad Max franchise, with the upcoming sequel Mad Max: Fury Road set to be rated R, rather than the “fearful” PG-13. Embracing fully what has come before, the MPAA has given Fury Road an R […]