Traffik, 2018. Directed by Deon Taylor. Starring Paula Patton, Omar Epps, Missi Pyle, William Fichtner, Dawn Olivieri, Luke Goss, and Laz Alonso. SYNOPSIS: A couple on a romantic weekend break are terrorised by a biker gang looking to reclaim something that belongs to them. Deon Taylor’s Traffik is essentially a siege/home invasion movie that wants […]
Tiffany Haddish to star in comedy Limited Partners
Deadline is reporting that Tiffany Haddish has added yet another project to her upcoming slate, with the Girls Trip breakout set to star in Limited Partners, a comedy which has just been snapped up by Paramount Pictures. Described as “Superbad meets Bridesmaids“, the film is “a friendship comedy about two hard charging best girlfriends who […]
Jamie Foxx joining Michael B. Jordan in Just Mercy
According to Variety, Jamie Foxx is in talks to join Michael B. Jordan in the cast of the courtroom drama Just Mercy, which is being directed by Destin Cretton (Short Term 12). Based on the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, the film tells the story of Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), a gifted […]
The Legend of Conan screenwriter explains why his Unforgiven-style take isn’t happening
After his stint as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he planned to revisit a number of his former glories in Terminator, Twins and Conan. In the years following, the action icon has found himself onto his second stab at Terminator with production underway on the as-yet-untitled Terminator 6 (rebooting the series after 2015’s […]
Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper crumbles at the box office as Hotel Transylvania 3 takes off
In a rare box office misfire for Dwayne Johnson, his latest film Skyscraper has underperformed, with the film coming in under projects with $25.4 million in North America, placing it third in the weekend chart behind Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($44.2 million) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($28.8 million). Skyscraper marks Johnson’s lowest domestic […]
VIZ Media acquires JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Season 4 and live action movie
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was renewed for a fourth season, titled Golden Wind after the manga’s eponymous arc of the same name. Today, Golden Wind has officially been acquired for distribution by the American company VIZ Media, which is famous for licensing many anime and manga series for English-speaking audiences, including: Bleach, Naruto, and Pokémon. In addition […]
Unproduced Alien 3 screenplay is being adapted into a comic book series
Dark Horse Comics has announced that it is dusting off legendary sci-fi author William Gibson’s unproduced original script for Alien 3 for a comic book adaptation from writer and artist Johnnie Christmas. “When your first contracted screenplay (or screenplay of any kind, in my case) isn’t produced, but the film is eventually made with a […]
UPDATE: Duncan Jones set to direct 2000 AD comic book adaptation Rogue Trooper
UPDATE: Duncan Jones has now posted a new video to Twitter, where he reveals that his recently-teased comic book movie project is an adaptation of the 2000 AD comic book series Rogue Trooper! As promised… pic.twitter.com/6y3pzn2Cn1 — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) July 15, 2018 Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is a sci-fi […]
James Wan debunks recent Mortal Kombat movie reboot rumours
Earlier this week, That Hashtag Show posted a rumour claiming to have the inside scoop on the long-gestating Mortal Kombat movie reboot, with the site reporting that the film would follow a newly-created antagonist called Cole Turner, and that fan favourite characters such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage would be absent from the character […]
Shane Black discusses The Predator reshoots and upgraded ‘Mega-Predator’
Back in February it was announced that Shane Black’s The Predator would be undergoing reshoots, which resulted in the film being pushed back – again – to its current September date. Reports indicate that the reshoots have scaled back the number of Predators in the film, increased the links to both the original Predator and […]
