The cult stoner comedy How High is set to receive a straight-to-video sequel courtesy of MTV and Universal 1440 Entertainment, Deadline has revealed. According to the site, the sequel has been penned by Artie Johann and Shawn Ries (Family Guy), and follows two young, business-savvy stoners embark on a pot-filled odyssey through Atlanta to find […]
Rafe Spall and Les Twins join the Men in Black spinoff
Casting continues on the Men in Black spinoff, with THR reporting that Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and street dancing duo Les Twins – a.k.a. Laurent Nicolas Bourgeois and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois – have signed on to appear in the movie. The as-yet-untitled film is being directed by F. Gary Gray (The Fate of […]
Dolemite Is My Name adds Keegan-Michael Key
Actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Key has become the latest addition to the cast of the Rudy Ray Moore biopic Dolemite Is My Name, where he’ll portray Jerry Jones, the screenwriter of Moore’s 1975 blaxploitation classic Dolemite. Eddie Murphy is taking on the role of Rudy Ray Moore, raunchy stand-up comedian Moore, best known for his […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Toby Chu discusses giving musical life to Pixar short Bao
Composer Toby Chu discusses Disney-Pixar’s Bao… Breaking box office records, Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2 premiered to $182.7 million at the domestic box office, soaring past the record for biggest animated film opening in box office history by nearly $50 million, which was previously held by Finding Dory. While that may not be a surprise to forecasters […]
3 Successful Franchise Revivals and 3 Failures
George Chrysostomou with three successful franchise revivals and three failures… Franchise revivals are an ever present part of Hollywood today. Whilst audiences love sequels, prequels, original properties and reboots, there’s nothing quite as nostalgic as a franchise revival – taking a property from years ago, giving it a fresh coat of paint and selling it […]
Michael Douglas would like to “kick some serious ass” as the original Ant-Man in a prequel movie
When it was first announced that Marvel Studios would be going with Scott Lang as its Ant-Man for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was some disappointment amongst fans over the fact that we wouldn’t get to see Dr. Henry ‘Hank’ Pym suiting up as the miniature hero. Michael Douglas was of course subsequently announced as […]
New adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter finds a director
It seems that not a week goes by lately without news of a new Stephen King project, and sure enough Variety is reporting that Fatih Akin (In the Fade) is set to direct a new adaptation of King’s classic novel Firestarter. Published in 1980, Firestarter follows Andy McGee and his young daughter Charlie, a nine-year […]
Greta Gerwig enlists Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Florence Pugh and Timothee Chalamet for Little Women
Variety is reporting that Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig has signed on to direct an adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic Little Women for Columbia Pictures, having already been attached as screenwriter. The film will reunite Gerwig with two stars of her acclaimed feature debut in Saoirse Ronan and Timothee Chalamet, while Meryl Streep […]
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation gets a new poster
Following a batch of character promo images for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation [check them out here], a new poster has arrived online for the upcoming animated comedy sequel ahead of its release next month featuring Drac, Mavis, Johnny and the gang; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Trailer and images for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation […]
Go behind-the-scenes of Mission: Impossible – Fallout with new featurette
With the hotly-anticipated release of Mission: Impossible – Fallout less than a month away, a new featurette has arrived online for the sixth instalment in the Tom Cruise-headlined blockbuster franchise which includes interviews with cast members Cruise, Simon Pegg and Henry Cavill, and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie and takes us behind the scenes of the spy action […]
