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 […]
More leaked Avengers 4 promo art showcases the new-look team
A couple of days ago some leaked character artwork from Avengers 4 surfaced online, and now we’ve got another couple of pieces of promo art showcasing the surviving members of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and their new costumes, along with Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel, Rocket Raccoon and Nebula, and the Mad Titan Thanos. Fortunately for Black […]
Exclusive clip from sci-fi thriller Mad Genius starring Spencer Locke and Chris Mason
Ahead of its VOD release this coming week, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the sci-fi thriller Mad Genius starring Spencer Locke (Insidious: The Last Key) and Chris Mason (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists). Check it out here courtesy of Film Mode Entertainment… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Mad Genius here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7lLZSD5Qws&feature=youtu.be Mad genius and […]
George Gallo to direct The Nazi Titanic
Long before James Cameron’s Titanic in 1997, and even before 1958’s A Night to Remember, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels looked to score a cinematic triumph with a feature / propaganda film based on the 1912 maritime disaster. The resulting film, Titanic, is now set to become the subject of its […]
Jim Carrey set to play Dr Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog movie
Here’s some news that will either make you start doing 360° loop-the-loops, or feel like you’ve landed on a frustratingly positioned cluster of spikes. Deadline are reporting that Jim Carrey is in talks to play Sonic the Hedgehog‘s chuckling nemesis, Dr. Robotnik in Paramount’s big screen adaptation of SEGA’s iconic video game. It would herald […]