MGM and Pantelion Films have found the leads for the upcoming Overboard remake, with Deadline reporting that Anna Faris (Mom) and Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included) are set to star in the new film, which is being written and directed by Rob Greenberg (How I Met Your Mother) and Bob Fisher (We’re the Millers). The […]
Interview – Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon
Amon Warmann chats with Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon… Bill Condon is not just a fan of Beauty and the Beast – he’s a superfan. The director – whose previous credits include Dreamgirls, another popular movie musical – has studied all the original texts and watched the Broadway production multiple times. While that […]
Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson are The Shitheads
Deadline is reporting that Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson have signed on to the comedy road movie The Shitheads, which is being written and directed by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore). The dark comedy is described as “The Last Detail by way of Bret Easton Ellis” and follows “a […]
Liam Neeson in talks for Steve McQueen’s Widows
According to The Wrap, Liam Neeson is in negotiations to join the cast of Steve McQueen’s new film Widows, where he’ll play the husband of Viola Davis’ character. The big screen adaptation of Lynda La Plante’s 1983 British TV miniseries has been scripted by McQueen and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and follows four women […]
Geraldine Chaplin reuniting with director J.A. Bayona on Jurassic World sequel
With cameras now rolling on the Jurassic World sequel, director J.A. Bayona has announced that veteran actress Geraldine Chaplin will be joining the cast of the movie, having appeared in all three of Bayona’s previous films, The Orphanage, The Impossible, and A Monster Calls. Look who's joining the Jurassic adventure. #geraldinechaplin pic.twitter.com/deKWIbaImX — JA Bayona […]
The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby set for female lead in Mission: Impossible 6
Although Rebecca Ferguson is reprising her Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation role of Ilsa Faust, it seems we’ll be getting a new female lead in Mission: Impossible 6, with Variety reporting that The Crown actress Vanessa Kirby is in final talks with Paramount and Skydance to join the latest chapter of the blockbuster spy series. […]
Donnie Yen to star in video game adaptation Sleeping Dogs
Martial arts superstar Donnie Yen is set to take on the lead in Sleeping Dogs, an adaptation of Square Enix’s bestselling video game, which is being produced by Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious) through his Original Film banner. Deadline reports that the film will follow the storyline of the game and revolve around an undercover […]
Keanu Reeves and Isla Fisher in talks for The Starling
Deadline is reporting that Keanu Reeves and Isla Fisher are in talks to star in The Starling, a dramedy from director Dome Karukoski (Tom of Finland), which is based on Matt Harris’ Black List script and explores how love can carry you through grief. The official logline for The Starling reads: “A married couple lose […]
Movie Review – I.T. (2016)
I.T., 2016 Directed by John Moore Starring Pierce Brosnan, James Frecheville, Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott and Michael Nyqvist. SYNOPSIS: A wealthy tycoon finds his life has been taken over by an IT consultant. He, his family and his home are under attack from all the technology that they take for granted. He’s the geek that […]
Bloodshot movie finds its director in Mass Effect 2 and BioShock Infinite trailer creator
It’s been a long time since we’d heard any news from Sony’s Valiant Comics shared universe, but it has been announced at their Emerald City Comic Con panel (via the good chaps at Bleeding Cool) that Bloodshot has found its director. The film will be helmed by first-time director Dave Wilson, who worked alongside Deadpool‘s Tim […]