Hot Toys has revealed its third series of Cosbaby Bobble-Heads for Star Wars: The Force Awakens which includes three collectible sets – Han Solo & Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker & Rey, and Rey & BB-8 along with three large sized Cosbabies of Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and a First Order Stormtrooper Officer; check them out here…. […]
Guillermo del Toro still seeking financing for his stop-motion animated Pinocchio movie
Like many of his projects, Guillermo del Toro’s planned stop-motion animated adaptation of Pinocchio seems to have found itself stuck in limbo, with very little in the way of movement. In January, del Toro announced that he was still working on the film, and had enlisted Emmy winner Patrick McHale to help pen the screenplay. And […]
Lily Collins joins Nicholas Hoult in J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
According to Variety, Lily Collins (To the Bone) has signed on to star opposite Nicholas Hoult in Tolkien, a biopic of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien is being directed by Dome Karukoski from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford, and explores Tolkien’s early life s he […]
Sam Rockwell to play George W. Bush in Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic
Sam Rockwell is in final talks to take on the role of President George W. Bush in Backseat, writer-director Adam McKay’s upcoming biopic of former Vice President Dick Cheney. The film will see Christian Bale leading the cast a Cheney, as it chronicles his life from avoiding the draft for the Vietnam War through his […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson slams “dumb” male screenwriters for their handling of female action heroes
Creed star Tessa Thompson joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe this November as she takes on the role of the Asgardian warrior Valkyrie in the Marvel Studios threequel Thor: Ragnarok, but whatever you do, don’t describe her character as a “badass”! During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Thompson has criticised male screenwriters for the […]
Bad Boys 3 still alive, new screenwriter on board
A few years back, it looked highly likely that Martin Lawrence and Will Smith would be reuniting for a third instalment in the Bad Boys franchise. The threequel had a title (Bad Boys for Life), a writer and potential director in Joe Carnahan, and a planned release date of July 2017, which was pushed back […]
Warner Bros. developing all-female Lord of the Flies
Deadline is reporting that What Maisie Knew directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel are developing a new version of William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies for Warner Bros., which will feature a cast made entirely of girls. “We want to do a very faithful but contemporized adaptation of the book, but our idea […]
Rumour: Sony wants Spike Lee to direct Nightwatch movie
It looks like Venom and Silver & Black may not be the only Spider-Man-related spinoffs in development at Sony, as Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that the studio is looking to bring Nightwatch to the big screen. According to Sneider, Sony has already tapped Ed Ricourt (Now You See Me) to […]
Why Brits Will Always Be The Bad Guys
Neil Calloway On Why The English Accent Still Reigns Supreme With Hollywood Villains… I was watching, and enjoying Logan Lucky earlier this week; it’s a well made, fresh, fun film that will make you laugh. One moment, however, had me wincing into the drink I’d snuck into the cinema (if you think I’m paying the […]
