Una, 2016. Directed by Benedict Andrews. Starring Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen years ago, teenager Una ran away with an older man, Ray, a crime for which he was arrested and imprisoned. Now she tracks him down at his place of work in an attempt to discover the truth about their […]
Exclusive Interview – Una director Benedict Andrews
Una is about a journey, into the past and into emotions that are considered taboo. Based on the 2005 play Blackbird, it sees Benedict Andrews making the move from theatre directing to the big screen. And he’s more than familiar with his first feature, having been behind one of the early productions of the play. In […]
Hellboy whitewashing controversy, first look at Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and The Wasp, Justice League reshoot details and more – Daily News Roundup
ED SKREIN EXITS HELLBOY Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. But more importantly, Ben Daimio is an Asian character, which caused a stir among comic book fans particularly in the light […]
Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Tragedy Girls (2017)
Tragedy Girls, 2017 Directed by Tyler MacIntyre Starring Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Kevin Durand, Nicky Whelan, Josh Hutcherson, Jack Quaid, Craig Robinson, Timothy V. Murphy SYNOPSIS: Two death-obsessed teenage girls use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends. There is a […]
Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Better Watch Out (2017)
Better Watch Out, 2017 Directed by Chris Peckover Starring Levi Miller, Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Aleks Mikic, Darcre Montgomery, Patrick Warbuton, Virginia Madsen SYNOPSIS: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion. You remember that scene in Home Alone where Kevin […]
Liam Neeson is Deep Throat in trailer for Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for writer-director Peter Landesman’s upcoming biopic Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House which sees Liam Neeson leading the cast as Mark Felt, a.k.a. ‘Deep Throat’, the high-ranking FBI informant from the Watergate Scandal, alongside Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Josh Lucas, Tony […]
Girls Trip sequel in development
With a domestic box office haul of $105 million from a production budget of just $19 million, it will come as little surprise to hear that development is underway on a sequel to the hit comedy Girls Trip. “We’re definitely talking about it,” producer Will Packer tells Vulture. “The only thing harder than opening a […]
Lorenzo di Bonaventura developing graphic novel Guntown for various platforms
Deadline is reporting that producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has teamed with writers Bob Quinn and Andy Shapiro to develop a graphic novel entitled Guntown, which he plans to produce for multiple platforms, including film, TV and video games. According to the site, Guntown is set in “a not-too-distant future where the federal government passes the […]
Ed Skrein exits Hellboy reboot over whitewashing controversy
Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the cast of the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, and an Asian character. As one might expect, Skrein’s casting caused some controversy over the whitewashing of the character, and the actor […]
First red band teaser trailer for Super Troopers 2
The first teaser trailer has arrived online for the long-awaited comedy sequel Super Troopers 2 from Broken Lizard. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, the film stars returning cast members Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox, Marisa Coughlan, and Lynda Carter alongside newcomers Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rob Lowe, Will Sasso, Tyler Labine, and Hayes MacArthur; check […]
