British filmmaker Dexter Fletcher has been hired to replace ousted director Bryan Singer for the final few weeks of production on Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Mr Robot actor Rami Malek as iconic frontman Freddie Mercury. Deadline is reporting that Fox has hired Fletcher, best known for Eddie the Eagle and Proclaimers musical Sunshine on […]
20th Century Fox fires Bryan Singer from Bohemian Rhapsody
Over the weekend it was announced that production on the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been halted with two weeks of production remaining owing to the “unexpected availability” of Bryan Singer, who was said to be suffering “a personal health matter.” Well, THR is reporting that 20th Century Fox has now fired Singer from […]
Bryan Singer illness halts production on Bohemian Rhapsody
20th Century Fox has announced that filming on its Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been suspended “due to the unexpected availability” of director Bryan Singer, who is dealing with a health issue. A representative for Singer stated that it relates to “a personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family [and that] Bryan hopes to […]
Queen’s Live Aid performance recreated in Bohemian Rhapsody set photos and video
With production now underway on Bryan Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody, some spy photos have arrived online from the set of the Queen biopic showing a recreation of the band’s legendary Wembley performance at Live Aid in 1985, as well as a video which offers a side-by-side comparison of Rami Malek’s performance with that that of Freddie […]
First look at Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody
With the long-gestating Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody gearing up to begin production, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled the first image of Mr. Robot star Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury to mark what would have been the 71st birthday of the legendary Queen frontman; check it out here… Speaking to the outlet, Malek revealed that the singing […]
New poster for Hostiles featuring Christian Bale and Wes Studi
Following a last week’s trailer [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for Scott Cooper’s western drama Hostiles ahead of its release next month, featuring Christian Bale and Wes Studi; take a look below… Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees […]
New trailer for Scott Cooper’s Hostiles starring Christian Bale
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has debuted for the upcoming western drama Hostiles. Directed by Scott Cooper, the film sees Christian Bale leading a cast that includes Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons, Timothée Chalamet, Paul Anderson, Stephen Lang, and Bill Camp; watch it below… Set in […]
Hostiles finally finds distributor, officially entering Oscars race
Hostiles has ended its search for a distributor after being snapped up by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures. The question of how well the Christian Bale led Hostiles would fair this awards season was up in the air as Scott Cooper’s western had yet to secure itself a distributor. Playing at multiple festivals, the film received […]
Christian Bale may have just entered the Oscar race with Hostiles, watch the trailer here
Christian Bale’s latest film Hostiles may have just booked him a spot among this year’s Best Actor Oscar contenders. Hostiles, a film directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass), has recently been screened at the Telluride Film Festival where Bale was also being honoured for his career. Hostiles is a bleak western about a 19th-century captain […]
Blade Runner 2049 gets a batch of new images and a TV spot
With the hotly-anticipated release of Blade Runner 2049 just a month away, a batch of images have arrived online for director Dennis Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi sequel which you can check out here… UPDATE: And here’s a new TV spot… Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K […]
