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Tyler Perry to play filmmaker Oscar Micheaux in HBO biopic

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According to Variety, HBO has set Tyler Perry to portray pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux in an upcoming biopic, which is based upon film historian Patrick McGilligan’s 2007 biography Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: The Life of America’s First Black Filmmaker. Novelist turned filmmaker Micheaux made his directorial debut in 1919 with an adaptation […]

Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Carice van Houten reunite for Brian De Palma’s Domino

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Deadline is reporting that Game of Thrones stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Carice van Houten have signed on to star in Brian De Palma’s upcoming suspense thriller Domino, which has been scripted by Petter Skavlan (Kon-Tiki). The film sees the duo as two police officers “who go rogue while tracking down the killer of their police […]

Samuel L. Jackson likely to co-star with Brie Larson in Captain Marvel

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Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been entirely absent of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury thus far, but it looks like the latter of half of Marvel’s upcoming slate of films will feature the eye-patch-wearing former S.H.I.E.L.D. director more prominently, especially if a new report is to be trusted. While Jackson has already […]

Adam Wingard on adapting Death Note for U.S. audiences

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Unlike this year’s Ghost in the Shell – which retained the Japanese setting of its source material, leading to whitewashing criticisms – director Adam Wingard’s has relocated the action of his upcoming manga adaptation Death Note to the United States, and speaking to IGN, the filmmaker has discussed how that forced him to make adjustments to the […]

Max Landis talks American Werewolf in London remake

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Back in November it was announced that Max Landis had signed on to write and direct a remake of his father John Landis’ 1981 cult classic An American Werewolf in London for Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures. We’ve heard very little about the project since the announcement, but now Max has been chatting about the […]

Ben Hardy will reportedly play Roger Taylor in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody

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After several years in development, it looks like the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is finally starting to come together. In November of last year, it was announced that Bryan Singer would be directing the project, with Mr. Robot star Rami Malek signing on to play the band’s iconic frontman Freddie Mercury. Now, according to The […]

Jake Busey is playing the son of Gary Busey’s Predator 2 character in The Predator

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Although Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected the opportunity to reprise his role as Dutch from Predator for Shane Black’s upcoming sequel, it seems The Predator will have at least one connection to earlier movies, as Jake Busey has revealed that he is playing the son of Gary Busey’s Predator 2 character, special agent Peter Keyes. ““[Shane Black] […]

Michael Keaton confirms Tim Burton reunion on Dumbo

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Back in April it was reported that actor Michael Keaton could be set for a reunion with director Tim Burton, albeit on Disney’s live-action Dumbo remake, as opposed to the long-rumoured Beetlejuice sequel. Well, speaking to Good Morning America to promote the release of his new film Spider-Man: Homecoming, Keaton has confirmed that he is […]

Watch Neill Blomkamp’s new sci-fi short Firebase

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Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp has released the second sci-fi short from his new production company Oats Studios, entitled Firebase. Set during the Vietnam war, Firebase follows American soldier “Hines” through an ever deepening web of science fiction madness. The fabric of space-time literally beginning to bend around him. Watch the short below, and click here to […]