Tom Jolliffe on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil… Over the next week I will be looking at a selection of prescient films (and TV) which represent a cutting depiction of not only our present, but our near future. To start the ball rolling here, I consider Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece, Brazil. A look into a bleak, totalitarian future, […]
Logan’s James Mangold to direct Disorder remake
Fresh off the critical and commercial success of the X-Men movie Logan, director James Mangold has found his next project, with Deadline reporting that he is set to helm an English-language remake of Alice Winocour’s Fresh-Belgian thriller Disorder, which starred Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) and Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds). The remake has been penned by […]
Bruce Lee-inspired Warrior gets straight-to-series order from Cinemax
Last year it was announced that Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) and Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) were teaming up to develop Warrior, a TV project based on original material written by martial arts legend Bruce Lee, and now comes word that the project has received a straight-to-series order. Deadline reports that Warrior is described as “a […]
Nicolas Cage seeks revenge against a religious sect in action thriller Mandy
According to Deadline, Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the action thriller Mandy, which is being directed by Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow). Set to begin production this summer in Belgium, the film takes place in 1983 and will see Cage as Red Miller, a broken and haunted man out for revenge […]
Marvel Studios won’t rush characters for the sake of diversity
Having come in for some criticism during the early stages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a lack of diversity, Marvel Studios has begun making strides to correct the issue, with its Phase Three line-up set to include the likes of Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Nevertheless, Marvel has certainly taken […]
Donald Glover on playing Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars Han Solo spinoff
As production continues on the Han Solo movie, star Donald Glover has been chatting to Deadline about taking on the iconic role of the smooth-talking scoundrel Lando Calrissian in the second Star Wars Anthology film, and the appeal of the beloved character. “This is probably one of my favorite experiences ever,” states Glover. “For working under, […]
Joel Edgerton to direct and star in Boy Erased alongside Lucas Hedges
A distributor bidding war is currently underway for Boy Erased, the second directorial effort from Joel Edgerton, which will see him starring alongside Lucas Hedges (Manchester By the Sea). Based upon Garrard Conley’s 2016 memoir, Boy Erased tells of his time attending Love in Action, a brutal Twelve-Step conversion therapy porgamme designed to ‘deprogram’ LGBT people. However, rather […]
Zhang Ziyi joins the MonsterVerse beginning with Godzilla: King of the Monsters
According to Variety, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has signed on for a major role in Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse franchise, beginning with 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Although specific details are being kept under wraps, her character is said to be a significant figure within the covert Monarch organisation. Given that it’s said to be […]
Hannah John-Kamen joins Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp
Variety is reporting that the upcoming Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp has found its first new cast addition, with Hannah John-Kamen (Game of Thrones, Killjoys) signing for an as-yet-unrevealed role in the film. The British actress joins the returning Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michael Pena […]
The Shi’ar Empire could feature in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
We’ve already had a tease from producer Hutch Parker that X-Men: Dark Phoenix could see the mutant superheroes heading into space, and now it seems we may have confirmation that the next instalment in the main X-Men franchise will introduce the Shi’ar Empire. Omega Underground have got their hands on an audition tape featuring Toby […]
