Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is aiming for a box office opening weekend worth $80 million. The Johnny Depp lead adventure flick is the fifth film in the franchise and the first since 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Forecasts are predicting that the latest in the series will bow to around $80 […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Interview – The Rider Director Chloe Zhao
Sara Hemrajani chats with The Rider director Chloe Zhao… Beijing-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao returns to the Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at Cannes with The Rider, a soulful and intimate portrait of a young South Dakota cowboy struggling to let go of his rodeo champion past after suffering a major head injury. Based on […]
Tatiana Maslany, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elizabeth Debicki wanted for female lead in Gemini Man
According to THR, Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) are testing for the female lead opposite Will Smith in Ang Lee’s upcoming action sci-fi movie Gemini Man. The actresses are reportedly in contention for the role of Danny, an operative tasked with surveilling Smith’s […]
Christina Ricci and John Cusack to star in Distorted
Minds Eye Entertainment has announced that Christina Ricci, John Cusack and Brendan Fletcher are set to star in the thriller Distorted, wich is being directed by Rob W. King (The Humanity Bureau). The film will see Ricci as Lauren Curran, an artist who suffers from bi-polar disorder and who is recovering from a devastating personal […]
The Mummy could be heading for Tom Cruise’s biggest global opening
The latest Tom Cruise blockbuster The Mummy could see the star land his biggest ever global opening at the box office. Critics haven’t been kind too the return of The Mummy, with the reboot currently sitting at a 37 on Metacritic [read our ★★ review here]. However, negative reviews don’t have to be a sign of […]
Movie Review – Butterfly Kisses (2017)
Butterfly Kisses, 2017. Directed by Rafael Kapelinski. Starring Rosie Day, Elliot Cowan, Charlotte Beaumont, Thomas Turgoose, and Theo Stevenson. SYNOPSIS: We follow Jake and his two best friends, Kyle and Jarred through a world distorted by sex and porn. The leader is Kyle – he talks about girls’ non-stop, Jarred can’t stop cheating on his […]
Silicon Valley renewed for fifth season, but T.J. Miller won’t be returning
HBO’s hit comedy Silicon Valley has been renewed for a fifth season, but the show will be losing one of its original stars when it returns next year, with THR reporting that T.J. Miller is departing the show and won’t be returning as Erlich Bachman in season five. “The producers of Silicon Valley and T.J. Miller […]
Movie Review – Colossal (2016)
Colossal, 2016. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson, and Austin Stowell. SYNOPSIS: Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City, and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization […]
Sofia Boutella joins Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon in Fahrenheit 451
The Mummy star Sofia Boutella has signed on to the cast of HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 remake, with Variety reporting that the actress will join the previously announced Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes) is directing the new adaptation of the Ray Bradbury novel, which tells the story of a dystopian future where […]
Concept art from failed Justice League Dark pitch featuring Swamp Thing, Zatanna, Constantine and more
Following the departure of Guillermo del Toro on DC’s planned Justice League Dark movie (which was then going by the title Dark Universe), Warner Bros. invited filmmakers to pitch their ideas for the supernatural DC ensemble. One such filmmaker was Joseph Kahn, who collaborated with Ironklad Studios to produce several pieces of concept art for […]
