Paul Risker chats with McLaren director Roger Donaldson… “Every movie is different” says filmmaker Roger Donaldson. “There are always so many things to keep you interested and so I’m not bored yet.” The story of racing driver, constructor and engineer Bruce McLaren has become the primary focus of Donaldson. It is one that has seen […]
Why this character should have died in Alien: Covenant
SPOILERS ahead. If you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant, stop reading this column now. Actually, if you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant yet consider yourself fortunate… I don’t know if anything could have saved Alien: Covenant, the absolutely wretched latest attempt at reviving the very dead franchise from the foulest bowels of creative limbo. It was spawned […]
It star Bill Skarsgard heads to Castle Rock
Bill Skarsgard is set to follow his upcoming turn as Pennywise in It with another Stephen King project, with the actor signing on to appear as a series regular in Castle Rock. The anthology series from Hulu and Bad Robot is described as “a psychological-horror drama set in the Stephen King multiverse that combines the mythological scale […]
Rumour: Riz Ahmed’s mystery Venom character to appear in Silver & Black
Last week it was announced that Riz Ahmed is in talks to join Tom Hardy in Sony’s SpiderVerse-launching Venom solo movie, with rumours suggesting that he’s being lined up for the role of Carnage or The Chameleon. Well, according to Jeff Sneider of The Tracking Board, Ahmed is indeed playing The Chameleon, and may also […]
Ansel Elgort set for lead role in The Goldfinch
Ansel Elgort has been offered the lead role in adaptation of The Goldfinch. The critically acclaimed novel by Donna Tartt is being adapted by Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios, and seems to have found its leading man in Baby Driver’s Elgort. Director of the film, John Crowley, had been on the hunt for actors to […]
Baby Driver’s Ansel Elgort will star as young JFK in Mayday 109
Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort has found his next project as the future leader of the United States. Elgort will portray a young John F. Kennedy in Mayday 109, depicting the president’s time as a Navy captain in World War II. Per Deadline, the film will be a co-production Thunder Road Pictures and FlyynPictureCo. with Elgort […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming villain reportedly confirmed for Sony’s Silver & Black
Despite the best efforts of Amy Pascal to convince us otherwise, Marvel’s Kevin Feige has made several statements confirming that Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spinoffs will not exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, if rumours are to be believed, that isn’t going to stop Sony from potentially linking the spinoffs to Spider-Man: Homecoming, with The […]
Rumour: Silver & Black to feature Spider-Woman, Kraven the Hunter and more, but no Spider-Man
After tapping star Tom Hardy and director Ruben Fleischer for its Venom movie, Sony announced this past week that it was pressing ahead with another instalment in its non-MCU affiliated Marvel Universe, hiring The Secret Life of Bees director Gina Prince-Bythewood to helm the Silver Sable and Black Cat movie Silver & Black. Now, have your […]
Gal Gadot lined up for post-World War II revenge thriller Ruin
Gal Gadot is in talks to star in a post-World War II revenge thriller named Ruin. The Wonder Woman actress is of course enjoying a good time of late, and is looking to capitalise on any interesting projects that come her way. One of those looks to be Ruin, a revenge thriller from the director […]
Tom Holland has lofty ambitions of winning Oscars, becoming a director, and playing James Bond or Batman
Talk about ambition… Spider-Man: Homecoming has yet hit theaters (we still have a long grueling month to go) but in an interview conducted by his costar Zendaya for Interview Magazine, Tom Holland rattled off a list of his career aspirations. “The 20-year goal is to be a film director,” said Holland. “The 15-year goal is to win […]
