Earlier this year it was announced that Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement (again) to work on a new feature film, with Studio Ghibli re-opening its doors to work on the project.Appearing on the NHK TV programme Nichiyobi Bijitsukan (Sunday Art Gallery) (via Kotaku), Miyazaki’s long-time producer Toshio Suzuki has revealed why the legendary animator decided […]
Legendary adapting comic book series Nonplayer with Thor: Ragnarok screenwriter
Legendary Entertainment has snapped up the rights to creator Nate Simpson’s comic book series Nonplayer, with Deadline reporting that Eric Pearson (Agent Carter, Thor: Ragnarok) is set to write the script for a big screen adaptation.Described as “Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Matrix“, Nonplayer revolves around a “delivery girl named Dana Stevens who lives […]
The Weinstein Company’s Amityville: The Awakening grosses just $742 in North America
After being pushed back on numerous occasions, the horror film Amityville: The Awakening finally made its way into U.S. theaters on Saturday, marking The Weinstein Company’s first release since the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal broke.The film, which has sat on the shelf since 2015 and was released for free on Google Play earlier this […]
William Friedkin developing Killer Joe TV series
According to IndieWire, director William Friedkin is in development on a TV series based upon his 2011 black comedy crime film Killer Joe.The site reports that Friedkin revealed at the Lumiere Festival in France that he is teaming with producer Bobby Maresco (Million Dollar Baby) for a new take on the story, which will shift […]
Michael Dougherty says Trick ‘r Treat 2 could be his next film
Director Michael Dougherty is currently deep in post-production on the Godzilla sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but it seems the filmmaker already has one eye on his next project – and it may be the long-rumoured sequel to the cult anthology horror Trick ‘r Treat!“My hope is that once [Godzilla: King of the Monsters] […]
The Purge 4 sets its cast
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes have set its principal cast for the fourth instalment of The Purge series, the prequel The Purge: The Island.According to the site, Mo McRae (Pitch), Joivan Wade (Doctor Who), Luna Lauren Velez (How To Get Away With Murder), Steve Harris (The Practice), Patch Darragh […]
Movie Review – Blood Harvest (2016)
Blood Harvest (2016)Directed by George ClarkeStarring Robert Render, Jean-Paul Van der Velde, Griffin Madill, Alan Crawford and Liam RowanSYNOPSIS:A rural village is terrorized by an evil force that drains the blood from its victims. A discredited police detective, who believes the killings are the work of vampires, must team up with his former partner to […]
Jamie Foxx to play Black Panthers leader in Signal Hill
Deadline is reporting that Jamie Foxx is set to reunite with Ray director Taylor Hackford on Signal Hill, the upcoming drama revolving around the 1981 Signal Hill police brutality case.The film will see Foxx taking on the role of Elmer ‘Geronimo’ Pratt, the Black Panther party leader who was sent to prison for 27 years […]
Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049, 2017.Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, and Jared Leto.SYNOPSIS:A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing […]
Dunkirk’s Tom Glynn-Carney joins Tolkien biopic
Dunkirk star Tom Glynn-Carney has become the latest addition to the cast of Tolkien, the upcoming biopic of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, Variety has revealed.Glynn-Carney is set to portray Christopher Wiseman, socially adept beyond his years and the class clown, who spots Tolkien’s potential and invites him into […]
