From Michael Mann’s long career as a director, one of the films people point to as his best work is the 1995 crime thriller Heat, pairing the iconic Robert De Niro and Al Pacino together for the first time ever. Per Deadline, Mann has partnered with author Reed Farrel Coleman to create a prequel novel of […]
Christian Convery cast as Steve Carell’s son in Beautiful Boy
Young actor Christian Convery (My Christmas Dream) has been cast to play Steve Carell’s youngest son and Timothee Chalamet’s (Call Me By Your Name) little brother in Beautiful Boy, a new Amazon Studios drama produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B. The film is based on David Sheff’s book Beautiful Boy: a Father’s Journey Through His […]
Hilary Swank to play Gail Getty in FX series Trust
FX has announced that Oscar-winner Hilary Swank has signed on to portray Gail Getty in Trust, the new anthology series from director Danny Boyle and writer Simon Beaufoy. The first season revolves around the real life kidnapping of Gail’s son John Paul Getty III, grandson of oil baron J. Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland). […]
Sony’s Animated Spider-Man movie release moved up, Liev Schreiber provides update
Next year, Marvel’s Miles Morales will make his big screen debut, albeit in animated form, as he headlines Sony’s as-yet-untitled Spider-Man feature film, and it has announced that fans will be able to see the web-slinger in action a week earlier than planned, with the studio moving the release up from December 21st 2018 to December […]
UPDATE: Robert Zemeckis in talks to direct DC’s The Flash
Having passed through the hands of Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa, it looks like Warner Bros. may have potentially found its next director for The Flash solo movie, with Screen Junkies reporting that Back to the Future and Forrest Gump helmer Robert Zemeckis is in talks with Warner Bros. about the film. ‘Ace Scooper’ El Mayimbe […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4 would feature a new roster of characters, according to James Gunn
Although Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has only just started hitting theaters worldwide, director James Gunn and the folks over at Marvel Studios are already looking to the future of the franchise. Thanks to a recent announcement from Gunn, it’s publicly known that he’ll be returning to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson is not involved with writing Star Wars: Episode IX
Back in June 2014 when it was first announced that Rian Johnson had signed on to write and direct the now-titled Star Wars: Episode VIII, it was also said that the Looper director would also provide a treatment for the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX. Well, it seems that plans […]
James Gunn is hoping to keep Sylvester Stallone in the MCU
Director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, is hoping to encourage Sylvester Stallone to continue his journey in the MCU beyond his upcoming debut in the Marvel sequel. Having learned from Sly himself his thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that he is having a great time so far, it wouldn’t […]
Jurassic World sequel will feature a submarine/underwater sequence
The sequel to Jurassic World is set to include an action orientated underwater sequence. With the joyous news that fan favourite actor Jeff Goldblum will be returning to the series for Jurassic World 2, word has now arrived that the movie will include an underwater action scene – with a Submarine! Actor Kevin Lane spoke […]
Why Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favourite films
Ricky Church on Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs… Yesterday we received the sad news that director Jonathan Demme passed away after losing his battle to cancer and heart disease. Demme had a long career in a variety of film, from working with Roger Corman on 70s B-movies to powerful dramas like Philadelphia to […]
