Back in February it was announced that Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) is to direct Shailene Woodley in the sea survival tale Adrift, and now THR is reporting that Woodley’s Divergent and The Spectacular Now co-star Miles Teller is also in talks to join the project. Adrift will tell the true story of Tami Oldham, a woman […]
Movie Review – Mad to Be Normal (2017)
Mad to Be Normal, 2017. Written and Directed by Robert Mullan. Starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne, and David Bamber. SYNOPSIS: Mad To Be Normal tells the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960’s. Robert Mullan’s Mad to Be Normal, […]
Daisy Ridley was moved to tears by Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Episode IX pitch
After hearing her character’s fate in Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Episode IX pitch, Daisy Ridley was apparently moved to tears. J.J. Abrams wasn’t always the director of the as yet untitled Star Wars: Episode IX, he was brought in to replace Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow in 2017. Jurassic World helmer Trevorrow was apparently removed […]
Disaster epic Geostorm gets a new trailer
Following a poster for Geostorm [take a look here], Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the upcoming disaster epic ahead of its release next month. Directed by Dean Devlin, the film stars Gerard Butler, Katheryn Winnick, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Andy Garcia, and Ed Harris; watch it below… After an unprecedented series of natural […]
Star Wars: Episode IX will “unite all three trilogies” and include Prequel elements
Earlier this week we brought you some comments from J.J. Abrams who revealed that he plans to the take Star Wars saga “elsewhere” with Star Wars: Episode IX, taking a different approach to the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy to that of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which – as many have highlighted – […]
J.J. Abrams taking Star Wars “elsewhere” with Episode IX
Though we have Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi to look forward to in December, there’s still the return of J.J. Abrams to think about as he’s set to direct Star Wars: Episode IX. The Force Awakens director is returning to the franchise after Colin Trevorrow was fired last month over creative differences, giving Abrams the chance to close […]
More Episode IX delays, Nightwing update, The LEGO Movie 2 details and more – Daily News Roundup
MORE DELAYS FAR, FAR AWAY With the Star Wars: Episode IX getting a new script and a pushed back release date, it should come as no surprise that the movie’s production has been pushed back too. Variety are reporting that Lucasfilm has now delayed the start of principal photography on Episode IX. Originally slated to begin […]
J.J. Abrams to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX
Well, it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t wasted any time in finding a replacement for Colin Trevorrow on Star Wars: Episode IX, with Deadline reporting that J.J. Abrams is set to direct the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, as well as co-writing with Chris Terrio (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). “With The […]
First look at Hela and Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi talks tonal shift
Thanks to the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at Cate Blanchett’s Hela and Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie from Marvel’s Phase Three blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, with the duo pictured alongside Chris Hemsworth’s now short-haired God of Thunder… Much has been said about Thor: Ragnarok adopting a more comical tone […]
Director Dilemma: How Does Lucasfilm Bounce Back From Its Current Crisis?
George Chrusostomou on Lucasfilm’s director dilemma… With the recent news that Colin Trevorrow has exited Star Wars: Epiosde IX, it seems Lucasfilm may not have everything under control as much as we once thought. While we’re not at Prequel level of concern (and I’ll defend Revenge of the Sith till my throat is sore) it’s hard not […]
