Phantasm 1-5 Limited Edition Blu-ray Collection Directed by Don Coscarelli/David Hartman. Starring Angus Scrimm, A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, James Le Gros, Paula Irvine, Samantha Phillips, Gloria Lynne Henry, Kevin Connors, Heidi Marnhout, Dawn Cody, Stephen Jutras, and Daniel Roebuck. SYNOPSIS: All five Phantasm movies are given the Arrow Video treatment in a […]
Kevin Hart to headline The Great Outdoors remake
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has tapped Kevin Hart to lead the cast of a reboot of the 1988 comedy The Great Outdoors, which has been scripted by Randall Green (Billions). The original film was directed by Howie Deutch from a script by John Hughes, and starred John Candy as a Chicago family man […]
Kevin Hart was wanted for Genie role in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
A few days ago it was reported that Will Smith is in talks to portray the Genie in Disney’s upcoming live-action Aladdin project from director Guy Ritchie. Well, according to Variety, Smith was not the first actor approached for the role, as Kevin Hart was previously in talks to play the character made famous by […]
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could team for Killers of the Flower Moon
According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese could be set to team with his regular A-list collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on an adaptation of David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which is in development at Imperative Entertainment. The book “tells the true crime […]
Chinese remake of Run Lola Run in development
According to ChinaFilmInside (via The Playlist), Road Pictures have acquired the rights to Tom Tykwer’s 1998 cult classic Run Lola Run, and are developing a Mandarin-language remake of the film. The site reports that Zhu Zhu (Marco Polo, Cloud Atlas) is set to star and produce the film, which will presumably transport the action from […]
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 […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 tracking $100 million international opening weekend
While it doesn’t open in the States for another week, Marvel’s latest Phase Three blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout today, arriving in 37 markets between now and Friday. We’ve already heard that the film is tracking a domestic opening of around $160 million, and now comes word that the […]
Christian Bale confirms he had talks about Solo: A Star Wars Story
Last year, following the announcement that Woody Harrelson had been cast in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, rumours surfaced claiming that Christian Bale had been sought for the role of Han’s mentor in the Star Wars Anthology movie. Well, the actor has now confirmed those reports in an interview with MTV’s Happy […]
Christian Bale has no interest in working with Marvel or playing another superhero
After hanging up the cape and cowl back in 2012 following the release of The Dark Knight Rises, there were rumours that Warner Bros. was trying to tempt Christian Bale back for another outing as Batman in Justice League. As we now know, that turned out to be false, and if you were holding out […]
Callum Turner to play Newt Scamander’s brother in Fantastic Beasts 2
Variety is reporting that British actor Callum Turner (Green Room) has been cast as the brother of Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander in Warner Bros.’ sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He becomes the second new addition to the cast after Jude Law, who is taking on the role of the legendary wizard […]