Having surpassed the total gross of its animated predecessor midweek, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has now crossed the half billion dollar mark at the global box office, pushing its total haul to $541.2 million by close of play on Friday and overtaking 20th Century Fox’s Logan ($539.8 million) to become the biggest earner of 2017 […]
Why Only James Cameron Can Save The Terminator Movies
Neil Calloway argues that only the series creator can breathe life back into the franchise… This week we got the inevitable news that The Terminator franchise is being lowered into the molten steel one final time, and all but the most ardent member of the resistance against the machines breathed a sigh of relief at […]
Netflix developing Motley Crue biopic Dirt
Deadline is reporting that Netflix is in development on a biopic of the American heavy metal band Motley Crue, which is based upon the bestselling autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, penned by band members Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx and author Neil Strauss. The biopic, […]
Brie Larson to play first female Presidential candidate in Victoria Woodhull
Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room) has signed on to produce and star as the lead in Victoria Woodhull, which tells the story of the first female candidate for the President of the United States. The film is being written by Ben Kopit (Libertine) for Amazon Studios. The logline from Deadline reads: “Woodhull was a suffragist who […]
Gwendoline Christie joins Amandla Stenberg in Darkest Minds
Game of Thrones and Star Wars star Gwendoline Christie has signed to to star in 20th Century Fox’s Darkest Minds, which is being directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda) and is based upon Alexandra Bracken’s YA book trilogy. Darkest Minds is set in a a post-apocalyptic America where a pandemic has killed most […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One alternative endings revealed, Leia in The Last Jedi update, Han Solo plot details and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has loads of alternative versions of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, details on Leia in The Last Jedi, Han Solo plot and casting news and more… Let’s kick things off with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, as there have been a number of news […]
Colin Farrell in talks for Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo
According to Deadline, Colin Farrell is in talks to join the cast of Tim Burton’s live-action Disney adaptation Dumbo, where he would play the role of Holt, the widowed father of two children from Kentucky. Dumbo is gearing up to go into production in the spring, with Burton directing from a script by Ehren Kruger […]
Adam Sandler signs another four-film deal with Netflix
With the third film of his four-picture deal, Sandy Wexler, set to hit Netflix next month, it has been announced that Adam Sandler has extended his contract with the streaming giant for a further four movies, which will be produced through his Happy Madison Productions banner. “Love working with Netflix and collaborating with them,” said […]
Blu-ray Review – RoboCop 3: Collector’s Edition (1993)
RoboCop 3: Collector’s Edition, 1993. Directed by Fred Dekker. Starring Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, John Castle, Jill Hennessy, C.C.H. Pounder, Mako Iwamatsu, Robert DoQui, and Bruce Locke. SYNOPSIS: Shout! Factory has released a Collector’s Edition of RoboCop 2, so it’s not a surprise that they did the same for the third installment, […]
Blu-ray Review – RoboCop 2: Collector’s Edition (1990)
RoboCop 2: Collector’s Edition, 1990. Directed by Irvin Kershner. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O’Herlihy, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, and Gabriel Damon. SYNOPSIS: Shout! Factory continues its series of minor classics from the 70s through 90s with the release of Collector’s Editions of RoboCop 2. In the sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s hit 1987 film, […]
