Last year, 20th Century Fox took a huge gamble by avoiding the usual PG-13 route with its superhero blockbuster Deadpool – a move that paid off in spades when it became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time with $760 million worldwide. Fox has since proven it wasn’t a one-off fluke, with this month’s Wolverine […]
Razzies 2017: Batman v Superman and Hillary’s America “win” big at the Golden Raspberry Awards
It’s the day before the Oscars, which means its time for the Razzies to celebrate the very worst that Hollywood had to offer from the past twelve months. Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice took a beating with four awards – Worst Supporting Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel, Worst […]
Why John Wick director Chad Stahelski is the perfect choice to reboot Highlander
Tom Jolliffe on why John Wick director Chad Stahelski is the perfect choice to helm the Highlander reboot… Stunt-man turned director Chad Stahelski has certainly had a good start to his burgeoning career as an action auteur. John Wick began what is now in the process of becoming a hugely successful franchise. Two films in, […]
Ant-Man screenwriters join Highlander reboot
Last November it was announced that John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 helmer Chad Stahelski had boarded Lionsgate’s long-planned Highlander reboot, and now it seems the project has enlisted new screenwriters. According to Omega Underground, Ant-Man scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari have signed on to work on the script for the remake of […]
Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin set for June release
STXFilms has set a date for Adrift, the romantic survival movie based on a true story and starring Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). The film is set for release this summer on June 1st. Based on the true story of Tami Oldham, the film sees Woodley and Claflin as […]
Will Smith is producing a Michael Jordan baseball biopic
According to Empire, Will Smith is set to produce a biopic of legendary basketball star Michael Jordan, although it won’t focus on his time in the NBA, but rather his stint in minor league baseball in the mid-90s. The film, entitled The Prospect, and will cover his basketball retirement following the death of his father […]
Simon Kinberg on possibly directing X-Men: Supernova, Nicholas Hoult thinks he’ll return as Beast
A few days ago it was reported that Simon Kinberg is being lined up to make his directorial debut on the next instalment in the main franchise, X-Men: Supernova. Coming Soon caught up with Kinberg this week and asked him about the report, but the writer and producer was keeping his cards very close to […]
Russia bans The Death of Stalin
This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise, but Russia has decided to ban the release of The Death of Stalin, the latest movie from The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci. The satirical comedy, based upon the graphic novel of the same name, explores the Soviet power struggle following the […]
Second Opinion – The Death of Stalin (2017)
The Death of Stalin, 2017. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough, Jason Isaacs, Paddy Considine, Michael Palin, and Paul Whitehouse. SYNOPSIS: Follows the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death. Who knew gulags and mass graves, systematic rape and murder […]
Sarah Paulson joins the cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
Actress Sarah Paulson has signed on to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s next feature film, Glass. The movie will serve as a sequel to both 2000’s Unbreakable and his latest, Split, which premiered earlier this year. Bruce Willis starred as David Dunn in Unbreakable and went on to make a cameo appearance in Split. Paulson […]
