Liam Neeson is un-retiring from action films and will continue appearing in them for the rest of his career. We reported earlier this month that the ageing action star was ready to hang things up when it came to action movies, with Neeson statiing at the Toronto Film Festival: “They’re still throwing serious money at me […]
Liam Neeson announces his retirement from action films
Since his starring role in 2008’s Taken, Liam Neeson has embarked on a somewhat unexpected career turn, carving out a place for himself as an action star with roles in the likes of The A-Team, Non-Stop and Run All Night. However, it seems he’s now ready to call it a day. Speaking to Sky News […]
Liam Neeson to play Philip Marlowe
Variety has revealed that Liam Neeson has signed on to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Humphrey Bogart, James Garner, Elliott Gould and Robert Mitchum by taking on the role of Raymond Chandler’s iconic private eye Philip Marlowe. Neeson is set to play the lead in Marlowe, a spec script from Oscar-winner William Monahan […]
Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie to be announced at Star Wars Celebration, Young Adult-targeted romance in development
Over the past few years there have been numerous rumours suggesting that Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to add an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie (or trilogy) to their slate of Star Wars films, while we’ve lost count the number of times that Ewan McGregor has expressed his interest in returning to the role of the Jedi […]
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk impresses at CinemaCon
Footage of Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated World War II drama Dunkirk has impressed theater owners at CinemaCon. Christopher Nolan, director of such films as Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy, delighted those in attendance at CinemaCon when he dropped footage of his upcoming film Dunkirk. Dunkirk tells the story the British military evacuation of Dunkirk […]
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk receives PG-13 rating for “intense war experience”
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming WWII drama Dunkirk has received a PG-13 rating in the US. Every new Christopher Nolan film is an event; the critically praised English director with a loyal fan base has been bringing his unique brand of ambitious blockbusters to cinemas for quite some time now. With 2014’s Interstellar wowing many and baffling […]
Do legacy sequels fail if they pander to the fans?
Henry Bevan on whether legacy sequels fail if they pander to the audience… As if a family party wasn’t scary enough during the festive season, Fox decided to unleash the trailer for Alien: Covenant on Christmas Day. Yes, Fox decided to bring the yuletide joy by giving you nightmares. The trailer featured everything you’d want […]
Ridley Scott to direct Battle of Britain World War II movie
Ridley Scott is enormously busy at the moment; he’s putting the finishing touches to Alien: Covenant (and has plans for four more Alien movies), is gearing up to go into production on All the Money in the World, and is also attached to direct The Cartel and War Party. However, that hasn’t stopped him from […]
Ridley Scott to direct Getty kidnap drama All the Money in the World
Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott has selected his next film following the release of this year’s Alien: Covenant, having singed on to direct All the Money in the World, based on David Scarpa’s Black List script. The film, which is being produced and financed by Imperative Entertainment, revolves around the kidnapping of John Paul […]
Todd McFarlane says his Spawn reboot will be “dark” and “nasty”
Todd McFarlane has been talking up his planned Spawn reboot for several years now, although it appears to be moving through development at a snail’s pace and never really seems any closer to becoming a reality. The last we heard from McFarlane back in December, he was hoping to direct the movie himself with a […]
