The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards. Leading the pack with twelve nominations is Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water. The movie will contest the Best Film award with Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, and Three Billboards Outside […]
Movie Review – Dead Awake (2016)
Dead Awake, 2016. Directed by Phillip Guzman. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Jesse Bradford, Jesse Borego, Brea Grant, and Lori Petty. SYNOPSIS: After her estranged sister Beth dies suddenly while suffering from sleep paralysis, Kate is plagued with guilt after dismissing her initial claims that she was being regularly haunted in her sleep by a sinister force […]
Johnny Depp is King of the Jungle in John McAfee biopic
Johnny Depp is to play John McAfee in King of the Jungle, a dark comedy exploring the life of the McAfee Antivirus software creator, who moved to Belize after making his fortune and set-up a “Colonel Kurtz-like compound of guns, sex and madness.” The film is being directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa from […]
Antoine Fuqua reuniting with Denzel Washington for The Equalizer 2, will shoot next year
Earlier this year Sony announced that Denzel Washington will be returning to the role of McCall for a sequel to 2014’s The Equalizer, and now producer Todd Black has confirmed to Collider that the follow-up will reunite Washington with director Antoine Fuqua and screenwriter Richard Wenk. “The script is done,” said Black. “We start shooting […]
TIFF 2016: Antoine Fuqua and cast discuss The Magnificent Seven
One genre that has been making a bit of a comeback in the last several years is the Western from remakes such as 3:10 to Yuma to originals like The Hateful Eight. Director Antoine Fuqua took on the task of remaking one of the most famous, and arguably defining, Western films with The Magnificent Seven. […]
Assassin’s Creed director set for WWII revenge thriller Ruin
It looks like Assassin’s Creed director Justin Kurzel may have found his next project, with The Tracking Board reporting that the Australian filmmaker is attached to Ruin, a gritty revenge thriller from writers Ryan and Matt Firpo. According to the site, the film follows “a nameless ex-Nazi captain who navigates the ruins of post-WWII Germany […]
Joe Manganiello almost played Superman in Man of Steel
Last year it was announced that former True Blood star Joe Manganiello would be joining the DC Extended Universe in the role of Deathstroke in The Batman, although his participation now seems up in the air given the behind-the-scenes changes and potential page-one rewrite on the Dark Knight solo movie. Should this fall through, it would […]
Second Opinion – Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Smurfs: The Lost Village, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Gordon Ramsey, Jake Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, and Kelly Asbury. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious map sets Smurfette […]
The Russos enlist Swiss Army Man directors for mystery sci-fi feature
The Russos are teaming up with The Daniels, with Deadline reporting that Joe and Anthony Russo have enlisted Swiss Army Man writer-directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan to write, direct and produce a new sci-fi feature. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the site reports that the movie will be as original as […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt to direct and star in R-rated musical comedy alongside Channing Tatum
Variety is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks with Universal Pictures about directing the R-rated musical comedy Wingmen, which will also see him starring alongside Channing Tatum. The project is based on a pitch from Gordon-Levitt and screenwriter Michael Bacall (21 Jump Street) and follows two pilots who crash-land in Las Vegas. It is […]
