Well, so much for his retirement… The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Steven Soderbergh is set to follow-up the currently-in-production Logan Lucky with a movie based upon the Panama Papers scandal, which he is producing with an eye to direct. The movie will be based upon Jake Bernstein’s upcoming book The Secrecy World, and will explore […]
The Oscar Race or the Oscar Master Race: Sexism, Racism, and the All-White Award Show
Anghus Houvouras on the Academy Awards and a lack of diversity… ‘Armchair quarterback’. It’s a popular phrase here in the United States, referring to those know-it-all fans who sit in their armchairs yelling at the screen during a football game. Some d-bag who is certain that he or she can make better decisions than the […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales goes into production; synopsis and cast revealed
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has officially gone into production and Disney has now revealed the official synopsis and cast for the fifth instalment of the blockbuster franchise… Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates […]
Sundance 2015: Films to look out for at this year’s festival
Scott Davis on films to look out for at Sundance 2015… It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when many of Hollywood’s big hitters gather together to be awarded a variety of different prices on the Awards circuit, culminating with the 87th Academy Awards on February 22nd. But on Thursday weekend in west USA […]
New rumoured shortlist for Cyclops, Jean and Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse
Back in November a list of potential candidates for the roles of the younger Cyclops and Jean Grey in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse arrived online, which included the likes of Ben Hardy (EastEnders), Charlie Rowe (Neverland), Timothee Chalamet (Interstellar), Chloe Moretz (The Equalizer), Elle Fanning (Maleficent) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit). Since then, we haven’t heard […]
Kaya Scodelario set for female lead in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
After a number of delays for a variety of reasons, it seems that the latest installment of the long-running and hugely lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales, is set to go in front of the cameras very soon. Directed by Oscar-nominated duo Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki), Tales is […]
DreamWorks Animation cutting 500 jobs; PDI closing down
The news of DreamWorks Animation’s film How to Train Your Dragon 2 being nominated for an Academy Award is about the only good news to come out of the animation studio as of late. Variety is reporting that DreamWorks Animation (DWA) is cutting 500 jobs and closing their Bay Area animation division Pacific Data Images […]
Tara Reid and Ian Ziering returning for Sharknado 3
As Syfy gears up for production on Sharknado 3, Entertainment Weekly has revealed that ‘stars’ Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are set to reunite with director Anthony C. Ferrante for more shark-based mayhem. The third instalment in the ridiculously over-the-top series will shift the action to Washington, D.C., as the airborne sharks destroy the U.S. […]
Frank Darabont leaves The Huntsman, Emily Blunt to play the villain
Deadline is reporting that Frank Darabont will no longer direct The Huntsman for Universal. Darabont had been attached to the project for the last few months but has now left due to ‘creative differences’. This would have been Frank Darabont’s first film since The Mist in 2007. Over the last few years Darabont had worked […]
Jason David Frank says Power Rangers reboot to shoot this year, hopes to be involved as “there’s no movie without me”
Despite a small setback with Roberto Orci pulling out as executive producer, it looks like the live-action Power Rangers reboot is still moving ahead, with Jason David Frank – a.k.a. Tommy Oliver, the original Green (and White) Ranger – telling ComicBook that cameras are expected to start rolling this year, and that he hopes to […]
