Variety is reporting that Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the indie thriller Looking Glass, which is being helmed by music video and commercials director Dori Oskowitz from a script by Jerry Rapp (Mojave Phone Booth) and Matthew Wilder (Dog Eat Dog). The film will follow a couple “who, after experiencing a tragic […]
Nicolas Cage and Faye Dunaway to star in Inconceivable
According to Deadline, Oscar winners Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) and Faye Dunaway (Network) have signed on to star alongside Nicky Whelan (Matador) in Inconceivable, a new thriller from director Jonathan Baker and screenwriter Chloe King. The film will see Whelan as Katie, a mother who moves to town with her young daughter in order […]
Eva Green and Emmanuelle Seigner to star in Roman Polanski thriller Based on a True Story
Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and Emmanuelle Seigner (Venus in Fur) have signed on to appear in Roman Polanski’s new film Based on a True Story, which Polanski is co-writing with Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper). Based on Delphine de Vigan’s 2015 novel, Based on a True Story follows a writer (Seigner) whose […]
Taika Waititi to direct Bubbles, a stop motion animation about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp
What We Do In the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi has lined up his next project after Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, with the filmmaker signing on to direct a stop motion animated film about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles. “It’s an idea that fascinates me and one I want to develop further,” […]
J.J. Abrams discusses showing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to terminally ill fans
Throughout the lead up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens it was repeatedly noted, and rightfully so, that Disney and director J.J. Abrams made a touching decision to screen the film prior to the general public for terminally ill fans who would possibly unfortunately pass away by the time the monumentally anticipated next […]
Simon Pegg to star in rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions
Pulse Films has announced that Simon Pegg has signed on to star in the rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions, which is being written and directed by Katharine O’Brien. Variety reports that the film will follow “a shy songwriter who discovers her friend, a respected record producer, has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. She […]
Heat prequel novel coming from Michael Mann and author Reed Farrel Coleman
From Michael Mann’s long career as a director, one of the films people point to as his best work is the 1995 crime thriller Heat, pairing the iconic Robert De Niro and Al Pacino together for the first time ever. Per Deadline, Mann has partnered with author Reed Farrel Coleman to create a prequel novel of […]
Famke Janssen joins Michael Caton-Jones’ Asher
Deadline is reporting that Famke Jansson has signed on to appear in Michael Caton-Jones’ new film Asher, where she will star alongside Ron Perlman, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Facinelli and Nadine Velazquez. Asher has been penned by Jay Zaretsky and follows a Mossad member-turned-gun-for-hire in New York who is living the good life but at the end of his […]
Rosamund Pike set to play Marie Curie in Radioactive
Actress Rosamund Pike is attached to star in new drama Radioactive as Marie Curie. A Working Title production, Radioactive is being billed as a romantic drama, and is to be directed by Frenchwoman Marjane Satrapi. Being financed in its entirety by StudioCanal, Radioactive is being adapted from Lauren Redniss’ biography of Marie and Pierre Curie […]
Matt Reeves confirms Ben Affleck is still attached to The Batman
Ever since Ben Affleck dropped out of directing The Batman there has been some concern over whether he would still playing the Caped Crusader in future DC Extended Universe projects, with rumours suggesting he “wants out” of the DCEU in the wake of the mixed reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. His exit […]
