Julianne Moore is set to reunite with Todd Haynes for a fourth time, teaming up with the Carol director for an adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s novel Wonderstruck. Here’s the official synopsis for the book: Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious […]
Bill Hader set for David Foster Wallace-inspired comedy Empress of Serenity
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl scribe Jesse Andrews (of both the novel and the screenplay) has just announced his next project, of which he will both write and direct. With Bill Hader now locked in as the lead, Empress of Serenity, which is inspired by David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll […]
Rumuor: Warner Bros. narrows director search on Justice League Dark
Over the past few days we’ve heard several casting rumours for Warner Bros.’ supernatural DC ensemble Justice League Dark, with Ben Mendelsohn tipped for the villain Anton Arcane and Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman and Monica Bellucci said to be up for the roles of Constantine, Etrigan the Demon, Swamp Thing and Madame Xanadu. […]
Evan Peters on Quicksilver’s “bigger, longer and more detailed” slow-mo sequence in X-Men: Apocalypse
While the initial reveal of Evan Peters’ Quicksilver during the marketing campaign for X-Men: Days of Future Past met with a mixed reception from fans, the character would go on to provide one of the highlight’s of last year’s X-Men movie with his slow-mo action sequence inside the Pentagon. Peters is set to return to […]
Movie Review – Close Range (2015)
Close Range, 2015. Directed by Isaac Florentine. Starring Scott Adkins, Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Keats, Jake La Botz, Tony Perez and Madison Lawlor. SYNOPSIS: A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young […]
Emma Stone to star in Love May Fail
Emma Stone has signed on to appear in Love May Fail, TriStar Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of the book by Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook. Love May Fail follows “a woman who is coming off a demoralizing ending to her marriage to a cheating husband returns to her hometown determined to clear the name […]
Donald Sutherland on Don’t Look Now remake: “It’s bullshit”
Earlier this year it was revealed that StudioCanal is planning to remake Nicolas Roeg’s classic 1973 horror Don’t Look Now, and speaking to Metro ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, original star Donald Sutherland has offered some harsh words for those behind the project. “Don’t embarrass yourselves by participating […]
Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. SYNOPSIS: As the war […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015. Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang and Satoshi Tsumabuki. SYNOPSIS: An assassin in 7th century China accepts a mission to kill a political leader. The Assassin is not the film you’re expecting it to be. In that way, many will be disappointed. It’s not Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and […]
Working Title bringing Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five to the big screen
Working Title has tapped up and coming British screenwriter Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) to pen the script for an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic adventure series The Famous Five. The beloved book series follows five school friends – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and her pet dog Timmy – […]