THR is reporting that Thomas Jane (The Mist) and Molly Parker (House of Cards) have signed on to lead the cast of the Stephen King adaptation 1922, which is being written and directed by Zak Hilditch (These Final Hours) for Netflix. Published as part of King’s 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars, 1922 follows an […]
Production underway on Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled, full cast announced
Focus Features has announced that production is now underway on Sofia Coppola’s new film The Beguiled, which is based on Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name. The Beguiled unfolds in a girls’ school in the state of Virginia in 1864. As the Civil War rages, The Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies has […]
Movie Review – Light Years (2015)
Light Years, 2015. Directed by Esther May Campbell. Starring Beth Orton, Muhammet Uzuner, Sophie Burton, James Stuckey, Zamira Fuller, Mike Wright, Mickey Morris, Ewan Cooke, Graeme Hogg and Fouad Cilmi. SYNOPSIS: Rose longs to see mum, but nobody will take her. Ever. Dad disappears to work. Sister waits for a boy on a damp golf […]
George A. Romero says Brad Pitt and The Walking Dead have killed the zombie genre
George A. Romero ushered in the modern zombie movie with his 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, following it up with five sequels of varying quality, the last of which – Survival of the Dead – was released back in 2009. Given the enormous popularity of The Walking Dead, zombies are big business […]
Life Lessons: What You Can Learn From the Movies
How many times have you watched a movie and thought, “This is my life!”? Some of the best, most successful and memorable movies are relatable. Even when you don’t see your life reflected on film, you can learn a lot about your own life and may be inspired to change. These movies can teach you […]
Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in Viy-2
Action legends Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger have signed on to appear in the Russian-Chinese fantasy adventure Viy-2, Variety is reporting. Viy-2 is the sequel to the 2014 adaptation of Russian writer Nikolai Gogol’s horror novella, and sees Chan and Schwarzenegger appearing alongside Jason Flemyng, Charles Dance, Martin Klebba, Rutger Hauer and Christopher Fairbank. SEE […]
Joe Carnahan discusses the Uncharted movie and adapting the source material for the big screen
The long-gestating Uncharted movie took a huge step towards finally becoming a reality last week when it was announced that Shawn Levy (Real Steel) is set to direct the project, from a script by Joe Carnahan (The Grey). Carnahan – who was unable to take on directing duties himself due to his commitment to the […]
Matt Dillon to play a serial killer in Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built
Deadline is reporting that Matt Dillon is set to play the lead role of a serial killer in The House That Jack Built, the new film from director Lars von Trier (Melancholia, Nymphomaniac), which also has Bruno Ganz (Downfall) attached to star. “It’s with great pleasure that we have succeeded in being able to present Matt […]
Kevin Feige teases “unexpected” Avengers: Infinity War team-ups and the future of the MCU after the epic crossover
Earlier today we brought you some comments from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige on diversity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe [read what he has to say here], and now the producer has been chatting to Vulture about Phase Three’s big climactic crossover, Avengers: Infinity War, teasing some surprising team-ups between the characters. “There are so many, […]
Mel Gibson reveals that The Passion of the Christ sequel is titled Resurrection, says it’s “probably three years off”
Back in June it was announced that Mel Gibson is developing a sequel to his 2004 biblical epic The Passion of the Christ, and now the Hacksaw Ridge helmer has revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that it is going by the title Resurrection. “It’s more than a single event, it’s an amazing […]
