Although John Wick directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch are currently preoccupied with their work on Highlander and Deadpool 2 respectively, the duo are pressing ahead with their plans for John Wick: Chapter 3, with THR reporting that screenwriter Derek Kolstad has now signed on to pen the script. Kolstad wrote the original John Wick on spec, […]
Chad Stahelski talks John Wick: Chapter 3, could shoot this year
It looks like we may not have long to wait for the return of Keanu Reeves’ John Wick, as director Chad Stahelski has told Collider that the third instalment in the action franchise could go into production by the end of the year. “We’re currently in the middle of writing it right now,” said Stahelski. […]
BAFTA announces nominations for the 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards
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 […]
