K-Shop, 2016. Directed by Dan Pringle. Starring: Ziad Abaza, Reece Noi, Scot Williams and Ewen MacIntosh. SYNOPSIS: Student Salah loses his father after an altercation with a gang of drunken customers. Overcome with grief, the pressure of his studies and his father’s failing business, Salah, in a modern Sweeney Todd tale, wages war against the […]
Carry On films set for big screen revival
The classic British comedy franchise Carry On is set for a big screen return, with producer Jonathan Sothcott of Hereford Films announcing that two new films will go into production in Carry On Doctors and Carry On Campus. “[They won’t be] a remake or an attempt to reinvent the wheel,” states Sothcott. “We won’t be trying […]
Why Cannes Still Matters
This week, Neil Calloway looks at how winning in Cannes affects a film’s box office… Cannes remains the most important film festival in the world, and one of the most important events of any type (think of an annual event that gets the same coverage and you’re searching for a while). The latest festival ends […]
Transformers 5 titled Transformers: The Last Knight
Paramount Pictures has announced that the fifth instalment in the blockbuster Transformers franchise will be titled Transformers: The Last Knight. Here’s a look at the official logo… Accompanying the news in the launch of an Instagram page, whcih features an animated look at the title, complete with Autobot leader Optimus Prime… https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/ Transformers: The […]
Marlon Wayans’ Fifty Shades of Grey spoof Fifty Shades of Black set for 2016
Marlon Wayans is set to reunite with A Haunted House director Mike Tiddes and co-writer Rick Alvarez for Fifty Shades of Black, a spoof of E.L. James erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey and its subsequent blockbuster movie adaptation. “We’re excited to be back in business with IM Global doing our comedic remix of this […]
Michael B. Jordan says he would play Human Torch again, but unsure if Fantastic Four 2 will happen
It was the most talked about productions of 2015, and one of the most under-performing movies of the year, but Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four is still making headlines. Recently it was revealed that Fantastic Four 2 had been quietly removed from Fox’s schedule, but producer Simon Kinberg says they’re working on where to take the franchise […]
Fox removes Fantastic Four 2 from its upcoming slate
It was always an ambitious move, setting a release date for Fantastic Four 2 prior to the release of the first movie, and given the abysmal box office performance and reception for the Josh Trank-directed reboot, it’s one that has truly backfired on 20th Century Fox. Despite talk from Simon Kinberg that Fox is “figuring […]
The Week in Disappointment – Fantastic Four, Die Hard 6, Thor: Ragnarok, The Ten Commandments, Star Wars and more
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel” Oh thank God. I was worried it would wind up in competent hands. I can’t imagine anyone who thinks this is a good idea, except executives at Fox who seem to […]
Fantastic Four rumoured to be back at Marvel with new movie planned for 2020
UPDATE: This story has now been debunked by Fox. After the disastrous reception that greeted Fox’s Fantastic Four this summer, the superhero team is set to return home to Marvel in time for a 2020 reboot, according to a report in Den of Geek. SEE ALSO: Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with […]
Fox announces X-Men spin-off The New Mutants, Josh Boone to direct
Not content with the upcoming spinoffs Deadpool and Gambit, 20th Century Fox has announced it is expanding the X-Men universe further with The New Mutants, with Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) signing on to direct and co-write. “We’re so excited to explore this new part of the X-Men universe, and so excited to […]
